Yamaha AW4416 Manual Do Utilizador

 

Tutorial—AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation

 

Showing a Yamaha AW4416 to a recording engineer, say, 20 years ago, would 
have a similar effect to showing an interplanetary probe to Galileo. After the ini-
tial shock both parties would probably nod their heads and mumble something 
about inevitability. It had to happen. The AW4416 can do what once required a 
couple of rooms full of very, very expensive equipment that required consider-
able expertise to operate. And it does it very well, indeed. In short, the AW4416 
can take your sound recording projects from conception to completion with pro-
fessional-level control and quality.

If you’ve worked with a Yamaha O2R Digital Mixing Console (a de-facto standard 
through the recording and production industries today) or one of Yamaha’s other 
top-quality digital consoles, operating the AW4416 will not be a challenge. But if 
you’ve never had the pleasure, the power and depth of the AW4416 (translation: 
lots of features and flexibility) might be a little daunting at first. This tutorial is 
designed to help you make friends with the AW4416 as quickly and as painlessly 
as possible. Since the actual recording process is pretty much the same no matter 
what equipment you use, we’ve provided a complete set of pre-recorded tracks 
for the demo song “So Fine”, and will walk you through the process of mixing 
and mastering the tracks to create the final product. We haven’t completely 
ignored the initial recording process, however; a few guidelines are provided 
below.

 

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This tutorial assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of how the 
AW4416 controls and main features work. If you get lost, refer to the AW4416 
operation guide for details.

We’ve also included a simple glossary at the end of the tutorial. If you encounter 
any terms you’re not familiar with, you might find explanations in the glossary.