AW2400 Owner’s Manual
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Contents
1. Before you start 11
Introduction.................................................................11
Remember to back up your data................................ 11
About the built-in CD-RW drive.................................. 12
Using the CD-RW drive.............................................. 12
Installing an optional card...........................................13
2. Introducing the AW2400 15
Features of the AW2400............................................ 15
AW2400 terminology.................................................. 17
Recorder section....................................................17
Mixer section..........................................................18
Overall....................................................................19
Parts of the AW2400 and what they do......................20
Top panel...............................................................20
Rear panel............................................................. 28
Front panel.............................................................29
Basic operation of the AW2400..................................30
Viewing the display................................................ 30
Accessing a screen/page.......................................31
Switching a button on/off........................................31
Editing a value in the display................................. 31
Using Additional Function Buttons.........................31
Entering text...........................................................32
Switching Mixing Layers........................................ 33
Using the Selected Channel section......................33
3. Connection and Setup 37
Connection................................................................. 37
Turning the power on/off............................................ 38
Adjusting the input level............................................. 39
4. Listening to the demo song 41
Loading the demo song..............................................41
Playing the demo song...............................................42
5. Recording to a sound clip 43
Recording a sound clip...............................................43
Playing a sound clip................................................... 45
6. Track recording 47
Creating a new song.................................................. 47
Direct recording and Mixed recording.........................49
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Direct recording)...............................................51
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Mixed recording).............................................. 54
Recording on a track...................................................56
Saving the current song..............................................57
Pairing channels.........................................................58
Applying EQ To an Input Signal..................................60
Applying Compression to an Input Signal...................61
Handy Recording Functions....................................... 62
Using the Metronome.............................................62
Switching virtual tracks...........................................63
Using the Undo List................................................64
7. Overdubbing 65
About overdubbing......................................................65
Assigning the input signal to a track...........................66
Setting the mix balance and pan................................ 67
Overdubbing...............................................................68
Punch-in/out................................................................69
Manual punch-in/out...............................................69
Auto punch-in/out...................................................70
8. Mixdown and bounce operations 73
About mixdown and bouncing.....................................73
Mixdown procedure.................................................... 75
Playing back the stereo track......................................78
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure...................79
Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce.................82
Fader Group assignments......................................82
Mute Group assignments.......................................83
Using the Solo function..........................................84
9. Transport/Locate Operation 87
The Transport Section Keys.......................................87
Move To a Specified Location.................................... 87
Using the locator.........................................................88
Using markers.............................................................90
Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker.......91
Adjusting the position of a locate point...................91
Adjusting the position of a marker..........................92
Erasing a locate point or marker.................................93
Repeat playback of a specific region
(the A-B Repeat function)...........................................93
Finding a location while monitoring the sound
(the Nudge function)...................................................94
Finding a location while viewing the waveform...........95
10. Meters 97
Level Meter Types......................................................97