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AW2400 Owner’s Manual
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Contents
1. Before you start 11
Introduction................................................................. 11
Remember to back up your data ................................11
About the built-in CD-RW drive ..................................12
Using the CD-RW drive ..............................................12
Installing an optional card........................................... 13
2. Introducing the AW2400 15
Features of the AW2400 ............................................15
AW2400 terminology ..................................................17
Recorder section....................................................17
Mixer section..........................................................18
Overall.................................................................... 19
Parts of the AW2400 and what they do...................... 20
Top panel...............................................................20
Rear panel .............................................................28
Front panel.............................................................29
Basic operation of the AW2400..................................30
Viewing the display ................................................30
Accessing a screen/page.......................................31
Switching a button on/off........................................31
Editing a value in the display .................................31
Using Additional Function Buttons.........................31
Entering text...........................................................32
Switching Mixing Layers ........................................33
Using the Selected Channel section......................33
3. Connection and Setup 37
Connection .................................................................37
Turning the power on/off ............................................38
Adjusting the input level .............................................39
4. Listening to the demo song 41
Loading the demo song..............................................41
Playing the demo song...............................................42
5. Recording to a sound clip 43
Recording a sound clip...............................................43
Playing a sound clip ...................................................45
6. Track recording 47
Creating a new song ..................................................47
Direct recording and Mixed recording.........................49
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Direct recording)...............................................51
Assigning input signals to tracks
(Mixed recording) ..............................................54
Recording on a track...................................................56
Saving the current song..............................................57
Pairing channels .........................................................58
Applying EQ To an Input Signal..................................60
Applying Compression to an Input Signal...................61
Handy Recording Functions .......................................62
Using the Metronome.............................................62
Switching virtual tracks...........................................63
Using the Undo List................................................64
7. Overdubbing 65
About overdubbing......................................................65
Assigning the input signal to a track ...........................66
Setting the mix balance and pan ................................67
Overdubbing ...............................................................68
Punch-in/out................................................................69
Manual punch-in/out...............................................69
Auto punch-in/out ...................................................70
8. Mixdown and bounce operations 73
About mixdown and bouncing.....................................73
Mixdown procedure ....................................................75
Playing back the stereo track......................................78
Bounce (ping-pong) recording procedure ...................79
Convenient functions for mixdown/bounce .................82
Fader Group assignments......................................82
Mute Group assignments .......................................83
Using the Solo function ..........................................84
9. Transport/Locate Operation 87
The Transport Section Keys .......................................87
Move To a Specified Location ....................................87
Using the locator.........................................................88
Using markers.............................................................90
Adjusting the position of a locate point or marker.......91
Adjusting the position of a locate point...................91
Adjusting the position of a marker..........................92
Erasing a locate point or marker.................................93
Repeat playback of a specific region
(the A-B Repeat function) ...........................................93
Finding a location while monitoring the sound
(the Nudge function) ...................................................94
Finding a location while viewing the waveform...........95
10. Meters 97
Level Meter Types ......................................................97