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AW1600 Owner’s Manual 2 * This applies only to products distributed by Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) • This applies only to products distributed by Y amaha-Kemb le Music (U.K.) Ltd. (2 wires) FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instruc- tions co[...]

3 AW1600 Owner’s Manual PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 4 •A void locations where the unit will be subject to strong vibration. Excessive vibration can damage the internal hard disk and CD-RW drive. • Do not block the vents. This device has ventilation holes at the top to prevent the internal temperature from becoming too high. In particular, do not place the device on its si[...]

5 AW1600 Owner’s Manual This product utilizes a laser . Use of control, adjustment or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in haz- ardous radiation exposure. Do not open cov ers and do not repair yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. The label sho wn below is located on the bottom of this product. T[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 6 • During some hard disk operations a small amount of vibration might be felt at the control panel and you might hear some mechanical noises. This is normal. • Do not subject the unit to strong physical shock. Excessi ve physical shock can damage the internal hard disk. •A lw ays turn the po wer off when mo ving the u[...]

7 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Contents 1. Before you start 9 Introduction ................................................................... 9 Remember to back up your data .................................. 9 About the built-in CD-RW drive .................................. 10 Using the CD-RW drive .............................................. 10 Co[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 8 Contents 10. Creating an audio CD 101 Creating an audio CD ............................................... 101 Types of media that you can use with the CD-RW drive........................... 101 Methods of writing an audio CD ............................... 102 Basic settings for the CD-RW drive .......................... [...]

1 9 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Bef ore you start Chapter 1 Before you start This chapter e xplains what you should know bef ore you begin using the A W1600. The A W1600 package contains the follo wing items. If any are missing, please contact your dealer . • The A W1600 •A C adaptor (P A-300) • Owner’ s manual (this book) • CD-ROM Copying of[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 Bef ore you start 10 A built-in CD-R W driv e is a de vice that lets you create or play audio CDs, backup and restore data from the internal hard disk, and read data from a CD-R OM. 1 Nev er touch the objectiv e lens. B Be careful that the objecti ve lens does not become dusty or dirty . C If the objecti ve lens becomes du[...]

1 Bef ore you start 11 AW1600 Owner’s Manual When connecting the included AC adaptor (P A-300), you must first connect it to the DC IN jack of the A W1600, and then to the A C wall outlet. After connecting the A C adap- tor to the A W1600, wrap the cable around the hook as shown in the diagram. This will prev ent the cable from being accidentall[...]

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2 13 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W1600 Chapter 2 Introducing the A W1600 This chapter describes the features of the A W1600, the name of each par t and its function, and introduces ter minology you need to kno w when using the A W1600. The A W1600 is an audio workstation that combines a digital mix er , multi-eff ect processor , hard [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Features of the AW1600 2 Introducing the A W1600 14 ● 8-track Sim ultaneous Recording & 16-track Simultaneous Pla yback (16-bit songs) Y ou can record multiple tracks of instruments one by one, or set up multiple mics to record a drum set or a li ve per- formance by an entire band. A stereo track for direct mix- down o[...]

AW1600 terminology 2 Introducing the A W1600 15 AW1600 Owner’s Manual A location where data is recorded is called a “track. ” The A W1600’ s recorder section uses the follo wing types of track. ● A udio tracks The physical tracks used to record and play back audio data are called “audio tracks, ” or simply “tracks. ” The A W1600 h[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual AW1600 terminology 2 Introducing the A W1600 16 For track channels 9/10–15/16, pad channels 1–4, and return channels 1/2, the parameters (e xcept for pan and phase) are always link ed for adjacent pairs of channels. These are called “paired channels. ” For input channels 1–8 and track channels 1–8, you can also s[...]

Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 17 AW1600 Owner’s Manual This section e xplains the names and functions of the various items on the A W1600’ s top panel, rear panel, and front panel. 1 [GAIN] knobs 1–8 These adjust the sensiti vity of the signals that are input from the rear panel MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8. B [[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 18 1 [SONG] key This ke y accesses the SONG screen, where you can sa ve or load songs, and perform the shut-do wn procedure. B [CD] key This ke y accesses the CD screen, where you can write or play an audio CD, and backup or restore data. C [TRA CK] key This ke y[...]

Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 19 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 [TRA CK SEL] keys 1–8 B [TRA CK SEL] keys 9/10–15/16 C [STEREO SEL] key Use these ke ys to select the mixer track channels or recorder tracks that you want to control. D F ader s 1–8 E Fader s 9/10–15/16 Normally , these faders adjust the playback le[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 20 1 [UNDO/REDO] key This ke y cancels the results of a recording or track editing operation (Undo), or re-ex ecutes a cancelled operation (Redo). B [SCENE] key This ke y accesses the SCENE screen, where you can sa ve or recall scene memories. C [JOG ON] key This[...]

Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 21 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 RTZ [ ] key This ke y mov es directly to the relati ve zero time location. Used in conjunction with the [SET] ke y , this registers the current location as the relati ve zero time. B REW [ ] key This ke y rewinds the current location. Each time you press thi[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 22 F USB Connector This connector allo ws the unit to be directly connected to a USB-equipped computer via a standard USB cable (compatible with USB 2.0). When the USB Storage mode is selected W A V files and song files can be transferred between the A W1600 an[...]

Parts of the AW1600 and what they do 2 Introducing the A W1600 23 AW1600 Owner’s Manual M PO WER switch This switches the po wer between ON and ST ANDBY . N DC IN connector Connect the included A C adaptor (P A-300) to this connec- tor . 1 Eject switc h This switch ejects the disc tray . B Eject hole This hole allo ws you to open the disc tray ma[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Basic operation on the AW1600 2 Introducing the A W1600 24 This section e xplains basic operations on the A W1600. The display of the A W1600 shows the follo wing informa- tion. 1 Screen name This is the name of the currently selected screen. B Selected channel This indicates the mixer channel that is selected for opera- tio[...]

Basic operation on the AW1600 2 Introducing the A W1600 25 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 2 To switch pages within a screen, you can either repeatedly press the same ke y as in step 1, or hold down the same key as in step 1 and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] ke ys. If there are more pages than can be sho wn in one screen, an arro w like the follo wing will appear[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Basic operation on the AW1600 2 Introducing the A W1600 26 Y ou can use the knobs and keys of the Selected Channel section to directly operate the mix parameters (EQ, dynamics, pan, etc.) of the currently selected channel. 1 Use the [TRA CK SEL] keys, [INPUT SEL] keys, [STEREO SEL] keys, or pads 1–4 to select the channel t[...]

3 27 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Listening to the demo song Chapter 3 Listening to the demo song When the A W1600 is shipped from the factor y , its hard disk contains a demo song. This chapter explains ho w to play bac k the demo song while you oper- ate the f aders and keys of the front panel. The f ollowing diagram sho ws a typical e xample of conne[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Loading the demo song 28 3 Listening to the demo song Here’ s how to load the demo song from the hard disk. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, press the [SONG] key . The SONG screen will appear , where you can sav e or load songs. 2 Either press the [SONG] key repeatedl y or hold down the [SONG] ke y and use the CURSOR [ ]/[[...]

Playing the demo song 29 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 3 Listening to the demo song Here’ s how to pla y back the demo song y ou loaded, and adjust the monitor lev el. 1 Either press the [VIEW] key repeatedl y or hold down the [VIEW] ke y and use the CUR- SOR [ ]/[ ] ke ys to access the VIEW screen METER page. The VIEW screen METER page contains meters[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Mixing the demo song 30 3 Listening to the demo song When you pla y back a song, tr acks 1–16 of the recorder are directly connected to tr ack channels 1–8 and 9/10–15/16 of the mix er . The signals that pass through track channels 1–8 and 9/10–15/ 16 are sent to the stereo bus , routed through the stereo output ch[...]

Mixing the demo song 31 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 3 Listening to the demo song 1 Press the RTZ [ ] key . The demo song will be re wound to the beginning. 2 Press the PLA Y [ ] button. The demo song will begin playing. 3 While listening to the demo song, tr y oper - ating faders 1–8 and 9/10–15/16. Notice that the le vel of the corresponding track[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Mixing the demo song 32 3 Listening to the demo song 8 Press the [TRA CK SEL] key of the track channel that y ou want to solo. For e xample if you press [TRA CK SEL] key 3, the screen will change as follo ws, and channels other than track channel 3 will be muted. At this time, [TRACK SEL] ke y 3 will light orange, and the ot[...]

