Yamaha AW2400 manual

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AW2400 Owner’s Manual 2 * This applies only to products distributed by Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) 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 contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appro ved by Y a[...]

3 AW2400 Owner’s Manual The abov e warning is located on the rear of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to con[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 4 PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future reference . 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, [...]

5 AW2400 Owner’s Manual • Before connecting the device to other devices, turn off the power for all devices. Before turning the power on or off for all devices, set all volume levels to minimum. • Be sure to connect to a properly grounded power source. A ground screw is provided on the rear panel of this device for maximum safety and shock pr[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 6 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 rear of this product. The[...]

7 AW2400 Owner’s Manual • 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[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 8 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 Ins[...]

9 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Contents 11. Patching and signal flow 99 Input signal patching .................................................. 99 Patching for Direct Recording ................................ 99 Patching for Mixed Recording .............................. 102 Output signal patching .............................................. 104 12.[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 10 Contents 18. Song management 165 About songs ............................................................. 165 Managing Your Songs .............................................. 167 Editing various settings for the song ........................ 174 Creating a tempo map .............................................. 175 Ba[...]

11 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Bef ore you start 1 Chapter 1 Before you start This chapter e xplains what you should kno w before y ou begin using the A W2400. The A W2400 package contains the follo wing items. If any are missing, please contact your dealer . • The A W2400 •P ow er cord • Owner’ s manual (this book) • CD-ROM Copying of commer[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 12 Bef ore you start 1 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 Ne ver touch the objecti ve lens. B Be careful that the objecti ve lens does not become dusty or dirty . C If the objecti ve lens becomes du[...]

Installing an optional card 13 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Bef ore you start 1 By installing a separately sold mini-YGD AI card in a rear- panel slot, you can add analog input/output jacks to the A W2400 or allo w connection of external digital de vices. The follo wing types of cards can be used. Refer to the Y amaha Pro Audio global website for the mo[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 14 Bef ore you start 1[...]

15 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 Chapter 2 Introducing the A W2400 This chapter describes the features of the A W2400, the name of each par t and its function, and introduces ter minology you need to kno w when using the A W2400. The A W2400 is an audio workstation that combines a digital mixer , multi-eff ect processor , hard d[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Features of the AW2400 Introducing the A W2400 16 2 ● T otally redesigned operation The A W2400 is designed to be operated directly by the musician (guitarist, v ocalist, drummer etc.). Input signal track assignment, mixdo wn and bounce recording set- tings, tracking with ef fects/EQ/dynamics, compressor set- tings, and mu[...]

17 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 A dedicated CD-R W dri ve is installed in the A W2400. Y ou can produce an audio CD containing the stereo mix es of songs recorded on the hard disk. Markers assigned within a song can also be used as the CD track numbers. Y ou can ev en use advanced techniques such as assigning more than one trac[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual AW2400 terminology Introducing the A W2400 18 2 Locations within a song that you specified in order to e xe- cute a function such as auto punch-in/out or A-B repeat playback are called “locate points. ” Locate points include in/out points and the A/B points. Y ou can use the Locate section ke ys to mov e instantly to th[...]

AW2400 terminology 19 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 Channel pan, EQ, dynamics processor and other settings are kno wn as “mix parameters”. All mix parameters can be sav ed together as “scenes” that can be recalled when- ev er necessary . Furthermore, specialized libraries are pro- vided for v arious parameter groups – [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Introducing the A W2400 20 2 This section e xplains the names and functions of the v arious items on the A W2400’ s top panel, rear panel, and front panel. Parts of the A W2400 and what they do T op panel Wo rk Na vigate section (P . 21) Analog Input section (P . 21) Quick Na vigate sec[...]

Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 21 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 1 [GAIN] knobs 1–8 These adjust the sensiti vity of the rear panel MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8 to input signals. B [PEAK] Indicators These indicators will light red if the peak signal le vel after the [GAIN] knob reaches or e xceeds 3-dB below clipping. To se[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Introducing the A W2400 22 2 1 Display The backlit display screen pro vides easy visual access to all functions and parameters. B Stereo Meters These 12-segment le vels meters sho w the final output sig- nals le vels on the stereo b us. C [METER] key Calls the METER screen which includes[...]

Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 23 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 1 [SEL] keys 1–12 B [STEREO SEL] key Selects the channel to be operated. The [SEL] ke y of the currently selected channel will light. C [ON] keys 1 – 12 D [STEREO ON] key T urns the corresponding channel ON or OFF . The [ON] ke y will be lit when the corre[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Introducing the A W2400 24 2 1 [VIEW] key This ke y accesses the CH VIEW screen, where you can check the le vel of each channel, or perform on-screen adjustments to the faders and other mix parameters of each channel. B [D YN] key Calls the D YN AMICS screen for the currently selected cha[...]

Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 25 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 1 [INC] key Increments (increases) the selected v alue by 1. B [DEC] key Decrements (decreases) the selected v alue by 1. C [Cursor] keys ([ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] keys) These ke ys mov e the cursor (the blinking frame) around the screen to select a specific item. D [[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Introducing the A W2400 26 2 1 [IN 1-8] key B [IN 9-16] key C [MASTER] key D [TRA CK 1-12] key E [TRA CK 13-24] key Select the mixing layer to be operated by the [SEL] 1–12 ke ys, the [ON] 1–12 ke ys, and faders 1–12. The mixing layers that can be controlled when each of these k eys[...]

Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 27 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 1 [SOUND CLIP] key This ke y accesses the SOUND CLIP screen, where you can record or play sound clips. B MARK SEARCH [ ]/[ ] keys These ke ys search for markers placed within the song. C [MARK] key This ke y places a marker at the current location of the song.[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Introducing the A W2400 28 2 1 [MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8 (XLR) These are XLR-3-31 type balanced input jacks. Nominal input le vel is from -46 dBu to +4 dBu. Connector wiring is as sho wn below . B [MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8 (TRS phone) These are TRS phone type balanced input jacks. N[...]

Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 29 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 K PHANT OM +48V [CH1-4] and [CH5-8] switches Independent phantom po wer switches are provided for the XLR-type [MIC/LINE INPUT] jack groups 1 through 4 (CH1-4) and 5 through 8 (CH5-8). T urn phantom power to the appropriate jacks ON when using one or more phan[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the AW2400 Introducing the A W2400 30 2 This section e xplains basic operation of the A W2400. The display of the A W2400 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- tion[...]

Basic operation of the AW2400 31 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 When you want to edit an internal setting of the A W2400, or to edit a parameter that cannot be operated by a f ader or knob on the top panel, you will need to access the desired screen and page. 1 Press the key or knob f or the desired screen. The ke ys and knobs of[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the AW2400 Introducing the A W2400 32 2 When you create a ne w song or sav e a scene memory or library setting, a popup windo w will appear allo wing you to assign a name for the song or setting. This popup windo w contains the follo wing items and functions. 1 Te xt input box This box lets you input chara[...]

Basic operation of the AW2400 33 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 Switching mixing layers af fects the functions of [ON] ke ys 1–12, [SEL] ke ys 1–12, and faders 1–12, allo wing efficient control in a v ariety of signal- routing configurations. Remote control of e xternal equipment is also possi- ble. Dif ferent mixing laye[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the AW2400 Introducing the A W2400 34 2 2 Press the SELECTED CHANNEL section [D YN], [A UX], [EFFECT], or [P AN/EQ] key so that its indicator light, according to the parameter s you want to control. W ith the default settings the screen corresponding to the pressed ke y will appear automatically . The disp[...]

Basic operation of the AW2400 35 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Introducing the A W2400 2 4 If y ou want more precise editing control o ver the parame- ter selected in step 2, above, press the corresponding SELECTED CHANNEL knob (1–4) to call up the screen containing the related parameters. 5 Move the cur sor in the screen to the desired parameter , and[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 36 Introducing the A W2400 2[...]

37 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Connection and Setup 3 Chapter 3 Connection and Setup This chapter will descr ibe the A W2400 setup process from connection to instruments and other external equipment up to getting sound from a monitor system. The f ollowing connection diag ram shows a typical A W2400 setup . Connect your microphones, instruments, and ot[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Turning the power on/off Connection and Setup 38 3 F ollow the procedure outlined belo w when turning the A W2400 pow er ON and OFF . F ailure to f ol- low this procedure can result in damage to the internal hard disk or your e xter nal monitor system. In a system that includes the A W2400, turn the power to each de vice on [...]

Adjusting the input level 39 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Connection and Setup 3 Here’ s the basic procedure f or setting up an input channel to which a microphone or instrument is connected via [MIC/LINE INPUT] jack 1–8, and adjusting the input le vel while monitoring the signal via the stereo bus . 1 T urn down the [GAIN] knob for the [MIC/ LINE I[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Adjusting the input level Connection and Setup 40 3 4 Call the METER screen Input/RTN pa ge by either pressing the Display section [METER] key as man y times as necessar y , or by pressing the [F1] ke y after pressing the [METER] key . The input channel input le vels are displayed at the top of this screen. 5 Move the cur so[...]

41 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Listening to the demo song 4 Chapter 4 Listening to the demo song When the A W2400 is shipped from the f actor y , its hard disk contains a demo song. This chapter e xplains how to load and pla y back the demo song. Here’ s how to load the demo song from the hard disk. 1 Press the W ork Navigate section [SONG] key . The[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Playing the demo song Listening to the demo song 42 4 Here’ s how to pla y back the demo song y ou loaded, and adjust the monitor le v el. 1 Make sure that the A W2400’ s [MONIT OR] knob, [PHONES] knob, and the v olume of y our monitor system are turned down. 2 Press the PLA Y [ ] ke y . The demo song will begin playing.[...]

