Yamaha AW4416 manual

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PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKST A TION E Operation Guide[...]

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Important iv — Operation Guide Important Read the following before operating the A W4416 ❒ W arnings • Do not allow w ater to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. F ire or electrical shock ma y result. • Connect this unit’ s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner’ s Manual or as marked on the unit. [...]

Important — Operation Guide v • Do not touch the po wer plug with wet hands. Doing so is a potential electri- cal shock hazard. • Use only the included power supply cable for this unit. Using other types ma y be a fire hazard. • Alwa ys touch a well-grounded metal surface or the like to fully disc harge any static electric charge on y our [...]

Important vi — Operation Guide Storing produced data Produced data can be lost due to breakdown or mistaken oper ation. We recom- mend that you store all important data on CD-R or CD-R W disks or other external storage medium. Responsibility for loss of data, etc. • Y amaha will accept no responsibility for any damages (including consequen- tia[...]

Important — Operation Guide vii ❍ W arning T he Y amaha Professional A udio W orkstation is designed to be used professionally and responsibly by recording industry professionals. T he reproduction, distribu- tion, or , in some instances, the public performance, of all or a portion of a sound recording or musical composition protected by cop yr[...]

Table of contents viii — Operation Guide T hank you for pur chasing the Y amaha A W4416 audio w orkstation. In order to take full ad v antage of the A W4416’ s functionality and enjoy trouble-free operation, please carefully read the “Oper ation Guide” (this manual) and the separate “Reference Manual” and “T utorial. ” T able of con[...]

Table of contents — Operation Guide ix Chapter 1 Welcome to the world of the AW4416 . . . . . . . . 19 Features of the AW4416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Mixer section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recorder section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Table of contents x — Operation Guide Chapter 3 The user interface of the AW4416 . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Level meters/counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Basic operation of the AW4416 . . . . . . [...]

Table of contents — Operation Guide xi Mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Creating the mix balance of the tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Using the Solo function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Using the internal effects . . . . . [...]

Table of contents xii — Operation Guide Auto punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Preparations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Make input monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Set the auto punch-in/ou[...]

Table of contents — Operation Guide xiii Inserting an effect into a desired channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Inserting an effect into monitor channel 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Recalling an effect program . . [...]

Table of contents xiv — Operation Guide Recording the first section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Playing back automix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Overwriting events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Automix punch-in/out . . .[...]

— Operation Guide 1 Before you begin T his chapter explains prepar ations you need to make before using the A W4416, such as c hec king the included items and installing options. Checking the included items Please make sure that the package contains the follo wing items. If an y items are missing, please contact your dealer . • A W4416 mixer/re[...]

Before you begin 2 — Operation Guide Installing an internal hard disk Y ou must install a hard disk in the A W4416 before using it. If y ou attempt to use the A W4416 without installing a har d disk, the recor der section and mixer sec- tion will fail to oper ate correctl y , and the AW4416 will be damaged as w ell. About the internal hard disk O[...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 3 Installation Please read and observe the cautions on installing optional equipment listed at the beginning of this manual. Here’ s how to attac h a 2.5 inch IDE hard disk to the ADP25H hard disk adapter included with the A W4416, and install it into the appropriate slot of the A W4416. • Hard disks are pre[...]

Before you begin 4 — Operation Guide 4. Place the hard disk on the ADP25H as shown in the diagram below , align the screw holes of the hard disk and the ADP25H, and use your screwdriver to fasten the screws at the four locations shown. 5. Plug the connector of the flat cable extending from the ADP25H into the connector of the hard disk. • Even[...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 5 Installing a CD-RW drive About the CD-RW drives A CD-RW dri ve is an option that allows you to create music CD’ s, to backup/ restore internal hard disk data, to pla y a music CD or to read a CD-ROM. An internal-type CD-RW dri ve can be installed by removing the CD-R W drive cov er from the front panel. CD-R[...]

Before you begin 6 — Operation Guide • In the v arious screens of the A W4416, the SCSI ID of the internal CD-RW driv e has been set to “3” b y default. F or this reason, you will find it conv e- nient to set the ID of the CD-RW to “3. ” (F or details on setting the SCSI ID , refer to the manual for your CD-R W drive.) • If you are i[...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 7 4. Remove the CD-RW drive cover from the front panel, and remove the bottom panel. 5. T urn the CD-RW drive over , and insert it little by little, stopping when the connector end of the CD-RW drive enters the opening in the bottom of the A W4416. 6. Connect the red and white four-conductor cable included with [...]

Before you begin 8 — Operation Guide 7. Plug the connector of the flat cable (extending from inside the A W4416) into the connector of the CD-RW drive. 8. Align the screw holes in the bottom of the CD-RW drive with the screw holes of the A W4416, and use a screwdriver to fasten the drive with the four included screws. 9. Re-attach the CD-RW driv[...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 9 Removing the transport protection pad When CD-RW dri ves are shipped, the disc tra y contains a transport protection pad that protects the internal mechanism from ph ysical shock suffered during shipment. Please remov e this protectiv e pad before use. Be sure to sav e the transport protection pad for the next[...]

Before you begin 10 — Operation Guide Manual eject (emergency disc removal) Manual eject allows y ou to remov e the disc manually in the case of an emer - genc y such as a malfunction of the disc tr a y mechanism (usually temporary) or a power failure. Please be a w are that using this method frequently can cause the CD-RW dri ve to malfunction. [...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 11 Connection procedure 1. Make sure that the power is turned off for the A W4416 and for the external SCSI device(s), and use a SCSI cable to connect the SCSI con- nectors of each device. When connecting an external SCSI device, use only high impedance SCSI cables of 100 ohms (±10 ohms) impedance that are 1 me[...]

Before you begin 12 — Operation Guide ❒ About terminators “T ermination” refers to the process of applying a resistor appropriate for the impedance of the SCSI bus to terminate the end of the circuit. T he resistor required for this is called the “terminator . ” Normally , a terminator must be installed at the beginning and end of the S[...]

Before you begin — Operation Guide 13 Installing I/O cards About I/O cards I/O cards compatible with the Y amaha mini-YGD AI format can be installed in the OPTION I/O slots 1/2 located on the rear panel of the A W4416 in order to add input/output ports. F or example by installing an AD A T format compatible I/O card into an OPTION I/O slot, you c[...]

Before you begin 14 — Operation Guide Installation procedure Please carefully read the cautions for installing optional devices, giv en at the beginning of this manual. 1. Make sure that the power of the A W4416 is turned off. For safety’ s sake, disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet. 2. From the OPTION I/O slot located on the rear pane[...]

— Operation Guide 15 Important points you must obser ve T urning the power on or off Y ou must use the following procedure to turn the po wer of the A W4416 on or off. ❒ T urning the power on T o turn on the power of a system that includes the A W4416, you must turn on the power s witches in the follo wing order . 1 Storage devices connected to[...]

Important points you must observe 16 — Operation Guide Setting the internal clock When the A W4416 is shipped from the factory , its internal clock is set to J apan time. When you create a song on the A W4416, the song will store the date and time using this internal time. If it becomes necessary to reset the internal clock after replacing a run-[...]

Important points you must observe — Operation Guide 17 ❒ T urning the power off T o turn off the power of a system that includes the A W4416, you must turn off the power s witches in the follo wing order . 1 T he monitor system connected to the output jacks of the A W4416 B T he A W4416 itself C Storage devices connected to the A W4416’ s SCS[...]

Important points you must observe 18 — Operation Guide T ransporting the A W4416 When transporting the A W4416, you must disconnect all cables, and pack it in the packing foam in w hich the unit was shipped (or the equi v alent). If a CD-R W driv e (option) is installed, insert the protecti ve pad that w as included with it into the driv e. • I[...]

— Operation Guide 19 1 W elcome to the world of the A W4416 T his chapter explains the features and basic concepts of the A W4416, and outlines the signal flow . Features of the A W4416 T he A W4416 is an audio workstation that combines a digital mixer , hard disk recorder , multi-effects, and sampling pads. It is the only equipment y ou need to[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 20 — Operation Guide ❍ Scenes and libr aries F aders locations and mix parameters for eac h channel, together with effect set- tings, can be stored as a scene. Up to 96 scenes can be used for each song. Scenes that y ou save can be recalled instantly using the top panel keys, or by tr ansmitting pro[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 21 ❒ Sampling pad section ❍ Assign 16 sounds to the sampling pads Sixteen sounds can be assigned to the eight pads with switc hable A/B banks. Sounds can be sampled into these pads at the same 16 bit/24 bit and 44.1 kHz/ 48 kHz audio quality as for recording. Sampling sources can[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 22 — Operation Guide Signal flow within the A W4416 T he following diagram sho ws the general signal flo w of the A W4416. As you can see from this diagram, the A W4416 consists of several sections: input patch, out- put patch, mixer , sampling pads, recorder , and CD-R W driv e (optional). T he sig[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 23 Input patch T he input patch section is w here input signals are assigned to input channels 1– 24 and return channels 1/2. T he following types of input signal can be selected. ❍ MIC/LINE INPUT Input signals from analog INPUT jacks 1–8. ❍ OPTION IN Input signals from an I/[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 24 — Operation Guide Input channels 1–24 T here are monaural input channels used mainly for inputting mics or line lev el instruments. T he signals input to input channels 1–24 are routed through an attenuator , phase s witch, four -band EQ, d ynamics processor , and delay , and are sent to buses [...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 25 Return channels 1/2 T hese are stereo input channels used mainly to input the return signals from inter - nal effects 1/2. Howev er they can also be used as supplementary input channels by c hanging the input signal assignments of the input patch section. T he structure of these c[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 26 — Operation Guide Recorder input patching T his section assigns the signals that are input to tracks 1–16 of the recorder sec- tion. T he following types of signal can be selected. ❍ STEREO T he stereo bus output signal that has passed through the stereo output channel. ❍ BUS 1–8 T he outpu[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 27 Digital cascade connections T he input signal from the rear panel DIGIT AL STEREO IN jack can be cascaded directly into the stereo bus, instead of being sent via the input patch section and patched to a pair of input c hannels. T his is convenient when y ou wish to use an external[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 28 — Operation Guide Buses 1–8 T he signals sent from each c hannel to buses 1–8 pass through the master level, and are sent to the output patch section. T he master level is adjusted in the HOME screen Bus page ([HOME] key → [F3] key). * F or the signal flow diagram, refer to AUX buses 1–8, [...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 29 Output patch T his section assigns the output signals to the STEREO OUT jacks, DIGIT AL STE- REO OUT jack, I/O cards installed in OPTION I/O slots 1/2, and OMNI OUT jacks 1–4. T he following types of signals can be selected. ❍ STEREO T he stereo bus output signal that has pass[...]

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416 30 — Operation Guide By defeating these assignments, you can insert internal effects 1/2 into an y desired channel, or use A UX bus 7/8 or return channels 1/2 for other purposes. Monitor output/headphone output As monitoring jacks, the A W4416 provides MONIT OR OUT jac ks and a PHONES jack. T he types[...]

— Operation Guide 31 2 Parts and their func- tions T his chapter explains the names and functions of the v arious objects on the top panel, rear panel, and front panel. Note Names of the controllers on the top panel are enclosed in square brackets [ ], in order to distinguish them from the “software” knobs or buttons display ed in the displa [...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 32 — Operation Guide D [MONITOR OUT] control T his control adjusts the output level of the signal that is sent from the rear panel MONIT OR OUT jacks. WORK NA VIGA TE section 1 [SONG] key T his key is used for song settings and editing, and to access the SONG screen where y ou can perform the shut-down operati[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 33 B [FILE] key T his key accesses the FILE screen, where y ou can backup/restore songs and for - mat external storage devices connected to the SCSI connector . C [UTILITY] key T his key accesses the UTILITY screen, where y ou can operate the built-in oscilla- tor , and make v arious system s[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 34 — Operation Guide F ADER MODE section In this section you can select the items that will be controlled b y faders 1–16 of the top panel. 1 [HOME] key When this key is on, faders 1–16 will adjust the input levels of the c hannels selected in the MIXING LA YER section. T he HOME page will appear in the di[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 35 MIXING LA YER section 1 [1-16] key B [17-24] key C [MONI] key In this section you can select the mixing la yer that will be controlled b y the top panel [SEL] keys 1–16, [ON] keys 1–16 and faders 1–16. T hese keys correspond to mixing lay ers as follo ws. PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATI[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 36 — Operation Guide The parameters controlled by faders 1–16 will also change depending on the set- tings of the F ADER MODE section. 12 RTN 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 34 56 78 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 12 13 14 15 16 STEREO 34 5 67 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 13 14 15 16 5 10 20 30 70 50 40 15 ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL [...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 37 [SEL] keys, [ON] keys, faders 1 [SEL] (select) keys T hese keys select the channel to be operated. T he [SEL] key of the currently selected channel will light. When using automix, the [SEL] keys are used to select the channels that will be recorded. B [ON] key T hese keys turn each c hanne[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 38 — Operation Guide Display section 1 Display T his is a 320 × 240 pixel liquid crystal display with bac klight, that displa ys the v al- ues of the mix parameters and the current oper ating status. B [P AN] control T his controls the pan of the channel currently selected b y the [SEL] key . If the ste- reo [...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 39 F [SHIFT] key T his key is used to switch the tabs or buttons sho wn at the bottom of the displa y . Y ou can use a v ariety of additional functions by holding do wn the [SHIFT] key and pressing the [F1]–[F5] keys. Note symbol is displa yed in the lower left of the screen to indicate a p[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 40 — Operation Guide C [PEAK HOLD] switch T his switch sets/defeats the peak hold function of the lev el meters. D Level meters/counter T his area displays v arious information necessary when operating the recorder section of the A W4416, such as lev el meters for eac h trac k of the recorder sec- tion, a time[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 41 AUTOMA TION section T he keys of this section access screen pages where y ou can operate the automix and scene memory functions. T he following screens correspond to these keys. 1 [AUTOMIX] key T his key accesses the A UT OMIX screen, where you can oper ate and edit auto- mix. B [SCENE] ke[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 42 — Operation Guide CURSOR/JOG & SHUTTLE section 1 [JOG ON] key T his key turns the “nudge” function on/off for the [D A T A/JOG] dial and [SHUT - TLE] dial. (“Nudge” is a function that repeatedly pla ys bac k a fixed region starting at the current location, either forward or bac kward.) When thi[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 43 E [ENTER] key T his key is used to finalize a value, execute a function, or mo ve to the specified locate point. Locate section In this section you can perform locate oper ations for the recorder . 1 [NUM LOCA TE] (number locate) key T his key is used to specify a locate point as a numer[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 44 — Operation Guide G [REPEA T] key When this key is on, the area from the A point → B point will be play ed repeat- edly . T o cancel repeat playbac k, press the [REPEA T] key once again, or press the [ST OP] key in the transport section. H [A]/[B] keys T hese keys move to the pre-specified A or B points.[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 45 C [STOP] key T his key interrupts playbac k, recording, rewind, or fast-forw ard, and stops the recorder . D [PLA Y] key If the recorder is stopped, pressing this key will begin pla ybac k (if the key is pressed by itself) or record (if the key is pressed with the [REC] key). If this key i[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 46 — Operation Guide Rear panel 1 [PHANTOM +48V ON/OFF] switch T his switch supplies +48 V phantom power to the INPUT (XLR) 1/2 jacks. B INPUT 1/2 (XLR) jacks T hese are balanced XLR-3-31 type input jacks. Nominal input level is –46 dB– +4 dB . Pin connections are as follows. C INPUT 1/2 (phone) jacks T he[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 47 D INSERT I/O 1/2 jacks T hese are TRS phone jacks that allo w an external effect etc. to be inserted into the input signal of INPUT jacks 1/2. Nominal input lev el is 0 dB . Pin connections are as follows. E INPUT 3–8 (phone) jacks T hese are balanced TRS phone type input jacks. T he spe[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 48 — Operation Guide K OPTION I/O slots 1/2 T hese slots allow optional I/O cards to be installed. Assignments for the signals input or output via the I/O cards are made in the SETUP screen → P atch IN page ( → P .133), and in the SETUP screen → P atch OUT page ( → P .136). Note F or details on install[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions — Operation Guide 49 • T o connect the A W4416 to an external de vice, use only high-impedance SCSI cables shorter than 1 meter and with an impedance of 100 ohms (±10 ohms). • Storage devices connected to the SCSI connector are used for data backup. They cannot be used directly for recording or pla yback.[...]

Chapter2—Parts and their functions 50 — Operation Guide Front panel 1 CD-RW drive cover T his covers the CD-R W dri ve (option) installation ba y . Note F or details on installing a CD-RW drive, refer to page 5. 1[...]

