Yamaha Professional Audio Workstation AW4416 Manuel d'utilisateur

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Table of contents — Operation Guide ix Chapter 1 Welcome to the world of the AW4416. . . . . . . . 19 Features of the AW4416. . . . . . . .

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 85Let’s record!1. Press the Locate section [RTZ] key.The level meter/counter and the display

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441686 — Operation GuideIf the following keys are on, the keys of the Locate section and the Transport sec-tion wi

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 87OverdubbingIn this section we will explain how to record an electric bass connected to INPU

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441688 — Operation GuideAssign the signal to a busHere we will make settings so that the electric bass signal bein

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 89Put the track in record-ready modeNext we will put track 3 of the recorder in record-ready

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441690 — Operation GuideMake monitor settingsWe will make settings so that the signal of the rhythm machine (drums

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 91Using EQ and the dynamics processorBy using the four-band EQ and dynamics processor that ar

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441692 — Operation Guide• [F] ...Set the center frequency of each band. For each band, the range i

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 935. A CONFIRMATION popup window will appear, asking you confirm the recall operation.6. Move

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441694 — Operation GuideLet’s overdub!1. Press the Locate section [RTZ] key.2. To begin recording, hold down the T

Table of contents x — Operation Guide Chapter 3 The user interface of the AW4416 . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Display . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 95MixdownIn this section we will explain the procedure for creating a stereo mix of the sig-n

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441696 — Operation Guide6. Raise the STEREO fader to the 0 dB position.7. Make sure that [ON] keys 1–16 and the ST

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 97Tip!As an alternative to using the Solo function, you can also monitor just a specific track

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441698 — Operation GuideTip!For example if the SOLO SAFE CHANNEL section RTN1/RTN2 buttons are on, the Solo functi

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 99Using the internal effectsThe AW4416 provides two internal effects, which can be used eithe

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416100 — Operation Guide5. Press [PAN] key → [F2] key.The PAN/ROUTE screen Pan 17–24 page will appear, allowing y

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 101Other convenient functionsThe mixer section of the AW4416 provides other convenient functi

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416102 — Operation Guide❒ AutomixBy using this function, fader and [ON] key operations, changes in mix parameters

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 1032. Play back the song from the beginning, and watch the L/R level meter in the level meter

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416104 — Operation GuideHowever with this monitoring method, the signal will pass through the monitor channel and

Table of contents — Operation Guide xi Mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 C

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 105Saving a scene/song❒ Saving a sceneIf you wish to reproduce the mixer settings as well whe

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416106 — Operation Guide3. As desired, assign a scene name of up to 16 characters. (For details on inputting char

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 107A CONFIRMATION popup window will appear, asking you to confirm the Save operation.Tip!When

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416108 — Operation Guide

— Operation Guide 1096Transport/locate oper-ationsThis chapter explains transport and locate operations on the AW4416.Table of transport key op

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations110 — Operation GuideShuttle function (cue/review opera-tion)While the transport is stopped or playing, yo

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 1113. To move the current location forward, turn the [DATA/JOG] dial toward the right. To

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations112 — Operation Guide❒ Nudge function settingsHere’s how to adjust the nudge time and play mode of the Nud

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 113Rollback functionWhile the song is stopped or playing, you can press the [ROLL BACK] k

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations114 — Operation GuideLocating to a specific pointYou can directly specify a locate point as a numerical val

Table of contents xii — Operation Guide Auto punch-in/out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Prepa

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 115Locating to the zero location of the counterWhen the song is stopped or playing, you c

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations116 — Operation Guide3. If you wish to return the counter to the absolute time display, press the [ABS/REL

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 117Locating to the start/end pointsThe start point and end point normally correspond to t

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations118 — Operation GuideA-B repeatA-B Repeat is a function that repeatedly plays back the region between the

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 1196. Press the [PLAY] key. Repeated playback between points A/B will begin.7. To defeat

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations120 — Operation GuideIn/out pointsThe AW4416 remembers the locations at which recording was last begun and

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 121MarkersThe AW4416 allows you to set up to 99 markers at any desired locations in the s

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations122 — Operation GuideA number in the range of 1–99 will be assigned to each marker you set, and these will

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 123Adjusting the location of a locate pointThe location of the Start/End points, A/B poin

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations124 — Operation GuideHowever, please be aware that changing the Start point will not affect the time code

Table of contents — Operation Guide xiii Inserting an effect into a desired channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Patching . . .

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations— Operation Guide 125Deleting a locate pointA locate point (except for the Start/End points) can be deleted

Chapter6—Transport/locate operations126 — Operation GuideDeleting a locate point using the panel keysA locate point (except for the Start/End

— Operation Guide 1277Punch-in/outThis chapter explains how to use punch-in/out.About punch-in/outPunch-in/out is a method for re-recording a p

Chapter7—Punch-in/out128 — Operation GuideManual punch-in/outHere’s how to perform manual punch-in/out.Preparations❒ Make input monitor settin

Chapter7—Punch-in/out— Operation Guide 129Manual punch-in/out recording1. Locate the song to a location earlier than where you wish to punch-in

Chapter7—Punch-in/out130 — Operation GuideAuto punch-in/outHere’s how to use auto punch-in/out.Preparations❒ Make input monitor settingsTo per

Chapter7—Punch-in/out— Operation Guide 1311. Press the [UTILITY] key → [F3] key.2. Move the cursor to the pre-roll (PREROLL) or post-roll (POST

Chapter7—Punch-in/out132 — Operation Guide4. If you wish to rehearse once again, press the [PLAY] key once again while the transport is stoppe

— Operation Guide 1338PatchingThis chapter explains how to patch the inputs and outputs, and how to use the Quick Rec function to simultaneousl

Chapter8—Patching134 — Operation Guide1 Input channels 1–24B Return channels 1/22. Move the cursor to the channel that you wish to patch, and

Table of contentsxiv — Operation GuideRecording the first section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Playing back

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 135Patching to the recorder inputsWhen the AW4416 is in the default state, buses 1–8 are assigned respective

Chapter8—Patching136 — Operation GuidePatching to the outputsWhen the AW4416 is in the default state, the following signals are assigned to th

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 1372. Move the cursor to the output jack whose patching you wish to change, and use the [DATA/JOG] dial to s

Chapter8—Patching138 — Operation GuidePatch libraryPatch settings that you make in the SETUP screen Patch IN page and Patch OUT page can be st

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 139Tip!You can also write the patch program directly, without accessing the TITLE EDIT popup window. To do s

Chapter8—Patching140 — Operation GuidePatching input/output jacks to an insert I/O pointYou can patch various input/output jacks to the insert

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 1415. Move the cursor to the SEND field, and use the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the insert send jack.You can s

Chapter8—Patching142 — Operation Guide7. When you have finished making patching settings, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 143Using the Quick Rec functionQuick Rec is a function that rapidly makes the appropriate settings so that y

Chapter8—Patching144 — Operation Guide3. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button in the lower right of the display, and press the [ENTER] key.A

— Operation Guide 1Before you beginThis chapter explains preparations you need to make before using the AW4416, such as checking the included i

Chapter8—Patching— Operation Guide 1456. Play back the audio source connected to the input jacks of the I/O cards (slots 1/2).The levels of the

Chapter8—Patching146 — Operation Guide

— Operation Guide 1479Track and virtual track operationsThis chapter explains the track structure of the recorder section, and how to perform e

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations148 — Operation GuideTo defeat muting of tracks 1–16, you must first reduce the number of record-rea

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 149Switching virtual tracksHere’s how to switch the virtual track that a specific t

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations150 — Operation Guide2. Move the cursor to the virtual track number that you wish to assign to trac

