Operation Guide
PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATION
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C A U T I O N
NEDERLAND
THE NETHERLANDS
Cautions
Read the following before operating the AW4416
Warnings
Handling the CD-R/RWmedia
Operating Notes
Cautions for handling optional equipment
Storing produced data
Responsibility for loss of data, etc
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Table of contents
Table of contents
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Chapter 2 Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 Connections and setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 6 Transport/locate operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 8 Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 12 Sampling pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 15 MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before you begin
Checking the included items
Trademarks
Copyright
Installing an internal hard disk
About the internal hard disk
Installation
Flat cable connector
Flat cable
The SCSI ID of the CD-RWdrive
Installing a CD-RWdrive
About the CD-RWdrives
3.Turn the AW4416 upside down on the work surface
Installation procedure
1.You will need the following items
Bottom panel CD-R/RWdrive cover panel
Bottom panel CD-R/RWdrive cover panel Inner cover
How to remove the transport protection pad
Removing the transport protection pad
About external SCSI devices
Attaching an external SCSI device
Manual eject emergency disc removal
Connection procedure
About SCSI errors
About terminators
External SCSI devices with 25-pinconnectors
Check the SCSI ID
Installing I/O cards
About I/O cards
MY8-AT
MY8-TD
Installation procedure
1.Make sure that the power of the AW4416 is turned off. For safety’s sake, disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet
Important points you must observe
Turning the power on or off
Turning the power on
Setting the internal clock
1.Press the UTILITY key → F4 key
Turning the power off
Transporting the AW4416
Vibration during use
Mixer section
Features of the AW4416
1 Welcome to the world of the AW4416
Recorder section
Scenes and libraries
Full mixing automation
High capacity hard disk up to 64 GB*2
Other features
Sampling pad section
CD-RWdrive option
CD-RWdrive*3 can be installed internally
Signal flow within the AW4416
Chapter1—Welcometo the world of the AW4416
Mixer section
Sampling pads section Recorder section
Input patch
MIC/LINE INPUT
OPTION IN
SAMPLING PAD
Input channels 1–24
Mono in X
Return channels 1/2
1Stereo BNo dynamics processor CNo direct output
DNo AUX 7 send level from return channel
ENo AUX 8 send level from return channel
Recorder input patching
Monitor channels 1–16
STEREO
BUS 1–8
Digital cascade connections
Oscillator
Stereo output channel
Chapter1—Welcometo the world of the AW4416
Chapter1—Welcometo the world of the AW4416
Buses 1–8
AUX buses 1–8
Output patch
Internal effects 1/2
STEREO
BUS 1–8
Monitor output/headphone output
BWhen the SOLO key is on
CWhen the TRACK CUE key is on
DWhen the internal metronome function is on
Analog input/output section
2 Partstions and their func
Top panel
WORK NAVIGATE section
UNIT section
1SETUP key
DMONITOR OUT control
MIXER section
BFILE key
CUTILITY key
DMIDI key
FADER MODE section
1HOME key
BAUX 1–AUX6 keys
CAUX 7/AUX 8 keys
MIXING LAYER section
Stereo output channel
Chapter2—Partsand their functions
MIXING
Stereo output channel Effect return channels 1/2
Input channels
No function
Monitor channels 1–16
SEL keys, ON keys, faders
1SEL select keys
BON key
CFaders
Display section
2 4 3
1Display
BPAN control
Level meter/counter section
1Access indicator
BABS/REL switch
FSHIFT key
RECORDER section
CPEAK HOLD switch
DLevel meters/counter
ETRACK CUE key
AUTOMATION section
SCENE MEMORY section
1AUTOMIX key
BSCENE key
CURSOR/JOG & SHUTTLE section
When the JOG ON key is off
When the JOG ON key is on
When the NUM LOCATE key is on
Locate section
Transport section
MCANCEL key
GREPEAT key
HA/B keys
SAMPLING PAD section
1A/B bank indicators
CSTOP key
DPLAY key
Rear panel
DINSERT I/O 1/2 jacks
EINPUT 3–8phone jacks
FINPUT 8 HI-Zjack
G2.5 HARD DISK DRIVE slot
QSCSI connector
KOPTION I/O slots 1/2
R Q P O N M L
U V W
RTO HOST connector
SPOWER switch
TAC INLET connector
UMTC OUT connector
Front panel
1CD-RWdrive cover
Chapter2—Partsand their functions
— Operation Guide
3 The user interface of the AW4416
Display
