Description
The M7CL brought digital into live consoles without scaring engineers raised on analogue, thanks to its Centralogic interface. Reliable, readable and immediate, it became a staple at FOH and on monitors for over a decade, and its EtherSound version (48ES) opened the door to remote preamps.
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 56 |
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| Mic inputs | 48 |
| Total outputs | 16 |
Processing
| Mix buses | 16 |
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| Matrices | 8 |
| DCA/VCA groups | 8 |
| Max sample rate | 48 kHz |
| Channels | Up to 56 mixing channels (48 mono + 4 stereo) |
| Buses | 16 MIX buses, LCR bus, 8 MATRIX buses, 8 DCAs |
| Architecture | Centralogic interface: 8-fader master section and Overview screen, designed to recover the immediacy of an analogue desk |
| Sample rate | 48 kHz sample rate |
Surface
| Motorized faders | Yes |
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| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | EtherSound / ADAT / AES/EBU |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | M7CL-48ES: two EtherSound ports replacing the 48 internal head amps, plug-and-play connection to SB168-ES units |
Other
| Variants and configurations | Three versions: M7CL-32 (32 mic + 4 stereo), M7CL-48 (48 mic + 4 stereo) and M7CL-48ES (remote preamps over EtherSound, up to 3 SB168-ES stageboxes) |
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Software
M7CL StageMixiPad app for wireless control, dedicated to setting monitor mixes from the stage.
M7CL Editor (Studio Manager)Advanced viewer/editor for computer, online or offline.
Other screenshots
Accessories
Stagebox / rack
- Yamaha SB168-ES
16-in / 8-out EtherSound stagebox, core of the M7CL-48ES system (up to 3 units).
I/O card
- Mini-YGDAI cards (MY)
I/O expansion cards (ADAT, AES/EBU, MADI, Dante… depending on model).
Documents
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
Introduced by Yamaha Pro Audio in 2005 and honoured at the 2006 TEC Awards, the M7CL is a digital live-sound console offered in three models: M7CL-32 (32 mic inputs + 4 stereo), M7CL-48 (48 mic + 4 stereo) and, from 2010, the M7CL-48ES, which replaces the 48 internal head amps with two EtherSound ports driving up to three SB168-ES stageboxes.
It provides 16 MIX buses, an LCR bus, 8 MATRIX buses and 8 DCAs, at a 48 kHz sample rate. Its key asset is the Centralogic interface: an eight-fader section and Overview screen that bring digital mixing back to an almost analogue logic, alongside fine access management.
Remote control is via M7CL Editor (PC/Mac) and the StageMix iPad app, designed to set monitor mixes from the stage.
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