Yamaha QL5

Mixing Capacity

• Input Mixing Channels: 64 mono + 8 stereo
• Mix Buses: 16
• Matrices: 8 (Input to Matrix supported)
• Stereo Bus: 1
• Mono: 1
• Cue: 1 (Second Cue Bus supported in QL V4.0 or later)

Local Connectors

• Analog Inputs 32
• Analog Outputs 16
• MY Slots 2
• Dante I/O Primary / Secondary
• Digital Out 1 (AES/EBU)
• GPI 5 in / 5 out
• Word Clock I/O Yes
• MIDI I/O In / Out
• External Redundant PSU No
• Meter Bridge No
• Ethernet Yes
• AC Inlet V-Lock Type

Scene Memory

• Number of Scenes 300
• Recall Safe Yes
• Focus Recall Yes
• Fade Time Yes (0s ~ 60s)
• Preview Yes
• Selective Load / Save Yes
• Tactile Control Keys No (on-screen)

Input Channel

• Functions Gain Compensation Yes
• Digital Gain Yes (-96dB ~ +24dB)
• ATT -96dB ~ 0dB
• HPF 20Hz ~ 600Hz, -6 or -12dB/oct Selectable
• PEQ 4 Band Full PEQ
• (RTA overlay support in QL V3.0 or later, New EQ Algorithms support in QL V4.0 or later)
• Dynamics 1 Gate / Ducking / Compressor / Expander (Key-in Filter on the Compressor and Expander in QL V4.0 or later)
• Dynamics 2 Compressor / Compander-H / Compander-S / De-esser
• Input Delay Yes (0ms ~ 1000ms, frame delay support in QL V3.0 or later)
• Pan CENTER NOMINAL or LR NOMINAL for monaural input channels in QL V3.1 or later
• L-MONO, R-MONO or LR-MONO for stereo input channels in QL V3.1 or later
• DCA Group 16 (Output DCA support in QL V3.0 or later)
• MUTE Group 8
• Number of Inserts 2
• Direct Out Yes

Output Channel Functions

• PEQ 4 Band Full PEQ
• (RTA overlay support in QL V3.0 or later, New EQ Algorithms support in QL V4.0 or later)
• Dynamics 1 Compressor / Expander / Compander-H / Compander-S
• MUTE Group 8
• Number of Inserts 2

Premium Rack

• Number of Premium Racks 8
• Mountable Device RND Portico5033 / RND Portico5043 / U76 / Opt-2A / EQ-1A / Dynamic EQ / Buss Comp 369 (QL V3.0 or later) / MBC4 (QL V4.0 or later)

Effect Rack

• Number of Effect Racks 8
• Number of Effect Programs 54
• Mountable Device Effect / 31BandGEQ / Flex15GEQ / 8Band PEQ (QL V3.0 or later)

GEQ Rack

• Number of GEQ Racks 8
• Mountable Device 31BandGEQ / Flex15GEQ / Dugan Automixer / 8Band PEQ (CL V3.0 or later)
• (RTA overlay support in QL V3.0 or later, GEQ gain control from the TOUCH AND TURN knob in QL V4.0 or later)

Dante

• Number of I/O Channels 64 in / 64 out
• Dante Patch from Console Yes

Recording

• USB Memory Recording Yes
• DVS Recording Yes (DVS and Nuendo Live bundled)

Broadcast Functions

• 5.1 Surround Panning Yes (QL V3.0 or later)
• Surround Monitor Yes (QL V3.0 or later)
• Mix Minus Yes (QL V3.0 or later)
• L-Mono / R-Mono / LR-Mono Yes (QL V3.0 or later)

Monitor

• Solo Mode Yes (QL V4.0 or later)
• Second Cue Bus
• (allows the MATRIX 7/8 to be used as a CUE B bus) Yes (QL V4.0 or later)
• Oscillator Sine Wave 1ch / Sine Wave 2ch (QL V3.0 or later) / Pink Noise / Burst Noise

Other Functions

• Port to Port Yes
• RTA Yes (QL V3.0 or later)
• Output Port Delay Yes (0ms ~ 1000ms, frame delay support in QL V3.0)
• Cascade Yes
• User Level Yes
• Help File Yes
• Channel Link Yes (Output Channel Link support in QL V3.0 or later)
• Channel Copy/Move Yes
• Control & Monitoring
• for Digital Wireless Receivers Shure ULXD4D/ULXD4Q (QL V4.0 or later)

User Interface

• Display 10 inch Touch Panel
• Centralogic Section No
• Faders 32 + 2
• Selected Channel Encoders Gain, HPF, PEQ (controls for a selected band), Dynamics 1/2(Threshold only), Pan
• Channel Encoder No
• Channel Name / Color Display Yes
• Custom Fader Banks Yes (customized for all faders in a lump,
• MASTER fader of FADER BANK A in QL V4.0 or later)
• User Defined Keys 12 (x 4 banks in QL V3.0 or later)
• User Defined Knobs 4 (on-screen)
• Touch and Turn Knob Yes
• Monitor Level Knob Yes (on-screen)
• Wooden Arm Rest No
• iPad Stay Yes
• Rack-mounting No

Software

• Editor QL Editor (Win/Mac, CSV files import/export in QL Editor V4.0.0 or later)
• StageMix QL StageMix (iPad app)
• MonitorMix Yes (QL V4.00 or later)
• Console File Converter Yes (Win/Mac)