Document Outline

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  • Yamaha AW4416 Owner's Manuals
  • AW4416 Operation Guide
    • Important
      • Read the following before operating the AW4416
      • Handling the CD-R/RW media
      • Storing produced data
      • Responsibility for loss of data, etc.
      • Cautions for handling optional equipment
    • Table of contents
    • Before you begin
      • Checking the included items
      • Installing an internal hard disk
        • About the internal hard disk
        • Installation
      • Installing a CD-RW drive
        • About the CD-RW drives
        • Installation procedure
      • Removing the transport protection pad
        • How to remove the transport protection pad
        • Manual eject (emergency disc removal)
      • Attaching an external SCSI device
        • About external SCSI devices
        • Connection procedure
      • Installing I/O cards
        • About I/O cards
        • Installation procedure
    • Important points you must observe
      • Turning the power on or off
      • Setting the internal clock
      • Transporting the AW4416
      • Vibration during use
    • 1 Welcome to the world of the AW4416
      • Features of the AW4416
      • Signal flow within the AW4416
        • Input patch
        • Input channels 1ﾐ24
        • Return channels 1/2
        • Recoeder input patching
        • Monitor channels 1ﾐ16
        • Digital cascade connections
        • Oscillator
        • Stereo output channel
        • Buses 1ﾐ8
        • AUX buses 1ﾐ8
        • Output patch
        • Internal effects 1/2
        • Monitor output/headphone output
    • 2 Parts and their functions
      • Top panel
        • Analog input/output section
        • WORK NAVIGATE section
        • UNIT section
        • MIXER section
        • FADER MODE section
        • MIXING LAYER section
        • [SEL] keys, [ON] keys, faders
        • Display section
        • Level meter/counter section
        • RECORDER section
        • AUTOMATION section
        • SCENE MEMORY section
        • CURSOR/JOG & SHUTTLE section
        • Locate section
        • Transport section
        • SAMPLING PAD section
      • Rear panel
      • Front panel
    • 3 The user interface of the AW4416
      • Display
      • Level meters/counter
      • Basic operation of the AW4416
        • Accessing a screen/page
        • Turning a button on/off
        • Editing the value of a fader/knob/numerical box
        • Using the additional function buttons
        • Inputting text
        • Selecting channels
    • 4 Connections and setup
      • Connections
      • Word clock settings
    • 5 Recording on the AW4416
      • Preparations for recording
        • Connections and start-up
        • Creating a new song
      • Recording the first tracks
        • Set the input level
        • Assign the signals to buses
        • Set the tracks to record-ready mode
        • Make monitor settings
        • Let’s record!
      • Overdubbing
        • Set the input level
        • Assign the signal to a bus
        • Put the track in record-ready mode
        • Make monitor settings
        • Using EQ and the dynamics processor
        • Let’s overdub!
      • Mixdown
        • Creating the mix balance of the tracks
        • Using the Solo function
        • Using the internal effects
      • Other convenient functions
        • Recording the stereo track
      • Saving a scene/song
    • 6 Transport/locate operations
      • Table of transport key operations
      • Shuttle function (cue/review operation)
      • Nudge function
      • Rollback function
      • Locating to a specific point
      • Locating to the zero location of the counter
      • Locating to the start/end points
      • A-B repeat
      • In/out points
      • Markers
      • Adjusting the location of a locate point
      • Deleting a locate point
      • Deleting a locate point using the panel keys
    • 7 Punch-in/out
      • About punch-in/out
      • Manual punch-in/out
        • Preparations
        • Manual punch-in/out recording
      • Auto punch-in/out
        • Preparations
        • Rehearsing and recording with auto punch-in/ out
    • 8 Patching
      • Patching to the input channels
      • Patching to the recorder inputs
      • Patching to the outputs
      • Patch library
      • Patching input/output jacks to an insert I/O point
      • Using the Quick Rec function
    • 9 Track and virtual track operations
      • The track structure of the AW4416
      • Switching virtual tracks
      • Pairing tracks
      • Editing tracks and virtual tracks
        • Tracks, parts, and regions
        • Naming a virtual track or region
        • Track editing procedure
        • Virtual track editing procedure
      • Editing command list
        • TRACK menu
        • PART menu
        • REGION menu
    • 10 Internal effects
      • About the internal effects
      • Using AUX send/return to apply an effect
      • Inserting an effect into a desired channel
    • 11 Song management
      • About songs
      • Saving/loading a song
      • Editing the song name/comment
      • Deleting/copying a song
        • Optimizing a song
      • Importing mixer data of an existing song
    • 12 Sampling pads
      • About the sampling pads
      • Assigning the pad outputs to channels
      • Assigning a region to a sampling pad
      • Trimming a sample
      • Naming a pad
      • Erasing a pad sample and name
      • Recording your performance on the sampling pads
      • Copying a pad performance
      • Erasing a pad performance
    • 13 Scene memory
      • About scene memory
      • Storing a scene
      • Recalling a scene
      • Editing the name of a scene
      • Protecting a scene
      • Changing the order of scenes
      • Using keys to store/recall a scene
        • Recalling a scene
    • 14 Automix
      • What is automix?
