Yamaha AW4416 Tutorial - Page 2

Tutorial-AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation Showing a Yamaha AW4416 to a recording engineer, say, 20 years ago, would have a similar effect to showing an interplanetary probe to Galileo. After the initial shock both parties would probably nod their heads and mumble something about inevitability. It had to happen. The AW4416 can do what once required a couple of rooms full of very, very expensive equipment that required considerable expertise to operate. And it does it very well, indeed. In short, the AW4416 can take your sound recording projects from conception to completion with professional-level control and quality. If you've worked with a Yamaha O2R Digital Mixing Console (a de-facto standard through the recording and production industries today) or one of Yamaha's other top-quality digital consoles, operating the AW4416 will not be a challenge. But if you've never had the pleasure, the power and depth of the AW4416 (translation: lots of features and flexibility) might be a little daunting at first. This tutorial is designed to help you make friends with the AW4416 as quickly and as painlessly as possible. Since the actual recording process is pretty much the same no matter what equipment you use, we've provided a complete set of pre-recorded tracks for the demo song "So Fine", and will walk you through the process of mixing and mastering the tracks to create the final product. We haven't completely ignored the initial recording process, however; a few guidelines are provided below. ❒ A Note About the Tutorial This tutorial assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of how the AW4416 controls and main features work. If you get lost, refer to the AW4416 operation guide for details. We've also included a simple glossary at the end of the tutorial. If you encounter any terms you're not familiar with, you might find explanations in the glossary. 1 - Tutorial