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 151Pairing tracksAdjacent odd-numbered → even-numbered tracks (tracks 1/2, tracks

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations152 — Operation GuideEditing tracks and virtual tracksA variety of editing operations can be perfor

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 153Naming a virtual track or regionWhen you record something on a track, the follo

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations154 — Operation Guide3. Move the cursor to the NAME menu and press the [ENTER] key.Buttons to speci

Before you begin2 — Operation GuideInstalling an internal hard diskYou must install a hard disk in the AW4416 before using it. If you attempt

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 1556. Move the cursor to the NAME button and press the [ENTER] key.A NAME EDIT pop

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations156 — Operation Guide5. Use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] keys to select the region that you wish to n

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 157E TRACK/PART/REGION menusThese respectively access editing commands for editing

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations158 — Operation Guide4. To change the parameter settings, move the cursor to the correspond-ing but

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 1598. To execute the editing command, move the cursor to the EXECUTE but-ton, and

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations160 — Operation GuideE TRACK/PART/REGION menusThese respectively access editing commands for editin

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 1619. To execute the editing command, move the cursor to the EXECUTE but-ton, and

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations162 — Operation GuidePART menuThese commands edit data in units of parts. When using these commands

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations— Operation Guide 163REGION menuThese commands edit data in units of regions.❍ NAMEAssign a name to

Chapter9—Track and virtual track operations164 — Operation Guide

Before you begin— Operation Guide 3InstallationPlease read and observe the cautions on installing optional equipment listed at the beginning of

— Operation Guide 16510Internal effectsThis chapter explains the two built-in effects of the AW4416.About the internal effectsThe AW4416 contai

Chapter10—Internal effects166 — Operation GuideUsing AUX send/return to apply an effectAs an example of using an effect with AUX send/return,

Chapter10—Internal effects— Operation Guide 167❒ Recalling an effect program from the libraryThe AW4416 provides 41 effect types such as Reverb

Chapter10—Internal effects168 — Operation Guide3. Move the cursor to the RECALL button, and press the [ENTER] key.A popup window will appear,

Chapter10—Internal effects— Operation Guide 169❒ Switching between pre-fader and post-faderFor each monitor channel, you can select the locatio

Chapter10—Internal effects170 — Operation Guide❒ Adjusting the send level/return levelHere’s how to adjust the send level for each monitor cha

Chapter10—Internal effects— Operation Guide 171Inserting an effect into a desired channelIf you defeat their assignment to AUX 7/8, the AW4416’

Chapter10—Internal effects172 — Operation GuideAn effect that has been specified for insertion cannot again be used via AUX send/return until y

Chapter10—Internal effects— Operation Guide 1734. To insert effect 2, move the cursor to the INT.EFF2 button and press the [ENTER] key.In the p

Chapter10—Internal effects174 — Operation Guide❒ Recalling an effect programHere’s how you can recall the desired program for effect 2 from th

Before you begin4 — Operation Guide4. Place the hard disk on the ADP25H as shown in the diagram below, align the screw holes of the hard disk

— Operation Guide 17511Song managementThis chapter explains song management operations such as saving, load-ing, deleting, or copying songs.Abo

Chapter11—Song management176 — Operation GuideSaving/loading a songHere’s how to save the current song on the internal hard disk, and how to l

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 1773. To execute the Save operation, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.Tip!

Chapter11—Song management178 — Operation GuideEditing the song name/commentWhen you create a new song, a default song name “xxxx - NEW SONG -”

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 179Deleting/copying a songHere’s how to delete a song saved on the internal hard disk, or copy (dupl

Chapter11—Song management180 — Operation Guide2. Move the cursor to the list in the upper part of the display, use the [DATA/JOG] dial to sele

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 181❒ Copying a song1. Press the [SONG] key → [F3] key to access the SONG screen Song Edit page.2. Mo

Chapter11—Song management182 — Operation GuideOptimizing a songBy using the top panel [UNDO] key and [REDO] key, you can cancel or re-exe-cute

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 183Tip!If you decide to cancel the Optimize command without executing, move the cursor to the CANCEL

Chapter11—Song management184 — Operation Guide• The current song cannot be selected as the import source. If you execute Import when the curre

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONEOperation Guide

Before you begin— Operation Guide 5Installing a CD-RW driveAbout the CD-RW drivesA CD-RW drive is an option that allows you to create music CD’

— Operation Guide 18512Sampling padsThis chapter explains the sampling pads of the AW4416.About the sampling padsThe AW4416 has a sampling pad

Chapter12—Sampling pads186 — Operation GuideAssigning the pad outputs to chan-nelsIn order to use the sampling pads, you must first assign each

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 187Assigning a region to a sampling padIn order to use the pads to play samples, you must first assign

Chapter12—Sampling pads188 — Operation Guide2. Move the cursor to the PAD SEL button in the upper left of the display, and press the [ENTER] k

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 1898. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button, and press the [ENTER] key.A popup window will appear, ask

Chapter12—Sampling pads190 — Operation GuideTrimming a sampleYou can make fine adjustments to the playback start location and playback end loca

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 191Buttons for setting the TRIM IN/TRIM OUT command parameters will appear.3. Move the cursor to the P

Chapter12—Sampling pads192 — Operation Guide7. Use the [DATA/JOG] dial to specify the amount of trimming in sample units.8. Press the [ENTER]

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 193Naming a padYou can name each pad to which a sample is assigned.1. In the SAMPLING PAD section, pre

Chapter12—Sampling pads194 — Operation Guide6. Move the cursor to the NAME button and press the [ENTER] key.The NAME EDIT popup window will ap

Before you begin6 — Operation Guide• In the various screens of the AW4416, the SCSI ID of the internal CD-RW drive has been set to “3” by defa

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 1953. Move the cursor to the PAD button and press the [ENTER] key.The cursor will move to the PAD No.

Chapter12—Sampling pads196 — Operation GuideRecording your performance on the sampling padsThe AW4416 provides a simple sequencer dedicated to

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 197E Pad tracksThese tracks record the timing of the trigger events for each pad. The time from while

Chapter12—Sampling pads198 — Operation Guide5. Use the [CURSOR] keys and the [ENTER] key to change the R column from ● back to O, and play bac

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 199❍ FR. PAD (from pad)Specify the copy source pad track.❍ FR. START (from start)❍ FR. END (from end)S

Chapter12—Sampling pads200 — Operation GuideTip!• If you set the counter to measure units, you can set the FR. START, FR. END, and TO START pa

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 201Erasing a pad performanceHere’s how to erase a pad performance that you recorded.1. In the SAMPLING

Chapter12—Sampling pads202 — Operation GuideTip!• If you set the counter to measure units, you can set the START and END parameters in measure

— Operation Guide 20313Scene memoryThis chapter explains the scene memory function and how to use it.About scene memoryOn the AW4416, settings

Chapter13—Scene memory204 — Operation GuideThe currently recalled scene number is displayed at the upper right of the level meter/counter. Whe

Before you begin— Operation Guide 74. Remove the CD-RW drive cover from the front panel, and remove the bottom panel.5. Turn the CD-RW drive ov

Chapter13—Scene memory— Operation Guide 2052. Use the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the store destination scene number (01–96).• Scene number 00 is

Chapter13—Scene memory206 — Operation GuideRecalling a sceneHere’s how to recall the scene data stored in a scene memory.1. Press the [SCENE]

Chapter13—Scene memory— Operation Guide 207Editing the name of a sceneHere’s how you can edit just the name of a stored scene.1. Press the [SCE

Chapter13—Scene memory208 — Operation GuideProtecting a sceneYou can memory-protect each individual scene that has been stored. A scene number

Chapter13—Scene memory— Operation Guide 209By using the PROTECTION ON/OFF GLOBAL buttons in the Scene Mem page, you can turn protect on/off for

