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Recording 101
Yamaha Corporation of America
6600 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90620 USA
Customer Support: 714-522-9000
Yamaha Solutions Network
http://solutionsnetwork.yamaha.com

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  • Page 1 Recording 101 Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. Buena Park, CA 90620 USA Customer Support: 714-522-9000 Yamaha Solutions Network http://solutionsnetwork.yamaha.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AW2400 Recording 101 - Table of Contents Introduction AW2400 Features Setting up the AW2400 Connecting the Monitor System Connecting the Instruments and/or Microphones Turning the Equipment on Recording Creating a New Song Setting the Input Level Assigning the Input Signal to a Track...
  • Page 3 Using the EQ Library Adjusting the Dynamic Processors Using the Dynamics Library Using the Internal Effects Recording the Stereo Track Creating an Audio CD Glossary...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AW2400! The AW2400 is a very powerful and easy to use digital audio workstation that will allow you to take your musical ideas from concept to completion. By combining all of the necessary tools into an affordable all-in-one unit, the AW2400 makes it extremely easy for the home recording musician to achieve high-quality results.

  • Page 5: Setting Up The Aw2400

    If powered monitors are to be used with the AW2400, connect the Monitor Outs of the AW2400 to the inputs of the monitors using balanced instrument cable. The monitor outputs of the AW2400 are balanced 1/ 4-inch jacks so it is not recommended to use unbalanced cable.

  • Page 6: Connecting The Instruments And/Or Microphones

    The next step would be to connect the instruments or the microphones to the AW2400. Typically, it is best to start by recording the rhythm instruments first (drums and bass guitar) and then record the other instruments. The final thing to be recorded is usually the vocals.
  • Page 7 If an electric guitar or bass with passive electronics is going to be connected to the AW2400 it is suggested to use a direct box inline to an input. If the guitar or bass has active electronics, or is going through an effects device before being connected to the AW2400, then one of the regular 1/4-inch inputs should be used.

  • Page 8: Turning The Equipment On

    The first step in the recording process is to create a new song. When you start the AW2400 for the first time, an empty song will be loaded automatically. If you use this automatically loaded song, then there is no need to create a new song.

  • Page 9: Recording

    Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the [ENTER] key next to the jog wheel. A popup window will ask you if you want to save the current song. Move the cursor to either YES (if you want to save the current song) or NO (if you do not want to save the current song) and press the [ENTER] key.

  • Page 10: Setting The Input Level

    Cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key. The TITLE EDIT popup window will appear, allowing you to name your song. Assign a name to your song using the cursor arrows and the Jog Wheel. After naming the song cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key. Setting the Input Level After creating a new song the next step is to set the input level for the instrument or other sound source that you will be recording.

  • Page 11: Assigning The Input Signal To A Track

    The IN 1-8 is for input 1-8 and IN 9-16 is for input 9-16. Select the meter section to show the input meter screen by pressing the [METER] key. While playing the instrument, turn the [GAIN] knob up to adjust the input level.
  • Page 12 In the Quick Navigate section press the [RECORD] key until the DIRECT page of the RECORD screen is displayed. The [INPUT SEL] keys and the [TRACK SEL] keys will now be red and blinking. Press the [INPUT SEL] key for the input channel that you are going to record from.

  • Page 13: Recording The First Track

    Recording the First Track You are now ready to record. To begin recording, simultaneously press the [PLAY] and [REC] keys in the transport section. The lights above the [PLAY] and [REC] keys will light up, and the AW2400 will begin recording.

  • Page 14: Punching In And Punching Out

    To perform a punch-in, first rewind the AW2400 to a few seconds before the mistake. Next, press the [PLAY] key in the transport section and when you get to the point where the mistake was made simultaneously press the [PLAY] and [REC] keys and record over the mistake.
  • Page 15 Disengaging a track from being record-enabled In the Quick Navigate section press the [RECORD] key until the DIRECT page of the RECORD screen is displayed. There will be a line connecting the input channel from which you assigned to the track that was recorded.
  • Page 16 While playing the instrument, turn the GAIN knob up to adjust the input level. The meter on the right side of the Input Setting screen should be between the –6 to 0dB mark when the instrument is at its maximum level.
  • Page 17 To begin recording, simultaneously press the [PLAY] and [REC] keys in the transport section. The lights above the [PLAY] and [REC] keys will light up, and the AW2400 will begin recording the next track. Continue this procedure until you have all of the tracks recorded. After you have recorded all of the tracks now proceed to the next step, which is mixdown.

