User manual YAMAHA TD-2

[. . . ] Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. [. . . ] This is useful when you want to adjust the boost/cut frequency ranges to accommodate a snare drum pitch or vocal tone. To adjust this center frequency, use the [MID] frequency control. As you rotate the control clockwise, the center frequency is raised, and as you rotate the control counter-clockwise, the center frequency is lowered. When the control is set to the "" position, the center frequency will be 1. 0 kHz. LOW cut (attenuate) MID cut (attenuate) FREQUENCY RANGE (Hz) HIGH cut (attenuate) Boosting or cutting certain frequency ranges To boost or cut certain frequency ranges of the input signal, use the gain controls for equalizer. As you rotate a control clockwise, the corresponding range will be boosted, and as you rotate the control counterclockwise, the range will be cut. When the control is set to the "" position, that frequency range will not be boosted or cut (i. e. , its response will be "flat"). Before you adjust the center frequency, it is a good idea to boost the mid-band signal with the [MID] gain control. In this way, you can easily hear and verify the frequency that you are selecting. When you finish adjusting the frequency, re-adjust the [MID] gain control to your taste. [MID] frequency control boosted signal 100Hz 1. 0kHz 10. 0kHz CENTER FREQUENCY (Hz) Boosting the signal too much using the equalizer will add gain to the signal, increasing noise and potentially overloading the circuitry and distorting the sound. In this case, step back and make sure that you have not boosted too much with EQ (remember, less is more!), and lower the gain if necessary. Owner's Manual 29 English A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n12 Panning and balancing "Pan" is derived from "panorama" and is related to the concept of a "stereo image. " Panning creates the illusion of stereo space by changing the relative levels of each track's signal sent to the left and right speakers. If a signal is sent to only the left speaker, the sound will seem to come from the far left side of the stereo sound field. Thus we feel as though the instrument is being played on the left side. INPUT CHANNEL(STEREO) BALANCE L R NOTE When you are using the n8/n12 as a live SR mixer, if you pan the signals or set the stereo balance hard left or hard right, the mix may not sound wellbalanced to an audience sitting close to the left or right speakers. Use pan and balance with caution because mixes will sound different in live SR environments and recording environments. 30 Owner's Manual A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n12 Applying reverb Using an effect unit, such as an internal digital reverb, can "effectively" add polish to a stereo mix. In this example, let's use the internal digital reverb to apply reverb to a stereo mix. The internal digital reverb uses its dedicated reverb bus. Send each input channel signal to the reverb bus and adjust the reverb for each channel. The mixed signal in the reverb bus is then routed to the digital reverb. You can route the output from the digital reverb to the stereo bus or other buses. STEREO BUS L STEREO BUS R REVERB BUS L REVERB BUS R The internal digital reverb provides the following three reverb types: HALL ROOM PLATE Simulates reverberation of a concert hall. Simulates reverberation of a plate echo. 2. Set the [TO AUX], [TO REC], and [TO ST] switches on or off to determine the destination of the digital reverb output. You can select multiple destination buses. If the [TO ST] switch is turned on, the digital reverb output (return signal) will be routed to the stereo bus, thus adding reverberation to the stereo mix. [. . . ] 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 THE NETHERLANDS/ BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG Yamaha Music Europe Branch Benelux Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands Tel: 0347-358 040 ASIA THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co. , Ltd. 2F, Yunhedasha, 1818 Xinzha-lu, Jingan-qu, Shanghai, China Tel: 021-6247-2211 FRANCE Yamaha Musique France BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 U. S. A. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. , Buena Park, Calif. Tel: 714-522-9011 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. 11/F. , Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S. P. A. [. . . ]