Trainers on the road

New York and New Jersey Seminars -- October 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:43:51 PDT

Jose and I had a great time in NY and NJ this October. We would like to say thanks to the guys Boulevard Production Specialists and Dale Pro Audio for helping us put these classes together. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. Until next year!

M7CL Training Seminar -- 10/20/2009 (Dale Pro Audio)

M7CL Training Seminar -- 10/22/2009 (Boulevard Production Specialists)

Montreal and Toronto Seminars

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:43:00 PDT

The YCATS team will host a round of seminars in Montreal and Toronto in the next few weeks. The Digital SR Systems 101 and M7CL Training seminars will be held in Montreal during the week of October 26, 2009. While the PM5D Operational Training, PM5D Scene Management and Expansion, M7CL Training, and Digital Mixing 101 Seminars will be held in Toronto during the week of November 1, 2009. If you would like more information on the classes being offered, please click on the link below. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you soon!

Digital SR Systems 101

Digital Mixing 101

PM5D Training Seminars

M7CL Training Seminar

Minneapolis Seminar Photos -- September/October 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:33:00 PDT

Jose and I had a great time again this year in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to visit Chinolatino Restaurant again. Instead we had a great dinner at Jake's favorite Greek Restaurant....O-pah!!!

Thank you to all who joined us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 30, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- October 1, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- October 2, 2009

Dallas Seminar Photos -- September 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:33:33 PDT

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Dallas! Jose and I had a great time as always and we look forward to seeing you again next time.

M7CL Training Seminar -- September 22, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- September 23, 2009

Digital Mixing 101 Seminar -- September 24, 2009

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 25, 2009

Yamaha Training Seminars

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:17:34 PDT

Applications are now open for the M7CL Seminars in New York and New Jersey. In addition, we still have a few spots left for the classes in Minneapolis. To apply for one of the seminars, please click on the links below and scroll to the bottom.

See you soon!

M7CL Training Seminar (Minneapolis, New York, New Jersey)

PM5D Operational Training Seminar (Minneapolis)

Chicago Seminar Photos -- September 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:30:21 PDT

Jose and I would like to thank everyone who joined us in Chicago. We had a great time hosting the classes and we hope that you enjoyed them as much as we did! See you next time.

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 1, 2009

PM5D Scene Management and Expansion Seminar -- September 2, 2009

M7CL Seminar -- September 3, 2009

M7CL Seminar -- September 4, 2009

USB Compatibility List Released

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:00 PDT

Today, Yamaha posted a list of compatible USB devices on the Yamaha Pro Audio website. Please click on the link below for more information.

USB Compatibility List

Minneapolis Seminars Accepting Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:53:00 PDT

The Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Staff will be hosting a round of seminars during the week of September 28th, 2009. Seminars being hosted that week include the M7CL Training Seminar and the PM5D Operational Training Seminar.

Please click on the links above for more information. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you in Minneapolis!

Dallas Seminars Accepting Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:53:09 PDT

The Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Staff will be hosting a round of seminars during the week of September 20th, 2009. Seminars being hosted that week include the M7CL Training Seminar, Digital Mixing 101 Seminar, and the PM5D Operational Training Seminar.

Please click on the links above for more information. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you in Dallas!

M7CL V2.03

shunichi.kamiya@gmail.com (Shaun "MANNY" Kamiya) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:29:41 PDT

The new release (firmware V2.03) is going to resolve the issue which has been reported on ProSoundWeb or other place.

Please check its release note and update your console.

M7CL V2 Editor is also updated (V2.5.1). Please remember to update both the firmware and the Editor to make them work together correctly.

Thank you for supporting our product,

Shaun

Fire Consumes Yamaha Seminar....Almost!

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:17:00 PDT

How is that for an attention grabber?!! There was no fire and everyone is safe. But the importance of a proper power supply can never be understated.

We were setting up for our seminar like usual and throughout the morning, there was a funny smell near one of the consoles. It is a little chilly here right now, so we thought the smell might be coming from the heaters, which had just kicked in. We finished most of our setup around 11:50am, but the overhead camera just didn't want to work. So we ended up troubleshooting for another hour and a half.

Right before we go to leave for lunch, Jose noticed that the weird smell was a lot stronger, and it was now starting to smell like something was burning. What does a good tech do when things don't feel right? They go looking for the problem. So like good tech's, we began hunting for the source. The smell seemed to be pretty strong around the teachers console. Jose jumped on some cases to smell the vents, I went low, behind the teachers console near the spider box. While on the ground, I look over at the spider box plug and notice it is not quite in the wall all the way and decided to plug it in completely. As soon as I touched the cable, SPARKS! Bright yellow sparks and a little smoke. Mike Eiseman touched the plug and man was it HOT! Looks like we found the source of that weird smell!!!

This picture was taken with the camera on my phone, but you get the idea. The plug for the rental spider box was old and probably should have been repaired long ago. It looked as though the the insulation had worn through on the two hot legs. They probably touched and started to overheat. Had we not stuck around to troubleshoot the camera, there is a good chance things would have been bad. Really bad.

So what's the lesson?
1) If something smells like it's burning, find the source! FAST!!!
2) Proper maintenance of your gear, especially anything power related, is the #1 key to a successful event.

Jose loves....ICE CREAM!

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:48:00 PDT

Those of you who follow our blog know that Jose loves desserts! A few weeks ago, we were in Northern Kentucky hosting a week of seminars. If you ever visit the area, the locals will tell you that their are three things you MUST try:

1) Skyline Chili
2) Goetta and
3) Graeter's

Jose and I tried Skyline and Graeter's, and we definitely were not disappointed. Especially after having the ice cream at Graeter's. I had the Buckeye Blitz and it was fan-freaking-tastic! Jose had...well, it might be easier to say what he didn't have. I mean, just look at the picture below. Doesn't he look happy?!!