Chapter13—Scene memory210 — Operation Guide3. Press the CURSOR [ ] key to move the cursor to the list at right (DESTI-NATION), and use the [DA

Chapter13—Scene memory— Operation Guide 211Using keys to store/recall a sceneYou can also store/recall a scene by using the keys of the SCENE M

Chapter13—Scene memory212 — Operation GuideRecalling a scene1. Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to select the scene number that you wish to recall.The sce

— Operation Guide 21314AutomixThis chapter explains how to record and play back automix, and how to edit a recorded automix.What is automix?The

Chapter14—Automix214 — Operation GuideCreating a new automixIn order to record an automix, you must first create a new automix.When you create

Before you begin8 — Operation Guide7. Plug the connector of the flat cable (extending from inside the AW4416) into the connector of the CD-RW d

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 2155. Press the [F4] key.The Event List page will appear, where you can edit the events recorded in the curr

Chapter14—Automix216 — Operation GuideRecording the first sectionHere we will explain the procedure for recording fader operations of the monit

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 217Scene and library recall operations can be recorded at any time, regardless of these settings.6. Move the

Chapter14—Automix218 — Operation Guide11. If you wish to update the automix with the newly recorded content, move the cursor to the OK button

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 219The on-screen PLAY button will turn on (the STOP button will turn off), and auto-mix will begin playing a

Chapter14—Automix220 — Operation Guide4. Make sure that the button in the AUTOMIX field is displayed as “ENABLE.”5. Move the cursor to the OVER

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 221Automix punch-in/outIf you make a mistake while recording the automix, you can re-record just the locatio

Chapter14—Automix222 — Operation Guide6. Press the top panel [PLAY] key to play back the song.When song playback is started with the AUTO REC

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 223Editing the fader movementsFader operation events recorded in the automix can be precisely edited in real

Chapter14—Automix224 — Operation Guide6. Make sure that the ABSOLUTE button in the FADER EDIT MODE field is turned on.The two buttons of the FA

Before you begin— Operation Guide 9Removing the transport protection padWhen CD-RW drives are shipped, the disc tray contains a transport prote

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 22511. When you are finished with punch-in/out, press the top panel [STOP] key.A message will ask you whether

Chapter14—Automix226 — Operation Guide2. Move the cursor to the SCENE/LIB button, and press the [ENTER] key.The scene/library recall events re

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 227When you change the timing of an event, the cursor may jump one or more rows of the list to another locat

Chapter14—Automix228 — Operation GuideStoring an automixWhen you have completed the current automix, you should assign a name and store it in

Chapter14—Automix— Operation Guide 229Tip!If you turn STORE CONFIRMATION “OFF” in the Prefer.1 page of the UTILITY screen ([UTILITY] key → [F2]

Chapter14—Automix230 — Operation GuideRecalling an automixHere’s how to recall an automix that was saved in memory.1. Press the [AUTOMIX] key

— Operation Guide 23115MIDIThis chapter explains how you can use MIDI when operating the AW4416.What you can do using MIDIOn the AW4416, MIDI c

Chapter15—MIDI232 — Operation GuideMIDI connectors and the TO HOST connectorThe AW4416 provides the following connectors used to convey MIDI m

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 233Using the TO HOST connector for direct connection to your computerConnectionsTo exchange MIDI messages direc

Chapter15—MIDI234 — Operation Guide❍ Apple Macintosh series: 8-pin system peripheral cableIn the case of some Macintosh computers that have no

Before you begin10 — Operation GuideManual eject (emergency disc removal)Manual eject allows you to remove the disc manually in the case of an

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 235Switching AW4416 scenes from an external deviceBy transmitting program changes from an external device to th

Chapter15—MIDI236 — Operation Guide5. Press the [F3] key.The PGM Asgn. page will appear, allowing you to assign AW4416 scene numbers to each p

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 237If you select “–NO ASSIGN–,” no scene number will be assigned to that program change number. If you select a

Chapter15—MIDI238 — Operation GuideUsing MTC to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencerMTC can be transmitted from the MTC OUT connector o

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 239The following screen will appear in the display.6. Move the cursor to the TIME CODE area, and turn on one of

Chapter15—MIDI240 — Operation GuideUsing MIDI Clock to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencerHere we will explain how MIDI Clock (and Son

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 2414. Press the [F2] key.The MIDI Sync page will appear in the display.5. Move the cursor to the MIDI CLOCK but

Chapter15—MIDI242 — Operation Guide8. Move the cursor to the METER area of the beat map, and use the [DATA/JOG] dial to specify the time signa

Chapter15—MIDI— Operation Guide 243Using MMC to control the AW4416MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is a group of MIDI messages used to control the tr

Chapter15—MIDI244 — Operation Guide4. Move the cursor to the SLAVE button in the MMC area, and press the [ENTER] key.With this setting the AW4

Before you begin— Operation Guide 11Connection procedure1. Make sure that the power is turned off for the AW4416 and for the external SCSI devi

— Operation Guide 24516Backing up and restoring songsThis chapter explains how part or all of the song data on the internal hard disk can be ba

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs246 — Operation Guide❍ TYPE1This is the usual backup format, in which part or all of the songs are bac

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs— Operation Guide 2472. Move the cursor to the DESTINATION area in the lower right of the dis-play, and

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs248 — Operation Guide6. To execute the backup, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER]

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs— Operation Guide 2494. Move the cursor to the FILE RESTORE area in the upper part of the dis-play, and

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs250 — Operation Guide6. To execute the restore operation, move the cursor to the OK button and press t

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs— Operation Guide 2512. Rotate the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the drive that you wish to format, and pre

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs252 — Operation Guide4. Move the cursor to either the QUICK or the NORMAL button, and press the [ENTER

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs— Operation Guide 253❒ Formatting removable media such as an MO driveA FORMAT window will appear, allow

Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs254 — Operation GuideErasing CD-RW mediaHere’s how to erase CD-RW media inserted in the CD-RW drive.1.

Before you begin12 — Operation Guide❒ About terminators“Termination” refers to the process of applying a resistor appropriate for the impedanc

— Operation Guide 25517MasteringThis chapter explains the “mastering function” which allows you to use the internal CD-RW drive (option) of the

Chapter17—Mastering256 — Operation GuideCD-R and CD-RWCD-RW drives support two types of media: “CD-R” and “CD-RW.” These two types of media di

Chapter17—Mastering— Operation Guide 257Track At Once and Disc At OnceData can be written to CD-R/RW media in one of the following two ways.❍ T

Chapter17—Mastering258 — Operation GuidePreparations for masteringHere we will explain the preparations that you will need to make before writ

Chapter17—Mastering— Operation Guide 259Writing the masterHere’s how to use the mastering function to write the stereo track data to CD-R/RW me

Chapter17—Mastering260 — Operation Guide5. Move the cursor to the TRACK AT ONCE button if you wish to master using Track At Once, or to the DI

Chapter17—Mastering— Operation Guide 2617. Move the cursor to the stereo track data area of the list, and use the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the

Chapter17—Mastering262 — Operation Guide10. As necessary, use the WRITE SPEED buttons located in the lower left of the display to select the w

Chapter17—Mastering— Operation Guide 263FinalizingAs long as you have not executed the Finalize operation, other stereo track data can be added

Chapter17—Mastering264 — Operation Guide4. Move the cursor to the FINALIZE button and press the [ENTER] key.A popup window will appear, asking

Before you begin— Operation Guide 13Installing I/O cardsAbout I/O cardsI/O cards compatible with the Yamaha mini-YGDAI format can be installed

Chapter17—Mastering— Operation Guide 2655. Move the cursor to the CD PLAY MODE button, and press the [ENTER] key.The CD PLAY MODE button will c

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PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONEReference Guide

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Table of contents iv — Reference Guide Solo Setup page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Make so

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Table of contents vi — Reference Guide SAMP. PAD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 From Rgn. page . . . . . .

