The Yamaha CL series digital mixing consoles offer an evolved experience in accessible mixing, plus sonic purity with sound shaping capabilities that will give the most imaginative engineer unprecedented creative freedom. The CL series embodies the leading standards in live sound in their most advanced, most expressive form.Yamaha's CL3 is an ideal blend of compact size and channel capacity for a variety of live and installed applications.Input channels: 64 mono, 8 stereoFader configuration: 16-fader left section, 8-fader Centralogic section, 2-fader master sectionAluminum stay for iPad supportOptional MBCL Meter bridgeA Creative Console for Expressive Engineering - Through thorough analysis, review, and refinement of every detail of the circuitry and technology used, Yamaha CL series consoles deliver naturally superior sound plus a comprehensive range of "coloring" options that give those who use them extraordinary creative freedom. The signal processors provided are plentiful and of the highest quality, including extraordinary Portico 5033/5043 EQ and compressor devices that bring Yamaha VCM technology together with the historic talents of Rupert Neve. The platform is pure and natural, so the engineer can create and deliver the ideal sound.Efficient, Enjoyable Operation - Yamaha’s acclaimed Centralogic concept is the core of a refined user interface that offers an unprecedented level of operating efficiency in the CL series, from visual feedback right down to the form and feel of the faders and controls. The CL consoles are also ready for seamlessly integrated remote control and offline editing via an Apple iPad® or other computer. Control is familiar and intuitive, while at the same time offering extensive freedom.Scalable, Versatile Network Capabilities - CL series consoles feature separate console and I/O rack components that communicate via the Dante™ network audio protocol, allowing fast, efficient design and deployment of capable systems from the most basic to the dazzlingly complex. The ability to add Lake® processing via expansion slots also adds to the system’s versatility and adaptability to the widest range of mixing needs.Creating the Ideal Natural Sound Platform - The full impact of the most advanced digital audio technology available has been applied throughout the CL series to deliver natural sound that provides a perfect foundation for the artist's and engineer's imagination. This type of sonic quality cannot be realized through specifications alone.The Sound is in the Details - In order to achieve the required level of sound quality, individual components, power supply, grounding, circuit layout, mechanical construction, and countless other details of the initial input stages must be selected and designed with the utmost care. Listening evaluation becomes an important part of the development process, so changing even a single electronic component can alter the sound in unexpected ways, and the tiniest variations must be noted and evaluated as development proceeds. A/D and D/A conversion performance has been maximized as well - right down to making detailed spectral analyses of the AD/DA master clock and adjusting the FPGA clock signal routing so that the most natural, musical sound is achieved. Another critical part of any audio system is the power supply. Of course the capacity of the supply is important, but so are the types of capacitors used, and the grounding must be engineered to ensure the lowest possible impedance. The resulting sound is a natural representation of the input signal, providing an ideal foundation for processing and effects that will lead to the final, polished sound.Prodigious Quality & Creative Potential - In creating the best possible sound for venues and artist requirements, sound engineers draw on their experience and imagination to make a multitude of practical and creative decisions. The engineer's mixing console must be able to accommodate them all. The bottom line is sound quality, and this is just one of the areas in which the CL series consoles excel. They also feature some of the most advanced analog circuitry modeling technology available to add character and shape to the sound as needed, while maintaining the utmost sonic quality.A Digital Approach to Acclaimed Analog Quality - Rupert Neve's historic contributions to the fields of audio recording and production continue to this day in the form of microphone preamplifiers, equalizers, compressors, and mixing consoles that are now gold standards of professional audio. Thus it's an honor that he and his company, Rupert Neve Designs, have officially recognized Yamaha's original VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) technology as being the first of its kind that's capable of accurately modeling the rich, expressive analog sound they have championed for so long. With VCM technology, digital audio is at last capable of matching analog designs for sonic quality. VCM, developed by Yamaha, .