Track recording, Creating a new song | Yamaha AW2400 specification

Chapter 6

Track recording

This chapter explains how to record the audio signal from an instrument or microphone connected to the AW2400 to the tracks of a song.

Creating a new song

Before you can begin recording on the AW2400 you need to create a new song.

HINT

•When you start up the AW2400 for the ﬁrst time, an empty song will be loaded automatically. If you use this automatically-loaded song, the procedure described here is not necessary.

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1 Call the SONG screen Song List page by either pressing the Work Navigate section [SONG] key as many times as necessary, or by pressing the [F1] key after pressing the [SONG] key.

The currently selected song in the Song List will be highlighted (inverted).

NEW button

2 Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the [ENTER] key.

A popup window will ask you whether you want to save the current song.

3 Move the cursor to YES (to save the current song) or NO (if you don’t want to save the current song) and press the [ENTER] key.

A popup window containing the various settings for the new song will appear.

The following settings can be made via this popup window.

• Fs	The sample rate of the new
	song can be set to either
	44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
• Recbit	The bit depth of the new
	song can be set to either 16
	or 24 bits.

•Sound Clip Time ....... The sound clip record time can be set to between 30– 180 seconds.

NOTE

•Songs recorded with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz cannot be written to an audio CD.

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Yamaha AW2400 owner manual Track recording, Creating a new song, Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the Enter key