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Reference guide viii — Reference Guide Reference guide The reference guide explains all screens and all pages that appear in the display. Us

— Reference Guide 1 SONG SONG screen Song List page Saving/loading a song [Function] Load a song from hard disk, or save the current song to

Before you begin14 — Operation GuideInstallation procedurePlease carefully read the cautions for installing optional devices, given at the beg

SONG screen2 — Reference GuideSetting pageMake various settings for the current song[Function]Make various settings for the cur-rent song, suc

SONG screen— Reference Guide 3H TOPThis adjusts the time code time that corresponds to the beginning of the song (“time code top”) in the range

SONG screen4 — Reference GuideSong Edit pageDeleting/copying/optimizing songs[Function]Edit songs saved on the internal hard disk, such as by

SONG screen— Reference Guide 5Tempo Map pageProgramming the tempo map[Function]Program tempo data and time sig-nature data into the tempo map.[

SONG screen6 — Reference Guide● TEMPOMove the cursor to this area and rotate the [DATA/JOG] dial to set the tempo (BPM) of that location. The

SONG screen— Reference Guide 7Shut Down pageShut down the AW4416[Function]Shut down the AW4416 so that the power can be turned off.[Key operati

8 — Reference GuideQUICK REC screenQuick Rec pageSimultaneously recording 16 inputs/16 tracks[Function]Instantly make settings (Quick Rec func

QUICK REC screen— Reference Guide 9QUICKRECAfter you have used the EXECUTE button, you can simply press the [REC] key + [PLAY] key to simultane

10 — Reference GuideMASTERING screenWrite CD pageUsing a CD-RW drive to create an audio CD[Function]Create an audio CD by writing the stereo t

MASTERING screen— Reference Guide 11MASTER-INGF Track listHere you can select the stereo tracks that will be written as audio tracks on the CD.

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this

— Operation Guide 15Important points you must observeTurning the power on or offYou must use the following procedure to turn the power of the A

12 — Reference GuideCD PLAY screenCD Play pageUse the CD-RW drive to play an audio CD[Function]Use a CD-RW drive connected to the AW4416 to pl

CD PLAY screen— Reference Guide 13CDPLAY Additional functions in the CD Play pageIn the CD Play page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign t

14 — Reference GuideSET UP screenPatch IN pagePatching a signal to a channel/track[Function]Assign signals to the inputs of input channels 1–2

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 15SETUPC RECORDER TRACK INPUT ASSIGNHere you can select the signals to be assigned to the inputs of tracks 1–16.

SET UP screen16 — Reference GuidePatch OUT pagePatch signals to output jacks[Function]Assign output signals to the OMNI OUT jacks, STEREO OUT

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 17D OPTION I/O SLOT OUT ASSIGNThis selects the signals that will be output from I/O cards installed in OPTION I/

SET UP screen18 — Reference GuidePatch Lib pageStore or recall patching settings[Function]Store the settings of the Patch IN/Patch OUT pages i

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 nu

SET UP screen20 — Reference GuideD.in Setup pageMake word clock/cascade settings[Function]Select the word clock source to which the AW4416 wil

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 21C FS (sampling frequency)This shows the sampling frequency of the signal that is currently selected as the clo

Important points you must observe16 — Operation GuideSetting the internal clockWhen the AW4416 is shipped from the factory, its internal clock

SET UP screen22 — Reference GuideMonitor pageMonitor the digital input signals[Function]Monitor the state of the digital audio sig-nals being

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 23● CATEGORYThis shows the category of the digital input sig-nal.● COPYThis shows the copy permit/prohibit statu

SET UP screen24 — Reference GuideDither Out pageSpecify dithering and word length of the digital outputs[Function]Turn dithering on/off and sp

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 25Dither TRK pageSpecify dithering and word length for tracks[Function]Turn dithering on/off and specify the wor

SET UP screen26 — Reference GuideSolo Setup pageMake solo settings[Function]Make various settings related to the Solo function.[Key operation]

SET UP screen— Reference Guide 27● LAST SOLOWhen the Solo function is on, only the channel last-selected by pressing its [ON] key will be monit

28 — Reference GuideFILE screenBackup pageBackup a song[Function]Backup song data from the internal hard disk to a SCSI device (e.g., internal

FILE screen— Reference Guide 29FILEG EXECUTE buttonExecute the song backup.Tip!• When backing up to removable media such as an MO drive, you ca

FILE screen30 — Reference GuideRestore pageRestore backed-up songs[Function]Restore songs from the backup destination SCSI device to the AW441

FILE screen— Reference Guide 31Disk Util. pageFormat or erase a disk[Function]Format the internal hard disk or an exter-nal SCSI device, or era

Important points you must observe— Operation Guide 17❒ Turning the power offTo turn off the power of a system that includes the AW4416, you mus

FILE screen32 — Reference Guide If an internal or external CD-RW drive is selectedC AUDIO READ SPEEDUse the x1, x2, x4, or x8 buttons to sele

— Reference Guide 33UTILI-TYUTILITY screenOscillator pageUsing the test tone oscillator[Function]Select the waveform of the test tone oscillato

UTILITY screen34 — Reference GuidePrefer.1 pageMake overall settings for the AW4416 (1)[Function]Enable/disable warning messages, and specify

UTILITY screen— Reference Guide 35Prefer.2 pageMake overall settings for the AW4416 (2)[Function]Set the rollback time, pre-roll/post-roll time

UTILITY screen36 — Reference GuideE PLAY MODESelect one of the following two play modes for the Nudge function. (Default= AFTER)● AFTERPlaybac

UTILITY screen— Reference Guide 37Prefer.3 pageMake overall settings for the AW4416 (3)[Function]Set the internal clock, mouse cur-sor speed, a

UTILITY screen38 — Reference Guide● TYPE 2This backup method allows new backup data to be added to media on which data was previ-ously backed

— Reference Guide 39MIDIMIDI screenMIDI Setup pageMake basic MIDI settings[Function]Set the MIDI transmit/receive channels, turn transmission/r

MIDI screen40 — Reference GuideI PORT SELECTSelect the port and transmission speed with which MIDI messages will be transmitted and received.*

MIDI screen— Reference Guide 41MIDI Sync pageMake settings related to MIDI synchronization[Function]Make various settings for synchro-nization

Important points you must observe18 — Operation GuideTransporting the AW4416When transporting the AW4416, you must disconnect all cables, and

MIDI screen42 — Reference GuideWhen using MMC, you must match the device ID of the AW4416 and the external MIDI device. For details on setting

MIDI screen— Reference Guide 43PGM Asgn. pageAssign a scene number to each program change number[Function]Assign a scene number to each program

44 — Reference GuideVIEW screenCH View pageView all parameters of a channel[Function]This page displays all mix parame-ters of the selected ch

VIEW screen— Reference Guide 45● Return channel6LMNO7 J2135LMO7 J134● Stereo output channelVIEWG PANAdjust the panning between the L/R channels

VIEW screen46 — Reference Guide● SENDWhen the EXTERNAL button is on, move the cursor to this area and rotate the [DATA/JOG] dial to select one

VIEW screen— Reference Guide 47Library pageStore or recall channel settings[Function]Store the settings of the currently selected channel into

VIEW screen48 — Reference Guide Additional functions in the Library pageIn the Library page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the follo

— Reference Guide 49PAN/ROUTEPAN/ROUTE screenPan 1–16/Pan17–24/Pan MONI pagesSet pan and routing[Function]Set pan and routing for the input cha

