Document Outline

• Cover
• PRECAUTIONS
• Contents
• 1. Before you start
  • Introduction
  • Remember to back up your data
  • About the built-in CD-RW drive
  • Using the CD-RW drive
  • Installing an optional card
• 2. Introducing the AW2400
  • Features of the AW2400
  • AW2400 terminology
    • Recorder section
    • Mixer section
    • Overall
  • Parts of the AW2400 and what they do
    • Top panel
    • Rear panel
    • Front panel
  • Basic operation of the AW2400
    • Viewing the display
    • Accessing a screen/page
    • Switching a button on/off
    • Editing a value in the display
    • Using Additional Function Buttons
    • Entering text
    • Switching Mixing Layers
    • Using the Selected Channel section
• 3. Connection and Setup
  • Connection
  • Turning the power on/off
  • Adjusting the input level
• 4. Listening to the demo song
  • Loading the demo song
  • Playing the demo song
• 5. Recording to a sound clip
  • Recording a sound clip
  • Playing a sound clip
• 6. Track recording
  • Creating a new song
  • Direct recording and Mixed recording
    • Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording)
    • Assigning input signals to tracks (Mixed recording)
  • Recording on a track
  • Saving the current song
  • Pairing channels
  • Applying EQ To an Input Signal
  • Applying Compression to an Input Signal
  • Handy Recording Functions
    • Using the Metronome
    • Switching virtual tracks
    • Using the Undo List
• 7. Overdubbing
  • About overdubbing
  • Assigning the input signal to a track
  • Setting the mix balance and pan
  • Overdubbing
  • Punch-in/out
    • Manual punch-in/out
    • Auto punch-in/out
• 8. Mixdown and bounce operations
  • About mixdown and bouncing
  • Mixdown procedure
  • Playing back the stereo track
  • Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure
  • Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce
    • Fader Group assignments
    • Mute Group assignments
    • Using the Solo function
• 9. Transport/Locate Operation
  • The Transport Section Keys
  • Move To a Specified Location
  • Using the locator
  • Using markers
  • Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker
    • Adjusting the position of a locate point
    • Adjusting the position of a marker
  • Erasing a locate point or marker
  • Repeat playback of a specific region (the A-B Repeat function)
  • Finding a location while monitoring the sound (the Nudge function)
  • Finding a location while viewing the waveform
• 10. Meters
  • Level Meter Types
• 11. Patching and signal flow
  • Input signal patching
    • Patching for Direct Recording
    • Patching for Mixed Recording
  • Output signal patching
• 12. Channel Operation
  • Displaying the mix parameters for individual channels
  • Channel Library Operation
    • Calling the Channel Library screen
    • Changing Channel Library Names
    • Storing Channel Library settings
    • Recalling Channel Library settings
    • Erasing Channel Library settings
• 13. AUX
  • About the AUX buses
  • AUX Send Level Adjustment
  • Using external effects with the AUX buses
• 14. Effects
  • About the Internal Effects
  • Recalling Effect Library settings
  • Applying Effects via Send and Return
  • Inserting an Effect Into a Channel
  • Editing Effects
  • Effect Library Operations
    • Call the Effect Library Screen
    • Changing Effect Library Names
    • Storing Effect Library settings
    • Erasing Effect Library settings
  • Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)
• 15. Track operations and editing
  • About the AW2400’s tracks
  • Audio track operations
    • About audio tracks
    • Viewing all audio tracks
    • Muting a specific audio track
    • Switching the virtual track of an audio track
    • Editing virtual track names for an audio track
  • Stereo track operations
    • About the stereo track
    • Recording on the stereo track
    • Playing back the stereo track
