Yamaha AW 1600 Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)

AW1600 Owner’s Manual

Mixdown and bounce operations

6Raise the [STEREO] fader and the faders of

the track channel(s) you selected as the

bounce-destination to the 0 dB position.

7Press the RTZ [ ] key to rewind the song.

Then hold down the REC [●] key and press

the PLAY [ ] key.

The song will begin playing back, and will be

recorded on the bounce-destination track(s).

8While you record the song, raise the faders

of the bounce-source track channels to an

appropriate level. Adjust the pan, EQ, and

dynamics of each track channel as neces-

sary.

9When you reach the end of the song, stop

the song and press the RTZ [ ] key to

rewind.

To check the recorded result, move the cur-

sor to the SAFE button and press the

[ENTER] key to cancel the recording settings.

Access the ON/OFF page of the MONITOR

screen (→ p. 31), turn off all track channels

other than the bounce-destination, and

press the PLAY [ ] key.

The Pitch Fix function can be used to “ﬁx” the pitch of a vocal track, or create chorus parts based

on a main vocal part. An Auto Punch-in/out function is also provided which allows a speciﬁed

segment of a vocal track to be processed and replaced. Pitch Fix can be useful in the following

situations:

•Correct the pitch of slightly ﬂat or sharp vocals.

•Correct the pitch of a speciﬁed segment or phrase of a vocal track using the Auto Punch-in/out function.

•Create a chorus par t using an external MIDI keyboard to specify the pitch of the chorus part – a third

above the main vocal, for example.

•Change the key of a vocal track.

1When you want to specify a segment of a

vocal track to be processed, it is necessary

to set up the Auto Punch-in/out function.

Details on setting up the Auto Punch-in/out function

can be found in steps 1 through 7 under “Auto punch-

in/out” on page 59.

2In the Quick Navigate section, repeatedly

press the [RECORD] key or hold down the

[RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/

[] keys to access the BOUNCE page of

the RECORD screen.

• If you select an unpaired track, the pan of the track channel

will be at the center position. If you select paired tracks, the

pan of adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered track chan-

nels will be spread to left and right respectively.

• The bounce-destination faders will not affect the content that

is recorded. However, the bounce-source faders specify the

volume balance that will be recorded.

NOTE

• When Auto Punch-in/out is engaged, you can monitor the

bounce source track channels during playback even when not

recording.

HINT

• If you’re not satisﬁed with what has been recorded, press the

[UNDO/REDO] button to undo the recording and go back to

step 7.

HINT

•If you attempt to change the screen or page without using the

SAFE button, a popup window asking “Clear Current REC

Setting?” will appear, asking you whether it is ok to clear the

current recording settings. Move the cursor to the OK button

and press the [ENTER] key.

•If desired, you can use the [UNDO/REDO] button to cancel the

bounce-recording operation (

→

p. 61), or switch the virtual track

of the bounce-destination and record another take (

→

p. 62).

HINT

Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)

• If you will be using to an external MIDI keyboard to specify the pitch for vocal pitch correction or a chorus part, the MIDI OUT con-

nector of an appropriate MIDI keyboard must be connected to the AW1600 MIDI IN connector via a standard MIDI cable. In this

case the UTILITY MIDI 1 page IN PORT parameter must be set to MIDI. Keyboard connection can also be made via the USB port.

NOTE

Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure • Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)