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Important Notice for the United Kingdom
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
Connections
Label shown below is located on the rear of this product
Laser properties of the Drive
Internal Hard Disk Precautions
Contents
AUX
Midi
Before you start
Introduction
Remember to back up your data
About the built-in CD-RW drive
Using the CD-RW drive
About the built-inCD-RW drive Using the CD-RW drive
Handling
Installing an optional card
Installing an optional card
Installing an optional card
Available optional cards
Before you start
Introducing the AW2400
Features of the AW2400
Plenty of input channels with professional features
Mixer section
Recorder section
Recorder section
Connecting to a Computer
AW2400 terminology
CD-RW drive
Channels
Mixer section
Locate points/markers
Mixing Layers
Overall
Parts of the AW2400 and what they do
Top panel
Parts of the AW2400 and what they do
Analog Input section
Work Navigate section
Quick Navigate section
Display section
Faders
SEL keys Stereo SEL key
On keys Stereo on key
Stereo fader
Selected Channel section
Monitor section
Scene/Automix/USB section
Data entry/control section
Locate/Number section
Layer section
Remote key
Locate section
Transport section
Rear panel
Front panel
Slot
Basic operation of the AW2400
Press the key or knob for the desired screen
Accessing a screen/page
Switching a button on/off
F1-F4 keys correspond to the tabs as follows
Using the Locate Keys To Enter Characters & Numbers
Entering text
Switching Mixing Layers
Using the Selected Channel section
Selected Key Lit Knob
DYN
Dynamics Screen
Introducing the AW2400
Connection and Setup
Connection
Turning the power off shut down
Turning the power on/off
Turning the power on
Turning the power on/off
MIC/LINE Input XLR jacks
Adjusting the input level
Adjusting the input level
MIC/LINE Input TRS phone jacks
Input channel input levels are displayed at the top
Press the Work Navigate section Song key
Listening to the demo song
Loading the demo song
Song list
To stop the song, press the Stop key
Playing the demo song
Demo song will begin playing
Playing the demo song
Recording a sound clip
Signal flow when using a sound clip
Recording to a sound clip
Mixer section
Metronome button
Tempo
Time signature
Metronome knob
Specifying the End point
Playing a sound clip
Press the Play key to hear the recorded sound clip
Playing a sound clip
Recording to a sound clip
Track recording
Creating a new song
Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the Enter key
Select the buttons of the items you want to
Carry over from the current song, move
Cursor to the OK button, and press
Direct recording and Mixed recording
Direct recording and Mixed recording
Direct recording
MIC/LINE Input jacks Stereo Output
Mixed recording
Channel
Bus
Assigning input signals to tracks Direct recording
Display will appear as shown here
To Adjust Volume/Balance
To Adjust Pan
Raise the Stereo fader to the 0 dB posi- tion
Monitor signal flow during recording
This completes the patch setup for direct recording
Assigning input signals to tracks Mixed recording
Press the SEL keys for the record-desti- nation tracks
Set the input channel 1-8 faders as required
Recording on a track
To stop recording, press the Stop key
Direct recording and Mixed recording Recording on a track
Move the cursor to the Save button and press the Enter key
Saving the current song
If you want to redo the recording, press the UNDO/REDO key
Recording on a track Saving the current song
Pairing channels
Popup window will appear, asking you to confirm
Pairing
Monitor screen used for channel pairing
Popup window contains the same items as
Applying EQ To an Input Signal
Applying EQ To an Input Signal
EQ settings are available via this
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set all bands as required
Applying Compression to an Input Signal
Applying Compression to an Input Signal
Compressor settings are available via this
Dynamics screen will appear
Handy Recording Functions
Using the Metronome
Activating the metronome and setting the tempo and vol- ume
Popup window confirming the recall operation will appear
Tempo can be set from 30 to 250 BPM
Switching virtual tracks
Tempo map events
Time signature can be set from 1/4 to 8/4
Undo List popup window will appear
Using the Undo List
Press and hold the UNDO/REDO key
Undo list
About overdubbing
Signal flow when overdubbing
Overdubbing
Input jacks Track
Assigning the input signal to a track
Assigning the input signal to a track
Setting the mix balance and pan
Adjust the pan in the same way for the other track channels
Setting the mix balance and pan
Overdubbing
Recording will begin
Overdubbing
Punch-in/out
Manual punch-in/out
Punch-in/out
To rehearse the auto punch-in/out, press the Play key
Following diagram shows the auto punch-in/out procedure
Overdubbing
Signal flow during mixdown
About mixdown and bouncing
Signal flow during bouncing
Bouncing differs from mixdown in the following ways
About mixdown and bouncing
Mixdown procedure
Digital
Mastering Library popup window will appear
Hint
Meter screen Master page will appear
Save the song
Switch the ST TR Mode ON/OFF button on
Playing back the stereo track
Playing back the stereo track
Return
Bounce ping-pong recording procedure
Play Track
Record Track
Bus 1 and Bus 2 output levels
Bounce ping-pong recording procedure
Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce
Fader Group assignments
Buttons E-H can be turned on/off independently
Mute Group assignments
Repeat steps 2-3 to make assignments for other mute groups
Operate a channel that is assigned to a mute group
Using the Solo function
To defeat the Solo function, press the Solo key once again
Mixdown and bounce operations
Move To a Specified Location
Transport/Locate Operation
Transport Section Keys
Enter the locate point in measures/beats
Using the locator
Using the locator
Locate points correspond to the following keys
Displayed Character Locate Type Number
You can assign markers while the song is playing or stopped
