This has changed on the LS9. For direct connection, laptop to
console, you can use a
crossover or standard cable, but connecting through a
router requires all standard cables.
Footer is on the right
track. The IP needs some configuring. It's very touchy, so if you use your laptop at home and other places, you may find yourself having to occasionally readdress the IP for your
console. Each time you do this, you need to
address the IP appropriately for the
console, then find the DME-N
network configuration app in the control panel, have it sniff out your
console. Once that has been completed, you need to open up Studio Manager, setup the
Midi ports, then open the LS9 window and set them up again, and you will finally be able to rock.
Everything considered, the process of getting it setup can be frustrating the first couple times. I had to screw around with the
manual, several other
Yamaha documents, and two internet forums to get all of my problems solved. Then I found the LS9 Online Seminar. You can find it at
this page. Not only is it a great resource on how to get the most out of your
console, but chapters 13-15 are devoted to showing you
exactly via a movie where to find the settings you need to change, and what you need to change them to before using the LS9 Editor.
Check it out and let us know if you have any further questions. The LS9 is a pretty common
console around CB so it's not very hard to find people who know them inside and out.