43 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Recording to a sound clip 5 Chapter 5 Recording to a sound clip The A W2400 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 y our performances on an audio source connected to the A W2400. This is an ideal wa y t[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Recording a sound clip Recording to a sound clip 44 5 1 Connect the required instrument and/or microphone input sour ces and set up the levels as described in “Connection and Setup” on page 37. 2 Press the Locate section [SOUND CLIP] key . The SOUND CLIP screen will appear , where you can record and play sound clips. 1 T[...]

Playing a sound clip 45 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Recording to a sound clip 5 1 Press the PLA Y [ ] ke y to hear the recorded sound c lip. The sound clip will play repeatedly from the start point to the end point. T o stop playback press the STOP [ ■ ] k ey . If you record again, the pre vious data will be ov erwritten. The T ransport section keys [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 46 Recording to a sound clip 5[...]

47 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 Chapter 6 T rack recording This chapter e xplains how to record the audio signal from an instrument or microphone connected to the A W2400 to the trac ks of a song. Bef ore you can begin recording on the A W2400 you need to create a ne w song. 1 Call the SONG screen Song List page by either pressing the[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating a new song Tr ack recording 48 6 4 When each parameter has been set as required, move the cursor to the OK b utton and press the [ENTER] key . Next, a popup windo w will appear allowing you to specify settings that will be carried o ver from the cur - rent song. The follo wing items are av ailable: • SCENE b utton[...]

Direct recording and Mixed recording 49 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 Instruments and/or microphones connected to the A W2400 can be recorded to tracks in one of the f ollowing tw o wa ys. W ith this method only one input channel is assigned to each recorder track. Although direct recording requires the same number of tracks as the num[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Direct recording and Mixed recording Tr ack recording 50 6 W ith this method, you can send multiple input channels to Bus 1 or Bus 2, and assign the mixed signal to one through four tracks. Mix ed recording requires fewer tracks, b ut you will need to decide on the final v olume, pan, and tone of each instrument at the time[...]

Direct recording and Mixed recording 51 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 This section describes the patching procedure to assign instruments and/or microphones connected to [MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8 to independent tracks for direct record- ing. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Referring to “Connection and Setup[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Direct recording and Mixed recording Tr ack recording 52 6 The display will appear as sho wn here. 8 If y ou want to record more than one instrument or microphone simultaneousl y , assign other input channels to trac ks in the same way . 9 Raise the [STEREO] fader to the 0 dB posi- tion. At this point the track channel fader[...]

Direct recording and Mixed recording 53 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 ● Monitor signal flow during recor ding This completes the patch setup for direct recording. Tr a c k 1 Tr a c k 2 Tr a c k 3 Tr a c k 4 Tr a c k 5 Mixer section T rack channels Stereo output channel Recorder section from the input channels Stereo bus • If you s[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Direct recording and Mixed recording Tr ack recording 54 6 Use the follo wing procedure to set up the patching so you can mix and record the signals from multiple instruments/ mics connected to [MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8 to one or more tracks. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Referring to “Connecti[...]

Direct recording and Mixed recording 55 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 8 Press the Lay er section [TRA CK 1-12] key so that its indicator lights. This selects the TRA CK 1-12 mixing layer so you can use [ON] ke ys 1–12, [SEL] ke ys 1–12, and faders 1– 12 to operate track channels 1–12. At this point check that all faders are set[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 56 Tr ack recording 6 13 To monitor the signal levels sent fr om Bus1/Bus2 to the record-read y tracks press the [METER] key and then the [F3] ke y . This calls the METER screen Master page, allo wing visual monitoring of the output le vels from Bus1 and Bus2. 14 Move the cur sor to the POST F ADER button and press the [ENTE[...]

57 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 6 If you want to redo the recor ding, press the [UNDO/REDO] key . The [UNDO/REDO] ke y will go out, and you will return to the state prior to recording. Repeat steps 2–5. 7 If y ou are satisfied with the recorded con- tent, save the song. (For details on saving, refer to “Saving the current song”[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Pairing channels Tr ack recording 58 6 Adjacent odd- and e v en-numbered input channels (1/2–15/16), trac k channels (1/2–23/24), and A UX send master channels (1/2 and 3/4) can be set as pairs. When channels are paired most of their parameters are link ed f or optimum efficiency and easy when handling stereo signals . [...]

Pairing channels 59 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 4 To disenga ge a pair , move the cur sor to the corresponding STEREO button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will ask you to confirm that you want to disengage the pair . 5 Move the cur sor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key to confirm and disenga ge the pair . The[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Applying EQ To an Input Signal Tr ack recording 60 6 The A W2400 provides v ersatile 4-band equalizers on e v er y channel that can be directly operated via the Selected Channel section ke ys and knobs. This section describes the procedure for applying EQ to input channels 1–8. 1 Press the Lay er section [IN 1-8] key so th[...]

Applying Compression to an Input Signal 61 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 The A W2400 provides dynamics processing capability on all input and trac k channels: compres- sion on the trac k channels, and both compression and gating on the input channels . The dynam- ics processor parameters are adjusted manually via the Selected Channel s[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 62 Tr ack recording 6 7 Move the cur sor to the RECALL button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w confirming the recall operation will appear . 8 To actuall y recall the selected setting move the cursor to the OK b utton and press the [ENTER] key . The selected setting will be recalled and the compres- sor type and [...]

Handy Recording Functions 63 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack recording 6 1 Te mpo map events These are the e vents recorded in the tempo map. When you create a ne w song, a tempo map e vent of time sig- nature = 4/4 and tempo = 120 will be created at the beginning of the song (measure 1, beat 1). 5 Move the cur sor to the TEMPO field of the e vent,[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Handy Recording Functions Tr ack recording 64 6 By using the A W2400’ s Undo list, you can not only cancel the most recent recording or editing operation, b ut even backtrack through your work for as man y as fifteen opera- tions. This is con venient when, for example, after performing sev eral overdubs you decide that yo[...]

65 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Overdub bing 7 Chapter 7 Overdubbing This chapter e xplains how y ou can record additional performances on other trac ks while you listen to the pre viously-recorded trac ks. “Ov erdubbing” is the process of recording additional performances on other trac ks while you monitor the pla yback of pre viously-recorded trac[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Assigning the input signal to a track Overdub bing 66 7 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] ja[...]

Setting the mix balance and pan 67 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Overdub bing 7 Here’ s how to set the v olume balance and pan for the pre viously-recorded tracks and the tr acks that you no w will be overdub bing. 1 While y ou play bac k the song, raise the track c hannel faders f or the previousl y- recorded trac ks to an appropriate monitor- ing lev[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Overdubbing Overdub bing 68 7 Now y ou can overdub onto the tr ack that y ou selected as the recording-destination. 1 Call the TRA CK screen View page b y either pressing the W ork Navigate section [TRA CK] key as many times as necessary , or by pressing the [F1] ke y after pressing the [TRA CK] key . This page displays all [...]

Punch-in/out 69 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Overdub bing 7 If you mak e a mistake while ov erdubbing, 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 “manual punch-in/out” in which you s witch between recording and pla yback man ually , or as ?[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Punch-in/out Overdub bing 70 7 Auto punch-in/out is a function that performs the punch-in and punch-out operations automatically . In order to use this function, you must first specify the punch-in location (the In point) and the punch-out location (the Out point). 1 Call the RECORD screen Direct page, and make sure that y [...]

Punch-in/out 71 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Overdub bing 7 10 If y ou are satisfied with the newly-recor ded content, save the song. (For the Save pro- cedure → p. 57) If you decide to re-do the recording, you can go back to the best take using the Undo list after performing sev eral overdubs by repeating steps 6–9 ( → p. 64). The follo wing dia[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 72 Overdub bing 7[...]

73 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 Chapter 8 Mixdown and bounce operations This chapter e xplains mixdown oper ations, in which y ou mix pre viously- recorded trac ks and record the result on the stereo trac k. This chapter also e xplains how bouncing (ping-pong recording), in which you combine multiple trac ks into one to f[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual About mixdown and bouncing Mixdown and bounce operations 74 8 “Bouncing” is the action of mixing the signals recorded on multiple tracks, and recording the mix ed result into one to four v acant tracks. (This action is also called “ping- pong recording. ”) For example if you’ ve recorded indi vid- ual instruments o[...]

Mixdown procedure 75 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 In this procedure you will select the channels that y ou want to mix down (tr ack channels , input channels, and eff ect retur n channels), and record them to the stereo trac k. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Call the RECORD screen Mixdown pa ge by[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown procedure Mixdown and bounce operations 76 8 3 Use the Lay er section keys, the [INPUT SEL] keys, and the [SEL] keys to select the channels that y ou want to send to the ste- reo bus. For e xample, repeatedly pressing [INPUT SEL] k ey 1 (or the [SEL] ke y of input channel 1) will make the screen change as follo ws. 4[...]

