Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced the availability of version 1.51 firmware upgrade for the CL Series of digital consoles.
New features include scene preview functionality, and the help function is further supported by an on-screen reference guide, which once loaded, resides in the console permanently.
The recently launched Ri8-D, Ro8-D, and NXAmp with NXDT104 have been added as Dante devices that can be detected/patched into the CL Series.
A cue level knob has also been added to the cue section, allowing adjustment of the cue level and can be assigned to a custom fader or user defined knob. The high-pass filter (HPF) in the parametric EQ section has been improved with an option for a slope of -12 dB/octave or -6 dB/octave.
Yamaha CL Version 1.51 also includes improvements to the Dante Setup screen, and a New I/O Device screen, separate from the Virtual Rack screen has been added, allowing for more flexible control and management of each I/O device.
And, as of June 2013, it will become possible to perform discovery and patching operations for Shure ULX-D digital wireless system receivers such as the ULXD4D and ULXD4Q from Yamaha CL consoles via a Dante network.
Shure and Yamaha have been working together to provide users with more advanced, integrated control capabilities. With CL Series firmware version 1.6 and ULX-D firmware version 1.3 releases this month, it will be possible to control discovery and patching for Shure ULXD4D and ULXD4Q receivers directly from CL console touch panel displays, without the need for the Dante Controller PC software that is currently required.