Using markers
Using markers
Press the Mark key
Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker
Adjusting the position of a marker
List
Markers
Erasing a locate point or marker
Erasing a locate point
Erasing a marker
Current location Song track Nudge time
Scale
Finding a location while viewing the waveform
Track
AMP
Finding a location while viewing the waveform
Meters
Level Meter Types
Meter screen Output page F4 key
Peak Hold button
Level Meter Types
Patching for Direct Recording
Patching and signal flow
Input signal patching
Or by pressing the F1 key after pressing 11 the Record key
Direct OUT
Input signal patching
Remain
Multi Connection ON/OFF button
Indication in the screen will be as follows
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This indicates the remaining recordable time
Patching for Mixed Recording
This area indicates the connection status of tracks 1
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Proceed with recording
For details on recording, refer to Track recording → p
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Option I/O Slot OUT Assign field
Output signal patching
Omni OUT Assign field
ST OUT Assign field
Track channels Effect return channels
Channel Operation
Input channels
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Initialize button
Channel Pair Indicator
Phase button, Gate button
ATT button, EQ button
BUS1, BUS2, ST
Comp
Insert EFF
REC TR
EQ/COMP
Channel Library Operation
Calling the Channel Library screen
Source Channel
Storing Channel Library settings
Move the cursor to the Store button and press the Enter key
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Erasing Channel Library settings
Move the cursor to the Clear button and press the Enter key
Popup window confirming the clear operation will appear
About the AUX buses
AUX Send Level Adjustment
Adjusting AUX send levels via AUX screen
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Adjusting AUX send levels via Selected Channel section
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AUX1 screen will appear
Using external effects with the AUX buses
This assigns the AUX1 bus signal to Omni OUT jack
Press the Display section F2 key to dis- play the Track
Press the Selected Channel section PAN
Signal Flow When Using an External Effect Processor
EQ key so that its indicator lights, then
Fully left and right, respectively
Effect Sends and Returns
Effects
About the Internal Effects
Channel Insertion
Effect screen will appear
Recalling Effect Library settings
Library setting will be recalled
Press the Display section F4 key to call the FX Lib.
Effect screen FX Track Track field
Applying Effects via Send and Return
Effect screen FX Input Input field
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Select PRE for pre-fader or Post for post-fader send
Effect screen FX Edit page will appear
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Popup window includes the following items
Signal flow for the selected channel will be dis- played
Inserting an Effect Into a Channel
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External effect inserted pre-EQ Input channel
Signal flow is as follows
Internal effect inserted pre-EQ input channel
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Type
Editing Effects
Name
Used AS
Changing Effect Library Names
Effect Library Operations
Call the Effect Library Screen
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To actually erase the selected setting move
Storing Effect Library settings
Erasing Effect Library settings
Cursor to the OK button and press Enter key 123
Correcting a Vocal Track Pitch Fix
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Correcting a Vocal Track Pitch Fix
Control field
This will select the Pitch FIX display
Pitch FIX field
Parameters field
Move the cursor to the Exit button and press Enter
Master Tuning field
FIX Note field
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Track operations and editing
About the AW2400’s tracks
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Audio track operations
About audio tracks
Viewing all audio tracks
Virtual track name
Switching the virtual track of an audio track
Muting a specific audio track
Indicates the track number
About the stereo track
Stereo track operations
Editing virtual track names for an audio track
Edited name will be applied
Recording on the stereo track
Playing back the stereo track
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Switching the virtual track of the stereo track
Editing the name of a virtual track for the stereo track
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Trigger Track Function
About Trigger Track
Trigger Track Function
Group
Normal button
Trigger button
Fader Start button
Editing tracks
Basic procedure for track editing
Select the editing command
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Specify the editing region
Execute the command
Select the tracks to edit
Select the virtual track that you want to edit
List of editing command
List of editing command
Parameters are the same as for the Erase command
Parameter list
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Start End From Track To Start
From Track
Measure Lock Start End From Track To Start
List of editing command When measure lock = on
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From Track To Start
If you set Ratio = 200%
Time Compression/Expansion
If you set Ratio = 50%
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Pitch Pitch Change
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Insert a CD into the CD-RW drive
Press the Enter key to confirm the edit command
Importing audio data/WAV files
You can import data from the following types of media
File
Total
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Importing audio data from another song
Sort
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To TR/To V.TR
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Pan Control
Pan Control via the PAN/EQ Screen
