AW2400 Owner’s Manual
Mixdown procedure
Mixdown and bounce operations
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3Use the Layer section keys, the [INPUT
SEL] keys, and the [SEL] keys to select the
channels that you want to send to the ste-
reo bus.
For example, repeatedly pressing [INPUT SEL] key 1
(or the [SEL] key of input channel 1) will make the
screen change as follows.
4Raise the [STEREO] fader to the 0 dB posi-
tion.
5While you play back the song, raise the
track channel faders to an appropriate level.
6Adjust the mix parameters of each channel,
such as EQ, dynamics, and pan.
7If you want to use the mastering library,
move the cursor to the LIBRARY button and
press the [ENTER] key.
The MASTERING LIBRARY popup window will
appear.
You can use the mastering library to quickly recall
dedicated settings for the stereo output channel. These
settings include EQ and dynamics processor settings
that are appropriate for application to the final mix.
Library numbers 0–13 are read-only, and library num-
ber 0 is data to initialize the stereo output channel.
8Use the [DATA/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC]
keys to select the desired library data, then
move the cursor to the RECALL button and
press the [ENTER] key.
The mastering library settings will be recalled. Play
back your song while you try various settings to find
the best one.
To exit the MASTERING LIBRARY popup window,
move the cursor to the EXIT button and press the
[ENTER] key.
9If necessary, you can press the [STEREO
SEL] key to select the stereo output chan-
nel, and use the Selected Channel section
to make fine adjustments to the EQ and
dynamics processor settings.
Operations are the same as for an input channel,
except for the fact that the EQ and dynamics processor
of the stereo output channel always operate in stereo,
and that the dynamics processor has no gate.
• The track numbers of muted tracks will be displayed as
(mute).
•Since 24-bit songs can have a maximum of 12 play tracks (
→
p. 165), tracks 13–24 are muted and will not play back.
•You can switch track muting on/off by moving the cursor to the
track channel number and pressing the [ENTER] key.
• If you’re using effects via an effect bus, the mixdown will not
include the effect sound unless you add the corresponding
effect return channel to the stereo bus. For details on using
effects, refer to “Applying Effects via Send and Return” (
→
p. 117).
NOTE
• All channels will be turned on by default. However in order to
obtain the best S/N ratio, you should turn off any channels
that you are not using.
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•You can use the CH VIEW screen View page to view a list of
the mix parameters (EQ, pan, effect send etc.) of a desired
channel (
→
p. 105).
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