33 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 4 Recording to a sound clip Chapter 4 Recording to a sound clip The A W1600 has a Sound Clip function that lets you record and play bac k independently of the recorder section. Y ou can use a sound clip to quickly record and pla y back your perf or mances on an audio source connected to the A W1600 or on the pads. This is[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Adjusting the input level 4 Recording to a sound clip 34 The signals that are input from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8 are sent to input channels 1–8 respectiv ely . Here’ s how to adjust the input le vel of the input channel, and mak e settings so that you can hear the sound from y our monitor system via the stereo bus . 1[...]

Recording/playing a sound clip 4 Recording to a sound clip 35 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Now that prepar ations are complete, let’ s record to a sound clip. The post-f ader signal of the stereo output channel can be recorded directly on a sound clip. F or pla yback, the signal will be sent immediately bef ore the stereo output channel f ader . (EQ a[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Recording/playing a sound clip 4 Recording to a sound clip 36 1 In the Locate section, press the [SOUND CLIP] key . The CLIP screen will appear , where you can record and play sound clips. 1 Metronome b utton Switches the metronome on/of f. B Metronome knob Adjusts the volume le vel of the metronome. The value shown abo ve t[...]

Recording/playing a sound clip 4 Recording to a sound clip 37 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 To hear the content that y ou recorded in the sound clip, press the PLA Y [ ] key . The region from where you be gan recording to where you stopped recording will play repeatedly . T o stop, press the STOP [ ■ ] k ey . If you record again, the pre vi- ous data[...]

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39 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 5 Tr ack recording Chapter 5 T rack recording This chapter e xplains how to create a new song, and record the audio signal from an instrument or mic connected to the A W1600 onto the first trac k of your song. In order to begin recording on the A W1600, you m ust first create a new song. 1 In the W ork Navigate section,[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 40 5 Tr ack recording 6 Assign a name to the song (for details on assigning a name → p. 25). 7 To create the new song, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] ke y . A ne w song will be created, and you will return to the SONG screen LIST page. Instruments/mics connected to the A W1600 can be assigned to tra[...]

Direct recording and Bus recording 5 Tr ack recording 41 AW1600 Owner’s Manual W ith this method, you can send multiple input channels to the L/R bus, and assign the mixed signal to one or tw o tracks. This method requires fe wer tracks. Ho wev er, you will need to decide on the final v olume, pan, and tone of each instrument at the time of reco[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording) 5 Tr ack recording 42 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Connect instruments/mics to MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8. 3 In the Quick Na vigate section, either press the [RECORD] key repeatedl y or hold down the [RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys t[...]

Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording) 5 Tr ack recording 43 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 5 Press the [TRA CK SEL] key of the track on which y ou want to record. The selected input channel and track will be connected internally . At this time, only the selected [INPUT SEL] ke y and [TRA CK SEL] key will be blinking red. The blinking [TRA C[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording) 5 Tr ack recording 44 ● Monitor signal flow during recor ding 11 To adjust the pan of the monitor signal, press the [TRA CK SEL] key for the corre- sponding track c hannel, and turn the [P AN/ B AL] knob of the Selected Channel section. Tr a c k 1 Tr a c k 2 Tr a c k 3 [...]

Assigning input signals to tracks (Bus recording) 5 Tr ack recording 45 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Connect instruments/mics to MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8. 3 In the Quick Na vigate section, either press the [RECORD] key repeatedl y or hold down the [RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to a[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Assigning input signals to tracks (Bus recording) 5 Tr ack recording 46 6 As necessary , use the same pr ocedure to specify other input channels as recor ding- sources. 7 Press the [TRA CK SEL] key(s) for the record-destination trac k(s). Y ou can select up to two tracks as the record-destina- tion. If you select track 1, 3,[...]

Enabling the metronome 5 Tr ack recording 47 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Bef ore you begin recording, set the tempo and v olume of the metronome. If you will not be using the metronome while recording, you can skip the f ollowing procedure . 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key or hold down the [TRA CK] key and use the CUR[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Recording on a track 5 Tr ack recording 48 Now that y ou hav e completed your prepar ations, let’ s record on a track. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key or hold down the [TRA CK] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the VIEW screen. 1 T rack vie w Graphically indicates the presence[...]

Pairing input channels/track channels 5 Tr ack recording 49 AW1600 Owner’s Manual P ad tracks 1–4 and tr ack channels 9/10–15/16 are permanently paired. How e ver , you ma y also specify pair ing f or adjacent odd-numbered/e ven-n umbered input chan- nels (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or trac k channels (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8). When two channels are pair[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the input library 5 Tr ack recording 50 The input library is a librar y of settings used to apply inter nal eff ects, EQ, or dynamics settings to the input signal when you w ant to record the processed signal. Here’ s how to apply input library settings to the signal of an input channel. 1 Press and hold the [INPUT S[...]

Using the input library 5 Tr ack recording 51 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 7 If y ou want to adjust the effect, use the [INPUT SEL] key to select the input c han- nel. While you produce sound on y our instrument, adjust the [EQ] knob, [D YN] knob, or [EFFECT 1]/[EFFECT 2] knobs of the Selected Channel section. Immediately after you select an input libra[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the EQ library 5 Tr ack recording 52 The EQ library contains EQ settings appropr iate f or a variety of instruments. Use these when you want to apply EQ to an input channel while y ou record, or when you want to modify the EQ set- tings after recalling an input library . 1 Press and hold the [INPUT SEL] key of the inpu[...]

Using the dynamics library 5 Tr ack recording 53 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The dynamics library contains dynamics settings suitable f or a variety of instr uments. As f or the EQ library , you can use this to apply dynamics processing to an input channel while y ou record, or when you w ant to modify the dynamics settings after recalling an input lib[...]

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55 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 6 Overdub bing Chapter 6 Overdubbing This chapter e xplains how you can record additional perf or mances on other trac ks while you listen to the pre viously-recorded tracks . This chapter also e xplains how to s witch vir tual tracks and sa ve songs . “Ov erdubbing” is the process of recording additional perf or manc[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 56 6 Overdub bing In order to ov erdub , you m ust first assign the mic or instrument to a new trac k. The basic proce- dure is the same as when recording the first trac k. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Connect y our instrument or mic to a MIC/ LINE INPUT jack. 3 In the Quick Na vigate section, re[...]

57 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 6 Overdub bing A dynamics library can be instantly recalled in the same wa y as an EQ librar y . 1 In the Selected Channel section, press down the [D YN] knob and turn it. When you turn the [D YN] knob to left or right while pressing it, the LIBRAR Y page of the D YN screen will appear . 2 T urn the [DA T A/JOG] dial to s[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Overdubbing 6 Overdub bing 58 Now y ou can ov erdub onto the trac k that you selected as the recording-destination. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key or hold down the [TRA CK] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the VIEW page . 2 Move the cur sor to the metronome button, and press t[...]

Punch-in/out 6 Overdub bing 59 AW1600 Owner’s Manual If you mak e a mistake while o verdub bing, you can re-record just the region in which y ou made the mistake . This process is called “punch-in/out. ” Punch-in/out can be perf or med either as “man ual punch-in/out” in which you s witch between recording and pla yback manually , or as ?[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Punch-in/out 6 Overdub bing 60 2 Locate to the point at which y ou want to punch-in. 3 In the Locate section, hold down the [SET] key and press the [IN] ke y . The current location will be re gistered as the In point. 4 Locate to the point at which y ou want to punch-out. 5 In the Locate section, hold down the [SET] key and [...]

Using the Undo List 6 Overdub bing 61 AW1600 Owner’s Manual By using the A W1600’ s Undo function, you can not only cancel the most recent recording or edit- ing operation, b ut can ev en backtrac k through your work f or as many as fifteen pre vious steps. This is conv enient when, f or e xample, after perf or ming se ver al overdubs , you de[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Switching virtual tracks 6 Overdub bing 62 Each audio trac k 1–16 contains eight vir tual tracks . After ov erdubbing a solo par t, you can s witch the vir tual track f or that trac k, and record a diff erent take while preserving the previously- recorded content. Here’ s how to s witch the vir tual track that is selecte[...]