— Operation Guide 51 3 The user inter face of the A W4416 T his chapter explains the v arious parts of the A W4416’ s user interface, and basic operation of the A W4416. Display T he display in the top panel sho ws the following information. 1 Screen name T his is the name of the currently selected screen. B Page name/channel T he information s[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 52 — Operation Guide T he remaining recording time will be display ed in the TRACK screen TR V iew page when y ou press the [SHIFT] + [F1] key . E Song/scene information T he information shown in this location will depend on the screen: the sampling frequenc y , quantization, and tempo/meter of the curr[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 53 T he action of moving the pointer to the desired item, then pressing and holding the left button or right button of the mouse and moving the mouse is called “dr ag- ging. ” Tip! When dragging the mouse to continuously adjust a parameter v alue, the value will change more rapidly[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 54 — Operation Guide Level meters/counter T he level meters/counter in the upper right of the top panel show the follo wing information. 1 REMAIN indicator T his will light when the counter 3 shows the remaining recording time. In the TRA CK screen TR View page, this will appear w hen y ou press [SHIFT][...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 55 G Level meters 1–16 T hese level meters show the input lev el and output level for eac h trac k 1–16 of the recorder section. H Level meter L/R T hese level meters show the output lev el (the signal after passing through EQ and d ynamics processing) of the stereo output channel.[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 56 — Operation Guide Basic operation of the A W4416 T his section explains basic operation of the AW4416. Accessing a screen/page T o operate the mix par ameters of the A W4416 or to edit the internal settings, you must first access the desired screen in the displa y . If a screen contains two or more [...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 57 2. In the display access menu, click the button that corresponds to the desired screen. 3. T o changes pages within the same screen, move the pointer to one of the tabs in the bottom of the screen, and click the left or right mouse button. T he corresponding page will appear . < [...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 58 — Operation Guide Editing the value of a fader/knob/numerical box Here’ s how to edit the v alue of an on-screen fader/knob/numerical box. ❒ Using the controls of the top panel 1. Use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] keys to move the cursor to the desired fader/knob numerical box. < Move the cursor [...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 59 Using the additional function buttons In screens where the symbol is displa yed in the lower left, y ou can access additional buttons or tabs in the bottom of the displa y to use v arious additional functions. ❒ Using the controls of the top panel 1. In a screen where the symbol i[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 60 — Operation Guide Inputting text When you create a new song, or w hen you sa ve the settings of a scene memory or library , a popup window will appear , allowing y ou to assign a name to the song or the settings. Here’ s how to input text into the popup window . ❒ Using the controls of the tab pa[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 61 T he items in each popup window and their function are as follo ws. 1 T ext input bo x Characters, numer als, and symbols can be input in this box. When you create a new song or sa ve for the first time, a default name will be input. T he highlighted text indicates that it is being[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 62 — Operation Guide ❒ Using the mouse 1. Perform the scene or librar y Save operation, or create a new song. If you perform the scene or libr ary Sa ve operation, a TITLE EDIT popup window will appear , allo wing you to assign a name to the scene or libr ary . If you create a new song, a N AME EDIT p[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 63 Selecting channels When editing the channel mix par ameters on the A W4416, y ou must first select the channel that y ou wish to control. Here’ s ho w to select channels. 1. Use the keys of the MIXING LA YER section to select the mixing layer that you wish to control According to[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 64 — Operation Guide 3. Use the [P AN] control, EQ [Q]/[F]/[G] controls, and EQ [HIGH]– EQ[LOW] keys at the right of the display to adjust the pan and EQ of the channel that you selected by pressing its [SEL] key . T he controls and keys at the right of the display apply only to the c hannel that was [...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 — Operation Guide 65 ❍ If the mixing la y er is [1-16] ❍ If the mixing la y er is [17-24 R TN] Fader mode Fader 1–8 9–14 15 16 STEREO HOME Input level of input channels 1–16 Output level of the stereo output channel AUX1 Send level from input channels 1–16 to AUX 1 AUX2 Send level from input[...]

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416 66 — Operation Guide ❍ If the mixing la y er is [MONI] Fader mode Fader 1–8 9–14 15 16 STEREO HOME Input level of monitor channels 1–16 Output level of the stereo output channel AUX1 Send level from monitor channels 1–16 to AUX 1 AUX2 Send level from monitor channels 1–16 to AUX 2 AUX3 Send [...]

— Operation Guide 67 4 Connections and setup T his chapter explains ho w to connect external devices and set up your sys- tem before you begin using the A W4416. Connections T he following diagram sho ws typical audio connections for the A W4416. Monitor system Headphones MONITOR OUT OMNI OUT 1/2 INPUT 1–8 INPUT 1–8 INSERT I/O INPUT 8 Hi-Z PH[...]

Chapter4—Connections and setup 68 — Operation Guide W ord clock settings If a device such as a digital MTR or D A T recorder is digitally connected to the A W4416, the clock that controls the timing at w hich digital audio is processed (referred to as the “word cloc k”) must be sync hronized. T o do so, you must select one of the devices as[...]

Chapter4—Connections and setup — Operation Guide 69 ❍ D.ST IN T he word clock data included in the input signal from the DIGIT AL STEREO IN jack will be the cloc k source. ❍ WCLK IN T he word clock data included in the input signal from the WORD CLOCK IN jac k will be the clock sour ce. ❍ INT T he internal clock of the A W4416 will be the[...]

Chapter4—Connections and setup 70 — Operation Guide ❍ Using a digital MTR as the wor d cloc k master (1) T his method uses a digital MTR as the word clock master , and causes the A W4416 to synchronize to the word cloc k included in the input signal from the digital I/O card. F or this method, turn on one of the 1/2–7/8 buttons for the slot[...]

Chapter4—Connections and setup — Operation Guide 71 ❍ Using a D A T recorder as the w or d clock master If you wish to input a digital signal from a D A T recorder or sampler etc. into the A W4416 via the DIGIT AL STEREO IN jack, turn on the D .ST IN button. • Set the D A T recorder so that it will oper ate according to its own internal clo[...]

Chapter4—Connections and setup 72 — Operation Guide[...]

— Operation Guide 73 5 Recording on the A W4416 T his chapter explains basic oper ation for performing multitrac k recording and mixdown on the A W4416, using the example of recording instruments such as rh ythm machine (drums), bass, guitar , and keyboard on their own trac ks. Preparations for recording Connections and start-up Here’ s how to [...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 74 — Operation Guide 2. T urn on the power in the following order: audio sources/SCSI devices connected to the A W4416 → the A W4416 → monitor system. T he display of the A W4416 will show the opening screen, and will then change to the TRA CK screen TR V iew page. When the power of the A W4416 is turned on,[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 75 Creating a new song On the A W4416, all data (mixer settings, recorder settings, audio data etc.) nec- essary for reproducing a musical work are stored on the hard disk as a unit called a “song. ” In order to record, you must begin b y creating a new song. Tip! A new 44.1 kHz/16 bit song[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 76 — Operation Guide 3. Move the cursor to the YES button to save the current song, or to the NO button if you do not wish to save it. Then press the [ENTER] key . T he NEW SONG SETTING popup window will appear . In this popup windo w you can specify the basic settings for the new song. ❍ Fs T his is the sampl[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 77 5. Make sure that the cursor is located at the OK button, and press the [ENTER] key . T he NAME EDIT popup window will appear , allowing y ou to assign a name to the song. 6. Use the character palette to assign a song name of up to 64 characters. (For details on inputting characters, refer t[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 78 — Operation Guide Recording the first tracks T his section explains the procedure for recording a rh ythm machine (or drum mics) connected to INPUT jacks 1/2 onto tr ac ks 1/2 of the recorder . The explanation in this section assumes that the A W4416’ s mixer and patching settings are in their initial stat[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 79 When you s witch mixing la yers, the faders will mov e instantly to new positions. Be careful not to place objects near the faders. T he “mixing lay er” is the group of c hannels controlled b y the top panel [ON] keys 1–16, [SEL] keys 1–16, and faders 1–16. T he A W4416 has the fol[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 80 — Operation Guide 6. If you wish to set the input signals of INPUT jacks 1/2 as a stereo pair , hold down [SEL] key 1 and press [SEL] key 2. Adjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered input channels can be specified as a stereo pair . Y ou will find it convenient to pair two c hannels that are inputting a ster[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 81 Assign the signals to buses When the A W4416 is in the initial state, bus outputs 1–8 of the mixer section are patched as follo ws to trac ks 1–16 of the recorder . In our example here, we will assign the signal from the rh ythm machine (or drum mics) input via input chan- nels 1/2 to bu[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 82 — Operation Guide Note that the level when the P AN knob is positioned at full left or full right will differ between paired and unpaired channels. The lev el of a channel that is not paired will rise 3 dB when the P AN knob is positioned at full left (L16) or full right (R16). 4. In the same way , move the c[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 83 When tracks are paired, you must operate only one of the faders. Attempting to mov e both faders simultaneously will place a strain on the motor , and ma y cause malfunctions. Make monitor settings Now we will send the signal of monitor c hannels 1/2 to the stereo bus, so that it can be moni[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 84 — Operation Guide 6. In the same way as for the input channels, set the P AN knobs of monitor channels 1/2 to far left (L16) for channel 1 and far right (R16) for chan- nel 2. 7. Make sure that [ON] keys 1/2 and the STEREO [ON] key are on, and raise faders 1/2 and the STEREO fader to the 0 dB position. When t[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 85 Let’ s record! 1. Press the Locate section [RTZ] key . T he level meter/counter and the displa y counter will rewind to zero (00:00:00.000). Tip! With the default settings of the song, hours (hours/minutes/seconds/milliseconds) are selected as the counter unit of the le vel meter/counter a[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 86 — Operation Guide If the following keys ar e o n, the keys of the L ocate section and the T ransport sec- tion will hav e no effect. (Alternatively , the functions assigned to the keys will change.) Select a different ke y before you continue with this procedure. • WORK N A VIGA TE section: [SONG] key , [MA[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 87 Overdubbing In this section we will explain how to record an electric bass connected to INPUT 8 (HI-Z) jack w hile monitoring the rhythm mac hine (or drums) recorded on trac ks 1/2. Set the input level 1. While producing sound on your instrument, adjust [GAIN] control 8 so that the PEAK indi[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 88 — Operation Guide Assign the signal to a bus Here we will make settings so that the electric bass signal being input from input channel 8 will be sent to recorder tr ac k 3 via bus 3. 1. Press the [VIEW] key → [F1] key . T he VIEW screen CH V iew page will appear . T he CH V iew page shows all mix parameter[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 89 Put the track in record-ready mode Next we will put trac k 3 of the recorder in record-read y mode, and adjust the input level. 1. In the level meters/counter section, press [REC TRACK SELECT] key 3. [REC TRA CK SELECT] key 3 and REC READ Y indicator 3 in the level meter/ counter will blink,[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 90 — Operation Guide Make monitor settings W e will make settings so that the signal of the rhythm mac hine (drums) that were earlier recorded on trac ks 1/2 and the bass signal being recorded on trac k 3 will be sent to the stereo bus, and can be monitored via the MONIT OR OUT jacks or PHONES jack. 1. Press the[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 91 Using EQ and the dynamics processor By using the four -band EQ and dynamics processor that are pro vided for eac h input channel, y ou can process the bass sound as you record it on a trac k. ❒ Using the four-band EQ 1. In the MIXING LA YER section, press the [1–16] key → [SEL] key 8. [...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 92 — Operation Guide • [F] .................. Set the center frequenc y of each band. F or each band, the range is 21 Hz–20.1 kHz. • [G] ................. Set the amount of boost/cut for eac h band. F or each band, the range is ±18 dB . When you oper ate the EQ [Q]/[F]/[G] controls, the parameter v alues [...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 93 5. A CONFIRMA TION popup window will appear , asking you confirm the recall operation. 6. Move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T he “E.B.F inger” d ynamics program will be loaded into input c hannel 8. 7. Press the [F1] key . T he D YN/DL Y screen Dyn.Edit page w[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 94 — Operation Guide Let’ s overdub! 1. Press the Locate section [RTZ] key . 2. T o begin recording, hold down the T ransport section [REC] ( ● ) key and press the [PLA Y] ( ® ) key . T he [REC] key and [PLA Y] key will light, and the red REC READ Y indicator of trac k 3 will c hange from blinking to lit. 3[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 95 Mixdown In this section we will explain the procedure for creating a stereo mix of the sig- nals recorded on trac ks 1–16, applying internal effects, and recording the stereo trac k on the hard disk. Creating the mix balance of the tracks 1. Make sure that [REC TRACK SELECT] keys 1–16 ar[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 96 — Operation Guide 6. Raise the STEREO fader to the 0 dB position. 7. Make sure that [ON] keys 1–16 and the STEREO [ON] key are lit, play back the song from the beginning, and use faders 1–16 to set the level of each track. At this time, watc h the L/R level meter of the level meter/counter , and do not al[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 97 Tip! As an alternative to using the Solo function, you can also monitor just a specific track by pressing the TRACK [CUE] switch in the le vel meters/counter section, and then using [REC TRA CK SELECT] key s 1–16 to select a track. By using this method, the direct output of the recorder ([...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 98 — Operation Guide Tip! F or example if the SOL O S AFE CHANNEL section R TN1/R TN2 buttons are on, the Solo function will not affect return channels 1/2. This allows y ou to monitor the soloed channel with an effect such as re verb still applied. 5. T o use the Solo function, play back the recorder and press [...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 99 Using the internal effects T he A W4416 provides two internal effects, w hic h can be used either via AUX send/return or by being inserted into a specific c hannel. Here we will explain how to use the AUX bus to apply rev erb to the signals of the trac ks. 1. Press the [AUX 7] key → [F2] [...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 100 — Operation Guide 5. Press [P AN] key → [F2] key . T he P AN/ROUTE screen P an 17–24 page will appear , allowing y ou to make pan settings and bus assignments for input channels 17–24 and return c hannels 1/2. 6. Make sure that the RTN1 (return channel 1) area ST button is on, and that the two P AN kno[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 101 Other convenient functions T he mixer section of the A W4416 provides other conv enient functions as described below . Y ou can use them as needed. ❒ Fader groups T his function groups fader operations for multiple channels. By mo ving a single fader , y ou can adjust all faders in that g[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 102 — Operation Guide ❒ Automix By using this function, fader and [ON] key operations, c hanges in mix parameters such as EQ and pan, and ev ents suc h as scene memory or library selection can be recorded and pla y ed back in realtime in sync hronization with the song. Y ou can also record operations in multip[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 103 2. Play back the song from the beginning, and watch the L/R level meter in the level meters/counter section. If the red 0 dB segment lights, lower faders 1–16 and/or the STEREO fader . 3. After you have set the level, rewind the song to the beginning. Then hold down the T ransport section[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 104 — Operation Guide Howev er with this monitoring method, the signal will pass through the monitor channel and the output c hannel, meaning that you will not necessarily be moni- toring in a “flat” state. Here’ s how y ou can output the stereo trac k directly from the MONIT OR OUT jacks. 7. In the level[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 105 Saving a scene/song ❒ Saving a scene If you wish to reproduce the mixer settings as well w hen you recall the current song at a later time, you must store the current mix par ameters as a Scene. 1. Use the [ ]/[ ] keys in the SCENE MEMORY section of the top panel to select the store desti[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 106 — Operation Guide 3. As desired, assign a scene name of up to 16 characters. (For details on inputting characters, refer to page 60.) When you are finished, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T he scene will be stored. ❒ Saving a song T he current song will be sav ed automaticall[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 — Operation Guide 107 A CONFIRMA TION popup windo w will appear , asking you to confirm the Sa ve operation. Tip! When you shut do wn the A W4416, the current song will be sa ved automatically . Howe ver , we recommend that you sa ve the song manually when y ou are finished recording ( → P .176). If you fail[...]

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416 108 — Operation Guide[...]

— Operation Guide 109 6 T ransport/locate oper- ations T his chapter explains tr ansport and locate operations on the A W4416. T able of transport key operations T he function of the keys in the transport section of the AW4416 will c hange depending on the status (current operating mode) of the tr ansport. T he following table shows ho w the tran[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 110 — Operation Guide Shuttle function (cue/review opera- tion) While the transport is stopped or pla ying, you can operate the [SHUTTLE] dial to pla y forw ard (cue) or pla y bac kward (review) at v arious speeds. T he cue or review speed will change according to the angle of the [SHUTTLE] dial, as shown in[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 111 3. T o move the current location for ward, turn the [DA T A/JOG] dial toward the right. T o move the current location backward, turn the [DA T A/JOG] dial toward the left. If time displa y (SECOND) is selected as the counter displa y mode, the current location will mov e in millisecond [...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 112 — Operation Guide ❒ Nudge function settings Here’ s how to adjust the nudge time and pla y mode of the Nudge function. 1. W ith the song stopped, press the [UTILITY] key → [F3] key . 2. T o set the nudge time, move the cursor to the TIME field of the NUDGE area, and rotate the [DA T A/JOG] dial to[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 113 Rollback function While the song is stopped or pla ying, y ou can press the [ROLL B ACK] key of the Locate section to mov e the current location back b y a fixed length. T his is conve- nient when y ou are playing bac k, and come to a location that you wish to listen to once again. T h[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 114 — Operation Guide Locating to a specific point Y ou can directly specify a locate point as a numerical v alue, and locate to it. Here’ s how . 1. W ith the transport stopped, press the [NUM LOCA TE] key of the Locate section. If you ha ve selected a screen where normal transport operations cannot be p[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 115 Locating to the zero location of the counter When the song is stopped or pla ying, y ou can press the [RTZ] key of the Locate section to locate to the zero location of the currently displa y ed counter . (If the counter is displa ying measures, y ou will locate to the beginning of the ?[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 116 — Operation Guide 3. If you wish to return the counter to the absolute time display , press the [ABS/REL] key . T he specified relative zero location will be displa yed as follows in the TRA CK screen → TR View page that appears w hen y ou press the [TRA CK] key → [F1] key . Tip! The zero relativ e [...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 117 Locating to the start/end points T he start point and end point normally correspond to the beginning and end of the song. When you create a new song, absolute time 00:00:00.000 will be set as the default start point. When you record a song, the last point in the song will automatically [...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 118 — Operation Guide A-B repeat A-B Repeat is a function that repeatedly pla ys bac k the region between the point A and point B that you specify . T he A/B points can be set w hen the song is either stopped or pla ying. ❒ Setting the A/B points 1. Locate the song to the location where you wish to set poi[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 119 6. Press the [PLA Y] key . Repeated playback between points A/B will begin. 7. T o defeat A-B repeat, press the [REPEA T] key . T he [REPEA T] key will go dark, indicating that A-B repeat has been defeated. If you pressed the [REPEA T] key to defeat A-B repeat, normal pla yback will res[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 120 — Operation Guide In/out points T he A W4416 remembers the locations at whic h recording was last begun and ended as the In point and the Out point. When the In and Out points are memo- rized, the [IN] and [OUT] keys will light. In this state, you can press the [IN] key or the [OUT] key to locate to the [...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 121 Markers T he A W4416 allows you to set up to 99 markers at an y desired locations in the song. Y ou can use the [ ]/[ ] keys to searc h/locate these markers. Markers are conv enient when y ou wish to locate repeatedly to specific points in the song. ❒ Setting a marker 1. Locate the s[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 122 — Operation Guide A number in the range of 1–99 will be assigned to eac h marker y ou set, and these will be displa y ed as follows in the TRACK screen TR V iew page that appears when you press the [TRA CK] key → [F1] key . Please note that the numbers 1–99 do not indicate the order in which you sp[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 123 Adjusting the location of a locate point T he location of the Start/End points, A/B points, In/Out points, and Markers can be adjusted as desired. 1. Press the [TRACK] key → [F4] key . A screen will appear in whic h you can adjust the various locate points. • Ex cept for the Start/E[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 124 — Operation Guide Howev er , please be a w are that changing the Start point will not affect the time code displa y of the counter . If you want the time code displa y to match the abso- lute time displa y , set the time code top to the Start point (Refer to Reference Guide “SONG screen/Setting page. ?[...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations — Operation Guide 125 Deleting a locate point A locate point (except for the Start/End points) can be deleted as follows. Be aw are that a locate point you delete cannot be reco v ered. 1. Press the [TRACK] key → [F4] key . 2. Move the cursor to the display area of the locate point you wish to delete, and [...]

