Yamaha CL Series System Design Guide

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1. Introduction
When Yamaha launched the CL series of digital mixing consoles, they were the first of their kind to
include Dante networking built in. They are still among the most advanced audio networking
products available. Yet Dante can be simple enough for sound engineers to use without any
specific network training.
This guide provides advice and tips for designing and starting to setup a networked audio system
using Yamaha CL/QL consoles and R series i/o devices.
2. Topics
The main topics to be discussed in this guide include:
Basic advice for connecting CL/QL series and R series
1. Firmware compatibility
2. Console ID settings
3. UNIT ID settings for I/O Rack devices
4. Physical connections and redundancy
5. IP configurations and Dante Controller
6. Dante patching
Additional system design tips
1. Word clock, sample rate and latency settings
2. Limitations on mounting I/O devices
3. Remote controllable I/O devices via Dante

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