ESong/scene information
FM menu button
GMain screen
Cursor
Dragging
Buttons
Knobs/faders/numerical boxes
Level meters/counter
1REMAIN indicator
BABS/REL indicator
CCounter
IREC READY indicator
JINPUT MONITOR indicator
GLevel meters 1–16
HLevel meter L/R
Accessing a screen/page
Using the controls of the top panel
Using the mouse
Basic operation of the AW4416
Using the mouse
Turning a button on/off
Using the controls of the top panel
Using the mouse
Editing the value of a fader/knob/numerical box
Using the controls of the top panel
Using the additional function buttons
Using the controls of the top panel
Using the mouse
<Additional function buttons >
Using the controls of the tab page
Inputting text
3.Input the remaining characters in the same way
Using the mouse
3. Input the remaining characters in the same way
Selecting channels
9–14
15/16
STEREO
HOME
If the mixing layer is
If the mixing layer is 17-24RTN
If the mixing layer is MONI
4 Connections and setup
Connections
Headphones
Signal processor
SLOT 1 1/2–7/8 SLOT 2 1/2–7/8
Word clock settings
2.2. Press the SETUP key → F4 key
Using the AW4416 as the word clock master
AW4416 word clock master
D.ST IN
WCLK IN
Using a digital MTR as the word clock master
Using a digital MTR as the word clock master
AW4416 word clock slave
AW4416
DAT recorder word clock master
Using a DAT recorder as the word clock master
word clock slave
Connections and start-up
5 RecordingAW4416 on the
Preparations for recording
Chapter5—Recordingon the AW4416
Creating a new song
1.Press the SONG key → F1 key
Recbit
5.Make sure that the cursor is located at the OK button, and press the ENTER key
Recording the first tracks
Set the input level
1Input channels 1–16
BInput channels 17–24+ return channels
CMonitor channels
Input
INPUT y→x x=odd number, y=even number
RESET BOTH
INPUT x→y x=odd number, y=even number
Assign the signals to buses
Set the tracks to record-readymode
EADY
Make monitor settings
1.Press the PAN key → F3 key
2.Press the MONI key
3.Hold down SEL key 1, and press SEL key
9.Raise the MONITOR OUT control/PHONES control
Let’s record
1. Press the Locate section RTZ key
3.Start the rhythm machine drum performance
Overdubbing
Set the input level
Assign the signal to a bus
Put the track in record-readymode
Make monitor settings
1.Press the PAN key → F3 key
Using EQ and the dynamics processor
Using the four-bandEQ
Using the dynamics processor
7.Press the F1 key
Let’s overdub
Mixdown
Creating the mix balance of the tracks
Using the Solo function
RECORDING SOLO
MIXDOWN SOLO
LAST SOLO
MIX SOLO
The SOLO key and ON keys 1-16will blink
Using the internal effects
5.Press PAN key → F2 key
Mute groups
Other convenient functions
Fader groups
Recording the stereo track
Automix
Recording on the stereo track will begin
8.Press the REC TRACK SELECT ST key
Saving a scene/song
Saving a scene
Saving a song
The song will be saved
6 Transport/locateations oper
Table of transport key operations
Nudge function
Using the Nudge function
Shuttle function cue/review opera- tion
Current location
Use SHUTTLE dial to move to approxi mate location
Use DATA/JOG dial to move in small steps
Song tracks
PLAY MODE= AFTER
Nudge function settings
PLAY MODE= BEFORE
Rollback function
Rollback time setting
Locating to a specific point
Cursor
Setting the zero relative time location
Locating to the zero location of the counter
— Operation Guide
Chapter6—Transport/locateoperations
Zero relative time location
End point
Locating to the start/end points
Start point
Performing A-Brepeat playback
Setting the A/B points
A-Brepeat
Point B
7.To defeat A-Brepeat, press the REPEAT key
Point A
Setting the In point/Out point
In/out points
Locating to a marker
Setting a marker
Markers
Markers
Adjusting the location of a locate point
1.Press the TRACK key → F4 key
Start point= 00:00:00:00.00
Start point = 00:00:05:00.00
Start point = 00:00:05:00.00
Absolute time ABS zero
Deleting a locate point
1. Press the TRACK key → F4 key
Deleting a marker
Deleting a locate point using the panel keys
Deleting an In/Out point or A/B point
7 Punch-in/out
About punch-in/out
Manual punch-in/out→ P.128
Auto punch-in/out→ P.130
Make input monitor settings
Connect a foot switch
Manual punch-in/out
Preparations
Manual punch-in/outrecording
Auto punch-in/out
Set the auto punch-in/outpoints
Set the pre-roll/post-rolltimes
Make input monitor settings
Rehearsing and recording with auto punch- in/out
Rehearsing with auto punch-in/out