PAN/ROUTE screen50 — Reference Guide[Screen functions]A ChannelThis indicates the channel for which pan/rout-ing is being set.B Bus assign but

PAN/ROUTE screen— Reference Guide 51 Additional functions in the Pan pageIn the Pan 1–16/Pan 17–24/Pan MONI pages, you can press the [SHIFT] k

— Operation Guide 191Welcome to the world of the AW4416This chapter explains the features and basic concepts of the AW4416, and outlines the si

PAN/ROUTE screen52 — Reference GuidePair CH/Pair BUS pagesSet channel/bus pairing[Function]Set or defeat pairing of buses 1/2–7/8 and AUX 1/2–

PAN/ROUTE screen— Reference Guide 53● Setting or defeating pairing for channels/buses[Procedure]1. To pair channels or buses, move the cur-sor

54 — Reference GuideEQ/ATT/GRP screenEQ/Att pageEQ and attenuation settings[Function]Make four-band EQ and attenuation set-tings for the selec

EQ/ATT/GRP screen— Reference Guide 55EQ/ATT/GRP Additional functions in the EQ/Att pageIn the EQ/Att page you can press the [SHIFT] key to ass

EQ/ATT/GRP screen56 — Reference GuideLibrary pageStore or recall EQ settings[Function]Store EQ settings in the EQ library, or recall a stored

EQ/ATT/GRP screen— Reference Guide 57J Selected programThe EQ program selected for store/recall is enclosed by a dotted frame in the EQ library

EQ/ATT/GRP screen58 — Reference GuideFaderGrp pageSet and cancel fader groups[Function]Assign input channels 1–24/moni-tor channels 1–16 to fa

EQ/ATT/GRP screen— Reference Guide 59Mute Grp pageSet and cancel mute groups[Function]Assign input channels 1–24/moni-tor channels 1–16 to mute

60 — Reference GuideDYN/DLY screenDyn. Edit pageDynamics processor parameter settings[Function]Set the dynamics processor param-eters for the

DYN/DLY screen— Reference Guide 61DYN/DLYD ChannelSelect the channel(s) to which the dynamics processor will apply when the 3 ST LINK ON/OFF bu

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441620 — Operation Guide❍ Scenes and librariesFaders locations and mix parameters for each channel, tog

DYN/DLY screen62 — Reference GuideLibrary pageStoring and recalling dynamics processor settings[Function]Store dynamics processor settings in

DYN/DLY screen— Reference Guide 63G STORE buttonStore the current dynamics settings.• Library numbers 1–40 are recall-only; data cannot be stor

DYN/DLY screen64 — Reference Guide● Storing dynamics settings in the library[Procedure]1. Select the channel whose settings you wish to store,

DYN/DLY screen— Reference Guide 65Dly/ø1–16, Dly/ø17–24,Dly/øMONI pagesSet delay and phase[Function]Set the delay and phase of each channel.[Ke

DYN/DLY screen66 — Reference Guide Additional functions in the Dly/øpagesIn the Dly/ø1–16, Dly/ø17–24, Dly/øMONI pages you can press the [SHI

— Reference Guide 67AUX1–AUX6AUX1–AUX6 screensPre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pagesMake on/off and pre/post settings for the AUX sends[Function]Make o

AUX1–AUX6 screens68 — Reference Guide Additional functions in the Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pagesIn the Pre/Pst IN/Pre/Pst MONI pages, you can

— Reference Guide 69AUX7/EFF1AUX8/EFF2AUX7/EFF1 andAUX8/EFF2 screensEff. Edit pageEdit internal effects 1/2[Function]Edit the parameters of the

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens70 — Reference GuideG MIX BAL. (mix balance) knobThis knob adjust the mix amount of the effect sound. A setting

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens— Reference Guide 71Library pageStore or recall an effect program[Function]Store an effect program in the librar

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416— Operation Guide 21❒ Sampling pad section❍ Assign 16 sounds to the sampling padsSixteen sounds can

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens72 — Reference GuideK Selected programStore/recall operations will apply to the pro-gram enclosed by a dotted l

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens— Reference Guide 73Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pagesMake on/off and pre/post settings for the effect sends[Functio

AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens74 — Reference GuideIt is not possible to send signals from return channel 1 to AUX7. Likewise, it is not possi

— Reference Guide 75HOMEHOME screen1–24/Rtn pageMonitor the input level of the input channels[Function]Monitor the input levels of input channe

HOME screen76 — Reference GuideMONITOR pageMonitor the input levels of the monitor channels[Function]Monitor the input levels of monitor chan-

HOME screen— Reference Guide 77Bus pageMonitor the output levels of buses 1–8/AUX buses 1–8[Function]Monitor the output level of buses 1–8 and

HOME screen78 — Reference GuideOmni/ST pageMonitor the output levels of the OMNI OUT jacks andstereo output[Function]Monitor the output levels

HOME screen— Reference Guide 79Option pageMonitor the output level of option I/O cards[Function]Monitor the output level of option I/O cards in

80 — Reference GuideSAMP. PAD screenFrom Rgn. pageAssign a region to a sampling pad[Function]Assign a region (continuous audio data recorded i

SAMP. PAD screen— Reference Guide 81SAMP.PAD Additional functions in the From Rgn. pageIn the From Rgn. page you can press the [SHIFT] key to

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441622 — Operation GuideSignal flow within the AW4416The following diagram shows the general signal flow

SAMP. PAD screen82 — Reference GuideCD Import pageAssign CD-DA to a sampling pad[Function]Import CD-DA (CD audio) audio data from an audio CD/

SAMP. PAD screen— Reference Guide 83● Assigning CD-DA data to a sam-pling pad[Procedure]1. Access the SAMP. PAD screen CD Import page, and pres

SAMP. PAD screen84 — Reference GuideWAV Import pageAssign a WAV file to a sampling pad[Function]Import a WAV format audio file from a CD-ROM or

SAMP. PAD screen— Reference Guide 85 Additional functions in the Wav Import pageIn the Wav Import page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign

SAMP. PAD screen86 — Reference GuidePAD Edit pageEditing a sample pad[Function]Assign a name to a sampling pad, erase a pad, or trim a sample.

SAMP. PAD screen— Reference Guide 87C TRIM INThis menu allows you to adjust the playback start location of the sample assigned to a pad. When y

SAMP. PAD screen88 — Reference GuideTrig. List pageRecording and playing sampling pad operations[Function]Use a dedicated “convenience sequenc

SAMP. PAD screen— Reference Guide 89B ERASE menuUsing this menu, a specified range of events recorded in the convenience sequencer can be erased

90 — Reference GuideTRACK screenTR View pageViewing the recorded content for each track[Function]View a bar graph that shows the regions recor

TRACK screen— Reference Guide 91TRACK• On the AW4416, the number of tracks that can be played back simultaneously may be limited according to t

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416— Operation Guide 23Input patchThe input patch section is where input signals are assigned to input

TRACK screen92 — Reference Guide● When the ALL button is on (All Input Moni-tor)Regardless of the on/off status of the [REC TRACK SELECT] key,

TRACK screen— Reference Guide 93 Viewing a waveform for the audio data of a track1. Access the TRACK screen TR View page, and use the CURSOR [

TRACK screen94 — Reference GuideV. Track pageSwitching virtual tracks[Function]Switch the virtual track number assigned to each track 1–16, an

TRACK screen— Reference Guide 95Stereo pagePlaying or erasing the stereo track[Function]Play back the stereo track, or erase the recorded conte

TRACK screen96 — Reference Guide Additional functions in the Stereo pageIn the Stereo page you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the follow

TRACK screen— Reference Guide 97Mark Adj. pageAdjust or erase locate points or markers[Function]Adjust the position of markers or locate points

TRACK screen98 — Reference GuideC DELETE button (valid only when using the mouse)This button deletes a previously-set locate point or marker.

