Yamaha CL Series System Design Guide

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6. Additional Design Tips
6-1. Managing the Dante Network
To design and operate a stable Dante system, it is necessary to understand a few key concepts about
Dante networking.
In this additional chapter, we will go through various suggested settings and tips for successfully
operating Yamaha digital mixing systems with Dante audio networking.
6-2. Word clock and latency settings
Many Dante devices have two separate clocks: one is for the internal audio processing and digital
conversion, and the other is inside the built-in Dante module. Care must be taken to keep all clocks
synchronized.
SAFETY
FIRST

Yamaha CL Series Specifications

General

Dante Network	Yes
Touch Screen	Yes
Type	Digital Mixing Console
Control Surface	Yes
Mixing Channels	CL5: 72, CL3: 64, CL1: 48
Local I/O	CL5: 8 in / 8 out, CL3: 8 in / 8 out, CL1: 8 in / 8 out
USB Recording	Yes
EQ	4-band parametric EQ per channel
Effects	Yes
DAW Control	Yes
Word Clock	Yes
Input Channels	CL5: 72, CL3: 64, CL1: 48
Output Channels	CL5: 34, CL3: 34, CL1: 34
Sampling Rate	44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
Connectivity	Dante, USB
Recallable Scenes	Yes
Expandability	Yes