Page 1 DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER Owner’s Manual OVER –dB 10 12 14 20 18 30 26 60 READY RECORD READY SOLO/ SELECT PEAK AUTO FORMAT HOLD INPUT INPUT MONITOR SELECT Keep This Manual For Future Reference. TIME DISPLAY CAPTURE ABS/REL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OVER –dB Y A M A H A D 2 4...
Page 2 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to coaxial type cable. If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.
Page 3 Laser Diode Properties * Material : AlGaInP * Wavelength : 675–695 nm * Emission Duration : Continuous * Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 W (Note) Laser output is measured at a distance of 20 cm from the object lens on the optical pick-up head.
Page 4: Important Information
Consult your dealer for repair. • If you plan not to use the D24 for a long period of time, remove the power cord from the AC outlet. Leaving the D24 connected is a potential ﬁre hazard.
Page 5: Package Contents
Copyright No part of the D24 software or this Owner’s Manual may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the prior written authorization of Yamaha Cor- poration.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Turning On & Off the D24 ........
Page 7 Moving Parts ..........99 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 8 Wordclocks & the D24 ........
Page 9 Initializing the D24 ........
Page 10: Welcome To The D24
Welcome to the D24 ........
Page 11: Welcome To The D24
D24s. The total continuous recording time can be extended by using two D24s in Serial mode. The D24’s 3U rack size makes it a drop-in alternative to modular digital multitrack recorders.
Page 12: About This Manual
When mounting the D24 in a rack, remove the D24’s feet and leave adequate ventilation space around the D24 (at least 10 cm of free space behind). If the D24 is mounted in a portable rack case, keep the rear of the case open when using the D24, so as not to obstruct the ﬂow of air from the cooling fan.
Page 13: D24 Features
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.
Page 14: Remote Control
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.
Page 15: Choosing Mo Disks
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.
Page 16 D24s. See “Multiple D24s” on page 144 for more information. The D24’s internal MO disk drive supports 230 MB, 540 MB, and 640 MB MO disks. See the Yamaha Professional Audio Web site at the address below for up-to-date news on MO disks.
Page 17: Touring The D24
Touring the D24 Touring the D24 In this chapter... Front Panel ............10 Display .
Page 18: Front Panel
SOLO/ SELECT PEAK AUTO FORMAT CHASE HOLD INPUT INPUT MONITOR SELECT The D24 front panel is explained in the following sections. Display OVER –dB 10 12 14 20 18 30 26 60 READY Level meters These 16-segment track meters, with Peak Hold function, show playback and input sig- nal levels from –60 dB to 0 dB.
Page 19 LOCK indicator This indicator shows whether or not the D24 is locked to the selected wordclock source. See “Selecting a Wordclock Source” on page 124 for more information. CHASE indicator This indicator shows whether or not the D24 is synchronized to the external timecode source.
Page 20: Transport Controls
Chapter 2—Touring the D24 Transport Controls 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 & 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 respective A or B point is set.
Page 21 FF button indicator ﬂashes. Press it again for fast forward at 16x normal play speed, the FF button indicator lights up continuously. Pressing and holding the FF but- ton during playback fast forwards at 8x normal play speed. Transport Controls D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 22: Power Switch & Phones
Power Switch & Phones POWER switch This switch is used to turn on and off the D24. It’s recessed to prevent accidental oper- ation. See “Turning On & Off the D24” on page 24 for more information. PHONES LEVEL control This control is used to adjust the volume level of the phones.
Page 23: Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls
When [JOG ON] is on, the SHUTTLE/CURSOR ring is used to shuttle forwards or backwards at various speeds while auditioning the recorded material. See “Shuttling” on page 52 for more information. Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls JOG ON JOG/DATA SHUTTLE/ CURSOR D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 24: Function Buttons
This button is used to access the Varispeed function. The VARI SPEED indicator lights up when the Varispeed function is on. The Varispeed function can be set while the D24 is stopped or during playback.See “Using Varispeed” on page 55 for more information.
