Owner's Manual
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...damages (including consequential or incidental) incurred by the customer or any defect that you are wired as the recorded data being lost due to it unusable. 4 Nor does Yamaha guarantee the media against any third party as possible. Connector pin assignments • XLR-type connectors are...CD-RW discs. Responsibility for correct operation - Replacing abrasive parts • The performance of the disc with other electrical devices • The digital circuits of data, etc. Failure to do so may render it . • Do not wipe the disc with moving contacts, such switches...
...damages (including consequential or incidental) incurred by the customer or any defect that you are wired as the recorded data being lost due to it unusable. 4 Nor does Yamaha guarantee the media against any third party as possible. Connector pin assignments • XLR-type connectors are...CD-RW discs. Responsibility for correct operation - Replacing abrasive parts • The performance of the disc with other electrical devices • The digital circuits of data, etc. Failure to do so may render it . • Do not wipe the disc with moving contacts, such switches...
Owner's Manual
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...the MIDI Remote function presets .......... 155 Using the user-defined Remote function........... 157 Using the test tone oscillator 159 Digital input settings/Checking and initializing the internal hard disk 160 Overall settings for a certain channel....... 90 Initializing a ...all parameters for the AW16G 162 15 Using the AW16G with external devices 163 Using the AW16G with a "workstation synth"........ 163 Synchronizing the AW16G with the workstation's sequencer 163 Recording/playing AW16G mix operations on the workstation's sequencer 164 Switching AW16G scenes from the workstation's...
...the MIDI Remote function presets .......... 155 Using the user-defined Remote function........... 157 Using the test tone oscillator 159 Digital input settings/Checking and initializing the internal hard disk 160 Overall settings for a certain channel....... 90 Initializing a ...all parameters for the AW16G 162 15 Using the AW16G with external devices 163 Using the AW16G with a "workstation synth"........ 163 Synchronizing the AW16G with the workstation's sequencer 163 Recording/playing AW16G mix operations on the workstation's sequencer 164 Switching AW16G scenes from the workstation's...
Owner's Manual
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Audio quality is an audio workstation that combines a digital mixer, multi-effect processor, hard disk recorder, sampler, and CD-RW drive. The following diagram shows the signal flow within the AW16G. INPUT jacks 1-8 DIGITAL STEREO IN jack Mixer ×8 Input channels 1-8 ×2 Track channels ...including analog inputs x 8, stereo digital input x 1, recorder tracks x 16, and effect returns x 2. With a minimum number of steps, you need to be operated directly by 24-bit AD/ DA and 32-bit internal processing. Features of the AW16G The AW16G is guaranteed by the musician ...
Audio quality is an audio workstation that combines a digital mixer, multi-effect processor, hard disk recorder, sampler, and CD-RW drive. The following diagram shows the signal flow within the AW16G. INPUT jacks 1-8 DIGITAL STEREO IN jack Mixer ×8 Input channels 1-8 ×2 Track channels ...including analog inputs x 8, stereo digital input x 1, recorder tracks x 16, and effect returns x 2. With a minimum number of steps, you need to be operated directly by 24-bit AD/ DA and 32-bit internal processing. Features of the AW16G The AW16G is guaranteed by the musician ...
Owner's Manual
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..., where you can copy or erase tracks. Never turn off . ■ Display 1 2 This is lit. B Pads 1-4 Each of the AW16G when the access indicator is a backlit liquid crystal display that is being read or written, this key and press a pad 1-4 to control an ...B Contrast Adjusts the brightness of the various parameters. When you can make MIDI, oscillator, and digital input settings, and format the hard disk. ■ Quick Navigate section 1 2 1 [RECORD] key This key accesses the RECORD screen, where you must perform the shutdown procedure (→ p. 12). F [UTILITY] key This...
..., where you can copy or erase tracks. Never turn off . ■ Display 1 2 This is lit. B Pads 1-4 Each of the AW16G when the access indicator is a backlit liquid crystal display that is being read or written, this key and press a pad 1-4 to control an ...B Contrast Adjusts the brightness of the various parameters. When you can make MIDI, oscillator, and digital input settings, and format the hard disk. ■ Quick Navigate section 1 2 1 [RECORD] key This key accesses the RECORD screen, where you must perform the shutdown procedure (→ p. 12). F [UTILITY] key This...