Recording with auto punch-in/out
Auto punch-in
Auto punch-out
point
8 Patching
Patching to the input channels
Return channels 1/2
1Input channels 1–24 B Return channels 1/2
Input channels 1–24
Patching to the recorder inputs
Recorder inputs 1–16
Patching to the outputs
1.Press the SETUP key → F2 Patch OUT key
1 23 4 5
1OMNI OUT jack 1-4 BDIGITAL STEREO OUT jack
OMNI OUT jacks 1–4
DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack STEREO OUT jacks
Digital I/O card slot 1 OUTPUT 1–8
Digital I/O card slot 2 OUTPUT 1–8
Patch library
Storing to the patch library
Recalling a patch program
2.Press the VIEW key → F1 key
You can select from the following jacks
You can select from the following jacks
8.Press the SETUP key → F2 Patch OUT key
Using the Quick Rec function
1.Press the QUICK REC key
1Input jacks sent to track 1–8inputs
B Input jacks sent to track 9–16inputs
5.Press the TRACK key → F1 key
6.Play back the audio source connected to the input jacks of the I/O cards slots 1/2
9 Track and virtual track operations
The track structure of the AW4416
Audio tracks
• 16 bit song
Chapter9—Trackand virtual track operations
Virtual tracks
Stereo track
Switching virtual tracks
1.Press the TRACK key → F2 key
1Track number
BTrack name
Chapter9-Trackand virtual track operations
— Operation Guide
Pairing tracks
1.Press the TRACK key → F2 key
Editing tracks and virtual tracks
Tracks, parts, and regions
Track
Part
Naming a virtual track or region
Naming a virtual track
Buttons to specify NAME menu options will appear
Naming a region
Track editing procedure
FParameter setting area
ETRACK/PART/REGION menus
5.Press the ENTER key
Virtual track editing procedure
1Track number
BVirtual track number
CTrack name
6.Press the ENTER key
Editing command list
TRACK menu
NAME Track Name
ERASE
PART menu
ERASE
DELETE
COPY
REGION menu
NAME
ERASE
DELETE
Using AUX send/return
10 Internal effects
About the internal effects
Inserting an effect into a channel
Using AUX send/return to apply an effect
Patching
Recalling an effect program from the library
1.Press the AUX 7 key → F2 key
5.Press the F1 key
Switching between pre-faderand post-fader
1.Press the AUX 7 → F4 key
Adjusting the send level/return level
Adjusting the send level
1.Press the HOME key → 17-24RTN key
2.Press the VIEW key → SEL key
Inserting an effect into a desired channel
Patching
Inserting an effect into monitor channel
Effect insertion will be cancelled
• INT.EFF1
INT.EFF2
4.To insert effect 2, move the cursor to the INT.EFF2 button and press the ENTER key
Recalling an effect program
11 Song management
About songs
Song structure and size
Song structure
Usable hard disks/song capacity
Work area for audio CD production
Saving/loading a song
Saving the current song
1Song name BDate and time when the song was saved
CSong size DSong quantization/sampling frequency
Loading a song
Editing the song name/comment
Deleting/copying a song
Deleting a song
BSong name CDate and time when the song was saved
1The song currently selected for editing
Copying a song
Optimizing a song
Importing mixer data of an existing song
4.Press the ENTER key
12 Sampling pads
About the sampling pads
Assigning the pad outputs to chan- nels
Assigning a region to a sampling pad
1 2 3
CImport a WAV file from a SCSI device
1PAD SEL button
4.Press the ENTER key
8.Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button, and press the ENTER key
Trimming a sample
5.Press the ENTER key
8.Press the ENTER key
Naming a pad
Erasing a pad sample and name
5.Press the ENTER key
Recording your performance on the sampling pads
1PAD
BNAME pad name
CR button
GParameter value area
EPad tracks
FCOPY/ERASE menu
Copying a pad performance
FR. PAD from pad
FR. START from start FR. END from end
TO PAD
TO START
5.Repeat steps 3–4to set the remaining parameters
Erasing a pad performance
START END
EXECUTE
13 Scene memory
About scene memory
Parameters included in a scene
About scene numbers
Storing a scene
1.Press the SCENE key → F1 key
2.Use the DATA/JOG dial to select the store destination scene number 01–96
Recalling a scene
Editing the name of a scene
Protecting a scene
Changing the order of scenes
1.Press the SCENE key → F4 key
SCENE 01–50ON/OFF buttons
SCENE 51–96ON/OFF buttons
3.Press the CURSOR key to move the cursor to the list at right DESTI- NATION, and use the DATA/JOG dial to select the move destination
Using keys to store/recall a scene
Storing a scene
Recalling a scene
What is automix?