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Adjusting pan via Selected Channel section knob
Pan Control via Selected Channel section
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Band EQ
EQ Control via the PAN/EQ Screen
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EQ Control via the Selected Channel section
Parameter
Using the Gates
Dynamics Processing
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Compt ON/OFF button
Using the Compressors
Compressor Control via Dynamics screen
Position field
Selected Channel Knobs Parameters
Compressor Control via Selected Channel section
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Threshold Ratio Gain
EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation
Recalling EQ Library settings
Recalling Gate Library settings
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Changing EQ/Dynamics Library Names
Recalling EQ/Dynamics Library settings
Access the page containing the library to be edited
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Cursor to the OK button and press
Storing EQ/Dynamics Library settings
Erasing EQ/Dynamics Library settings
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Scene Memory Operation
Scene Memory
About Scene Memory
Protect button
To the OK button and press the Enter
Renaming a scene
Recalling scene data
Key. For details on entering a name
Scene will be stored
Storing scene data
Deleting scene data
Here’s how you can delete unwanted scene data
Using the Recall Safe function
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Destination list
Moving scenes
Source list
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Song Organization
Song management
About songs
Song Bit Depth
About songs
Song Folder Organization
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AW2400-1 Drive AW2400-2 Drive
Managing Your Songs
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Currently-selected song
Creating a new song
Changes the order of songs displayed in the Song List
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Song screen Setting page will appear
Editing the song name
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Loading and Sorting Songs
Saving the current song
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Move the cursor to the Copy button and press the Enter key
Deleting a song
Copying a song
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Popup window will ask you to confirm the optimize operation
Song Protection
Optimizing a song
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Importing data from an existing song
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Editing various settings for the song
Editing various settings for the song
ABS absolute time
Step
Creating a tempo map
Editing a tempo map event
Measure
Deleting a tempo map event
Event Range Content
Adding a tempo map event
Selected event will be deleted
Backing up songs
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Restoring songs
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Backing up songs Restoring songs
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Restore button
System button
Restoring songs
Information will be read from the inserted CD-R/RW media
Mark will appear for songs selected to be restored
Compatible with the other AW-series
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About Automix
ENABLE/DISABLE button
Automix
Automix Operation
Overwrite field
Command field
Creating a New Automix Recording
Free
Press the top-panel Play key to start song playback
Move the cursor to the Mode field and press the REC button
Recording the Automix Data
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AUX/EFFECT Send
CH ON/FADER
AUX/EFFECT Send on
PAN
To stop Automix playback press the top- panel Stop key
Automix Playback
Punch In and Out of Automix
Return Time Operation
Recorded Automix data will be updated
Command Editing Automix data In a Specified Region
Move the cursor to the Mode field and turn the REC button on
Operate the fader as required
When the Copy or Move command is selected
Command
When the Erase command is selected
Channel/Region
Editing Individual Automix Events
Param
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Time
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Changing Automix Names
Automix Library Operation
About the Automix Library
Protect
Erasing Automix settings
Storing Automix settings
Recalling Automix settings
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Protecting Automix Data
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What you can do using Midi
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Program Change field
Basic Midi Settings
Port field
Control Change field
Control Change Mode box
When Control Change Mode =
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CC# Parameter
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Midi Synchronization Message Setup
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Offset
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This sets the AW2400 to function as MTC master
Connecting to External Equipment
Connecting to External Equipment
Turn on the Slave button in the MMC field
Program change number
Assign scenes to program changes
Play back the external Midi device
Scene
With a built-in sequencer
Changes
Midi Clock Control Changes
Computer-based Sequencer application
Select a Control Change Mode
Play back the AW2400 song from the begin- ning
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About the Midi Remote function
Using the Midi Remote function
Using the Midi Remote function presets
Messages that can
Volume
Mode box
Volume/Rec TR
Cubase Logic Sonar Protools
Using User-defined Remote function
USER1 USER2 USER3 USER4
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Learn button
This enables the Remote function
Remotely controlling Tone generator module
Midi message
Operate the AW2400 faders and on keys
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Waveform
Using the test tone oscillator
