Page 2 - Introduction
ii AW2400 Recording 101 - Table of Contents Introduction 1 AW2400 Features 1 Setting up the AW2400 2 Connecting the Monitor System 2 Connecting the Instruments and/or Microphones 3 Turning the Equipment on 5 Recording 6 Creating a New Song 6 Setting the Input Level 7 Assigning the Input Signal to a ...
Page 3 - Using the EQ Library; Recording the Stereo Track
iii Using the EQ Library 18 Adjusting the Dynamic Processors 19 Using the Dynamics Library 20 Using the Internal Effects 21 Recording the Stereo Track 22 Creating an Audio CD 24 Glossary 26
Page 4 - Congratulations on your purchase of the AW2400!; 4-Track Hard Disk Recorder –; This; Internal Effects Processors; – There are four built-in effects processors; I/O Expansion Slot For Optional Slot Cards; – Expanded inputs and outputs
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AW2400! The AW2400 is a very powerful and easy to use digital audio workstation that will allow you to take your musical ideas from concept to completion. By combining all of the necessary tools into an affordable all-in-one unit, the AW2400 makes...
Page 5 - Do not use speaker cable to connect the AW2400 to powered monitors.; With Powered Monitors
Setting up the AW2400 Before you begin recording it is necessary to connect the AW2400 with the equipment that it is to be used with. Step 1: Connect the Monitoring System If powered monitors are to be used with the AW2400, connect the Monitor Outs of the AW2400 to the inputs of the monitors using b...
Page 6 - With Headphones
Do not use speaker cable to connect the AW2400 to the power amp. If no monitors are available, or if you prefer, headphones can be used for monitoring. The headphones would be connected to the PHONES jack of the AW2400. With Headphones Step 2: Connect the instruments or microphones. The next step wo...
Page 7 - Improper use of phantom power can cause damage. If in doubt, do not
Either microphones or devices such as keyboards or drum machines can be connected to inputs 1-8. If a condenser microphone is to be connected, the phantom power must be turned on. There are two phantom power switches. One is for channels 1-4 and one is for channels 5-8. Only turn on the switch for t...
Page 8 - Recording; When everything is set up and connected properly, you can begin; Creating a New Song; In the Work Navigate Section press the
This will prevent damage to the speakers. If the monitoring system is turned on first, then when the AW2400 and the other equipment is turned on a loud ‘pop’ will be produced which may damage the speakers. When turning the equipment off the reverse order should be used: 5. Turn off the monitoring sy...
Page 9 - key next to the jog wheel.; key, then cursor to OK and press the
2. Move the cursor to the NEW button and press the [ENTER] key next to the jog wheel. A popup window will ask you if you want to save the current song. 3. Move the cursor to either YES (if you want to save the current song) or NO (if you do not want to save the current song) and press the [ENTER] ke...
Page 10 - Setting the Input Level; key for the input
5. Cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key. The TITLE EDIT popup window will appear, allowing you to name your song. 6. Assign a name to your song using the cursor arrows and the Jog Wheel. 7. After naming the song cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key. Setting the Input Level After creating a new s...
Page 11 - Assigning the Input Signal to a Track
The IN 1-8 is for input 1-8 and IN 9-16 is for input 9-16. 4. Select the meter section to show the input meter screen by pressing the [METER] key. 4. While playing the instrument, turn the [GAIN] knob up to adjust the input level. The meter on the right hand side of the Input Setting screen should b...
Page 13 - Recording the First Track
4. Raise the fader of the track that you are recording on to the 0 mark and check the level being input into the track with the meter section. To get to the meter section press the [METER] key until you see the track meter section. (F1 for input meters and F2 for track meters.) . Recording the First...
Page 14 - Overdubbing; Before you begin overdubbing you must disengage the previously
Punch In/Out If you make a mistake while recording, you can punch-in at the spot that the mistake was made. To punch-in simply means to start recording again at the point where the mistake was made. To perform a punch-in, first rewind the AW2400 to a few seconds before the mistake. Next, press the [...
Page 18 - Mixdown; Once all of the tracks are recorded it is time to begin the mixdown; Setting the Basic Levels; Raise the stereo fader to the 0 position (all of the way up).
Mixdown Once all of the tracks are recorded it is time to begin the mixdown process. Mixdown is the process of mixing the individual recorded tracks down to a stereo track so that it can then be recorded onto an audio CD. The AW2400 has a dedicated stereo track for this process that is separate from...
Page 19 - meters will; meters should now read around the 0 dB mark. If the meters are; L R; meters read close to 0 dB. It is better to
16 4. Start with the drum tracks (or rhythm tracks) and raise the faders until the L R meters read around -12 to -6 dB. When you are finished, the overall mix should be as close to 0 dB as possible without going over. By setting the drums to read around -12 to -6 dB you are allowing headroom. As you...
Page 20 - Adjusting the Panning; Panning Guidelines
Adjusting the Panning 1. Press the [TRACK SEL] key of the track that you wish to adjust the panning for. 2. Press the [PAN/EQ SEL] key until the TRACK PAN screen is displayed. 3. Turn the [PAN] knob to adjust the panning of the selected track. 4. To adjust the panning for additional tracks first pre...
Page 21 - Adjusting the EQ; The next step in the mixdown process would be to adjust the EQ of any
according to how you would actually hear them if you were facing a set of drums. For example, the low tom would be panned to the left while the hi-hat would be panned a little to the right. Bass: This is almost always panned straight up the center. Guitars: Rhythm guitars are usually panned to eithe...
Page 22 - Using the Dynamics Processors
For example, if you listen to a track and feel that it is not clear enough instead of adding EQ in the high end you may be better off taking out some frequencies in the midrange. This will have the desired effect but will add less noise. Using the EQ Library 1. Press the [TRACK SEL] key of the track...
Page 24 - Using the Internal Effects Processors
Using the Internal Effects Processors After applying EQ and dynamics processing to the tracks you may want to use the internal effects of the AW2400. The AW2400 has four internal effects processors with forty-three different presets in each effects processor. Some examples of the presets in these ef...
Page 27 - Creating an Audio CD
Creating an Audio CD After the Stereo Track is recorded you can create an audio CD of the song. 1. Insert a blank CD-R in the CD-RW drive of the AW2400. In order to create an audio CD, a CD-R should be used. Most consumer CD players will not read audio recorded on CD-RW media. It is best to use CD-R...
Page 29 - Glossary
26 Glossary Note: Additional glossary words can be found online at the following web address: http://solutionsnetwork.yamaha.com A/D Converter: A nalog to D igital converter - An electronic device for converting analog signals to digital signals. The analog signal is sampled every few milliseconds a...