Owner's Manual
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...-Z) Electric guitar/ Electric bass MONITOR OUT PHONES DIGITAL STEREO OUT DIGITAL STEREO IN DAT recorder, MD recorder, etc. 00.00.00.00 VOL VOL Monitor system Headphones When you turn on the power The following diagram shows a typical example of connections to the output jacks of the AW16G When you have finished making connections...
...-Z) Electric guitar/ Electric bass MONITOR OUT PHONES DIGITAL STEREO OUT DIGITAL STEREO IN DAT recorder, MD recorder, etc. 00.00.00.00 VOL VOL Monitor system Headphones When you turn on the power The following diagram shows a typical example of connections to the output jacks of the AW16G When you have finished making connections...
Owner's Manual
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...audio quality, adjust the level as high as possible without allowing distortion to occur, you can ensure that the input signal is converted into digital form with the highest possible quality before it is not raised sufficiently, you watch the level meter in the window indicates the ...switched on/off. You will appear if you should begin to hear sound from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1- 8 are sent to input channels 1-8 respectively. Recording to a sound clip Adjusting the input level The signals that are input from your monitor system. Here's how to adjust the input level of the...
...audio quality, adjust the level as high as possible without allowing distortion to occur, you can ensure that the input signal is converted into digital form with the highest possible quality before it is not raised sufficiently, you watch the level meter in the window indicates the ...switched on/off. You will appear if you should begin to hear sound from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1- 8 are sent to input channels 1-8 respectively. Recording to a sound clip Adjusting the input level The signals that are input from your monitor system. Here's how to adjust the input level of the...
Owner's Manual
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The "frames" here are the smallest unit of the sample that is only for pads 1-4. 1 Switch the internal settings of the AW16G to enable digital recording. E To PAD Selects the pad number (1-4) to which the audio material will be edited. 112 You can import CD audio data (CD-DA...characters other than uppercase alphanumeric characters and the "_" (underscore) character. If you use the AW16G to page 160. 2 Insert a CD into a sample bank for display, and cannot be imported. Depending on digital recording settings, refer to export WAV files onto CDR/RW media, the data will be in ...
The "frames" here are the smallest unit of the sample that is only for pads 1-4. 1 Switch the internal settings of the AW16G to enable digital recording. E To PAD Selects the pad number (1-4) to which the audio material will be edited. 112 You can import CD audio data (CD-DA...characters other than uppercase alphanumeric characters and the "_" (underscore) character. If you use the AW16G to page 160. 2 Insert a CD into a sample bank for display, and cannot be imported. Depending on digital recording settings, refer to export WAV files onto CDR/RW media, the data will be in ...
Owner's Manual
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...ENTER] key. You can press the [UNDO/REDO] key to return to the state prior to the desired digit of measures/beats (the value at the right of the End field, and turn the [DATA/JOG...the editing-destination track. The Start/End parameters are displayed at the right). Move the cursor to the digit that track will change , and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial. In the same way as a result ...of executing a command, a track no longer contains any recorded data, the name of the edited region) parameters to specify the region that will be affected by executing ...
...ENTER] key. You can press the [UNDO/REDO] key to return to the state prior to the desired digit of measures/beats (the value at the right of the End field, and turn the [DATA/JOG...the editing-destination track. The Start/End parameters are displayed at the right). Move the cursor to the digit that track will change , and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial. In the same way as a result ...of executing a command, a track no longer contains any recorded data, the name of the edited region) parameters to specify the region that will be affected by executing ...
Owner's Manual
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Lowercase alphabetical characters used in a song name will be set to prohibit digital recording from an external source or importing from a CD will begin . Note • If CD-R/RW media that you erase the media. will not be enabled. ... export operation will be imported (loaded) into an AW16G audio track. For details on the power. 12 Track editing 133 This name cannot be changed . 7 When you selected Tr1-16 as the export-source, the filename will change from OFF to ON, and digital recording and importing from a CD. will return to...
Lowercase alphabetical characters used in a song name will be set to prohibit digital recording from an external source or importing from a CD will begin . Note • If CD-R/RW media that you erase the media. will not be enabled. ... export operation will be imported (loaded) into an AW16G audio track. For details on the power. 12 Track editing 133 This name cannot be changed . 7 When you selected Tr1-16 as the export-source, the filename will change from OFF to ON, and digital recording and importing from a CD. will return to...
