Sunday, September 10, 2006

Yamaha AW1600

The Yamaha AW1600 has extraordinary music production power in a remarkably compact, all-in-one unit that can take you all the way from inspiration to finished CD. The AW1600 is for the musician on the move – or with limited "studio" space. With the Yamaha AW1600, you get maximum audio workstation performance and functionality with minimum size, weight, and setup hassles.

The AW1600 has everything needed to record your music anytime and anywhere in a compact, road-worthy design. The Yamaha AW1600 adds many features to the award winning AW16G while maintaining the same affordability. These new features include 8 combo inputs (all with Phantom power), USB 2.0 drag and drop capabilities for moving files onto your computer, 24-bit recording and a new Pitch Fix algorithm for correcting the pitch of vocal tracks.

  • Yamaha AW1600 Features:
  • 8-input/16-track system records top-quality uncompressed 16-bit or 24-bit audio at 44.1 or 48 kHz (8 tracks when recording 24 bit audio).
  • 8 virtual tracks per physical track (18 x 8 in 16-bit mode) provide plenty of capacity for alternate takes.
  • Substantial 40-gigabyte high-speed 3.5" hard disk provides plenty of internal storage as well as fast, reliable recording and playback performance.
  • Built-in CD-RW drive lets you burn original audio CDs that can be played on any standard CD player, as well as make reliable CD data backups.
  • High-performance 24-bit A/D and D/A converters guarantee outstanding audio quality.
  • 4-band EQ and versatile dynamics processing on all mixer inputs and recorder tracks.
  • Eight combo XLR/TRS microphone/line inputs, with switchable phantom power for all connectors
  • Hi-Z mono phone jack on input 8 for direct guitar input.
  • Quick loop sampler with preset rhythm phrases.
  • Sound Clip function makes it simple to record short audio samples or memos.
  • Two high-performance assignable effect processors provide a range of ambiance, modulation, mastering, and even guitar effects.
  • Pitch Fix function allows precise vocal pitch correction.
  • USB 2.0 interface provides fast data transfer between the AW1600 and a computer for effective data management.
  • Data compatibility with the Yamaha AW4416, AW2816, and AW16G audio workstations.
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