User Manuals: Yamaha AW2816 16-Track Digital Recorder

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Yamaha AW2816 Owner's Manual (420 pages)

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORKSTATION

Brand: Yamaha | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 5 MB

Table of Contents

6
- Before You Begin
  10
- Checking the Included Items
  10
- About the Internal Hard Disk
  11
- Installation
  11
- Installing an Internal Hard Disk
  11
- About the CD-RW Drives
  13
- CD-RW Drive Settings
  13
- Installing a CD-RW Drive
  13
- Installation Procedure
  14
- Manual Eject (Emergency Disc Removal)
  16
- Removing the Transport Protection Pad
  16
- About External SCSI Devices
  17
- Attaching an External SCSI Device
  17
- Connection Procedure
  17
  - About Terminators
    18
- About I/O Cards
  19
- Installation Procedure
  19
- Installing I/O Card
  19
- Please Observe the Following Points
  20
- Setting the Internal Clock
  20
- Turning the Power on
  20
- Turning the Power off
  21
- Chapter 1 Parts and Their Functions 13 (Overdubbing)
  
  22
  - Analog Input/Output Section
    22
  - MIXER Section
    23
  - UNIT Section
    23
- Chapter 2 Welcome to the World Operating Multiple Faders Together
  
  23
  - WORK NAVIGATE Section
    23
  - FADER MODE Section
    24
  - MIXING LAYER Section
    24
  - Fader Section
    25
  - Display Section
    26
  - REC TRACK SELECT Section
    27
  - RECORDER Section
    27
  - AUTOMATION Section
    28
  - SCENE MEMORY Section
    28
    
    CURSOR/JOG&SHUTTLE Section
    28
  - LOCATE Section
    29
  - Transport Section
    30
  - Rear Panel
    31
  - Front Panel
    33
  - Mixer Section
    34
  - Recorder Section
    34
  - CD-RW Drive (Option)
    35
  - Other Features
    35
  - Input Channels 1–8
    36
  - Input Patch
    36
  - Recorder Input Patch
    36
  - Return Channels 1/2
    36
  - Digital Cascade Connection
    39
  - Oscillator
    39
  - Output Patch
    40
    
    Output Patch
    41
  - Stereo Output Channel
    40
  - Audio Tracks
    42
  - The Stereo Track
    42
  - Virtual Tracks
    42
  - About the Display
    43
  - Cursor
    43
  - Buttons
    44
  - Knobs/Faders/Numerical Boxes
    44
  - Tabs
    44
  - Accessing Screens and
    45
  - Switching a Button On/Off
    45
  - Inputting Text
    46
  - Using the Additional Function Buttons
    46
  - Selecting a Channel
    47
- Chapter 3 Let's Record on the
  
  49
  - Connections and Setup
    49
  - Making Connections
    49
    
    Creating a New Song
    49
  - Word Clock Settings
    49
  - Creating a New Song
    50
    
    Word Clock Settings
    52
  - Setting the Input Level
    54
  - Pairing Two Channels
    55
  - Patching Input Signals to Recorder Inputs
    56
  - Adjusting the Monitor Level
    58
  - Recording
    58
  - Patching the Input Signal to the Recorder Input
    60
  - Setting the Input Level
    60
  - Adjusting the Monitor Level
    62
  - Applying the Equalizer to the Input Signal
    62
  - Recording
    65
  - Adjusting the MIX Balance
    66
  - Mixing to the Stereo Track (Mixdown)
    66
  - Using the Internal Effects
    67
  - Recording on the Stereo Track
    68
  - Saving Your Song
    70
  - Switching Virtual Tracks
    74
  - Using the solo Function
    77
  - Storing the Patching Settings to the Library
    84
  - Using the Patch Library
    84
  - Recalling Patching Settings from the Library
    85
    
    Effects
    86
- Chapter 5 Using the Internal
  
  90
  - About the Internal Effects
    90
  - Check the Patching
    91
  - Recalling an Effect Program from the Library
    91
  - Using AUX Send/Return to Apply an Effect
    91
  - Adjusting the Return Level
    94
  - Adjusting the Send Level
    94
  - Change the Patching
    95
  - Recalling an Effect Program
    96
  - Applying Effects While You Record
    97
  - Change the Patching
    97
  - Insert the Effect into a Channel
    97
  - Start Recording
    98
  - Adjusting the Effect Parameters
    99
  - Saving an Effect Program
    100
    
    Operations
    100
- Chapter 6 Transport/Locate
  
  101
  - Transport Key Functions
    101
  - Locating to the Zero Location of the Counter
    107
  - Setting the Relative Time Zero Location
    107
  - Using Various Locate Points to Locate
    108
    
    Using Markers to Locate
    109
    
    The Relation between the Start Point and Time Code
    111
  - Deleting a Locate Point/Marker
    112
  - Deleting by Using Key Operations
    112
    