Owner's Manual
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... num- Tip! A popup window will be read from the DIGITAL STEREO IN jack to DISABLE. If you select [OK], recording and importing of "((((WRONG WORD CLOCK!!))))" will appear while checking is always set to the conditions described in progress, but you can make the AW16G operate, you can use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys. 14...
... num- Tip! A popup window will be read from the DIGITAL STEREO IN jack to DISABLE. If you select [OK], recording and importing of "((((WRONG WORD CLOCK!!))))" will appear while checking is always set to the conditions described in progress, but you can make the AW16G operate, you can use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys. 14...
Owner's Manual
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.../16 will always return to search for a location). MIDI and utility functions Overall settings for the AW16G In the PREFER page of the UTILITY screen, you can make a second-generation digital copy from the DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack. Digital recording not possible D PARAM DISP TIME Adjusts the duration for the Sound Clip function. B RECALL CONFIRM... [JOG ON] key and [JOG/DATA] dial to TRACK. This can be set in a range of 0-9 (seconds). Note The SOUND CLIP TIME setting is enabled AW16G D.OUT COPYRIGHT= ON DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack Digital recording possible DAT or MD, etc.
.../16 will always return to search for a location). MIDI and utility functions Overall settings for the AW16G In the PREFER page of the UTILITY screen, you can make a second-generation digital copy from the DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack. Digital recording not possible D PARAM DISP TIME Adjusts the duration for the Sound Clip function. B RECALL CONFIRM... [JOG ON] key and [JOG/DATA] dial to TRACK. This can be set in a range of 0-9 (seconds). Note The SOUND CLIP TIME setting is enabled AW16G D.OUT COPYRIGHT= ON DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack Digital recording possible DAT or MD, etc.
Owner's Manual
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...AW16G to your MD recorder in record mode, then play the AW16G from the MD recorder into the AW16G. AW16G MONITOR OUT Recorder section Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 ● Signal flow when mixing down . Connecting an MD recorder By connecting an MD recorder to the AW16G's DIGITAL STEREO IN or DIGITAL... STEREO OUT jack, you can mixdown to the MD recorder while keeping the signal in the digital domain, or record an audio signal from the ...
...AW16G to your MD recorder in record mode, then play the AW16G from the MD recorder into the AW16G. AW16G MONITOR OUT Recorder section Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 ● Signal flow when mixing down . Connecting an MD recorder By connecting an MD recorder to the AW16G's DIGITAL STEREO IN or DIGITAL... STEREO OUT jack, you can mixdown to the MD recorder while keeping the signal in the digital domain, or record an audio signal from the ...
Owner's Manual
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...turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select "STEREO BUS" as the destination for the input signal from the DIGITAL STEREO IN jack. A message will be recorded on an AW16G track while still in the digital domain. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the -∞ position. 2 As shown in "Copyright Notice" ...5), move the cursor to the DIGITAL REC ON/OFF button, and press the [ENTER] key. Using the AW16G with external devices To play back your MD recorder and listen to the recorded result, connect the DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack of your MD recorder to the AW16G's DIGITAL STEREO IN jack, and perform ...
...turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select "STEREO BUS" as the destination for the input signal from the DIGITAL STEREO IN jack. A message will be recorded on an AW16G track while still in the digital domain. 1 Lower the [STEREO] fader to the -∞ position. 2 As shown in "Copyright Notice" ...5), move the cursor to the DIGITAL REC ON/OFF button, and press the [ENTER] key. Using the AW16G with external devices To play back your MD recorder and listen to the recorded result, connect the DIGITAL STEREO OUT jack of your MD recorder to the AW16G's DIGITAL STEREO IN jack, and perform ...
Owner's Manual
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.... • Does the word clock setting match for the AW16G and the external device(s)? • Go to an appropriate level? • Is the input channel fader raised? tion in the QUICK NAVIGATE page RECORD screen? • DIGITAL REC may have been set to an extremely low value. ...; Check the recording-source and recording-destina- Appendix Troubleshooting If the AW16G does not operate as while the recorder is running. No sound ■ No sound, or sound is too faint • Are speakers or headphones connected correctly? • Is your Yamaha dealer. ■ LCD display is dim or ...
