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Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations 5 Select the library that you want to use for that channel. NOTE • If you insert an internal effect into a channel, the SEND page of the EFF1 screen will no longer show return channel pages 1-4. To adjust the balance between the original sound and the effect sound, use the MIX BAL. parameter that is shown in the last parameter page. HINT • You can also insert an effect by using the effect insert ﬁeld in the CH VIEW page of the VIEW screen (→ p. 94). 9 100 AW1600 Owner's Manual Mixdown and bounce operations

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Contents	7
1. Before you start	9
Introduction	9
Remember to back up your data	9
About the built-in CD-RW drive	10
Using the CD-RW drive	10
Connecting the AC adaptor	11
Turning the power on/off	11
2. Introducing the AW1600	13
Features of the AW1600	13
AW1600 terminology	15
Recorder section	15
Mixer section	15
Quick Loop Sampler section	16
Overall	16
Parts of the AW1600 and what they do	17
Top panel	17
Rear panel	21
Front panel	23
Basic operation on the AW1600	24
Viewing the display	24
Accessing a screen/page/channel	24
Switching a button on/off	25
Editing a value in the display	25
Inputting text	25
Using the Selected Channel section	26
3. 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
4. Recording to a sound clip	33
Connecting your instrument or mic	33
Adjusting the input level	34
Recording/playing a sound clip	35
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Mixdown and bounce operations	81
About mixdown and bouncing	81
Preparing for mixdown	83
Using the internal effects via send/return	85
Recording on the stereo track	87
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure	88
Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)	89
Convenient functions during mixdown/bounce operations	92
Adding input signals or pad performances during mixdown	92
Using meters to check the level of each channel	93
Viewing all parameters for a certain channel	93
Initializing a channel	94
Editing the EQ parameters	95
Editing the dynamics parameters	96
Editing the parameters of an internal effect	97
Inserting an effect into a track channel	99
10. Creating an audio CD	101
Creating an audio CD	101
Types of media that you can use with the CD-RW drive	101
Methods of writing an audio CD	102
Basic settings for the CD-RW drive	103
Writing audio data (Track At Once)	104
Writing audio data (Disc At Once)	106
Finalizing CD-R/RW media	108
Erasing CD-RW media	109
Playing an audio CD	110
11. Quick loop sampler	111
About the quick loop sampler	111
Using sample libraries	113
Recording/playing a pad performance	114
Grid Recording (Step Recording) the Pads	116
Importing from an audio CD/WAV file to a pad	117
Importing from an audio track/stereo track to a pad	119
Importing From a Computer To the Pads	120
Editing the sample name	121
Trimming the playback region	122
Switching the playback mode for each pad	123
Using the Slice function	124
Deleting an unwanted sample	126
12. Track editing	127
What you can do using editing commands	127
Basic procedure for track editing	128
List of editing commands	130
ERASE	130
DELETE	131
INSERT	131
COPY	132
MOVE	133
EXCHANGE	134
TIME COMP/EXP (Time Compression/Expansion)	134
PITCH CHANGE	135
EXPORT	135
MERGE	135
Exporting WAV files and importing audio CD or WAV files	136
Importing and Exporting Audio Data From and To a Computer	136
Exporting WAV files	136
Transferring WAV Files To and From a Computer	137
Importing WAV Files	139
Importing from the CD-RW drive	140
13. Song management	143
About songs	143
Editing the song name	145
Editing various settings for the song	146
Copying or deleting a song	147
Optimizing a song	148
Creating a tempo map	149
Importing data from an existing song	151
Backing up songs and sample libraries	152
Restoring songs or sample libraries	154
Exchanging Song Data With Other AW-series Audio Workstations	155
14. MIDI and utility functions	157
What you can do using MIDI	157
Basic MIDI Settings	158
Setting MIDI messages	158
Using the MIDI Remote function	163
About the MIDI Remote function	163
Using the MIDI Remote function presets	163
Using the user-defined Remote function	165
Using the test tone oscillator	167
Digital input settings and Initializing the internal hard disk	168
Overall settings for the AW1600	169
15. Using the AW1600 with external devices	171
Using the AW1600 with a \	171
Synchronizing the AW1600 with the workstation's sequencer	171
Recording/playing AW1600 mix operations on the workstation's sequencer	172
Switching AW1600 scenes from the workstation's sequencer	173
Remotely controlling a tone generator module	174
Using external effects	175
Connecting a digital recorder such as MD or DAT	177
Mixing down to a digital recorder	177
Recording audio data from a digital recorder	178
Appendix	179
Input library list	179
Mastering library list	180
EQ library list	181
Dynamics Parameters	182
Dynamics library list	185
Effects library list	186
Effects Parameters	188
Sample library list	200
Troubleshooting	202
Display message list	206
About the CD-ROM included with the AW1600	209
MIDI data format	215
MIDI Implementation Chart	219
Specifications	220
Dimensions	222
Index	223