Yamaha Professional Audio Workstation AW4416 - Manual (Page 474)

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation
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AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation
Showing a Yamaha AW4416 to a recording engineer, say, 20 years ago, would
have a similar effect to showing an interplanetary probe to Galileo. After the ini-
tial shock both parties would probably nod their heads and mumble something
about inevitability. It had to happen. The AW4416 can do what once required a
couple of rooms full of very, very expensive equipment that required consider-
able expertise to operate. And it does it very well, indeed. In short, the AW4416
can take your sound recording projects from conception to completion with pro-
fessional-level control and quality.
If you’ve worked with a Yamaha O2R Digital Mixing Console (a de-facto standard
through the recording and production industries today) or one of Yamaha’s other
top-quality digital consoles, operating the AW4416 will not be a challenge. But if
you’ve never had the pleasure, the power and depth of the AW4416 (translation:
lots of features and flexibility) might be a little daunting at first. This tutorial is
designed to help you make friends with the AW4416 as quickly and as painlessly
as possible. Since the actual recording process is pretty much the same no matter
what equipment you use, we’ve provided a complete set of pre-recorded tracks
for the demo song “So Fine”, and will walk you through the process of mixing
and mastering the tracks to create the final product. We haven’t completely
ignored the initial recording process, however; a few guidelines are provided
below.
❒ A Note About the Tutorial
This tutorial assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of how the
AW4416 controls and main features work. If you get lost, refer to the AW4416
operation guide for details.
We’ve also included a simple glossary at the end of the tutorial. If you encounter
any terms you’re not familiar with, you might find explanations in the glossary.