Page 25: Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons
Format function is used. New MO disks and external disk drives must be formatted before they can be used for recording with the D24. See “Formatting MO Disks” on page 26 and “Formatting External Disk Drives” on page 158 for more information.
Page 26: Keypad
Chapter 2—Touring the D24 Keypad Keypad buttons The keypad is used with various functions to enter time values, parameter values, project numbers, locate memory numbers, and so on. The [0/-] is used to enter the number “0” and to make values plus or minus.
Page 27: Track Buttons
SOLO/SELECT buttons & indicators 1–8 These buttons are used to solo individual tracks. When a track is soloed, the corre- sponding SOLO/SELECT indicator lights up. See “Soloing Tracks” on page 48 for more information. Track Buttons D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 28: Rear Panel
See “Wordclock Connections” on page 123 for more information. MIDI IN, OUT & THRU ports These are standard MIDI IN, OUT, and THRU ports and are used to connect the D24 to other MIDI equipment for use with MTC (MIDI Timecode) and MMC (MIDI Machine Control).
Page 29 The SCSI interface supports Narrow SCSI-2 (FAST-20). A personal computer equipped with SCSI can also be con- nected, which can then access ﬁles on the MO disk in the D24. See “SCSI & the D24” on page 154 for more information.
Page 30: The Basics
Turning On & Off the D24 ........
Page 31: Connecting The Power Cord
Warning: Turn off all equipment before making any power connections. Connect the socket-end of the supplied power cord to the AC IN socket on the rear panel of the D24, and the plug-end to a suitable AC wall outlet, one that conforms to the power supply require- ments stated on the D24 rear panel.
Page 32: Inserting & Ejecting Disks
When a disk is inserted, “DISK LOADED” appears on the display. If the disk has already been used for recording in the D24, the number and title of the ﬁrst project appear on the display. If the disk has been formatted for use with the D24 but not yet used for recording, “01 NO TITLE”...
Page 33: Formatting Mo Disks
Project’s Start Time” on page 83 for more information. Insert the disk into the D24 disk drive. If the disk is new or has been formatted for use in a device other than the D24, the mes- sage “UNFORMATTED” appears on the display.
Page 34: Transport Operation Table
Rehearse Shuttle Repeat Stop Cancel & Cancel & rehearsal & Stop Cancel & Cancel & rehearsal & Punch out & Cancel & Stop play stop stop Punch out & Cancel & play play Cancel & rehearsal punch in D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 35: Other Indicators
1. Indicates drive activity. Lights up continuously when a disk is being loaded or ejected. Other Indicators Indicator LAST REC IN LAST REC OUT UNDO/REDO SOLO/SELECT Other front-panel indicators typically indicate whether a function is on or off. D24—Owner’s Manual z Flashing - Off Transport Mode Rehearse Play Rew/FF Record...
Page 36: Preparing To Record
Monitoring ............42 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 37: About Projects
ﬂashes in the FS window and you must use the Wordclock function (“Selecting a Wordclock Source” on page 124) to set the sampling rate of the D24 to match that of the project, otherwise, playback will be distorted.
Page 38: Preparing To Record
06, for example, the next new project will be 07. Projects can be titled for easy identiﬁcation. See “Titling Projects” on page 81 for more informa- tion. D24 disks contain sound ﬁles and project settings ﬁles. Preparing to Record This section explains how to prepare for recording.
Page 39: Setting The Recording Resolution
There’s no point selecting a 20- or 24-bit recording resolution on the D24 if your digital mixing console’s A/D converters are only 16-bit. If you intend to deliver your project to a third party, another studio, for example, consult them and agree on a recording resolution before you start recording on the D24.
Page 40: Recording
Use the [RECORD READY] buttons to select tracks for recording. The corresponding READY indicators ﬂash. Set the recording levels in conjunction with the D24 track meters. See “Metering” on page 39 for more information. Recording levels are typically set using the group, or bus output faders on the mixing console.
