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Dynamics Processor: 

A signal processing device that is used to correct or 

control signal levels. They are able to compress, expand, compress-expand 
(compand), gate, or duck the signals passing through it. 

 
EQ: 

A signal processing device that increases or reduces specific frequencies of 

an audio signal. 

 

 

Gigabyte (GB):

 A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 

1,024 megabytes. The AW2400 comes with a 40 GB hard drive.

 

 

Hard Drive:

 A storage unit (fixed media) for digital data that has rigid disks 

coated with magnetic material in a housing that includes the drive mechanism.  It 
is where the audio data is stored in the AW2400.  
 
 

Megabyte (MB):

 

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 

1,048,576 bytes of memory space.  1,024 megabytes is equal to 1 gigabyte.  
 

Metronome: 

A device used to mark time by means of regularly recurring ticks or 

flashes at adjustable intervals.  
 

Mixdown: 

The process of mixing all of the individually recorded tracks down to a 

single stereo track. 
 

Overdub:

 To record additional tracks to an existing recording.   

 

Parametric EQ: 

A multi-band variable equalizer offering control of all the 

"parameters" of the internal filter sections. These parameters would be gain, 
center frequency, and bandwidth (also known as Q).  Each channel of the 
AW2400 has a 4-band parametric EQ.

 

 
Phantom Power: 

A voltage supplied

 

by the mixer to a condenser microphone.  

This is typically 48 Volts but can vary widely.  All 8 1-8 of the AW2400 supply 
phantom power for condenser microphones.   

 
Punch-in:

 To engage record mode on a previously recorded track.  This is 

usually done to fix or replace a part of the track.  

 
Punch-out: 

To disengage record mode on a previously recorded track.  This is 

done after performing a punch-in.

 

 
TRS: 

Used to refer to a 

T

ip, 

R

ing, 

S

leeve cable, connector, or jack.  Also known 

as balanced 1/4" connection.    

 
XLR: 

Used to refer to a three-prong canon cable, connector, or jack.  Inputs

 

Summary of Contents for AW2400

Page 1: ...Recording 101 Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 USA Customer Support 714 522 9000 Yamaha Solutions Network http solutionsnetwork yamaha com...

Page 2: ...Instruments and or Microphones 3 Turning the Equipment on 5 Recording 6 Creating a New Song 6 Setting the Input Level 7 Assigning the Input Signal to a Track 8 9 Recording the First Track 10 Punching...

Page 3: ...iii Using the EQ Library 18 Adjusting the Dynamic Processors 19 Using the Dynamics Library 20 Using the Internal Effects 21 Recording the Stereo Track 22 Creating an Audio CD 24 Glossary 26...

Page 4: ...Track Hard Disk Recorder The AW2400 records onto an internal 40 Gigabyte GB desktop style hard drive There are 24 mono tracks for a total of 24 recording tracks 16 Input Channel Mixing Console with a...

Page 5: ...ble to connect the AW2400 to powered monitors With Powered Monitors If un powered monitors are to be used with the AW2400 first connect the Monitor Outs of the AW2400 to the inputs of the power amp us...

Page 6: ...r and then record the other instruments The final thing to be recorded is usually the vocals However if you are more comfortable recording other instruments first and then adding the drums later on th...

Page 7: ...If an electric guitar or bass with passive electronics is going to be connected to the AW2400 it is suggested to use a direct box inline to an input If the guitar or bass has active electronics or is...

Page 8: ...ey until the Song List page is displayed then cursor to SHUTDOWN and press the ENTER key 5 Turn off external devices such as audio sources and effects processors connected to the AW2400 Recording When...

Page 9: ...or NO if you do not want to save the current song and press the ENTER key Another popup window will appear allowing you to choose 16 bit 24 bit 44 1kHz 48kHz recording 6 4 Move the cursor to either t...

Page 10: ...ng a new song the next step is to set the input level for the instrument or other sound source that you will be recording 1 Raise the Stereo Fader the red fader to the 0 position This is all of the wa...

Page 11: ...input level The meter on the right hand side of the Input Setting screen should be around the 12 to 6 dB mark when the instrument is at its maximum level Once you reach the 0 dB mark the signal will b...

Page 12: ...that you are going to record from The INPUT SEL that was pushed will now be solid red and the remaining INPUT SEL keys will no longer be blinking 3 Press the TRACK SEL key of the track that you want...

Page 13: ...he meter section press the METER key until you see the track meter section F1 for input meters and F2 for track meters Recording the First Track 10 You are now ready to record To begin recording simul...

Page 14: ...o fix the mistake and not erase the rest of the track you can first punch in at the point where the mistake was and then punch out when you have fixed the mistake To perform a punch out first punch in...

Page 15: ...put channel that you recorded from 3 Press the TRACK SEL key of the track that you recorded on The line that connected the input channel to the track will now disappear and the TRACK SEL key will no l...

Page 16: ...Navigate section press the RECORD key until the DIRECT page of the RECORD screen is displayed The INPUT SEL keys and the TRACK SEL keys will now be red and blinking 4 Press the INPUT SEL key for the...

Page 17: ...ise the fader of the track that you are recording on to the 0 mark 7 To begin recording simultaneously press the PLAY and REC keys in the transport section The lights above the PLAY and REC keys will...

Page 18: ...meant only is a general guideline for mixing and the use of other resources is highly encouraged There are many good books on mixing as well as articles in recording magazines that will cover the proc...

Page 19: ...n all of the instruments 7 Finally raise the faders of any vocal tracks to the desired listening level The L R meters should now read around the 0 dB mark If the meters are consistently going above th...

Page 20: ...selected track 4 To adjust the panning for additional tracks first press the TRACK SEL key of the desired track and then turn the PAN knob to the desired pan position Panning Guidelines There are no...

Page 21: ...are multiple background vocals they would normally be panned just a little off center to the left and the right For a wider sound you may prefer to pan some of the background vocals all of the way to...

Page 22: ...CALL button in the LCD and press the ENTER key This is for basic EQ adjustment For complete control use the cursor keys to select the various parameters within the EQ EDIT screen and then use the DATA...

Page 23: ...een is displayed 3 Use the DATA JOG Wheel to select a desired preset 4 Cursor to the Recall button and press the ENTER key 5 To adjust the dynamic processor turn the Total knob In the default settings...

Page 24: ...record the tracks with effects but typically they are added during the mixdown process Since there are four of these internal effects processors it is not possible to have a different effect on each t...

Page 25: ...ossible to send as many tracks as you want to any of the effects processors Recording the Stereo Track After you have recorded all of the tracks and adjusted the EQ dynamics processors and added effec...

Page 26: ...ng of the Stereo Track 5 After the song has finished press the STOP key to end the recording of the Stereo Track 5 Press the SONG key until the SONG LIST is displayed Cursor to SAVE and then press the...

Page 27: ...en is displayed 3 Select either TRACK AT ONCE or DISC AT ONCE and press the ENTER key An INIT CD LIST progress message will pop up Track At Once writes the audio to the CD and places an interval of tw...

Page 28: ...n is that of the stereo track not the whole song To add more songs repeat steps 4 to 5 until number of desired songs are displayed 6 Cursor to EXECUTE and press the ENTER key 7 The AW2400 will display...

Page 29: ...is used to reduce the dynamic range of the signal passing through it Condenser Microphone A microphone that has a gold coated plastic diaphragm mounted above a conductive back plate The diaphragm and...

Page 30: ...icks or flashes at adjustable intervals Mixdown The process of mixing all of the individually recorded tracks down to a single stereo track Overdub To record additional tracks to an existing recording...

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