Yamaha aw1600 User Manual

AW1600  Owner’s Manual

Appendix

■ Editing results are not heard in the sound

• Have you selected the virtual track that you recorded?

• Are you using the appropriate editing command?

■ Counter display is not 0 when you return to 

• The display mode may be set to REMAIN (remaining 

recording time).

• If the display mode is set to REL (relative time), the start 

point may be specified.

→ Go to the SONG screen SETUP, POINT page and check the 

settings.

■ Display indicates DISK FULL, MEMORY 

• There is insufficient free space, or too many recording 

regions. Erase unneeded tracks and then perform the Opti-
mize operation to obtain more free space.

• If the “DISK FULL” message appears, erase unneeded 

songs, sample libraries, or WAV files located under the 
“Transport” folder. The WAV files under the “Transport” 
folder can be erased from your computer when the USB 
Storage mode is engaged.

■ The display indicates DISK BUSY during 

• The recorded data might be so fragmented that the read 

speed is significantly reduced. It might be necessary to 
backup all hard disk data to your computer and then re-ini-
tialize the hard disk.

■ When you press a pad there is no sound, or 

• Have you selected a bank to which the waveform is 

assigned?

• A bank change may have been specified in the SONG 

screen TEMPO page.

■ The sound is not what you loaded, or the 

• If the playback mode is set to LOOP, the sound will play 

according to the monitor tempo specified in the SAMPLE 
screen SETUP page while the recorder is stopped, and 
will play according to the song tempo while the recorder is 
playing.

■ The sound you loaded only plays part of the 

• Have you made trim settings to shorten the Start–End 

region?

• If the playback mode is set to GATE, the sample will play 

only while you continue pressing the pad.

• If the playback mode is set to LOOP and Slice is turned 

off, the sample will play only for the length of a measure.

■ The display indicates MEMORY FULL, and 

• Access the SAMPLE screen MEMORY page, and check 

the amount of used memory. Execute ERASE or 
EXTRACT to increase the amount of free memory.

■ WAV files to be imported are not displayed

• Have you copied WAV files with a different bit depth from 

the song? 16-bit WAV files will not be displayed for a 24-
bit song, and 24-bit WAV files will not be displayed for a 
16-bit song. WAV files with sampling frequency other than 
44.1 kHz will also not be displayed.

■ Can’t exchange MIDI data

• Are the MIDI cables or USB cables connected correctly?

• A MIDI cable or USB cable may be broken.

• Is the power turned on for the transmitting and receiving 

devices?

• Do the channel settings match for the transmitted and 

receiving devices?

• Have the appropriate settings been made in the UTILITY 

screen MIDI 1/2 pages?

→ Select the connector and port to be used (MIDI connector, 

USB connector port 1/2) in the MIDI 1 page.

• Is a scene assigned to the program change number being 

transmitted?

• If a USB connection is being used, is the required USB-

MIDI driver properly installed on your computer?

■ MTC messages are not transmitted

• In the UTILITY screen MIDI 2 page, has the MTC button 

been turned on?

• Is MTC SYNC set to MASTER?

■ The AW1600 does not synchronize to 

• Is the MIDI cable connected to the MIDI IN connector?

• In the UTILITY screen MIDI 2 page, has MTC MODE 

been set to SLAVE?

• Is the connector and port to be used (MIDI connector, 

USB connector port 1/2) selected in the UTILITY screen 
MIDI 1 page?

■ MTC synchronization drifts

• Is a large amount of MIDI data (notes etc.) being received 

together with the MTC messages?

• Does the frame rate match between the AW1600 and the 

external device?

• In the UTILITY screen MIDI 2 page, the OFST (offset) 

may have been set.

• If jumps occur in the synchronized time, change the 

AVRG setting in the UTILITY screen MIDI 2 page, and 
try again.

■ MMC messages is not transmitted

• Is the MIDI cable connected to the MIDI OUT connector?

• In the UTILITY screen MIDI 1 page, has MMC MODE 

been set to MASTER? Does the DEVICE NO. match?