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● When importing a WAV file 21 34 56 7 1 From WAVE file Selects the WAV file that will be imported. If the media contains folders (directories), move to the folder that contains the WAV file you want to import, and then specify the desired WAV file. The icons shown here have the following meaning. Indicates that a WAV file is selected. Indicates that a folder in the same level is selected. Indicates that the folder in the next higher level is selected. B Mono/stereo Indicates whether the WAV file selected for importing is monaural (M) or stereo (S). This field is for display only, and cannot be changed. C Size Indicates the playback length (in msec) of the WAV file selected for importing. This field is for display only, and cannot be changed. D LISTEN/ENTER/UP button The name and function of the button displayed here will change depending on the item that is selected by the From WAVE file parameter. ● If a WAV file ( ) is selected The LISTEN button will be displayed, allowing you to hear the WAV file repeatedly. ● If a folder in the same level ( ) is selected The ENTER button will be displayed, allowing you to move into that folder. ● If the next higher folder ( ) is selected The UP button will be displayed, allowing you to move to the next higher folder. E To TRACK F To V.TR G To Start These fields are the same as when you are importing from audio CD or CD-Extra. Note • If a Mixed Mode CD is inserted in the CD-RW drive, a popup window will appear, allowing you to select AUDIO (CD-DA) or WAVE (WAV files) to import. Move the cursor to the button for the data that you want to import, and press the [ENTER] key. • You can import only monaural or stereo WAV files that are in 16-bit/44.1 kHz format. • When you move the cursor to the LISTEN button and press the [ENTER] key, there will be a slight time lag while the data is read from the CD before you hear it. 7 If you are importing a WAV file, move the cursor to the From WAVE file field, and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the WAV file that you want to import. To move to a lower level, display the icon in this field, then move the cursor to the ENTER button in the screen and press the [ENTER] key. To move to the next higher level, display the icon in this area, then move the cursor to the UP button and press the [ENTER] key. 8 If you are importing from audio CD or CDExtra, use the From Start and From End fields to specify the region that will be imported. 9 Use the To TRACK, To V.TR, and To Start fields to specify the track number, virtual track number, and starting location into which the data will be imported. Note If the import-destination already contains data, it will be overwritten. Be careful not to accidentally overwrite important data. 10 When you have finished making settings, move the cursor to the EXEC button and press the [ENTER] key. A popup window will ask you to confirm the operation. 11 To execute the import operation, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key. Importing will begin. If you move the cursor to the CANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key, importing will be cancelled. Tip! Even after you press the [ENTER] key, you can press the [UNDO/REDO] key to return to the state prior to importing, as long as you have not executed any editing or recording operation since the import. Note You cannot execute the Import operation while the AW16G is running. 12 Track editing 135

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	3
Contents	6
Before you start	9
Introduction	9
Remember to back up your data	9
About the CD-RW drive	10
Installing the CD-RW drive	10
Removing the CD-RW drive	11
Using the CD-RW drive	11
Connecting the AC adaptor	12
Turning the power on/off	12
Introducing the AW16G	13
Features of the AW16G	13
AW16G terminology	15
Recorder section	15
Mixer section	15
Quick Loop Sampler section	16
Overall	16
Parts of the AW16G and what they do	17
Top panel	17
Rear panel	21
Front panel	22
Basic operation on the AW16G	23
Viewing the display	23
Accessing a screen/page/channel	23
Switching a button on/off	24
Editing a value in the display	24
Inputting text	24
Using the Selected Channel section	25
Listening to the demo song	27
Connect external devices and turn on the power	27
Loading the demo song	28
Playing the demo song	29
Mixing the demo song	30
Recording to a sound clip	33
Connecting your instrument or mic	33
Adjusting the input level	34
Recording/playing a sound clip	35
Track recording	39
Creating a new song	39
Direct recording and Bus recording	40
Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording)	42
Assigning input signals to tracks (Bus recording)	45
Enabling the metronome	47
Recording on a track	48
Pairing input channels/track channels	49
Using the input library	50
Using the EQ library	52
Using the dynamics library	53
Overdubbing	55
About overdubbing	55
Assigning the input signal to a track	56
Instantly recalling an EQ library	56
Instantly recalling a dynamics library	57
Setting the mix balance and pan	57
Overdubbing	58
Punch-in/out	59
Manual punch-in/out	59
Auto punch-in/out	59
Using the Undo List	61
Switching virtual tracks	62
Saving the current song	63
Loading an existing song	64
Various types of playback	65
Using the locator	65
Using markers	67
Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker	68
Erasing a locate point or marker	69
Repeatedly playing a specific region (the A-B Repeat function)	70
Finding a location while you listen to the sound (the Nudge function)	71
Finding a location while you view the waveform	72
Using libraries and scene memories	73
About the libraries	73
About scene memories	73
Basic operation for libraries and scene memories	74
Storing library or scene data	74
Recalling library or scene data	75
Deleting library or scene data	75
Naming library or scene data	76
Details on libraries and scene memory	77
Input library	77
EQ library	77
Dynamics library	78
Effect library	78
Mastering library	78
Sample library	78
Channel library	79
Scene memories	79
Using the Recall Safe function	80
Mixdown and bounce operations	81
About mixdown and bouncing	81
Preparing for mixdown	83
Using the internal effects via send/return	84
Recording on the stereo track	86
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure	87
Convenient functions during mixdown/ bounce operations	89
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Track editing