    • Switching the virtual track of the stereo track
    • Editing the name of a virtual track for the stereo track
  • The Trigger Track Function
    • About Trigger Track
    • Using the Trigger Track Function
  • Editing tracks
  • Basic procedure for track editing
  • List of editing command
    • ERASE
    • DELETE
    • INSERT
    • COPY
    • MOVE
    • EXCHANGE
    • TIME COMP (Time Compression/Expansion)
    • PITCH (Pitch Change)
    • IMPORT CD AUDIO
    • IMPORT CD WAV
    • IMPORT USB WAV
    • IMPORT TRACK
    • EXPORT
    • MERGE
  • Importing audio data/WAV files
    • Importing from the CD-RW drive
    • Importing audio data from another song
• 16. Pan, EQ, and Dynamics Processing
  • Pan Control
  • 4-band EQ
  • Dynamics Processing
    • Using the Gates
    • Using the Compressors
  • EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation
    • Accessing the EQ/Dynamics Library screens
    • Changing EQ/Dynamics Library Names
    • Recalling EQ/Dynamics Library settings
    • Storing EQ/Dynamics Library settings
    • Erasing EQ/Dynamics Library settings
• 17. Scene Memory
  • About Scene Memory
  • Scene Memory Operation
    • Renaming a scene
    • Recalling scene data
    • Storing scene data
    • Deleting scene data
    • Protecting a scene
  • Using the Recall Safe function
  • Moving scenes
• 18. Song management
  • About songs
  • Managing Your Songs
  • Editing various settings for the song
  • Creating a tempo map
  • Backing up songs
  • Restoring songs
  • Exchanging Song Data With Other AW-series Audio Workstations
• 19. Automix
  • About Automix
  • Automix Operation
    • Creating a New Automix Recording
    • Recording the Automix Data
    • Automix Playback
    • Punch In and Out of Automix
  • Command Editing Automix data In a Specified Region
  • Editing Individual Automix Events
  • Automix Library Operation
    • About the Automix Library Page
    • Changing Automix Names
    • Storing Automix settings
    • Recalling Automix settings
    • Erasing Automix settings
    • Protecting Automix Data
• 20. MIDI
  • What you can do using MIDI
  • Basic MIDI Settings
  • MIDI Synchronization Message Setup
  • Connecting to External Equipment
    • Synchronizing the AW2400 With External MIDI Devices
    • Switching AW2400 scenes from an external MIDI device
    • Recording/playing AW2400 mix operations on an external sequencer
  • Using the MIDI Remote function
    • About the MIDI Remote function
    • Using the MIDI Remote function presets
    • Using User-defined Remote function
    • Remotely controlling a tone generator module
• 21. Utility functions
  • Using the test tone oscillator
  • AW2400 Preferences
  • Initializing the internal hard disk
• 22. Creating an audio CD
  • Creating an audio CD
  • Types of media that you can use with the CD-RW drive
  • Writing an audio CD
  • Basic settings for the CD-RW drive
  • Writing audio data
    • Writing Track At Once
    • Writing Disc At Once
  • Finalizing CD-R/RW media
  • Erasing CD-RW media
  • Playing an audio CD
• 23. Digital Input/Output & Optional Card Settings
  • Wordclock and Cascade Settings
    • Select the Wordclock Source
    • Fine Adjustment Of Overall Song Pitch (Vari-pitch)
    • Cascade-connecting External Devices
  • Check the Status Of the Digital Input Signal
  • Plug-in Card Settings
• 24. USB
  • What You Can Do With USB
  • WAV File Transfer (USB Storage Mode)
    • Switching to the USB Storage Mode
    • Exiting the USB Storage Mode
    • Copying Exported WAV Files To the Computer
    • Importing Copied WAV Files From the Computer
• Appendix
  • Mastering library list
  • EQ Parameter list
  • Dynamics Parameters
  • Gate Parameter list
  • Compressor Parameter list
  • Effects Parameters
  • Troubleshooting
  • Display message list
  • About the CD-ROM included with the AW2400
  • MIDI data format
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
  • Specifications
  • Dimensions
  • Index
  • Block diagram