Contents

Page Important Notice for the United Kingdom FCC Information U.S.A Important Safety Instructions Precautions Connections Laser properties of the Drive Label shown below is located on the rear of this product Internal Hard Disk Precautions Contents AUX Midi Remember to back up your data Before you startIntroduction Handling Using the CD-RW driveAbout the built-inCD-RW drive Using the CD-RW drive About the built-in CD-RW drive Available optional cards Installing an optional cardInstalling an optional card Installing an optional card Before you start Mixer section Features of the AW2400Plenty of input channels with professional features Introducing the AW2400 Recorder section CD-RW drive Connecting to a ComputerAW2400 terminology Recorder section Mixing Layers Mixer sectionLocate points/markers Channels Overall Parts of the AW2400 and what they do Parts of the AW2400 and what they doTop panel Quick Navigate section Analog Input sectionWork Navigate section Display section Stereo fader SEL keys Stereo SEL keyOn keys Stereo on key Faders Scene/Automix/USB section Selected Channel sectionMonitor section Locate/Number section Data entry/control section Remote key Layer section Transport section Locate section Rear panel Slot Front panel Basic operation of the AW2400 F1-F4 keys correspond to the tabs as follows Accessing a screen/pageSwitching a button on/off Press the key or knob for the desired screen Entering text Using the Locate Keys To Enter Characters & Numbers Using the Selected Channel section Switching Mixing Layers DYN Selected Key Lit Knob Dynamics Screen Introducing the AW2400 Connection Connection and Setup Turning the power on/off Turning the power on/offTurning the power on Turning the power off shut down MIC/LINE Input TRS phone jacks Adjusting the input levelAdjusting the input level MIC/LINE Input XLR jacks Input channel input levels are displayed at the top Song list Listening to the demo songLoading the demo song Press the Work Navigate section Song key Playing the demo song Playing the demo songDemo song will begin playing To stop the song, press the Stop key Mixer section Signal ﬂow when using a sound clipRecording to a sound clip Recording a sound clip Metronome knob TempoTime signature Metronome button Playing a sound clip Playing a sound clipPress the Play key to hear the recorded sound clip Specifying the End point Recording to a sound clip Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the Enter key Track recordingCreating a new song Cursor to the OK button, and press Select the buttons of the items you want toCarry over from the current song, move MIC/LINE Input jacks Stereo Output Direct recording and Mixed recordingDirect recording Direct recording and Mixed recording Bus Mixed recordingChannel Display will appear as shown here Assigning input signals to tracks Direct recording Raise the Stereo fader to the 0 dB posi- tion To Adjust Volume/BalanceTo Adjust Pan This completes the patch setup for direct recording Monitor signal ﬂow during recording Assigning input signals to tracks Mixed recording Set the input channel 1-8 faders as required Press the SEL keys for the record-desti- nation tracks Direct recording and Mixed recording Recording on a track Recording on a trackTo stop recording, press the Stop key Recording on a track Saving the current song Saving the current songIf you want to redo the recording, press the UNDO/REDO key Move the cursor to the Save button and press the Enter key Pairing channels Popup window contains the same items as PairingMonitor screen used for channel pairing Popup window will appear, asking you to conﬁrm Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set all bands as required Applying EQ To an Input SignalEQ settings are available via this Applying EQ To an Input Signal Dynamics screen will appear Applying Compression to an Input SignalCompressor settings are available via this Applying Compression to an Input Signal Popup window conﬁrming the recall operation will appear Using the MetronomeActivating the metronome and setting the tempo and vol- ume Handy Recording Functions Time signature can be set from 1/4 to 8/4 Switching virtual tracksTempo map events Tempo can be set from 30 to 250 BPM Undo list Using the Undo ListPress and hold the UNDO/REDO key Undo List popup window will appear Input jacks Track Signal ﬂow when overdubbingOverdubbing About overdubbing Assigning the input signal to a track Assigning the input signal to a track Setting the mix balance and pan Setting the mix balance and panAdjust the pan in the same way for the other track channels Overdubbing OverdubbingRecording will begin Punch-in/out Punch-in/outManual punch-in/out To rehearse the auto