Using The Trigger Track Function - Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual

The Trigger Track Function
NOTE
• When the Trigger Track function is active the Transport,
Locate, and Locate/Navigate section keys (with the exception
of the STOP [ ■ ] key) will not function, and normal record/play-
back operations are not available.
HINT
• The Trigger Track settings are saved individually with each
song.
• When a song is saved with the Trigger Track function active,
the Trigger Track function will still be active and a message
indicating that status will appear when that song is later
recalled.

Using the Trigger Track Function

The Trigger Track function can be used as described
below.
1
Call the TRACK screen Trigger page by
either pressing the Work Navigate section
[TRACK] key as many times as necessary,
or by pressing the [F4] key after pressing
the [TRACK] key.
This page contains the following items.
C A
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1 NORMAL button
For normal audio track operation this button should be
turned on (normal track mode).
B TRIGGER button
Turn this button on to engage the Trigger Track mode
(trigger track mode).
C GROUP
Move the cursor to this field and use the [DATA/JOG]
dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to set the trigger track group
for each track. Groups can only be assigned when the
Trigger Track mode is engaged.
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D FADER START button
When this button is on playback of the corresponding
track (or group including the track) will start when the
track fader is raised above the -∞ position. Playback
will stop at the end of the recorded data. Playback can
be stopped by returning the fader to the -∞ position.
This button can only be turned on or off when the
Trigger Track mode is engaged.
2
Move the cursor to the TRIGGER button and
press the [ENTER] key to engage the Trig-
ger Track mode.
A popup window asking you to confirm that you want
to exit from the normal track mode will appear. Move
the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER]
key.
3
To set the group to which each track
belongs move the cursor to the GROUP
field and use the [DATA/JOG] dial or [INC]/
[DEC] keys.
The Trigger Track mode allows each track to be
assigned to one of four groups A–D so that playback
of entire groups of tracks can be started and stopped
B D
by simply pressing one [ON] key or operating one
fader.
4
To engage the Fader Start function for a
track move the cursor to the FADER START
button and press the [ENTER] key.
When the Fader Start function is on, playback of the
corresponding track (or group including the track) will
start when the track fader is raised above the –
tion. Playback can be stopped by returning the fader to
the –
NOTE
• Since a maximum of 12 tracks can be played back for 24-bit
songs ( → p. 165), mute cannot be disengaged for tracks 13–
24 and they will remain in the normal track mode.
HINT
• "_" will be displayed for tracks that are not assigned to a
group, and those tracks will be triggered independently.
• Channel pairs to be used for linked stereo operation should
be assigned as paired channels beforehand ( → p. 58).
∞
position.
HINT
• The Fader Start function can be turned off for all tracks by
pressing the [F1] key while holding the [SHIFT] key ("–" will be
displayed for all tracks).
• The Trigger Track group A–D settings can be copied to fader
groups ( → p. 82) by pressing the [F2] key while holding the
[SHIFT] key. This can be useful for linking fader start opera-
tion of multiple trigger tracks.
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