grantr22

Any insight on my original question would be gratefully received 🙂

Thanks @Stuart91 though I'm already invested in LS9 which is perfect for my needs, M7 is just too big and unnecessary for what I do.

Hi all, In a Yamaha LS9-32 desk, a Yamaha-branded MY16-ES64 card in one of the slots adds 16 ins and 8 outs via Ethersound and a single SB168 stage box. Adding a Yamaha-branded MY16-EX card in the other slot adds a further 16 ins and 8 outs, to be used via a second SB168 stage box in the same Ethersound network. The two cards need to be connected together (externally) with with short cat5 / RJ-45 cables (a pest). Finally, third-party Auvitran 'AVS Monitor' software on a laptop needs to be connected to the ES card temporarily, to configure the head amps (a pain). We now have a 64 in and 32 out setup. In an LS9-16 desk, which has only 1 expansion slot, the MY16-ES64 card simply adds 16 ins and 8 outs via Ethersound from a single SB168 stage box. The setup becomes 32+16 in total. In this configuration in the smaller desk, the 2x RJ45 sockets on the ES card for linking to an EX card for a further 16+8, are redundant. My question is, does the (somewhat cheaper) Auvitran-branded AVY16-ES card (without the 2x RJ-45 connectors) give the same end result as a Yamaha MY16-ES64, in adding 16 ins and 8 outs via Ethersound and a single SB168 stage box? Are there any downsides in comparison, e.g. in head amp control and audio quality? https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/MY16-ES64-16-Channel-EtherSound-Network-Interface-Card/pidCMY16ES64 https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/MY16-EX-16-Channel-EtherSound-MADI-Expansion-Card-for-the-MY16-ES64-and-MY16-MD64/pidCMY16EX https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/yamaha-auvitran-avy-16-es-ethersound-1837331119 All info and advice would be appreciated, many thanks.

Thanks Dave, they're very well priced! What do they sound like?

Thanks cedd, certainly fits the description as you say. Annoyingly they're only allowing one unit of the Sennheiser plug type per customer at the moment, I'll have to keep checking back.

Hi Pete, I'd be grateful if you could please post a current link or the make and model of the head mics you recommend, cheers Grant

But they got rid of the home button ?‍♂️

Old thread but I had this same problem recently, and thanks to the above I didn't spend ages looking for something which isn't there! I use an LS9 32 quite often so it was a scratch head moment when I needed to use matrices on the 16 for the first time. I always use the ipad app with an ls9 (I find it more of an essential than optional) so I used this to adjust matrix levels. But lack of easy adjustment on the console is yet another "feature" which yamaha could have dealt with better in design, like the many niggles which could have been improved or resolved by a firmware update. I still like the desk overall but I'm sure many would agree a little more thought from Yamaha would have gone a long way..