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AW1600 Owner’s Manual
9
Mixdown and bounce operations

Chapter 9

Mixdown and bounce operations
This chapter explains mixdown operations, in which you mix previously-
recorded tracks and record the result on the stereo track. This chapter also
covers “bouncing” or “ping-pong recording” of multiple tracks to a mono track
or stereo tracks, as well as operation of the Pitch Fix function to polish up a
vocal track.
“Mixdown” is the process by which the signals recorded on the recorder tracks are mixed to ste-
reo, and recorded on the internal stereo track to complete the song. The contents of the stereo
track can be used without further processing as material to create an audio CD.
The diagram below shows the signal flow during mix-down. The playback of each track is sent to the stereo bus, passes through the stereo output channel, and is recorded on the stereo track. At this time you also add the signals from pad channels 1–4 and input channels 1–8.Signal flow during mixdown

About mixdown and bouncing

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SONG SCENE
MUSICPRODUCTIONSYNTHESIZER
IntegratedSamplingSequencer
Real-timeExternalControlSurface
ModularSynthesisPlug-inSystem
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Mixer section
Stereo bus
Track
channels
1–16
Stereo
output
channel
MIC/LINE
INPUT jacks
Sound clip
Recorder section
Input
channels
1–8
Pad
channels
1–4