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations 126 — Operation Guide Deleting a locate point using the panel keys A locate point (except for the Start/End points) can be deleted as follows using only the panel keys. ❒ Deleting an In/Out point or A/B point Hold down the [C ANCEL] key , and press the key for the locate point that you wish to delete ([A]/[...]

— Operation Guide 127 7 Punch-in/out T his chapter explains ho w to use punch-in/out. About punch-in/out Punch-in/out is a method for re-recording a portion of a previously recorded trac k. T here are two types of punc h-in/out. ❒ Manual punch-in/out ( → P .128) In this method you can punc h in or out manually , using the tr ansport keys of t[...]

Chapter7—Punch-in/out 128 — Operation Guide Manual punch-in/out Here’ s how to perform manual punc h-in/out. Preparations ❒ Make input monitor settings F or the track on w hic h y ou wish to punch-in/out, y ou will need to monitor the trac k pla yback up to the punch-in point, and then monitor the input signal of the trac k (the recording s[...]

Chapter7—Punch-in/out — Operation Guide 129 Manual punch-in/out recording 1. Locate the song to a location earlier than where you wish to punch-in. Tip! If you set a locate point such as a mark er or the A/B point at this location, it will be conv enient when you later check the recorded result or perform punch-in/out again. F or details on set[...]

Chapter7—Punch-in/out 130 — Operation Guide Auto punch-in/out Here’ s how to use auto punc h-in/out. Preparations ❒ Make input monitor settings T o perform punch-in/out recording, y ou will need to select “auto input monitor” as the input monitor setting. F or details refer to page 128. ❒ Set the auto punch-in/out points Specify the l[...]

Chapter7—Punch-in/out — Operation Guide 131 1. Press the [UTILITY] key → [F3] key . 2. Move the cursor to the pre-roll (PREROLL) or post-roll (POSTROLL) fi elds, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to set the pre-roll time and post-roll time. Rehearsing and recording with auto punch- in/out ❒ Rehearsing with auto punch-in/out 1. Press the [REC T[...]

Chapter7—Punch-in/out 132 — Operation Guide 4. If you wish to rehearse once again, press the [PLA Y] key once again while the transport is stopped. Tip! If you press the [REHEARS AL] key before or during rehearsal, operations 1 – 4 of step 3 will continue repeating. (In this case, the A -B Repeat function will be defeated.) T o stop repeating[...]

— Operation Guide 133 8 Patching T his chapter explains ho w to patch the inputs and outputs, and ho w to use the Quick Rec function to simultaneously record sixteen c hannels of input sources. Patching to the input channels When the A W4416 is in the default state, input signals are patched to input c han- nels 1–24 as shown in the follo wing [...]

Chapter8—Patching 134 — Operation Guide 1 Input channels 1–24 B Return channels 1/2 2. Move the cursor to the channel that you wish to patch, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the signal that you wish to assign. T he following signals can be assigned to each c hannel. ❍ Input channels 1–24 ❍ Return channels 1/2 Tip! Y ou can use t[...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 135 Patching to the recorder inputs When the A W4416 is in the default state, buses 1–8 are assigned respectiv ely to recorder inputs 1–8 and 9–16, but you can assign the direct signals from the input channels as desired. Here’ s how to assign the desired signals to recorder inputs 1–16. 1. Press th[...]

Chapter8—Patching 136 — Operation Guide Patching to the outputs When the A W4416 is in the default state, the following signals are assigned to the OMNI OUT jacks, STEREO OUT jac ks, and digital I/O card outputs. If necessary , you can c hange the output signals that are assigned to these output jacks. Here’ s how to assign the desired signal[...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 137 2. Move the cursor to the output jack whose patching you wish to change, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the signal that you wish to assign. T he following types of signal can be assigned to each output jac k. ❍ OMNI OUT jacks 1–4 ❍ DIGIT AL STEREO OUT jack ❍ STEREO OUT jacks ❍ Digital I[...]

Chapter8—Patching 138 — Operation Guide Patch librar y P atch settings that y ou make in the SETUP screen P atch IN page and P atch OUT page can be stored in the patch libr ary as one of twenty patc h programs. T he con- tents of the patch libr ary are sa ved on the internal hard disk as part of the song. Here’ s how to use the patc h library[...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 139 Tip! Y ou can also write the patch pr ogram directly , without accessing the TITLE EDIT popup windo w . T o do so, turn off the ST ORE CONFIRMA TION setting in the UTIL - ITY screen Prefer .1 page ([UTILITY] key → [F2] ke y). In this case, your settings will be sav ed in a library named “New Data” w[...]

Chapter8—Patching 140 — Operation Guide Patching input/output jacks to an insert I/O point Y ou can patch v arious input/output jacks to the insert I/O point of a channel. T his patching method allo ws y ou to apply an external effect to a monitor channel dur - ing mixdown. 1. Use the MIXING LA YER section keys and the [SEL] keys to select the [...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 141 5. Move the cursor to the SEND field, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the insert send jack. Y ou can select from the following jac ks. ❍ When selecting for an input c hannel 1–24 or a monitor c hannel 1–16 ❍ When selecting for a r eturn c hannel 1/2 or the stereo output c hannel 6. Move t[...]

Chapter8—Patching 142 — Operation Guide 7. When you have finished making patching settings, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T he EFFECT INSERT field will indicate “ON [EXTERN AL] , ” indicating that the selected input/output jacks ha ve been patched to the insert I/O point. Tip! T o defeat the patching of an i[...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 143 Using the Quick Rec function Quick Rec is a function that r apidly makes the appropriate settings so that y ou can simultaneously record sixteen input sources to audio tr acks 1–16. When you execute Quick Rec, groups of eight input sour ces will be assigned directly to trac ks 1–16, and input patc h a[...]

Chapter8—Patching 144 — Operation Guide 3. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button in the lower right of the display , and press the [ENTER] key . A popup window will appear , asking you to confirm execution of Quic k Rec. 4. T o execute the Quick Rec settings, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . All [REC TRA CK SELECT] [...]

Chapter8—Patching — Operation Guide 145 6. Play back the audio source connected to the input jacks of the I/O cards (slots 1/2). T he levels of the signals sent from the I/O card INPUT to trac ks 1–16 (i.e., record- ing levels) will be displa yed in the level meter/counter . 7. As necessary , use the faders of input channels 1–16 to adjust [...]

Chapter8—Patching 146 — Operation Guide[...]

— Operation Guide 147 9 T rack and virtual track operations T his chapter explains the tr ack structure of the recorder section, and ho w to perform editing and other operations. The track structure of the A W4416 T he recorder section of the A W4416 handles three types of tracks: audio tr ac ks, virtual trac ks, and the stereo trac k. ❍ Audio [...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 148 — Operation Guide T o defeat muting of trac ks 1–16, y ou must first reduce the number of record- read y trac ks to eight trac ks or fewer , and then use the TRA CK screen TR V iew page ([TRA CK] key → [F1] key) to manually un-mute each tr ack. (F or details refer to Reference Guide “TRA CK[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 149 Switching virtual tracks Here’ s how to switc h the virtual track that a specific trac k will use. 1. Press the [TRACK] key → [F2] key . T he TRA CK screen V .T rack page will appear in the displa y . T his page shows the following information. 1 T r ack number T hese are th[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 150 — Operation Guide 2. Move the cursor to the virtual track number that you wish to assign to track 1, and press the [ENTER] key . T he virtual track number y ou select will be highlighted. No w you can record and pla y bac k the newly selected virtual trac k without affecting the previous virtual t[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 151 Pairing tracks Adjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered trac ks (trac ks 1/2, tracks 3/4 ... trac ks 15/16) can be set as a stereo pair . P aired tracks will alw a ys operate in tandem, such as w hen tracks are selected for editing, or w hen you s witc h virtual trac ks. F or exam[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 152 — Operation Guide Editing tracks and virtual tracks A v ariety of editing operations can be performed on the audio data recorded on trac ks 1–16 of the A W4416, suc h as copying data between tr ac ks, moving data to an earlier or later location within the same trac k, or c hanging the pitch. In [...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 153 Naming a virtual track or region When you record something on a tr ac k, the following default name will be assigned to that virtual trac k. • Default virtual tr ack name .. V .T r x-y (x=trac k number , y=virtual tr ack number) • Default region name ........... VTxy (x=track[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 154 — Operation Guide 3. Move the cursor to the NAME menu and press the [ENTER] key . Buttons to specify NAME menu options will appear . 4. Move the cursor to the TRACK button and press the [ENTER] key . T he cursor will move to the area at the bottom of the screen. 5. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to sel[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 155 6. Move the cursor to the NAME button and press the [ENTER] key . A NAME EDIT popup windo w will appear , allowing you to assign a name to the trac k/region. 7. When you have finished inputting the name, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . (For details o[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 156 — Operation Guide 5. Use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] keys to select the region that you wish to name, and press the [ENTER] key . 6. Move the cursor to the NAME button and press the [ENTER] key . A NAME EDIT popup windo w will appear , allowing you to assign a name to the region. 7. When you have ?[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 157 E TRA CK/P ART/REGION menus T hese respectively access editing commands for editing entire tr ac ks, parts, or regions. Mov e the cursor to the desired menu, and press the [ENTER] key to view the list of editing commands. F P arameter setting ar ea In this area you can make the n[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 158 — Operation Guide 4. T o change the parameter settings, move the cursor to the correspond- ing button. T he lower part of the displa y will show the settings of the par ameter at w hich the cursor is currently located. 5. Press the [ENTER] key . T he cursor will move to the setting area in the lo [...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 159 8. T o execute the editing command, move the cursor to the EXECUTE but- ton, and press the [ENTER] key . T he editing command you selected in step 3 will be executed. Tip! • If you wish to halt the editing operation, mov e the cursor to a button in the top lev el, and press the[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 160 — Operation Guide E TRA CK/P ART/REGION menus T hese respectively access editing commands for editing entire tr ac ks, parts, or regions. Mov e the cursor to the desired menu, and press the [ENTER] key to view the list of editing commands. F P arameter setting ar ea In this area you can make the n[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 161 9. T o execute the editing command, move the cursor to the EXECUTE but- ton, and press the [ENTER] key . T he editing command you selected in step 4 will be executed. Tip! • If you wish to halt the editing operation, mov e the cursor to a button in the top lev el, and press the[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 162 — Operation Guide P ART menu T hese commands edit data in units of parts. When using these commands, you will need to specify not only the trac k for editing, but also the editing start loca- tion (ST AR T) and end location (END). ❍ ERASE Erase the audio data of the selected part. Audio data fol[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations — Operation Guide 163 REGION menu T hese commands edit data in units of regions. ❍ NAME Assign a name to a region. ❍ ERASE Erase the selected region. Audio data following that region will not be affected. ❍ DELETE Delete the selected region. Audio data following that region will mov e forw ard b[...]

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations 164 — Operation Guide[...]

— Operation Guide 165 10 Internal effects T his chapter explains the tw o built-in effects of the A W4416. About the internal effects T he A W4416 contains two multi-effect units (respectiv ely called “effect 1” and “effect 2”). In general, the internal effects can be used in the follo wing two w a ys. ❒ Using AUX send/return In this me[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects 166 — Operation Guide Using AUX send/return to apply an effect As an example of using an effect with AUX send/return, here’ s how to apply effect 1 via AUX bus 7. ❒ Patching Make sure that the AUX send/return patc hing for effect 1 is appropriate. 1. Press the [SETUP] key → [F1] (Patch IN) key . T he SETUP scree[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects — Operation Guide 167 ❒ Recalling an effect program from the library T he A W4416 provides 41 effect types such as Rev erb Hall, Gate Reverb, and Ste- reo Dela y . The effect type libr ary contains factory-set effect programs that use these effect types. Here’ s how to recall an effect program of the effect type y[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects 168 — Operation Guide 3. Move the cursor to the RECALL button, and press the [ENTER] key . A popup window will appear , asking you to confirm the recall operation. Tip! It is also possible to recall the effect program directly , without displa ying the popup window that asks y ou to confirm the recall operation. T o[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects — Operation Guide 169 ❒ Switching between pre-fader and post-fader F or each monitor c hannel, you can select the location (pre-fader or post-fader) from whic h the signal will be sent to A UX 7. 1. Press the [AUX 7] → [F4] key . T he Pre/PstMON page will appear , where y ou can make pre-/post-fader settings for m[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects 170 — Operation Guide ❒ Adjusting the send level/return level Here’ s how to adjust the send level for eac h monitor channel, and the return level of the return channel. 1. Press the [HOME] key → [17-24 RTN] key . [SEL] keys 15/16, [ON] keys 15/16, and faders 15/16 will be assigned to return channels 1/2. At thi[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects — Operation Guide 171 Inserting an effect into a desired channel If you defeat their assignment to A UX 7/8, the A W4416’ s internal effects can be inserted into a desired channel. As an example, here’ s how effect 2 can be inserted into monitor channel 1. ❒ Patching Here’ s how to release effect 2 from its as[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects 172 — Operation Guide An effect that has been specified for insertion cannot again be used via A UX send/return until you reassign it to the AUX bus in the EFFECT P A T CH area. If RTN 2 is set to “EFF 2 L/R” in the Patch IN page, performing this step will auto- matically cancel the assignment. ❒ Inserting an e[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects — Operation Guide 173 4. T o insert effect 2, move the cursor to the INT .EFF2 button and press the [ENTER] key . In the popup window , SEND will change to “EFF2, ” and RTN. will c hange to “EFF 2L. ” T his indicates that the input of effect 2 has been patched to the insert send of monitor channel 1, and the L[...]

Chapter10—Internal effects 174 — Operation Guide ❒ Recalling an effect program Here’ s how y ou can recall the desired program for effect 2 from the effect libr ary . 1. Press the [AUX 8] key → [F2] key . T he A UX8/EFF2 screen Library page will appear in the displa y . 2. Move the cursor to the list at the bottom of the display , and use[...]

— Operation Guide 175 11 Song management T his chapter explains song management oper ations such as sa ving, load- ing, deleting, or copying songs. About songs On the A W4416, all the data necessary to reproduce a musical composition you create (i.e., mixer settings, recorder settings, audio data, etc.) is sa ved in the inter - nal hard disk as a[...]

Chapter11—Song management 176 — Operation Guide Saving/loading a song Here’ s how to sa ve the current song on the internal hard disk, and how to load a song from the internal hard disk into the current song. ❒ Saving the current song 1. Press the [SONG] key → [F1] key . T he SONG screen Song List page will appear in the display . A list [...]

Chapter11—Song management — Operation Guide 177 3. T o execute the Save operation, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . Tip! • If you decide to cancel without sa ving, mov e the cursor to the C ANCEL button and press the [ENTER] ke y . • If the free space on the internal hard disk is running low , e xecute the Song O[...]

Chapter11—Song management 178 — Operation Guide Editing the song name/comment When you create a new song, a default song name “xxxx - NEW SONG -” (xxxxx will be a serial number) will be assigned unless you specify otherwise, and the comment will be blank. Y ou can edit the song name and comment afterward. 1. Press the [SONG] key → [F2] ke[...]

Chapter11—Song management — Operation Guide 179 Deleting/copying a song Here’ s how to delete a song sa ved on the internal hard disk, or copy (duplicate) a song within the hard disk. ❒ Deleting a song 1. Press the [SONG] key → [F3] key . T he SONG screen Song Edit page will appear in the display . T he upper part of the displa y will sho[...]

Chapter11—Song management 180 — Operation Guide 2. Move the cursor to the list in the upper part of the display , use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the song that you wish to delete, and press the [ENTER] key . An “E” symbol will appear at the left within the list, indicating that the corre- sponding song is selected for deletion. Tip! •[...]

Chapter11—Song management — Operation Guide 181 ❒ Copying a song 1. Press the [SONG] key → [F3] key to access the SONG screen Song Edit page. 2. Move the cursor to the list in the upper part of the display . Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the song that you wish to copy , and press the [ENTER] key . An “E” symbol will appear in the [...]

Chapter11—Song management 182 — Operation Guide Optimizing a song By using the top panel [UNDO] key and [REDO] key , you can cancel or re-exe- cute the last-performed recording or trac k editing operation. By repeatedly press- ing the [UNDO] key , you can retr ace as many as 15 previous oper ations. Undo/ redo can be a very con venient function[...]

Chapter11—Song management — Operation Guide 183 Tip! If you decide to cancel the Optimiz e command without ex ecuting, mo ve the cursor to the C ANCEL button and press the [ENTER] k e y . Importing mixer data of an existing song Y ou can extract the scene memory , automix, tempo map, and library data (referred to as “mixer data”) of a previ[...]

Chapter11—Song management 184 — Operation Guide • The current song cannot be selected as the import source. If you ex ecute Import when the current song is marked with an “E” symbol, an error message will be displa yed. • It is not possible to select two or more songs as the import source. 5. Move the cursor to the MIXER IMP button and [...]