Page 41 Chapter 4—Recording If the [PLAY] button is pressed while recording, the D24 punches out of recording and continues with normal playback, in which case the REC button indicator goes out, the READY indicators ﬂash, and the LAST REC OUT point is set.
Page 42: Conserving Disk Space
Conserving Disk Space Like all digital audio recorders, the D24 uses up disk space regardless of what’s being recorded, so recorded silence uses as much disk space as recorded music. A two minute section of continuous music, for example, will use the same amount of disk space as a two minute section of silence.
Page 43: Rehearsing
Rehearsal can also be started by pressing the [PLAY] and [REHE] buttons simulta- neously. If the [PLAY] button is pressed during rehearsal, the D24 punches out of rehearsal, con- tinues with normal playback, and sets the LAST REC OUT point.
Page 44: Extending The Top Of A Project
Slip function, the four recorded tracks are slipped forward eight seconds, so that new material can be recorded at the top of the project. 00:00:00.00 00:00:08.00 Tracks moved forward 8 seconds Extending the Top of a Project Before track slip After track slip D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 45: Checking The Time Remaining
ﬁles on the disk. To delete these unused sound ﬁles and recover the disk space for further recording or editing, use the Optimize func- tion. See “Recovering Disk Space” on page 172 for more information. D24—Owner’s Manual READY...
Page 46: Metering
Back off recording level OVER –dB READY When the Shuttle, Nudge, Time Compression, or Pitch Change function is used, track meters 7 and 8 function as stereo meters, and meters 1 through 6 are turned off. Metering OVER –dB READY D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 47: Using Normal & Fine Metering
Use the JOG/DATA dial to select either “NORMAL” or “FINE.” Press the [ENTER] button to activate your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel the Level Meter function. Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual OVER –dB READY OVER –dB...
Page 48: Using Peak Hold
The PEAK HOLD indicator goes out. To reset the Peak Hold function, turn it off and then on again. OVER –dB Peak Hold: Off READY Peak levels OVER –dB Peak Hold: On READY Using Peak Hold OVER –dB READY OVER –dB READY D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 49: Monitoring
In a typical D24 multitrack recording system, monitoring is performed at the mixing console via the tape returns, which are connected to the D24’s track outputs via mini YGDAI cards (“About mini YGDAI Cards” on page 182). The signal source for each track output, either playback or input signal, depends on that track’s [RECORD...
Page 50 [RECORD READY] button. All Input is useful when you want to monitor track inputs regardless of any other settings. Stop/FF/Rew AUTO READY INPUT INPUT MONITOR SELECT READY Monitoring LAST REC IN LAST REC OUT point point Recording/ Playback Rehearsal Playback D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 51: General Operation
Using Varispeed ........... 55 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 52: Using Playback
Press the [STOP] button to stop playback. Playback stops and the PLAY button indicator goes out. If the [REW] or [FF] button is pressed and held during playback, the D24 rewinds (8x) or fast forwards (8x) respectively and returns to normal playback when the button is released.
Page 53: A-B Repeat Playback
Playback cycles between the A and B points. Repeat playback can also be started by pressing the [REPEAT] button during playback. If the [REPEAT] button is pressed during repeat playback, the D24 cancels repeat play- back and continues with normal playback.
Page 54: Soloing Tracks
When track 1 is soloed, for example, track output 1 outputs the track 1 signal, while track outputs 2 through 8 are muted. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 55: Using Absolute & Relative Zero
To locate the zero position in either Absolute or Relative mode, press the [RTN TO ZERO] button. If the current project doesn’t have a zero position, the Return to Zero function locates the top of the project. Using Absolute & Relative Zero 00:01:00.00 00:02:00.00 23:59:00.00 00:00:00.00 RTN TO ZERO 00:03:00.00 00:01:00.00 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 56: Using Roll-Back
30 seconds, the default being 5 seconds. Press the [ROLL BACK] button to roll back by the speciﬁed amount. If the [ROLL BACK] button is pressed during playback, the D24 rolls back by the spec- iﬁed amount, and then continues playing.
