Yamaha AW2400 - Manual (Page 75)

Mixdown procedure
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AW2400 Owner’s Manual
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In this procedure you will select the channels that you want to mix down (track channels, input
channels, and effect return channels), and record them to the stereo track.
1
Lower the [STEREO] fader to the –
∞
posi-
tion.
2
Call the RECORD screen Mixdown page by
either pressing the Quick Navigate section
[RECORD] key as many times as necessary,
or by pressing the [F4] key after pressing
the [RECORD] key.
The Mixdown page is where you can perform mix-
down operations. In this page you can select the chan-
nels that will be recorded via the stereo bus onto the
stereo track.
1 DIGITAL IN
This lets you assign an input channel to the [DIGITAL
STEREO IN] connector.
Here you can choose from the following items.
• 1.2–15.16 ...... The signal from the [DIGITAL STE-
REO IN] connector will be assigned
to adjacent odd-numbered/even-
numbered input channels 1/2–15/16.
• ---- ................. The [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connec-
tor will not be used.
B Input Select
Here you can select the input sources that will be
patched to input channels 1–8 or 9–16. You can select
the following input sources.
• AD1–8 ................. The input signals from the AD
inputs ([MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks
1–8)
• SLOT1–8 ............. The input signals from inputs
1–8 of the digital I/O card
• SLOT9–16 ........... The input signals from inputs
9–16 of the digital I/O card
• ----........................ Not selected
C Stereo bus
Indicates the on/off status of the channels being sent to
the stereo bus. The numbers within the screen corre-
spond to the following channels.
• INPUT 1–16......... Input channels 1–16
• RETURN 1–4 ...... Effect Return channels 1–4
• TRACK 1–24 ....... Track channels 1–24
D Tracks
This is the track channel number. Move the cursor to
the number and press the [ENTER] key to switch track
muting on/off.
E LIBRARY button
Accesses the mastering library, where you can recall
EQ and dynamics settings specifically for the stereo
output channel.
F DITHER ON/OFF button
This is an on/off switch for “dithering,” which is a pro-
cess that reduces the perceived quantization noise
when you convert a digital audio signal to a lower bit
depth.
G REC button
Puts the stereo track in record-ready mode.
H SAFE button
Defeats the record-ready state of the stereo track. This
will also execute MUTE CLEAR (
I ).
I MUTE CLEAR button
This clears the Mute status of all tracks.
However depending on the bit depth of the song, there
may be cases in which some tracks cannot be
unmuted. If so, tracks will be muted consecutively
starting with the last-numbered track.
Mixdown procedure
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E F G H I
• In order for the digital audio signal sent from an external
device to the [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connector to be assigned
to an input channel, the clock of the external device and the
AW2400 must be synchronized (
→ p. 223).
• The DIGITAL IN setting takes priority over the setting of the
Input Select field. If you assign DIGITAL IN to an input chan-
nel, a
symbol will be displayed for the two corresponding
input numbers in the Input Select field. This symbol indicates
that DIGITAL IN is assigned.
• If the STEREO BUS CASCADE button in the DIO screen Set-
ting page is set to ENABLE, “ST BUS” will appear as the DIG-
ITAL IN assignment, and the assignment can’t be changed.
HINT • Pressing the [F1] key while holding the Display section
[SHIFT] key has the same effect as the SAFE button.
HINT