Mixer Section; Recorder Section - Yamaha AW2816 Owner's Manual

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The AW2816 is an audio workstation that combines a
digital mixer, hard disk recorder, and multi-effect unit.
It allows you to carry out the entire music production
process — multi-track recording, mixing, audio edit-
ing, effect processing, and CD production
out needing any other equipment. This section
explains the features of each section of the AW2816.
*1:A separately sold internal or external CD-RW
drive is required.

Mixer section

• Maximum 28 channel input/18 bus configuration
A total of 28 input channels are provided: 8 input
channels to which analog inputs, digital stereo
inputs, or OPTION I/O slot inputs can be freely
assigned, 16 recorder monitor channels, and 2
return channels (stereo). There are a total of 18 out-
put buses: 8 group buses, 6 AUX buses, stereo bus
and the SOLO bus (stereo).
• 4-band EQ and dynamics processors on all chan-
nels
Each channel including the stereo output has 4-
band full-parametric EQ and a dynamics processor
(except for the two return channels).
• Two high-quality multi-effect units are built-in
The two multi-effect units provide spatial effects,
modulation effects, guitar effects, and more. The
effect units can be used via AUX bus send/return, or
can be inserted into any desired channel.
• Scene/library functionality
Mix parameters and effect settings can be saved as a
"scene," and recalled by operating the keys of the
top panel or by transmitting program change mes-
sages from an external MIDI device. Up to 96
scenes can be used for each song. The AW2816 also
provides various libraries in which EQ, dynamics
processor, channel, and patching settings can be
stored independently.
Welcome to the world of
the AW2816
This chapter explains the features and signal flow of the AW2816,
and covers basic operation.
Features of the AW2816
• Full-automated mixing
The AW2816 features nine 60 mm motor-drive fad-
ers. Fully automated mixing allows time-axis
recording of not only scene memory and library
(*1)
— with-
recall operations, but also fader movements, pan
operations, and EQ operations.

Recorder section

• Efficient data management
The audio data, scene memories, libraries, and
automix data used by a single composition is saved
together on the internal hard disk as a "song." The
desired song can be recalled at any time. Songs can
also be backed up on external media such an MO
disk or CD-R/RW disc.
• Support for large hard disks up to 64 GB
Separately sold hard disks for internal installation
(2.5 inch IDE type) up to 64 GB (maximum 6.4 GB
per song) are supported. An internal hard disk can
store up to 30,000 songs.
• 16 x 8 virtual tracks + stereo track
The track structure of a song consists of 16 tracks x
8 virtual tracks + stereo track (total 130 tracks). For
each song, you can select the quantization word
length (16 bits/24 bits) and sampling frequency
(44.1 kHz/48 kHz). Simultaneous playback of 16
tracks or simultaneous recording of 8 tracks is sup-
ported (for a 16 bit song), making the AW2816 ideal
for live recording or pingpong recording. The 16
tracks can be mixed down directly to a stereo track
within the AW2816. This allows unified manage-
ment of the multi-track material and the two-track
stereo mix.
• Versatile editing functions
Editing can be performed at any level: song, track,
part, or region. Editing functions include "Time
Compression" that compresses or expands the time
in a range of 50%–200%, and a "Pitch Change"
command that shifts the pitch up or down in a range
of one octave. Undo/Redo functions are also pro-
vided, and you can retrace your editing as far as 15
previous operations.
Operation section
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