Saving the current song 6 Overdub bing 63 AW1600 Owner’s Manual This section e xplains how to sav e the current song to the hard disk. If you accidentally turn off the pow er of the A W1600 without saving the song, all recordings or oper ations that you per- fo rm ed since last saving the song will be lost. Y ou should mak e a habit of saving the[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Loading an existing song 6 Overdub bing 64 Here’ s how to load an e xisting song from the hard disk. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [SONG] key or hold do wn the [SONG] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the LIST pa ge . 2 T urn the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select a song. 3 Move the cur sor to [...]

65 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 7 Va r ious types of playbac k Chapter 7 V arious types of playback This chapter e xplains how to use the locator and mar ker functions , and vari- ous other pla yback methods provided b y the A W1600. “Locate points” are locations you specify within a song in order to e xecute functions such as auto punch-in/out and [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the locator 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 66 The follo wing procedure sho ws how to re gister the current location in one of the locate points, and then mo ve the song to that locate point. 1 Move the song to the point that y ou want to register as a locate point. Y ou can set a locate point whether the song is playin[...]

Using markers 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 67 AW1600 Owner’s Manual “Markers” are symbols that you assign at desired locations in a song, so that y ou can move quickly to a desired point. Y ou can assign up to 99 mar kers in each song. Use the [ ]/[ ] k eys to find and mov e to mar k ers. 1 Move to the position in the song at whic h y ou w[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 68 Here’ s how y ou can adjust the position of a previously-registered locate point or marker . 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [SONG] key or hold do wn the [SONG] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the POINT [...]

69 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 7 Va r ious types of playbac k D MEAS Sho ws the position of each marker , in measure/beat units. E DELETE button To delete the currently selected marker , move the cur - sor to this button and press the [ENTER] k ey . 5 Move the cur sor to the MARKER area, and turn the [D A T A/JOG] dial to scroll the list so that the do[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Repeatedly playing a specific region (the A-B Repeat function) 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 70 The A W1600 provides an “A-B Repeat” function that repeatedly plays the region between the A point and B point. This is useful when you want to repeatedly pla y back a cer tain region of the song while you adjust the mix. 1 R[...]

Finding a location while you listen to the sound (the Nudge function) 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 71 AW1600 Owner’s Manual “Nudge” is a function that repeatedly plays a short region before or after the current location. By using the Nudge function, you can find a precise location while listening to the pla yback. This is useful when you n[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Finding a location while you view the waveform 7 Va r ious types of playbac k 72 The A W1600 lets you find a location while vie wing the wav ef or m of the sound recorded on the trac k. 1 Locate to the vicinity of the point y ou want to find. 2 Repeatedly press the W ork Navigate sec- tion [TRA CK] key or hold down the [TR[...]

73 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 8 Using libraries and scene memories Chapter 8 Using libraries and scene memories This chapter e xplains how to use libraries and scene memor ies. Memor y areas that store settings f or sections such as EQ, dynamics, and eff ects are called “libraries. ” By recalling (loading) data from a librar y , you can instantly [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Basic operation for libraries and scene memories 8 Using libraries and scene memories 74 Here are the basic procedures f or recalling and stor ing a librar y or scene. Here’ s how to store the current settings in a library or scene memory . 1 Access the desired library page or the scene memory page . For details on ho w to[...]

Basic operation for libraries and scene memories 8 Using libraries and scene memories 75 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how to recall (load) settings from a library or scene. 1 Access the desired library or scene mem- ory page . For details on ho w to access each library or scene memory page, refer to the explanations on page 77 and follo wing. [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Basic operation for libraries and scene memories 8 Using libraries and scene memories 76 Here’ s how you can assign a ne w name to existing library or scene data. 1 Access the page for the desired library or scene memory . The illustration belo w sho ws an example of when you hav e selected the LIBRAR Y page of the EQ scre[...]

Details on libraries and scene memory 8 Using libraries and scene memories 77 AW1600 Owner’s Manual This section e xplains how to access each type of librar y or scene memor y , and describes the functions that are unique to each of these screens. From this library you can recall EQ, dynamics, and inter - nal ef fect settings to the currently sel[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Details on libraries and scene memory 8 Using libraries and scene memories 78 From this library you can recall dynamics settings to the currently selected channel. Of library numbers 001–128, numbers 001–040 are read-only , and 041–128 can be writ- ten. 1 Use the [INPUT SEL] keys, [TRA CK SEL] keys, [STEREO SEL] key , [...]

Details on libraries and scene memory 8 Using libraries and scene memories 79 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Repeatedly press the Quick Loop Sampler section [SAM- PLE EDIT] ke y or hold do wn the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the LIBRAR Y page of the SAMPLE screen. 1 SORT field Use these three b uttons to specify how the li[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the Recall Safe function 8 Using libraries and scene memories 80 Y ou can specify that specific f aders or specific channels will be e xcluded from Recall operations when the scene is changed either manually or from an e xter nal MIDI de vice. This function is called “Recall Saf e. ” F or example , this is conv e[...]

81 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 9 Mixdown and bounce operations Chapter 9 Mixdown and bounce operations This chapter e xplains mixdown operations, in which y ou mix previously- recorded trac ks and record the result on the stereo track. This chapter also cov ers “bouncing” or “ping-pong recording” of multiple trac ks to a mono trac k or stereo t[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About mixdown and bouncing 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 82 “Bounce” is the process by which the signals recorded on multiple tracks are mixed to the stereo b us, and re- recorded on one or two other tracks. (This process is also called “ping-pong recording. ”) The diagram belo w shows the signal fl ow during boun[...]

Preparing for mixdown 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 83 AW1600 Owner’s Manual To prepare for mixdo wn, select the trac k channels that you will mix down, and adjust the balance and tone of each trac k. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 In the Quick Na vigate section, repeatedl y press the [RECORD] key or hold do wn the [REC[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Preparing for mixdown 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 84 5 If y ou want to adjust the pan of each track channel, repeatedly press the Selected Channel section [P AN/BAL] knob or hold down the [P AN/B AL] knob and use the CUR- SOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the P AN page of the P AN screen. In this page you can set pairing, phase[...]

Using the internal effects via send/return 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 85 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Y ou can use the inter nal eff ects via send/retur n to add eff ects to the mixdown. As an example , here’ s how to use internal effect 1 in this w ay . The “T rack recording” chapter explained ho w to insert an internal ef fect into an input[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the internal effects via send/return 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 86 4 Move the cur sor to the PRE/POST field in the screen, and press the [ENTER] key to specify the location from whic h the signal will be sent from eac h channel to internal effect 1. Select POST if you want the v olume of the effect sound to be af[...]

Recording on the stereo track 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 87 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how to record the final mix on the stereo tr ack. 1 In the Quick Na vigate section, repeatedl y press the [RECORD] key or hold do wn the [RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/ [] keys to access the MIXDO WN page of the RECORD screen. 2 Move the cur sor[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 88 Here’ s how to perf or m the bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure, which lets y ou combine mul- tiple trac ks onto one or two tracks . 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 In the Quick Na vigate section, repeatedl y press the [RE[...]

89 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 6 Raise the [STEREO] fader and the faders of the track c hannel(s) you selected as the bounce-destination to the 0 dB position. 7 Press the RTZ [ ] key to re wind the song. Then hold down the REC [ ● ] key and press the PLA Y [ ] key . The song will begin playing back, and will be recorde[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix) 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 90 3 Move the cur sor to the PITCH FIX button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will appear which allo ws you to select the source edit track. 4 Specify the source edit trac k in the TRA CK filed, then move the cursor to the OK b utton and press [...]

Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix) 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 91 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 6 Raise the [STEREO] fader and the fader of the destination track c hannel to about 0dB on the scale. 7 Press the RTZ [ ] key to re wind the song to the beginning, then press the PLA Y [ ] key while holding the REC [ ● ] key . Song playback will begin [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 92 Here are some conv enient functions that you can use during mixdown or bounce oper ations. During mixdo wn, you can add signals from the input channels or pad channels. For e xample, you could add a performance from a workstation-type sy[...]

Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 93 AW1600 Owner’s Manual During mixdo wn or bouncing, you can watch meters that indicate the input le vels in a single screen. T o do so, repeatedly press the Selected Channel section [VIEW] k ey or hold do wn the [VIEW] ke y and use the CURSOR [ ]/ [] keys to a[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 94 D Effect insert This lets you insert an internal ef fect into the channel. When you mov e the cursor here and press the [ENTER] ke y, a popup window will appear , allowing you to select internal ef fect 1 or 2. E EQ Mov e the cursor here[...]

Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 95 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The chapters entitled “T rack recording” and “Overdub- bing” explained ho w to load an EQ library and use the Selected Channel section [EQ] knob to mak e adjustments. Here’ s how you can mak e more detailed adjustments to the E[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 96 Y ou can perform detailed editing of the dynamics parame- ters in the same way as for the EQ parameters. 1 Press an [INPUT SEL] key , a pad 1–4, a [TRA CK SEL] key , or the [STEREO SEL] key to select the channel whose d ynamics paramet[...]

Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 97 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 Immediately after recalling a read-only library that contains dynamics settings, turning the [D YN] knob will simultaneously adjust multiple parame- ters to af fect the dynamics processing. (The amount of change will depend on the last[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 98 D USED AS Indicates ho w this effect is being used. If the ef fect is internally connected to the mix er section via send/ return, this will indicate “EFF1” or “EFF2. ” If the effect is inserted into a specifi c channel, this wi[...]

Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 99 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 EQ L-MID GAIN B EQ L-MID FREQ C EQ L-MID Q D EQ LO W GAIN E EQ LO W FREQ F EQ LO W Q These specify the gain, frequenc y , and Q for the LO- MID and LO W bands of the return channel EQ. The range of each parameter is the same as in the [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 9 Mixdown and bounce operations 100 5 Select the library that you want to use f or that channel. • If you inser t an internal effect into a channel, the SEND page of the EFF1 screen will no longer show return channel pages 1–4. T o adjust the balance between the origi[...]

101 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 10 Creating an audio CD Chapter 10 Creating an audio CD This chapter e xplains how you can use the CD-R W dr iv e to create an audio CD , and how to pla y back an audio CD . On the A W1600, you can select one or more songs on the hard disk, and write the audio data from the stereo trac k of each song to a CD-R/RW disc in[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Methods of writing an audio CD Creating an audio CD 102 10 There are two w a ys in which you can write audio data to CD-R/R W media. ● T rack At Once This method writes the data in units of CD tracks. The adv antage of this method is that you can add ne w data to media that already contains e xisting data. W ith the T rack[...]

Basic settings for the CD-RW drive 10 Creating an audio CD 103 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Bef ore you actually write data to a CD , you will need to mak e basic settings for the CD-R W drive. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [CD] key or hold do wn the [CD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the SETTING page of the CD sc[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Writing audio data (Track At Once) Creating an audio CD 104 10 Here’ s how to use the T rac k At Once method to wr ite stereo trac ks from songs sav ed on the hard disk to CD-R/R W media. Use this method if you e xpect to be adding tracks to the disc later , or if you w ant a two-second gap between trac ks. 1 Make sure tha[...]

Writing audio data (Track At Once) 10 Creating an audio CD 105 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 4 Move the cur sor to the NEW button, and press the [ENTER] key . The song list will sho w information (track number/ song name/size of the stereo track) for the song that will be written to track 1 of the CD. 5 Move the cur sor to the dotted frame in the song li[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Writing audio data (Disc At Once) Creating an audio CD 106 10 Here’ s how to use the Disc At Once method to write stereo trac ks from songs sav ed on the hard disk to CD-R/R W media. Use this method if you do not want to create silence betw een each track of the CD , or if you w ant to write a single song divided into mult[...]

Writing audio data (Disc At Once) 10 Creating an audio CD 107 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 5 Move the cur sor to the NEW button, and press the [ENTER] key . The song list will sho w information (track number/ song name/size of the stereo track) for the song that will be written to track 1 of the CD. 6 Move the cur sor to the dotted frame in the song lis[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Finalizing CD-R/RW media Creating an audio CD 108 10 Here’ s how to finaliz e CD-R/R W media that you wrote using T rac k At Once, so that the disc can be pla yed by a CD-R W drive or a CD pla yer . 1 Insert the CD-R/RW media that y ou want to finalize into the CD-R W drive. 2 Repeatedly press the [CD] ke y or hold down [...]

Erasing CD-RW media 10 Creating an audio CD 109 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how to er ase all data that has been written to CD-RW media, so that the CD-R W disc can be used as a blank disc. Y ou will need to perform this operation on a disc that has been used to store computer data etc. if you want to use that disc on the A W1600. 1 In the W [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Playing an audio CD Creating an audio CD 110 10 Y ou can use the CD-R W drive to pla y back a conv entional audio CD or CD-R/R W media to which audio data has been written. This is referred to as the CD Pla y function. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [CD] key or hold do wn the [CD] key and use the CURSO[...]

111 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 11 Quick loop sampler Chapter 11 Quick loop sampler This chapter e xplains how to use the Quick Loop Sampler section. The A W1600 contains a quick loop sampler that lets y ou play stereo w av ef or ms (samples) by striking the four pads . Each pad 1–4 has four sample banks (A–D) to which you can assign samples. By sw[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About the quick loop sampler 11 Quick loop sampler 112 A sample can be played back in one of two w ays. “One shot mode” plays the sample once from start to end. “Loop mode” plays the sample repeatedly from start to end. In addition, you can choose either “Gate mode” which plays the sample only while you continue [...]

Using sample libraries 11 Quick loop sampler 113 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Sample libraries contain sets of up to sixteen diff erent samples that can be used by the Quic k Loop Sampler . When the A W1600 is shipped from the f actor y , sets of samples such as drum loops and sounds eff ects are stored on the hard disk as sample librar ies. When you lo[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 114 11 Quick loop sampler 6 To switch the sample bank f or each pad, repeatedly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y to access the SETUP page of the SAMPLE screen. 1 One shot/loop mode An icon indicates whether the sample assigned to the pad is set to One Shot mode ( ) or Loop mode ( ). B P ad number This indicates the pad number 1?[...]

Recording/playing a pad performance 11 Quick loop sampler 115 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 1 One Shot/Loop mode An icon indicates whether the sample assigned to the pad is set to One Shot mode ( ) or Loop mode ( ). B P ad track number This sho ws the pad track number 1–4. At the right is shown the name of the sample for the sample bank selected for th[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 116 11 Quick loop sampler B P ad track number This indicates the pad track number 1–4. At the right is displayed the name of the sample assigned to the sam- ple bank selected for that pad. C T rack mute b utton This button switches muting on/of f for each track. Mov e the cursor to this b utton and press the [ENTER] ke y t[...]

Importing from an audio CD/WAV file to a pad 11 Quick loop sampler 117 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how y ou can impor t CD audio data (CD-D A) or a W A V file from a CD-ROM/CD-R into a sample bank f or pads 1–4. 1 Switch the internal settings of the A W1600 to enable digital recor ding. For details on digital recording settings, refer to p[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Importing from an audio CD/WAV file to a pad 11 Quick loop sampler 118 ● When importing from a W A V file 1 From W A V File Specifies the W A V file that will be imported. If the media contains folders (directories), mo ve to the folder that contains the W A V file you want to import, and then specify the desired W A V[...]

Importing from an audio track/stereo track to a pad 11 Quick loop sampler 119 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how a region of an already-recorded tr ack of the current song can be impor ted into a sam- ple bank f or pads 1–4. 1 Play bac k the song, and find the trac k and region that y ou want to impor t. 2 In the Quick Loop Sampler section, r[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Importing From a Computer To the Pads 11 Quick loop sampler 120 WA V files imported into the A W1600 from a computer via the USB interface can be assigned to the pads. W ith the A W1600 connected to a computer via a USB cable, copy the required file(s) from the computer’ s hard disk to the “T ransport” folder in the [...]

