Yamaha AW2400 owner manual Input channel input levels are displayed at the top

Adjusting the input level

4 Call the METER screen Input/RTN page by either pressing the Display section [METER] key as many times as necessary, or by pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [METER] key.

The input channel input levels are displayed at the top

3 of this screen.

Input channel input level display

Connection and Setup

5 Move the cursor to the POST FADER button in the lower area of the screen and press the [ENTER] key.

When the POST FADER button is turned on the signal levels immediately following the fader are displayed on the meters.

6 Press the Layer section [IN 1-8] so that it’s indicator lights to switch to the IN 1-8 mix- ing layer.

You can now use [ON] keys 1–8, [SEL] keys 1–8, and faders 1–8 to operate input channels 1–8.

HINT

•With the initial default settings the signals from [MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8 are assigned to the corresponding input channels 1–8. You can change these settings as required.

Refer to “Direct recording and Mixed recording” on page 49 for details.

7 Make sure that the [ON] key for the channel receiving the microphone or instrument signal is engaged and its indicator is lit, then raise the channel fader to the 0dB position.

If you play the instrument or play into the microphone you should see the level meter on the display respond accord- ingly, but you won’t hear any output from your monitor sys- tem yet because the [STE- REO] fader is still all the way down.

HINT

•If the level meter goes into the “OVER” region, check that the corresponding input fader is set to 0dB and reduce the level of the [GAIN] knob.

8 While playing the connected instrument, raise the [STEREO] fader to the 0 dB posi- tion.

With the initial default settings the input channels are patched to the AW2400’s stereo bus. Signals sent to the stereo bus are output via the [STEREO OUT], [MONITOR OUT], and [OMNI OUT] jacks after being adjusted by the [STEREO] fader. When the [STEREO] fader is raised the level of the stereo bus sig- nal will be displayed on the Display section stereo meter. You can now rotate the [MONITOR] or [PHONES] knob clockwise to hear sound from your monitor system or headphones.

NOTE

•If the stereo meter does not respond even though the input channel level meter is showing the presence of a signal when the [STEREO] fader is raised, check that the input channel is patched to the stereo bus (→ p. 105).

That completes the initial setup and level adjustment pro- cedure required to begin recording on the AW2400. Levels will have to be readjusted whenever you change the microphone or instrument input connections or change the output level of an instrument (level changes will often occur when you change synth patches).

By using the [GAIN] knob to raise the level as far as pos- sible without allowing distortion to occur, you can ensure that the input signal is converted into digital form with the highest possible quality before it is input to the mixer sec- tion.

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