Mixdown procedure 77 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 10 To c hec k the level of the signal that is being output to the stereo track, press the [METER] key , then press the [F3] ke y . The METER screen Master page will appear . 11 Move the cur sor to the POST F ADER button and press the [ENTER] key . The post-fader signal le [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Playing back the stereo track Mixdown and bounce operations 78 8 When you’v e finished the mixdown, y ou can pla y back the stereo tr ack as f ollows . 1 Call the TRA CK screen Stereo TR page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [TRA CK] key as many times as necessary , or by pressing the [F3] ke y after pressing[...]

Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure 79 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 Here’ s how to bounce (ping-pong) multiple tr acks do wn to one to four tr acks . 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the – ∞ posi- tion. 2 Call the RECORD screen Bounce page by either pressing the Quick Na vigate section [RECORD] key as man y times as[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure Mixdown and bounce operations 80 8 4 If y ou want to add an effect return channel as a bounce-source, press the [SEL] key of that effect return channel. In the same way as for PLA Y TRA CK in step 3, you can repeatedly press the [SEL] ke y to select the bus to which the signal is sent. [...]

Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure 81 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 10 Move the cur sor to the POST F ADER but- ton, and press the [ENTER] key . The post-fader signal le vels will be displayed. If the le vel meter reaches the “O VER” position, press the Layer section [MASTER] ke y to make it light (the MASTER mixin[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce Mixdown and bounce operations 82 8 Here we will e xplain some functions that you will find con venient when perf or ming mixdown or bounce operations . Fader Grouping is a function that links the f ader opera- tions of multiple channels. F or example if you’ ve recorded multiple tra[...]

Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce 83 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 Mute Grouping is a function that links the [ON] k ey oper - ations of multiple channels. This lets you mute multiple instruments by pressing a single [ON] ke y , or press a sin- gle ke y to alternate the on/of f status of multiple track channels. 1 Ca[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce Mixdown and bounce operations 84 8 Solo is a function that lets you monitor only a specific channel. The A W2400 provides a v ersatile Solo function that lets you make Solo settings that are best for your situ- ation. 1 Call the MONIT OR screen Solo page by either pressing the Quick N[...]

Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce 85 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Mixdown and bounce operations 8 5 If y ou selected MIXDO WN SOLO mode in step 3, you can (if desired) select channels that will be exc luded from Solo operations. Use the buttons in the SOLO SAFE CHANNEL fi eld to specify the channels that will be e xcluded from Solo operations. Mo[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 86 Mixdown and bounce operations 8[...]

87 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 Chapter 9 T ransport/Locate Operation This chapter cov ers transpor t ke y operation, use of the locate/marker functions , and a range of other pla yback f eatures. The functions of the T ranspor t section ke ys change according to the current state of the recorder (pla yback, stopped, etc.)[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 88 Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 ● Use the [LOCA TE] keys The locate point can also be numerically entered directly using the [LOCA TE] keys 1–9. Mov e the cur- sor to the measure or beat field and use the [LOCA TE] 1–9 ke ys to enter the locate point numerically . The “. ” key can be used to quickly mo ve the cu[...]

Using the locator 89 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 The procedure for registering the current location in one of the locate points, and then mo ving to that locate point is as follo ws. 1 Move the song to the point that y ou want to register as a locate point. Y ou can set locate points while the song is playing or stopped. [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using markers Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 90 9 “Markers” are symbols that you assign to desired locations in a song so that those points can be quickly located later . Y ou can assign up to 99 mar kers in each song. Use the MARK SEARCH [ ]/[ ] ke ys to find and move to mark ers. 1 Move to the position in the song at wh[...]

Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker 91 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 Here’ s how y ou can adjust the position of a pre viously-registered locate point or mar ker . These operations are perf or med via the EDIT screen Mark Adj. page. To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [EDIT] ke y as many time[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 92 9 3 Move the cur sor to the locate point value that y ou want to adjust, and use the [D A T A/ JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to c hange the value. A “Change ST AR T Position?” popup window will ask you for confirmation when you attempt to[...]

93 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 If necessar y , you can erase a registered locate point (e xcept for the Relativ e Zero , Star t, and End points) or marker . To erase a locate point, hold do wn the Locate section [CANCEL] ke y and press the corresponding locate ke y ([IN]/[OUT] ke y , [A]/[B] ke y or [LOCA TE] key 1–9). [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Finding a location while monitoring the sound (the Nudge function) Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 94 9 “Nudge” is a function that repeatedly plays a shor t region bef ore or after the current location. By using the Nudge function, you can find a precise location while listening to pla yback. This is use- ful when you need[...]

Finding a location while viewing the waveform 95 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 9 The A W2400 lets you find a location while vie wing the wav eform of the sound recorded on a trac k. 1 Locate to the vicinity of the point y ou want to find. 2 Call the TRA CK screen T rack View page b y either pressing the W ork Navigate secti[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Finding a location while viewing the waveform Tr anspor t/Locate Operation 96 9 5 Move the cur sor to the SCALE/AMP fields and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to adjust the vertical and horizontal scale of the wavef orm display as required. 6 To specify a location within the popup win- dow , move the cursor t[...]

97 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Meters 10 Chapter 10 Meters This section describes how the le v el meters can be shown on the displa y screen, and how the y can be used to the check le v els of v arious signals through the system. F our displa y pages accessible via the METER screen are used to access the v arious lev el meter displa ys. Press the [METE[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Level Meter Types 98 Meters 10 G PEAK HOLD button This button switches the le vel meter peak hold function on/of f. When this b utton is on, an indicator will show the signal peaks. ■ METER screen Master page ([F3] key) Displays the output and fader le vels for BUS1 L/R, B US2 L/R, A UX bus 1–4, ef fect bus 1–4, and th[...]

99 AW2400 Owner’s Manual P atching and signal flow 11 Chapter 11 Patching and signal flow This chapter e xplains patching and channel signal flow . To record a mic or instr ument connected to the A W2400, you can use either of tw o recording methods; Direct Recording or Mix ed Recording. The patching method will depend on the record- ing metho[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Input signal patching P atching and signal flow 100 11 B Input channels This area indicates the connection state of input chan- nels 1–16. When you mov e the cursor to the sym- bol and press the [ENTER] ke y , the symbol will be highlighted and the corresponding input channel will be selected as a recording source. C T ra[...]

Input signal patching 101 AW2400 Owner’s Manual P atching and signal flow 11 The indication in the screen will be as follo ws. 4 Move the cur sor to the symbol for the recording-destination trac k, and press the [ENTER] key . The selected input channel and track will be internally connected. At this time, the connected [INPUT SEL] k ey (or the i[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Input signal patching P atching and signal flow 102 11 Similarly if you specify input channels 9–16 as the recording-source, input channels 9–16 will be con- nected to tracks 1–8. If you specify an y one of tracks 9–16 (or 17–24) as the recording destination, the spec- ified input channels will be connected to tr[...]

Input signal patching 103 AW2400 Owner’s Manual P atching and signal flow 11 5 In the same way , select other input chan- nels as recording-sour ces. 6 Move the cur sor to the symbol for the desired recording-destination trac k, and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will appear , asking you to confirm whether you want to initialize the ch[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Output signal patching P atching and signal flow 104 11 The P A TCH screen Output page lets you select the signals that are assigned to the A W2400’ s [OMNI OUT] jacks , [DIGIT AL STEREO OUT] connector , and the output channels of an I/O card installed in the I/O slot. To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [P[...]

105 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Channel Operation 12 Chapter 12 Channel Operation This chapter describes procedures for displa ying and operating the parame- ters f or individual channels as well as for sa ving and recalling data librar y settings f or individual settings. If you access the CH VIEW screen View page , you can not only see the signal fl[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Displaying the mix parameters for individual channels Channel Operation 106 12 1 INITIALIZE button Initializes all parameters for the currently displayed chan- nel. B Channel Pair Indicator Indicates whether the displayed channel is part of a pair or not. Y ou can also mov e the cursor to this indicator and press the [ENTER][...]

Displaying the mix parameters for individual channels 107 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Channel Operation 12 E COMP Mov e the cursor to the symbol below COMP and press the [ENTER] ke y to turn the compressor for that channel on or of f or select the compressor insert point. Press the [ENTER] ke y repeatedly to sequentially select the follo wing insert po[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Channel Library Operation Channel Operation 108 12 The mix parameters f or individual channels can be sav ed to and recalled from dedicated libraries as required. This is par ticularly handy when you w ant to use the settings made for one channel in one or more other channels as well. Librar y numbers 0–1 contain read-only[...]

Channel Library Operation 109 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Channel Operation 12 Here’ s how you can change the names of the settings in the libraries. 1 Call the CH VIEW screen Library page by either pressing the [VIEW] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F2] key after pressing the [VIEW] ke y . 2 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC][...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Channel Library Operation Channel Operation 110 12 The procedure for recalling stored library settings is as follo ws. 1 Call the CH VIEW screen Library page by either pressing the [VIEW] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F2] key after pressing the [VIEW] ke y . 2 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC[...]

111 AW2400 Owner’s Manual AU X 13 Chapter 13 AUX This chapter describes operation of the A W2400 A UX buses . The A W2400 has 4 auxiliar y buses that can be assigned to the [OMNI OUT] jac ks, the [DIGIT AL STEREO OUT] connectors, or the outputs of an optional I/O card installed in the I/O slot. This can be useful f or sending signals to e xter na[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual AUX Send Level Adjustment AU X 112 13 ● A UX screen Input/RTN page 1 INPUT field Adjusts the A UX send lev els for input channels 1–16. The PRE/POST b uttons below each knob can be used to select pre-fader or post-f ader send. B RETURN field Adjusts the A UX send lev els for ef fect return channels 1–4. The PRE/POST [...]