Editing the sample name 11 Quick loop sampler 121 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how y ou can edit the sample name that is assigned when you impor t from an audio CD or WAV file. 1 In the Quick Loop Sampler section, repeat- edly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y or hold down the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y and use CUR- SOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the SETUP pa[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Trimming the playback region 11 Quick loop sampler 122 Here’ s how y ou can view the wa vef or m of the sample assigned to a sample bank, and adjust the pla yback star t and end points. 1 In the Quick Sampler Section, repeatedly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] key or hold do wn the [SAMPLE EDIT] key and use the CUR- SOR [ ]/[ ] ke[...]

Switching the playback mode for each pad 11 Quick loop sampler 123 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how y ou can switch the pla yback mode f or each pad between One Shot or Loop modes, and between T rigger and Gate modes. 1 In the Quick Loop Sampler section, repeat- edly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y or hold down the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y and use the [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the Slice function 11 Quick loop sampler 124 Slice is a function that divides a sample (whose pla yback mode is set to Loop) into eight to six- teen segments, and adjusts the timing of each segment so that it can be pla yed at a diff erent tempo without aff ecting the pitch. Here’ s how y ou can use the Slice functio[...]

Using the Slice function 11 Quick loop sampler 125 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The follo wing diagram sho ws how , for a sample with an original tempo of 100 BPM, the playback timing of each segment will change at a song tempo of 120 BPM or 80 BPM. 5 Strike the pad to hear the result. If the playback of the sample is broken in an unnatural wa y, go bac[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Deleting an unwanted sample 11 Quick loop sampler 126 Here’ s how y ou can delete unused data (before the start point and after the end point) from a specific sample, or completely er ase an individual sample. 1 In the Quick Loop Sampler section, repeat- edly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke y or hold down the [SAMPLE EDIT] ke [...]

127 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing Chapter 12 T rack editing This chapter e xplains how you can edit the audio data recorded in an audio trac k, and how to edit the pad e v ents recorded in a pad track. The A W1600 provides v ar ious editing commands f or editing the recorded audio tracks and pad trac ks. Editing commands are functions t[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual What you can do using editing commands 12 Tr ack editing 128 Here is the basic procedure for using a track editing com- mand. The procedure is essentially the same for all track editing commands. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, repeatedly press the [EDIT] key . The EDIT screen will appear . This screen displays the follo wi[...]

What you can do using editing commands 129 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing For most commands, you will need to set the Start (the beginning of the edited re gion) and End (the end of the edited region) parameters to specify the re gion that will be affected by the command. 5 To specify the beginning of the region to be edited, move the cu[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual List of editing commands 12 Tr ack editing 130 This section lists all the commands that are provided in the EDIT screen, and e xplains their parameters . Erases the data in the specified re gion (between Start and End) of the specified track(s). ● For an audio track ● For a pad track (loop) ● For a pad track (one sho[...]

List of editing commands 131 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing Deletes the data from the specified re gion of the specified track(s). This command is similar to ERASE, b ut differs in that the data that follo ws the specified region will mo ve forward to fill the gap. ● For an audio track ● For a pad track (loop) ● For a pad track[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual List of editing commands 12 Tr ack editing 132 Copies the specified region of data to the specifi ed loca- tion of the specified track. ● For an audio track ● For a pad track (loop) ● For a pad track (one shot) COPY 5 4 7 M 6 1 23 8 9J K L COPY Star t To Star t F rom Tr a c k To Tr a c k F rom Tr a c k To Tr a c k E[...]

List of editing commands 133 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing Mov es the specified region of data to the specifi ed loca- tion of the specified track. This is similar to COPY , b ut dif fers in that the mov e-source data will be deleted. ● For an audio track ● For a pad track (loop) ● For a pad track (one shot) The parameters are [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual List of editing commands 12 Tr ack editing 134 Exchanges data between the specified tracks. ● For an audio track Adjusts the length of the specified re gion of an audio track, without changing the pitch. ● If y ou set Ratio = 50% ● If y ou set Ratio = 200% Parameter Range Explanation 1 From TR 1–16 A single audio t[...]

List of editing commands 135 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing Adjusts the pitch of the specified re gion of an audio track, without changing the length. Writes the specified region of an audio track to a W A V file. Use this when you want to transfer audio data to your computer so that you can edit the data using a w av eform editing pr[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 12 Tr ack editing 136 In this section we’ll discuss tr ansferring (e xpor ting) audio data from the A W1600 trac ks to a com- puter in W A V file format, and transf erring (impor ting) audio data in W A V file f or mat from a com- puter or CD into the A W1600 audio [...]

Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 137 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing 3 Move the cur sor to the From TR field, and select the audio track that y ou want to write. If you select “1–16, ” the current tracks of tracks 1–16 will be written as separate monaural W A V files. If you select “1”–“16, ” the[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 12 Tr ack editing 138 5 Move the cur sor to the CONNECT button, and press the [ENTER] key . The USB file transfer mode (USB Storage mode) will be engaged and the display sho wn below will appear . Most of the A W1600 functions are temporarily of f while this mode is en[...]

Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 139 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing 9 In the A W1600 screen, move the cursor to the CANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w confirming whether the A W1600 has been safely remov ed from the computer will appear . 10 To return to the normal mode move the cur- sor to [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 12 Tr ack editing 140 5 When y ou have finished making settings, move the cur sor to the EXEC button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will ask you to confirm the opera- tion. 6 To execute the import operation, move the cursor to the OK b utton and press the[...]

Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 141 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 12 Tr ack editing 1 From CD TRA CK Specifies the audio track number (01–99) of the import-source CD. B From Start Specifies the beginning of the data that will be imported, in minutes/seconds/frames (1/75 second). C From End Specifies the end of the data that w[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files 12 Tr ack editing 142 9 Use the T o TR, T o V .TR, and T o Start fields to specify the track n umber , vir tual track n um- ber , and star ting location into which the data will be imported. 10 When y ou have finished making settings, move the cur sor to the EXEC butt[...]

143 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 13 Song management Chapter 13 Song management This chapter e xplains how to perf or m song management operations such as cop ying, deleting, backing up , and restor ing songs. On the A W1600, your recorded compositions are managed in units called “songs. ” When you sa ve a song on the hard disk, the audio data, the s[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About songs 13 Song management 144 Song and related data stored on hard disk can be accessed from a computer connected via USB in the same way as the hierarchical fi les and folders on the computer’ s hard disk. The folders are or ganized as follows: ■ Song Folder Organization 001 Library Name.A WL 001 Librar y Name.A W[...]

145 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 13 Song management The follo wing operations are possible by directly access- ing the data on the internal hard disk from a computer . For detailed operating procedures refer to “Exporting W A V files and importing audio CD or W A V files” on page 136. • Specified audio data on the internal hard disk can be dire[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Editing various settings for the song 13 Song management 146 Here’ s how to mak e various settings for a song, such as s witching protect on/off and selecting the counter displa y format and time code format. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, press the [SONG] key . The SONG screen will appear . 2 Repeatedly press the [SONG][...]

Copying or deleting a song 13 Song management 147 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how to cop y or delete a song in the hard disk. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, press the [SONG] key . The SONG screen will appear . 2 Repeatedly press the [SONG] ke y or hold down the [SONG] ke y and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the LIST page. This page c[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Optimizing a song 13 Song management 148 “Optimize” is an operation that deletes the undo/redo audio data and the un used sample data maintained within the song. When y ou hav e finished recording and editing a song, you can e xe- cute the Optimize oper ation on that song to increase the amount of free space on the hard[...]

Creating a tempo map 13 Song management 149 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The “tempo map” contains data to change the tempo or time signature at the beginning of the song or at any measure or beat within the song. The measure/beat displa y counter , the Quick Loop Sampler , the inter nal metronome, and the MIDI cloc k data generated within the A W160[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Creating a tempo map 13 Song management 150 3 Move the cur sor to the item that you want to edit, and turn the [DA T A/JOG] dial to edit the value. If the METER, TEMPO, P AD B ANK 1–4, or SCENE v alue is “–”, mo ve the cursor to the item and press the [ENTER] ke y before you edit the v alue. The range for each item i[...]