— Operation Guide 185 12 Sampling pads T his chapter explains the sampling pads of the A W4416. About the sampling pads T he A W4416 has a sampling pad function that allows you to pla y samples by striking pads. By striking the eight pads in the SAMPLING P AD section you can pla y up to sixteen samples held in RAM, and record y our pla ying on a [...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 186 — Operation Guide Assigning the pad outputs to chan- nels In order to use the sampling pads, you must first assign eac h pad output to an input channel 1–24. T he output of a pad that is assigned to a channel can be con- trolled by attenuation, phase, EQ , and dynamics in the same w a y as a conv en- tional input,[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 187 Assigning a region to a sampling pad In order to use the pads to pla y samples, y ou must first assign the desired samples to those pads. T here are three wa ys to assign samples to pads. 1 Assign a desired r egion from tr acks 1–16 of the recor der section B Import an audio CD tr ack fr om an in[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 188 — Operation Guide 2. Move the cursor to the P AD SEL button in the upper left of the display , and press the [ENTER] key . T he cursor will move to the P AD No. area in the lower right of the displa y . P ads to whic h nothing is assigned will be display ed as “-NO ASN-”. 3. Use the [CURSOR] keys and the [DA T A/[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 189 8. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button, and press the [ENTER] key . A popup window will appear , asking you to confirm the assignment to the pad. 9. T o execute the assignment, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . When the assignment is completed, the displa y will indicat[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 190 — Operation Guide T rimming a sample Y ou can make fine adjustments to the pla ybac k start location and pla ybac k end location of a sample assigned to a pad in order to eliminate unwanted portions at the beginning and end. Use the TRIM IN command to adjust the pla yback start location, and use the TRIM OUT command[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 191 Buttons for setting the TRIM IN/TRIM OUT command par ameters will appear . 3. Move the cursor to the P AD button, and press the [ENTER] key . T he cursor will move to the P AD No. area in the lower right. 4. Use the [CURSOR] keys and the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the pad bank and pad number that y[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 192 — Operation Guide 7. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to specify the amount of trimming in sample units. 8. Press the [ENTER] key . 9. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button, and press the [ENTER] key . A popup window will appear , asking you to confirm the trimming operation. 10. T o execute the trimming operation, move th[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 193 Naming a pad Y ou can name each pad to w hich a sample is assigned. 1. In the SAMPLING P AD section, press the [EDIT] pad → [F4] key . T he P AD Edit page will appear . 2. Move the cursor to the NAME menu and press the [ENTER] key . T he display will sho w the P AD button used to select a pad, and[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 194 — Operation Guide 6. Move the cursor to the NAME button and press the [ENTER] key . T he NAME EDIT popup window will appear , allowing y ou to input the name. Tip! A name of up to eight characters can be input. 7. After assigning the desired name, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . Tip! F or[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 195 3. Move the cursor to the P AD button and press the [ENTER] key . T he cursor will move to the P AD No. area at the lower right. 4. Use the [CURSOR] keys and the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the bank and pad number of the pad that you wish to erase. 5. Press the [ENTER] key . Press the [ENTER] key . [...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 196 — Operation Guide Recording your per formance on the sampling pads T he A W4416 provides a simple sequencer dedicated to the sampling pads whic h operates in conjunction with the recorder . T his simple sequencer records the tim- ing of the trigger events that occur w hen y ou strike a pad, and can be used to la y er[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 197 E P ad trac ks T hese tracks record the timing of the trigger ev ents for eac h pad. T he time from while y ou press the pad until you release it is shown as a bar graph. F COPY/ERASE menu T his menu accesses commands for copying/erasing previously-recorded trigger events. Mo ve the cursor to the de[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 198 — Operation Guide 5. Use the [CURSOR] keys and the [ENTER] key to change the R column from ● back to O, and play back the recorder to hear the playback of the trigger events. Be aw are that if you pla y back the recorder when the R column still display s ● and strike the pads, your ne w performance will be record[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 199 ❍ FR. P AD (fr om pad) Specify the copy sour ce pad trac k. ❍ FR. ST ART (fr om start) ❍ FR. END (from end) Specify the beginning (FR. ST AR T) and end (FR. END) of the area that will be cop- ied from the pad trac k specified b y FR. P AD . T he specified area will be selected as a pattern. [...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 200 — Operation Guide Tip! • If you set the counter to measure units, you can set the FR. ST ART , FR. END , and T O ST ART parameters in measure/beat units. • Instead of using the [D A T A/JOG] dial to v ar y a location continuously , you can use the keys o f the locate section to move instantly to a desired locate [...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads — Operation Guide 201 Erasing a pad per formance Here’ s how to erase a pad performance that y ou recorded. 1. In the SAMPLING P AD section, press the [EDIT] pad → [F5] key . T he T rig. List page will appear . 2. Move the cursor to the ERASE menu, and press the [ENTER] key . T he parameters for the Erase command wil[...]

Chapter12—Sampling pads 202 — Operation Guide Tip! • If you set the counter to measure units, you can set the S T ART and END parameters in measure/beat units. • Instead of using the [D A T A/JOG] dial to v ar y a location continuously , you can use the keys o f the locate section to move instantly to a desired locate point or marker . 3. M[...]

— Operation Guide 203 13 Scene memor y T his chapter explains the scene memory function and ho w to use it. About scene memor y On the A W4416, settings suc h as the mix parameters of eac h channel, external input/output patc hing, and effect 1/2 par ameters can be assigned a name and stored in internal memory as a “scene. ” T he memory area [...]

Chapter13—Scene memory 204 — Operation Guide T he currently recalled scene number is display ed at the upper right of the lev el meter/counter . When a key of the MIXER section, F ADER MODE section, A UT O- MA TION section, or UNIT section (except for the [FILE] key) is pressed, the upper right of the displa y will show the number and name of t[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory — Operation Guide 205 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the store destination scene number (01–96). • Scene number 00 is for recall only , and cannot be stored. • Be aw are that if you select a pre viously-stored scene number and e x ecute the Store operation, the previous scene will be lost. 3. Use the CURSOR [...]

Chapter13—Scene memory 206 — Operation Guide Recalling a scene Here’ s how to recall the scene data stored in a scene memory . 1. Press the [SCENE] key → [F1] key . T he Scene Mem page of the SCENE screen will appear . 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the scene that you wish to recall. 3. Use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] keys to move th[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory — Operation Guide 207 Editing the name of a scene Here’ s how y ou can edit just the name of a stored scene. 1. Press the [SCENE] key → [F1] key . T he Scene Mem page of the SCENE screen will appear . 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the scene whose scene name you wish to edit. It is not possible to select a sce[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory 208 — Operation Guide Protecting a scene Y ou can memory-protect each indi vidual scene that has been stored. A scene number for whic h protect is turned on can only be recalled. 1. Press the [SCENE] key → [F1] key . T he Scene Mem page of the SCENE screen will appear . 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the scene n[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory — Operation Guide 209 By using the PRO TECTION ON/OFF GLOBAL buttons in the Scene Mem page, you can turn protect on/off for entire groups of scene memories. ❍ SCENE 01–50 ON/OFF buttons T urn protect on/off for scene numbers 01–50. ❍ SCENE 51–96 ON/OFF buttons T urn protect on/off for scene numbers 51–96. Chan[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory 210 — Operation Guide 3. Press the CURSOR [ ] key to move the cursor to the list at right (DESTI- NA TION), and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the move destination. In this example, we will select a location between scene numbers 01 and 02. 4. T o move the scene, press the CURSOR [ ] key to move the cursor to the EXE[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory — Operation Guide 211 Using keys to store/recall a scene Y ou can also store/recall a scene by using the keys of the SCENE MEMOR Y sec- tion. By using this method, you can perform these oper ations even w hen you are in a screen other than the Scene Mem page of the SCENE screen. F or example, this method is conv enient wh[...]

Chapter13—Scene memory 212 — Operation Guide Recalling a scene 1. Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to select the scene number that you wish to recall. T he scene number is display ed in the upper right of the lev el meter/counter . 2. Press the [RECALL] key . A popup window will appear in the displa y , asking you to confirm the recall. 3. T o execute the[...]

— Operation Guide 213 14 Automix T his chapter explains ho w to record and pla y bac k automix, and how to edit a recorded automix. What is automix? T he A W4416 provides an “automix function” that allows controller oper ations and parameter c hanges to be recorded in realtime along with the song. Scene recall operations or mo vements of the [...]

Chapter14—Automix 214 — Operation Guide Creating a new automix In order to record an automix, you must first create a new automix. When you create a ne w automix, the contents of the current automix will be erased. If you wish to sav e the contents of the current automix, refer to page 228 “Storing an automix. ” 1. While playing back the b[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 215 5. Press the [F4] key . T he Event List page will appear , w here y ou can edit the events recorded in the current automix. Notice that data for the scene number you sa ved in step 1 is entered at the “00:00:00.000” location in the TIME column. T his event recalls a scene at abso- lute time location ?[...]

Chapter14—Automix 216 — Operation Guide Recording the first section Here we will explain the procedure for recording fader operations of the monitor channels. 1. Press the [HOME] key of the F ADER MODE section, and the [MONI] key of the MIXING LA YER section. F aders 1–16 will function as the channel faders for monitor c hannels 1–16. 2. L[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 217 Scene and librar y recall operations can be recorded at an y time, regardless of these settings. 6. Move the cursor to the REC button in the screen, and press the [ENTER] key . T he REC button will blink, indicating that the A W4416 is ready to record auto- mix. 7. Use the [SEL] keys to select the channel[...]

Chapter14—Automix 218 — Operation Guide 11. If you wish to update the automix with the newly recorded content, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T he automix will be updated. If you mov e the cursor to the C ANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key , the recorded content will be discarded, and the automix will return to[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 219 T he on-screen PLA Y button will turn on (the ST OP button will turn off), and auto- mix will begin pla ying automatically . Note If you begin pla yback from the middle of the song, automix will also begin pla ying from the same location. At this time if an y automix ev ents exist before the pla yback sta[...]

Chapter14—Automix 220 — Operation Guide 4. Make sure that the button in the AUTOMIX field is displayed as “ENABLE.” 5. Move the cursor to the OVERWRITE field. T urn the P AN button and EQ button on, and the remaining buttons (F ADER, CH ON) off. 6. Move the cursor to the on-screen REC button, and press the [ENTER] key . 7. Press [SEL] key[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 221 Automix punch-in/out If you make a mistake w hile recording the automix, you can re-record just the location of your error (punc h-in/out). As an example here, we will explain ho w to punch-in/out to re-record the pan oper ations of monitor c hannel 1 that you alread y recorded. When punching-in/out on on[...]

Chapter14—Automix 222 — Operation Guide 6. Press the top panel [PLA Y] key to play back the song. When song pla ybac k is started with the AUT O REC button on, the REC button will be turned on automatically , and automix will be in record mode. However , recording will not actually occur since the recording channel has not y et been selected. 7[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 223 Editing the fader movements F ader operation events recorded in the automix can be precisely edited in real- time while w atching the fader movements in a special screen. As an example here, we will explain how to edit the previously-recorded fader mo vements of monitor channel 1. 1. Press the [HOME] key [...]

Chapter14—Automix 224 — Operation Guide 6. Make sure that the ABSOLUTE button in the F ADER EDIT MODE field is turned on. T he two buttons of the F ADER EDIT MODE field in the screen are used to select the fader editing method. When the ABSOLUTE button is on, previously- recorded events will be er ased, and new events will be recorded. Note U[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 225 11. When you are finished with punch-in/out, press the top panel [STOP] key . A message will ask you w hether you wish to update the automix with the newly recorded content. If you wish to update the automix, mo ve the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . Editing automix off-line While the[...]

Chapter14—Automix 226 — Operation Guide 2. Move the cursor to the SCENE/LIB button, and press the [ENTER] key . T he scene/library recall events recorded in the automix will be displa yed in the list. T he event enclosed b y the dashed line in the center of the list is the event cur - rently selected for editing. 3. Move the cursor to the at th[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 227 When you change the timing of an e vent, the cursor ma y jump one or more ro ws of the list to another location. This is because ev ents are sorted in order of time, and is not a malfunction. The timing of ev ents can be adjusted in fine steps of 25 msec. Note If the SELECTED CH ONL Y button in the upper[...]

Chapter14—Automix 228 — Operation Guide Storing an automix When you ha ve completed the current automix, you should assign a name and store it in automix memory . Sixteen automixes can be stored in internal memory . Note Automix data that y ou store is saved on the hard disk as part of the current song. This means that y ou can create up to six[...]

Chapter14—Automix — Operation Guide 229 Tip! If you turn S T ORE CONFIRMA TION “OFF” in the Prefer .1 page of the UTILITY screen ([UTILITY] ke y → [F2] ke y), the automix will be stored in the specified auto- mix number without this screen appearing. This method is con venient when y ou wish to repeatedly o verwrite an automix into the s[...]

Chapter14—Automix 230 — Operation Guide Recalling an automix Here’ s how to recall an automix that w as sa ved in memory . 1. Press the [AUTOMIX] key → [F2] key . 2. Move the cursor to the list in the center of the screen, and rotate the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the automix number that you wish to recall. 3. Move the cursor to the RECALL[...]

— Operation Guide 231 15 MIDI T his chapter explains ho w you can use MIDI w hen operating the A W4416. What you can do using MIDI On the A W4416, MIDI can be used to perform the following oper ations. ❍ Change scenes b y remote contr ol By transmitting progr am changes from an external device to the A W4416, you can switc h A W4416 scenes b y [...]

Chapter15—MIDI 232 — Operation Guide MIDI connectors and the TO HOST connector T he A W4416 provides the following connectors used to con vey MIDI messages. ❍ MIDI IN connector MIDI messages such as progr am c hange, MMC, and MTC are receiv ed at this connector . ❍ MIDI OUT/THRU connector By changing the setting of an internal par ameter , [...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 233 Using the TO HOST connector for direct connection to your computer Connections T o exchange MIDI messages directly between the A W4416 and your computer , use a separately sold cable to connect the T O HOST connector of the A W4416 to the serial port of your computer . ❍ IBM/PC series: D-SUB9P → mini DIN[...]

Chapter15—MIDI 234 — Operation Guide ❍ Apple Macintosh series: 8-pin system peripher al cable In the case of some Macintosh computers that hav e no modem/printer cable, it is not possible to make direct connections to the A W4416’ s T O HOS T connector . Setting the PORT SELECT parameter In order to use the T O HOST connector , the A W4416?[...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 235 Switching A W4416 scenes from an external device By transmitting progr am changes from an external device to the A W4416, you can recall A W4416 scene memories by remote control. 1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external device to the MIDI IN connector of the A W4416. 2. Press the [MIDI] key , and th[...]

Chapter15—MIDI 236 — Operation Guide 5. Press the [F3] key . T he PGM Asgn. page will appear , allo wing you to assign A W4416 scene numbers to each progr am number 1–128. T he “PGM CHG. ” column is the program change number , and the “SCENE MEM.No./TITLE” column is the scene number and title. Tip! If you mo ve the cursor to the INITI[...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 237 If you select “–NO ASSIGN–, ” no scene number will be assigned to that program change number . If you select a scene number w hic h has not been stored in the A W4416’ s internal memory , the title area will indicate “[ No Data! ]. ” If the same scene number is assigned to multiple program chan[...]

Chapter15—MIDI 238 — Operation Guide Using MTC to synchronize the A W4416 and a MIDI sequencer MTC can be transmitted from the MTC OUT connector of the A W4416 to an external device such as a MIDI sequencer or computer , causing the MIDI sequencer (or computer -based sequencer program) to sync hronize to the A W4416 song. 1. Use a MIDI cable to[...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 239 T he following screen will appear in the displa y . 6. Move the cursor to the TIME CODE area, and turn on one of the 24/25/ 30/30D (drop) buttons to select the frame rate. By default, a frame r ate of 30 is selected. T he frame r ate you select here will also affect the time code that is displa y ed in the c[...]

Chapter15—MIDI 240 — Operation Guide Using MIDI Clock to synchronize the A W4416 and a MIDI sequencer Here we will explain how MIDI Cloc k (and Song P osition P ointer) messages can be transmitted from the A W4416 instead of MTC, and used to synchronize an external MIDI sequencer . Use this method if the MIDI sequencer or rh ythm machine y ou w[...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 241 4. Press the [F2] key . T he MIDI Sync page will appear in the display . 5. Move the cursor to the MIDI CLOCK button in the SYNC OUT area, and press the [ENTER] key . Also make sure that the MASTER button in the MTC SYNC area is on. With these settings, MIDI Cloc k messages will be transmitted from the MIDI [...]

Chapter15—MIDI 242 — Operation Guide 8. Move the cursor to the METER area of the beat map, and use the [DA T A/ JOG] dial to specify the time signature for measure 1. T he time signature can be specified in a range of 1/2–8/8. 9. If you wish to change time signatures in the middle of the song, switch the EDIT SELECT buttons at the bottom of [...]

Chapter15—MIDI — Operation Guide 243 Using MMC to control the A W4416 MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is a group of MIDI messages used to control the transport of an audio recorder etc. from an external MIDI device. T he A W4416 supports MMC transmission and reception. T his means that an external MIDI device can control A W4416 transport oper ation[...]

Chapter15—MIDI 244 — Operation Guide 4. Move the cursor to the SLA VE button in the MMC area, and press the [ENTER] key . With this setting the A W4416 will function as an MMC slav e device. 5. Move the cursor to the MMC DEV . knob, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to set the MMC device ID. T he device ID is a number in the range of 1–127 that i[...]

— Operation Guide 245 16 Backing up and restoring songs T his chapter explains ho w part or all of the song data on the internal hard disk can be backed up to a SCSI device (suc h as a CD-RW driv e or MO driv e), and how bac ked-up data can be restored to the internal hard disk. T his chapter also explains ho w to re-format the internal hard disk[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs 246 — Operation Guide ❍ TYPE1 T his is the usual backup format, in w hich part or all of the songs are bac ked up using the full capacity of the remov able media. T his format has the adv antage that even if the size of the song(s) being bac ked up exceeds the capacity of one v ol- ume of media, the ba[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs — Operation Guide 247 2. Move the cursor to the DESTINA TION area in the lower right of the dis- play , and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the ID number of the backup destination SCSI device (e.g., internal CD-RW drive or external hard disk or MO drive). It is also possible to backup on CD-R media u[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs 248 — Operation Guide 6. T o execute the backup, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . If “TYPE2” was selected as the bac kup format, the backup will begin immedi- ately . If “TYPE1” was selected as the bac kup format, the media will be formatted auto- matically (in the cas[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs — Operation Guide 249 4. Move the cursor to the FILE RESTORE area in the upper part of the dis- play , and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the song(s) that you wish to restore, then press the [ENTER] key . T he button in the REST ORE SONG area will change from DISABLE to EN ABLE, indicating that the [...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs 250 — Operation Guide 6. T o execute the restore operation, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T o cancel the restore operation, mo ve the cursor to the C ANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key . • Even when y ou restore from a SCSI device to the internal hard disk, the songs [...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs — Operation Guide 251 2. Rotate the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the drive that you wish to format, and press the [ENTER] key . T o format the internal hard disk, select “INT .IDE. ” T o format an external SCSI device, select the SCSI ID of that device. T he rest of the procedure will differ depending[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs 252 — Operation Guide 4. Move the cursor to either the QUICK or the NORMAL button, and press the [ENTER] key . T he formatting method will depend on the button you select. ❍ QUICK (quic k format) Use this when y ou wish to quickly erase data from a previously-formatted hard disk. ❍ NORMAL (normal for[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs — Operation Guide 253 ❒ Formatting removable media such as an MO drive A FORMA T windo w will appear , allowing you to select the type of file system and the formatting method. 3. Move the cursor to the TYPE area, and rotate the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select one of the following two types of file syste[...]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs 254 — Operation Guide Erasing CD-RW media Here’ s how to erase CD-R W media inserted in the CD-RW driv e. 1. Press the [FILE] key → [F3] key . T he FILE screen Disk Util. page will appear in the display . 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the SCSI ID number of the CD-RW drive, and press the [ENT[...]

— Operation Guide 255 17 Mastering T his chapter explains the “mastering function” w hic h allows y ou to use the internal CD-RW dri ve (option) of the A W4416 to create an audio CD . About mastering By installing a CD-RW dri ve in the A W4416 (or connecting an external CD-RW driv e to the SCSI connector), y ou can write the audio data of the[...]

