Connecting to External Equipment
MIDI
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3Use the Work Navigate section [MIDI] key to
access the MIDI screen Setting 1 page.
Select the connector(s)/port(s) to be used
for MIDI message transmission and recep-
tion.
4Turn the CONTROL CHANGE field ON/OFF
buttons (TX and RX) on.
This sets the AW2400 to transmit and receive control
change messages.
5Select a CONTROL CHANGE MODE (1–3).
The CONTROL CHANGE MODE lets you choose
one of three combinations (1–3) that specify how con-
trol changes will correspond to the mix parameters of
the AW2400. (For details on the contents of each
choice, refer to page 195.)
If you want to transmit and receive messages via sepa-
rate MIDI channels for each of the AW2400’s track
channels, choose 1. If you want all track channels to
be controlled via a single MIDI channel, choose 2 or 3.
If you chose 2 or 3, you will also need to set the
CHANNEL field to specify the MIDI channel that will
be used to transmit and receive the control changes.
6Make the appropriate settings on your
sequencer so that it will follow external
MIDI Clock messages. Also set the
sequencer to record-ready mode.
For details on how to make these settings, refer to the
manual for your sequencer.
7Store the initial fader, pan, and mix parame-
ters as a scene at the beginning of the
song.
When the following operations are performed this
scene will always be recalled at the beginning. Also, if
you record a program change number corresponding
to this scene at the beginning of a sequencer track the
scene will automatically be recalled each time the
sequence is played back. (refer to “Switching AW2400
scenes from an external MIDI device” on page 201 for
details).
8Play back the AW2400 song from the begin-
ning.
When the AW2400 begins playback, it will transmit a
Start message and MIDI Clock messages to the
sequencer, and the sequencer will begin running in
synchronization with the AW2400.
9Operate the AW2400’s mix parameters
(fader, pan, etc.) as required.
The control changes assigned to each parameter will
be recorded on the sequencer.
The type of mix parameters that can be recorded will
depend on the setting of the CONTROL CHANGE
MODE field (→ p. 195).
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When you are finished recording, stop play-
back of the AW2400 song.
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Set the sequencer to the playback standby
mode, recall the previously stored scene,
and start AW2400 playback from the begin-
ning of the song.
The recorded control changes will be transmitted to
the AW2400, and the corresponding mix parameters
will change accordingly. If necessary, you can use the
editing functionality of your sequencer to edit the val-
ues and timing of the control changes that were
recorded.
• If your sequencer has a function by which MIDI messages
received at its MIDI IN connector are retransmitted from its
MIDI OUT connector (a function called “MIDI Echo” or “MIDI
Thru”), be sure to turn it off. If this function is turned on while
you are recording, the control change messages transmitted
when you operate the AW2400 will be immediately returned
to the AW2400, causing improper operation.
NOTE
• If you set CONTROL CHANGE MODE to 1, operating track
channels 1–16 will transmit control changes via the corre-
sponding MIDI channel (1–16). For this reason, you should
normally record operations only for a single channel at a time,
unless your sequencer is able to record multiple MIDI chan-
nels simultaneously.
NOTE