New heights of refinement in live sound. The TF series consoles raise the bar for live sound to new heights of refinement thanks to the TouchFlow Operation™ interface, recallable D-PRE™ preamps, advanced processing and many more features. Yamaha digital consoles have always been designed with input from renowned engineers around the world to make sure their operation and handling are truly efficient and intuitive.
The Selected Channel and Centralogic™ interfaces, so highly valued by users, bear witness to the success of this approach. The TF series combines Yamaha’s advanced know-how with new suggestions from professionals and the latest touchscreen technology, giving users an evolved experience in operating a mixing console. Easy setup and operation, very practical presets and scenes, a refined design and software applications that integrate easily with the whole system are some of the features of the TouchFlow Operation system.
It is a new concept in console interfaces that offers a level of comfort and ease previously unknown in small consoles, and it is ideal for many types of users and applications.
General features of the TF series
- Intuitive user interface optimized for touch panel operation
- Touch operation for much more personal control
- "Touch and turn" knob for greater control precision
- Traditional Selected Channel and Overview interfaces
- New functions for smoother setup and operation
- 1-knob COMP™ and 1-knob EQ™: a single knob to get the ideal sound
- The GainFinder™ function allows precise gain setting
- Practical presets and scenes: the shortest path to great sound
- QuickPro Presets™ provide instant access to professional sound settings
- Two banks of scene memories
- Design for maximum visibility and fast operation
- Panel layout optimizes workflow efficiency
- Complete fader bank section
- DCA Roll-out function (fader roll-out) that enhances group control
Other features that contribute to an efficient workflow
- USER DEFINED KNOBS section: the most frequently used parameters, such as compression threshold and EQ gain, can be assigned for direct, instant access.
- USER DEFINED KEYS section: the most frequently used mixer settings can be assigned to these six buttons for instant access, such as recalling specific scenes at the touch of a button.
- MUTE section: several inputs or effects can be muted with a single operation.
- Effects (FX) section: a dedicated channel makes it easy to turn effects or cue monitoring on and off, adjust levels and edit effect parameters.
- Stereo input (ST IN) section: allows digital playback from an iPad or iPhone, or recording/playback with a USB device, putting control of background music playback and other audio files literally at your fingertips.
Apps that integrate with the console. 100% compatibility Software applications that allow remote mixing (over a wireless connection), personal monitor mixing or offline setup of digital mixing consoles have become fairly common.
The TF series goes one step further with three dedicated applications (TF Editor, TF StageMix and MonitorMix) whose user interfaces extend the console’s own interface to any device.
TF Editor makes offline editing and show control easy The TF Editor application for Windows and Mac computers provides a complete interface for offline editing and setup of TF consoles, with the ability to manage scenes and presets, plus the convenience of entering channel names with the computer keyboard. Besides letting you set up the console offline wherever and whenever suits you best, TF Editor can be used online at the same time as the TF StageMix and MonitorMix apps. On a PC running Windows 8 with a multi-touch screen, you can work with the same hand gestures as on the console itself. And over Wi-Fi, a PC can serve as a practical, convenient device for remote mixing. Up to three devices running TF Editor and StageMix can be connected at the same time.
TF StageMix™ for wireless remote mixing TF StageMix is an iPad app that lets you control TF series consoles remotely over a wireless connection, so you can mix sitting in an audience seat, in front of the floor monitors or from any other listening position. It can also be used at the console as an extension of the console’s own interface. The TF StageMix interface is designed so that its operation and workflow are similar to those of the console display, so it is now easier than ever to perfect the mix from anywhere.
Personal monitoring with MonitorMix The MonitorMix app for the TF series allows individual wireless mixing of AUX buses from up to 10 iPhones, iPads or iPod touches simultaneously. Each musician can easily have their own control over the AUX buses assigned to them, without having to wrestle with complex parameters or settings. Custom group settings can also be created for each musician, so that all levels can be raised or lowered with a single fader, for example. Since up to three devices running TF Editor or StageMix and up to 10 devices running MonitorMix can be connected at the same time, even the largest bands can enjoy the individual control they need, taking work off the sound engineer’s hands.
Specifications and prices of the three models in the series
Yamaha TF1. The compact, portable and rack-mountable TF1 offers impressive capacity and great versatility for small systems.
• 17 motorized faders (16 channels + 1 master) • 40 input mixing channels (32 mono + 2 stereo + 2 returns) • 20 Aux buses (8 mono + 6 stereo) + stereo + sub • 8 DCA groups with Roll-out function • 16 analog mic/line combo inputs (XLR/TRS) + 2 analog stereo line inputs with RCA connectors • 16 analog XLR outputs • 34 x 34 channels of digital recording/playback via USB 2.0 + 2 x 2 via external USB storage device • 1 expansion slot for NY64-D audio interface card • Suggested price (VAT not included): €2,500
Yamaha TF3 Ample input capacity and practical control in a compact console that can handle a wide range of applications
• 25 motorized faders (25 channels + 1 master) • 48 input mixing channels (40 mono + 2 stereo + 2 returns) • 20 Aux buses (8 mono + 6 stereo) + stereo + sub buses • 8 DCA groups with Roll-out function • 24 analog mic/line combo inputs (XLR/TRS) + 2 analog stereo line inputs with RCA connectors • 16 analog XLR outputs • 34 x 34 channels of digital recording/playback via USB 2.0 + 2 x 2 via external USB storage device • 1 expansion slot for NY64-D audio interface card • Suggested price (VAT not included): €3,000
Yamaha TF5 Its high input capacity and number of faders make this powerful console ideal for larger applications
• 33 motorized faders (32 channels + 1 master) • 48 input mixing channels (40 mono + 2 stereo + 2 returns) • 20 Aux buses (8 mono + 6 stereo) + stereo + sub buses • 8 DCA groups with Roll-out function • 32 analog mic/line combo inputs (XLR/TRS) + 2 analog stereo line inputs with RCA connectors • 16 analog XLR outputs • 34 x 34 channels of digital recording/playback via USB 2.0 + 2 x 2 via external USB storage device • 1 expansion slot for NY64-D audio interface card • Suggested price (VAT not included): €3,500
