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From Our Research Team:

An Affordable, Powerful Classroom Music Lab System!

The Yamaha LC2 Plus Music Lab moves group teaching in music education into the computer age. The affordable, multi-purpose LC2 Plus Music Lab system features a modular and expandable design, making it ideal for a variety of electronic instruments and classroom setups. The included MIDI Illustrator and Music Lab Management software allows you to graphically display music via student computers or classroom screen, while recall of settings and tracking of information is right at your fingertips when you use the Yamaha LC2 plus Music Lab in your classroom.

Yamaha LC2 Plus Music Lab at a Glance:

• Affordable technology solution for any music program
  
• Base unit includes everything to connect eight student instruments
  
• Hardware remote control makes operation easy
  
• Included software offers class management tools

Affordable technology solution for any music program
The Yamaha LC2 Plus Music Lab will allow any school music program to begin with a great system and grow as needed, or as new budgets become available. The system's affordability, combined with the wide selection of electronic instruments available from Yamaha, will allow the creation of labs that expand the possibilities for group teaching in music education. The possibilities are amazing.

Base unit includes everything to connect eight student instruments
The LC2 is ideal for college digital piano labs, or K-12 labs that have portable keyboards, electronic percussion, synthesizers or even Yamaha's Silent Series instruments. The base unit system includes a rack mounted Hub, eight Student Boxes, a Hardware Remote Control and MIDI Illustrator and Music Management software. The basic 8-channel system includes cabling and headset microphones, and can be expanded via eight-channel [url=http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LC2Expansion]expansion cards[/url] to accommodate as many as 48 students.

Hardware remote control makes operation easy
The LC2 Hub can be controlled by the hardware remote controller and/or computer-based software via a USB connection. Student Boxes include stereo instrument, microphone and computer audio inputs, plus output and level controls. Each box is connected to the Hub via CAT5 cables, further reducing system cost and installation time. The Hardware Remote Controller is small enough to fit on top of the teacher's keyboard, and can store up to eight different class configurations for easy recall.

MIDI Illustrator and Music Lab Management software
Any notes the instructor plays on a USB- or MIDI-equipped instrument appears on a jumbo-sized grand staff. Easily illustrate musical passages, scales, and chords to the entire class by via computer monitor or projecting onto a classroom screen. Music Lab Management software allows for a birds-eye-view control over larger lab configurations. Using a standard Ethernet connection, your computer talks directly to the LC2, instantly recalling your favorite setups of student groups and pairings, as well as volume and mute settings. Because MLM software icons are customizable, you can give each student a name instead of a number. Keep track of student attendance and grades of custom assignments all in this ideal software partner to the LC2 lab hardware.

Yamaha LC2 Plus Music Lab Features:

• Yamaha CM500 headset microphones for listening and class communication
  
• Store and Recall memories let you customize six classroom configurations via the control unit
  
• MIDI Illustrator software displays real-time score of notes played by the instructor
  
• Music Lab Management software allows PC control of the entire system
  
• Student icons have names instead of numbers
  
• Store infinite classroom configurations for instant recall
  
• Track student grade and attendance
  
• Ethernet port for computer connectivity using a crossover cable
  
• Enhanced, intuitive installation and operation guides
  
• Industrial Velcro strips easily attach student I/O boxes to instruments

The Yamaha LC2 Plus Music Lab gives you a versatile, powerful, and expandable music teaching tool!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number LC2Controller+