User Guide

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Input/output patching
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Operation section
Assigning signals to the recorder inputs
(Recorder Input Patch)
In the Recorder Input Patch section you can assign the
output signals of buses 1–8 and the direct outputs of
input channels 1–8 to the inputs of recorder tracks 1–
16 (recorder inputs 1–16).
With the default settings of an AW2816 song, the bus
1–8 signals are assigned to recorder inputs 1–16 as
shown in the diagram below.
To change the patching shown above, use the follow-
ing procedure.
1
Press the [PATCH] key → [F1] (Patch IN) key
to access the PATCH screen Patch IN page.
The RECORDER CHANNEL INPUT ASSIGN area
of this page displays the signals that are assigned
to recorder inputs 1–16.
2
Move the cursor to the recorder input
whose patching you want to change, and
use the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the
desired signal.
The following types of signal can be assigned to
the input of each track.
When you change recorder inputs 1–8 to “DIR
1”–”DIR 8,” the signals of input channels 1–8
will be sent (without passing through buses 1–8)
to tracks 1–8 as shown in the diagram below. This
method is useful when you want to record the
sounds of individual instruments directly on
tracks without mixing them with other instru-
ments.
Tip!
If you have selected “DIR 1”–”DIR 8,” you can choose
either the pre-EQ signal or the pre-fader signal as the
signal that will be sent to the recorder input. This
selection is made in the UTILITY screen Prefer.1 page
(
→ P.264).
Buses 1–8
Mixer section Recorder section
Direct output of
input channels 1–8
Recorder input
patch
×8
×8
Track 1–8
Track 9–16
Display Signal type
BUS 1–BUS 8 Buses 1–8
DIR 1–DIR 8
Direct output of input chan-
nels 1–8
Mixer section
Recorder
section
Recorder
input patch
Track 1
Track 8
Track 2
Track 3
Input channel 1 (DIR 1)
Input channel 2 (DIR 2)
Input channel 3 (DIR 3)
1
INPUT
jacks
2
3
8
Input channel 8 (DIR 8)