  • Page 18: Mixdown

    Mixdown is the process of mixing the individual recorded tracks down to a stereo track so that it can then be recorded onto an audio CD. The AW2400 has a dedicated stereo track for this process that is separate from the other tracks.
  • Page 19 Start with the drum tracks (or rhythm tracks) and raise the faders until the L R meters read around -12 to -6 dB. When you are finished, the overall mix should be as close to 0 dB as possible without going over. By setting the drums to read around -12 to -6 dB you are allowing headroom.

  • Page 20: Adjusting The Panning

    Adjusting the Panning Press the [TRACK SEL] key of the track that you wish to adjust the panning for. Press the [PAN/EQ SEL] key until the TRACK PAN screen is displayed. Turn the [PAN] knob to adjust the panning of the selected track. To adjust the panning for additional tracks first press the [TRACK SEL] key of the desired track and then turn the [PAN] knob to the desired pan position.

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Eq

    according to how you would actually hear them if you were facing a set of drums. For example, the low tom would be panned to the left while the hi-hat would be panned a little to the right. Bass: This is almost always panned straight up the center. Guitars: Rhythm guitars are usually panned to either the 9 o'clock position or the 3 o'clock position.

  • Page 22: Using The Eq Library

    After adjusting the EQ for all of the tracks it may be desirable to use the internal dynamic processors of the AW2400. The purpose of a dynamics processor is to adjust the dynamic range of the track. For example, if a vocal...

  • Page 23: Using The Dynamics Library

    Cursor to the Recall button and press the [ENTER] key. To adjust the dynamic processor, turn the [Total] knob. In the default settings of the AW2400 turning the [Total] knob will adjust all parameters of the dynamic processor simultaneously. This allows for very quick and easy adjustment of the processor.

  • Page 24: Using The Internal Effects

    After applying EQ and dynamics processing to the tracks you may want to use the internal effects of the AW2400. The AW2400 has four internal effects processors with forty-three different presets in each effects processor. Some examples of the presets in these effects processors would be reverb, delay, chorus, tremolo, and distortion.

  • Page 25: Recording The Stereo Track

    [EFFECT SEL] key until the desired effects processor is displayed. Keep in mind that the AW2400 has four internal effects processor. It is possible to send as many tracks as you want to any of the effects processors.
  • Page 26 [ENTER] key. Tip: In order to have a loud CD, the Stereo Meter (L R Meters) of the AW2400 should be as close as possible to 0 dB without going over. If the levels are significantly below the 0...

  • Page 27: Creating An Audio Cd

    After the Stereo Track is recorded you can create an audio CD of the song. Insert a blank CD-R in the CD-RW drive of the AW2400. In order to create an audio CD, a CD-R should be used. Most consumer CD players will not read audio recorded on CD-RW media.
  • Page 28 Cursor to EXECUTE and press the [ENTER] key. The AW2400 will display a “do you want to finalize” popup if the CD needs to Finalized. The CD will need to be finalized to playback properly on standard CD players. Cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key Note: If an “ATAPI”...

  • Page 29: Glossary

    Glossary Note: Additional glossary words can be found online at the following web address: http://solutionsnetwork.yamaha.com A/D Converter: Analog to Digital converter - An electronic device for converting analog signals to digital signals. The analog signal is sampled every few milliseconds and its level is quantized into a digital word. The larger the digital word, the more accurate the representation of the analog value.
  • Page 30 AW2400 has a 4-band parametric EQ. Phantom Power: A voltage supplied by the mixer to a condenser microphone. This is typically 48 Volts but can vary widely. All 8 1-8 of the AW2400 supply phantom power for condenser microphones. Punch-in: To engage record mode on a previously recorded track. This is usually done to fix or replace a part of the track.

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