Using external effects with the AUX buses 113 AW2400 Owner’s Manual AU X 13 Exter nal eff ect processing gear connected via the [OMNI OUT] jacks can be used in place of the inter nal eff ects. The e xample giv en in this section describes the procedure for applying an e xter- nal mono-in/stereo-out re v erb processor to a trac k channel via the A[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using external effects with the AUX buses AU X 114 13 ● Signal Flow When Using an External Effect Processor 9 Press the Selected Channel section [P AN/ EQ] key so that its indicator lights, then press Selected Channel knob 1 as many times as necessary to display the P AN/EQ screen Input/RTN pa ge . 10 Set the input channel[...]

115 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 Chapter 14 Effects In this section we’ll co ver oper ation of the A W2400’ s inter nal effects . The A W2400 has f our independent multi-eff ect processors built in (Eff ect 1–4). The inter nal eff ects can be used in the f ollowing tw o wa ys. This method uses the mixer section’ s effect “sends” [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Recalling Effect Library settings Eff ects 116 14 The first step in using an eff ect is to recall a preset from the eff ect library that uses the required eff ect. 1 Press the Selected Channel section [EFFECT] key so that its indicator lights. The EFFECT screen will appear . 2 Press Selected Channel knob 1–4, corre- spond[...]

Applying Effects via Send and Return 117 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 The procedure f or applying eff ects 1–4 via the eff ect sends and retur ns is descr ibed below . 1 Referring to the instructions in “Recalling Effect Library settings” on page 116, recall an effect library preset that is based on the effect y ou want to use . 2 Make[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Applying Effects via Send and Return Eff ects 118 14 6 Move the cur sor to the PRE/POST button and press the [ENTER] key to s witch the location from whic h the signal will be sent from eac h channel to the Effect b uses. Select PRE for pre-fader or POST for post-f ader send. 7 To adjust the effect mix balance (the bal- ance[...]

Inserting an Effect Into a Channel 119 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 Eff ects can be directly inser ted into the signal path of specified channels as f ollows . 1 Referring to the instructions in “Recalling Effect Library settings” on page 116, recall an effect library preset that is based on the effect y ou want to use . 2 Call the CH V[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Inserting an Effect Into a Channel Eff ects 120 14 5 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to select the desired eff ect and/or I/O card c hannel, then press the [ENTER] key . When EFF1–4 is selected the corresponding ef fect will be inserted in the signal path. The signal flow is as follo ws. When SLO T1–16 is[...]

Editing Effects 121 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 The A W2400 inter nal eff ect parameters can be edited to create precisely the effect y our music requires. 1 Referring to the instructions in “Recalling Effect Library settings” on page 116, recall an effect library preset that is based on the effect type y ou want to use . 2 Make sure th[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Effect Library Operations Eff ects 122 14 The A W2400 provides an eff ect librar y f or storage and recall of eff ect settings. Effect libr ar y oper- ation is described in this section. Effect library sa ve and recall operations are carried out via the EFFECT screen FX Lib . page. 1 Press the Selected Channel section [EFFEC[...]

Effect Library Operations 123 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 Sav e the current ef fect setting from any one of the ef fect processors (1–4) to the ef fect library . 1 Press the Selected Channel section [EFFECT] key so that its indicator lights. 2 Press one of the Selected Channel section knobs 1–4 to access EFFECT screen for the effect pr [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix) Eff ects 124 14 The Pitch Fix function can be used to “fix” the pitch of a vocal trac k, or create chor us par ts based on a main v ocal par t. An A uto Punch-in/out function is also provided which allo ws a specified segment of a v ocal trac k to be processed and replaced. Pitch Fi[...]

Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix) 125 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Eff ects 14 5 Specify the record destination trac k in the TRA CK field and the vir tual track in the V .TR field, then move the cursor to the OK b utton and press the [ENTER] key . This will select the PITCH FIX display . 1 PITCH FIX field • EXIT button ................ Mov e th[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix) Eff ects 126 14 E FIX NO TE field These parameters are only a vailable when P ANEL is selected in the CONTR OL field. • KEY .......................Sets the ke y of the graphic k ey- board on the displa y . • SCALE ..................Sets the scale of the graphic ke yboard on the disp[...]

127 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 Chapter 15 T rack operations and editing This chapter e xplains how to use and edit the trac ks of the recorder section. The A W2400 has the f ollowing types of trac k. ● A udio T racks The physical tracks used to record and play back audio data are called “audio tracks, ” or simply[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Audio track operations Tr ack operations and editing 128 15 Audio tracks are physical recording areas used to record and play back audio data. The A W2400 lets you use 24 audio tracks. In a 16-bit song you can play back up to 24 tracks simultaneously , and in a 24-bit song you can play back up to 12 tracks simulta- neously .[...]

Audio track operations 129 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 1 Call the TRA CK screen View page. 2 Move the cur sor to the TRA CK field, and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/[DEC] keys to select the n umber of the track y ou want to mute. 3 Move the cur sor to the MUTE button and press the [ENTER] key . Muting will be[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 130 Tr ack operations and editing 15 Here’ s how to assign a name to the virtual track that is cur - rently selected for an audio track. 1 Call the TRA CK screen View page b y either pressing the W ork Navigate section [TRA CK] key as many times as necessary , or by pressing the [F1] ke y after pressing the [TRA CK] key . [...]

Stereo track operations 131 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 1 ST TR MODE ON/OFF button This switches playback of the stereo track on/of f. B INPUT CH MIX/MUTE button This selects whether the signals of the input channels will be monitored (MIX) or will not be monitored (MUTE) while the stereo track is playing. C T rack View[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Stereo track operations Tr ack operations and editing 132 15 3 Press the RTZ [ ] key to re wind the song, and press the PLA Y [ ] ke y . The stereo track will play back. Use the [STEREO] fader to adjust the monitor le vel. To return to normal playback of the audio tracks, switch the ST TR MODE ON/OFF b utton back OFF . 1 Cal[...]

The Trigger Track Function 133 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 Operation of the T r igger T rack function is described in this section. The “T rigger T rack” function allo ws the track [ON] ke ys and faders to be used to start and stop playback of recorded tracks. This is ideal for performance situations in which you wa[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual The Trigger Track Function Tr ack operations and editing 134 15 The T rigger T rack function can be used as described belo w . 1 Call the TRA CK screen T rigger page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [TRA CK] key as many times as necessary , or by pressing the [F4] ke y after pressing the [TRA CK] key . This page[...]

135 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 5 Use the Lay er section [TRA CK 1-12] and [TRA CK 13-24] keys to select the mixing lay er to be operated. 6 Start playback of the tar g et track or gr oup by pressing the appropriate [ON] key or operating the appropriate fader . The [ON] ke ys of triggered tracks will light during playba[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 136 Tr ack operations and editing 15 Here are some ways in which you can use these editing commands. 1 Erase unwanted regions Y ou can use the ERASE command to erase just a specific region of a specific track. F or example, this provides a con venient way to erase a fe w wrong notes from a perfor- mance, or to eliminate no[...]

Basic procedure for track editing 137 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 After you choose an editing command, the ne xt step is to specify the track(s) that will be edited. 3 To select the track for editing, move the cur - sor to the TR (T rack) field in the left of the screen, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] key[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual List of editing command Tr ack operations and editing 138 15 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). *1. V .TR can be selected only if TR=1–24, 1&2–23&24[...]

List of editing command 139 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 Copies the specified region of data to the specifi ed loca- tion of the specified track. *1. V .TR can be selected only if From TR=1–24, 1&2–23&24, or ST . *2. Measure lock function ( E Star t Measure Lock, F End Measure Lock) Measure Lock allows a m[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual List of editing command Tr ack operations and editing 140 15 ● When measure lock = on *3. The possible choices f or G To TR (copy-destination trac k) will depend on your selection f or A F rom TR (copy-source tr ack). If A F rom TR is a single audio trac k 1–24, you will be ab le to select only a single audio track 1–2[...]

List of editing command 141 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 Exchanges data between the specified tracks. *1. The items that you can select in D To TR (cop y-destination track) will depend on the A F rom TR (cop y-source track) setting. If A F rom TR is a single audio track 1–24, y ou can select only a sin- gle audio trac[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual List of editing command Tr ack operations and editing 142 15 Adjusts the pitch of the specified re gion of an audio track, without changing the length. Imports audio data (CD-D A) from CD-R/R W media in the CD-R W driv e into an audio track of the A W2400. For details on the parameters and operation of the IMPOR T CD A UDIO[...]

Importing audio data/WAV files 143 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 This section e xplains how to load (import) audio data or W A V files from the CD-R W dr iv e or from the desired trac k of a diff erent song. CD audio data (CD-D A) or a W A V file from a CD-R OM or CD-R can be imported (loaded) into an A W2400 audio trac[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Importing audio data/WAV files Tr ack operations and editing 144 15 ● When using IMPORT CD A UDIO 1 T rack list This sho ws each track of the audio CD inserted in the CD-R W driv e, in units of minutes/seconds/frames (1/ 75 second). Mov e the cursor to the list, and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/[DEC] keys to spe[...]

