Stereo main out and monitor out are balanced TRS, while four unbalanced ¼-inch omni outputs are for auxiliary sends to outboard effects or performer mixes to recording room monitors, headphone stations, etc.

The back panel sports balanced ¼-inch TRS and XLR mic/line sockets for each of inputs 1 through 8, with phantom power switchable on/off in groups of four channel inputs 1 and 2 also feature TRS insert jacks. Tucked under the armrest on the right-hand side is the CD-RW drive. Track or song navigation is certainly one area in which the AW2400 excels, with a bounty of features including jump-to A/B, section loop/repeat, auto-punch in/out with jump-to in/out locate functionality and up to 99 markers per song with mark search. The data-entry section features a 40mm non-spring - loaded jog nudge wheel with an adjacent cluster of nine user-locate keys that can be number-locked, doubling as a keypad for entering specific locate points in measure/beats. A sixth layer is used to assign the faders to remote-control mode. In addition to a single stereo master fader, 12 channel faders are provided in five selectable layers: tracks 1 through 12 tracks 13 through 24 inputs 1 through 8/return 1 through 4 inputs 9 through 16/return 1 through 4 and master bus 1 through 2/aux send 1 through 4/effect send 1 through 4. The AW2400 is the series’ first unit to feature 100mm motorized faders, though they’re still not touch-sensitive. Spanning the top-left of the panel are input gain control knobs with peak indicators and input-select keys to the right are studio monitor and headphone gain knobs. Pushing these buttons toggles deeper pages to edit and assign effects for each of the four DSPs. Selected Channel is a 4×4 matrix of parameters located to the right of the display for adjusting dynamics, aux sends, effects and pan/EQ settings for each channel.īy default, four soft knobs across the bottom of the matrix are assigned to pan, equalizer Q, frequency and gain duties, but take on respective parameters for the other three groups.

Grouped functions such as mixer, transport/locate and data entry/control fill the bottom half of the panel. Layout is logical with the all-important Work Navigate section directly to the left of an 02R-sized 320×240 backlit display for easy page navigation. This space allows for plenty of front panel control without feeling crowded. The 25-pound AW2400 has a 21×20-inch (W×D) footprint and measures six inches to the top of its highest knobs toward the rear. Other features include moving fader automation, four independent stereo multi-effects processors, eight microphone preamps, I/O expansion, an internal CD-RW drive, and data transfer and controller between computers and external equipment. Backward-compatible with previous models, the new flagship boasts a series-largest 24-track 40GB HD recorder with superior-sounding mixing and flexible signal routing capabilities borrowed from the company’s 01V96 V2 console. The AW2400 updates and improves on many of the AW product line’s features. Yamaha crammed all this technology into a gig- and travel-friendly package. In 2001, the company launched its AW Series, which was largely based on the prowess of its 02R digital console, 24-bit recorders, performance samplers, multi-effects DSPs and CD-R burners. Yamaha knows a thing or two about building personal digital audio workstations.

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