Yamaha AW4416 Manuel d'utilisateur

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONEOperation Guide

Table of contents x — Operation Guide Using the mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Turn

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

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

Table of contents — Operation Guide xi Recording the stereo track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Saving a scen

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

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

Table of contents xii — Operation Guide Chapter 8 Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Patching to the

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

— 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

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

Table of contents — Operation Guide xiii Usable hard disks/song capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Work area for au

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

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

Table of contentsxiv — Operation GuideEditing the fader movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Editing automix

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

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

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

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

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

— 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

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 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

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

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

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

— 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

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

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

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

Chapter11—Song management176 — Operation GuideSong structure and sizeSong structureThe following diagram shows the structure of songs saved on

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 177in record-ready mode. Then access the TRACK screen Stereo page ([TRACK] key → [F3] (Stereo) key),

Chapter11—Song management178 — Operation GuideA popup window will appear, asking you to confirm that you wish to save the current song.3. To ex

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 179Editing the song name/commentWhen you create a new song, a default song name “xxxx - NEW SONG -”

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’

Chapter11—Song management180 — Operation GuideDeleting/copying a songHere’s how to delete a song saved on the internal hard disk, or copy (dup

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 1812. Move the cursor to the list in the upper part of the display, use the [DATA/JOG] dial to selec

Chapter11—Song management182 — Operation GuideTip!You may select multiple songs (including the current song) for copying.3. Move the cursor to

Chapter11—Song management— Operation Guide 183An “E” symbol will appear in the left edge of the list, and the corresponding song will be select

Chapter11—Song management184 — Operation Guide3. Move the cursor to the list in the upper part of the display, and use the [DATA/JOG] dial to

— 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

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

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 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

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

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

Chapter12—Sampling pads200 — Operation Guide❍ INTERVALWhen copying multiple times, this parameter specifies the interval between copy destinati

Chapter12—Sampling pads— Operation Guide 2017. To execute the Copy, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.Tip!You can undo

Chapter12—Sampling pads202 — Operation Guide❍ START❍ ENDSpecify the beginning (START) and end (END) of the area that will be erased from the p

— 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

— 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

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

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.

— 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

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—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

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

Chapter17—Mastering266 — Operation Guide

— Operation Guide 267IndexAA/B point 118Deleting 126A-B repeat 118Active terminator 11Additional function 59ADP25H 2Analog input/ou

Index268 — Operation GuideLevel meters 54Level meters/counter 40Locate pointAdjusting the location 123Deleting 125, 126Locate section

Index— Operation Guide 269TTab 53Terminator 11Text input box 61Text palette 61TO HOST connector 232Top panel 31Track 152Editing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

— 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

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

Table of contents — Operation Guide ix CD-RW drive (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Other f

Chapter5—Recording on the AW4416— Operation Guide 77Tip!Mixer data import, name edit, and comment edit operations can also be performed later i

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

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