Page 57: Using Virtual Tracks
2, as shown in the following illustration. 8 main tracks While the D24 is stopped, press the [V. TRACK SELECT] button. The V. TRACK SELECT indicator lights up and the display shown below appears. The 1st line of the display shows the main track numbers from 1 through 8. The 2nd line shows the virtual tracks assigned to those main tracks.
Page 58: Shuttling
COAXIAL STEREO DIGITAL OUTPUT. Track outputs 1 through 6 do not output anything when these functions are used. In addition, up to 4 tracks can be monitored simultaneously at the x2 speed, and up to 2 tracks at the x4 speed. D24—Owner’s Manual Stop Backward –1/16...
Page 59: Nudging The Current Position
7 and 8 (see “Assigning the Coaxial Input & Output” on page 188), the COAXIAL STEREO DIGITAL OUTPUT. Track outputs 1 through 6 do not output anything when these functions are used. Nudging the Current Position Current position Forward nudge Nudge time Backward D24—Owner’s Manual nudge Forward nudge...
Page 60: Setting The Nudge Time
Use the JOG/DATA dial to set the nudge time to 20, 50, or 100 ms. The default setting is 100 ms. Press the [ENTER] button to activate your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel the Nudge Time function. Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 61: Using Varispeed
43.659 kHz, not 44.1 kHz. Equipment that is wordclock synchronized to the D24 will also be affected, although in most cases this shouldn’t be an issue. Some equip- ment, however, may have trouble synchronizing to the D24’s wordclock at certain varispeed settings.
Page 62: Quick Locate
Recalling Locate Points ..........66 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 63: Searching For Projects
Press the [ENTER] button to activate your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel the P SERCH CNFM function. Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual ] PROJECT SEARCH button to locate the top of the current Current position...
Page 64: Selecting Projects Directly
Press the [ENTER] button to locate the top of the speciﬁed project. The PROJECT SELECT indicator goes out. In the following example, project number 4 is selected. 01 PROJECT PROJECT SELECT Selecting Projects Directly Current position 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT ENTER 04 PROJECT D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 65: Returning To Zero
(ABS 00:00:00.00) 23:58:00.00 If the current project doesn’t have a zero position, for example, the project starts at the absolute time of 01:00:00.00, the Return to Zero function locates the top of the project. D24—Owner’s Manual 00:01:00.00 00:02:00.00 23:59:00.00 00:00:00.00 00:03:00.00...
Page 66: Using The A & B Points
A–B repeat playback. Setting the A & B Points The A and B points can be set while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recording, or rehearsal. While holding down the [SET] button, press the [A] button to set the A point, or the [B] button to set the B point.
Page 67: Locating The Last Rec In & Out Points
Press the LAST REC [IN] or LAST REC [OUT] button to locate the IN or OUT point respectively. When the LAST REC [IN] or [OUT] button is pressed during playback, the stored point is located, and then playback continues. D24—Owner’s Manual LAST REC IN Current point...
Page 68: Locating Positions Directly
Alternatively, press the [LOCATE] button to locate the speciﬁed position straightaway. Press the [LOCATE] button to locate the speciﬁed position. The speciﬁed position is located. In the following example, the position 00:03:00 is located. 00:00:00 ENTER Locating Positions Directly Current position 00:03:00 LOCATE D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 69: Storing Locate Points
Storing Locate Points Up to 99 locate points can be stored with each project using the Locate Memory Store function. Locate points can be stored while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recording, or rehearsal. Display the position that you want to store on the 2nd line of the display.
Page 70: Storing Locate Points Automatically
Repeat step 3 to store further locate points. Locate points can be stored while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recording, or rehearsal. Press the [LOC MEM STORE] button to leave the Locate Memory Store func- tion.