Chapter17—Mastering 256 — Operation Guide CD-R and CD-RW CD-RW dri ves support two types of media: “CD-R” and “CD-RW . ” T hese two types of media differ in the following w a ys. ❍ CD-R CD-R media can only be recorded or added to. Previously-recorded data cannot be erased and rewritten. CD-R media to whic h audio data has been written[...]

Chapter17—Mastering — Operation Guide 257 T rack At Once and Disc At Once Data can be written to CD-R/RW media in one of the follo wing two w ays. ❍ T r ack At Once In this method, data is written in units of trac ks (indi vidual regions of audio data). T his method can be used only for CD-R media. When the T rack At Once method is used to wr[...]

Chapter17—Mastering 258 — Operation Guide Preparations for mastering Here we will explain the preparations that y ou will need to make before writing audio data to CD-R/CD-RW media. ❒ Mastering mode settings T he A W4416 has a “writing test” function that chec ks before mastering to see whether errors will occur during data tr ansmission.[...]

Chapter17—Mastering — Operation Guide 259 W riting the master Here’ s how to use the mastering function to write the stereo trac k data to CD-R/ RW media. 1. Press the [MASTERING] key . T he MASTERING screen will appear in the display . 2. Hold down the [SHIFT] key and press the [F2] key (CD UNLOAD). T he tra y of the CD-R W driv e will open.[...]

Chapter17—Mastering 260 — Operation Guide 5. Move the cursor to the TRACK A T ONCE button if you wish to master using T rack At Once, or to the DISC A T ONCE button if you wish to mas- ter using Disc At Once. Then press the [ENTER] key . If you are using CD-R W media, only DISC A T ONCE can be used. T he following screen is an example of when y[...]

Chapter17—Mastering — Operation Guide 261 7. Move the cursor to the stereo track data area of the list, and use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the stereo track that you wish to write to track 1 of the CD. Stereo tracks from 48 kHz songs cannot be selected in this list. Also in some cases, it may not be possible to select stereo tracks from son[...]

Chapter17—Mastering 262 — Operation Guide 10. As necessar y , use the WRITE SPEED buttons located in the lower left of the display to select the writing speed. T he x1/x2/x4/x6 buttons correspond to single-speed/double-speed/quad-speed/ 6x speed writing. Normally you should select the fastest speed that y our CD-RW driv e supports. 11. When you[...]

Chapter17—Mastering — Operation Guide 263 Finalizing As long as you ha ve not executed the Finalize oper ation, other stereo trac k data can be added to CD-R media that was recorded using T rac k At Once. Ho wever , media that has not yet been finalized cannot be pla yed bac k by a CD-R W drive or a conv entional CD pla y er . In order to use [...]

Chapter17—Mastering 264 — Operation Guide 4. Move the cursor to the FINALIZE button and press the [ENTER] key . A popup window will appear , asking you to confirm the F inalize command. 5. T o execute the Finalize command, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key . T o cancel without executing, mov e the cursor to the C ANCEL[...]

Chapter17—Mastering — Operation Guide 265 5. Move the cursor to the CD PLA Y MODE button, and press the [ENTER] key . T he CD PLA Y MODE button will change from OFF to ON, and tr ac k information for the CD-R/RW media in the dri ve will be display ed. 1 Currently selected trac k number (TRA CK column) and elapsed time (TIME column). B T r ack n[...]

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PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKST A TION E Reference Guide[...]

SONG QUICK REC CD PLA Y SET UP FILE UTILI- TY MIDI VIEW P AN/ ROUTE EQ/A TT /GRP DYN/ DL Y AUX1– AUX6 AUX7/EFF1 AUX8/EFF2 HOME SAMP . PA D TRACK EDIT AUTO MIX SCENE MASTER- ING Appendix Table of contents — Reference Guide iii T able of contents SONG screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Song List page . . . . . [...]

Table of contents iv — Reference Guide Solo Setup page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Make solo settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 FILE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Backup page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

SONG QUICK REC CD PLA Y SET UP FILE UTILI- TY MIDI VIEW P AN/ ROUTE EQ/A TT /GRP DYN/ DL Y AUX1– AUX6 AUX7/EFF1 AUX8/EFF2 HOME SAMP . PA D TRACK EDIT AUTO MIX SCENE MASTER- ING Appendix Table of contents — Reference Guide v EQ/ATT/GRP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 EQ/Att page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Table of contents vi — Reference Guide SAMP. PAD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 From Rgn. page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Assign a region to a sampling pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 CD Import page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

SONG QUICK REC CD PLA Y SET UP FILE UTILI- TY MIDI VIEW P AN/ ROUTE EQ/A TT /GRP DYN/ DL Y AUX1– AUX6 AUX7/EFF1 AUX8/EFF2 HOME SAMP . PA D TRACK EDIT AUTO MIX SCENE MASTER- ING Appendix Table of contents — Reference Guide vii SCENE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Scene Mem page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Reference guide viii — Reference Guide Reference guide T he reference guide explains all screens and all pages that appear in the display . Use it like a dictionary when y ou wish to learn more about the functions in the screen, or to find the page from whic h to execute a desired operation. How to read the reference guide Here’ s how to read [...]

— Reference Guide 1 SONG SONG screen Song List page Saving/loading a song [Function] Load a song from hard disk, or sa ve the current song to hard disk. [Ke y operation] • [SONG] key → [F1] (Song List) key • Repeatedly press the [SONG] key until the displa y shown at right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → SONG button → Song List t[...]

SONG screen 2 — Reference Guide Setting page Make various settings for the current song [Function] Make various settings for the cur - rent song, such as editing the song name, selecting the counter dis- pla y method, and selecting the time code frame rate. [Ke y operation] • [SONG] key → [F2] (Setting) key • Repeatedly press the [SONG] key[...]

SONG screen — Reference Guide 3 H TOP T his adjusts the time code time that corresponds to the beginning of the song (“time code top”) in the range of “00:00:00:00.00”– ”24:00:00:00.00”. (Negativ e v alues cannot be set.) Move the cursor to the T OP area, and use the [D A T A/JOG] dial to adjust the hours/min- utes/seconds/frames/su[...]

SONG screen 4 — Reference Guide Song Edit page Deleting/copying/optimizing songs [Function] Edit songs sa ved on the internal hard disk, such as b y deleting, cop ying, or optimiz- ing them. [Ke y operation] • [SONG] key → [F3] (Song Edit) key • Repeatedly press the [SONG] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] [...]

SONG screen — Reference Guide 5 T empo Map page Programming the tempo map [Function] Program tempo data and time sig- nature data into the tempo map. [Ke y operation] • [SONG] key → [F4] (T empo Map) key • Repeatedly press the [SONG] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → SONG button → T empo Map [...]

SONG screen 6 — Reference Guide ● TEMPO Move the cursor to this area and rotate the [D A T A/JOG] dial to set the tempo (BPM) of that location. T he BPM value can be set in a r ange of 20.0–300.0, in 0.1 steps. Tip! When the A W4416 is in the default state, tempo data of BPM=120 is already input at measure 1 beat 1. • T he tempo data at ste[...]

SONG screen — Reference Guide 7 Shut Down page Shut down the A W4416 [Function] Shut down the A W4416 so that the power can be turned off. [Ke y operation] • [SONG] key → [F5] (Shut Down) key • Repeatedly press the [SONG] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → SONG button → Shut Down tab [Screen f[...]

8 — Reference Guide QUICK REC screen Quick Rec page Simultaneously recording 16 inputs/16 tracks [Function] Instantly make settings (Quick Rec function) for simultaneously recording 16 input sources on audio trac ks 1–16. [Ke y operation] [QUICK REC] key [Mouse oper ation] M button → Quick REC button [Screen functions] A Input select 1–8 B [...]

QUICK REC screen — Reference Guide 9 QUICK REC After you ha ve used the EXECUTE button, you can simply press the [REC] key + [PLA Y] key to simultaneously record 16 inputs on trac ks 1–16. Tip! • T o defeat record-ready and mute settings for trac ks 1–16, press the [ALL SAFE] key . • F or details on operation of the Quick Rec function, re[...]

10 — Reference Guide MASTERING screen W rite CD page Using a CD-RW drive to create an audio CD [Function] Create an audio CD by writing the stereo trac k data of songs to CD-R/ RW media as CD audio tr acks. [Ke y operation] [MASTERING] key [Mouse oper ation] M button → MAST button [Screen functions] A DRIVE Select the SCSI ID number of the inte[...]

MASTERING screen — Reference Guide 11 MASTER- ING F T rack list Here you can select the stereo tr acks that will be written as audio trac ks on the CD . T he track list shows the follo wing information. ● TRA CK T his is the track number on the CD . Move the cursor to this area and rotate the [D A T A/JOG] dial to change the tr ack number . ●[...]

12 — Reference Guide CD PLA Y screen CD Play page Use the CD-RW drive to play an audio CD [Function] Use a CD-RW dri ve connected to the A W4416 to play bac k an audio CD (CD Pla y function). [Ke y operation] [CD PLA Y] key [Mouse oper ation] M button → CD button [Screen functions] A DRIVE Select the SCSI ID number of the internal or external C[...]

CD PLAY screen — Reference Guide 13 CD PLA Y ■ Additional functions in the CD Play page In the CD Pla y page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following functions to the [F1]–[F2] keys. • [F1] (CD LO AD) key Close the tra y of the CD-RW driv e. • [F2] (CD UNLO AD) key Eject the tra y of the CD-RW driv e. F1 F2[...]

14 — Reference Guide SET UP screen Patch IN page Patching a signal to a channel/track [Function] Assign signals to the inputs of input channels 1–24, return c hannels 1/2, and recorder trac ks 1–16. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F1] (P atc h IN) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the displa y shown at right appears. *[...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 15 SET UP C RECORDER TRACK INPUT ASSIGN Here you can select the signals to be assigned to the inputs of trac ks 1–16. T he following sig- nals can be assigned. ● Recorder inputs 1–16 Tip! F or detai ls on operations in the P atch IN page, refer to Operation Guide “Chapter 8. P atching. ” ■ Additional fu[...]

SET UP screen 16 — Reference Guide Patch OUT page Patch signals to output jacks [Function] Assign output signals to the OMNI OUT jacks, STEREO OUT jac ks, DIGIT AL STEREO OUT jac k, and the output channels of I/O cards. [Ke y operations] • [SETUP] key → [F2] (P atch OUT) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the displa y shown a[...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 17 D OPTION I/O SLOT OUT ASSIGN T his selects the signals that will be output from I/O cards installed in OPTION I/O slots 1/2. T he following signals can be assigned. Tip! F or details on operation in the P atch OUT page, refer to Operation Guide “Chapter 8. P atching. ” ■ Additional functions in the Patch O[...]

SET UP screen 18 — Reference Guide Patch Lib page Store or recall patching settings [Function] Store the settings of the P atch IN/P atch OUT pages in the patch libr ary , or recall previously-stored settings. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F3] (P atch Lib) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the displa y shown at right app[...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 19 • Library number 0 is a recall-only preset; data cannot be stored in it. Data can be stored only in library numbers 1–20. • When you execute the Store operation, the patching settings that had been stored in that number will be erased. I LIBRARY No. (library number) T his area displays library numbers 00?[...]

SET UP screen 20 — Reference Guide D.in Setup page Make word clock/cascade settings [Function] Select the word cloc k source to w hic h the A W4416 will synchronize. In this page you can also make settings for stereo bus cascade connections. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F4] (D .in Setup) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key unti[...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 21 C FS (sampling frequency) T his shows the sampling frequency of the signal that is currently selected as the clock sour ce. If you select an external cloc k as the cloc k source, y ou must chec k that the sampling fre- quency of the song matc hes the frequency of the external clock. F or example if you are synch[...]

SET UP screen 22 — Reference Guide Monitor page Monitor the digital input signals [Function] Monitor the state of the digital audio sig- nals being input from the DIGIT AL STE- REO IN jack or from digital I/O cards installed in the OPTION I/O slots. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F5] (Monitor) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key [...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 23 ● CA TEGOR Y T his shows the category of the digital input sig- nal. ● COPY T his shows the copy permit/prohibit status of the digital input signal. Tip! Digital input signals from the OPTION I/O slots are displa yed in units of tw o adjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered c hannels (channels 1/2, 3/4 ...). [...]

SET UP screen 24 — Reference Guide Dither Out page Specify dithering and word length of the digital outputs [Function] T urn dithering on/off and specify the word length of the output signal for the various digital outputs. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F1] (Dither Out) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the screen shown [...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 25 Dither TRK page Specify dithering and word length for tracks [Function] T urn dithering on/off and specify the word length for recording on trac ks 1–16 of the recorder . [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F2] (Dither TRK) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the screen shown at the right app[...]

SET UP screen 26 — Reference Guide Solo Setup page Make solo settings [Function] Make various settings related to the Solo function. [Ke y operation] • [SETUP] key → [F3] (Solo Setup) key (*1) • Repeatedly press the [SETUP] key until the screen shown at the right appears. *1. In the SET UP screen, the tabs dis- pla yed at the bottom of the [...]

SET UP screen — Reference Guide 27 ● LAST SOLO When the Solo function is on, only the channel last-selected by pressing its [ON] key will be monitored. ● MIX SOLO When the Solo function is on, all channels selected by pressing their [ON] keys will be monitored. D LEVEL T his adjusts the level of the signal that is sent to the SOLO bus when RE[...]

28 — Reference Guide FILE screen Backup page Backup a song [Function] Backup song data from the internal hard disk to a SCSI device (e.g., internal CD-RW dri ve or external MO driv e). [Ke y operation] • [FILE] key → [F1] (Backup) key • Repeatedly press the [FILE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button [...]

FILE screen — Reference Guide 29 FILE G EXECUTE button Execute the song backup. Tip! • When backing up to remov able media such as an MO driv e, you can select from tw o types of backup: “TYPE 1” in w hic h the backup can extend across multiple v olumes of media, and “TYPE 2” in whic h data can be backed up in units of indi vidual songs[...]

FILE screen 30 — Reference Guide Restore page Restore backed-up songs [Function] Restore songs from the backup destination SCSI device to the A W4416’ s internal hard disk. [Ke y operation] • [FILE] key → [F2] (Restore) key • Repeatedly press the [FILE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → FILE [...]

FILE screen — Reference Guide 31 Disk Util. page Format or erase a disk [Function] F ormat the internal hard disk or an exter - nal SCSI device, or erase CD-R W media. [Ke y operation] • [FILE] key → [F3] (Disk Util.) key • Repeatedly press the [FILE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → FILE butt[...]

FILE screen 32 — Reference Guide ■ If an internal or external CD-RW drive is selected C AUDIO READ SPEED Use the x1, x2, x4, or x8 buttons to select the reading speed (normal speed, double speed, quad speed or 8x speed). T his setting is valid only for CD-IMPORT . If errors occur during CD-IMPORT , lower the read speed and try again. D WRITE SP[...]

— Reference Guide 33 UTILI- TY UTILITY screen Oscillator page Using the test tone oscillator [Function] Select the wa veform of the test tone oscillator built into the A W4416, and send it to the desired bus. [Ke y operation] • [UTILITY] key → [F1] (Oscillator) key • Repeatedly press the [UTILITY] key until the screen shown at the right app[...]

UTILITY screen 34 — Reference Guide Prefer .1 page Make overall settings for the A W4416 (1) [Function] Enable/disable warning messages, and specify the point from whic h direct output will be taken. [Ke y operation] • [UTILITY] key → [F2] (Prefer .1) key • Repeatedly press the [UTILITY] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mou[...]

UTILITY screen — Reference Guide 35 Prefer .2 page Make overall settings for the A W4416 (2) [Function] Set the rollback time, pre-roll/post- roll time, and the nudge pla yback method etc. [Ke y operation] • [UTILITY] key → [F3] (Prefer .2) key • Repeatedly press the [UTILITY] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ati[...]

UTILITY screen 36 — Reference Guide E PLA Y MODE Select one of the following two pla y modes for the Nudge function. (Default= AFTER) ● AFTER Pla yback will be repeated for the specified nudge time 6 starting at the current location. ● BEFORE Pla yback will be repeated for the specified nudge time 6 ending at the current location. F TIME Sp[...]

UTILITY screen — Reference Guide 37 Prefer .3 page Make overall settings for the A W4416 (3) [Function] Set the internal clock, mouse cur - sor speed, and remov able media backup method etc. [Ke y operation] • [UTILITY] key → [F4] (Prefer .3) key • Repeatedly press the [UTILITY] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper a[...]

UTILITY screen 38 — Reference Guide ● TYPE 2 T his backup method allows new bac kup data to be added to media on whic h data w as previ- ously backed up. It is not possible to bac kup data that extends across multiple volumes of media. Before you can use this method to backup on previously-unused media, y ou must format the media manually . Tip[...]

— Reference Guide 39 MIDI MIDI screen MIDI Setup page Make basic MIDI settings [Function] Set the MIDI transmit/recei ve c hannels, turn transmission/reception of v arious messages on/off, and specify the port used for transmission and reception. [Ke y operation] • [MIDI] key → [F1] (MIDI Setup) key • Repeatedly press the [MIDI] key until t[...]

MIDI screen 40 — Reference Guide I PORT SELECT Select the port and transmission speed with whic h MIDI messages will be transmitted and receiv ed. *1. Only usable with Macintosh computers that hav e a modem/printer port. On the software that y ou use, set the clock to “1 MHz. ” Setting Computer platform Port type T ransmission speed MIDI MIDI[...]

MIDI screen — Reference Guide 41 MIDI Sync page Make settings related to MIDI synchronization [Function] Make various settings for sync hro- nization operation. [Ke y operation] • [MIDI] key → [F2] (MIDI Sync) key • Repeatedly press the [MIDI] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → MIDI button → M[...]

MIDI screen 42 — Reference Guide When using MMC, you must matc h the device ID of the A W4416 and the external MIDI device. F or details on setting the device ID , refer to MMC DEV . 6 . D SYNC A VE. (sync average) When the A W4416 is used as an MTC slav e, this parameter specifies the precision with whic h MTC will be recei ved. Normally you wi[...]

MIDI screen — Reference Guide 43 PGM Asgn. page Assign a scene number to each program change number [Function] Assign a scene number to each progr am change number 1–128. [Ke y operation] • [MIDI] key → [F3] (PGM Asgn.) key • Repeatedly press the [MIDI] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → MIDI [...]

