AW1600 Owner’s Manual
Recording/playing a sound clip
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Recording to a sound clip
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1In the Locate section, press the [SOUND
CLIP] key.
The CLIP screen will appear, where you can record
and play sound clips.
1Metronome button
Switches the metronome on/off.
BMetronome knob
Adjusts the volume level of the metronome. The value
shown above the knob shows the current setting in dB
units.
CSTART button
Specifies the current location as the start point of the
sound clip (the location at which playback will begin).
The current location is shown in minutes/seconds/mil-
liseconds at the left.
DEND button
Specifies the current location as the end point of the
sound clip (the location at which playback will end).
The current location is shown in minutes/seconds/mil-
liseconds at the left.
ECLIP button
When you turn this button on, the START button (3)
and END button (4) settings will be enabled.
2If you want to use the metronome, move the
cursor to the metronome button and press
the [ENTER] key.
The time signature and tempo used by the metronome
are displayed above the metronome button.
3To change the tempo of the metronome,
move the cursor to the tempo value and
turn the [DATA/JOG] dial.
4In the Transport section, hold down the
REC [] key and press the PLAY [ ] key.
The metronome will begin sounding, and the counter
display will advance. The counter in the CLIP screen
always starts from 0, and indicates the current time in
minutes/seconds/milliseconds. This counter is separate
from the counter of a conventional song.
5Play your instrument in time with the metro-
nome.
6To stop recording, press the STOP [] key.
The display will show S and E symbols to indicate the
start point and end point.

Recording a sound clip

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Recording and playback in the Recorder section cannot be
performed while the CLIP screen is displayed.
NOTE
The time signature of the metronome is determined by the
tempo map setting immediately prior to accessing the CLIP
screen. Please be aware that the setting cannot be edited
from this screen. (For details on tempo map settings
p. 149)
NOTE
The metronome sound will not be recorded in the sound clip.
If necessary, you can move the cursor to the metronome knob
and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to adjust the volume level of the
metronome sound.
In addition to an instrument connected to the MIC/LINE
INPUT jacks, your performance on the quick loop sampler
pads can also be recorded.
The knobs/keys of the selected channel are active even while
the CLIP screen is displayed. If necessary, you can record the
signal processed by EQ and dynamics (
p. 50).
HINT
With the default settings of the AW1600, a maximum of 30
seconds can be recorded in a sound clip. If you continue
recording for longer than 30 seconds, the last 30 seconds of
your playing before you stopped recording will be recorded.
(However, the counter display during recording will continue
to advance.)
In the UTILITY screen PREFER page, you can specify up to
180 seconds as the maximum length that can be recorded in
a sound clip. You are free to make this setting before creating
a new song, but this cannot be changed once the song has
been created. (
p. 169)
HINT