Page 71: Recalling Locate Points
The LOC MEM RECALL indicator goes out. Locate points are recalled with sub-frame accuracy. In the following example, locate memory number 5 is recalled and located. 00:00:00.00 LOC MEM RECALL D24—Owner’s Manual Current position ENTER LOCATE 00:01:00.00 LOC MEM...
Page 72: Punch In/Out Recording
Setting the Post-roll Time ......... . 76 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 73: About Punch In/Out Recording
Chapter 7—Punch In/Out Recording About Punch In/Out Recording The D24 provides both manual and automated punch in/out recording, both of which can be rehearsed before actually recording anything to disk. The number of tracks avail- able for simultaneous punch-in recording is the same as that for regular recording. See “Tracks Available for Simultaneous Recording”...
Page 74: Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal
Press the [PLAY] button to punch out. The D24 stops rehearsal and continues with normal playback. The LAST REC OUT point is set automatically and its indicator lights up. The REHE button indicator goes out and the READY indicators ﬂash.
Page 75: Manual Punch In/Out Recording
Press the [PLAY] button to punch out. The D24 stops recording and continues with normal playback. The REC button indicator goes out and the READY indicators ﬂash. The LAST REC OUT point is set automatically and its indicator lights up.
Page 76: Setting The Last Rec In & Out Points
They can also be set using the [SET] and LAST REC [IN] and [OUT] buttons while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, play- back, recording, or rehearsal. When the LAST REC IN or OUT point is set, the corre- sponding indicator (IN or OUT) lights up.
Page 77: Auto Punch In/Out Rehearsal
The REHE indicator goes out and the READY indicators ﬂash. Playback continues up to the Post-roll point at which playback stops, the PLAY button indicator goes out, the Pre-roll point is located, and the D24 waits. Press the [AUTO PUNCH] button to leave Auto Punch In/Out.
Page 78: Auto Punch In/Out Recording
The REC button indicator goes out and the READY indicators ﬂash Playback continues up to the Post-roll point at which playback stops, the PLAY button indicator goes out, the Pre-roll point is located, and the D24 waits. The display shows “AUTO PUNCH—REC TAKE 2”.
Page 79 Auto Punch In/Out function. If all 99 takes are recorded, the D24 waits at the Pre-roll point and “NO MORE TAKE” appears on the display, indicating that no more takes can be recorded. In this case, use the Audition Take and Fix Take functions to select the take that you want to keep.
Page 80 Use the JOG/DATA dial to select the take that you want to audition, and then press the [ENTER] button. The D24 plays the selected take along with the seven other main tracks from the Pre-roll point through to the Post-roll point. Then it locates the Pre-roll point and waits.
Page 81: Setting The Pre-Roll Time
Use the JOG/DATA dial to set the post-roll time from 1 to 30 seconds. Press the [ENTER] button to activate your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel the Post Roll function. Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual Pre-roll LAST REC IN point point...
Page 82: Editing Projects
Modifying a Project’s Start Time ........83 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 83: Copying Projects
Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. In the following example, project 2 is copied with new project number 4. 01 PROJECT 01 PROJECT D24—Owner’s Manual 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT Copied 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT...
Page 84: Erasing Projects
In the following example, the contents of project 2 are erased. 01 PROJECT 01 PROJECT When a project’s contents are erased, the time available for additional recording is increased. 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT Contents erased 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT Erasing Projects 04 PROJECT 04 PROJECT D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 85: Deleting Projects
The EDIT indicator goes out. In the following example, project 2 is deleted. 01 PROJECT 01 PROJECT When a project’s contents are deleted, the time available for additional recording is increased. D24—Owner’s Manual 02 PROJECT 03 PROJECT Deleted 03 PROJECT 04 PROJECT...