44 — Reference Guide VIEW screen CH V iew page V iew all parameters of a channel [Function] T his page displays all mix parame- ters of the selected channel. P arameters other than EQ and dynamics can also be edited in this page. [Ke y operation] • [VIEW] key → [F1] (CH View) key • Repeatedly press the [VIEW] key until the screen shown at t[...]

VIEW screen — Reference Guide 45 ● Return channel 6 L M N O 7 J 2 1 3 5 L M O 7 J 1 3 4 ● Stereo output channel VIEW G PA N Adjust the panning between the L/ R channels of the stereo bus or between odd-numbered → even- numbered buses. Tip! If you mo ve the cursor to the P AN knob and press the [ENTER] key , the knob will move to the center [...]

VIEW screen 46 — Reference Guide ● SEND When the EXTERNAL button is on, mo ve the cursor to this area and rotate the [D A T A/JOG] dial to select one of the following jac ks for use as the insert send jack. • OMNI 1–4 ..........OMNI OUT 1–4 jacks • SL1-1–SL1-8 ........Output channels 1–8 of OPTION I/O slot 1 • SL2-1–SL2-8 ......[...]

VIEW screen — Reference Guide 47 Librar y page Store or recall channel settings [Function] Store the settings of the currently selected channel into the c hannel library , or recall stored settings. [Ke y operation] • [VIEW] key → [F2] (Library) key • Repeatedly press the [VIEW] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper a[...]

VIEW screen 48 — Reference Guide ■ Additional functions in the Library page In the Library page y ou can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following functions to the [F1]–[F3] keys. • [F1] (TITLE EDIT) key Use this to edit the name (library title) of the set- tings sa ved in the c hannel library . T his is the same function as the 4 TITLE[...]

— Reference Guide 49 P AN/ ROUTE P AN/ROUTE screen Pan 1–16/Pan17–24/Pan MONI pages Set pan and routing [Function] Set pan and routing for the input channels, return c hannels and monitor channels, and set the bal- ance of the stereo output channel. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] key → [F1] key (P an 1–16)/ [F2] key (P an 17–24)/[F3] key (P [...]

PAN/ROUTE screen 50 — Reference Guide [Screen functions] A Channel T his indicates the channel for whic h pan/rout- ing is being set. B Bus assign buttons 1–8 T hese buttons assign the signal of each channel to buses 1–8. C ST (stereo bus assign) buttons T hese buttons assign the signal of each channel to the stereo bus. D P AN knobs T hese k[...]

PAN/ROUTE screen — Reference Guide 51 ■ Additional functions in the Pan page In the P an 1–16/P an 17–24/P an MONI pages, you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F5] keys. • [F1] (INDIVIDU AL) key Independently control the pan of paired chan- nels. T his is the same function as the INDIVID[...]

PAN/ROUTE screen 52 — Reference Guide Pair CH/Pair BUS pages Set channel/bus pairing [Function] Set or defeat pairing of buses 1/2–7/8 and A UX 1/2–5/6 for adjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered c hannels. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] key → [F4] key (P air CH)/[F5] (P air BUS) • Repeatedly press the [P AN] key until one of the screens shown[...]

PAN/ROUTE screen — Reference Guide 53 ● Setting or defeating pairing for channels/buses [Procedur e] 1. T o pair channels or buses, move the cur- sor in the Pair CH page/Pair Bus page to a button that is displayed as “MONO x 2,” and press the [ENTER] key . T he P AIRING popup window will appear , allowing y ou to specify how the pairing wil[...]

54 — Reference Guide EQ/A TT/GRP screen EQ/Att page EQ and attenuation settings [Function] Make four -band EQ and attenuation set- tings for the selected channel. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] key → [F1] key (EQ/Att) key • Repeatedly press the [EQ] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → EQ button → EQ/A[...]

EQ/ATT/GRP screen — Reference Guide 55 EQ/A TT /GRP ■ Additional functions in the EQ/ Att page In the EQ/Att page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F2] and [F5] keys. • [F1] (FLA T) key Reset all bands to a boost/cut amount of 0.0 dB (off if HPF/LPF is selected). • [F2] (BAND FLA T) ke[...]

EQ/ATT/GRP screen 56 — Reference Guide Librar y page Store or recall EQ settings [Function] Store EQ settings in the EQ library , or recall a stored EQ program. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] key → [F2] (Library) key • Repeatedly press the [EQ] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → EQ button → Library t[...]

EQ/ATT/GRP screen — Reference Guide 57 J Selected program T he EQ program selected for store/recall is enclosed by a dotted fr ame in the EQ library list. In this page you can use the [D A T A/JOG] dial to select the EQ program regardless of the cursor location. K EQ CURVE Of the EQ programs stored in the library , the curve of the currently sele[...]

EQ/ATT/GRP screen 58 — Reference Guide FaderGrp page Set and cancel fader groups [Function] Assign input channels 1–24/moni- tor channels 1–16 to fader groups A–D . If channels are assigned to a fader group, you can mo ve a single fader to control all the faders in that group while preserving the current balance. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] k[...]

EQ/ATT/GRP screen — Reference Guide 59 Mute Grp page Set and cancel mute groups [Function] Assign input channels 1–24/moni- tor channels 1–16 to mute groups E–H. If channels are assigned to a mute group, you can oper ate a sin- gle [ON] key to switc h the on/off status of all [ON] keys in that group. [Ke y operation] • [EQ] key → [F4] ([...]

60 — Reference Guide DYN/DL Y screen Dyn. Edit page Dynamics processor parameter settings [Function] Set the dynamics processor par am- eters for the selected channel. [Ke y operation] • [D YN] key → [F1] (Dyn. Edit) key • Repeatedly press the [D YN] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → D YN butto[...]

DYN/DLY screen — Reference Guide 61 DYN/ DL Y D Channel Select the channel(s) to w hic h the d ynamics processor will apply when the 3 ST LINK ON/ OFF button is on; L (left/odd-numbered chan- nel), R (right/even-numbered c hannel), or BO TH (both c hannels). If the ST LINK ON/OFF button is off, this will be displa yed as “----” and cannot be [...]

DYN/DLY screen 62 — Reference Guide Librar y page Storing and recalling dynamics processor settings [Function] Store dynamics processor settings in the library , or recall stored programs. [Ke y operation] • [D YN] key → [F2] (Library) key • Repeatedly press the [D YN] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M bu[...]

DYN/DLY screen — Reference Guide 63 G STORE button Store the current dynamics settings. • Library numbers 1–40 are recall-only; data cannot be stored in them. Y ou can store only to library numbers 41–128. • When you execute the Store operation, the dynamics progr am that had been stored in that number will be erased. H LIBRARY No. (libra[...]

DYN/DLY screen 64 — Reference Guide ● Storing dynamics settings in the library [Procedur e] 1. Select the channel whose settings you wish to store, and access the DYN/DL Y screen Library page. 2. Use the [DA T A/JOG] dial to select the library number 41–128 in which you will store the settings. Library numbers in w hich nothing has been store[...]

DYN/DLY screen — Reference Guide 65 Dly/ø1–16, Dly/ø17–24, Dly/øMONI pages Set delay and phase [Function] Set the dela y and phase of each c hannel. [Ke y operation] • [D YN] key → [F3] (Dly/ø1–16) key , [F4] (Dly/ø17–24) key/[F5] (Dly/øMONI) key • Repeatedly press the [D YN] key until the desired page appears. [Mouse oper ati[...]

DYN/DLY screen 66 — Reference Guide ■ Additional functions in the Dly/ øpages In the Dly/ø1–16, Dly/ø17–24, Dly/øMONI pages you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the follo w- ing additional function to the [F5] key . • [F5] (COPY T O ALL) key Copy the dela y time or phase setting selected by the cursor to all other channels. ● Cop[...]

— Reference Guide 67 AUX1– AUX6 AUX1–AUX6 screens Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pages Make on/off and pre/post settings for the AUX sends [Function] Make on/off and pre/post settings for the signal sent from the input chan- nels, return channels, and monitor channels to AUX buses 1–6. [Ke y operation] • [A UX 1]–[A UX 6] keys → [F1] (Pre/ [...]

AUX1–AUX6 screens 68 — Reference Guide ■ Additional functions in the Pre/ Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pages In the Pre/Pst IN/Pre/Pst MONI pages, you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following func- tions to the [F1]–[F2] keys. • [F1] (GLOBAL PRE) ke y Switch all c hannels in that page to pre-fader . T his is the same function as the PRE [...]

— Reference Guide 69 AUX7/EFF1 AUX8/EFF2 AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens Eff. Edit page Edit internal effects 1/2 [Function] Edit the parameters of the effect that is selected for internal effect 1 (A UX7/EFF1 screen) or external effect 2 (A UX8/EFF2). [Ke y operation] • [A UX 7] key/[A UX 8] → [F1] (Eff. Edit) key • Repeatedly press the [A[...]

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens 70 — Reference Guide G MIX BAL. (mix balance) knob T his knob adjust the mix amount of the effect sound. A setting of 0% will output only the orig- inal sound, 50% will output equal amounts of direct and effect sound, and 100% will output only the effect sound. If the effect is patched via A UX send/return, set thi[...]

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens — Reference Guide 71 Librar y page Store or recall an effect program [Function] Store an effect program in the library , or recall a stored effect program. [Ke y operation] • [A UX 7]–[A UX 8] keys → [F2] (Library) key • Repeatedly press an [A UX 7]–[A UX 8] key until the desired screen appears [Mouse ope[...]

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens 72 — Reference Guide K Selected program Store/recall operations will apply to the pro- gram enclosed b y a dotted line in the library list. In this page, you can alw a ys use the [D A T A/ JOG] dial to select the program, regardless of where the cursor is located. L EFFECT TYPE T his displays the effect type used b[...]

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens — Reference Guide 73 Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pages Make on/off and pre/post settings for the effect sends [Function] Make on/off and pre/post settings for the signal sent from the input channels, return c hannels, and monitor channels to AUX buses 7/ 8 (effects 1/2). [Ke y operation] • [A UX 7] key/[AUX 8] key ?[...]

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens 74 — Reference Guide It is not possible to send signals from return channel 1 to AUX7. Likewise, it is not possi- ble to send signals from return channel 2 to A UX8. T his is to prevent the return signal of an effect from being accidentally returned to the same effect, creating a loop. ■ Additional functions in t[...]

— Reference Guide 75 HOME HOME screen 1–24/Rtn page Monitor the input level of the input channels [Function] Monitor the input levels of input c hannels 1–24 and return channels 1/2. [Ke y operation] • [HOME] key → [F1] (1–24/Rtn) key • Repeatedly press the [HOME] key until the screen shown at the right appears [Mouse oper ation] M bu[...]

HOME screen 76 — Reference Guide MONITOR page Monitor the input levels of the monitor channels [Function] Monitor the input levels of monitor c han- nels 1–16 [Ke y operation] • [HOME] key → [F2] (Monitor) key • Repeatedly press the [HOME] key until the screen shown at the right appears [Mouse operation] M button → HOME button → Monit[...]

HOME screen — Reference Guide 77 Bus page Monitor the output levels of buses 1–8/AUX buses 1–8 [Function] Monitor the output level of buses 1–8 and A UX buses 1–8. In this page you can also adjust the master level of eac h bus. [Ke y operation] • [HOME] key → [F3] (Bus) key • Repeatedly press the [HOME] key until the screen shown at[...]

HOME screen 78 — Reference Guide Omni/ST page Monitor the output levels of the OMNI OUT jacks and stereo output [Function] Monitor the output levels of OMNI OUT jacks 1–4 and the stereo output. [Ke y operation] • [HOME] key → [F4] (Omni/ST) key • Repeatedly press the [HOME] key until the screen shown at the right appears [Mouse oper ation[...]

HOME screen — Reference Guide 79 Option page Monitor the output level of option I/O cards [Function] Monitor the output level of option I/O cards inserted in slots 1/2 of the A W4416. [Ke y operation] • [HOME] key → [F5] (Option) key • Repeatedly press the [HOME] key until the screen shown at the right appears [Mouse oper ation] M button ?[...]

80 — Reference Guide SAMP . P AD screen From Rgn. page Assign a region to a sampling pad [Function] Assign a region (continuous audio data recorded in one operation) to a sampling pad. [Ke y operation] • Sampling pad section [EDIT] pad → [F1] (F rom Rgn.) key • Repeatedly press the [EDIT] pad until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mo[...]

SAMP. PAD screen — Reference Guide 81 SAMP . PA D ■ Additional functions in the From Rgn. page In the F rom Rgn. page y ou can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F3] keys. • [F1] (REMAIN) key T his causes the counter/level meter and the counter at the top of the displa y to show the remaining tim[...]

SAMP. PAD screen 82 — Reference Guide CD Import page Assign CD-DA to a sampling pad [Function] Import CD-D A (CD audio) audio data from an audio CD/mixed-mode CD-ROM inserted in an internal or external CD-RW driv e, and assign it to a sampling pad. [Ke y operation] • Sampling pad section [EDIT] pad → [F2] (CD Import) key • Repeatedly press [...]

SAMP. PAD screen — Reference Guide 83 ● Assigning CD-DA data to a sam- pling pad [Procedur e] 1. Access the SAMP . P AD screen CD Import page, and press [SHIFT] key + [F2] (CD UNLOAD) key . T he tray of the CD-R W drive will be ejected. 2. Place an audio CD or mixed-mode CD in the tray , and press the [SHIFT] key + [F1] (CD LOAD) key . T he tra[...]

SAMP. PAD screen 84 — Reference Guide W A V Import page Assign a W A V file to a sampling pad [Function] Import a W A V format audio file from a CD- ROM or MO disk inserted in the internal CD-RW dri ve or an external SCSI device, and assign it to a sampling pad. [Ke y operation] • Sampling pad section [EDIT] pad → [F3] (W a vImport) key •[...]

SAMP. PAD screen — Reference Guide 85 ■ Additional functions in the W av Import page In the W av Import page y ou can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F2] keys. • [F1] (CD LO AD) key Close the tra y of the CD-RW driv e. • [F2] (CD UNLO AD) key Eject the tra y of the CD-RW driv e. ● Assignin[...]

SAMP. PAD screen 86 — Reference Guide P AD Edit page Editing a sample pad [Function] Assign a name to a sampling pad, erase a pad, or trim a sample. [Ke y operation] • Sampling pad section [EDIT] pad → [F4] (P AD Edit) key • Repeatedly press the [EDIT] pad until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → SAMP . P[...]

SAMP. PAD screen — Reference Guide 87 C TRIM IN T his menu allows you to adjust the pla yback start location of the sample assigned to a pad. When you mo ve the cursor to this menu and press the [ENTER] key , the following buttons will appear . T hese buttons have the follo wing functions. ● PA D Select the bank/pad number of the pad whose pla [...]

SAMP. PAD screen 88 — Reference Guide T rig. List page Recording and playing sampling pad operations [Function] Use a dedicated “convenience sequencer” to record and pla y back pad oper ations, and edit the recorded performance. [Ke y operation] • Sampling pad section [EDIT] pad → [F5] (T rig. List) key • Repeatedly press the [EDIT] pad[...]

SAMP. PAD screen — Reference Guide 89 B ERASE menu Using this menu, a specified range of events recorded in the convenience sequencer can be erased. When you mov e the cursor here and press the [ENTER] key , the following buttons will appear . T hese buttons have the follo wing functions. ● PA D Select the pad trac k from whic h you wish to er[...]

90 — Reference Guide TRACK screen TR V iew page V iewing the recorded content for each track [Function] V iew a bar graph that sho ws the regions recorded on each tr ack, and s witc h the input monitor mode or mute on/off for each tr ack. [Ke y operation] • [TRA CK] key → [F1] (TR V iew) key • Repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key until the scr[...]

TRACK screen — Reference Guide 91 TRACK • On the A W4416, the number of tracks that can be pla yed bac k simultaneously may be limited according to the quantization (word bit length) of the song and by the number of trac ks being recorded simultaneously . In this case, a message of “PLA Y TRACK MUTE ON” will be displa yed, and tr ac ks that[...]

TRACK screen 92 — Reference Guide ● When the ALL button is on (All Input Moni- tor) Regardless of the on/off status of the [REC TRA CK SELECT] key , the input source will be monitored for all trac ks. T he 6 input monitor cannot be switc hed manually . J Current position T he vertical line in the frame shows the approx- imate current position. [...]

TRACK screen — Reference Guide 93 ■ V iewing a waveform for the audio data of a track 1. Access the TRACK screen TR View page, and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to select the track whose waveform you wish to view . 2. While stopped, locate the song to the place where you wish to view the wave- form, and press the [SHIFT] key + [F2] key . T he W A[...]

TRACK screen 94 — Reference Guide V . T rack page Switching virtual tracks [Function] Switch the virtual tr ack number assigned to each tr ack 1–16, and set/cancel pairing between trac ks. [Ke y operation] • [TRA CK] key → [F2] (V . T rac k) key • Repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper a[...]

TRACK screen — Reference Guide 95 Stereo page Playing or erasing the stereo track [Function] Pla y back the stereo tr ac k, or erase the recorded contents. [Ke y operation] • [TRA CK] key → [F3] (Stereo) key • Repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → TRA C button → Ster[...]

TRACK screen 96 — Reference Guide ■ Additional functions in the Stereo page In the Stereo page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F3] keys. • [F1] (REMAIN) key T he level meter/counter and the counter area of the displa y will show the remaining time a vail- able for recording. When y ou [...]

TRACK screen — Reference Guide 97 Mark Adj. page Adjust or erase locate points or markers [Function] Adjust the position of markers or locate points such as the IN/OUT points, or erase locate points or markers. [Ke y operation] • [TRA CK] key → [F4] (Mark Adj.) key • Repeatedly press the [TRA CK] key until the screen shown at the right appe[...]

TRACK screen 98 — Reference Guide C DELETE button (valid only when using the mouse) T his button deletes a previously-set locate point or marker . In this page, y ou can delete the locate point or marker simply by mo ving the cursor to it and pressing the [ENTER] key (or using the mouse to click the DELETE button). T he start point and end point [...]

— Reference Guide 99 EDIT EDIT screen TR Edit page Edit tracks [Function] Assign a name to each tr ack, and edit audio data by tr acks, parts, or regions. [Ke y operation] • RECORDER [EDIT] key → [F1] (TR Edit) key • Repeatedly press the RECORDER [EDIT] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → RECORDE[...]

