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You are Buying a YAMAHA AW16G Professional MTR 16-Track Multitrack Recorder Digital Workstation

DESCRIPTION:
YAMAHA AW16G Professional Audio Workstation
The AW16G is easy to integrate into a bigger studio system. It can sync to an external sequencer via MIDI as either master or slave.

The AW16G is a pretty intuitive beast. Hit the record navigation button, arm the input you want to record and then arm the track you want it recorded to, then hit Record and Play on the transport and sing or play away. Editing track parameters is as easy as hitting the view button and then scrolling around and changing stuff with the jog wheel.

The push-knobs each correspond to a processing feature. For instance, push-ing the first knob will bring up the eq display, the second knob the dynamics controls, etc.The knobs also adjust parameters even when those parameters are in another display. For example, adjusting the dynamics knob changes the overall output level of that track by adjusting several parameters in the compressor section, simultaneously brings up the level and increases compression ratio and threshold. It almost functions like the compression knob on an optical limiter. Very handy, intuitive, and it actually sounds good.

The effects processors have everything from reverbs and delays to amp simulators and can be inserted on any channel (including the stereo bus) or set up on the fx sends. All the sounds produced by the effects processors are good-sounding; however, the amp simulations are a bit noisy.

Each of the effects processors, the eq section and the dynamics section have libraries which include presets, and the user can create and save presets as well. There is also snapshot automation that captures all the current settings of all of the parameters. Dynamic automation can be achieved using an external MIDI sequencer to record fader moves, etc. The AW16G can also be used as a MIDI remote controller for computer sequencers or other MIDI-controllable devices.

SPECIFICATIONS:
144 storage tracks (16 playback tracks plus stereo master track, all with eight virtual tracks).
• Simultaneous eight-track recording and 16-track playback at 16-bit, 44.1 kHz.
• 32-bit internal processing.
• 24-bit linear A-D/D-A conversion.
• Around 60 track hours of recording time with supplied 20GB hard drive.
• 1000 Songs per drive.
• 36-input mixer: 16 playback channels, eight input channels, four stereo sample tracks and two stereo effects returns).
• 45mm non-motorised faders.
• Dynamics and four-band parametric EQ on almost every channel.
• Two internal multi-effects processors.
• 240 x 64-pixel LCD with contrast.
• Eight quarter-inch balanced TRS inputs, two with additional 48V phantom-powered XLR inputs, and one with an additional high-impedance instrument input jack.
• Monitor and Stereo/Aux outputs: unbalanced quarter-inch jacks at -10dBV nominal level.
• Optical S/PDIF input and output.
• MIDI In and Out/Thru sockets.
• Master or slave synchronisation via MTC with MMC support. Transmits MIDI Clock.
• Onboard mix automation using 96 Scenes per Song. Dynamic mix automation via MIDI.
• Four tracks of stereo sample playback, maximum 44 seconds sample time.
• Tempo map, including Scene and Sample Pad switching functions.
• Dimensions: 99 x 425 x 322mm (hwd).
• Weight 4.4kg.


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