Yamaha 03D Digital Mixing Desk
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Features
26-inputs and 18-outputs with highly flexible digital I/O
The 03D's flexible configuration of analog and digital inputs and outputs
makes it suitable for a wide range of professional mixing applications.
Included are 24 input channels and a fully-featured stereo input — for a total
of 26 inputs — plus 4 bus outputs, 4 auxiliary (and 2 internal) effect sends, a
main stereo mix bus and a solo bus. Stereo digital inputs and outputs, plus 8
digital inputs and outputs (optional, via a YGDAI slot), provide a total of 10
digital inputs and 10 digital outputs.
Input channels 1-8 have mic preamps, XLR and balanced stereo 1/4" phone
connectors, and individual phantom power switches, and can accept input levels
from -60dB to +10dB. Inputs 9-16 feature balanced stereo 1/4" connectors
and support line level signals between -20 and +10dB. All 16 channel inputs
feature input gain controls with 30 detents for precise and repeatable setting.
Channels 1 and 2 include analog inserts for connecting external dynamics
processors. Aux sends and bus outputs can be paired together for stereo
operation and can be routed to the control room monitors for cue mixes, with
onboard effects returns included. The four bus and four aux send signals are
output via balanced stereo 1/4" connectors.
Coaxial and AES/EBU stereo digital I/O connectors permit direct connection to
DAT recorders and other compatible digital devices. The stereo digital input
signals can be routed to the stereo bus for submixing, or to the stereo input
channel for mixing and processing. The number of inputs can be increased by
digitally cascading two 03Ds together, with both sharing bus, aux, stereo, and
solo busses. The 03D can also be digitally cascaded with an 02R.
Maximum compatibility through YGDAI open system (Fitted on
this model)
The 03D's YGDAI (Yamaha General Digital Audio Interface) slot — which
accepts the same single-size YGDAI cards as the 02R — provides 8 digital inputs
and 8 digital outputs for direct digital connection to all major modular
digital multitrack using ES/EBU and Yamaha format systems. The YGDAI
digital outputs can be configured as bus outs, aux sends, direct outs, or
stereo outs — so although the 03D is essentially a four-bus mixer, you can
assign the four busses and four aux sends to the YGDAI slot's eight outputs to
achieve eight-track simultaneous recording.
Individual channel PEQ and dynamics processors
The 03D features an
uncompromising array of onboard parametric EQs and dynamics and effects
processors, with signal processing performed by Yamaha's custom 32-bit DSP
chips — same as in the 02R — and available parameters selected in collaboration
with professional sound engineers. Comprehensive libraries of preset EQ, and
dynamics setting provide a great place to start or for reference, and plenty of
user programs are available to store your own. 40 four-band parametric EQs and
40 dynamics processors are available for all 26 individual channel inputs, the
2 onboard stereo effects returns, the 4 bus outputs, 4 aux sends, and main
stereo outputs.
Each EQ band has a range from 20 Hz to 20kHz which can be adjusted in 1/12
octave steps and a 0.1-10 Q range. High and low EQ bands can be configured as
shelving or peaking, with the high band capable of being configured as LPF, and
the low band as HPF. EQ gain settings range from -18 to +18db. EQ settings can
also be copied between channels via the equalizer library. The EQ library's
collection of 40 preset EQ programs include specific settings which can be
applied to everything from acoustic and electronic instruments to percussion to
vocals. Including the 40 memories for storing your own EQ e channelsettings, a total of 80 EQ
programs are available.
The onboard dynamics processors include compressor, expander, gate, ducker and
compander functions, and a total of 80 dynamics memories. Any input channel
(1-24 or stereo input) can be used as a key trigger, and AUX 1 or AUX 2 can be
used as a key-in signal for any channel. The dynamics library's collection of
40 preset dynamics programs include settings appropriate for the mixing of
strings, brass sections, sampled percussion, vocals and more, and 40 user
dynamics programs are available for storing your own.
