Introducing The Aw2400; Features Of The Aw2400 - Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual

Introducing the AW2400

This chapter describes the features of the AW2400, the name of each part
and its function, and introduces terminology you need to know when using
the AW2400.
The AW2400 is an audio workstation that combines a digital mixer, multi-effect processor, hard
disk recorder, and CD-RW drive.
The following diagram shows the signal flow within the AW2400.
[MIC/LINE ×
8
INPUT]
jacks 1–8
×
16
I/O slot
I/O card
×
2
[DIGITAL
STEREO IN]
connector
Now let's take a more detailed look at each section of the AW2400.
■ Mixer section
● Plenty of input channels with professional
features
The AW2400 digital mixer features 24-bit AD/DA conver-
sion with 32-bit internal processing for uncompromised
sound quality. 16 input channels, 24 track channels, and 4
stereo effect return channels provide plenty of input
capacity for most mixing situations.
Chapter 2

Features of the AW2400

Mixer
Input channels 1–16
Track channels 1–24
Effect return channels 1–4
Bus Bus
1 L/R, 2 L/R
AUX buses 1–4
Effect buses 1–4
Stereo buses
L/R
Stereo output channel
×
2
Recorder input
patching
× × ×
2 24 24
Data Backup/Restore
WAV File Import
Recorder
×
2
Sound clip
×
2
×
4
×
16
×
2
×
2
×
2
×
2
Effect 1
× Metronome
2
×
2
Effect 2
×
2
×
2
Effect 3
×
2
×
2
Effect 4
× 2
Internal Effects
CD Play
CD Write
CD-R/RW drive
The 8 AD input ([MIC/LINE INPUT] jacks 1–8), chan-
nels 1–16 on an optional I/O card installed in I/O slot, or
the stereo [DIGITAL STEREO IN] connector can be
selected for input.
The track channel 1–24 inputs are permanently assigned
to tracks 1–24, and the effect return channel 1–4 inputs are
permanently assigned to the outputs of internal effect pro-
cessors 1–4.
[OMNI OUT] jacks 1-4
I/O card
[DIGITAL STEREO OUT] connector
[STEREO OUT] jacks
[MONITOR OUT] jacks
[PHONES] jack
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