EDIT screen 100 — Reference Guide D Pairing By moving the cursor to this column and press- ing the [ENTER] key , you can set/defeat pairing for adjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered trac ks. P aired tracks are indicated b y a “ ” symbol, and unpaired trac ks by a “ ” symbol. When editing trac ks or parts, both trac ks of a pair will be [...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 101 ■ TRACK menu commands and parameters T he TRACK menu allo ws you to select a tr ac k (or virtual trac k) and edit all of the audio data of the trac k together . In the TRA CK menu, tracks containing no audio data cannot be selected for editing. T he commands that can be selected in the TRACK menu and their para[...]

EDIT screen 102 — Reference Guide ● PITCH (pitch change) Modify the pitch of the entire tr ack without changing the length of the audio. After this command is executed, all regions included in the trac k will be combined into a single region. • TRA CK Select the trac k whose pitc h you wish to modify . • PITCH Adjust the amount of pitch c h[...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 103 ● COPY Copy the audio data of the selected part to the specified location of the specified trac k. • FR. TRA CK (fr om tr ack) Select the copy sour ce trac k. • FR. ST ART (fr om start) Specify the starting location of the copy sour ce part. • FR. END (fr om end) Specify the ending location of the copy [...]

EDIT screen 104 — Reference Guide ● INSERT Insert a length of silence into the selected part. Subsequent audio data will be moved bac kward by the length of the inserted silence. • TRA CK Select the trac k into whic h you wish to insert silence. F or the Insert command, you can spec- ify all trac ks as the subject of the operation. T o do so,[...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 105 ● PITCH (pitch change) Modify the pitch of the selected part without changing the length of the audio. • TRA CK Select the trac k whose pitc h you wish to modify . •S T A R T Specify the starting location of the part whose pitch y ou wish to modify . • END Specify the ending location of the part whose pit[...]

EDIT screen 106 — Reference Guide • INSERT Specify whether the mo ved audio data will be inserted (Insert) or overwritten (Ov erWrite) in the move destination tr ac k. • EXECUTE Execute the command. ● DIVIDE Divide the selected region into tw o regions at the specified point. • REGION Select the region that you wish to di vide. • DIVID[...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 107 V .TR Edit page Edit virtual tracks [Function] Edit the virtual trac ks 1–8 included in the specified trac k. [Ke y operation] • [EDIT] key → [F2] (V . TR Edit) key • Repeatedly press the RECORDER [EDIT] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → RECORDER EDIT button[...]

EDIT screen 108 — Reference Guide ■ Additional functions in the V .TR Edit page In the V .TR Edit page, you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to the [F1]–[F3] keys. • [F1] (REMAIN) key • [F2] (X-ZOOM IN) key • [F3] (X-ZOOM OUT) key T hese are the same as the additional functions of the TR Edit page. [...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 109 CD Import page Import CD-DA to an audio track [Function] Import CD-D A (CD audio) data from an audio CD/mixed-mode CD-ROM inserted in the internal or external CD-RW dri ve, and assign it to the desired audio trac k. [Ke y operation] • [EDIT] key → [F3] (CD Import) key • Repeatedly press the [EDIT] key until[...]

EDIT screen 110 — Reference Guide • CD-D A data can be imported only into songs whose sampling frequenc y is 44.1 kHz. If the current song has a sampling frequency of 48 kHz, a message of “Current Song is 48 (kHz) Fs T ype” will appear , and this page cannot be used. • T he keys of the transport section will hav e no effect while the CD I[...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 111 W avImport page Import a W A V file to an audio track [Function] Import a W A V format audio file from a CD-ROM or CD-ROM/MO disk inserted in the internal CD- RW dri ve or an external SCSI device, and assign it to a trac k. [Ke y operation] • [EDIT] key → [F4] (W a vImport) key • Repeatedly press the RECO[...]

EDIT screen 112 — Reference Guide G EXECUTE button T his button executes the W A V file import. T he keys of the transport section will hav e no effect when the W a vImport page is displa y ed. ■ Additional functions in the W av Import page In the W av Import page y ou can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the following additional functions to t[...]

EDIT screen — Reference Guide 113 TR Import page Import a track from an existing song [Function] Import a trac k from a song on the hard disk into the desired trac k of the current song. [Ke y operation] • [EDIT] key → [F5] (TR Import) key • Repeatedly press the RECORDER [EDIT] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper at[...]

EDIT screen 114 — Reference Guide F EXECUTE button T his button executes the track import operation. F or the procedure of importing a track, refer to “Importing a trac k from an existing song, ” below . • T his button will be valid only after you ha ve used the TRA CK CLIP button 5 to register the import source trac k. • T he keys of the[...]

— Reference Guide 115 AUTO MIX AUTOMIX screen Main page Make basic automix settings [Function] Make basic settings for recording and pla ying automix. [Ke y operation] • [A UT O MIX] key → [F1] (Main) key • Repeatedly press the [A UT O MIX] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → AMIX button → Main[...]

AUTOMIX screen 116 — Reference Guide E OVERWRITE Switch recording on/off for eac h parameter . Each button corresponds to the follo wing parameters. ● F ADER F ader operations of each c hannel ● CH ON [ON] key operations of eac h channel ● PA N P an operations of each c hannel ● EQ EQ operations of eac h channel F F ADER EDIT MODE Select [...]

AUTOMIX screen — Reference Guide 117 G NEW MIX button When you mo ve the cursor to this button and press the [ENTER] key , the current automix will be erased, and a new automix will be created. When a song is in its initial state, there is no current automix. Y ou must first create a new automix before you can oper ate the automix. H UNDO When y[...]

AUTOMIX screen 118 — Reference Guide ● ST OP button T his button stops automix recording or play- back. If y ou turn on this button w hile recording automix, a popup window will ask w hether you wish to update the data. ● PLA Y button If the recorder is started with the ENABLE button turned on, this button will automatically be turned on, and[...]

AUTOMIX screen — Reference Guide 119 Memor y page Store or recall automix [Function] Store or recall automix data to/ from memory . [Ke y operation] • [A UT O MIX] key → [F2] (Mem- ory) key • Repeatedly press the [A UT O MIX] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → AMIX button → Mem- ory tab [Scree[...]

AUTOMIX screen 120 — Reference Guide J AUTOMIX K OVERWRITE L EDIT OUT M UNDO button N CLR. BUF (clear buffer) button O AUTOMIX TRANSPORT T hese are the same functions as described in the Main page. Refer to the explanation on page 115. ■ Additional functions in the Mem- ory page In the Memory page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the fol[...]

AUTOMIX screen — Reference Guide 121 Fader Edit page V iew fader events as a bar graph [Function] V iew a bar graph representation of the fader operation events recorded in the automix. [Ke y operation] • [A UT O MIX] key → [F3] (F ader Edit) key • Repeatedly press the [A UT O MIX] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse ope[...]

AUTOMIX screen 122 — Reference Guide Event List page Edit events off-line [Function] P erform off-line editing of the scene/library recall, c hannel on/ off, pan, and fade operations recorded in the automix. [Ke y operation] • [A UT O MIX] key → [F4] (Event List) key • Repeatedly press the [A UT O MIX] key until the screen shown at the righ[...]

AUTOMIX screen — Reference Guide 123 C Selected event Editing will apply to the event that is enclosed by a dotted line in the list. Mo ve the cursor to the parameter that y ou wish to edit, and rotate the [D A T A/JOG] dial to edit the v alue. D TIME T his area shows the time at whic h the event is recorded, as hours/minutes/seconds/millisec- on[...]

124 — Reference Guide SCENE screen Scene Mem page Store or recall a scene [Function] Store the current settings of the A W4416 into scene memory , or recall a scene that was stored in scene memory . [Ke y operation] • [SCENE] key → [F1] (Scene Mem) key • Repeatedly press the [SCENE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse op[...]

SCENE screen — Reference Guide 125 SCENE T he following parameters are sa ved in memory as a scene. • Scene number 0 is recall-only , and settings cannot be stored in it. • When you execute the Store operation, the scene that had been stored in that number will be erased. D LIBRARY No. (library number) T his column displays the scene number 0[...]

SCENE screen 126 — Reference Guide Fade T ime page Specify the fade time [Function] Specify the time over w hich the faders will reach their new locations w hen a scene is recalled. [Ke y operation] • [SCENE] key → [F2] (F ade T ime) key • Repeatedly press the [SCENE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M but[...]

SCENE screen — Reference Guide 127 RCL. Safe page Make fader recall safe settings [Function] Specify the faders that will be excluded from the recall when a scene is recalled. [Ke y operation] • [SCENE] key → [F3] (RCL. Safe) key • Repeatedly press the [SCENE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → [...]

SCENE screen 128 — Reference Guide Sort page Sort scenes [Function] Sort the scenes stored in scene memory . [Ke y operation] • [SCENE] key → [F4] (Sort) key • Repeatedly press the [SCENE] key until the screen shown at the right appears. [Mouse oper ation] M button → SCEN button → Sort tab [Screen functions] A SOURCE T his list shows th[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 1 Appendix Preset EQ Program P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preset Effects Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Effects P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dynamics Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Preset [...]

Appendix Appendix– 2 — Reference Guide Preset EQ Program Parameters No Name Parameter Description LOW L-MID H-MID HIGH 001 Bass Drum 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Emphasizes the low range of the bass drum and the attack created by the beater. Q 1.2 10 0.9 F 99Hz 265Hz 1.05kHz 5.33kHz G +3.5dB –3.5dB 0.0dB +4.0dB 002 Bass Drum 2 PEAKING PE[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 3 011 Syn.Bass 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Use on a synth bass with emphasized low range. Q 0.1 8 4.5 F 83Hz 944Hz 4.00kHz 12.6kHz G +3.5dB +8.5dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 012 Syn.Bass 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Emphasizes the attack that is peculiar to a synth bass. Q 1.6 8 2.2 F 125Hz 177Hz 1.12kHz 12.6kHz[...]

Appendix Appendix– 4 — Reference Guide 022 A.G.Arpeggio 1 L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING Corrects arpeggio technique of an acoustic guitar. Q 4.5 4.5 0.12 F 223Hz 1.00kHz 4.00kHz 6.72kHz G –0.5dB 0.0dB 0.0dB +2.0dB 023 A.G.Arpeggio 2 L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF This is a variation on program 022. Q 7 4.5 F 177Hz 354Hz 4.00kHz 4.23kHz G 0[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 5 Note T he EQ programs were progr ammed for recording acoustic musical instruments. If y ou are using them for a sampler , synthesizer , or rh ythm mac hine, adjust the par ameters accordingly . 033 Bass Drum 3 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING This is a variation on program 001. The low and mid range is remo[...]

Appendix Appendix– 6 — Reference Guide Preset Effects Programs T he following table lists the preset effects programs. See “Effects P arameters” on page Appendix–8 for detailed parameter information. Effects programs that use the HQ . PITCH effect can be used only with Effect 2. Reverb-type Effects Delays Modulation-type Effects # Title T[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 7 Distortion-type Effects Dynamic Effects Combined Effects Other Effects # Title T ype Description 24 Distortion DISTORTION Distortion 25 Amp Simulate AMP SIMULA TE Guitar Amp Simulator # Title T ype Description 26 Dyna.Filter DYNA.FIL TER Dynamically controlled filter . Responds to MIDI Note On velocity wh[...]

Appendix Appendix– 8 — Reference Guide Effects Parameters REVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB ST AGE, REVERB PLA TE Hall, room, stage, and plate simulations, all with gates. EARL Y REF . Early reflections. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.0 s Reverb time INI.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay before reverb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 H[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 9 GA TE REVERB, REVERSE GA TE Early reflections with gate, and early reflections with reverse gate. MONO DELA Y Basic repeat dela y . STEREO DELA Y Basic stereo dela y . Parameter Range Description TYPE T ype-A, T ype-B Type of early reflection simulation ROOMSIZE 0.1–20.0 Reflection spacing LIVENESS 0[...]

Appendix Appendix– 10 — Reference Guide MOD.DELA Y Basic repeat dela y with modulation. DELA Y LCR T hree-tap delay (left, center , right). ECHO Stereo dela y with crossed feedback loop. Parameter Range Description DELA Y 0.0–2725.0 ms Delay time FB.GAIN –99 to +99% Feedback gain (plus values for normal-phase feedback, minus values for reve[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 11 CHORUS Chorus effect. FLANGE Flange effect. Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed PM DEP . 0–100% Pitch modulation depth AM DEP . 0–100% Amp modulation depth MOD.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Modulation delay time W A VE Sine, T ri Modulation waveform LSH F 21.2–8.00 k [Hz] Low-sh[...]

Appendix Appendix– 12 — Reference Guide SYMPHONIC Symphonic efect. PHASER 16-stage phaser . AUTOP AN Auto-panner . Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0–100% Modulation depth MOD.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Modulation delay time W A VE Sine, T ri Modulation waveform LSH F 21.2–8.00 k [Hz] Low-shelving filter fr[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 13 TREMOLO T remolo effect . HQ.PITCH (Effect 2 only) High-quality pitch shifter . DUAL PITCH T win-voice pitch shifter . Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0–100% Modulation depth W A VE Sine, T ri, Square Modulation waveform LSH F 21.2–8.00 k [Hz] Low-shelving fil[...]

Appendix Appendix– 14 — Reference Guide ROT AR Y Rotary speaker simulator . RING MOD. Ring modulator . MOD.FIL TER LFO modulation-type filter . DISTORTION Distortion effect. Parameter Range Description ROT A TE STOP , ST ART Rotation stop, start SPEED SLOW , FAST Rotation speed (see SLOW and F AST parameters) DRIVE 0–100 Overdrive level ACCE[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 15 AMP SIMULA TE Guitar Amp Simulator . DYNA.FIL TER Dynamically controlled filter . Parameter Range Description AMP TYPE *1 *1. STK-M1, STK-M2, THRASH, MIDBST , CMB-PG, CMB-VR, CMB-DX, CMB-TW , MINI, FLA T Guitar amp simulation type DST TYPE DST1, DST2, OVD1, OVD2, CRUNCH Distortion type (DST = distortion,[...]

Appendix Appendix– 16 — Reference Guide DYNA.FLANGE Dynamically controlled flanger . DYNA.PHASER Dynamically controlled phaser . Parameter Range Description SOURCE INPUT , MIDI Control sour ce: input signal or MIDI note on velocity SENSE 0–100 Sensitivity FB.GAIN –99 to +99% Feedback gain (plus values for normal-phase feedback, minus value[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 17 REV+CHORUS Reverb and c horus effects in parallel. REV ->CHORUS Reverb and c horus effects in series. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.9 s Reverb time INI.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay before reverb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 High-frequency reverb time ratio DIFF . 0–10 Reverb diffus[...]

Appendix Appendix– 18 — Reference Guide REV+FLANGE Reverb and flanger effects in parallel. REV ->FLANGE Reverb and flanger effects in series. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.9 s Reverb time INI.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay before reverb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 High-frequency reverb time ratio DIFF . 0–10 Reverb diff[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 19 REV+SYMPHO. Reverb and symphonic effects in parallel. REV ->SYMPHO. Reverb and symphonic effects in series. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.9 s Reverb time INI.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay before reverb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 High-frequency reverb time ratio DIFF . 0–10 Reverb [...]

Appendix Appendix– 20 — Reference Guide REV ->P AN Reverb and auto-pan effects in parallel. DELA Y+ER. Dela y and early reflections effects in parallel. Parameter Range Description REV TIME 0.3–99.9 s Reverb time INI.DL Y 0.0–500.0 ms Initial delay before reverb begins HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 High-frequency reverb time ratio DIFF . 0–10 R[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 21 DELA Y ->ER. Dela y and early reflections effects in series. DELA Y+REV Dela y and reverb effects in par allel. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0–1000.0 ms Left channel delay time DELA Y R 0.0–1000.0 ms Right channel delay time FB.DL Y 0.0–1000.0 ms Feedback delay time FB.GAIN –99 to +9[...]

Appendix Appendix– 22 — Reference Guide DELA Y ->REV Dela y and reverb effects in series. DIST ->DELA Y Distortion and dela y effects in series. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0–1000.0 ms Left channel delay time DELA Y R 0.0–1000.0 ms Right channel delay time FB.DL Y 0.0–1000.0 ms Feedback delay time FB.GAIN –99 to +99% Fe[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 23 MUL TI FIL TER T hree-band parallel filter (24 dB/octav e) Parameter Range Description TYPE 1 HPF , LPF , BPF Filter 1 type: low pass, high pass, band pass TYPE 2 HPF , LPF , BPF Filter 2 type: low pass, high pass, band pass TYPE 3 HPF , LPF , BPF Filter 3 type: low pass, high pass, band pass FREQ. 1 28 [...]

Appendix Appendix– 24 — Reference Guide Dynamics Processors Dynamics processors are generally used to correct or control signal levels. Ho wever , you can also use them creativ ely to shape the volume en velope of a sound. T he A W4416 features comprehensive d ynamics proces- sors for all the input channels, tape returns, and the bus and stereo[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 25 Compressor A compressor provides a form of automatic level control. By attenuating high levels, thus effecti vely reducing the d ynamic range, the compressor makes it much easier to control signals and set appropriate fader lev els. Reducing the dynamic r ange also means that recording levels can be set h[...]

Appendix Appendix– 26 — Reference Guide Expander An expander is another form of automatic level control. By attenuating the signal below the threshold, the expander reduces low-lev el noise and effec- tiv ely increases the d ynamic range of the recorded material. Expander (EXP) parameters: T hreshold determines the lev el of input signal requir[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 27 Compander A compander is a compressor -expander—a combination of signal compres- sion and expansion. T he compander attenuates the input signal above the threshold as well as the level below the width. F or very d ynamic material, this program allows y ou to retain the dynamic range without ha ving to b[...]

Appendix Appendix– 28 — Reference Guide Gate and Ducking A gate, or noise gate is an audio switc h used to mute signals below a set threshold level. It can be used to suppress bac kground noise and hiss from valv e (tube) amps, effects pedals, and microphones. Ducking is used to automatically reduce the lev els of one signal when the level of a[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 29 Preset Dynamics Program Parameters T he “Release”, “Hold”, and “Decay” v alues shown in the follo wing table are v alid when the A W4416 is set at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz. No. Name Type Parameter Value Description 001 A.Dr.BD "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –24 Compressor that g[...]

