The gear
Accessories (optional)
Hosa
MSB-521BK Microphone Stand with BoomMicrophone Stand$76.95Coming soonFloor stand with a boom for the YDM707
Sound flow
Tap a piece to swap it in the builder.
Set total
$6,795.735 pieces and 5 cables, at today's prices.With the EL18S: $6,795.73.With the YXL18SP: $5,858.73.Shop all live venue gear
Cables you need
1 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · YDM707 into the MG16XU
$44.95
- 2 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · Mixer stereo out, left and right, into the sub inputs
$89.90$44.95 each
- 2 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · EL18S full-range outputs to the two EF12P tops
$89.90$44.95 each
- 2 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable10 ft · Each YXL18SP's link output to the EF12P on its pole
$53.90$26.95 each
Cables totalFrom $188.75
How it connects, step by step
- YDM707 on XLR into the MG16XU. Its supercardioid pattern rejects more background sound than a cardioid. Ten mic preamps cover a full band.
- Two XLR cables from the mixer's stereo out into the EL18S's two combo inputs. Then XLR from its two full-range link outputs into the EF12Ps' combo Main In, one per side; Yorkville recommends the full-range outputs for tops with their own high-pass filter.
- Put one EF12P on a speaker pole in the EL18S's top pole mount and the other on a speaker stand. We do not stock poles or stands. Start the EL18S Level knob at 12 o'clock, Yorkville's recommended starting point.
- Mixer stereo out: the left XLR into one sub's combo input and the right XLR into the other's. Then XLR from each sub's link output into the combo Main In of the EF12P on its side.
- Put each EF12P on a speaker pole in its sub's pole mount. We do not stock poles.
- Press Sub on the EF12P to add its 100 Hz high-pass filter, and pick the Concert or Club voicing.
- More tops: XLR from an EF12P's thru jack into the next EF12P. Up to sixteen can chain from one source.
- Use the mixer's aux sends for stage monitors and its USB for a board recording (on Windows, install the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver first; a Mac needs none). The EF12P's app adjusts each cabinet from the floor.
- Share it: in Cubase AI, which comes with the mixer, File > Export > Audio Mixdown turns the recording into a WAV or MP3 file to send to the band.
Every step is from the makers' own manuals and product pages, checked October 2026.
Advanced live venue setupSet total From $5,858.73