The gear
Accessories (optional)
Hosa
MSB-521BK Microphone Stand with BoomMicrophone Stand$76.95Coming soonFloor stand with a boom for the YDM505S
Sound flow
Tap a piece to swap it in the builder.
Set total
$2,459.735 pieces and 5 cables, at today's prices.With the YXL15SP: $2,459.73.With the EKX-15SP: $3,009.73.Shop all live venue gear
Cables you need
1 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · YDM505S into the MG12XU
$44.95
- 2 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · Mixer stereo out to the sub's two inputs
$89.90$44.95 each
- 1 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable10 ft · Sub link output to the YXL12P on the sub's pole
$26.95
- 1 × CMI-100 Quad Microphone Cable25 ft · Sub link output to the YXL12P on the stand
$44.95
Cables total$206.75
How it connects, step by step
- YDM505S on XLR into a mono channel of the MG12XU. Engage the high-pass filter and the one-knob compressor for a steady vocal.
- Two XLR cables from the mixer's stereo out (left and right) into the sub's two combo inputs.
- XLR from each of the sub's link outputs to a YXL12P top. Set the tops to sub mode so they hand the low end to the sub. Two tops for stereo; each link output carries only its own side, left or right.
- On the EKX-15SP, pick the Live mode and a low-pass of 80, 100, 120 or 150 Hz; input 1 passes to link output 1 and input 2 to output 2. Cardioid Control is for two or more subs.
- Sub on the floor. Put one YXL12P on a speaker pole in the sub's pole mount and the other on a speaker stand, both above the crowd. We do not stock poles or stands.
- USB from the mixer to a laptop records the whole night in Cubase AI, or plays walk-in music back through the same cable. On Windows, install the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver first; a Mac needs none.
- 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.
Intermediate live venue setupSet total From $2,459.73