Importing data from an existing song 13 Song management 151 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Here’ s how selected items of data such as scenes , libraries, or individual trac ks of audio data from a song sav ed on the hard disk can be impor ted into the current song. 1 In the W ork Navigate section, press the [SONG] key . The SONG screen will appear . 2 R[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 152 13 Song management 5 Move the cur sor to the TRA CK field and V .TR field, and turn the [D A T A/JOG] dial to specify the track n umber and virtual track num ber . The name of the selected import-source track will be displayed in the N AME field. 6 Move the cur sor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup [...]

Backing up songs and sample libraries 13 Song management 153 AW1600 Owner’s Manual E AS A W2816 button Backs up the audio tracks within a song in the format of an A W2816 backup file. Select this format when restoring data on a Y amaha AW -series Audio W orkstation other than the A W1600 (A W4416, A W2816, A W2400, A W16G). This format can only [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Restoring songs or sample libraries 13 Song management 154 Here’ s how data that y ou backed up to CD-R/R W media can be restored to the hard disk of the AW 1600. 1 Insert the CD-R/RW media containing the backup data into the CD-R W drive. If the backup data occupies more than one v olume of media, insert the first v olum[...]

155 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 13 Song management 8 Move the cur sor to the OK button if you want to ex ecute the restore operation (or to the CANCEL button if y ou decide not to restore), and press the [ENTER] key . The current song will be sa ved automatically , and the restore operation will begin. A popup windo w will indicate the progress of the [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Exchanging Song Data With Other AW-series Audio Workstations 13 Song management 156 5 T urn the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select a song that y ou want to restore . 6 Move the cur sor to the ENABLE/DISABLE button and press the [ENTER] ke y . The symbol at the right of the data will change to ● , and the data will be selected for[...]

157 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 14 MIDI and utility functions Chapter 14 MIDI and utility functions This chapter e xplains basic MIDI-related settings, functions that use MIDI, and v arious utility functions. On the A W1600, you can use MIDI to do the f ollowing things . ● Synchr onize operation with an external device Y ou can synchronize an A W1600[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual 158 14 MIDI and utility functions The UTILITY screen MIDI 1 page lets you specify the connector/port to be used for MIDI mes- sage transmission and reception to and from e xter nal MIDI de vices. To access this page, repeatedly press the W ork Navigation section [UTILITY] ke y or hold down the [UTILITY] ke y and use the CURS[...]

Setting MIDI messages 14 MIDI and utility functions 159 AW1600 Owner’s Manual B MMC MODE Specifies ho w MMC will be transmitted/recei ved. • MASTER b utton .... If this button is on, the A W1600 will be the MMC master . When you operate the tr anspor t, the corre- sponding MMC command will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT/ THR U or USB connect[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Setting MIDI messages 14 MIDI and utility functions 160 G MIDI CH Selects the MIDI channel that will be used to transmit and recei ve MIDI messages such as program changes and con- trol changes. This area contains the follo wing two items. •T X ............. Selects the transmit MIDI channel, in a range of 1–16. While MI[...]

Setting MIDI messages 14 MIDI and utility functions 161 AW1600 Owner’s Manual ● When CTRL CHG MODE = 2 CC# P ARAMETER 0 NO ASSIGN 1F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 1 2F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 2 3F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 3 4F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 4 5F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 5 6F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 6 7F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 7 8F ADER CHANNEL INPUT 8 9F ADER CHANNEL P AD 1 1[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Setting MIDI messages 14 MIDI and utility functions 162 ● When CTRL CHG MODE = 3 CC# P ARAMETER 0 NO ASSIGN 1F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 1 2F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 2 3F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 3 4F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 4 5F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 5 6F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 6 7F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 7 8F ADER CHANNEL TRA CK 8 9F ADER CHANNEL [...]

Using the MIDI Remote function 14 MIDI and utility functions 163 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The A W1600 provides a MIDI Remote function that lets you use the controls of the top panel to transmit the desired MIDI messages. By using the MIDI Remote function, you can use the A W1600 as a physical controller for a computer program or MIDI tone generator [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the MIDI Remote function 14 MIDI and utility functions 164 To access the PRESET page of the REMO TE screen, repeatedly press the W ork Navig ate section [REMO TE] ke y or hold do wn the [REMOTE] k ey and use the CUR- SOR [ ]/[ ] keys. This page contains the follo wing items. 1 List Select one of the ten presets sho wn [...]

Using the MIDI Remote function 14 MIDI and utility functions 165 AW1600 Owner’s Manual ● When the 1-16 button is selected ● When the 1-12 button is selected ● When the 9-16 button is selected C TRANSPORT Select one of the follo wing to specify what will happen when you operate the ke ys of the transport section while using the MIDI Remote f[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the MIDI Remote function 14 MIDI and utility functions 166 E ALL INIT button Resets all MIDI messages assigned to the f aders/[TRA CK SEL] ke ys to the initial settings. T o initialize, move the cursor to this button and press the [ENTER] k ey . F F ADER button If you turn this b utton on, the MIDI message assigned to [...]

Using the test tone oscillator 14 MIDI and utility functions 167 AW1600 Owner’s Manual The OSC page of the UTILITY screen lets you send the signal of the A W1600’ s built-in test oscil- lator (the test tone oscillator) to the desired bus . To access this page, repeatedly press the W ork Navigate section [UTILITY] ke y or hold down the [UTILITY][...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Digital input settings and Initializing the internal hard disk 14 MIDI and utility functions 168 In the D .IN HDD page of the UTILITY screen you can mak e settings for digital input, and initializ e the inter nal hard disk. To access this page, repeatedly press the W ork Navigation section [UTILITY] ke y or hold down the [UT[...]

169 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 14 MIDI and utility functions F FORMA T button Formats (initializes) the internal hard disk. When you mov e the cursor to this b utton and press the [ENTER] ke y , the hard disk will be formatted. During e xecution, a popup windo w will indicate the progress. When formatting has been completed, the popup windo w will clo[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Overall settings for the AW1600 14 MIDI and utility functions 170 E F ADER FLIP Specifies whether faders 1–8 and 9/10–15/16 will adjust the track channel le vels (TRA CK) or the input channel/ pad le vels (INPUT). When the power is turned on, this set- ting will always return to TRA CK. F NUDGE MODE Selects the playback[...]

171 AW1600 Owner’s Manual 15 Using the A W1600 with external devices Chapter 15 Using the A W1600 with external devices This chapter describes various examples of ho w you can use the A W1600 in conjunction with e xter nal de vices. There are numerous w a ys in which you can use the A W1600 together with a workstation synthe- sizer (a synthesiz e[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the AW1600 with a “workstation synth” 15 172 Using the A W1600 with external devices Here’ s how you can synchronize the A W1600 and the built-in sequencer of your w orkstation synth, and use the sequencer to record/play the fader and pan operations you perform on the A W1600. Since operating the A W1600’ s mix[...]

Using the AW1600 with a “workstation synth” 15 173 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the A W1600 with external devices Here’ s how you can transmit program changes from the b uilt-in sequencer of your w orkstation to switch scenes on the A W1600. 1 In the Control section, use the [SCENE] key to access the PC T ABLE page of the SCENE screen. This [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Remotely controlling a tone generator module 15 174 Using the A W1600 with external devices Here’ s how y ou can use the A W1600’ s MIDI Remote function to remotely control a tone genera- tor module. 1 Connect the A W1600 to y our tone generator module as shown in the f ollowing diagram. 2 Use the W ork Navigate section [...]

Using external effects 15 175 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the A W1600 with external devices As an alter nativ e to using the inter nal effects , you can use an e xter nal eff ect processor con- nected to the STEREO/A UX OUT jacks . As an example , here’ s how you can use A UX bus 1 to apply a mono-in stereo-out re verb to the trac k channels du[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using external effects 15 176 Using the A W1600 with external devices ● Signal flow when using an e xternal effect processor 8 In the Selected Channel section, repeatedly press the [P AN/BAL] knob to access the P AN page of the P AN screen, and spread apart the pan settings of input channels 3/4. The ef fect sound will be[...]

