Yamaha DIGITAL MIXING STUDIO N8 - Manual (Page 46)

Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)
Owner’s Manual
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English
The n12 features a Surround Monitor function that enables you to easily monitor your 5.1-channel surround mix in
Cubase 5. This section describes how to use the Surround Monitor function.
Connecting surround
speakers
Connect each surround channel speaker to C-R OUT
jacks A-C.
Each jack is assigned to the following channel speaker:
C-R OUT jack A (L) ....... L channel speaker
C-R OUT jack A (R) ....... R channel speaker
C-R OUT jack B (L) ....... Center channel speaker
C-R OUT jack B (R) ....... Subwoofer
C-R OUT jack C (L) ....... L surround channel speaker
C-R OUT jack C (R) ....... R surround channel speaker
Placement of the
surround speakers
Speaker position is extremely important to accurate
monitoring in a surround sound environment. Refer to
the description below to place your speakers.
L/R channel speakers
Place your L & R speakers so that they form an
equilateral triangle, with your listening position as the
third point. (All three sides should be the same length,
and all three interior angles should be 60˚).
LS/RS channel speakers
Place your LS & RS speakers so that they are in about
the 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock positions (100 - 120˚ angle
from the center.)
Center channel speaker
Determining where to place the center channel speaker
is easy. Simply place it between the L and R channel
speakers. If possible, place it slightly further away from
the listening position than the L and R channel
speakers. In other words, if you were to draw a line
between the L and R speakers, the center speaker
should be positioned a little beyond that line.
Subwoofer (LFE channel)
Place your subwoofer the same distance from the
listening position as the other speakers, and on the floor
between the L and R channel speakers. Since a
subwoofer typically features a wide projection angle,
shifting its position to the left or right will not affect the
sound you hear.
Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment
(n12 only)
Cubase 5/Cubase 4 is required in order to use the surround monitor functionality. The included Cubase AI does not support
surround monitoring, and cannot use the surround monitor functionality.
NOTE
L
(LEFT)
R
(RIGHT)
LS
(LEFT SURROUND)
RS
(RIGHT SURROUND)
SW
(SUBWOOFER)
C
(CENTER)
listening point
R
C
SW
RS LS
L
100–120˚ 100–120˚
30˚ 30˚