Yamaha AW2400 owner manual Mixdown procedure, Digital

Mixdown procedure

Mixdown procedure

In this procedure you will select the channels that you want to mix down (track channels, input channels, and effect return channels), and record them to the stereo track.

1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the –∞posi- tion.

2 Call the RECORD screen Mixdown page by either pressing the Quick Navigate section [RECORD] key as many times as necessary, or by pressing the [F4] key after pressing the [RECORD] key.

The Mixdown page is where you can perform mix- down operations. In this page you can select the chan- nels that will be recorded via the stereo bus onto the stereo track.

A B

C

D

E F G H I

1DIGITAL IN

This lets you assign an input channel to the [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connector.

Here you can choose from the following items.

•1.2–15.16 ...... The signal from the [DIGITAL STE- REO IN] connector will be assigned to adjacent odd-numbered/even- numbered input channels 1/2–15/16.

•---- ................. The [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connec- tor will not be used.

HINT

•In order for the digital audio signal sent from an external device to the [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connector to be assigned to an input channel, the clock of the external device and the AW2400 must be synchronized (→ p. 223).

•The DIGITAL IN setting takes priority over the setting of the Input Select field. If you assign DIGITAL IN to an input chan- nel, a symbol will be displayed for the two corresponding input numbers in the Input Select field. This symbol indicates that DIGITAL IN is assigned.

•If the STEREO BUS CASCADE button in the DIO screen Set- ting page is set to ENABLE, “ST BUS” will appear as the DIG- ITAL IN assignment, and the assignment can’t be changed.

BInput Select

Here you can select the input sources that will be patched to input channels 1–8 or 9–16. You can select the following input sources.

•AD1–8 ................. The input signals from the AD inputs ([MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8)

•SLOT1–8 ............. The input signals from inputs 1–8 of the digital I/O card

•SLOT9–16 ........... The input signals from inputs 9–16 of the digital I/O card

•----........................ Not selected

CStereo bus

Indicates the on/off status of the channels being sent to the stereo bus. The numbers within the screen corre- spond to the following channels.

•INPUT 1–16......... Input channels 1–16

•RETURN 1–4 ...... Effect Return channels 1–4

•TRACK 1–24 ....... Track channels 1–24

DTracks

This is the track channel number. Move the cursor to the number and press the [ENTER] key to switch track muting on/off.

ELIBRARY button

Accesses the mastering library, where you can recall EQ and dynamics settings specifically for the stereo output channel.

FDITHER ON/OFF button

This is an on/off switch for “dithering,” which is a pro- cess that reduces the perceived quantization noise when you convert a digital audio signal to a lower bit depth.

GREC button

Puts the stereo track in record-ready mode.

HSAFE button

Defeats the record-ready state of the stereo track. This will also execute MUTE CLEAR (I).

HINT

•Pressing the [F1] key while holding the Display section [SHIFT] key has the same effect as the SAFE button.

IMUTE CLEAR button

This clears the Mute status of all tracks.

However depending on the bit depth of the song, there may be cases in which some tracks cannot be unmuted. If so, tracks will be muted consecutively starting with the last-numbered track.

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