Connecting a digital recorder such as MD or DAT 15 177 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Using the A W1600 with external devices By connecting a digital recorder to the A W1600’ s DIGIT AL STEREO IN or DIGIT AL STEREO OUT jack, y ou can mixdown to the digital recorder such as MD or D A T while k eeping the signal in the digital domain, or record an audio s[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Connecting a digital recorder such as MD or DAT 15 178 Using the A W1600 with external devices To play back your digital recorder and listen to the recorded result, connect the DIGIT AL STEREO OUT jack of your digital recorder to the A W1600’ s DIGI- T AL STEREO IN jack, and perform the following steps. 7 If y ou want to h[...]

179 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix Appendix Input library list No. Name Effect T ype Description 00 Initial Data Initialize to a def ault state in which EQ, D YN, and EFFECT are not applied. EG: Electric guitar 01 Multi Drive AmpSimulate Drive sound usab le in a wide range of situations from backing to lead. 02 Light Crunch AmpSimulate Light crun[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Mastering library list 180 Appendix Mastering library list No. Name Description 00 Initial Data Initialize to a state in which EQ and D YN are not applied. 01 VIT AL MIX Standard mastering effect that enhances the ov erall loudness, creating a mix with extended lo w and high ranges. Use on the two-trac k mix for an y type of[...]

EQ library list 181 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix These are the preset equalizer settings pro vided by the libr ar y . No. Name Description 001 Bass Dr um 1 Emphasizes the low r ange of the bass drum and the attack created by the beater . 002 Bass Dr um 2 Creates a peak around 80Hz, producing a tight, stiff sound. 003 Snare Dr um 1 Emphasizes sn[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Dynamics Parameters 182 Appendix Dynamics processors are generally used to correct or control signal le vels. Howe ver , you can also use them creativ ely to shape the volume en velope of a sound. The A W1600 features com- prehensiv e dynamics processors for all the input channels , tape retur ns, and the bus and stereo outp[...]

Dynamics Parameters 183 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix An expander is another form of automatic le vel control. By attenuating the signal belo w the threshold, the e xpander reduces lo w-lev el noise and ef fectiv ely increases the dynamic range of the recorded material. Expander (EXP) parameters: • Threshold — determines the le vel of input [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Dynamics Parameters 184 Appendix A gate, or noise gate is an audio switch used to mute sig- nals belo w a set threshold le vel. It can be used to suppress background noise and hiss from v alve (tube) amps, effects pedals, and microphones. Ducking is used to automatically reduce the le vels of one signal when the le vel of a [...]

Dynamics library list 185 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix These are the preset dynamics settings provided b y the A W1600. F or details on the function of each parameter , ref er to page 182. 001 A.Dr .BD (CMP) 002 A.Dr .BD (EXP) 003 A.Dr .BD (GA T) 004 A.Dr .BD (CPH) Use these presets to apply CMP , EXP , GA T , or CPH respec- tiv ely to the bass[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects library list 186 Appendix The f ollowing tab le lists the preset effects progr ams. See “Effects P arameters” ( → p . 188) f or detailed parameter inf or mation. Effects prog rams that use the HQ. PITCH effect can be used only with Eff ect 2. ■ Reverb-type Eff ects ■ Delays ■ Modulation-type Effects ■ D[...]

Effects library list 187 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ Dynamic Effects ■ Combined Effects ■ Other Effects No. Title T ype Description 26 Dyna.Filter D YNA.FIL TER Dynamically controlled filter. Responds to MIDI Note On velocity when SOURCE set to MIDI. 27 Dyna.Flange D YNA.FLANGE Dynamically controlled flanger. Responds to MIDI Note On[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 188 Appendix ■ REVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB ST A GE, REVERB PLA TE ■ EARL Y REF . ■ GA TE REVERB, REVERSE GA TE Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3 – 99.0 s Rev erb time INI.DL Y 0.0 – 500.0 ms Initial dela y before re verb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1 – 1.0 High-frequency rev erb time ratio L[...]

Effects Parameters 189 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ MONO DELA Y ■ STEREO DELA Y ■ MOD .DELA Y ■ DELA Y LCR Parameter Range Description DELA Y 0.0 – 2730.0 ms Delay time FB.GAIN –99 to +99% F eedback gain (plus v alues for normal-phase feedbac k, minus values f or rev erse-phase feedback) HI.RA TIO 0.1 – 1.0 High-frequency feedba[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 190 Appendix ■ ECHO ■ CHORUS ■ FLANGE Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0 – 1350.0 ms Left channel dela y time FB.DL Y L 0.0 – 1350.0 ms Left channel feedbac k delay time FB.G L –99 to +99% Left channel f eedback gain (plus values f or nor mal-phase feedbac k, minus values f or reverse-pha[...]

Effects Parameters 191 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ SYMPHONIC ■ PHASER ■ AU T O P A N Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05 – 40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0 – 100% Modulation depth MOD .DL Y 0.0 – 500.0 ms Modulation dela y time WA VE Sine, T ri Modulation wav eform LSH F 21.2 – 8.00 k [Hz] Low-shelving filter frequency LSH[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 192 Appendix ■ TREMOLO ■ HQ.PITCH (Effect 2 only) ■ DU AL PITCH ■ ROT A RY Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05 – 40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0 – 100% Modulation depth WA VE Sine, T ri, Square Modulation w av eform LSH F 21.2 – 8.00 k [Hz] Low-shelving filter frequency LSH G –12 to +[...]

Effects Parameters 193 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ RING MOD . ■ MOD .FIL TER ■ DIST ORTION ■ AMP SIMULA TE Parameter Range Description SOURCE OSC , SELF Modulation source: oscillator or input signal OSC FREQ 0.0 – 5000.0 Hz Oscillator frequency FM FREQ 0.05 – 40.00 Hz Oscillator frequency modulation speed FM DEPTH 0 – 100% Osci[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 194 Appendix ■ D YNA.FIL TER ■ D YNA.FLANGE ■ D YNA.PHASER Parameter Range Description SOURCE INPUT , MIDI Control source: input signal or MIDI note on v elocity SENSE 0 – 100 Sensitivity TYPE LPF , HPF , BPF Filter type OFFSET 0 – 100 Filter frequency offset RESO . 0 – 20 Filter resonance DIR.[...]

Effects Parameters 195 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ REV+CHORUS ■ REV ->CHORUS ■ REV+FLANGE Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3 – 99.9 s Rev erb time INI.DL Y 0.0 – 500.0 ms Initial dela y before re verb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1 – 1.0 High-frequency rev erb time ratio DIFF . 0 – 10 Rev erb diffusion (left-r ight rev erb spree[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 196 Appendix ■ REV ->FLANGE ■ REV+SYMPHO . ■ REV ->SYMPHO . Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3 – 99.9 s Rev erb time INI.DL Y 0.0 – 500.0 ms Initial dela y before re verb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1 – 1.0 High-frequency rev erb time ratio DIFF . 0 – 10 Rev erb diffusion (left-r ight rev [...]

Effects Parameters 197 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ REV ->P AN ■ DELA Y+ER. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3 – 99.9 s Rev erb time INI.DL Y 0.0 – 500.0 ms Initial dela y before re verb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1 – 1.0 High-frequency rev erb time ratio DIFF . 0 – 10 Rev erb diffusion (left-r ight rev erb spreed) DENSITY 0 – [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 198 Appendix ■ DELA Y->ER. ■ DELA Y+REV ■ DELA Y->REV Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0 – 1000.0 ms Left channel dela y time DELA Y R 0.0 – 1000.0 ms Right channel delay time FB.DL Y 0.0 – 1000.0 ms Feedbac k delay time FB.GAIN –99 to +99% F eedback gain (plus v alues for normal-[...]

Effects Parameters 199 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ DIST ->DELA Y ■ MUL TI FIL TER Parameter Range Description DST TYPE DST1, DST2, OVD1, O VD2, CR UNCH Distor tion type (DST = distortion, OVD = ov erdr ive) DRIVE 0 – 100 Distortion dr ive MASTER 0 – 100 Master v olume T ONE –10 to +10 T one control N.GA TE 0 – 20 Noise reducti[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Sample library list 200 Appendix This is a list of the sample libraries that are installed on the inter nal hard disk when the A W1600 is shipped from the f actor y . L: LOOP O: ONESHO T –: No assigns Name P AD1 P AD2 P AD3 P AD4 ABCDABCDABCDABCD 060Normal16 LL––LL––LL–– O O –– 060Normal8 LL––LL––LL[...]