.... • Does the word clock setting match for the AW16G and the external device(s)? • Go to an appropriate level? • Is the input channel fader raised? tion in the QUICK NAVIGATE page RECORD screen? • DIGITAL REC may have been set to an extremely low value. ...; Check the recording-source and recording-destina- Appendix Troubleshooting If the AW16G does not operate as while the recorder is running. No sound ■ No sound, or sound is too faint • Are speakers or headphones connected correctly? • Is your Yamaha dealer. ■ LCD display is dim or ...
Owner's Manual
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...mixer parameters of the internal hard disk is prohibited for the signal being received from DIGITAL STEREO IN. Recording is not fast enough, or the reading speed has slowed down because the recorded data has become fragmented. The song has no more MIDI data than it can handle... The reading speed of the channel have been received at the MIDI IN connector. Invalid data may have been initialized. RECORDER BUSY The operation cannot be performed because the AW16G is operating. WRONG WORD CLOCK!! BULK: MEMORY PROTECTED! CH. Media has not been inserted. SYSTEM ERROR!! BULK:...
...mixer parameters of the internal hard disk is prohibited for the signal being received from DIGITAL STEREO IN. Recording is not fast enough, or the reading speed has slowed down because the recorded data has become fragmented. The song has no more MIDI data than it can handle... The reading speed of the channel have been received at the MIDI IN connector. Invalid data may have been initialized. RECORDER BUSY The operation cannot be performed because the AW16G is operating. WRONG WORD CLOCK!! BULK: MEMORY PROTECTED! CH. Media has not been inserted. SYSTEM ERROR!! BULK:...
Owner's Manual
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... hard disk. This cannot be added. No Data to Write! Formatted Media! System Error! Too Small Region! Appendix 199 Data exceeding the recordable length of media. CD-RW Drive Error! This is prohibited. Compare Error! Please insert the next volume of the CD cannot be recalled ... . Since no more free space in the file system of 6.4 GB. Media has not been inserted. Can't import from a CD because DIGITAL REC is not the first media volume. Can't save , erase, or edit the title because the song is only for use a maximum of...
... hard disk. This cannot be added. No Data to Write! Formatted Media! System Error! Too Small Region! Appendix 199 Data exceeding the recordable length of media. CD-RW Drive Error! This is prohibited. Compare Error! Please insert the next volume of the CD cannot be recalled ... . Since no more free space in the file system of 6.4 GB. Media has not been inserted. Can't import from a CD because DIGITAL REC is not the first media volume. Can't save , erase, or edit the title because the song is only for use a maximum of...
Owner's Manual
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.../AUX OUT DIGITAL OUT 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (optical stereo × 1) Mixer section Total 36 channels MIC/LINE INPUT 8 channels Internal effect return 4 channels (stereo × 2) Recorder monitor 16 channels...Internal HDD 20 GB 2.5" IDE Maximum capacity per one song: 6.4 GB Maximum songs 1,000 songs Recorder resolution 16 bit linear (non-compressed) Maximum tracks of recording/playback simultaneously 8 tracks, Recording & 16 tracks, playback Number of tracks 144 tracks (16 tracks + stereo tracks) ×...
.../AUX OUT DIGITAL OUT 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (stereo × 1) 2 channels (optical stereo × 1) Mixer section Total 36 channels MIC/LINE INPUT 8 channels Internal effect return 4 channels (stereo × 2) Recorder monitor 16 channels...Internal HDD 20 GB 2.5" IDE Maximum capacity per one song: 6.4 GB Maximum songs 1,000 songs Recorder resolution 16 bit linear (non-compressed) Maximum tracks of recording/playback simultaneously 8 tracks, Recording & 16 tracks, playback Number of tracks 144 tracks (16 tracks + stereo tracks) ×...
Owner's Manual
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...DATA/JOG DISPLAYS 240 × 64 dot GRAPHIC LCD (contrast control pot.) ■ Control I / O ■ Quick loop sampler POLYPHONY RECORDABLE TIME 4 voices (stereo) Total 44 seconds (stereo) Edit function NAME, TRIM, PLAYBACK, MODE, ERASE, EXTRACT, CD IMPORT, TRACK IMPORT ... Digital mixer Input channel (INPUT 1-8, TRACK 1-16, PAD 1-4) Attenuator, Phase (normal, reverse), EQ (4-band PEQ), Dynamics, On/Off, Pan Internal effects return EQ (4-band PEQ), On/Off, Pan Bus Stereo L, R Bus L, R Aux 1-2 EFF 1-2 Attenuator, EQ (4-band PEQ), Dynamics, On/Off, Balance ■ Recorder section...