      • Creating a new automix
      • Recording the first section
      • Playing back automix
      • Overwriting events
      • Automix punch-in/out
      • Editing the fader movements
      • Editing automix off-line
      • Storing an automix
      • Recalling an automix
    • 15 MIDI
      • What you can do using MIDI
      • MIDI connectors and the TO HOST connector
      • Using the TO HOST connector for direct connection to your computer
        • Connections
        • Setting the PORT SELECT parameter
      • Switching AW4416 scenes from an external device
      • Using MTC to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencer
      • Using MIDI Clock to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencer
      • Using MMC to control the AW4416
    • 16 Backing up and restoring songs
      • Selecting the backup format
      • Backing up a song
      • Restoring a song
      • Disk utilities
        • Formatting the internal hard disk/external SCSI device
        • Erasing CD-RW media
    • 17 Mastering
      • About mastering
        • Stereo tracks that can be mastered
        • CD-R and CD-RW
        • Track At Once and Disc At Once
        • Preparations for mastering
        • Writing the master
      • Finalizing
      • Playing CD-R/RW media (the CD Play function)
  • AW4416 Reference Guide
    • Table of contents
    • SONG screen
      • Song List page
        • Saving/loading a song
      • Setting page
        • Make various settings for the current song
      • Song Edit page
        • Deleting/copying/optimizing songs
      • Tempo Map page
        • Programming the tempo map
      • Shut Down page
        • Shut down the AW4416
    • QUICK REC screen
      • Quick Rec page
        • Simultaneously recording 16 inputs/16 tracks
    • MASTERING screen
      • Write CD page
        • Using a CD-RW drive to create an audio CD
    • CD PLAY screen
      • CD Play page
        • Use the CD-RW drive to play an audio CD
    • SET UP screen
      • Patch IN page
        • Patching a signal to a channel/track
      • Patch OUT page
        • Patch signals to output jacks
      • Patch Lib page
        • Store or recall patching settings
      • D.in Setup page
        • Make word clock/cascade settings
      • Monitor page
        • Monitor the digital input signals
      • Dither Out page
        • Specify dithering and word length of the digital outputs
      • Dither TRK page
        • Specify dithering and word length for tracks
      • Solo Setup page
        • Make solo settings
    • FILE screen
      • Backup page
        • Backup a song
      • Restore page
        • Restore backed-up songs
      • Disk Util. page
        • Format or erase a disk
    • UTILITY screen
      • Oscillator page
        • Using the test tone oscillator
      • Prefer.1 page
        • Make overall settings for the AW4416 (1)
      • Prefer.2 page
        • Make overall settings for the AW4416 (2)
      • Prefer.3 page
        • Make overall settings for the AW4416 (3)
    • MIDI screen
      • MIDI Setup page
        • Make basic MIDI settings
      • MIDI Sync page
        • Make settings related to MIDI synchronization
      • PGM Asgn. page
        • Assign a scene number to each program change number
    • VIEW screen
      • CH View page
        • View all parameters of a channel
      • Library page
        • Store or recall channel settings
    • PAN/ROUTE screen
      • Pan 1–16/Pan17–24/Pan MONI pages
        • Set pan and routing
      • Pair CH/Pair BUS pages
        • Set channel/bus pairing
    • EQ/ATT/GRP screen
      • EQ/Att page
        • EQ and attenuation settings
      • Library page
        • Store or recall EQ settings
      • FaderGrp page
        • Set and cancel fader groups
      • Mute Grp page
        • Set and cancel mute groups
    • DYN/DLY screen