punch-in/out, press the Play key Following diagram shows the auto punch-in/out procedure Overdubbing About mixdown and bouncing Signal ﬂow during mixdown About mixdown and bouncing Signal ﬂow during bouncingBouncing differs from mixdown in the following ways Digital Mixdown procedure Hint Mastering Library popup window will appear Save the song Meter screen Master page will appear Playing back the stereo track Switch the ST TR Mode ON/OFF button onPlaying back the stereo track Record Track Bounce ping-pong recording procedurePlay Track Return Bus 1 and Bus 2 output levels Bounce ping-pong recording procedure Fader Group assignments Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce Operate a channel that is assigned to a mute group Mute Group assignmentsRepeat steps 2-3 to make assignments for other mute groups Buttons E-H can be turned on/off independently Using the Solo function To defeat the Solo function, press the Solo key once again Mixdown and bounce operations Enter the locate point in measures/beats Transport/Locate OperationTransport Section Keys Move To a Speciﬁed Location Using the locator Displayed Character Locate Type Number Using the locatorLocate points correspond to the following keys Press the Mark key Using markersUsing markers You can assign markers while the song is playing or stopped Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker Markers Adjusting the position of a markerList Erasing a marker Erasing a locate point or markerErasing a locate point Current location Song track Nudge time AMP Finding a location while viewing the waveformTrack Scale Finding a location while viewing the waveform Level Meter Types Meters Level Meter Types Meter screen Output page F4 keyPeak Hold button Or by pressing the F1 key after pressing 11 the Record key Patching and signal ﬂowInput signal patching Patching for Direct Recording Multi Connection ON/OFF button Input signal patchingRemain Direct OUT 101 Indication in the screen will be as follows 102 Patching for Mixed RecordingThis area indicates the connection status of tracks 1 This indicates the remaining recordable time 103 Proceed with recordingFor details on recording, refer to Track recording → p ST OUT Assign ﬁeld Output signal patchingOmni OUT Assign ﬁeld Option I/O Slot OUT Assign ﬁeld 105 Channel OperationInput channels Track channels Effect return channels ATT button, EQ button Channel Pair IndicatorPhase button, Gate button Initialize button REC TR CompInsert EFF BUS1, BUS2, ST Source Channel Channel Library OperationCalling the Channel Library screen EQ/COMP 109 Storing Channel Library settingsMove the cursor to the Store button and press the Enter key Popup window conﬁrming the clear operation will appear Erasing Channel Library settingsMove the cursor to the Clear button and press the Enter key 111 AUX Send Level AdjustmentAdjusting AUX send levels via AUX screen About the AUX buses 112 Adjusting AUX send levels via Selected Channel section Press the Display section F2 key to dis- play the Track Using external effects with the AUX busesThis assigns the AUX1 bus signal to Omni OUT jack AUX1 screen will appear Fully left and right, respectively Signal Flow When Using an External Effect ProcessorEQ key so that its indicator lights, then Press the Selected Channel section PAN Channel Insertion EffectsAbout the Internal Effects Effect Sends and Returns Press the Display section F4 key to call the FX Lib. Recalling Effect Library settingsLibrary setting will be recalled Effect screen will appear 117 Applying Effects via Send and ReturnEffect screen FX Input Input ﬁeld Effect screen FX Track Track ﬁeld 118 Select PRE for pre-fader or Post for post-fader sendEffect screen FX Edit page will appear 119 Signal ﬂow for the selected channel will be dis- playedInserting an Effect Into a Channel Popup window includes the following items 120 Signal ﬂow is as followsInternal effect inserted pre-EQ input channel External effect inserted pre-EQ Input channel Used AS Editing EffectsName Type 122 Effect Library OperationsCall the Effect Library Screen Changing Effect Library Names Cursor to the OK button and press Enter key 123 Storing Effect Library settingsErasing Effect Library settings To actually erase the selected setting move Correcting a Vocal Track Pitch Fix Correcting a Vocal Track Pitch Fix124 Parameters ﬁeld This will select the Pitch FIX displayPitch FIX ﬁeld Control ﬁeld 126 Master Tuning ﬁeldFIX Note ﬁeld Move the cursor to the Exit button and press Enter 127 Track operations and editingAbout the AW2400’s tracks Viewing all audio tracks Audio track operationsAbout audio tracks Indicates the track number Switching the virtual track of an audio trackMuting a speciﬁc audio track Virtual