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1 Before you start ...............................9
Introduction...............................................................9
Remember to back up your data ................................9
About the CD-RW drive............................................10
Installing the CD-RW drive .......................................10
Removing the CD-RW drive......................................11
Using the CD-RW drive ............................................11
Connecting the AC adaptor .....................................12
Turning the power on/off.........................................12
2 Introducing the AW16G ................13
Features of the AW16G ............................................13
AW16G terminology ................................................15
Recorder section .................................................15
Mixer section......................................................15
Quick Loop Sampler section ...............................16
Overall................................................................16
Parts of the AW16G and what they do .....................17
Top panel ...........................................................17
Rear panel ..........................................................21
Front panel .........................................................22
Basic operation on the AW16G.................................23
Viewing the display.............................................23
Accessing a screen/page/channel........................23
Switching a button on/off...................................24
Editing a value in the display ..............................24
Inputting text .....................................................24
Using the Selected Channel section ....................25
3 Listening to the demo song...........27
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
recording)..............................................................42
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
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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
marker ...................................................................68
Erasing a locate point or marker ...............................69
Repeat function) ....................................................70
sound (the Nudge function) ..................................71
memories.................................. 73
About the libraries....................................................73
About scene memories.............................................73
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
About mixdown and bouncing ................................81
Preparing for mixdown ............................................83
Using the internal effects via send/return .................84
Recording on the stereo track...................................86
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure ................87
operations..............................................................89
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