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Yamaha Unveils All-In-One Recording Solution
With AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation
Breakthrough 16-track Digital Recording System Provides Mixing, Automation, Sampling, Mastering and Other Capabilities all in a Single, Affordable Unit |
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Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka - February 8, 2000 - Yamaha Corporation, an established leader in digital audio, today announced the launch of a revolutionary product, the AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation.
Incorporating powerful technological innovations from the company's greatest products into one unique unit, the AW4416 records up to 16 tracks of true 24-bit digital audio and includes motorized faders with automation/snapshot capability, phrase sampling and DSP features, and much more. Shown earlier this month at Winter NAMM 2000 in Los Angeles, the AW4416 will begin selling in the North American and European markets from summer 2000.
"The AW4416 is truly a combination of some of Yamaha's finest products," says Atsunobu Hattori, Senior General Manager at Yamaha's Professional Audio Division. "The AW4416 incorporates the mixing functions of its forerunner, the Yamaha 02R Digital Recording Console, the world's leading digital mixer, together with advanced recording and editing features to create an all-in-one real studio environment previously unavailable at this price," he added.
The AW4416 offers multiple storage options, including an internal hard drive and CD recorder, together with a SCSI interface for data backup to an external drive.
As a digital mixer, the AW4416 contains full 32-bit DSP capabilities (similar to that of the Yamaha 02R), 44 fully-automated audio inputs (16 of which are from the internal hard drive), 17 motorized faders, four fader and mute groups, eight buss and eight Aux sends plus stereo, and stereo cue busses. All 44 inputs - including eight analog and 16 digital inputs via optional interface cards - contain digital attenuators, 4-band full parametric EQ, and direct out assignment.
The rear panel contains eight 24-bit mic/line inputs, two of which are XLR with +48V phantom power and inserts, plus a high impedance input that will accept a guitar or other instrument, directly. Memory areas include scene, channel, EQ, dynamics and effects.
An inclusive 16-track recording system, complete with sampling, editing and mastering capabilities, retains true 24-bit, 48 kHz resolution without compression of any type. Two 32-bit on-board effects (including Yamaha's acclaimed reverb) may be routed to any buss or input channel directly, or re-routed during recording to create layered effects.
Two rear-mounted card slots allow any or all of the 16 tracks, inputs and assigned busses to be output in digital form for further processing or for transfer to external digital devices. These slots will also support future products from Yamaha and third party developers. A FLASH ROM operating system enables software upgrades to be loaded from CD or the Internet.
The AW4416 offers an optional CD-RW drive that permits mastering as well as loading and/or backing up data. This drive is installed in a front-mounted port for easy accessibility.
The AW4416 will greatly enhance creativity and productivity for project studios, musicians and songwriters, as well as those involved in pre-production and editing.
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Specifications
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Inputs & Outputs |
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Inputs: 26 total
Analog Mic/Line: 8
Digital: 2 (stereo1)
Optional (MY Card): Max. 16 (82)
Outputs: 28 total
Analog Stereo: 2 (stereo1), Digital Stereo: 2 (stereo1)
Analog Omni: 4, Analog Monitor: 2 (stereo1)
Optional (MY Card), Max. 16 (82)
Phones: 2 (stereo1)
Frequency Response: 20 Hz20kHz (0+1/-3dB, Omni Out)
Total Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.02% (@1kHz, Omni Out)
Dynamic Range: 105dB (typical)
A/D Conversion Rate: 24-bit
D/A Conversion Rate: 24-bit
Sampling Rate
Internal: 44.1kHz/48kHz, External: 44.1kHz-6%48kHz+6% |
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Internal Tracks: 130 (16 tracks8 virtual tracks, STEREO track)
Simultaneous Record/Play Tracks: 16
Recording Resolution: 16-bit, 24-bit/44.1kHz, 48kHz
Internal HDD (optional): 2.5" IDE
Max. HDD Capacity: 64GB
Max. No. of Songs: 50,000 Songs
Max. Capacity of 1 song: 6.4GB (12,000 regions)
Locate Point: (per song)
Quick Locate: 8 points (SONG TOP, RTZ, SONG END, A, B, LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT, ROLL BACK)
Mark: 99
Direct Locate: Numeric Keypad
Edit: SONG, TRACK, PART, REGION
Time Compression/Expansion: 50%200%
Pitch Change: +/-1 octaves (Tempo Map related) |
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| Mixer Section |
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Internal Processing: 32-bit
Simultaneous Mixing Inputs: 44 total
Selected Inputs via Patch Bay: 28
HD Recorder Playback: 16 (stereo1 for CD playback)
Busses: 20 total
Group: 8, Aux: 8, Stereo: 2 (stereo1), Solo: 2 (stereo1)
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| Channel Functions |
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Attenuation, 4-band fully parametric EQ, Dynamics, Delay, Pan, Phase, Insert
Faders: 17 (60mm motor drive)
Scene Memory: 96 per song
Auto Mix
Internal Multi-Effects: 2 Processors (dedicated to Aux 7/8 busses or insertion to any input channel or stereo buss)
Grouping
Pair: Odd/Even
Fader Group: 4
Mute Group: 4
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| Sampling Pad Section |
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Playback: Mono8 voices
Trigger Pad: 8A/B bank
Max. Playback Time: Approx. 90-sec. Total (16-bit/44.1kHz)
Sequencer Function: 16 tracks
Audio File Assign
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| CD-RW Section |
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Playback Audio CD, make Audio CD
Save backup HDD data/Load backup data from CD-ROM to HDD
Read CD-ROM
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Undo/Redo: Up to 16 times
Metronome Function
MIDI: MTC, MMC, MIDI Program Change, MIDI Clock
Word Clock: IN/OUT
SCSI: For backup of internal data (Max. 64 GB)
Display: 320240 dot backlit LCD, 3-color FL display
Power Requirements: 120V (UL, CSA), 230V (CE)
Power Consumption: 70W
Dimensions: 558(W)460(D)148(H) mm
Weight: 10kg (excl. options) |
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| Options |
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CD-RW Drive, FC-5 Foot Switch,
Mini-YGDAJ Cards (MY8-AT, MY8-TD, MY8-AE, MY8-AD, MY4-AD, MY4-DA)
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For more information, please contact:
Noriko Arakawa
Dentsu Public Relations Inc.
E-mail: n-arakawa@dpr.co.jp
For technical information about Yamaha's AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation, please contact:
Professional Audio Systems Division
Yamaha Corporation
Email: painfo@pase.yamaha.co.jp
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