      • Dyn. Edit page
        • Dynamics processor parameter settings
      • Library page
        • Storing and recalling dynamics processor settings
      • Dly/ø1–16, Dly/ø17–24, Dly/øMONI pages
        • Set delay and phase
    • AUX1–AUX6 screens
      • Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pages
        • Make on/off and pre/post settings for the AUX sends
    • AUX7/EFF1 and AUX8/EFF2 screens
      • Eff. Edit page
        • Edit internal effects 1/2
      • Library page
        • Store or recall an effect program
      • Pre/Pst IN, Pre/Pst MONI pages
        • Make on/off and pre/post settings for the effect sends
    • HOME screen
      • 1–24/Rtn page
        • Monitor the input level of the input channels
      • MONITOR page
        • Monitor the input levels of the monitor channels
      • Bus page
        • Monitor the output levels of buses 1–8/AUX buses 1–8
      • Omni/ST page
        • Monitor the output levels of the OMNI OUT jacks and stereo output
      • Option page
        • Monitor the output level of option I/O cards
    • SAMP. PAD screen
      • From Rgn. page
        • Assign a region to a sampling pad
      • CD Import page
        • Assign CD-DA to a sampling pad
      • WAV Import page
        • Assign a WAV file to a sampling pad
      • PAD Edit page
        • Editing a sample pad
      • Trig. List page
        • Recording and playing sampling pad operations
    • TRACK screen
      • TR View page
        • Viewing the recorded content for each track
      • V. Track page
        • Switching virtual tracks
      • Stereo page
        • Playing or erasing the stereo track
      • Mark Adj. page
        • Adjust or erase locate points or markers
    • EDIT screen
      • TR Edit page
        • Edit tracks
      • V.TR Edit page
        • Edit virtual tracks
      • CD Import page
        • Import CD-DA to an audio track
      • WavImport page
        • Import a WAV file to an audio track
      • TR Import page
        • Import a track from an existing song
    • AUTOMIX screen
      • Main page
        • Make basic automix settings
      • Memory page
        • Store or recall automix
      • Fader Edit page
        • View fader events as a bar graph
      • Event List page
        • Edit events off-line
    • SCENE screen
      • Scene Mem page
        • Store or recall a scene
      • Fade Time page
        • Specify the fade time
      • RCL. Safe page
        • Make fader recall safe settings
      • Sort page
        • Sort scenes
    • Appendix
      • Preset EQ Program Parameters
      • Preset Effects Programs
      • Effects Parameters
      • Dynamics Processors
        • Preset Dynamics Programs
      • Preset Dynamics Program Parameters
      • Troubleshooting
      • Display message list
        • Messages
        • Popup messages
      • Specifications
        • General Specifications
        • Mixer section
        • Recorder section
        • Controls
        • Control I/O
      • Dimensions
      • MIDI data format
      • MIDI Implementation Chart
      • AW4416 Block diagram
  • AW4416 Tutorial
    • AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation
      • Contents
    • Laying Down the Basic Tracks
    • Load the Demo Song
      • Load the Demo Song From the CD-ROM Onto the AW4416 Hard Disk
      • Load the Demo Song from the Hard Disk
    • Mixdown
      • Phase 1: Listen To the Tracks and Make a Plan
      • Phase 2: Set Up a Rough Mix
      • Phase 3: Assemble the Mix Part by Part
      • Phase 4: Add Ambience
      • Phase 5: Finalize the Mix & Set Up Automation
      • Phase 6: Use the Virtual Tracks to Create an Alternate Mix
    • Mastering
      • Step 1: Set Up the “Master” EQ and Dynamics
      • Step 2: Record the Song to the Stereo Track
      • Step 3: Write the Song to a CD-R Disk
    • Practice, Practice …
    • Glossary