track name Edited name will be applied Stereo track operationsEditing virtual track names for an audio track About the stereo track 131 Recording on the stereo trackPlaying back the stereo track 132 Switching the virtual track of the stereo trackEditing the name of a virtual track for the stereo track Trigger Track Function Trigger Track FunctionAbout Trigger Track 133 Fader Start button Normal buttonTrigger button Group Editing tracks 136 Basic procedure for track editingSelect the editing command Select the virtual track that you want to edit Execute the commandSelect the tracks to edit Specify the editing region Parameter list List of editing commandParameters are the same as for the Erase command List of editing command From Track 139Start End From Track To Start From Track To Start List of editing command When measure lock = on140 Measure Lock Start End From Track To Start 141 Time Compression/ExpansionIf you set Ratio = 50% If you set Ratio = 200% 142 Pitch Pitch Change You can import data from the following types of media Press the Enter key to conﬁrm the edit commandImporting audio data/WAV ﬁles Insert a CD into the CD-RW drive 144 FileTotal 145 Importing audio data from another songSort 146 To TR/To V.TR 147 Pan ControlPan Control via the PAN/EQ Screen 148 Adjusting pan via Selected Channel section knobPan Control via Selected Channel section 149 Band EQEQ Control via the PAN/EQ Screen EQ Control via the Selected Channel section 151 Using the GatesDynamics Processing Parameter Position ﬁeld Using the CompressorsCompressor Control via Dynamics screen Compt ON/OFF button Threshold Ratio Gain Compressor Control via Selected Channel section153 Selected Channel Knobs Parameters 154 Recalling EQ Library settingsRecalling Gate Library settings EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation 155 156 Recalling EQ/Dynamics Library settingsAccess the page containing the library to be edited Changing EQ/Dynamics Library Names 157 Storing EQ/Dynamics Library settingsErasing EQ/Dynamics Library settings Cursor to the OK button and press 158 Protect button Scene MemoryAbout Scene Memory Scene Memory Operation Key. For details on entering a name Renaming a sceneRecalling scene data To the OK button and press the Enter Here’s how you can delete unwanted scene data Storing scene dataDeleting scene data Scene will be stored 162 Using the Recall Safe function 163 Moving scenesSource list Destination list 164 Song Bit Depth Song managementAbout songs Song Organization AW2400-1 Drive AW2400-2 Drive Song Folder Organization166 About songs 167 Managing Your Songs 168 Creating a new songChanges the order of songs displayed in the Song List Currently-selected song 169 Song screen Setting page will appearEditing the song name 170 Loading and Sorting SongsSaving the current song 171 Deleting a songCopying a song Move the cursor to the Copy button and press the Enter key 172 Song ProtectionOptimizing a song Popup window will ask you to conﬁrm the optimize operation 173 Importing data from an existing song ABS absolute time Editing various settings for the songEditing various settings for the song 174 Measure Creating a tempo mapEditing a tempo map event Step Selected event will be deleted Event Range ContentAdding a tempo map event Deleting a tempo map event 177 Backing up songs Backing up songs Restoring songs Restoring songs178 Restoring songs Restore buttonSystem button 179 180 Mark will appear for songs selected to be restoredCompatible with the other AW-series Information will be read from the inserted CD-R/RW media Automix Operation ENABLE/DISABLE buttonAutomix About Automix Free Command ﬁeldCreating a New Automix Recording Overwrite ﬁeld 183 Move the cursor to the Mode ﬁeld and press the REC buttonRecording the Automix Data Press the top-panel Play key to start song playback PAN CH ON/FADERAUX/EFFECT Send on AUX/EFFECT Send Return Time Operation Automix PlaybackPunch In and Out of Automix To stop Automix playback press the top- panel Stop key Operate the fader as required Command Editing Automix data In a Speciﬁed RegionMove the cursor to the Mode ﬁeld and turn the REC button on Recorded Automix data will be updated Channel/Region CommandWhen the Erase command is selected When the Copy or Move command is selected 188 Editing Individual Automix EventsParam 189 Time Protect Automix Library OperationAbout the Automix Library Changing Automix Names 191 Storing Automix settingsRecalling Automix settings Erasing Automix settings 192 Protecting Automix Data 193 What you can do using Midi Control Change ﬁeld Basic Midi SettingsPort ﬁeld Program Change ﬁeld 195 Control Change Mode boxWhen Control Change Mode = CC# Parameter 196 197 198 Midi Synchronization