Direct Out - Yamaha AW2816 Manual

The AW2816 has 8 bus sends. By default, they are connected to the tracks of the internal hard
disk recorder of the AW2816. Here is how they are assigned by default:
Looking at this table, we can see that if a channel is assigned to Bus Send 1 it will be routed to
both Tracks 1 and 9. This does not mean that it is recorded on both tracks although this is
possible if desired. This just means that it is routed to both tracks. Only the tracks that are
record enabled will be recorded.
Since it is possible to assign multiple channels to a single bus send, bus sends are also commonly
used when several tracks need to be "bounced", a common recording practice that combines
tracks in order to free up other tracks for additional recording. To do this, simply assign all of
the tracks that are to be combined to the appropriate bus send. For example, if Tracks 1-5 are to
be combined onto Track 16, assign Tracks 1-5 to Bus Send 8. For more information on how to
do this refer to the Step-by-Step Procedures in the back of this guide.
Assignment of channels to the bus sends on an AW2816 can be done either in the Pan/Route
screens or the Channel View (CH View) screen. When assigning the channels to the bus sends,
make sure that the assignments are made in the appropriate mixing layer on the AW4416.

Direct Out

The direct outs are used to route an input channel directly to a track, bypassing the bus sends.
On analog consoles, it is very important to use the direct outputs whenever possible as this
bypasses all of the extra circuitry of the bus sends. The extra circuitry in analog mixing consoles
adds additional noise. On a digital mixer, this is not an issue since all of the routing is done
digitally. Either a bus send or a direct out can be used to route an input channel to a track with
equal results. Keep in mind though that a track can only be set to record from one source. A
track cannot be set to record from both a bus send and a direct out of an input channel. By
default, the tracks are set to record from the busses but any track can be set to record from a
direct output of any input channel if desired.
Bus Send Track
Bus 1 Tracks 1 and 9
Bus 2 Tracks 2 and 10
Bus 3 Tracks 3 and 11
Bus 4 Tracks 4 and 12
Bus 5 Tracks 5 and 13
Bus 6 Tracks 6 and 14
Bus 7 Tracks 7 and 15
Bus 8 Tracks 8 and 16
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