The Quintessential Compact The acclaimed CL series (also discontinued) raised live digital mixing console performance to an unprecedented level of refinement with evolved sound quality, operability, and functionality, while maintaining the traditional values that made Yamaha digital mixers the industry standards. QL series compact consoles included condensed and concentrated core features from the CL series, including natural sound supported by sonically superb internal processing capabilities, operation that easily adapted to the demands of just about any working environment, and built-in Dante networking that facilitated flexible system configuration. This series also offered all-in-one mixing, processing, and routing capability for small to medium scale live sound, corporate speech events, installations, and much more. QL series consoles featured circuitry and components that had been designed and selected with the utmost care, achieving outstanding audio purity from input to output. With that solid sonic foundation, it became possible to take full advantage of built-in premium internal processors such as the Portico 5033/5043 created in cooperation with Rupert Neve, to shape and create as required. For a wide range of speech applications built-in automatic mixing functionality from Dan Dugan Sound Design provided optimum channel balance while allowing the operator to concentrate fully on optimizing the overall sound. QL series consoles featured large touch-panel displays as well as “Touch and Turn” knobs that made up a remarkably smooth, efficient control interface. Attention was paid to details such as fader feel and channel name display visibility in order to deliver a sophisticated overall operating experience. Remote control and offline setup capability via an iPad or computer added even more refinement to an already state-of-the-art operating environment. In addition to ample analog input and output capacity, QL series consoles featured the same Dante audio networking protocol that provided broad connectivity in the CL consoles. There was also an innovative “Port to Port” feature that can patch any input port to any output port so the QL console can function as a remote I/O device for any other QL or CL series console, for example. Other flexibility enhancing features such as 2-track and multitrack recording capability, and dual MY expansion slots that allow processing capability or I/O to be added as required, made the QL consoles suitable for use as central components in an extensive variety of sound applications.