Importing audio data/WAV files 145 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Tr ack operations and editing 15 9 Move the cur sor to the track list (file list), and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/ [DEC] keys to select the trac k or W A V file that y ou want to impor t. If you’ re using IMPOR T CD W A V , and the is located at the line enclosed by the dot[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Importing audio data/WAV files Tr ack operations and editing 146 15 H To TR/T o V .TR Here you can select the track number (1–24, ST) and virtual track number (1–8) of the import-destination song (the current song). If From TR is 1–24, you cannot select ST in the T o TR field. If From TR is ST , only ST can be selecte[...]

147 AW2400 Owner’s Manual P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 16 Chapter 16 Pan, EQ, and Dynamics Processing In this section we’ll co ver oper ation of the channel pan (or balance), equal- izer , and dynamics processing controls. These controls adjust the “pan” position (or balance on stereo channels) of the input, effect retur n, trac k, and[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Pan Control P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 148 16 4 The panning for paired c hannels can be adjusted in three different wa ys: hold the Display section [SHIFT] ke y while pressing the [F1], [F2], or [F3] ke y . • [F1] key — INDIVIDU AL The pan positions of the paired channels can be adjusted indi vid- ually . • [F2][...]

4-band EQ P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 149 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 16 The A W2400 provides 4-band parametric equalization (LO W , LO-MID , HI-MID , HIGH) on the channels listed below . The LO-MID and HI-MID bands provide peaking EQ control, while the LO W and HIGH bands can be used in shelving, peaking or high-pass filter (LO W)/low-pass fil[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 4-band EQ P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 150 16 6 Move the cur sor to the parameter that you want to edit, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/[DEC] keys to adjust the v alue . 7 To s witch the LO W band type , move the cur- sor to the LO W band Q knob and continue turning the [D A T A/JOG] dial toward the left or [...]

Dynamics Processing P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 151 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 16 The A W2400 provides gate and compressor f acilities for dynamics processing. In this section operation of the gate and compressor will be e xplained individually . The gate attenuates signals belo w a specified threshold lev el, and can be used to eliminate noise[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Dynamics Processing P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 152 16 4 Move the cur sor to the GA TE ON/OFF but- ton and press the [ENTER] key to turn the gate on. 5 Use the STEREO LINK button to turn gate linking for paired c hannels on or off, and the KEYIN SOURCE field to select a trigger source as required. 6 Move the cur sor t[...]

Dynamics Processing P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 153 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 16 E TYPE Indicates the currently selected compressor type. The displayed indication has the follo wing meaning. • COMP ................... Compressor • EXP AND ............... Expander • COMP .(H) .............. Compander (hard) • COMP .(S) .............. Com[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 154 16 The A W2400 includes “setup libraries” that contain preset EQ, gate, and compressor settings that can be recalled and used in a v ariety of situations. The libraries can also be used to store your o wn settings for easy recall as needed. Thi[...]

EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 155 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 16 3 Press the Display section [F2] ke y , or press the [D YN] key as many times as necessary until the Gate Lib. page appears. The Gate Lib . page includes the following items. 1 Current T ype The currently selected gate type for the currently sel[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 156 16 F Buttons These buttons e xecute the REN AME, RECALL, STORE, and CLEAR functions. F or details on their operation refer to the follo wing explanations. Here’ s how you can change the names of the settings in the libraries. 1 Access the page co[...]

EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 157 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 16 The procedure for storing library settings is as follo ws. 1 Access the page containing the library to which the settings are to be stored. F or details on accessing the v arious library pages refer to “ Accessing the EQ/Dynamics Library scree[...]

158 AW2400 Owner’s Manual P an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 16[...]

159 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Scene Memor y 17 Chapter 17 Scene Memory In this section we’ll co ver the functions and operation of the A W2400’ s scene memor y . The A W2400 allows the mix, eff ect, and other parameters f or all channels to be stored in inter nal “scene” memor y . Up to 99 scenes can be stored f or each song. Stored scenes ca[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Scene Memory Operation Scene Memor y 160 17 Entering a ne w name for a scene. 1 Call the SCENE screen Library page by either pressing the [SCENE] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [SCENE] ke y . 2 Rotate the [D A T A/JOG] dial to select the scene to be renamed. The dotted frame[...]

Scene Memory Operation Scene Memor y 161 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 17 Here’ s how to store the current settings in a scene mem- ory . 1 Call the SCENE screen Library page by either pressing the [SCENE] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [SCENE] ke y . 2 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial to scroll thr ough the[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using the Recall Safe function Scene Memor y 162 17 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. ” This is conv enient, for e xample, if y ou are p[...]

Moving scenes Scene Memor y 163 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 17 Scene data stored in any scene n umber from 1 through 99 can be mov ed to any other scene num ber . 1 Call the Sort page by either pressing the [SCENE] key as man y times as necessar y , or by pressing the [F3] ke y after pressing the [SCENE] key . The SCENE screen Sort page will appear . 1[...]

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165 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Song management 18 Chapter 18 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 W2400, your recorded compositions are man- aged in units called “songs. ” When you sa ve a song on the hard disk, the audio data, sce[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual About songs Song management 166 18 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 004 Song Name.A WS Song2 002 Song Name.A WS[...]

167 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Song management 18 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 “W A V File T ransfer (USB Storage Mode)” on page 230. • Specified audio data on the internal hard disk can be directly edited from a com[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Managing Your Songs Song management 168 18 J Song Name K Song Size L Song Bit Depth/Sampling Frequency M Song Protect Status N SORT bo x Changes the order of songs displayed in the Song List. O The currently-selected song In order to begin recording on the A W2400, you must first create a ne w song. 1 Call the Song List pag[...]

Managing Your Songs Song management 169 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 5 Select the buttons of the items y ou want to carry over fr om the current song, move the cursor to the OK b utton, and press the [ENTER] key . The N AME EDIT popup window will appear , allow- ing you to enter a name for the song. 6 Assign a name to the song (for details on assigni[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Managing Your Songs Song management 170 18 Here’ s how to load an e xisting song from the hard disk. 1 Call the Song List page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] key as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [SONG] ke y . The SONG screen Song List page will appear . The [...]

Managing Your Songs Song management 171 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 Here’ s how to delete a song from the hard disk. 1 Call the Song List page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] key as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [SONG] ke y . The SONG screen Song List page will appear . The currently[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Managing Your Songs Song management 172 18 Songs can be “protected” to pre vent unwanted changes to the data. When a song is protected it can’ t be recorded to, edited, or deleted. 1 Call the Setting page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] ke y as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F2] key[...]

Managing Your Songs Song management 173 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 Here’ s how selected types of data such as scenes or librar - ies can be imported into the current song from a song sav ed on the hard disk. 1 Call the Song List page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] key as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Editing various settings for the song Song management 174 18 Here’ s how to edit v ar ious settings f or a song, such as selecting the counter displa y f ormat and time code f or mat. 1 Call the Setting page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] ke y as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F2] key [...]

Creating a tempo map Song management 175 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 The “tempo map” contains data that changes 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 inter nal metronome, and the MIDI cloc k data generated within the A W2400 are all based on thi[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating a tempo map Song management 176 18 2 Move the cur sor to the item that you want to edit, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to edit the value. If the METER or TEMPO is “–”, mo ve the cursor to the item and press the [ENTER] ke y before you edit the v alue. 1 Access the T empo Map page, mo ve the cur- sor to the NEW[...]

Backing up songs Song management 177 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 Here’ s how y ou can back up songs from the internal hard disk to CD-R/R W media. 1 Insert CD-R/RW media into the CD-R W drive. 2 Call the SONG screen Backup pa ge by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [SONG] key as man y times as necessar y , or by pressing the [F3] key afte[...]

178 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Song management 18 4 To ex ecute the backup, move the cur sor to the B A CKUP button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will ask you to confirm the opera- tion. 5 Move the cur sor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . Writing to the CD-R/R W media will begin. If you decide to cancel the backup operation,[...]

Restoring songs Song management 179 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 18 This page contains the follo wing items. 1 List This area lists the data that has been back ed up on the CD-R/R W media. The symbols at the right of the list indicate whether an item of data has been selected ( ● ) or disabled ( ) for restore. B SORT bo x Changes the order of the song[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Exchanging Song Data With Other AW-series Audio Workstations Song management 180 18 Y ou can back up an A W2400 song in a format that is compatible with the other A W-series (A W4416/A W2816/A W1600/A W16G). Conv ersely , a song that was back ed up by the other A W - series can be restored into the A W2400. If you turn on th[...]

181 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 Chapter 19 Automix Operation of the A W2400 Automix f eatures is described below . A utomix allows oper ations such as f ader mov es and [ON] switch state changes to be recorded and pla yed bac k in real time. For e xample, y ou can record comple x mixdown/bounce operations using A utomix so that they can be [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Automix Operation A utomix 182 19 • REC button .......... T ur ning this button on while the recorder section is stopped engages the A utomix record standb y mode. When the recorder section is run- ning it is necessary to press the PLA Y button after the REC b utton to engage the A utomix record standb y mode. This button [...]

Automix Operation 183 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 Here’ s how to record mix operation data to the ne wly cre- ated Automix recording. 1 Move the song location to just bef ore the point at which y ou want to begin recording the A utomix data. 2 Call the A UT OMIX screen A utomix page by either pressing the [A UT OMIX] key as man y times as[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Automix Operation A utomix 184 19 9 P erform the required mix operations. The specified mix parameters will be recorded for the specified channel(s). The parameters specified for recording in step 4 are actually recorded as follo ws. ● CH ON/F ADER Operate the channel [ON] ke y or fader . ● A UX/EFFECT SEND ON Call th[...]