Sample library list 201 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix 140MedF ast8 LL––LL––LL–– O O –– 140T echno LL––LL––LL–– O O –– 147Drumn_Bs LL––LL––LL––LL–– 154LatinSwng LL––LL––LL––LL–– 170F ast8 LL––LL––LL–– O O –– Bang_Explosn O O – – O O – – O O – – O O – –[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting 202 Appendix ■ Po wer does not turn on • Is the A C adaptor connected to an AC outlet of the correct voltage? • Is the POWER switch turned ON? • If the power still does not turn on, please contact your Y amaha dealer . ■ LCD display is dim or dark • Use the contrast knob located at the lower right[...]

Troubleshooting 203 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ Noise is present in the recorded signal • The oscillator may be functioning. • Does the word clock setting match for the A W1600 and the external de vice(s)? • Go to the RECORD screen in the Quick Navigate section and check the recording-source and recording-destination. ■ Can’t sel[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting 204 Appendix ■ Editing results are not heard in the sound •H av e you selected the virtual track that you recorded? • Are you using the appropriate editing command? ■ Counter display is not 0 when y ou return to the beginning of the song • The display mode may be set to REMAIN (remaining recording t[...]

Troubleshooting 205 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ Can’t receive MMC messages • Is the MIDI cable connected to the MIDI IN connector? • In the UTILITY screen MIDI 2 page, has MMC MODE been set to SLA VE? Does the DEVICE NO. match? ■ Can’t use the preset remote settings • Depending on the sequencer that you want to control, you may[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Display message list 206 Appendix ■ Messages * A “region” is a continuous segment of audio data recorded on one trac k. A/B POINTS NO T FOUND Repeat Pla yback cannot be perf or med because A/B points are not specifi ed. CANNO T DEFEA T MUTE Mute cannot be disengaged because the sim ultaneous playbac k limit will be e [...]

Display message list 207 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ P opup messages ALL Song Data Corrupt! Format INT .HDD. The file system is corrupt. The inter nal hard disk will be initializ ed. A udio Data T oo Shor t! The sample is too short. Buffer Underrun! A buff er underrun error was encountered while writing to the CD . CD Import Prohibited! E[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Display message list 208 Appendix * A “region” is a continuous segment of audio data recorded on one trac k. Protected! Can’t edit the fi le because it is protected. Read-Only File! Can’t sav e, erase , or edit the title because the file is read-only . Region Full! The maximum allowab le number of regions* has been[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 209 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix • The software and this owner’ s manual are the exclusi ve copyrights of Y amaha Corporation. • Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is e xpressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer . •Y am[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 210 Appendix 9 When the installation is complete , the system displays “Completing the Found New Hard- ware Wizard. ” Click [Finish]. 10 Restart the computer. The dri ver has been installed. 1 Start your computer , then log in as Adminis- trator . To confirm that the Administrat[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 211 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix In order to restore the internal hard disk to the f actory-set condition, you will need to perform the follo wing two pro- cedures. A Initialize the internal hard disk B Load the demo song and sample library Initialize the internal hard disk. ( → p. 168) When you initi[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 212 Appendix ● Installing the Cubase/Nuendo remote setup file 1 Start up Cubase/Nuendo. 2 In the menu bar , select [Devices] menu ➝ [Device Setup...]. 3 The Device Setup window will appear . Select [Add Device] ➝ [Generic Remote]. 4 The Generic Remote setting display will appe[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 213 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ● Installing the SONAR template file 1 Copy the SONAR template file from the included CD-R OM to the folder in which SONAR is installed. 2 Start up SONAR. 3 In the menu bar , select [File] menu ➝ [Open]. 4 The “Open file” dialog box will appear . Choose Cakewa[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600 214 Appendix ● Setting Pro T ools remote control Y ou can remotely control the Pro T ools software from the A W1600. No special setting file is required. Use the fol- lowing procedure to mak e settings. 1 In the menu bar , select [Setup] ➝ [P eripherals...]. 2 The Peripherals wi[...]

MIDI data format 215 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix 1. Functions 1.1. Scene Change The settings of the [MIDI PR OGRAM CHANGE T ABLE] specify the scene that is recalled when a Program Change message is receiv ed. The settings of the [MIDI PR OGRAM CHANGE T ABLE] specify the program number that is transmitted when a scene is recalled. If more than [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual MIDI data format 216 Appendix 3.1.9. MTC SYNC A VERA GE When the A W1600 is functioning as a MTC SLA VE, this setting specifies how it will follo w the MTC data. Set this to 0 if the incom- ing MTC data has a highly accurate timing; set this to 1 or 2 if the timing of the incoming MTC data is not as accurate (such as when r[...]

MIDI data format 217 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix 5.5. MIDI TIME CODE QUAR TER FRAME (F1) < T ransmission > If [MIDI OUT] is set to MTC, Quarter Frame messages will be trans- mitted according to the time code movements of the recorder when the recorder is playing or recording. < Reception > This message is receiv ed if [MTC SYNC MOD[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual MIDI data format 218 Appendix 5.13.1.5. MMC REWIND < T ransmission > This message is transmitted with a device number of 7F when the REWIND key is pressed. < Reception > If the A W1600 is operating as an MMC Slave, the transport will begin re wind when this message is receiv ed with a matching device number or a [...]

MIDI Implementation Chart 219 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Professional Audio Workstation ] Date :21-JUL-2004 Model AW1600 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default x 1, 3 Memorized Mode Message[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Specifications 220 Appendix ■ General Specifications Frequency Response 0 +1/–3 dB @20Hz – 20kHz (MIC/LINE INPUT to STEREO/A UX OUT , GAIN: min.) T otal Harmonic Distortion (measured with 20kHz LPF) Less than 0.03 % @1kHz/–10dBV (MIC/LINE INPUT to STEREO/A UX OUT , GAIN: min.) Dynamic Range (measured with IHF-A) 109[...]

Specifications 221 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix ■ Mixer Section ● Input/Output MIC/LINE INPUT 1 – 8 (balanced XLR/phone combo) Phantom P ower Supply : +48 ± 3V Input Impedance : 3 k Ω Nominal Input Le vel : –46 dBu to + 4 dBu Minimum Input Le vel : –52 dBu Maximum Input Le vel : +18 dBu MIC/LINE INPUT (Hi-Z) 8 (unbalanced phone) In[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Dimensions 222 Appendix * Specifications and descriptions in this o wner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in e very locale, please[...]

Index 223 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix A A/B key ........................................ 20 A/B point ...................................... 65 A-B Repeat .................................. 70 Access indicator .................... 18, 23 Accessing a screen/page/channel ................... 24 Adjusting the input level .............. 34 AMP ....[...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Index 224 Appendix Editing a value in the display ....... 25 Editing command ....................... 127 List .......................................... 130 effect ............................................ 99 BYPASS .................................... 97 USED AS .................................. 98 EFFECT 1 knob .......[...]

Index 225 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix message list .............................. 206 metronome .................................. 47 Metronome button ................. 36, 47 Metronome knob ......................... 36 MIC/LINE INPUT jack ............ 21, 33 MIC/LINE INPUT jack (Hi-Z).. 21, 33 MIDI ........................................... [...]

AW1600 Owner’s Manual Index 226 Appendix SET key ....................................... 20 shut down .................................... 11 SHUTDOWN page ...................... 11 SIMPLY button .......................... 109 SLICE ........................................ 124 Slice function ............................. 124 Song ................[...]

Block diagram 227 AW1600 Owner’s Manual Appendix Block diagram CH DIRECT OUT1(...8) 8 INPUT 1(...8) BUS L BUS R STEREO L STEREO R EFF 1 EFF 2 AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX EFF PAN LEVEL PRE/POST ON Mono in X 8 ON CH DIRECT OUT [MIC/LINE INPUT] 4BAND EQ (EQ) L R [MONITOR OUT] ATT ON STEREO L STEREO R INSERT ATT AD INPUT 1-8 GAIN ATT 4BAND EQ 4BAND EQ (EQ) METER[...]

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