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WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode)

WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode)

In this mode you can directly access the AW2400 hard disk from the computer to manipulate and manage the audio data (WAV files). The following two methods can be used.

■ Using the Transport Folder	■ Directly Accessing AW2400 Audio Data
This method uses the “Transport” folder on the AW2400		In this case the AW2400 and computer are connected via a
as the transit point for transferring files to and from the		USB cable, and the target WAV files in specific folders on
computer.		the AW2400 hard disk are directly accessed from the com-
WAV files are first exported to the “Transport” folder on		puter. Waveform editing software running on the computer
		can be used to directly edit WAV files residing on the
the AW2400 hard disk from the audio tracks. The
		AW2400 hard disk, and complete songs can be backed up
AW2400 is then connected to the computer via a USB
		(copied to) the computer hard disk. Refer to “Song Folder
cable, the “Transport” folder is accessed and opened from
		Organization” on page 166 for details on how the folders
the computer, and the WAV files are copied to the com-
		are organized.
puter hard disk. Files to be moved from the computer to
the AW2400 are first copied from the computer to the
AW2400 “Transport” folder, and then imported into the		● Directly Accessing Audio Data
audio tracks from there.

●Transfer to Computer via the “Transport” Folder

	Computer
Backup of Song Data etc.	Direct Editing of
(USB)	Audio Data (USB)

	Computer		AW2400
	WAV file transfer (USB)			Audio tracks/
AW2400			“Transport” folder
				stereo track
“Transport” folder	Export	Audio tracks/
		stereo track
HINT			Switching to the USB Storage
			Mode
• Files in the “Transport” folder can also be directly accessed and
manipulated from applications running on the computer.

To directly access files on the AW2400 internal hard disk, first follow the procedure outlined below to switch to the USB Storage Mode.

● Transfer to AW2400 via the “Transport” Folder

1 Make sure that your computer meets the
following requirements.
• OS	Windows XP Professional/
Computer	Home Edition SP1 or higher, or
	Mac OSX 10.3 or higher.
• USB Interface	USB 2.0

	WAV file transfer (USB)		NOTE
AW2400
			• A USB 1.1 interface can also be used, but in that case file
			transfer will occur at USB 1.1 speed.
“Transport” folder	Import	Audio tracks/	• To use Mac OS X 10.3 you will need to re-initialize the
		stereo track	AW2400 hard disk and set the hard disk cluster size to 32K
USB
			(→ p. 212).
24			Make sure the POWER switch on the
			2 AW2400 is set to OFF, then connect the
			AW2400 to the computer via a USB cable.

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