Yamaha AW2400, Owner'S Manual

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AW2400 Owner’s Manual
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Contents
1.
Before you start 11
Introduction................................................................. 11
Remember to back up your data ................................ 11
About the built-in CD-RW drive .................................. 12
Using the CD-RW drive .............................................. 12
Installing an optional card........................................... 13
2.
Introducing the AW2400 15
Features of the AW2400 ............................................ 15
AW2400 terminology .................................................. 17
Recorder section.................................................... 17
Mixer section.......................................................... 18
Overall.................................................................... 19
Parts of the AW2400 and what they do ...................... 20
Top panel ............................................................... 20
Rear panel ............................................................. 28
Front panel............................................................. 29
Basic operation of the AW2400 .................................. 30
Viewing the display ................................................ 30
Accessing a screen/page....................................... 31
Switching a button on/off........................................ 31
Editing a value in the display ................................. 31
Using Additional Function Buttons ......................... 31
Entering text........................................................... 32
Switching Mixing Layers ........................................ 33
Using the Selected Channel section ...................... 33
3.
Connection and Setup 37
Connection ................................................................. 37
Turning the power on/off ............................................ 38
Adjusting the input level ............................................. 39
4.
Listening to the demo song 41
Loading the demo song .............................................. 41
Playing the demo song ............................................... 42
5.
Recording to a sound clip 43
Recording a sound clip ............................................... 43
Playing a sound clip ................................................... 45
6.
Track recording 47
Creating a new song .................................................. 47
Direct recording and Mixed recording......................... 49
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Direct recording)............................................... 51
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Mixed recording) .............................................. 54
Recording on a track...................................................56
Saving the current song ..............................................57
Pairing channels .........................................................58
Applying EQ To an Input Signal..................................60
Applying Compression to an Input Signal ...................61
Handy Recording Functions .......................................62
Using the Metronome .............................................62
Switching virtual tracks...........................................63
Using the Undo List ................................................64
7.
Overdubbing 65
About overdubbing......................................................65
Assigning the input signal to a track ...........................66
Setting the mix balance and pan ................................67
Overdubbing ...............................................................68
Punch-in/out................................................................69
Manual punch-in/out...............................................69
Auto punch-in/out ...................................................70
8.
Mixdown and bounce operations 73
About mixdown and bouncing.....................................73
Mixdown procedure ....................................................75
Playing back the stereo track......................................78
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure ...................79
Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce .................82
Fader Group assignments......................................82
Mute Group assignments .......................................83
Using the Solo function ..........................................84
9.
Transport/Locate Operation 87
The Transport Section Keys .......................................87
Move To a Specified Location ....................................87
Using the locator .........................................................88
Using markers.............................................................90
Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker .......91
Adjusting the position of a locate point...................91
Adjusting the position of a marker ..........................92
Erasing a locate point or marker .................................93
Repeat playback of a specific region
(the A-B Repeat function) ...........................................93
Finding a location while monitoring the sound
(the Nudge function) ...................................................94
Finding a location while viewing the waveform ...........95
10.
Meters 97
Level Meter Types ......................................................97