Yamaha AW 1600 AW1600 terminology

AW1600 terminology

Introducing the AW1600

AW1600 Owner’s Manual

A location where data is recorded is called a “track.” The

AW1600’s recorder section uses the following types of

track.

●Audio tracks

The physical tracks used to record and play back audio

data are called “audio tracks,” or simply “tracks.” The

AW1600 has sixteen audio tracks. You can record eight

tracks simultaneously, and play back 16 tracks simulta-

neously (16-bit songs).

●Stereo track

Independently from audio tracks 1–16, the AW1600 has a

“stereo track” that records and plays a stereo audio signal.

The stereo track is used mainly as a dedicated mixdown

track for recording the ﬁnal mix.

●Virtual tracks

Each audio track 1–16 and the stereo track consists of

eight tracks. Each of these eight tracks is called a “virtual

track.” For the audio tracks and the stereo track, only one

virtual track can be recorded or played at any time. How-

ever, you can switch virtual tracks to continue recording

other takes while preserving the previously-recorded con-

tent.

The diagram below shows the concept of virtual tracks.

The horizontal rows indicate audio tracks 1–16, and the

vertical columns correspond to virtual tracks 1–8. The

shaded areas indicate the virtual track that is currently

selected for recording or playback.

For audio tracks 9/10–15/16, adjacent pairs of tracks are

handled by the mixer as a single unit. These pairs of tracks

are referred to as “paired tracks.” A paired track can be

used to record a stereo source, or a dual-guitar perfor-

mance, etc.

Locations within a song that you speciﬁed in order to exe-

cute a function such as auto punch-in/out or A-B repeat

playback are called “locate points.” Locate points include

the in/out points and the A/B points, and you can use the

keys of the Locate section to move instantly to these

points.

Independently of the locate points, you can assign “mark-

ers” at desired locations within a song so that you will be

able to ﬁnd these locations quickly. The AW1600 lets you

set up to ninety-nine markers (1–99). By using the keys of

the Locate section you can move instantly to the previous

or next marker.

A signal route that processes a single signal within the

mixer and sends it to various sections is called a “chan-

nel.” The mixer section of the AW1600 lets you use the

following channels.

●Input channels 1–8

These apply EQ and dynamics processing to the signals

that are input from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1–8, and send

them to the recorder tracks or to the STEREO OUT jacks.

●Track channels 1–16

These channels apply EQ and dynamics processing to the

audio playback signals from audio tracks 1–16 of the

recorder, and send the signals to the stereo track and the

STEREO OUT jacks. You can also perform “bounce

recording” by sending these channels to different tracks.

●Return channels 1/2

These channels send the return signals from the internal

effects to the stereo track and the STEREO OUT jacks.

●Pad channels 1–4

These channels apply EQ and dynamics processing to the

playback of Quick Loop Sampler pads 1–4, and send the

signals to the stereo track and the STEREO OUT jacks.

●Stereo output channel

This applies EQ and dynamics processing to the signal of

the stereo bus (which combines the signals of the various

channels), and sends it to the stereo track or to the STE-

REO OUT jacks. The same signal is also output from the

MONITOR OUT jacks and from the PHONES jack.

AW1600 terminology

Recorder section

■Tracks

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Audio tracks

Stereo track

Virtual tracksVirtual tracks