Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual page 44

Recording a sound clip
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Connect the required instrument and/or
microphone input sources and set up the
levels as described in "Connection and
Setup" on page 37.
2
Press the Locate section [SOUND CLIP]
key.
The SOUND CLIP screen will appear, where you can
record and play sound clips.
A B
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D
1 Tempo
Sets the tempo of the metronome used when recording
sound clips.
B Time signature
Shows the time signature of the metronome.
C Metronome button
Switches the metronome on/off.
D Metronome knob
Adjusts the volume of the metronome. The value
above the knob shows the current setting in dB.
E START button
Specifies the current location as the start point of the
sound clip (the location at which playback will begin).
The current location is shown in minutes/seconds/mil-
liseconds to the left.
F END button
Specifies the current location as the end point of the
sound clip (the location at which playback will end).
The current location is shown in minutes/seconds/mil-
liseconds to the left.
G CLIP button
Turn this button on to enable the START button (
F ) settings.
and END button (
NOTE
• The Recorder section cannot be used for recording and play-
back while the SOUND CLIP screen is showing.
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To use the metronome, move the cursor to
the metronome button and press the
[ENTER] key.
To change the tempo of the metronome,
move the cursor to the tempo value and
turn the [DATA/JOG] dial.
NOTE
• The time signature of the metronome is determined by the
tempo map setting that was active prior to accessing the
SOUND CLIP screen. Please be aware that the setting can-
not be edited from this screen. (For details on tempo map set-
tings → p. 62)
Hold down the Transport section REC [●]
key and press the PLAY [
The metronome will start and the counter display will
advance. The SOUND CLIP screen counter always
starts from 0 and indicates the current time in minutes/
seconds/milliseconds. This counter is separate from
the normal song counter.
Play the part to be recorded in time with the
metronome.
HINT
• The metronome sound will not be recorded. If necessary, you
can move the cursor to the metronome knob and turn the
[DATA/JOG] dial to adjust the volume of the metronome
sound.
• The knobs/keys of the selected channel are active even while
the SOUND CLIP screen is showing. If necessary, you can
apply EQ and dynamics processing to the signal being
recorded.
Press the STOP [■] key to stop recording.
and symbols on the display indicate the start and
end point.
HINT
• With the default AW2400 settings a maximum of 30 seconds
can be recorded to a sound clip. If you continue recording for
longer than 30 seconds, the last 30 seconds recorded will be
retained (the counter display during recording will continue to
advance).
• You can specify up to 180 seconds as the maximum length
that can be recorded in a sound clip. You are free to make this
setting before creating a new song, but this cannot be
changed once the song has been created. ( → p. 47)
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