14 Automix
Creating a new automix
5.Press the F4 key
Recording the first section
on highlighted
Playing back automix
Overwriting events
7.Press SEL key
Automix punch-in/out
10.Press the top panel STOP key
Editing the fader movements
1 If the fader/encoder is lowered
2 If the fader/encoder is raised
below the previous value
above the previous value
Editing automix off-line
1.Press the AUTOMIX key → F4 key
2 1 5 6
3 4 7
ETIME
FEVENT
GCHANNEL
Chapter14—Automix
6.To add a new event, move the cursor to the DUPLICATE button in the upper right of the screen, and press the ENTER key
Storing an automix
The internal automix memory is shared between the current automix and a max- imum of sixteen stored automixes. This means that if the current automix occu- pies a large amount of automix memory, it may be impossible to store the automix even if there are vacant automix numbers in the list. If this occurs, clear previously-savedautomix data that you no longer need Refer to the Reference Guide “AUTOMIX screen/Memory page”, and then execute the Store operation once again
Recalling an automix
What you can do using MIDI
15 MIDI
Change scenes by remote control
Remote control via MMC
MIDI connectors and the TO HOST connector
MIDI IN connector
MIDI OUT/THRU connector
MTC OUT connector
Connections
Connection to an IBM/PC series computer
Connection to an Apple Macintosh series computer
IBM/PC series: D-SUB9P → mini DIN8P cross cable
Setting the PORT SELECT parameter
1.Press MIDI, and then press the F1 key
Switching AW4416 scenes from an external device
5.Press the F3 key
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2.Press the MIDI key, and then press the F2 key
9.Record or play back the AW4416 song
2.Press the MIDI key, and then press the F1 key
4.Press the F2 key
7.Press the SONG key, and then press the F4 key
13.Record/play back the AW4416 song
Using MMC to control the AW4416
7.Start playback on your MIDI sequencer
Selecting the backup format
16 Backing up and restoring songs
Backing up a song
1.Press the FILE key → F1 key
TYPE1
TYPE2
2.Move the cursor to the DESTINATION area in the lower right of the dis- play, and use the DATA/JOG dial to select the ID number of the backup destination SCSI device e.g., internal CD-RWdrive or external hard disk or MO drive
3.Press the ENTER key
Restoring a song
1.Press the FILE key → F2 key
You can select multiple songs for restoring
Disk utilities
1.Press the FILE key → F3 key
Formatting the internal hard disk
Formatting an external hard disk
QUICK quick format
NORMAL normal format
Formatting removable media such as an MO drive
Erasing CD-RWmedia
Stereo tracks that can be mastered
17 Mastering
About mastering
CD-RW
CD-Rand CD-RW
CD-R
Disc At Once
Track At Once and Disc At Once
Track At Once
Mastering mode settings
Preparations for mastering
Writing the master
5.Move the cursor to the TRACK AT ONCE button if you wish to master using Track At Once, or to the DISC AT ONCE button if you wish to mas- ter using Disc At Once. Then press the ENTER key
7.Move the cursor to the stereo track data area of the list, and use the DATA/JOG dial to select the stereo track that you wish to write to track 1 of the CD
10.As necessary, use the WRITE SPEED buttons located in the lower left of the display to select the writing speed
Finalizing
Playing CD-R/RWmedia the CD Play function
8.To stop playback, press the STOP key
Chapter17—Mastering
— Operation Guide
Index
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