Yamaha AW2400 owner manual Using the Solo function

Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce

Using the Solo function

Solo is a function that lets you monitor only a specific channel. The AW2400 provides a versatile Solo function that lets you make Solo settings that are best for your situ- ation.

1 Call the MONITOR screen Solo page by either pressing the Quick Navigate section [MONITOR] key as many times as neces- sary, or by pressing the [F4] key after pressing the [MONITOR] key.

This page contains the following items.

A B C

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operations	This selects how you will select the signal(s) to be
	1 SEL MODE field
	monitored when the Solo function is on.
	B SOLO MODE field
	This selects the mode in which the Solo function will
	operate.
	C SOLO SAFE CHANNEL field
	Here you can select channels that will be excluded
	from the Solo function if MIXDOWN SOLO mode is
	selected in the SOLO MODE field.
	2 In the SEL MODE field, choose the way in
	which the signal(s) to be monitored will be
	selected when the Solo function is on.
	You can turn on one or the other of the following but-
	tons.

•LAST SOLO button

If this button is on, you will be monitoring only the single channel whose [ON] key was last pressed.

•MIX SOLO button

If this button is on, you will be monitoring all chan- nels whose [ON] key was pressed after enabling the Solo function.

3 Use the SOLO MODE field to choose the operating mode for the Solo function.

You can turn on one or the other of the following but- tons.

•RECORDING SOLO button

If this button is on, the soloed signal(s) will be sent via the dedicated Solo bus and output from the [MONITOR OUT] jacks and [PHONES] jack. This will not affect the signals that are being output from the stereo bus or Bus 1/Bus 2. With this setting, even channels that are not assigned to the stereo bus or Bus B/bus 2, or channels whose [ON] key is off, can be monitored from the [MONITOR OUT] jacks or [PHONES] jack.

This setting is convenient when you want to monitor only specific channels without affecting the recorded content while recording tracks or during mixdown.

•MIXDOWN SOLO button

If this button is on, only the soloed signal(s) will be sent via the stereo bus and output from the [STE- REO OUT] jacks, [MONITOR OUT] jacks, and [PHONES] jack; other channels will be muted. With this setting, you won’t be able to monitor channels that are not assigned to the stereo bus, or channels whose [ON] key is turned off.

This setting is convenient when you want everything except for the specified channel(s) to be muted.

4 If you selected RECORDING SOLO mode in step 3, use the SOLO MODE field to select the point from which the soloed signal will be sent.

Use the following two buttons of the SOLO MODE field to select the send point.

•PRE FADER button

If this button is on, the pre-fader signal will be sent to the Solo bus. In this case, the fader and pan set- tings of each channel will be ignored, and the signal that is output from the [MONITOR OUT] jacks and the [PHONES] jack will be monaural.

•AFTER PAN button

If this button is on, the post-fader post-pan signal will be sent to the Solo bus. In this case, the fader and pan setting of each channel will affect the signal that is sent from the [MONITOR OUT] jacks and the [PHONES] jack.

HINT

•If RECORDING SOLO mode is selected, you can turn the SOLO MODE field’s TRIM knob to adjust the signal level sent to the Solo bus.

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