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7

Move the cursor to the RECALL button and
press the [ENTER] key.

A popup window confirming the recall operation will
appear.

8

To actually recall the selected setting move
the cursor to the OK button and press the
[ENTER] key.

The selected setting will be recalled and the compres-
sor type and parameters will change accordingly.
Repeat steps 6–8 as necessary to select various presets
until you find one that best suits your application.

9

Use Selected Channel knob 1 to change the
overall effect of the compressor.

When the knob is operated the DYNAMICS screen
Comp Edit page will appear. If Selected Channel knob
1 is operated while the [DYN] key is engaged, multi-
ple compressor parameters are adjusted simulta-
neously to change the overall effect of the compressor
(the actual change will depend on the preset selected
from the library).

This section describes a number of functions that are handy for recording.

Activating the metronome and setting the tempo and vol-
ume.

1

Call the TRACK screen View page by either
pressing the Work Navigate section
[TRACK] key as many times as necessary,
or by pressing the [F1] key after pressing
the [TRACK] key.

1 Metronome button

Switches the metronome on/off.

B

Metronome knob

Adjusts the metronome volume level. The current
value is shown above the knob in dB units.

2

Move the cursor to the metronome button
and press the [ENTER] key.

The metronome will be turned on. In this state the
metronome will sound during recording and playback.

3

The metronome will begin sounding when
the PLAY [

] key is pressed to begin play-

back.

Move the cursor to the metronome knob and use the
[DATA/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to adjust the
metronome level as required.

4

To change the tempo or time signature, first
press the STOP [

] key to stop the

recorder. Call the EDIT screen Tempo Map
page by either pressing the Work Navigate
section [EDIT] key as many times as neces-
sary, or by pressing the [F2] key after
pressing the [EDIT] key.

The Tempo Map page lets you create a tempo map that
specifies the tempo and time signature of the song.
The tempo and time signature that you specify here
will be the basis for the measure/beat display counter,
the internal metronome, and the MTC (MIDI Time
Code) transmitted and received by the AW2400.

• If a Selected Channel knob is operated while the AUTO DIS-

PLAY function is OFF, rather than the display switching to the
Comp Edit page a popup window containing the relevant
parameters will appear. For details about the AUTO DISPLAY
function refer to “AW2400 Preferences” on page 210.

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Handy Recording Functions

Using the Metronome

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