— Reference Guide 99EDITEDIT screenTR Edit pageEdit tracks[Function]Assign a name to each track, and edit audio data by tracks, parts, or regio

EDIT screen100 — Reference GuideD PairingBy moving the cursor to this column and press-ing the [ENTER] key, you can set/defeat pairing for adj

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 101 TRACK menu commands and parametersThe TRACK menu allows you to select a track (or virtual track) and edit all

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441624 — Operation GuideInput channels 1–24There are monaural input channels used mainly for inputting

EDIT screen102 — Reference Guide● PITCH (pitch change)Modify the pitch of the entire track without changing the length of the audio. After thi

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 103● COPYCopy the audio data of the selected part to the specified location of the specified track.• FR. TRACK (from

EDIT screen104 — Reference Guide● INSERTInsert a length of silence into the selected part. Subsequent audio data will be moved backward by the

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 105● PITCH (pitch change)Modify the pitch of the selected part without changing the length of the audio.• TRACKSel

EDIT screen106 — Reference Guide• INSERTSpecify whether the moved audio data will be inserted (Insert) or overwritten (OverWrite) in the move

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 107V.TR Edit pageEdit virtual tracks[Function]Edit the virtual tracks 1–8 included in the specified track.[Key oper

EDIT screen108 — Reference Guide Additional functions in the V.TR Edit pageIn the V.TR Edit page, you can press the [SHIFT] key to assign the

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 109CD Import pageImport CD-DA to an audio track[Function]Import CD-DA (CD audio) data from an audio CD/mixed-mode

EDIT screen110 — Reference Guide• CD-DA data can be imported only into songs whose sampling frequency is 44.1 kHz. If the current song has a s

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 111WavImport pageImport a WAV file to an audio track[Function]Import a WAV format audio file from a CD-ROM or CD-ROM

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Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416— Operation Guide 25Return channels 1/2These are stereo input channels used mainly to input the retu

EDIT screen112 — Reference GuideG EXECUTE buttonThis button executes the WAV file import.The keys of the transport section will have no effect

EDIT screen— Reference Guide 113TR Import pageImport a track from an existing song[Function]Import a track from a song on the hard disk into th

EDIT screen114 — Reference GuideF EXECUTE buttonThis button executes the track import operation. For the procedure of importing a track, refer

— Reference Guide 115AUTOMIXAUTOMIX screenMain pageMake basic automix settings[Function]Make basic settings for recording and playing automix.[

AUTOMIX screen116 — Reference GuideE OVERWRITESwitch recording on/off for each parameter. Each button corresponds to the following parameters.

AUTOMIX screen— Reference Guide 117G NEW MIX buttonWhen you move the cursor to this button and press the [ENTER] key, the current automix will

AUTOMIX screen118 — Reference Guide● STOP buttonThis button stops automix recording or play-back. If you turn on this button while recording a

AUTOMIX screen— Reference Guide 119Memory pageStore or recall automix[Function]Store or recall automix data to/from memory.[Key operation]• [AU

AUTOMIX screen120 — Reference GuideJ AUTOMIXK OVERWRITEL EDIT OUTM UNDO buttonN CLR. BUF (clear buffer) buttonO AUTOMIX TRANSPORTThese are the

AUTOMIX screen— Reference Guide 121Fader Edit pageView fader events as a bar graph[Function]View a bar graph representation of the fader operat

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441626 — Operation GuideRecorder input patchingThis section assigns the signals that are input to track

AUTOMIX screen122 — Reference GuideEvent List pageEdit events off-line[Function]Perform off-line editing of the scene/library recall, channel

AUTOMIX screen— Reference Guide 123C Selected eventEditing will apply to the event that is enclosed by a dotted line in the list. Move the curs

124 — Reference GuideSCENE screenScene Mem pageStore or recall a scene[Function]Store the current settings of the AW4416 into scene memory, or

SCENE screen— Reference Guide 125SCENEThe following parameters are saved in memory as a scene.• Scene number 0 is recall-only, and settings can

SCENE screen126 — Reference GuideFade Time pageSpecify the fade time[Function]Specify the time over which the faders will reach their new loca

SCENE screen— Reference Guide 127RCL. Safe pageMake fader recall safe settings[Function]Specify the faders that will be excluded from the recal

SCENE screen128 — Reference GuideSort pageSort scenes[Function]Sort the scenes stored in scene memory.[Key operation]• [SCENE] key → [F4] (Sor

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 1AppendixPreset EQ Program Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Preset Effects Programs . . .

AppendixAppendix–2 — Reference GuidePreset EQ Program ParametersNo NameParameterDescriptionLOW L-MID H-MID HIGH001 Bass Drum 1PEAKING PEAKING

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 3011 Syn.Bass 1PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Use on a synth bass with emphasized low range.Q 0.1 8 4.5F 83

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416— Operation Guide 27Digital cascade connectionsThe input signal from the rear panel DIGITAL STEREO I

AppendixAppendix–4 — Reference Guide022 A.G.Arpeggio 1L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING Corrects arpeggio technique of an acoustic guitar.Q 4.5

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 5NoteThe EQ programs were programmed for recording acoustic musical instruments. If you are using them for a

AppendixAppendix–6 — Reference GuidePreset Effects ProgramsThe following table lists the preset effects programs. See “Effects Parameters” on

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 7Distortion-type EffectsDynamic EffectsCombined EffectsOther Effects# Title Type Description24Distortion DIS

AppendixAppendix–8 — Reference GuideEffects ParametersREVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB STAGE, REVERB PLATEHall, room, stage, and plate simulat

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 9GATE REVERB, REVERSE GATEEarly reflections with gate, and early reflections with reverse gate.MONO DELAYBasic

AppendixAppendix–10 — Reference GuideMOD.DELAYBasic repeat delay with modulation.DELAY LCRThree-tap delay (left, center, right).ECHOStereo del

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 11CHORUSChorus effect.FLANGEFlange effect.Parameter Range DescriptionFREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speedPM

AppendixAppendix–12 — Reference GuideSYMPHONICSymphonic efect.PHASER16-stage phaser.AUTOPANAuto-panner.Parameter Range DescriptionFREQ. 0.05–4

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 13TREMOLOTremolo effect.HQ.PITCH (Effect 2 only)High-quality pitch shifter.DUAL PITCHTwin-voice pitch shifte

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441628 — Operation GuideBuses 1–8The signals sent from each channel to buses 1–8 pass through the maste

AppendixAppendix–14 — Reference GuideROTARYRotary speaker simulator.RING MOD.Ring modulator.MOD.FILTERLFO modulation-type filter.DISTORTIONDist

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 15AMP SIMULATEGuitar Amp Simulator.DYNA.FILTERDynamically controlled filter.Parameter Range DescriptionAMP TY

AppendixAppendix–16 — Reference GuideDYNA.FLANGEDynamically controlled flanger.DYNA.PHASERDynamically controlled phaser.Parameter Range Descrip

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 17REV+CHORUSReverb and chorus effects in parallel.REV->CHORUSReverb and chorus effects in series.Paramete

AppendixAppendix–18 — Reference GuideREV+FLANGEReverb and flanger effects in parallel.REV->FLANGEReverb and flanger effects in series.Paramet

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 19REV+SYMPHO.Reverb and symphonic effects in parallel.REV->SYMPHO.Reverb and symphonic effects in series.