...DATA/JOG DISPLAYS 240 × 64 dot GRAPHIC LCD (contrast control pot.) ■ Control I / O ■ Quick loop sampler POLYPHONY RECORDABLE TIME 4 voices (stereo) Total 44 seconds (stereo) Edit function NAME, TRIM, PLAYBACK, MODE, ERASE, EXTRACT, CD IMPORT, TRACK IMPORT ... Digital mixer Input channel (INPUT 1-8, TRACK 1-16, PAD 1-4) Attenuator, Phase (normal, reverse), EQ (4-band PEQ), Dynamics, On/Off, Pan Internal effects return EQ (4-band PEQ), On/Off, Pan Bus Stereo L, R Bus L, R Aux 1-2 EFF 1-2 Attenuator, EQ (4-band PEQ), Dynamics, On/Off, Balance ■ Recorder section...
Owner's Manual
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... DC IN connector 22 demo song 28 Loading 28 Mixing 30 Playing 29 DIGITAL IN jack DIGITAL IN PATCH 160 DIGITAL IN PATCH 160 Digital input setting 160 DIGITAL REC ON/OFF button 160 DIGITAL STEREO IN/OUT jack 22 Dimensions 214 Direct recording 40 Disc At Once 98 Writing 102 Display message list 198 Ducking 176... up Responsibility 9 Bulk dump 149, 154 Bus terminology 16 Bus recording 41 C CANCEL key 20 CD key 18 CD PLAY button 106 CD Play function 106 CD-R/RW drive Cautions for handling 5 Handling the media 4 CD-ROM included with the AW16G 200 CD-RW drive 10, 22 Access indicator 22 Basic settings...
... DC IN connector 22 demo song 28 Loading 28 Mixing 30 Playing 29 DIGITAL IN jack DIGITAL IN PATCH 160 DIGITAL IN PATCH 160 Digital input setting 160 DIGITAL REC ON/OFF button 160 DIGITAL STEREO IN/OUT jack 22 Dimensions 214 Direct recording 40 Disc At Once 98 Writing 102 Display message list 198 Ducking 176... up Responsibility 9 Bulk dump 149, 154 Bus terminology 16 Bus recording 41 C CANCEL key 20 CD key 18 CD PLAY button 106 CD Play function 106 CD-R/RW drive Cautions for handling 5 Handling the media 4 CD-ROM included with the AW16G 200 CD-RW drive 10, 22 Access indicator 22 Basic settings...
Owner's Manual
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...Track editing 123 Basic procedure 124 TRACK field 48 TRACK key 18 Track recording 39 Bus recording 41 Creating a new song 39 Direct recording 40 NAME button 48 Pairing 49 TRACK field 48 Track name 48 Track ...song Loading 64 Saving 63 SONG key 18 SORT field 28 Sound Clip 14 Sound clip 33 Recording/playing 35 SOUND CLIP key 20 SOUND CLIP TIME 162 Specifications 212 Start/end point 65 ...REDO key 20 UNLATCH button 158 utility functions 149 Checking 160 D.OUT COPYRIGHT ON/OFF button 162 Digital input settings 160 FADER FLIP 162 initializing the internal hard disk 160 internal hard disk 160 NUDGE ...
...Track editing 123 Basic procedure 124 TRACK field 48 TRACK key 18 Track recording 39 Bus recording 41 Creating a new song 39 Direct recording 40 NAME button 48 Pairing 49 TRACK field 48 Track name 48 Track ...song Loading 64 Saving 63 SONG key 18 SORT field 28 Sound Clip 14 Sound clip 33 Recording/playing 35 SOUND CLIP key 20 SOUND CLIP TIME 162 Specifications 212 Start/end point 65 ...REDO key 20 UNLATCH button 158 utility functions 149 Checking 160 D.OUT COPYRIGHT ON/OFF button 162 Digital input settings 160 FADER FLIP 162 initializing the internal hard disk 160 internal hard disk 160 NUDGE ...