Appendix Appendix– 30 — Reference Guide 008 A.Dr.SN "CPS CompanderS Threshold (dB) –8 Soft compander for the same purpose as program 005. Ratio ( :1) 1.7 Attack (ms) 11 Outgain (dB) 0.0 Width (dB) 10 Release (ms) 128 009 A.Dr.Tom "EXP Expander Threshold (dB) –20 Expander for acoustic toms automatically reduces the volume when the [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 31 015 Piano2 "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –18 A variation on program 014, adjusting the attack and entire level using a deeper threshold. Ratio ( :1) 3.5 Attack (ms) 7 Outgain (dB) 6.0 Knee 2 Release (ms) 174 016 E.Guitar "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –8 Compressor for backing performances,[...]

Appendix Appendix– 32 — Reference Guide 022 Syn.Pad "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –13 Compressor for synth pad, intended to prevent diffusion of the sound. Ratio ( :1) 2 Attack (ms) 58 Outgain (dB) 2.0 Knee 1 Release (ms) 238 023 SamplingPerc "CPS CompanderS Threshold (dB) –18 Compressor for sampled sounds to boost them to be as [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 33 029 Chorus "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –9 A variation on program 027, intended for chorus vocals. Ratio ( :1) 1.7 Attack (ms) 39 Outgain (dB) 2.5 Knee 2 Release (ms) 226 030 Compander(H) "CPH CompanderH Threshold (dB) –10 A template for the hard knee compander program. Ratio ( :1) 3.5 Att[...]

Appendix Appendix– 34 — Reference Guide 037 Limiter2 "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) 0 A template for a limiter using the compressor program. This program is a PEAK STOP type. Ratio ( :1) ∞ Attack (ms) 0 Outgain (dB) 0.0 Knee hard Release (ms) 319 038 Total Comp1 "CMP Compressor Threshold (dB) –8 Compressor intended to reduce the o[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 35 T roubleshooting If the A W4416 does not operate as y ou expect, or if you suspect a prob- lem, please refer to the following points and take the appropriate action. ■ P ower does not turn on • Is the power cable connected to an AC outlet of the correct voltage? • Is the POWER s witch turned ON? •[...]

Appendix Appendix– 36 — Reference Guide ■ Can’t r ecord • Is the internal hard disk connected? • Is there sufficient free space on the internal hard disk? • T he song may be protected. • Is the [REC TRA CK SELECT] key lit? • T he stereo track ma y be in playback mode. • Is the input signal routed appropriately to the recorder? [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 37 ■ MTC synchr onization drifts • Does the fr ame rate matc h between the AW4416 and the external device? • SYNC OFFSET ma y ha ve been set. • If jumps occur in the synchronized time, c hange the SYNC A VE. setting in the MIDI screen MIDI Sync page, and try again. ■ Something happens to the sound [...]

Appendix Appendix– 38 — Reference Guide ■ Pla yback pitc h is wrong • V ARI may be selected. • Is the A W4416 operating on the same sampling frequency as the sync hronized external device? • Is the master device operating in a stable w a y? • Y ou may ha ve executed the EDIT screen PITCH command. • Is an effect such as HQ .Pitch or [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 39 Display message list Messages AUTOMIX DISABLED. Automix is not enabled, and cannot be recorded. AUTOMIX MEMORY FULL! Automix memory has no free area. AUTOMIX NOT RUNNING. Automix has been stopped, so recording is not possible. P ause the recorder , and then pla yback. AUTOMIX REC ABORTED. Automix recordin[...]

Appendix Appendix– 40 — Reference Guide INT .EFF NOW SELECTED AUX. T he internal effect is connected to the AUX send, and cannot be inserted. LOW BA TTERY!! T he internal battery is running down. MAKE NEW MIX. T here are no events to be edited. Please create a new mix. MARK ERASED T he mark has been erased. MARK SET T he mark has been set. MIDI[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 41 Popup messages STEREO TRACK MUTE IS OFF Since muting is off for the stereo tr ac k, trac k muting cannot be turned off. THIS SONG IS PROTECTED. T his song is protected, and cannot be edited or recorded. TO HOST : DA T A FRAMING ERROR! Inv alid data ma y have been recei ved at the TO HOST connector . TO HO[...]

Appendix Appendix– 42 — Reference Guide Media Error! A problem has occurred on the media. Media Full! T he media has no free space. Media Protected! T he media is write-protected. Memory Full! T here is no free space in the sampling pad memory . No Song to Backup! T here is no song to backup. No Song to Edit! T here is no song to edit. No Song [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 43 Specifications General Specifications AD conv erter 24-bit linear , 64-times o versampling D A converter 24-bit linear , 128-times o versampling Internal processing 32-bit Sampling frequenc y Internal 44.1 kHz/48kHz External 44.1 kHz (–6%) to 48 kHz (+6%) Audio input section max. 26 channels MIC/LINE [...]

Appendix Appendix– 44 — Reference Guide T r acks 130 trac ks (16 trac ks × 8 virtual tracks plus ste- reo trac k) Maximum recording time Approx. 140 min (44.1 kHz, 16-bit, 16 tracks, 12 GB hard disk) P ower requirements U.S.A. & Canada 120 V 80 W AC, 60 Hz Europe 230 V 80 W AC, 50 Hz Dimensions (W × H × D) 558.0 × 147.7 × 459.7 mm (22 [...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 45 STEREO OUT L, R (unbalanced, phono) Output impedance 1 k Ω Nominal load impedance 10 k Ω Nominal output level –10 dBV Maximum output level +8 dBV MONIT OR OUT L, R (balanced, TRS phone jac k) Output impedance 150 Ω Nominal load impedance 10 k Ω Nominal output level +4 dB Maximum output level +22[...]

Appendix Appendix– 46 — Reference Guide F ader 60 mm motorized × 17 F requency response +1, –3 dB , 20 Hz–20 kHz (MIC/LINE IN to STE- REO OUT) Dynamic range 109 dB (typical) D A converter (STEREO OUT) (20 kHz, LPF , IHF-A) 104 dB (typical) AD + D A (LINE IN to STE- REO OUT) T otal harmonic distortion (20 kHz, LPF) Less than 0.02% @1 kHz (L[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 47 Region edit Erase, delete, copy , move, time compression/ expansion, pitch c hange, insert ■ Others Locate Direct locate: data entry searc h (time, measure) Quick locate: start, end, RTZ, A/B, last rec in/ out, roll back Punch I/O Manual punc h I/O , auto punch I/O Controls Analog section Input (channel[...]

Appendix Appendix– 48 — Reference Guide Others ABS/REL button, PEAK HOLD button, AUT O- MA TION button (A UT OMIX, SCENE), SCENE MEMOR Y button (STORE, REC ALL, –, +), JOG ON button, UNDO button, REDO button, CUR- SOR button, ( , , , ), D A T A ENTR Y but- ton (JOG/SHUTTLE), ENTER button Displa y 320 × 240 dots graphical LCD (with contrast c[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 49 Dimensions Specifications and external appearance subject to c hange without notice. F or European Model Purc haser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: 30A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 558 450 459.7 9.7 147.7 132.1 7.6 Unit: mm[...]

Appendix Appendix– 50 — Reference Guide MIDI data format 1. Functions 1.1 MIDI-SETUP T here are two types of serial connector: the MIDI connec- tors and the TO HOST . T hey have the same functionality , and you can select which type to use as appropriate for the connection destination. Both types use the MIDI format for communication. In the ca[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 51 3. MIDI message formats 3.1 CHANNEL MESSA GE command rx/tx function -----+----------------------------+-------+------------------------------- 8n NOTE OFF rx Control internal effects 9n NOTE ON rx Control internal effects Bn CONTROL CHANGE Only echoed Cn PROGRAM CHANGE rx/tx Select scene memories (using t[...]

Appendix Appendix– 52 — Reference Guide STATUS 11110001 F1 Quarter Frame Message DATA 0nnndddd dd nnn = message type (0-7) dddd = data 4.6 SONG POSITION POINTER (F2) < T r ansmission > If MIDI Clock is being transmitted, Song Position P ointer messages will be transmitted when the recorder stops or locates, in order to indicate the song p[...]

Appendix — Reference Guide Appendix– 53 4.13.6 MMC RECORD STROBE < Reception > If the A W4416 is operating as the MMC SLA VE and the device number of the message matc hes or is 7F , it will begin recording if stopped, or punch-in if playing. STATUS 11110000 F0 System Exclusive Message ID No. 01111111 7F Real Time System Exclu- sive Device[...]

YAMAHA [PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATION] Date: 18 Feb. 2000 Model: AW4416 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1–16 1–16 1–16 1–16 Memorized Memorized Mode Default Messages Altered X X ************** OMNI off/OMNI on X X Memorized Note Number :True Voice X ***********[...]

MIC/LINE INPUT OPTION IN RECORDER RECORDER INPUT 1(...16) A UX1(...8) BUS1(...8) STEREO CD-R W DRIVE SOLO DIGIT AL STEREO OUT OPTION OUT OMNI OUT PHONES MONIT OR OUT STEREO OUT EFFECT INPUT 1(...24) RECORDER MONI 1(...16) RETURN 1(...2) Mono in X 24 Stereo in X 2 Mono in X 16 INPUT SELECT (1,2 only) INPUT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT METRONOME EFFEC[...]

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Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation — Tutorial 1 A W4416 Professional Audio W orkstation Showing a Y amaha A W4416 to a recording engineer , say , 20 years ago, w ould ha ve a similar effect to sho wing an interplanetary probe to Galileo. After the ini- tial shock both parties w ould probably nod their heads and mumble something abou[...]

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation 2 — Tutorial ❒ Contents AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation ........................................ 1 A Note About the Tutorial .................................................................... 1 Contents ......................................................................................[...]

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation — Tutorial 3 Tracks 9 & 10: Strings ........................................................................ 22 Tracks 11, 12, & 13: Chorus ............................................................... 22 Track 14: Lead Vocal ...............................................................[...]

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation 4 — Tutorial[...]

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks — Tutorial 5 Laying Down the Basic T racks Although the basic trac ks y ou’ll use to assemble the “So Fine” mix ha ve alread y been recorded for you (of course y ou can add your own trac ks, if you like), let’ s take a moment to discuss the initial recording process. T he basic steps introduced here[...]

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks 6 — Tutorial ❒ “Scratch” or “Guide” V ocals If you’ re working alone this won’ t be necessary , but when recording a band it’ s sometimes a good idea to ha ve the singer la y down a “scratc h v ocal” trac k w hile recording the rh ythm section. T his is simply because bands are generally[...]

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks — Tutorial 7 ❒ Overdubs T he actual procedure for recording overdubs is really no different from recording the basic trac ks, except that y ou’ll be monitoring previously recorded material while doing it. Remember to use a good pair of closed headphones to monitor the backing tr ac ks while recording ac[...]

Tutorial—Load the Demo Song 8 — Tutorial Load the Demo Song Before you can w ork on the demo song, y ou’ll first need to load it onto the A W4416 hard disk from the supplied CD-ROM. T his tutorial assumes that you alread y ha v e a CD-RW dri ve configured for use with your A W4416. See the Operation Guide for information on installing and c[...]

Tutorial—Load the Demo Song — Tutorial 9 Load the Demo Song from the Hard Disk 1. Press the [SONG] key (and the [F1] function key if necessary to select the “Song List” page). 2. Use the DA T A dial to select “So Fine”. 3. Move the cursor to “LOAD” on the display and press [ENTER]. When the “W ill Save Current song … ARE YOU SUR[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 10 — Tutorial Mixdown Although the term “mixdown” seems to imply a single action, it is really a pro- cess that can inv olve man y interrelated steps. As y ou become more experienced, the individual steps will sort of blend into one larger oper ation. T his is important because at all times you’ll need to consider ho w ea[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 11 1. Make sure that the RECORDER [MONI] MIXING LA YER is selected. 2. Recall the scene number 01 “F ADERS NOMINAL” provided to set faders 1 through 14 to nominal (Press the [SCENE] key , use the data dial to select the scene number 01 “F ADERS NOMINAL”, move the cursor to “RECALL”, press [ENTER], select [...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 12 — Tutorial Phase 2: Set Up a Rough Mix T he rough mix is only the starting point for the final mix, and it doesn’ t ha ve to be perfect. T he purpose of setting up a rough mix using only levels and panning is to giv e y ou a reference point on whic h to base decisions about more detailed pro- cessing, effects, automation,[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 13 cases where the drums or other instrument seems to occup y the entire stereo field, try panning the left and right channels between about a third and half w ay to the maximum v alues. In the case of the “So Fine” demo, ho wever , the drums were recorded “liv e” in the studio with proper stereo imaging (i.[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 14 — Tutorial ❒ Add the Lead V ocal Ah-ha! F ooled you! Y ou thought we were going to add the chorus parts on tr ac ks 11, 12, and 13, and THEN add the lead v ocal trac k, didn’t y ou! W ell we won’ t, and the reason is simply that the chorus parts really must be heard in relation to the lead vocal in order to set appropr[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 15 Phase 3: Assemble the Mix Part by Part Now we’ re ready to do some serious w ork on the sound of the individual tr ac ks in an attempt to make them “mesh” to create a well-balanced ov erall mix. ❒ T racks 1 & 2: Drums Listening to the drums in the context of the rough mix we notice that they sound a li[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 16 — Tutorial ❒ T rack 3: Claves/Electronic Drums T his track needs a bit of compression to make the electronic drums jump out of the mix when they appear at the outro. Later , when we w ork on the automation, we’ll boost this trac k a bit at the outro for extra impact. 1. Press the track 3 [SEL] key to select the claves/el[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 17 ❒ T rack 5: Rhythm Guitar T he rh ythm guitar trac k needs to be a little “c hunkier” to achiev e the classic R&B type of sound we’ re after . A little EQ and compression will accomplish that feat, and the compression will also help to even out d ynamic variations that cause the guitar part to be burie[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 18 — Tutorial ❒ T rack 8: Piano W e’ll use some EQ to “thin out” the piano sound a bit, and give it a touc h more presence so that it will come through in the mix a bit more. ❍ Piano EQ ❒ T racks 9 & 10: Strings If we’ d recorded real strings we might ha ve needed a bit of processing here, but since this is pr[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 19 ❍ F emale Chorus 2 Compression ❒ T rack 13: Male Chorus T he quality of this singer’ s voice makes EQ unnecessary in this situation, but some compression will be helpful to help the blend with the female chorus. ❍ Male Chorus Compression ❒ T rack 14: Lead V ocal T he lead vocalist on this trac k has a be[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 20 — Tutorial Phase 4: Add Ambience “ Ambience” effects such as rev erb, dela y , and echo are gener ally used to provide a sense of space and warmth. So far we’ v e worked with the “dry” (i.e. no effects) trac ks, but man y engineers and artists would alread y have ambience effects in place. In fact, many artists ins[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 21 ❒ Add Ambience to the T racks as Required All you ha ve to do now is use the faders in the AUX 7 mode to add the required degree of the Reverb Room effect to the tr acks. ❒ T racks 1 & 2: Drums Drums usually benefit from a touch of rev erb, especially if they ha ve been recorded fairly dry like the “So [...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 22 — Tutorial ❒ T rack 7: Organ Instruments like organ alwa ys present a challenge w hen trying to decide on the right amount of reverb to add. T he sustained nature of the sound means y ou can add a LO T of reverb before you really notice it … but it’ s there, and probably pla ying ha voc with the over all mix. Y ou’ll[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 23 ❒ Save the Song! W e can’t emphasize enough ho w important it is to keep sa ving y our work at rela- tiv ely short interv als. Accidents do happen, and if after several hours of hard work your A W4416 is accidentally unplugged, or there’ s a power failure, or your pet cat decides to do a mix of his own, y ou[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 24 — Tutorial Phase 5: Finalize the Mix & Set Up Automa- tion W ell, the basic mix is pretty much done. Now that all the processing and effects are in place you should listen carefully and make an y final adjustments. But as you listen to the mix we’ v e set up you’ll probably notice that one “a verage” mix doesn?[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 25 ❒ The Automix T he general flow of the automix is described belo w in reference to absolute counter times. Please note that the times gi ven are not precise. Use them as a guide. ❍ 00:00:00 T he first thing you’ll notice is that the c hannel ON keys for trac ks 8 through 14 are all off. We’ll turn those [...]

Tutorial—Mixdown 26 — Tutorial ❍ 00:01:31 T he lead guitar on track 6 and the lead v ocal on tr ack 14 ha ve been brought back down to their “normal” lev els. T he organ level is also returned to normal. ❍ 00:01:39 T he level of the male chorus tr ac k (13) is boosted a bit here because for the next couple of phrases the male c horus do[...]

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 27 Phase 6: Use the V irtual T racks to Create an Alternate Mix If you feel that y ou need a little more practice with the mixing process, try select- ing the alternativ e string and v ocal trac ks we’ ve pro vided and see how they change the o ver all sound. Otherwise y ou can skip ahead to the “Mastering” sec[...]

Tutorial—Mastering 28 — Tutorial Mastering When you think mastering, think “subtle”. But just because it’ s subtle doesn’t mean that it can’ t have a huge impact on the o ver all sound of a song. Mastering is the process of making final adjustments to the ov erall sound, usually in volving the application of EQ and/or compression. In[...]

Tutorial—Mastering — Tutorial 29 3. Move the cursor down to the scene number in the event list (it should be “05” if you changed it as we suggested on page 24) and use the data dial to change the scene number to “06”. 4. Now go back to the VIEW display or any other display you want to watch while listening to the mastered automix. ❍ E[...]

Tutorial—Practice, Practice … 30 — Tutorial Step 3: W rite the Song to a CD-R Disk T his procedure is described in detail in the A W4416 operation guide (page 255), so we won’ t go into it here. But now you kno w how the entire process w orks — from the basic trac ks to CD . Practice, Practice … Really . Mixing and mastering are skills [...]

Tutorial—Glossary — Tutorial 31 Glossar y ❒ Galileo An early astronomer who li ved in the 16 th –17 th century , and who most certainly never sa w an ything like an interplanetary probe. We’ re pretty sure he never sa w an A W4416, either . ❒ Close-miking As the term implies, “close-miking” inv olves placing a microphone v ery close[...]

Tutorial—Glossary 32 — Tutorial ❒ Directional Microphone A microphone whic h primarily picks up sound from only one general direction is a “directional” microphone. T his can be hand y in maximizing separation in the studio (and in reducing feedback on stage), because y ou can simply aim the microphone aw ay from sources of sound y ou don[...]

So Fine W ritten and arranged by Karl Christmas Engineered and produced by Darren Allison V ocals: Rusharn Simpson V ocals, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards: Karl Christmas Backing vocals: Billie Godfrey Bass: Finn Day-Lewis Drums: Andrew Small Recorded at Protocol Studios and Darren’ s Studios, London. Mixed at T ransmedia Services Ltd, Bed[...]

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