2 effects processors with Freeze and Amp Simulator
The 03D's two powerful new sets of effects processors-which utilize the same
DSP and some of the same algorithms as Yamaha's ProR3 and REV500-feature 64
basic presets, with various reverb, delay, echo, chorus, flange, pitch shifting
and other effects to choose from, as well as the new freeze (sampling) and amp
simulator, or guitar preamp, effects. Including the 32 user memories, a total
of 96 effects are on hand.
The 03D also features channel input delays of up to 200ms which is useful for
microphone-placement compensation for live recording and video editing. Channel
delays can also be mixed with the dry signal to provide delay and echo effects.
Output delays, for the stereo and 4 buses, of up to 40ms are useful for applications
which require delay-compensation on the outputs.
50 scene memories
Mix snapshots of entire setups, or scenes, consisting of approximately 2000
parameters including all input channel-to-bus routing and output
configurations, fader and pan positions, EQ and dynamics settings — everything
— can be stored and recalled instantly using the 50 scene memories. Scenes can
be recalled manually, by
Motorized faders, and fader and mute grouping
The 03D's quick-response, positive-feel 60mm motorized faders function as
conventional mixer faders, auxiliary send level controls, and onboard effects
aux send level controls, depending on current status. When a scene memory is
recalled, the faders position themselves automatically to the levels stored.
During playback of an automix, fader movements are replayed automatically in
synchronization with
4 fader groups and 4 mute groups work independently to let you build up
complicated mixes fast.
Panning and output bus assignments are displayed graphically and are easily
accessed.
Crossfade, auto-fade, and solo in place
SOLO function allows nondestructive soloing that doesn't affect the main stereo
mix, plus Mixdown Solo and Solo in Place.
A crossfade time of up to 10 seconds, in 0.1-second steps, can be set for
faders as part of a scene memory. You can auto-fade the stereo output fader
using the built-in automation based on MTC time-code, or by setting a crossfade
time in a scene memory.
Comprehensive monitoring functions include Recording Solo mode, where the SOLO
bus feeds the monitor output, allowing nondestructive soloing that doesn't
affect the main stereo mix. There's also Mixdown Solo mode, where the stereo
output is connected to the monitor output, so solo affects the stereo output.
And there's Solo in Place, where the SOLO bus is connected to the monitor
output, and also solo affects the stereo output.
2Surround sound mixing
With the 03D, surround sound mixing suitable for CD-ROM and DVD productions
— as well as audio post applications — is built right in. Three types of
surround sound configurations are available. The dedicated pan page provides
precise control.
MIDI remote control
MIDI IN, OUT and THRU terminals permit control of all parameters
(approximately 2,000) in realtime using MIDI Control Change and System
Exclusive messages. The 03D's
03D faders and four user definable buttons can be used to control other
MTC time-code based "automixing" provides full onboard automation
The 03D also allows full onboard dynamic automation — unprecedented for a
mixer in its price range — of all faders (including the AUX send faders) as
well as channel on/off, EQ, pan and surround pan, and scene, EQ, dynamics,
effects and channel libraries, can be automated by snapshot. You can easily and
quickly update dynamic changes in realtime, and even insert and modify
parameters "off-line" using the Event Edit function. There are four
automix memories and one current memory. Recording and mixdown automation can
be synchronized to external
Automixing lets you set up portions of a mix
and then have them play back automatically as you work on other automix
dubbing. You can also insert and modify specific parameters
"off-line".
Twin RISC CPUs with 32-bit DSP processing, and 20-bit AD/DA
The 03D's twin RISC CPUs ensure fast and reliable control of LCD graphics,
faders and automix. Internal audio processing is performed at 32 bits by the
powerful Yamaha DSP chip, providing a dynamic range of 192dB. Uncompromising
sonic quality and performance are guaranteed by 20-bit, 64-times oversampling
AD converters on each input and 20-bit, 8-times oversampling DA converters on
the stereo output and monitor output. Bus outputs and aux send outputs use
18-bit, 8-times oversampling DA converters. The audio dynamic range is an
impressive 105dB for analog input to analog stereo output.
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