People often ask, "What would it take for you to host a seminar at our location?" Well, there are a lot of variables that go into the decision making process. I'm not saying that sending Jose a pint of Graeter's ice cream would help, But it might increase your odds!!!* ;-D

* I should probably add in some lawyer speak so I don't get in trouble. Decisions on where to host our seminars are based solely on the needs of our District Managers and the availablility of the Training Department Staff. We do not accept gifts in exchange for goods or services. No matter how tasty those gifts may be.

Kentucky Seminar Photos -- August 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:32:35 PDT

Jose and I had a great time at the University of Northern Kentucky. Thank you to all who attended the seminars! We look forward to seeing you again.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering...we finally ate at Skyline. Let me tell you man, there is nothing in the world like a 4-way with beans and a cheese coney!!! Definitely looking forward to the next trip.

Until next time!

Digital SR Systems 101 -- August 11-12, 2009

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- August 13, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- August 14, 2009

Maryland Seminar Photos -- August 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:03:36 PDT

Thank you to all who attended the seminars at the University of Maryland. Jose and I had a great time with the class and you guys had some great questions. I hope you are all out putting your new knowledge to use. We look forward to seeing you again next time!!!

We'd also like to thank Jamie and the students who helped us. You guys rock!

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- August 5, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- August 6, 2009

M7CL Training Seminar -- August 7, 2009

Portland, OR Seminar Photos -- July 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:14:59 PDT

Jose and I had a great time in Portland. Thank you to all who attended the seminars. We look forward to seeing you again!

PM5D Operational Training Seminar

PM5D Scene Management and Expansion Seminar

M7CL Seminar

M7CL V2 is released

shunichi.kamiya@gmail.com (Shaun "MANNY" Kamiya) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:06:54 PDT

Thank you for waiting. Please go to yamahaproaudio.com and download the firmware and new Editor software V2.5.0.
Save your data to a USB memory device first, then, upgrade your console.

Your data of version 1 console can be loaded to your V2 console and V2 Editor.

When you store your data with the V2 console/Editor, it will be converted to V2 data format. And it is not compatible with V1 console or V1 Editor.
V1 Editor is for V1 console. When you upgrade your console to V2, you need to install V2 Editor to use with the console.

Please let me know if you find any good or bad thing with the new system.
Thank you!

M7CL V2 is coming soon

shunichi.kamiya@gmail.com (Shaun "MANNY" Kamiya) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:56:36 PDT

Dear M7CL users,

I have update about M7CL V2 development status for you.
It is almost ready to be released to everyone who is waiting for it. Please keep your eyes on www.yamahaproaudio.com where the firmware and new Editor software to be uploaded.

I'll post some preview comments here on the new features next week.

M7CL Seminars -- June 30th and July 1st, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:17:03 PDT

Jose and I had a great time teaching the classes last week. We've received a few notes of thanks from those who attended and we'd like to say "Thank You" to all of you for joining us. We look forward to seeing you again!

M7CL Seminar -- June 30, 2009

M7CL Seminar -- July 1, 2009

Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver Updated

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:36:20 PDT

A new version of the Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver was released on June 23rd. Changes were made to the driver specification so that four clients at a time are available on each driver port. Please click here for more information.

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- June 29, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:44:18 PDT

Yesterday, we hosted our first PM5D seminar of the summer. Just a little prep for the upcoming tour.

Thank you to all who attended yesterday. It was a packed house with lots of good questions. We look forward to seeing you in the future!

A news being talked by everybody all over the world

shunichi.kamiya@gmail.com (Shaun "MANNY" Kamiya) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:33:34 PDT

I came to the office late this morning because I watched a news program on TV.
Every TV channel in Japan was reporting Michael Jackson's death. He is still a big pop star in Japan.
He was a big star for me too from "Beat it". Everyday I checked radio program and set a cassette tape to my boom box to record his songs. He and Cyndi Lauper were two big stars introduced American pop music to me.

He will be remembered with his songs forever.

I have to remember two of our friends who worked with MJ.
How are you doing, Randy and Chris?

Portland, Oregon Seminars

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:15:49 PDT

The PM5D and M7CL Seminars being hosted in Portland, Or are now available for registration. Please click on the links below to apply. We look forward to seeing you there!

PM5D Seminar Descriptions (Application links at the bottom of the page)

M7CL Seminar Description (Application links at the bottom of the page)

Atlanta Seminars

noreply@blogger.com (Leland "The New Guy" Green) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:37:20 PDT

Hello all! Sorry for the delay in posting the photos. Between my computer problems and Jose's....this took way too long. But here they are!

Thank you to all who attended. We look forward to seeing you again!

PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- May 18, 2009

PM5D Scene Management and Expansion -- May 19, 2009

M7CL Seminar -- May 20, 2009

M7CL Seminar -- May 21, 2009

M7CL in Nashville, May 8,2009

noreply@blogger.com (Jose Perez) — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:11:34 PDT

Last day in Nashville and another full class.
It was a long and different week for us. We started on Monday with the Nexo demos and then seminars.
We are really happy with the way things happened in Nashville and we will be going back soon.
Thanks.

PM5D in Nashville...May 7, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Jose Perez) — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:00:21 PDT

Nashville is one of my favorite cities to go back when on tour.
May was a special time for us to go back after around a year and a half away from Nashville.
Our PM5D seminar brought a lot of new people.
We really had a great time and we hope we don't have to wait one more year before getting back.
Thanks to all of you.