Message Setup 199 Offset Turn on the Slave button in the MMC ﬁeld Connecting to External EquipmentConnecting to External Equipment This sets the AW2400 to function as MTC master Scene Assign scenes to program changesPlay back the external Midi device Program change number Computer-based Sequencer application ChangesMidi Clock Control Changes With a built-in sequencer 203 Select a Control Change ModePlay back the AW2400 song from the begin- ning Messages that can Using the Midi Remote functionUsing the Midi Remote function presets About the Midi Remote function Cubase Logic Sonar Protools Mode boxVolume/Rec TR Volume 206 Using User-deﬁned Remote functionUSER1 USER2 USER3 USER4 Midi message This enables the Remote functionRemotely controlling Tone generator module Learn button 208 Operate the AW2400 faders and on keys 209 Using the test tone oscillatorUtility functions Waveform Preroll Time Nudge Play ModeAW2400 Preferences Nudge Time 211 Postroll TimeDirect OUT Extract Position 212 Initializing the internal hard diskCluster ﬁeld Set the disk cluster size to either 32K or 64K CD-RW Creating an audio CDCreating an audio CD CD-R 214 Writing an audio CDTrack At Once Disc At Once Basic settings for the CD-RW drive 216 Writing audio dataIf you turn on Track AT Once button If you turn on the Disc AT Once button 217 Writing Track At OnceInserted CD-RW will be automatically checked Move the cursor to the ADD button and press the Enter key OK button and press the Enter key Writing Disc At OnceMove the cursor to the Write button and press the Enter key To ﬁnalize the disc, move the cursor to 219 Finalizing CD-R/RW media Finalizing CD-R/RW mediaPopup window will ask you to conﬁrm the ﬁnalize operation 220 Erasing CD-RW media Erasing CD-RW mediaButtons select the following erasure methods 221 Input CH MUTE/MIX button CD Play Mode buttonSwitches the CD Play function on/off Playing an audio CD 223 Wordclock and Cascade SettingsSelect the Wordclock Source IN, OUT INT buttonST in button 2-15/16 buttons AW2400 As Wordclock Master Using an HDR or DAW As Wordclock MasterUsing an MD or DAT Recorder as Wordclock Master Select a wordclock source via the Wordclock Source ﬁeld 226 Cascade-connecting External Devices 227 Check the Status Of the Digital Input Signal 228 Plug-in Card SettingsDigital Stereo in connector status Digital I/O card status What You Can Do With USB Midi Message Transfer Normal ModeWAV File Transfer USB Storage Mode USB Storage mode 230 WAV File Transfer USB Storage ModeMode 231 Turn on the AW2400Two windows will appear Case of Mac OS Case of Mac OSX Exiting the USB Storage Mode File Name Copying Exported WAV Files To the ComputerFrom TR From V.TR 234 For details on how to enter a name, refer toImporting Copied WAV Files From the Computer Transport folder is located in the AW2400-2 drive 235 This ﬁeld is for display only, and cannot be changed 236 Name Description Appendix237 Parameter # Title 238EQ Parameter list Title Parameter LOW MID 239 Parameter Value 240Dynamics Parameters Compressor CMP parameters CompanderH CPH CompanderS CPS parameters 241Expander EXP parameters Gate GAT and Ducking DUK parameters 242 Title Type Parameter Value 243Gate Parameter list Compressor Parameter list Compressor Parameter list 244 Gate REVERB, Reverse Gate Reverb HALL, Reverb ROOM, Reverb STAGE, Reverb PlateEarly REF One input, two output early reﬂections Delay LCR Mono DelayStereo Delay MOD. Delay 247 EchoChorus Flange 248 PhaserSymphonic Auto PAN Rotary TremoloHQ. Pitch Dual Pitch AMP Simulate Ring MODMOD. Filter Distortion 251 DYNA. PhaserDYNA. Filter DYNA. Flange 252 REV+CHORUSREV-CHORUS REV+FLANGE REV-SYMPHO REV-FLANGEOne input, two output reverb and ﬂanger effects in series REV+SYMPHO 254 DELAY+ERREV-PAN 255 DELAY-ERDELAY+REV DELAY-REV 256 DIST-DELAYMulti Filter Two input, two output 3-band multi-ﬁlter 24 dB/octave 257 GateBand Dyna 258 259 260 261 262 Display message list Messages263 264 Popup messages 265 Special Notices Contents of the CD-ROMInstalling USB Midi driver Click the Close button Start your computer, then log in as Adminis- tratorRestart the computer Click Continue Windows Installing a remote ﬁleMove the cursor to the list and press 268 269 Commands 270 Installing the Sonar template ﬁle Type Receive From Send To #ch’s 271 272 Program Change ModeControl Change Mode MTC Sync Offset MTC Sync ModeRemote Port MTC Sync Average Continue FB Midi Time Code Quarter Frame F1Song Position Pointer F2 Timing Clock F8 MMC Locate Target MMC Fast ForwardMMC Record Strobe MMC Record Exit 276 Midi Implementation Chart 277 278 Input/OutputDigital Mixing Functions 279 Dimensions Index 280 Gate 281 Recall Confirmation 282 283 Input Block diagram 285 286 North America