Automix Operation 185 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 Playing back an Automix recording. 1 Call the A UT OMIX screen A utomix page by either pressing the [A UT OMIX] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [A UTOMIX] ke y . 2 Make sure that the ENABLE/DISABLE but- ton is set to “ENABLE”. If it is se[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 186 A utomix 19 6 Move the cur sor to the MODE field and turn the REC button on. The REC button will flash. This engages the Automix record standby mode, and the [A UTOMIX] key will flash red. 7 Use the Lay er section keys to select the mixing lay er that includes the c hannels you want to operate. 8 Press the top-panel P[...]

Command Editing Automix data In a Specified Region 187 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 1 P ARAMETERS field The follo wing parameters can be selected for editing. •F ADER, CH ON, P AN, EQ buttons ........... F aders, Channel [ON] k eys, pan, and EQ operations . • LIBRAR Y (CH, GA TE, COMP , EQ) buttons ........... Channel library (CH), gate[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 188 A utomix 19 4 Move the cur sor to the appropriate fields and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to selected the c hannel and/or region. 5 Move the cur sor to the EXECUTE button, and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will ask you to confirm the opera- tion. 6 Move the cur sor to the OK button to exe- c[...]

Editing Individual Automix Events 189 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 2 To display only e vents in a specific channel, move the cur sor to the SELECTED CH ONL Y button and press the [ENTER] key , then select the desired channel. 3 Move the cur sor to the P ARAM field and press the [ENTER] key to select the type of parameter to be display ed i[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Automix Library Operation A utomix 190 19 A utomix data can be stored to a specialized A utomix librar y and recalled whene ver needed. Up to 16 A utomix recordings can be sav ed for each song, so y ou can easily create and compare multiple mix es for the same song. Automix data can be sa ved to and recalled from the Auto- m[...]

Automix Library Operation 191 AW2400 Owner’s Manual A utomix 19 Storing the current Automix data to the Automix library . 1 Call the A UT OMIX screen Library page by either pressing the [A UT OMIX] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F4] key after pressing the [A UTOMIX] ke y . 2 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys t[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Automix Library Operation A utomix 192 19 Applying protection to Automix data to pre vent accidental erasure. 1 Call the A UT OMIX screen Library page by either pressing the [A UT OMIX] key as man y times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F4] key after pressing the [A UTOMIX] ke y . 2 Use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or [INC]/[D[...]

193 AW2400 Owner’s Manual MIDI 20 Chapter 20 MIDI This section will descr ibe the basic MIDI settings as well as the v ar ious MIDI f eatures and capabilities provided. On the A W2400, you can use MIDI to do the f ollowing things. ● Synchr onize operation with an external device Y ou can synchronize an A W2400 song with playback of an external [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Basic MIDI Settings MIDI 194 20 The MIDI screen Setting 1 page lets you specify the connector/port to be used for MIDI message transmission and reception to and from e xter nal MIDI de vices. To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [MIDI] ke y as many times as necessary , or press the [F1] key after pressing the [[...]

Basic MIDI Settings MIDI 195 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 E CONTROL CHANGE MODE bo x Selects the channels via which MIDI control change mes- sages will be transmitted and recei ved. The follo wing choices are av ailable: •1 ........... Control change messages will be tr ansmitted and receiv ed on MIDI channels 1–16. (MIDI channels 1–16 will cor[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Basic MIDI Settings MIDI 196 20 ● When CONTROL CHANGE 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 INPUT 9 10 F ADER CHANNEL [...]

Basic MIDI Settings MIDI 197 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 ● When CONTROL CHANGE MODE = 3 CC# P ARAMETER 0 NO ASSIGN 1F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 1 2F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 2 3F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 3 4F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 4 5F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 5 6F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 6 7F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 7 8F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 8 9F ADER CHANNEL TRACK 9 10 F ADER CHANNEL [...]

198 AW2400 Owner’s Manual MIDI 20 F O THER fi eld MIDI messages other than program change and control change messages are set up here. • ECHO button (TX) ........ Received MIDI messages other than progr am and control change are re-transmitted (“echoed”) via the MIDI OUT/ THR U connector (or USB con- nector or digital I/O card output por t[...]

MIDI Synchronization Message Setup MIDI 199 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 E DEVICE NO . box Specifies the MMC de vice number (1–127) that the A W2400 will recei ve. F MTC field Specifies ho w the A W2400 operates when synchronized with an external MIDI de vice using MTC (MIDI T ime Code). G MTC MASTER button When this button is on the A W2400 fun[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Connecting to External Equipment MIDI 200 20 This section will provide some e xamples of how the A W2400 can be connected to and used with e xter nal MIDI de vices. Using MTC A W2400 song playback and recording can be synchronized to external MIDI de vices such as a com- puter-based sequencer application or a w orkstation ty[...]

Connecting to External Equipment MIDI 201 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 8 Play bac k the external MIDI device. When you play back the external MIDI de vice, the corresponding MMC commands will be sent to the A W2400, and the A W2400 will begin running. At the same time, the A W2400 will transmit MTC to the external MIDI de vice, and the external MIDI [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Connecting to External Equipment MIDI 202 20 1 Connect the A W2400 and y our sequencer as shown in the dia gram below . 2 Use the W ork Navigate section [MIDI] key to access the MIDI screen Setting 1 page. 3 Set the connector/port and channel to be used for pr ogram change message recep- tion in the RX PORT and CHANNEL fiel[...]

Connecting to External Equipment MIDI 203 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 3 Use the W ork Navigate section [MIDI] key to access the MIDI screen Setting 1 page. Select the connector(s)/port(s) to be used for MIDI messa ge transmission and recep- tion. 4 T urn the CONTROL CHANGE field ON/OFF buttons (TX and RX) on. This sets the A W2400 to transmit and r[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using the MIDI Remote function MIDI 204 20 The A W2400 provides a MIDI Remote function that lets you use the top-panel controls to transmit the desired MIDI messages. By using the MIDI Remote function, you can use the A W2400 as a physical controller for a computer program or MIDI tone generator . MIDI messages can be assign[...]

Using the MIDI Remote function MIDI 205 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 The MIDI channels corresponding to the f aders and [ON] ke ys appears as follo ws when the REMOTE screen 1–12 and 13–16 pages are selected. ■ When the 1–12 page is showing. ■ When the 13–16 page is showing. To call the REMO TE screen 1–12 page press the Layer section [[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using the MIDI Remote function MIDI 206 20 ● XG 1–16 ● XG 17–32 ● XG 33–48 ● XG 49–64 These presets let you use the A W2400 as a volume con- troller for an XG tone generator . Each preset will control the XG-compatible tone generator’ s parts 1–16, 17–32, 33–48, and 49–64 respecti vely . • [ON] ke[...]

Using the MIDI Remote function MIDI 207 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 20 • UNLA TCH ........ The [ON] ke y will be engaged only while held, and will turn off when released. D LEARN button When this button is on, the MIDI message recei ved from an external de vice will be assigned to the currently selected fader or [ON] k ey . This is a con venient way [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Using the MIDI Remote function MIDI 208 20 3 Select the preset y ou want to use in the MODE bo x and press the [ENTER] key . For e xample if you select preset “XG 1-16”, the A W2400’ s faders will control the v olume of parts 1– 16 of your XG tone generator , and [ON] keys 1–16 will control the on/of f status of pa[...]

209 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Utility functions 21 Chapter 21 Utility functions This chapter e xplains the A W2400’ s various utility functions. The Oscillator page of the UTILITY screen lets you send the signal of the A W2400’ s built-in test oscillator to the desired bus . To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [UTIL- ITY] as many t[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual AW2400 Preferences Utility functions 210 21 The UTILITY screen Pref erence page provides a n umber of basic “pref erence” parameters f or the AW 2400 operating environment, including digital input/output setup , copy protection, and others . To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [UTIL- ITY] ke y as many time[...]

AW2400 Preferences Utility functions 211 AW2400 Owner’s Manual 21 F POSTROLL TIME Specifies the duration of postroll (the amount of playback time after the punch-out point) when you use Auto Punch- out from 0 to 20 seconds. G DIRECT OUT EXTRACT POSITION Selects the point in the input channel or track channel from which the signal will be taken w[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Initializing the internal hard disk Utility functions 212 21 The UTILITY screen F or mat page lets y ou initialize the internal hard disk. Prior to expor ting and impor ting W A V files to or from a Macintosh computer (Mac OS X 10.3) it may be necessary to ini- tialize the hard disk in order to change the hard disk cluster [...]

213 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating an audio CD 22 Chapter 22 Creating an audio CD This chapter e xplains how y ou can use the CD-RW drive to create an audio CD , and how to pla y back an audio CD . Y ou can select one or more songs on the A W2400 hard disk, and wr ite the audio data from the stereo trac k of each song to a CD-R/R W disc in CD-D A[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Writing an audio CD Creating an audio CD 214 22 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 one CD track at a time. The adv antage of this method is that you can add ne w data to a disc that already contains data. W ith the T rack At Once method, th[...]

