Yamaha AW 1600 Work Navigate section, Quick Navigate section, Display, Quick Loop Sampler section

AW1600 Owner’s Manual

Parts of the AW1600 and what they do

Introducing the AW1600

1[SONG] key

This key accesses the SONG screen, where you can save

or load songs, and perform the shut-down procedure.

B[CD] key

This key accesses the CD screen, where you can write or

play an audio CD, and backup or restore data.

C[TRACK] key

This key accesses the TRACK screen, where you can

check whether each track contains data, and switch the

virtual tracks that will be used for recording and playback.

D[EDIT] key

This key accesses the EDIT screen, where you can copy or

erase tracks.

E[REMOTE] key

This key accesses the REMOTE screen, where you can

use the front panel faders and [TRACK SEL] keys to con-

trol an external MIDI device or sequencer software on

your computer.

F[UTILITY] key

This key accesses the UTILITY screen, where you can

make MIDI, oscillator, and digital input settings, and for-

mat the hard disk.

1[RECORD] key

This key accesses the RECORD screen, where you can

quickly assign the signal to be recorded to the input of

each track, and make settings for recording.

B[MONITOR] key

This key accesses the MONITOR screen, where you can

quickly select the signal to be monitored, or switch the

stereo track playback on/off.

This is a backlit liquid crystal display that indicates the

current operating status or the settings of the various

parameters. The screens that are displayed will depend on

the front panel keys and knobs that are operated.

1Access indicator

This indicator indicates the access status of the internal

hard disk. When the hard disk is being read or written, this

indicator will light.

BContrast

Adjusts the brightness of the display.

■Work Navigate section

■Quick Navigate section

■Display

•Never turn off the power of the AW1600 when the access indi-

cator is lit. Doing so will not only damage the data on the inter-

nal hard disk, but may also damage the hard disk itself. When

you want to turn off the power of the AW1600, you must per-

form the shutdown procedure (

→

p. 11).

CAUTION

■Quick Loop Sampler section

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1[SELECT] key

Hold down this key and press a pad 1–4 to select a

pad for operations.

BPads 1–4

Each of these pads plays back the sample that has

been assigned to it.

C[SAMPLE EDIT] key

This key accesses the SAMPLE screen, where

you can make settings and perform operations for

the quick loop sampler.