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Chapter16-Backing up and restoring songs 2. Rotate the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the drive that you wish to format, and press the [ENTER] key. To format the internal hard disk, select "INT.IDE." To format an external SCSI device, select the SCSI ID of that device. The rest of the procedure will differ depending on the type of drive you are formatting. ❒ Formatting the internal hard disk 3. Move the cursor to the EXECUTE button in the FORMAT area, and press the [ENTER] key. A popup window will appear, asking you to confirm the Format operation. 4. Move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key. A popup window will appear once again, asking you to confirm that you really want to format the internal hard disk. Tip! If you decide to cancel the format operation, move the cursor to the CANCEL button and press the [ENTER] key. 5. Once again, move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key. Formatting will begin. When formatting of the internal disk is completed, an empty song will be created automatically, and selected as the current song. ❒ Formatting an external hard disk 3. Select the SCSI ID of the external hard disk, and press the [ENTER] key. A popup window will appear, allowing you to select the type of file system and the formatting method. 251 - Operation Guide

Section	Page
Important	4
Read the following before operating the AW4416	4
Handling the CD-R/RW media	5
Storing produced data	6
Responsibility for loss of data, etc.	6
Cautions for handling optional equipment	6
Table of contents	8
Before you begin	15
Checking the included items	15
Installing an internal hard disk	16
About the internal hard disk	16
Installation	17
Installing a CD-RW drive	19
About the CD-RW drives	19
Installation procedure	20
Removing the transport protection pad	23
How to remove the transport protection pad	23
Manual eject (emergency disc removal)	24
Attaching an external SCSI device	24
About external SCSI devices	24
Connection procedure	25
Installing I/O cards	27
About I/O cards	27
Installation procedure	28
Important points you must observe	29
Turning the power on or off	29
Setting the internal clock	30
Transporting the AW4416	32
Vibration during use	32
1 Welcome to the world of the AW4416	33
Features of the AW4416	33
Signal flow within the AW4416	36
Input patch	37
Input channels 1–24	38
Return channels 1/2	39
Recorder input patching	40
Monitor channels 1–16	40
Digital cascade connections	41
Oscillator	41
Stereo output channel	41
Buses 1–8	42
AUX buses 1–8	42
Output patch	43
Internal effects 1/2	43
Monitor output/headphone output	44
2 Parts and their functions	45
Top panel	45
Analog input/output section	45
WORK NAVIGATE section	46
UNIT section	46
MIXER section	47
FADER MODE section	48
MIXING LAYER section	49
[SEL] keys, [ON] keys, faders	51
Display section	52
Level meter/counter section	53
RECORDER section	54
AUTOMATION section	55
SCENE MEMORY section	55
CURSOR/JOG & SHUTTLE section	56
Locate section	57
Transport section	58
SAMPLING PAD section	59
Rear panel	60
Front panel	64
3 The user interface of the AW4416	65
Display	65
Level meters/counter	68
Basic operation of the AW4416	70
Accessing a screen/page	70
Turning a button on/off	71
Editing the value of a fader/knob/numerical box	72
Using the additional function buttons	73
Inputting text	74
Selecting channels	77
4 Connections and setup	81
Connections	81
Word clock settings	82
5 Recording on the AW4416	86
Preparations for recording	86
Connections and start-up	86
Creating a new song	88
Recording the first tracks	91
Set the input level	91
Assign the signals to buses	94
Set the tracks to record-ready mode	95
Make monitor settings	96
Let’s record!	98
Overdubbing	100
Set the input level	100
Assign the signal to a bus	101
Put the track in record-ready mode	102
Make monitor settings	103
Using EQ and the dynamics processor	104
Let’s overdub!	107
Mixdown	108
Creating the mix balance of the tracks	108
Using the Solo function	109
Using the internal effects	112
Other convenient functions	114
Recording the stereo track	115
Saving a scene/song	118
6 Transport/locate operations	121
Table of transport key operations	121
Shuttle function (cue/review operation)	122
Nudge function	122
Rollback function	125
Locating to a specific point	126
Locating to the zero location of the counter	127
Locating to the start/end points	129
A-B repeat	130
In/out points	132
Markers	133
Adjusting the location of a locate point	135
Deleting a locate point	137
Deleting a locate point using the panel keys	138
7 Punch-in/out	139
About punch-in/out	139
Manual punch-in/out	140
Preparations	140
Manual punch-in/out recording	141
Auto punch-in/out	142
Preparations	142
Rehearsing and recording with auto punch- in/out	143
8 Patching	145
Patching to the input channels	145
Patching to the recorder inputs	147
Patching to the outputs	148
Patch library	150
Patching input/output jacks to an insert I/O point	152
Using the Quick Rec function	155
9 Track and virtual track operations	158
The track structure of the AW4416	158
Switching virtual tracks	160
Pairing tracks	162
Editing tracks and virtual tracks	163
Tracks, parts, and regions	163
Naming a virtual track or region	164
Track editing procedure	167
Virtual track editing procedure	170
Editing command list	172
TRACK menu	172
PART menu	173
REGION menu	174
10 Internal effects	175
About the internal effects	175
Using AUX send/return to apply an effect	176
Inserting an effect into a desired channel	181
11 Song management	185
About songs	185
Song structure and size	186
Song structure	186
Usable hard disks/song capacity	186
Work area for audio CD production	186
Saving/loading a song	187
Editing the song name/comment	189
Deleting/copying a song	190
Optimizing a song	192
Importing mixer data of an existing song	193
12 Sampling pads	195
About the sampling pads	195
Assigning the pad outputs to channels	196
Assigning a region to a sampling pad	197
Trimming a sample	200
Naming a pad	203
Erasing a pad sample and name	204
Recording your performance on the sampling pads	206
Copying a pad performance	208
Erasing a pad performance	211
13 Scene memory	213
About scene memory	213
Storing a scene	214
Recalling a scene	216
Editing the name of a scene	217
Protecting a scene	218
Changing the order of scenes	219
Using keys to store/recall a scene	221
Storing a scene	221
Recalling a scene	222
14 Automix	223
What is automix?	223
Creating a new automix	224
Recording the first section	226
Playing back automix	228
Overwriting events	229
Automix punch-in/out	231
Editing the fader movements	233
Editing automix off-line	235
Storing an automix	238
Recalling an automix	240
15 MIDI	241
What you can do using MIDI	241
MIDI connectors and the TO HOST connector	242
Using the TO HOST connector for direct connection to your computer	243
Connections	243
Setting the PORT SELECT parameter	244
Switching AW4416 scenes from an external device	245
Using MTC to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencer	248
Using MIDI Clock to synchronize the AW4416 and a MIDI sequencer	250
Using MMC to control the AW4416	253
16 Backing up and restoring songs	255
Selecting the backup format	255
Backing up a song	256
Restoring a song	258
Disk utilities	260
Formatting the internal hard disk/external SCSI device	260
Erasing CD-RW media	264
17 Mastering	265
About mastering	265
Stereo tracks that can be mastered	265
CD-R and CD-RW	266
Track At Once and Disc At Once	267
Preparations for mastering	268
Writing the master	269
Finalizing	273
Playing CD-R/RW media (the CD Play function)	274