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1. Recording on the Aw2816

Was the sound recorded correctly? If the sound is dis-

torted or cracked, adjust the gain control and try the

recording once again. If the sound was recorded on

the hard disk in a distorted condition, it will be impos-

sible to ﬁx it later.

You should also pay close attention to the position of

the mics. Changing the direction of the mics and their

distance from the instrument makes an amazing

amount of difference in the recorded sound. Since the

AW2816 lets you re-record as many times as you like,

try various mic settings until you are happy with the

recorded sound you get. It is also useful to read maga-

zines and watch what other people do, but unless you

are an experienced professional recording engineer, it

is difﬁcult to put up mics in the "perfect" location

without some trial and error. We recommend that you

refer to professional publications, and try various

experiments with the AW2816.

Recording the sound of a rhythm

machine

As an alternative to the preceding example, here's

how a rhythm section created on a rhythm machine

with built-in sequencer functionality can be recorded

on the AW2816. Although you could simply press the

PLAY button of the rhythm machine at the same time

you begin recording, nearly all rhythm machines

these days support MTC or MIDI Clock, so let's try

synchronizing the AW2816 with your rhythm

machine. In this example, we will use the AW2816 as

the MTC or MIDI Clock master, and make the rhythm

machine follow it.

First press [MIDI], and then [F1] to access the MIDI

Setup 1 screen. Make sure that MTC SYNC is set to

MASTER. Next, make sure that your rhythm machine

is able to receive MTC or MIDI Clock messages and

operate in synchronization. (On your rhythm

machine, this may be a setting named SYNC, or

something similar.) The settings and connections will

differ depending on which type of message is used for

synchronization.

If you are using MTC, use a MIDI cable to connect the

AW2816's MTC OUT connector to your rhythm

machine's MIDI IN connector (or its MTC IN connec-

tor, if there is on).

If you are using MIDI Clock, press [F2] to access the

MIDI Setup 2 screen. Turn the MIDI CLK setting ON,

set MIDI/HOST to MIDI, and set OUT/THRU to OUT.

For each of these, move the cursor to the setting, and

press [ENTER] to change the setting. Then use a MIDI

cable to connect the AW2816's MIDI OUT connector

to the MIDI IN connector of your rhythm machine. If

you are using MIDI Clock, you will also need to make

tempo settings as explained below.

Next, change the settings on your rhythm machine so

that it will operate in synchronization to MTC or MIDI

Clock, and put the rhythm machine in a mode in

which it will wait for synchronization messages to

arrive. Now when you press the AW2816's PLAY but-

ton, the rhythm machine should begin operating in

synchronization. Did it work? In the case of MTC, a

parameter called "Frame Rate" must also be set to the

same setting on both devices, so refer to the

AW2816's "Owner's Manual" and the manual of your

rhythm machine, and check this setting as well.

What is tempo data on the

AW2816

On the AW2816, tempo data is maintained indepen-

dently for each song. When a new song is created, it

will be set to a time signature of 4/4 and a tempo of

120. If you want to change this, or if you want the

time signature or tempo to change during the song,

press [SONG] and then press [F4] to access the Tempo

Map screen. of the two frames, the left one is the time

signature (METER), and the right is the tempo

(TEMPO). To try this out, move the cursor to NEW in

the TEMPO area, and press [ENTER]. A second tempo

data will be created. Now try changing the STEP 2 set-

tings MEASURE to 5, and TEMPO to 130.0. With these

settings, the tempo will be at the STEP 1 value (120)

for the ﬁrst four measures, and will change to 130 at

measure 5.

If your rhythm machine has only a connector that

transmits MTC, or if you have already input detailed

tempo data into your rhythm machine and it's too

much work to re-specify it for the AW2816, refer to

the AW2816's "Owner's Manual" and set it to operate

as a MTC slave.

Now that we have made the two devices operate in

synchronization, we are ready to record. Connect the

audio outputs of the rhythm to the inputs of the

AW2816, make sure that the sound is being input cor-

rectly, and then record. You can preserve a wider

range of mixdown options if you record separate

sounds from your rhythm machine on separate tracks

of the AW2816, so being mindful of the eventual

structure of your song, do this if you will have enough

recording tracks on the AW2816.

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