    Virtual Tracks
    113
  - Deleting from Within the Screen
    112
  - Editing Tracks and Virtual Tracks
    113
- Chapter 7 Editing Tracks and
  
  114
  - Tracks, Parts, and Regions
    114
  - Editing a Virtual Track Name
    115
    
    Editing a Region Name
    116
  - Naming a Track or Region
    115
  - Editing Entire Tracks
    117
  - Editing by Part
    119
- Chapter 4 Input/Output Patching 71
  
  120
  - Editing by Region
    120
  - Editing Commands
    120
    
    Commands and Parameters of the TRACK Menu
    124
    
    Commands and Parameters of the PART Menu
    127
    
    Commands and Parameters of the REGION Menu
    131
    
    Operations
    131
- Chapter 8 Scene Memory
  
  133
  - About Scene Memories
    133
  - About Scene Numbers
    133
  - Parameters Included in a Scene
    133
  - Storing a Scene
    134
  - Storing a Scene by Key Operations
    134
  - Storing a Scene by Operations in the Screen
    134
  - Recalling a Scene
    135
  - Recalling a Scene by Operations in the Screen
    135
  - Editing the Name of a Scene
    136
  - Protecting a Scene
    137
  - Changing the Order of Scenes
    138
- Chapter9 Using Automix
  
  139
  - About Automix
    139
  - How the Automix Is Related to the Song
    139
  - What Is Automix
    139
  - Creating a New Automix
    140
  - Recording and Playing an Automix
    141
  - Recording Additional MIX Elements
    144
  - Re-Recording Fader Operations
    147
  - Editing Individual Automix Events
    149
  - Storing an Automix
    151
  - Recalling an Automix
    152
- Chapter10 Managing Songs
  
  153
  - About Songs
    153
  - Song Recording Time
    153
  - Song Structure
    153
  - Saving the Current Song
    154
  - Loading a Song
    155
  - Editing the Song Name/Comment
    156
  - Protecting a Song
    157
  - Duplicating a Song
    158
  - Deleting an Unwanted Song
    159
  - Importing Mixer Data from an Existing Song
    161
    
    Formatting the Internal Hard Disk
    164
    
    Disk/External Storage Devices
    165
    
    Backing up Songs
    167
  - Restoring Backup Data
    169
- Chapter 11 Using the Internal Hard
  
  170
  - Formatting the Internal Hard Disk
    170
- Chapter 13 MIDI
  
  191
  - What You Can Do Using MIDI
    191
  - External Device
    206
  - About the MIDI Remote Function
    210
- Chapter 14 Other Functions
  
  218
  - Dynamics Library
    225
  - Using the Test Tone Oscillator
    231
  - Using the Metronome
    232
    
    Two Tracks
    235
    
    Reference Section
    237
  - Home Screen
    238
  - Song Screen
    239
  - Erasing CD-RW Media
    251
  - Utility Screen
    265
    
    Stereo Output
    322
  - Main Page
    340
  - Scene Screen
    348
Appendix

357
- Preset EQ Program Parameters
  358
- Preset Effects Programs
  362
  - Dynamic Effects
    363
  - Other Effects
    363
- Effects Parameters
  364
  - Mono Delay
    365
  - Stereo Delay
    365
  - Ring Mod
    370
- Dynamics Processors
  379
  - Preset Dynamics Programs
    379
  - Preset Dynamics Program Parameters
    384
- Troubleshooting
  390
- Display Message List
  394
  - Messages
    394
  - Popup Messages
    396
  - -Appendix-
    397
- Messages at Power-On
  397
- Speciﬁcations
  398
  - General Speciﬁcations
    398
  - Mixer Section
    399
  - Recorder Section
    401
  - Controls
    402
  - Control I/O
    402
- Dimensions
  403
- MIDI Data Format
  404
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  416
- Chapter12 Mastering
  
  417
  - Backing up Songs
    417
    
    Restoring Backup Data
    417
    
    Checking the Free Space on the Internal Hard Disk
    417
  - Shut down
    418
  - Tempo Map
    418
  - Monitor
    419
    
    Oscillator
    419
  - Option
    419

Yamaha AW2816 Service Manual (120 pages)

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO

Brand: Yamaha | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 15 MB

Table of Contents
1
Dimensions
3
Specifications
4
- Mixer Section
  5
- Recorder Section
  6
- Top Panel
  12
Panel Layout
12
- Rear Panel
  17
- Front Panel
  17
Circuit Board Layout
18
Block Diagram
20
Disassembly Procedure
25
Installing an Internal Hard Disk
29
Installing a CD-Rw Drive
32
Installation Procedure
33
Installing I/O Card
36
Lsi Pin Description
37
IC Block Diagram
47
Scsi Terminator
49
Circuit Boards
50
Getting Ready
62
Test Program
62
Display Message List
78
Popup Messages
80
MIDI Implementation Chart
86
Parts List
87
- Parts List
  115
- Parts List
  117
- Parts List
  118
- Parts List
  119
- Parts List
  120

