Yamaha aw1600 4, 5, 6

Backing up songs and sample libraries

Song management

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AW1600 Owner’s Manual

EAS AW2816 button

Backs up the audio tracks within a song in the format

of an AW2816 backup ﬁle.

Select this format when restoring data on a Yamaha

AW-series Audio Workstation other than the AW1600

(AW4416, AW2816, AW2400, AW16G). This format

can only be used with 16-bit songs.

If you turn this button on, you will be able to back up

only one song at a time.

FEXECUTE button

Executes the backup operation for the selected song(s)

or sample library(ies).

4Turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the song

or sample library data that you want to back

up. Then move the cursor to the ENABLE/

DISABLE button and press the [ENTER]

key.

The symbol for the selected data will change to the ●

symbol, indicating that this data has been selected for

backup. You can repeat this step to select multiple

items of data for backup.

If you turn on the ALL button and then move the cur-

sor to the ENABLE/DISABLE button and press the

[ENTER] key, you can select all data in the list in one

step.

5To execute the backup, move the cursor to

the EXECUTE button and press the

[ENTER] key.

A popup window will ask you to conﬁrm the opera-

tion.

6Move the cursor to the OK button and press

the [ENTER] key.

Writing to the CD-R/RW media will begin. If you

decide to cancel the backup operation, move the cursor

to the CANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key.

While the backup operation is being executed, a popup

window will indicate the progress. When the backup

has been completed, you will return to step 3.

If the backup data does not ﬁt on a single volume of

media, a message of “Number Ejected Media, Insert

Blank Media.” will appear, and the media will be

ejected. Insert a new volume of media. Then move the

cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.

•If you turn on the NAME or OLD button, the data in the list will

be sorted alphabetically or by the order in which it was saved.

HINT

• If previously-recorded CD-RW media is inserted in the CD-

RW drive, a popup window will ask you if it is OK to erase the

media ﬁrst. Move the cursor to the OK button and press the

[ENTER] key, and the media will be erased.

• If a CD-ROM or previously-recorded CD-R media is inserted

in the CD-RW drive, a popup window with a message of

“Change Media, Please” will appear, and the media will be

ejected. Remove the media, and replace it with writable

media.

NOTE

•You cannot execute the backup operation without selecting

data.

• If you execute the backup operation with the AS AW2816 but-

ton turned off, system data (the settings you make in the

UTILITY screen) will be backed up on the media together with

the selected data.

• If you execute the backup operation with the AS AW2816 but-

ton turned on, data other than audio tracks will not be backed

up. All virtual tracks for tracks 1–16 will be backed up. For the

stereo track, only the current track will be backed up. 24-bit

songs are not compatible.

• When you restore data that was backed up to more than one

volume of media, you must insert the media in the order in

which it was backed up. Be sure to make a note of the backup

sequence on the label surface of each CD-R/RW media.

NOTE