AppendixAppendix–20 — Reference GuideREV->PANReverb and auto-pan effects in parallel.DELAY+ER.Delay and early reflections effects in paralle

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 21DELAY->ER.Delay and early reflections effects in series.DELAY+REVDelay and reverb effects in parallel.Pa

AppendixAppendix–22 — Reference GuideDELAY->REVDelay and reverb effects in series.DIST->DELAYDistortion and delay effects in series.Para

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 23MULTI FILTERThree-band parallel filter (24 dB/octave)Parameter Range DescriptionTYPE 1 HPF, LPF, BPF Filter

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW4416— Operation Guide 29Output patchThis section assigns the output signals to the STEREO OUT jacks, DIG

AppendixAppendix–24 — Reference GuideDynamics ProcessorsDynamics processors are generally used to correct or control signal levels. However, y

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 25CompressorA compressor provides a form of automatic level control. By attenuating high levels, thus effect

AppendixAppendix–26 — Reference GuideExpanderAn expander is another form of automatic level control. By attenuating the signal below the thres

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 27CompanderA compander is a compressor-expander—a combination of signal compres-sion and expansion. The comp

AppendixAppendix–28 — Reference GuideGate and DuckingA gate, or noise gate is an audio switch used to mute signals below a set threshold level

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 29Preset Dynamics Program ParametersThe “Release”, “Hold”, and “Decay” values shown in the following table a

AppendixAppendix–30 — Reference Guide008 A.Dr.SN "CPS CompanderSThreshold (dB) –8 Soft compander for the same purpose as program 005.Rati

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 31015 Piano2 "CMP CompressorThreshold (dB) –18 A variation on program 014, adjusting the attack and ent

AppendixAppendix–32 — Reference Guide022 Syn.Pad "CMP CompressorThreshold (dB) –13 Compressor for synth pad, intended to prevent diffusio

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix– 33029 Chorus "CMP CompressorThreshold (dB) –9 A variation on program 027, intended for chorus vocals.Ra

Chapter1—Welcome to the world of the AW441630 — Operation GuideBy defeating these assignments, you can insert internal effects 1/2 into any de

AppendixAppendix–34 — Reference Guide037 Limiter2 "CMP CompressorThreshold (dB) 0 A template for a limiter using the compressor program.

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–35TroubleshootingIf the AW4416 does not operate as you expect, or if you suspect a prob-lem, please refer to

AppendixAppendix–36 — Reference Guide Can’t record• Is the internal hard disk connected?• Is there sufficient free space on the internal hard d

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–37 MTC synchronization drifts• Does the frame rate match between the AW4416 and the external device?• SYNC O

AppendixAppendix–38 — Reference Guide Playback pitch is wrong• VARI may be selected.• Is the AW4416 operating on the same sampling frequency a

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–39Display message listMessagesAUTOMIX DISABLED. Automix is not enabled, and cannot be recorded.AUTOMIX MEMOR

AppendixAppendix–40 — Reference GuideINT.EFF NOW SELECTED AUX. The internal effect is connected to the AUX send, and cannot be inserted.LOW BA

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–41Popup messagesSTEREO TRACK MUTE IS OFF Since muting is off for the stereo track, track muting cannot be tu

AppendixAppendix–42 — Reference GuideMedia Error! A problem has occurred on the media.Media Full! The media has no free space.Media Protected!

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–43SpecificationsGeneral SpecificationsAD converter 24-bit linear, 64-times oversamplingDA converter 24-bit lin

— Operation Guide 312Parts and their func-tionsThis chapter explains the names and functions of the various objects on the top panel, rear pane

AppendixAppendix–44 — Reference GuideTracks 130 tracks (16 tracks × 8 virtual tracks plus ste-reo track)Maximum recording time Approx. 140 min

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–45STEREO OUT L, R (unbalanced, phono)Output impedance 1 kΩNominal load impedance 10 kΩNominal output level

AppendixAppendix–46 — Reference GuideFader 60 mm motorized × 17Frequency response +1, –3 dB, 20 Hz–20 kHz (MIC/LINE IN to STE-REO OUT)Dynamic

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–47Region edit Erase, delete, copy, move, time compression/ expansion, pitch change, insert OthersLocate Dir

AppendixAppendix–48 — Reference GuideOthersABS/REL button, PEAK HOLD button, AUTO-MATION button (AUTOMIX, SCENE), SCENE MEMORY button (STORE,

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–49DimensionsSpecifications and external appearance subject to change without notice.For European ModelPurchas

AppendixAppendix–50 — Reference GuideMIDI data format1. Functions1.1 MIDI-SETUPThere are two types of serial connector: the MIDI connec-tors a

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–513. MIDI message formats3.1 CHANNEL MESSAGE command rx/tx function-----+----------------------------+----

AppendixAppendix–52 — Reference GuideSTATUS 11110001 F1 Quarter Frame MessageDATA 0nnndddd dd nnn = message type (0-7) dddd = data4.6 SONG POS

Appendix— Reference Guide Appendix–534.13.6 MMC RECORD STROBE< Reception >If the AW4416 is operating as the MMC SLAVE and the device numb

Chapter2—Parts and their functions32 — Operation GuideD [MONITOR OUT] controlThis control adjusts the output level of the signal that is sent

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PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONETutorial

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation — Tutorial 1 AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation Showing a Yamaha AW4416 to a recording engin

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation 2 — Tutorial ❒ Contents AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation ...

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation — Tutorial 3 Tracks 9 & 10: Strings ...

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation 4 — Tutorial

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks — Tutorial 5 Laying Down the Basic Tracks Although the basic tracks you’ll use to assemble the “So Fine

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks 6 — Tutorial ❒ “Scratch” or “Guide” Vocals If you’re working alone this won’t be necessary, but when r

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 33B [FILE] keyThis key accesses the FILE screen, where you can backup/restore songs and for

Tutorial—Laying Down the Basic Tracks — Tutorial 7 ❒ Overdubs The actual procedure for recording overdubs is really no different from recordi

Tutorial—Load the Demo Song 8 — Tutorial Load the Demo Song Before you can work on the demo song, you’ll first need to load it onto the AW441

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 necessar

Tutorial—Mixdown 10 — Tutorial Mixdown Although the term “mixdown” seems to imply a single action, it is really a pro-cess that can involve

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 11 1. Make sure that the RECORDER [MONI] MIXING LAYER is selected.2. Recall the scene number 01 “FADERS NOMINAL”

Tutorial—Mixdown 12 — Tutorial Phase 2: Set Up a Rough Mix The rough mix is only the starting point for the final mix, and it doesn’t have to

Tutorial—Mixdown — Tutorial 13 cases where the drums or other instrument seems to occupy the entire stereo field, try panning the left and rig

Tutorial—Mixdown 14 — Tutorial ❒ Add the Lead Vocal Ah-ha! Fooled you! You thought we were going to add the chorus parts on tracks 11, 12, a

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 15Phase 3: Assemble the Mix Part by PartNow we’re ready to do some serious work on the sound of the individual track

Tutorial—Mixdown16 — Tutorial❒ Track 3: Claves/Electronic DrumsThis track needs a bit of compression to make the electronic drums jump out of

Chapter2—Parts and their functions34 — Operation GuideFADER MODE sectionIn this section you can select the items that will be controlled by fa

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 17❒ Track 5: Rhythm GuitarThe rhythm guitar track needs to be a little “chunkier” to achieve the classic R&B typ

Tutorial—Mixdown18 — Tutorial❒ Track 8: PianoWe’ll use some EQ to “thin out” the piano sound a bit, and give it a touch more presence so that

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 19❍ Female Chorus 2 Compression❒ Track 13: Male ChorusThe quality of this singer’s voice makes EQ unnecessary in thi

Tutorial—Mixdown20 — TutorialPhase 4: Add Ambience“Ambience” effects such as reverb, delay, and echo are generally used to provide a sense of

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 21❒ Add Ambience to the Tracks as RequiredAll you have to do now is use the faders in the AUX 7 mode to add the requ