Basic settings for the CD-RW drive 215 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating an audio CD 22 Bef ore you actually write data to a CD , you will need to mak e basic settings for the CD-R W dr iv e. 1 Call the Setting page by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [CD] ke y as many times as necessary , or b y pressing the [F3] key after pressing the [C[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Writing audio data Creating an audio CD 216 22 Here’ s how to write the audio data from the stereo trac k of each song to a CD-R/R W disc in CD- DA fo rm at. Audio data write operations are accessed via the CD screen Write page. To call this page press the W ork Navigate section [CD] ke y as many times as necessary , or pr[...]

Writing audio data 217 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating an audio CD 22 Here’ s how to use the Track At Once method to write ste- reo tracks from songs sa ved 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 want an automatic two-second gap between tracks. 1 Make sure that the app[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Writing audio data Creating an audio CD 218 22 7 Move the cur sor to the WRITE button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will ask you to confirm. 8 To begin writing the disc, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup windo w will indicate “CD Writing... ” while data is being written t[...]

Writing audio data 219 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating an audio CD 22 6 Move the cur sor to the dotted frame in the track list, and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/[DEC] keys to select the song that will be written to track 1. 7 If y ou want the stereo track of the selected song to be divided into CD tracks at the location of each marker ,[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Finalizing CD-R/RW media Creating an audio CD 220 22 Here’ s how to finaliz e CD-R/R W media created using T rack At Once so that the disc can be pla yed b y a CD-RW driv e or a CD pla yer . 1 Insert the CD-R/RW disc that y ou want to finalize into the CD-R W drive. 2 Call the CD screen Write page by either pressing the [...]

Erasing CD-RW media 221 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Creating an audio CD 22 Here’ s how to erase all data that has been written to CD-R W media so that the CD-RW disc can be used to record new data. Y ou will need to perform this operation on a disc that has been used to store data from a computer or other equipment if you w ant to use that disc with[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Playing an audio CD Creating an audio CD 222 22 The A W2400 CD Pla y function lets you pla y back a con ventional audio CD or CD-R/R W media to which audio data has been written via the CD-RW driv e. 1 Call the CD screen Play pa ge by either pressing the W ork Navigate section [CD] key as man y times as necessar y , or by pr[...]

223 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 Chapter 23 Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings This section cov ers settings that apply to digital I/O and optional I/O cards. W ordclock source selection and settings f or V ar i-pitch and cascade connection are made via the DIO screen Setting page. To c[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Wordclock and Cascade Settings 224 Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 1 INT button When this button is on the A W2400’ s internal clock is selected as the wordclock source. Use this setting when using the A W2400 on it’ s own, or when using the A W2400 as the wordclock master for other devices. B D .ST [...]

Wordclock and Cascade Settings 225 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 2 Select a wor dclock sour ce via the WORDCLOCK SOURCE field. The wordclock source setting will depend on ho w the A W2400 is being used. Here are a fe w examples. ● AW 2400 As W ordc lock Master When the A W2400 is used on its o wn, o[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual Wordclock and Cascade Settings 226 Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 When the A W2400 is set to use it’ s own internal clock as the wordclock source it is possible to adjust the sampling frequency o ver a small range to adjust the pitch and tempo of song playback (V ari-pitch). This function can be usefu[...]

227 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 4 Move the cur sor to the STEREO BUS CAS- CADE field. Cascade connection settings are made in the STEREO BUS CASCADE field. 1 STEREO BUS CASCADE b utton Enables or disables the cascade connection. B A TT knob Adjusts the le vel of the signal recei ved at the [DIGI- T[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 228 Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings 23 •C A TEGOR Y Indicates the status of “Categor y Code Bit” included in the IEC958 P ar t 2 (S/PDIF-Consumer) f or mat. This parameter can displa y the follo wing values: • COPY Indicates the status of cop y protection information included in the IEC958 P ar t2 ([...]

229 AW2400 Owner’s Manual USB 24 Chapter 24 USB This chapter e xplains operation and use of the A W2400 USB interface . The A W2400 USB interf ace can be connected to a personal computer to allow data transf er between the A W2400 and the computer . The follo wing types of operation are possib le. ● MIDI Message T ransfer (Normal Mode) In this [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 230 USB 24 In this mode you can directly access the A W2400 hard disk from the computer to manipulate and manage the audio data (W A V files). The follo wing two methods can be used. This method uses the “T ransport” folder on the A W2400 as the transit point for transferring files [...]

WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 231 AW2400 Owner’s Manual USB 24 3 T urn on the A W2400. No dri ver installation is necessary for W A V file trans- fer . If it is the first time you hav e connected a USB cable on a W indows machine, ho we ver , you may see a message prompting you to install a USB MIDI dri ver . Even if you will not send an[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 232 USB 24 8 Open the appropriate drive/f older and copy the required W A V files or directly edit the WA V files using a wa veform editor applica- tion. To access the T ransport folder open the “A W2400-2” dri ve. To directly access W A V files on the A W2400 open the “Song1” [...]

WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 233 AW2400 Owner’s Manual USB 24 The W A V files corresponding to the audio tracks you want to transfer to a computer must first be e xported to the “T ransport” folder on the internal hard disk dri ve. Once these files hav e been exported they can be edited using appropriate wa veform editing softw are[...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 234 USB 24 6 When y ou have finished setting the param- eters, move the cur sor to the EXECUTE but- ton and press the [ENTER] key . If a source other than “ ALL” is selected the N AME EDIT popup windo w will appear , allowing you to enter a file name. If you select “ ALL” as the[...]

WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode) 235 AW2400 Owner’s Manual USB 24 1 File list This sho ws the W A V files and folders (directories) in the “T ransport” folder . Move the cursor to the list, and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial or the [INC]/[DEC] keys to specify the W A V file that you want to import. B FILE This indicates the name of the W A [...]

AW2400 Owner’s Manual 236 USB 24[...]

237 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Appendix 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 song. 02 SOFT[...]

EQ Parameter list 238 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual EQ Parameter list # Title P arameter LO W L-MID H-MID HIGH 01 Bass Drum 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF G +3.5 dB -3.5 dB 0.0 dB +4.0 dB F 100 Hz 265 Hz 1.06 kHz 5.30 kHz Q 1.2 10 0.9 — 02 Bass Drum 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING LPF G +8.0 dB -7.0 dB +6.0 dB ON F 80 Hz 400 Hz 2.50 kHz 12.5 kHz [...]

EQ Parameter list 239 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 29 Chorus & Harmo PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING G -2.0 dB -1.0 dB +1.5 dB +3.0 dB F 90 Hz 850 Hz 2.12 kHz 4.50 kHz Q 2.8 2 0.7 7 30 T otal EQ 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF G -0.5 dB 0.0 dB +3.0 dB +6.5 dB F 95 Hz 950 Hz 2.12 kHz 16.0 kHz Q7 2.2 5.6 — 31 T otal EQ 2 PEAKING PEAKING P[...]

Dynamics Parameters 240 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 W2400 features com- prehensiv e dynamics processors for all the input channels , tape retur ns, and the bus and stereo outp[...]

Dynamics Parameters 241 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 effecti vely increases the dynamic range of the recorded material. Expander (EXP) parameters: • Threshold — determines the le vel of input s[...]

Dynamics Parameters 242 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 [...]

243 AW2400 Owner’s Manual Appendix (fs = 44.1 kHz) Gate Parameter list # Title T ype Parameter V alue 1 Gate GA TE Threshold (dB) -26 Range (dB) -56 Attack (ms) 0 Hold (ms) 2.56 Decay (ms) 331 2 Ducking DUCKING Threshold (dB) -19 Range (dB) -22 Attack (ms) 93 Hold (ms) 1.20 S Decay (ms) 6.32 S 3A . D r . B D GA TE Threshold (dB) -11 Range (dB) -5[...]

Compressor Parameter list 244 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 15 Piano1 COMP Threshold (dB) -9 Ratio ( :1) 2.5 Attack (ms) 17 Out gain (dB) 1.0 Knee hard Release (ms) 238 16 Piano2 COMP Threshold (dB) -18 Ratio ( :1) 3.5 Attack (ms) 7 Out gain (dB) 6.0 Knee 2 Release (ms) 174 17 E. Guitar COMP Threshold (dB) -8 Ratio ( :1) 3.5 Attack (ms) 7 Out ga[...]

Effects Parameters 245 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ REVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB ST A GE, REVERB PLA TE One input, two output hall, room, stage, and plate re verb simulations, all with gates. ■ EARL Y REF . One input, two output early reflections. ■ GA TE REVERB, REVERSE GA TE One input, two output early reflections with g ate, an[...]

Effects Parameters 246 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ MONO DELA Y One input, two output basic repeat delay . ■ STEREO DELA Y Tw o input, tw o output basic stereo delay . ■ MOD . DELA Y One input, two output basic repeat delay with modulation. ■ DELA Y LCR One input, two output 3-tap delay (left, center , right). Parameter Range Descript[...]

Effects Parameters 247 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ ECHO Tw o input, tw o output stereo delay with crossed feedback loop. ■ CHORUS Tw o input, tw o output chorus ef fect. ■ FLANGE Tw o input, tw o output flange ef fect. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0–1350.0 ms Left channel delay time DELA Y R 0.0–1350.0 ms Right channel d[...]

