7
Adding input signals or pad performances
during mixdown.............................................. 89
Using meters to check the level of each
channel............................................................90
Viewing all parameters for a certain channel.......90
Initializing a channel.......................................... 91
Editing the EQ parameters..................................92
Editing the dynamics parameters........................93
Editing the parameters of an internal effect........ 94
Inserting an effect into a track channel...............96
10 Creating an audio CD ..................97 Creating an audio CD..............................................97
Types of media that you can use with the CD-
RW drive................................................................97
Methods of writing an audio CD..............................98
Basic settings for the CD-RW drive........................... 99
Writing audio data (Track At Once) .......................100
Writing audio data (Disc At Once)......................... 102
Finalizing CD-R/RW media..................................... 104
Erasing CD-RW media............................................105
Playing an audio CD.............................................. 106
11 Quick loop sampler....................107 About the quick loop sampler................................107
Using sample libraries............................................ 109
Recording/playing a pad performance................... 110
Importing from an audio CD/WAV file to a pad..... 112
Importing from an audio track/stereo track to a
pad..................................................................... 114
Sampling an external input signal..........................115
Editing the sample name....................................... 117
Trimming the playback region...............................118
Switching the playback mode for each pad ...........119
Using the Slice function......................................... 120
Deleting an unwanted sample............................... 122
12 Track editing .............................123 What you can do using editing commands............123
Basic procedure for track editing...................... 124
List of editing commands.......................................126
ERASE...............................................................126
DELETE.............................................................127
INSERT............................................................. 127
COPY............................................................... 128
MOVE.............................................................. 129
EXCHANGE...................................................... 130
TIME COMP/EXP (Time Compression/
Expansion)..................................................... 130
PITCH CHANGE................................................131
EXPORT............................................................131
Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or
WAV files............................................................. 132
Exporting WAV files..........................................132
Importing from an audio CD or WAV file..........133
13 Song management.....................137 About songs.......................................................... 137
Editing the song name...........................................138
Editing various settings for the song...................... 139
Copying or deleting a song................................... 140
Optimizing a song................................................. 141
Creating a tempo map.......................................... 142
Importing data from an existing song....................144
Backing up songs and sample libraries................... 145
Restoring songs or sample libraries........................ 147
Exchanging song data with the AW4416/AW2816 148
14 MIDI and utility functions......... 149 What you can do using MIDI................................. 149
Basic MIDI settings................................................ 150
Transmitting the AW16G’s settings via MIDI
(Bulk Dump)........................................................154
Using the MIDI Remote function............................155
About the MIDI Remote function..................... 155
Using the MIDI Remote function presets.......... 155
Using the user-defined Remote function...........157
Using the test tone oscillator..................................159
Digital input settings/Checking and initializing the
internal hard disk.................................................160
Overall settings for the AW16G..............................162
15 Using the AW16G with external devices..................... 163 Using the AW16G with a “workstation synth”........163
Synchronizing the AW16G with the
workstation’s sequencer.................................163
Recording/playing AW16G mix operations on
the workstation’s sequencer...........................164
Switching AW16G scenes from the
workstation’s sequencer.................................165
Remotely controlling a tone generator module......166
Using external effects.............................................167
Connecting an MD recorder.................................. 169
Mixing down to an MD recorder......................169
Recording audio data from an MD recorder..... 170
Appendix........................................ 171 Input library list..................................................... 171
Mastering library list.............................................. 172
EQ library list......................................................... 173
Dynamics Parameters............................................ 174
Dynamics library list...............................................177
Effects library list....................................................178
Effects Parameters..................................................180
Sample library list.................................................. 192
Troubleshooting.................................................... 194
Display message list............................................... 198
About the CD-ROM included with the AW16G...... 200
Caution............................................................200
Contents of the CD-ROM................................. 200
Restoring the internal hard disk to the
factory-set condition...................................... 200
Installing a remote file......................................201
MIDI data format...................................................204
MIDI Implementation Chart...................................211
Specifications.........................................................212
Dimensions............................................................214
Index.....................................................................215
Block diagram........................................................218