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Yamaha Audiogram 6 Setup



I bought the Yamaha AUDIOGRAM6 recently to have something easier to carry around than my 12-channel Mackie mixer. If all you need is an audio interface for recording, then it’s pretty great for the price – USB powered, built-in compression, phantom power, stereo recording. If you want to use it live, though, it has a fatal flaw, one which isn’t mentioned on their product pages or even in the manual. There’s no way to turn off direct monitoring.

Audiogram

Yamaha Audiogram 6 Drivers

Yamaha

Thank you for choosing a Yamaha AUDIOGRAM 3 Computer Recording System. The AUDIO-GRAM 3 includes a USB audio interface for digital audio data transfer, and Cubase AI DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software for Windows® and Macintosh® computer operating sys-tems. With the AUDIOGRAM 3 and your personal computer you have the basic elements of a. I haven't been able to figure out how to record with more than 1 stereo input at a time with my Yamaha Audiogram 6. Supposedly this 6 input device can record on up to 4 channels simultaneously, but I can only set up a single stereo input, and can't seem to find a way to set up even another mono input.

I’ve taken to using Reason as my effects processor when playing electric guitar, and it simply doesn’t work to have the dry signal mixed in just as loud as your processed signal. I’ve since purchased the Propellerheads Balance audio interface, which works great, but it also costs about three times as much. So if you’re stuck with the AUDIOGRAM6 here’s a way to get around the direct monitoring if you’re using Reason on Windows.

Yamaha Audiogram 3 Interface Driver

  1. Download and install ASIO4ALL.
  2. Make sure the AUDIOGRAM6 is plugged in and start Reason.
  3. Go to Edit > Preferences.
  4. Click the Audio tab.
  5. Select ASIO ASIO4ALL as your Audio card driver.
  6. Click on the Control panel... button to open the ASIO4ALL settings window.
  7. Click the wrench icon to open the Advanced Options.
  8. Click the power buttons so both devices are turned on in the WDM Device List.
  9. Click the plus sign next to each device so you can see all the inputs and outputs for each device.
  10. Click the power buttons on each input and output so that the only input that is powered is the Yamaha input, and the only output is your computer’s audio output. It should look something like this:

Audiogram 6

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Yamaha Audiogram 6 Setup Instructions

That should let you to use the AUDIOGRAM6 for input and direct monitoring, while still being able to get the processed signal through your computer’s main audio outputs. The main downside is that you have to use ASIO4ALL which can sometimes bring in some audio glitches or artifacts, depending on your computer setup. Those random pops and glitches are what drove me to eventually pick up the Balance to replace the AUDIOGRAM, but you might have better luck with your computer.