Page 86: Titling Projects
The following characters are available: Press the [ENTER] button. “PROJ TITLE—ARE YOU SURE” appears on the display. Press the [ENTER] button to set the title. Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. Titling Projects = space) D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 87: Protecting Projects
Press the [ENTER] button to conﬁrm your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. When OFF is selected, “UNPROTECTED” appears on the display, and when ON is selected, “PROTECTED” appears. Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 88: Modifying A Project's Start Time
Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. In the following example, the project’s start time is modiﬁed from 00:00:00.00 to 00:10:00.00. 00:00:00.00 00:10:00.00 Modifying a Project’s Start Time 01 PROJECT Timecode modified to 00:10:00.00 01 PROJECT D24—Owner’s Manual 00:05:00.00 00:15:00.00...
Page 89: Editing Tracks
Slipping Tracks ........... 93 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 90: Copying Tracks
UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “Undoing a Recording or Edit” on page 35 for more information. To copy another track, press the [ENTER] button to return to step 4. D24—Owner’s Manual From TR 1...
Page 91 Main tracks Tracks 1 and 2 copied to tracks 3 and 4 Virtual tracks Tracks 1 and 2 copied to virtual tracks 1-3 and 2-3 Tracks 1 through 8 copied to virtual tracks Virtual tracks 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, etc. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 92: Moving Tracks
UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “Undoing a Recording or Edit” on page 35 for more information. To move another track, press the [ENTER] button to return to step 4. D24—Owner’s Manual From TR 1...
Page 93 Main tracks Tracks 1 and 2 moved to tracks 3 and 4 Virtual tracks Tracks 1 and 2 moved to virtual tracks 1-3 and 2-3 Tracks 1 through 8 moved to virtual tracks Virtual tracks 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, etc. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 94: Erasing Tracks
ﬁles, taking up disk space, and reducing the time remaining for addi- tional recording. To delete these unused ﬁles and recover the disk space, use the Opti- mize function. See “Recovering Disk Space” on page 172 for more information. D24—Owner’s Manual Main tracks Track Erase...
Page 95: Swapping Tracks
TR 2 swapped with V. TR 2-1 V. TR 1 TR 3 swapped with V. TR 3-1 etc. TR 1 swapped with V. TR 1-3 TR 2 swapped with V. TR 2-3 V. TR 3 TR 3 swapped with V. TR 3-3 etc. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 96 Main tracks Track Swap From: 1/2 To: V_TR 3 Main tracks Track Swap From: ALL To: V_TR 1 D24—Owner’s Manual Main tracks Track 1 swapped with track 2 Virtual tracks Track 1 swapped with virtual track 1-3 Main tracks Tracks 1 and 2...
Page 97: Slipping Tracks
When the slip operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “Undoing a Recording or Edit” on page 35 for more information. To slip another track, press the [ENTER] button to return to step 4. Slipping Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 98 Chapter 9—Editing Tracks Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. In the following example, track 2 is slipped to a new start time. Project start time Track slipped to 00:00:00.00 00:00:30.00 Track Slip TR: 2 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 99: Editing Parts
Pitch Change ........... . 116 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 100: Copying Parts
Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “COPY TR nn—TO TR nn” appears on the display (“TO TR nn” being the destination track). D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 101 Part of TR 3 copied to V. TR 3-1 etc. Part of TR 1 copied to V. TR 1-3 Part of TR 2 copied to V. TR 2-3 V. TR 3 Part of TR 3 copied to V. TR 3-3 etc. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 102 In the following example, the part of track 2 between the ST and ED points is copied to to track 3 at the TO point and repeated twice. From TR: 2 To TR: 3 D24—Owner’s Manual ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:15.00...
Page 103: Moving Parts
Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “MOVE TR nn—TO TR nn” appears on the display (“TO TR nn” being the destination track). Moving Parts D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 104 Press the [ENTER] button. “EDIT MOVE—ARE YOU SURE” appears on the display. If the destination track con- tains material, “OVER WRITE” appears instead. D24—Owner’s Manual From TR 1 TR 2 TR 1 V.
