Yamaha AW2400 Playing a sound clip, Press the Play key to hear the recorded sound clip

Playing a sound clip

Playing a sound clip

1 Press the PLAY [] key to hear the recorded sound clip.

The sound clip will play repeatedly from the start point to the end point. To stop playback press the STOP [■] key. If you record again, the previous data will be overwritten.

The Transport section keys will have the following functions while the SOUND CLIP screen is showing.

	Key			Function
				Returns to the location at which you
RTZ [	] key			began recording. If the CLIP button is on,
				this returns to the Start point.
				Rewinds the current location toward the
REW [			] key	beginning. You will stop when you reach
				the location at which you began recording
				or the Start point.
				Fast-forwards the current location. You will
FF [	] key			stop when you reach the location at which
				you stopped recording or the End point.
STOP [■] key				Stops playback, recording, rewind, or fast-
				forward.
PLAY [		] key		Starts playback. Pressing this key during
				playback does nothing.
				If you hold down this key while stopped
REC [●] key				and press the PLAY [	] key, recording
				will begin. Pressing this key during play-
				back does nothing.

HINT

•You will not hear the metronome while a sound clip is playing, but you can still monitor the signals of input channels 1–16.

2 The playback region of a sound clip can be changed by specifying new Start and End points as described below.

●Specifying the Start point

Stop at the location that you want to specify as the Start point, move the cursor to the START button, and press the [ENTER] key.

The START button will be engaged and the current location will be registered as the Start point.

●Specifying the End point

Stop at the location that you want to specify as the End point, move the cursor to the END button, and press the [ENTER] key.

The END button will be engaged and the current loca- tion will be registered as the End point.

3 Stop playback, move the cursor to the CLIP button, and press the [ENTER] key.

The CLIP button will be engaged, and the specified Start point and End point will be enabled.

NOTE

•The START button, END button, and CLIP button are disabled while the sound clip is playing.

HINT

•The data region between the specified Start and End points can be copied to an audio track of the Recorder section by using the EDIT screen COPY command (→ p. 139).

4 To exit the SOUND CLIP screen, press the Work Navigate section (except for [PATCH] key) or Quick Navigate section keys, [AUTOMIX] key, [USB] key, [REMOTE] key, or [SOUND CLIP] key.

A popup window will ask you for confirmation. Move the cursor to the OK button to exit the SOUND CLIP screen, or to the CANCEL button to cancel, then press the [ENTER] key.

You can return to the SOUND CLIP screen by press- ing the [SOUND CLIP] key even after having exited the screen, then play back the previously recorded content or record a new performance.

NOTE

•When you record a new sound clip, the previous recorded sound clip will be erased. Please be aware that the Undo function cannot be used to recover a deleted sound clip. Even if you save the song immediately prior to recording a new sound clip, the previous sound clip will not be restored if you recall the song data.

HINT

•The recorded contents of the sound clip are stored individu- ally for each song.

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Recording to a sound clip

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