●

When importing a WAV ﬁle

From WAVE ﬁle

Selects the WAV ﬁle that will be imported.

If the media contains folders (directories), move to

the folder that contains the WAV ﬁle you want to

import, and then specify the desired WAV ﬁle.

The icons shown here have the following meaning.

.............................

Indicates that a WAV ﬁle is

selected.

.............................

Indicates that a folder in the same

level is selected.

.............................

Indicates that the folder in the next

higher level is selected.

Mono/stereo

Indicates whether the WAV ﬁle selected for import-

ing is monaural (M) or stereo (S). This ﬁeld is for dis-

play only, and cannot be changed.

Size

Indicates the playback length (in msec) of the WAV

ﬁle selected for importing. This ﬁeld is for display

only, and cannot be changed.

LISTEN/ENTER/UP button

The name and function of the button displayed here

will change depending on the item that is selected

by the From WAVE ﬁle parameter.

●

If a WAV ﬁle (

) is selected

The LISTEN button will be displayed, allowing you

to hear the WAV ﬁle repeatedly.

●

If a folder in the same level (

) is selected

The ENTER button will be displayed, allowing you

to move into that folder.

●

If the next higher folder (

) is selected

The UP button will be displayed, allowing you to

move to the next higher folder.

To TRACK

To V.TR

To Start

These ﬁelds are the same as when you are import-

ing from audio CD or CD-Extra.

Note

•

If a Mixed Mode CD is inserted in the CD-RW drive, a

popup window will appear, allowing you to select

AUDIO (CD-DA) or WAVE (WAV ﬁles) to import. Move

the cursor to the button for the data that you want to

import, and press the [ENTER] key.

•

You can import only monaural or stereo WAV ﬁles that

are in 16-bit/44.1 kHz format.

•

When you move the cursor to the LISTEN button and

press the [ENTER] key, there will be a slight time lag

while the data is read from the CD before you hear it.

If you are importing a WAV ﬁle, move the

cursor to the From WAVE ﬁle ﬁeld, and turn

the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the WAV ﬁle

that you want to import.

To move to a lower level, display the

icon in this

ﬁeld, then move the cursor to the ENTER button in

the screen and press the [ENTER] key.

To move to the next higher level, display the

icon in this area, then move the cursor to the UP

button and press the [ENTER] key.

If you are importing from audio CD or CD-

Extra, use the From Start and From End ﬁelds

to specify the region that will be imported.

Use the To TRACK, To V.TR, and To Start

ﬁelds to specify the track number, virtual

track number, and starting location into

which the data will be imported.

Note

If the import-destination already contains data, it will be

overwritten. Be careful not to accidentally overwrite

important data.

When you have ﬁnished making settings,

move the cursor to the EXEC button and

press the [ENTER] key.

A popup window will ask you to conﬁrm the opera-

tion.

To execute the import operation, move the

cursor to the OK button and press the

[ENTER] key.

Importing will begin. If you move the cursor to the

CANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key, import-

ing will be cancelled.

Tip!

Even after you press the [ENTER] key, you can press the

[UNDO/REDO] key to return to the state prior to

importing, as long as you have not executed any editing

or recording operation since the import.

Note

You cannot execute the Import operation while the

AW16G is running.