Page 105 In the following example, the part of track 2 between the ST and ED points is moved to to track 3 at the TO point and repeated twice. From TR: 2 To TR: 3 TO point 00:00:40.00 Moving Parts ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:15.00 Move x1 Move x2 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 106: Deleting Parts
“DEL TR nn—ED 00:00:00.00.0” appears on the display (“00:00:00.00.0” being the position of the selected point). Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “EDIT DELETE—ARE YOU SURE” appears on the display. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 107 To delete these unused ﬁles and recover the disk space, use the Opti- mize function. See “Recovering Disk Space” on page 172 for more information. Deleting Parts ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:15.00 Part to be deleted Subsequent material moved forward D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 108: Erasing Parts
“ERS TR nn—ED 00:00:00.00.0” appears on the display (“00:00:00.00.0” being the position of the selected point). Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “EDIT ERASE—ARE YOU SURE” appears on the display. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 109 ﬁles, taking up disk space, and reducing the time remaining for addi- tional recording. To delete these unused ﬁles and recover the disk space, use the Opti- mize function. See “Recovering Disk Space” on page 172 for more information. Erasing Parts ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:15.00 Part erased D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 110: Inserting Parts
“INSR TR nn—ED 00:00:00.00.0” appears on the display (“00:00:00.00.0” being the position of the selected point). Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “EDIT INSR S—ARE YOU SURE” appears on the display. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 111 In the following example, an empty part is inserted into track 2 between the ST and ED points and the existing material is moved backward. ST point 00:01:00.00 TR 2: Before TR 2: After ED point 00:01:15.00 Empty part inserted Existing material moved backward Inserting Parts D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 112: Insert Copying Parts
Use the JOG/DATA dial or keypad to adjust the end position, and then press the [ENTER] button. “INSR TR nn—TO TR nn” appears on the display (“TO TR nn” being the destination track). D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 113 Part of TR 3 copied to V. TR 3-1 etc. Part of TR 1 copied to V. TR 1-3 Part of TR 2 copied to V. TR 2-3 V. TR 3 Part of TR 3 copied to V. TR 3-3 etc. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 114 3 at the TO point and repeated twice. Existing material on the track is moved backward. From TR: 2 To TR: 3 Original TR3 D24—Owner’s Manual ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:15.00 Copy x1 Copy x2...
Page 115: Time Compression
When auditioning a track with the VOCAL or RHYTHM algorithm and a compression ratio of less than 90% or higher than 110%, the audition sound quality is impaired slightly. The audio quality for recording is not affected. Time Compression D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 116 Use the [ENTER] button to audition the source track again. Press the [CANCEL] button several times to return to the mode selection dis- play. “MODE—TEST PLAY” appears on the display, and from here you can select either “TEST PLAY” or “REC.” D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 117: Rec Mode
If the duration of the speciﬁed part is less than 15 milliseconds, the minimum size, the message “TOO SHORT” appears. “TIME COMP—TO V_TR nn” appears on the display (“nn” being the virtual track to which the processed material will be recorded). Time Compression ST point 00:01:00.00 Audition ENTER ENTER D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 118 The EDIT indicator goes out. In the following example, the 34-second part of track 2 between the ST and ED points is squeezed by 88.23% and recorded to virtual track 2-1 at the TO point with its new D24—Owner’s Manual From TR 1 V.
Page 119 From TR: 2 To V_TR: 2-1 When a part is stretched or squeezed, any stored locate points will be out of sync with the recorded material. Time Compression ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:34.00 Squeezed 88.23% TO point 00:01:30.00 00:01:00.00 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 120: Pitch Change
Use the JOG/DATA dial to select the source track. You can select individual tracks or track pairs: 1–8 or 1/2–7/8. To pitch a virtual track, assign it to a main track ﬁrst, and then pitch the main track. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 121 Press the [CANCEL] button several times to return to the mode selection dis- play. “MODE—TEST PLAY” appears on the display, and from here you can select either “TEST PLAY” or “REC.” The following illustration shows the procedure for auditioning. From TR: 2 Pitch Change ST point 00:01:00.00 Audition ENTER ENTER D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 122 Source’s V. TR 1–8 TR pair Source pair’s V. TR 1–8 1/2–7/8 All the existing data in the destination virtual track is deleted when the data is pitched. D24—Owner’s Manual From TR 1 V. TR 3 TR 1/2 V. TR 3...