Effects Parameters 248 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ SYMPHONIC Tw o input, tw o output symphonic ef fect. ■ PHASER Tw o input, tw o output 16-stage phaser . ■ AU TO P A N Tw o input, tw o output autopanner . Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0–100% Modulation depth MOD . DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Modula[...]

Effects Parameters 249 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ TREMOLO Tw o input, tw o output tremolo ef fect. ■ HQ. PITCH One input, two output high-quality pitch shifter (A vailable for internal ef fects 1 and 2.). ■ DU AL PITCH Tw o input, tw o output pitch shifter . ■ ROT A RY One input, two output rotary speak er simulator . Parameter Rang[...]

Effects Parameters 250 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ RING MOD . Tw o input, tw o output ring modulator . ■ MOD . FIL TER Tw o input, tw o output modulation filter . ■ DIST ORTION One input, two output distortion ef fect. ■ AMP SIMULA TE One input, two output guitar amp simulator . Parameter Range Description SOURCE OSC, SELF Modulatio[...]

Effects Parameters 251 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ D YNA. FIL TER Tw o input, tw o output dynamically controlled filter . ■ D YNA. FLANGE Tw o input, tw o output dynamically controlled flanger . ■ D YNA. PHASER Tw o input, tw o output dynamically controlled phaser . Parameter Range Description SOURCE INPUT , MIDI Control source: inpu[...]

Effects Parameters 252 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ REV+CHORUS One input, two output re verb and chorus ef fects in parallel. ■ REV ->CHORUS One input, two output re verb and chorus ef fects in series. ■ REV+FLANGE One input, two output re verb and flanger effects in parallel. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.0 s Rev er[...]

Effects Parameters 253 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ REV ->FLANGE One input, two output re verb and flanger effects in series. ■ REV+SYMPHO . One input, two output re verb and symphonic ef fects in parallel. ■ REV ->SYMPHO . One input, two output re verb and symphonic ef fects in series. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–[...]

Effects Parameters 254 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ REV ->P AN One input, two output re verb and autopan ef fects in parallel. ■ DELA Y+ER. One input, two output delay and early reflections ef fects in parallel. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.0 s Rev erb time INI. DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay bef ore reverb begins [...]

Effects Parameters 255 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ DELA Y->ER. One input, two output delay and early reflections ef fects in series. ■ DELA Y+REV One input, two output delay and re verb ef fects in parallel. ■ DELA Y->REV One input, two output delay and re verb ef fects in series. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0–1000.[...]

Effects Parameters 256 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ DIST ->DELA Y One input, two output distortion and delay ef fects in series. ■ MUL TI FIL TER Tw o input, tw o output 3-band multi-filter (24 dB/octa ve). Parameter Range Description DST TYPE DST1, DST2, O VD1, OVD2, CR UNCH Distor tion type (DST = distortion, OVD = ov erdr ive) DRIV[...]

Effects Parameters 257 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ GA TE This is a 2-in/2-out gate that attenuates signals belo w the specified threshold lev el. ■ M.B AND D YNA. Tw o input, tw o output 3-band dynamics processor , with individual solo and g ain reduction metering for each band. Parameter Range Description GA TE ON ON, OFF T urns the ga[...]

Troubleshooting 258 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Po wer does not turn on • Is the power cord connected to an AC outlet of the correct voltage? • Is the PO WER 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 259 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Noise is present in the recorded signal • The oscillator may be functioning. • Does the word clock setting match for the A W2400 and the external de vice(s)? • Go to the RECORD screen and check the recording- source and recording-destination. ■ Can’t select a record trac k • The n[...]

Troubleshooting 260 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ When y ou press the [PLA Y] key it blinks, and playbac k does not occur • Is the A W2400 set to MTC SLA VE? → Access the MIDI screen Setting 2 page, and chec k the set- ting. ■ Can’t edit a recorded trac k • The song may be protected. •H av e you selected the virtual track that yo[...]

Troubleshooting 261 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Can’t save a file • Is there sufficient space on the internal hard disk to create a new song? • Did you perform the correct shut-down procedure when you last turned off the po wer? → Disconnecting the power without perf or ming the shutdown operation will shorten the lifespan of the[...]

Troubleshooting 262 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Can’t hear any pitc h change? • Make sure that RA TE is NO T set to 0. • Make sure that BYP ASS is off. ■ The v oice is not recognized • When the voice is high, set TYPE to FEMALE; when it is low , set TYPE to MALE. ■ Pitch correction doesn’t sound right • In some cases, pitch[...]

Display message list 263 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Messages A/B POINTS NO T FOUND Repeat Playbac k cannot be performed because A/B points are not specified. AU T OMIX ABORTED! Automix recording has been aborted. AU T OMIX DISABLED! A utomix is currently disab led. Please set to ENABLE. AU T OMIX MEMOR Y FULL! Not enough memor y a vailab[...]

Display message list 264 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual * A region is a continuous segment of audio data recorded on one trac k. ■ P opup messages THIS SONG IS PR O TECTED . This song is protected, and cannot be edited or recorded. T OO MANY REGIONS!! The maximum allow able number of regions* has been e xceeded. TRIGGER TRACK MODE NO W Since th[...]

Display message list 265 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual * A region is a continuous segment of audio data recorded on one trac k. Marker Interval Under 4 sec! Since the song length divided b y the mar kers w ould be less than f our seconds, you cannot divide it with a mark er. Media T oo Small. Cannot Save! The medium does not hav e enough space a[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW2400 266 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual • 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[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW2400 267 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 AW2400 268 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 Initialize the internal hard disk. ( → p. 212) When you initialize the internal [...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW2400 269 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ● 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 AW2400 270 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ● 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[...]

About the CD-ROM included with the AW2400 271 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ● Setting Pro T ools remote control Y ou can remotely control the Pro T ools software from the A W2400. 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 272 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 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 [...]

MIDI data format 273 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 3.1.7. O THER If this is set to ECHO, the receiv ed MIDI data will be echoed at the transmission port. Howe ver, Program Change and Control Change will follow their o wn settings. 3.1.8. REMO TE PORT Specify the output port when the MIDI remote function is engaged. 3.1.9. THRU Set the MIDI throu[...]

MIDI data format 274 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 5.4. PROGRAM CHANGE (Cn) < Reception > If [Program Change Rx] is On, program change messages will be receiv ed when [MIDI Rx Ch] matches. Howe ver, if [MIDI Rx Ch] is OMNI, this message is receiv ed regardless of the channel. A scene memory will be recalled according to the [PR OGRAM CHANG[...]

MIDI data format 275 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual 5.13.1.4. MMC F AST FORW ARD < T ransmission > This message is transmitted with a device number of 7F when the FF ke y is pressed and the Cue mode is engaged. < Reception > If the A W2400 is operating as an MMC Slave, the transport will begin fast-forw ard when this message is receiv[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart 276 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Professional Audio Workstation ] Date :21-JUL-2004 Model AW2400 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[...]

Specifications 277 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ General Specifications Frequency Response 0 +1/-3 dB @20 Hz–20 kHz (MIC/LINE INPUT to STEREO OUT , GAIN: max.) T otal Harmonic Distor tion (measured with 20 kHz LPF) Less than 0.05 % @20 Hz to 20 kHz/+4 dBu (MIC/LINE INPUT to STEREO OUT , GAIN: min.) Dynamic Range (measured with IHF-A) 115 [...]

Specifications 278 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual ■ Mixer Section ● Input/Output MIC/LINE INPUT 1–8 (balanced XLR & phone) Phantom P ower Supply : +48 ± 3 V Input Impedance : 3 k Ω Nominal Input Le vel : -46 dBu to + 4 dBu Minimum Input Le vel : -56 dBu Maximum Input Le vel : +24 dBu INSERT I/O 1, 2 (unbalanced phone) Input Impedance[...]

Dimensions 279 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual * 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 specifi cations at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in e very locale, please[...]

Index 280 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual A A/B keys ................................ 27, 89 A/B points .................................... 88 A-B repeat ................................... 93 ABS ........................................... 174 AC IN connector .......................... 28 Accessing a screen/page ............ 31 Additional Functi[...]

Index 281 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual IMPORT CD AUDIO............... 143 IMPORT CD WAV .................. 143 IMPORT TRACK .................... 145 IMPORT USB WAV ............... 234 INSERT .................................. 138 MOVE .................................... 140 PITCH .................................... 142 TIME COMP .............[...]

Index 282 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format ...................... 272 MIDI Implementation Chart........ 276 MIDI IN connector ....................... 29 MIDI key ...................................... 21 MIDI OUT/THRU connector......... 29 MIDI remote ............................... 204 MIDI screen Setting 1 page ..................[...]

Index 283 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual Loading .................................. 170 New song ......................... 47, 168 Optimizing .............................. 172 Protection ............................... 172 Restoring ................................ 178 Saving .............................. 57, 170 Tempo map .....................[...]

Block diagram 284 Appendix AW2400 Owner’s Manual Block diagram 3 4 1 2 L R L R 2 16 AD METER SELECT EFFECT1(...4) to INSERT RETURN Connection Type Select INSERT SEND METER METER ATT 4BAND EQ +48V (1-4ch/5-8ch) OFF ON PEAK [MIC/LINE INPUT] (1-8) [INSERT I/O] (1-2 ONLY) [SLOT] [DIGITAL STEREO IN] GAIN DIGITAL STEREO L/R SLOT 1-16 AD 1-8 DIGITAL STE[...]

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