Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Contents 1. Before you start 11 Introduction 11 Remember to back up your data 11 About the built-in CD-RW drive 12 Using the CD-RW drive 12 Installing an optional card 13 2. Introducing the AW2400 15 Features of the AW2400 15 AW2400 terminology 17 Recorder section 17 Mixer section 18 Overall 19 Parts of the AW2400 and what they do 20 Top panel 20 Rear panel 28 Front panel 29 Basic operation of the AW2400 30 Viewing the display 30 Accessing a screen/page 31 Switching a button on/off 31 Editing a value in the display 31 Using Additional Function Buttons 31 Entering text 32 Switching Mixing Layers 33 Using the Selected Channel section 33 3. Connection and Setup 37 Connection 37 Turning the power on/off 38 Adjusting the input level 39 4. Listening to the demo song 41 Loading the demo song 41 Playing the demo song 42 5. Recording to a sound clip 43 Recording a sound clip 43 Playing a sound clip 45 6. Track recording 47 Creating a new song 47 Direct recording and Mixed recording 49 Assigning input signals to tracks (Direct recording 51 Assigning input signals to tracks (Mixed recording 54 Recording on a track 56 Saving the current song 57 Pairing channels 58 Applying EQ To an Input Signal 60 Applying Compression to an Input Signal 61 Handy Recording Functions 62 Using the Metronome 62 Switching virtual tracks 63 Using the Undo List 64 7. Overdubbing 65 About overdubbing 65 Assigning the input signal to a track 66 Setting the mix balance and pan 67 Overdubbing 68 Punch-in/out 69 Manual punch-in/out 69 Auto punch-in/out 70 8. Mixdown and bounce operations 73 About mixdown and bouncing 73 Mixdown procedure 75 Playing back the stereo track 78 Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure 79 Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce 82 Fader Group assignments 82 Mute Group assignments 83 Using the Solo function 84 9. Transport/Locate Operation 87 The Transport Section Keys 87 Move To a Specified Location 87 Using the locator 88 Using markers 90 Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker .......91 Adjusting the position of a locate point 91 Adjusting the position of a marker 92 Erasing a locate point or marker 93 Repeat playback of a specific region (the A-B Repeat function 93 Finding a location while monitoring the sound (the Nudge function 94 Finding a location while viewing the waveform ...........95 10. Meters 97 Level Meter Types 97 8 AW2400 Owner's Manual