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DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER
Owner’s Manual
TIME DISPLAY DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER
POWER
CAPTURE ABS/REL REMAIN
OVER OVER ABS H MS F
–dB 0 0 –dB
00 00 00 00
2 2
6 6
VARI
UTILITY SETUP
10 12 12 YAMAHA D24
SPEED
14 20 20
18 30 30
20
42 42
LOCK WC INT FS 48K
26 60 60 V. TRACK UNDO/
ON OFF
EDIT
READY READY BIT 24 TC MASTER SELECT REDO
L R
PROJECT SEARCH LAST REC
AUTO
PROJECT IN OUT SET
PUNCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 JOG ON
SELECT
RECORD
READY
LOC MEM
4 5 6
RECALL RTN TO ROLL A B REPEAT REHE
ZERO BACK
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation
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Laser Diode Properties * Material : AlGaInP * Wavelength : 675–695 nm * Emission Duration : Continuous * Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µ W (Note) Laser output is measured at a distance of 20 cm from the object lens on the optical pick-up head. This unit is classified as a Class 1 laser product. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This label is located on the LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE exterior. KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT Klassmärkning för Finland. APL DANGER • These labels are INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WH
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i Important Information Read the Following Before Operating the D24 Warnings • Do not subject the D24 to extreme temperatures, humidity, direct sunlight, or dust, which could be a potential fire or electrical shock hazard. • Connect the D24 power cord to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner’s Manual or as indicated on the D24. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard. • Do not plug several devices into the same AC outlet. This may overload the AC outlet, and co
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ii MO Disks • Use only MO disks of the type specified in this manual. • Store MO disks in a place free from extreme temperatures, humidity, dust, and dirt. • Do not slide open the MO disk shutter, and never touch the actual disk. • If an MO disk is stored in a cold place (e.g., overnight in a car), and then moved to a warmer environment, condensation may form on the disk. In this case, the disk should be left to acclimatize for about 30 minutes before use. Interference The D24
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Contents iii Contents 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D24 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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iv Contents Soloing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Selecting the Solo Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Using Absolute & Relative Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Using Roll-back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting the Roll-back Time . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents v Deleting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Erasing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Inserting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Insert Copying Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Time Compression . . . . . . . . .
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vi Contents 15 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Setting the Peak Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Fade In/Out Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Setting the Remote ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome to the D24 1 Welcome to the D24 1 In this chapter... Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D24 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 Welcome to the D24 Thank you for choosing the Yamaha D24 Digital Multitrack Recorder. The D24 uses standard 3.5-inch removable MO (Magneto Optical) disks for digital audio recording and playback. By employing a removable media, backup downtime in between sessions is eliminated. When one session is complete, simply insert a new disk and begin recording right away. Random access capability provides instant access to up to 99 projects per disk, 99 locate me
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About this Manual 3 Tape recorder-like transport controls, and the Large vacuum fluorescent display, with large, easy to read counter, make operation a breeze. Visual level monitoring is provided by eight 16-segment track level meters. Selectable normal and fine scales make it easy to set precise levels when recording reference tones. Also, projects can be titled for easy identification. The D24 can generate, or synchronize to either SMPTE/EBU or MTC (MIDI Time- code) timecode. Ti
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4 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24 Features Recording Media • Standard 3.5-inch MO (Magneto Optical) disks. • Convenient removable media for quick access to recorded material and sound libraries. • No backup downtime, loading, or winding. • Up to 99 projects per disk. Sonic Performance • 16/20/24-bit linear recording for superb sonic quality. • 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz sampling rates. • Sampling rate and recording resolution can be set on a project-by-project basis. Recording • 8-tra
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D24 Features 5 Flexible I/O • Optional mini YGDAI (Yamaha General Digital Audio Interface) cards offer a variety of analog and digital I/O configurations, with support for all the popular digital audio interconnect formats: AES/EBU, ADAT, and Tascam TDIF-1. • S/PDIF Coaxial I/O. • Phones. Editing • Project editing functions include Copy, Delete, Erase, Title, Protect, and Timecode Modify. • Track editing functions include Copy, Move, Erase, Swap, and Slip. • Part editing fun
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6 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 Choosing MO Disks The D24’s internal MO disk drive uses removable 3.5-inch MO (Magneto Optical) disks for recording and playback. Normal or Overwrite-type MO disks in a variety of sizes can be used, but only 640 MB Overwrite-type disks support 8-track simultaneous recording with a 24-bit recording resolution. The number of tracks available for simul- taneous recording depends on the type of MO disk used, its capacity, the selected recordi
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Choosing MO Disks 7 The following table lists the approximate recording times available using 640 MB MO disks at a variety of recording resolutions and sampling rates. Sampling Track minutes Bit 2 tracks 4 tracks 8 tracks Rate (mono) 44.1 kHz 120 min 60 min 30 min 15 min 48 kHz 111 min 55 min 27 min 13 min 16 88.2 kHz 60 min 30 min 15 min — 96 kHz 55 min 27 min 13 min — 44.1 kHz 96 min 48 min 24 min 12 min 48 kHz 88 min 44 min 22 min 11 min 20 88.2 kHz 48 min 24 min 12 min — 96
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Touring the D24 9 Touring the D24 2 In this chapter... Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Transport Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power Switch & Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Chapter 2—Touring the D24 Front Panel TIME DISPLAY DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER POWER CAPTURE ABS/REL REMAIN ABS H MS F OVER OVER 0 0 –dB –dB 00 00 00 00 2 2 6 6 VARI UTILITY SETUP 10 12 12 YAMAHA D24 SPEED 14 20 20 18 30 30 20 42 42 LOCK WC INT FS 48K 26 60 60 V. TRACK UNDO/ ON OFF EDIT READY READY BIT 24 TC MASTER SELECT REDO L R PROJECT SEARCH LAST REC AUTO PROJECT IN OUT SET PUNCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 JOG ON SELECT RECORD READY LOC MEM 4 5 6 RTN TO ROLL REPEAT RECALL A B REHE ZERO BACK A
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Display 11 C Counter The main counter shows the current position in Hour Min Sec fr hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, (00:00:00.00), and can display the absolute HM S F (ABS) time or relative (REL) time. See “Using 00 00 00 00 Absolute & Relative Zero” on page 49 for more STOP information. 000000000 The 2nd line of the message area displays time information in hours, minutes, seconds, frames, and sub-frames (00:00:00.00.0). Each sub-frame Hour Min Sec fr sub-fr is one tenth of a frame
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12 Chapter 2—Touring the D24 Transport Controls 6 7 8 PROJECT SEARCH LAST REC AUTO SET IN OUT PUNCH 5 9 4 J RTN TO ROLL REPEAT A B REHE ZERO BACK A B 3 K 2 L REW FF STOP PLAY REC 1 M N O P Q The “Transport Operation Table” on page 27 and the “Indicator Status Tables” on page 28 list how the transport buttons and indicators function in each transport mode. A A & B buttons & indicators These buttons are used to set and locate the A and B points. The A and B indicators light up when the respectiv