Tutorial—Mixdown22 — Tutorial❒ Track 7: OrganInstruments like organ always present a challenge when trying to decide on the right amount of re

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 23❒ Save the Song!We can’t emphasize enough how important it is to keep saving your work at rela-tively short interv

Tutorial—Mixdown24 — TutorialPhase 5: Finalize the Mix & Set Up Automa-tionWell, the basic mix is pretty much done. Now that all the proce

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 25❒ The AutomixThe general flow of the automix is described below in reference to absolute counter times. Please note

Tutorial—Mixdown26 — Tutorial❍ 00:01:31The lead guitar on track 6 and the lead vocal on track 14 have been brought back down to their “normal”

Important iv — Operation Guide Important Read the following before operating the AW4416 ❒ Warnings • Do not allow water to enter this unit o

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 35MIXING LAYER section1 [1-16] keyB [17-24] keyC [MONI] keyIn this section you can select t

Tutorial—Mixdown— Tutorial 27Phase 6: Use the Virtual Tracks to Create an Alternate MixIf you feel that you need a little more practice with th

Tutorial—Mastering28 — TutorialMasteringWhen you think mastering, think “subtle”. But just because it’s subtle doesn’t mean that it can’t have

Tutorial—Mastering— Tutorial 293. Move the cursor down to the scene number in the event list (it should be “05” if you changed it as we suggest

Tutorial—Practice, Practice …30 — TutorialStep 3: Write the Song to a CD-R DiskThis procedure is described in detail in the AW4416 operation g

Tutorial—Glossary— Tutorial 31Glossary❒ GalileoAn early astronomer who lived in the 16th –17th century, and who most certainly never saw anythi

Tutorial—Glossary32 — Tutorial❒ Directional MicrophoneA microphone which primarily picks up sound from only one general direction is a “direct

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Chapter2—Parts and their functions36 — Operation GuideThe parameters controlled by faders 1–16 will also change depending on the set-tings of

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 37[SEL] keys, [ON] keys, faders1 [SEL] (select) keysThese keys select the channel to be ope

Chapter2—Parts and their functions38 — Operation GuideDisplay section1 DisplayThis is a 320×240 pixel liquid crystal display with backlight, t

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 39F [SHIFT] keyThis key is used to switch the tabs or buttons shown at the bottom of the di

Chapter2—Parts and their functions40 — Operation GuideC [PEAK HOLD] switchThis switch sets/defeats the peak hold function of the level meters.

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 41AUTOMATION sectionThe keys of this section access screen pages where you can operate the

Chapter2—Parts and their functions42 — Operation GuideCURSOR/JOG & SHUTTLE section1 [JOG ON] keyThis key turns the “nudge” function on/off

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 43E [ENTER] keyThis key is used to finalize a value, execute a function, or move to the spec

Chapter2—Parts and their functions44 — Operation GuideG [REPEAT] keyWhen this key is on, the area from the A point → B point will be played re

Important — Operation Guide v • Do not touch the power plug with wet hands. Doing so is a potential electri-cal shock hazard.• Use only the i

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 45C [STOP] keyThis key interrupts playback, recording, rewind, or fast-forward, and stops t

Chapter2—Parts and their functions46 — Operation GuideRear panel1 [PHANTOM +48V ON/OFF] switchThis switch supplies +48 V phantom power to the

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 47D INSERT I/O 1/2 jacksThese are TRS phone jacks that allow an external effect etc. to be

Chapter2—Parts and their functions48 — Operation GuideK OPTION I/O slots 1/2These slots allow optional I/O cards to be installed. Assignments

Chapter2—Parts and their functions— Operation Guide 49• To connect the AW4416 to an external device, use only high-impedance SCSI cables shorte

Chapter2—Parts and their functions50 — Operation GuideFront panel1 CD-RW drive coverThis covers the CD-RW drive (option) installation bay.Note

— Operation Guide 513The user interface of the AW4416This chapter explains the various parts of the AW4416’s user interface, and basic operatio

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441652 — Operation GuideThe remaining recording time will be displayed in the TRACK screen TR View page w

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 53The action of moving the pointer to the desired item, then pressing and holding th

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441654 — Operation GuideLevel meters/counterThe level meters/counter in the upper right of the top panel

Important vi — Operation Guide Storing produced data Produced data can be lost due to breakdown or mistaken operation. We recom-mend that yo

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 55G Level meters 1–16These level meters show the input level and output level for ea

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441656 — Operation GuideBasic operation of the AW4416This section explains basic operation of the AW4416.

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 572. In the display access menu, click the button that corresponds to the desired sc

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441658 — Operation GuideEditing the value of a fader/knob/numerical boxHere’s how to edit the value of an

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 59Using the additional function buttonsIn screens where the symbol is displayed in

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441660 — Operation GuideInputting textWhen you create a new song, or when you save the settings of a scen

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 61The items in each popup window and their function are as follows.1 Text input boxC

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441662 — Operation Guide❒ Using the mouse1. Perform the scene or library Save operation, or create a new

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 63Selecting channelsWhen editing the channel mix parameters on the AW4416, you must

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441664 — Operation Guide3. Use the [PAN] control, EQ [Q]/[F]/[G] controls, and EQ [HIGH]–EQ[LOW] keys at

Important — Operation Guide vii ❍ Warning The Yamaha Professional Audio Workstation is designed to be used professionally and responsibly by

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW4416— Operation Guide 65❍ If the mixing layer is [1-16]❍ If the mixing layer is [17-24 RTN]Fader modeFader

Chapter3—The user interface of the AW441666 — Operation Guide❍ If the mixing layer is [MONI]Fader modeFader1–8 9–14 15 16 STEREOHOME Input lev

— Operation Guide 674Connections and setupThis chapter explains how to connect external devices and set up your sys-tem before you begin using

Chapter4—Connections and setup68 — Operation GuideWord clock settingsIf a device such as a digital MTR or DAT recorder is digitally connected

Chapter4—Connections and setup— Operation Guide 69❍ D.ST INThe word clock data included in the input signal from the DIGITAL STEREO IN jack wil

Chapter4—Connections and setup70 — Operation Guide❍ Using a digital MTR as the word clock master (1)This method uses a digital MTR as the word

Chapter4—Connections and setup— Operation Guide 71❍ Using a DAT recorder as the word clock masterIf you wish to input a digital signal from a D

Chapter4—Connections and setup72 — Operation Guide

— Operation Guide 735Recording on the AW4416This chapter explains basic operation for performing multitrack recording and mixdown on the AW4416

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441674 — Operation Guide2. Turn on the power in the following order: audio sources/SCSI devices connected to the A

Table of contents viii — Operation Guide Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha AW4416 audio workstation. In order to take full advantage of th

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 75Creating a new songOn the AW4416, all data (mixer settings, recorder settings, audio data e

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441676 — Operation Guide3. Move the cursor to the YES button to save the current song, or to the NO button if you

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 775. Make sure that the cursor is located at the OK button, and press the [ENTER] key.The NAM

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441678 — Operation GuideRecording the first tracksThis section explains the procedure for recording a rhythm machin

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 79When you switch mixing layers, the faders will move instantly to new positions. Be careful

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441680 — Operation Guide6. If you wish to set the input signals of INPUT jacks 1/2 as a stereo pair, hold down [SE

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 81Assign the signals to busesWhen the AW4416 is in the initial state, bus outputs 1–8 of the

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441682 — Operation GuideNote that the level when the PAN knob is positioned at full left or full right will differ

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 83When tracks are paired, you must operate only one of the faders. Attempting to move both fa

Chapter5—Recording on the AW441684 — Operation Guide6. In the same way as for the input channels, set the PAN knobs of monitor channels 1/2 to