Yamaha AW1600 Owner's Manual - Page 114

Using sample libraries • Recording/playing a pad performance NOTE • If a sample is assigned to a pad, that pad will light while the sample plays when you press it. However if no sample is assigned, nothing will play and the pad will not light. You can either assign a sample to the pad, or switch the sample bank. • If the pad lights when you strike a pad but you hear no sound, access the METER page of the VIEW screen, and check whether the meter of the corresponding pad channel (P1-P4) is moving (→ p. 93). • If the meter moves when you strike a pad, make sure that the [STEREO] fader has not been lowered, and that your monitor system is connected correctly and that its volume is set appropriately. • If you hear no sound even after raising the [STEREO] fader, access the INIT page of the MONITOR screen and press that pad. This will initialize the pad channel so that it will produce sound. (→ p. 94) 6 To switch the sample bank for each pad, repeatedly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] key to access the SETUP page of the SAMPLE screen. 1 23 1 One shot/loop mode An icon indicates whether the sample assigned to the pad is set to One Shot mode ( ) or Loop mode ( ). B Pad number This indicates the pad number 1-4. 11 C Bank This selects the sample bank (A-D) used by each pad. The name of the sample assigned to that bank is displayed at the right. HINT • If no sample is assigned to the selected bank, the sample name area will indicate [-NO REC-]. NOTE • Sample banks recorded in and played back with a song are specified via the Tempo Map. Check the Tempo Map setup (→ p. 149) when recording phrases played on the pads to a song. 7 Move the cursor to the bank area for the desired pad, and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial. The sample bank will change, and the sample name will change accordingly. 8 As desired, use the knobs and keys of the Selected Channel section to process the sound of pads 1-4. EQ, dynamics, and effect send 1/2 levels can be adjusted for the pad channels in the same way as for the track channels or input channels. Press a pad 1-4 to select the pad channel that you want to control, and use the knobs and keys of the Selected Channel section. HINT • When you press a pad 1-4, the assigned sample will always sound. If you want to select a pad for operations without making it sound, hold down the [SELECT] key and press a pad 1- 4. • The playback sounds of pads 1-4 are sent via pad channels 1-4 to the stereo bus. By using the MIXDOWN page of the RECORD screen, you can record your pad performance on the stereo track (→ p. 92). A recording on the stereo track can also be moved to an audio track (→ p. 132). Quick loop sampler Recording/playing a pad performance Here's how you can record your pad performance (pad events) onto the pad tracks. 1 In the Quick Navigation section, repeatedly press the [RECORD] key or hold down the [RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/ [ ] keys to access the PAD page of the RECORD screen. In the PAD page you can record pad events on the pad tracks. 12 34 E 114 AW1600 Owner's Manual