Utility functions
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Nudge Time
Nudge Play Mode
AW2400 Preferences
Preroll Time
Postroll Time
Direct OUT Extract Position
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Set the disk cluster size to either 32K or 64K
Initializing the internal hard disk
Cluster field
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CD-R
Creating an audio CD
Creating an audio CD
CD-RW
Disc At Once
Writing an audio CD
Track At Once
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Basic settings for the CD-RW drive
If you turn on the Disc AT Once button
Writing audio data
If you turn on Track AT Once button
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Move the cursor to the ADD button and press the Enter key
Writing Track At Once
Inserted CD-RW will be automatically checked
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To finalize the disc, move the cursor to
Writing Disc At Once
Move the cursor to the Write button and press the Enter key
OK button and press the Enter key
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Finalizing CD-R/RW media
Popup window will ask you to confirm the finalize operation
Finalizing CD-R/RW media
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Erasing CD-RW media
Buttons select the following erasure methods
Erasing CD-RW media
Playing an audio CD
CD Play Mode button
Switches the CD Play function on/off
Input CH MUTE/MIX button
Wordclock and Cascade Settings
Select the Wordclock Source
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2-15/16 buttons
INT button
ST in button
IN, OUT
Select a wordclock source via the Wordclock Source field
Using an HDR or DAW As Wordclock Master
Using an MD or DAT Recorder as Wordclock Master
AW2400 As Wordclock Master
Cascade-connecting External Devices
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Check the Status Of the Digital Input Signal
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Digital I/O card status
Plug-in Card Settings
Digital Stereo in connector status
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USB Storage mode
Midi Message Transfer Normal Mode
WAV File Transfer USB Storage Mode
What You Can Do With USB
WAV File Transfer USB Storage Mode
Mode
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Case of Mac OS
Turn on the AW2400
Two windows will appear
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Exiting the USB Storage Mode
Case of Mac OSX
From V.TR
Copying Exported WAV Files To the Computer
From TR
File Name
Transport folder is located in the AW2400-2 drive
For details on how to enter a name, refer to
Importing Copied WAV Files From the Computer
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This field is for display only, and cannot be changed
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Appendix
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Name Description
Title Parameter
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EQ Parameter list
Parameter # Title
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LOW MID
Compressor CMP parameters
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Dynamics Parameters
Parameter Value
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Expander EXP parameters
CompanderH CPH CompanderS CPS parameters
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Gate GAT and Ducking DUK parameters
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Gate Parameter list Compressor Parameter list
Title Type Parameter Value
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Compressor Parameter list
One input, two output early reflections
Reverb HALL, Reverb ROOM, Reverb STAGE, Reverb Plate
Early REF
Gate REVERB, Reverse Gate
MOD. Delay
Mono Delay
Stereo Delay
Delay LCR
Flange
Echo
Chorus
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Auto PAN
Phaser
Symphonic
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Dual Pitch
Tremolo
HQ. Pitch
Rotary
Distortion
Ring MOD
MOD. Filter
AMP Simulate
DYNA. Flange
DYNA. Phaser
DYNA. Filter
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REV+FLANGE
REV+CHORUS
REV-CHORUS
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REV+SYMPHO
REV-FLANGE
One input, two output reverb and flanger effects in series
REV-SYMPHO
DELAY+ER
REV-PAN
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DELAY-REV
DELAY-ER
DELAY+REV
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Two input, two output 3-band multi-filter 24 dB/octave
DIST-DELAY
Multi Filter
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Gate
Band Dyna
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Messages
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Display message list
Popup messages
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Contents of the CD-ROM
Installing USB Midi driver
Special Notices
Click Continue
Start your computer, then log in as Adminis- trator
Restart the computer
Click the Close button
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Installing a remote file
Move the cursor to the list and press
Windows
Commands
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Installing the Sonar template file
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Type Receive From Send To #ch’s
Program Change Mode
Control Change Mode
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MTC Sync Average
MTC Sync Mode
Remote Port
MTC Sync Offset
Timing Clock F8
Midi Time Code Quarter Frame F1
Song Position Pointer F2
Continue FB
MMC Record Exit
MMC Fast Forward
MMC Record Strobe
MMC Locate Target
Midi Implementation Chart
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Input/Output
Digital Mixing Functions
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Dimensions
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Index
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Gate
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Recall Confirmation
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Block diagram
Input
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