Yamaha AW2816 Tutorial (31 pages)

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Brand: Yamaha | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 0 MB

Introduction

2
- About this Tutorial
  
  2
- Table of Contents
  3
Contents

3
Recording on the AW2816

4
Restoring the Demo Song

9
- Restoring to the Hard Disk
  
  9
- Loading the Demo Song from Hard Disk
  
  9
Mixdown

10
- Step 1. Listen to the Recorded Tracks and Make Your Plans
  
  10
  - Let's Begin
    10
- Step 2. Setting up a Rough MIX
  
  11
  - Start with the Kick and Snare
    11
  - Adding the Drum Overhead Tracks
    11
  - Adding the Hi-Hat
    11
  - Adding the Acoustic Bass
    11
  - Adding the Percussion
    11
  - Adding the Acoustic Guitar
    11
  - Adding the Piano
    11
  - Adding the Synthesizer
    12
  - Adding the Organ
    12
  - Adding the Electric Guitar
    12
  - Adding the Lead Vocal
    12
  - Adding the Chorus
    12
  - Listening to the Rough MIX
    12
  - Saving the Song
    12
  - Saving the Scene
    12
- Step 3. Assembling the MIX for each Part
  
  13
  - Channels 1/2: Bass Drum and Snare Drum
    13
  - Channels 3/4: Drum Overhead Mics
    14
  - Channel 5: Hi-Hat
    15
  - Channel 6: Acoustic Bass
    15
  - Channel 7: Percussion
    16
  - Channel 8: Acoustic Guitar
    17
  - Channel 9: Piano
    17
  - Channel 10: Synthesizer
    18
  - Channel 11: Organ
    18
  - Channel 12: Electric Guitar
    19
  - Channels 13/14/15: Chorus
    19
  - Channel 16: Lead Vocal
    20
  - Saving the Song
    20
- Step 4. Adding Ambience
  
  21
  - Using Effect 1 Send, and Selecting an Effect
    21
  - Adding Ambience to Tracks as Needed
    21
  - Channels 1/2: Kick and Snare
    22
  - Channels 3 and 4: Overhead Drum Mics
    22
  - Channel 7: Percussion
    22
  - Channel 8: Acoustic Guitar
    22
  - Channel 9: Piano
    22
  - Channel 10: Synthesizer
    22
  - Channel 11: Organ
    22
  - Channel 12: Electric Guitar
    22
  - Channels 13/14/15: Chorus
    22
  - Channel 16: Lead Vocal
    22
- About the Contents of the “Can You Feel It?” Au-
  
  23
- Step 5. Completing the MIX and Making Automation Settings
  
  23
  - Automix
    23
- Listen to the Recorded Automix
  
  23
  - About the Contents of the "Can You Feel It?" Automix
    23
  - Main Contents of Automix
    24
Mastering

25
- Accurate Monitoring Is Essential
  25
- Setting Master EQ and Dynamics
  
  25
  - Equalizer (EQ)
    25
  - Compressor
    26
  - Master Compressor Settings for the Demo Song
    26
- Recording the Song to the Stereo Track
  
  26
- Writing the Song to a CD-R Disc
  
  26
The Next Step

27
Glossary

28

Yamaha AW2816 Manual (32 pages)

Professional audio workstation, Recording101

Brand: Yamaha | Category: Desktop | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents
2
Recalling Scene
3
Introduction

4
- AW2816 Overview
  4
- Purpose of this Guide
  4
- Getting Started
  5
The Musician

6
- The Instruments
  6
- Acoustics
  6
- The Performance
  6
Microphones

6
Cables

12
- Unbalanced
  12
- Balanced
  13
Connectors

13
- Xlr
  13
- 1/4 Inch Balanced (TRS)
  14
- 1/4 Inch Unbalanced (Phone)
  14
- Rca
  14
- Split and In-Line Console
  14
The Mixing Console

15
- Mixing Layers
  16
- Channel Strip Overview
  17
- Phantom Power
  18
- Microphone Pre-Amp
  18
- Peak Meter
  18
- Phase Reversal
  18
- Dynamic Processors
  19
- Equalizer
  20
- Auxiliary Sends
  22
- Bus Sends
  22
- Direct out
  23
- Stereo Bus Assign
  24
- Pan Pot
  24
- Fader
  24
- Fader Group
  24
- Mute
  25
- Mute Group
  25
- Channel Pairing
  25
Multi-Track Recorders

25
- Analog Multi-Track Recorders
  25
- Digital Multi-Track Recorders
  26
2-Track Recorders

27
Conclusion

27
Step-By-Step Procedures

28

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