Yamaha Yc series output for LH bass

[Hobo]

So after nearly 20 years of gigs with MainStage I fancy going all hardware with a YC73. 
 

But- I often play LH bass and used a separate send on my sound card for FOH. 

 

Can the YC be hard panned so I can have mono bass on the left out and all the keys on the right out so the sound engineer can mix totally independently?

 

Thanks. 

[kenheeter]

hopefully in the next firmware upgrade.....

[ElmerJFudd]

I do not believe so, it’s been discussed on the big YC thread. However, it has been requested on the Yamaha ideascale.  

[Hobo]

Ah that’s a shame. Isn’t there a work around- is there no individual patch pan setting? Or was that the work around using the stereo Tremelo I seem to remember… shame. 

[AnotherScott]

The workaround discussed (which I never tried) is to use the Auto Pan effect, and set the rate to 0, and set the depth at one extreme or the other, which is supposed to "fix" the sound to one side or the other. But apparently it is not saved that way in the Live Set, so when you recall the patch, it doesn't automatically come up that way, and you have to set it again. But yes, this is a real and significant limitation for people considering one of these boards for a LH bass scenario.

 

There is a request for this feature at ideascale, you can upvote it at https://yamahasynth.ideascale.com/c/idea/251456

 

In the mean time, the "most portable" solution is to use the MIDI zone function to get your bass sound out of an iPhone or iPad, which will have its own output.

[Analogaddict]

I’ve used a SonicCell for this kind of stuff. The CP/YC series are good at Midi..!

[AnotherScott]

Yeah, a small module is another great way to go (cleaner connectivity, too). I wish there were more of them to choose from, but Sonic Cell is a good one. 

[Steve Beach]

I use an Alesis Nanobass.  A great investment it was.

[Aynsley Green]

On 5/17/2022 at 1:56 AM, Hobo said:

Ah that’s a shame. Isn’t there a work around- is there no individual patch pan setting? Or was that the work around using the stereo Tremelo I seem to remember… shame. 

 

The Roland JX-08 module has been my solution to the YC's synth shortcomings, a lot of fake-analog synth for the money, in a small package!

 

But I'll let you in on a secret. I've used everything for live synth bass over the years - Moogs, DSI, Roland, Arturia, Korg, Hammond, Alesis, Yamaha, ARP, plugins, bass guitar samples...and the winner?
The Roland SH-2. Find one, buy it, trust me. They're not overpriced (yet) and when fixed up is pretty reliable for a vintage analog.