Page 123 From TR: 2 To V_TR: 2-1 When a part is pitched, any stored locate points will be out of sync with the recorded material. Pitch Change ST point ED point 00:01:00.00 00:01:30.00 Pitch changed +100 cents TO point 00:01:30.00 00:01:00.00 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 124: Wordclocks
Wordclocks & the D24 ........
Page 125: Wordclocks & The D24
Source: Internal YGDAI slot The D24 can be used as the wordclock master for an entire system, or slaved to an exter- nal wordclock source of between 41.454 kHz and 50.88 kHz (44.1 kHz –6% to 48 kHz +6%). With sampling rates of 44.1 kHz and 88.2 kHz, the frequency of the wordclock signal and digital output signals is 44.1 kHz, and with sampling rates of 48 kHz and...
Page 126: Wordclock Connections
1, 3, 5, and 7. Project, track, and part editing functions are not available in this mode. For digital I/O, the D24 uses what’s known as Dual AES/EBU mode, in which the wordclock frequency is exactly half that of the sampling rate, and each AES/EBU format digital I/O signal is split in two, requir- ing two transmission channels.
Page 127: Selecting A Wordclock Source
Word Clock function. The D24 checks the selected source to see if an acceptable wordclock signal is available. If such a signal exists, the D24 locks to it and the LOCK indi- cator appears on the display, as shown here.
Page 128 So if the D24 is wordclock master and is running at 48 kHz, when you mix down to DAT, for example, via a digital connection from the mixing con- sole, the DAT recording will also be at 48 kHz.
Page 129: Wordclock System Examples
Basic Recording System In the following two examples, a single D24 is used in conjunction with a digital mixing console and DAT deck. In the ﬁrst example, digital audio is transferred between the D24 and digital mixing console, and from the digital mixing console to the DAT deck, pro- viding multitrack recording, mixing, and mixdown recording to DAT.
Page 130 Two D24s In this example, two D24s are used with a digital mixing console. D24-A is wordclock master, and D24-B and the digital mixing console are wordclock slaves. Since the time- code source on D24-B is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock signal is transmitted from D24-A to D24-B via the 15-pin sync cable.
Page 131 Digital Multitrack) recorders and a digital mixing console. D24-A is the wordclock master, and D24-B, the MDMs, and the digital mixing console are wordclock slaves. Since the timecode source on D24-B is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock signal is transmitted from D24-A to D24-B via the 15-pin sync cable.
Page 132 SHUTTLE/ CURSOR Wordclock source: SLOT 1 In the next example, two tracks from the D24 are transferred digitally to a DAT deck via coaxial S/PDIF. The D24 is wordclock master, and the DAT deck is wordclock slave. D24 (wordclock master)
Page 133 D24s. The personal computer is wordclock master, while the D24s are wordclock slaves. The wordclock source on D24-A is set to SLOT 1. Since the timecode source on D24-B is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock signal is transmitted from D24-A to D24-B via the 15-pin sync cable.
Page 134: Terminating Bnc Wordclock Distribution
The D24’s WORD CLOCK 75 TERM/THRU switch allows the D24 to be connected in a variety of ways. The following examples show three ways in which a wordclock signal can be distributed and how termination should be applied.
Page 135 Timecode & the D24 ........
Page 136: Timecode
Chapter 12—Timecode Timecode & the D24 The D24 supports longitudinal timecode (LTC) and the four common SMPTE/EBU frame rates of 24, 25, 30D (drop-frame), and 30 fps. It can generate its own timecode, or synchronize to an external timecode source via one the following inputs: TIME CODE IN or REMOTE IN.
Page 137: Selecting A Timecode Source
When the timecode source is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock source is also set to REMOTE IN (the EXT indicator in the WC window lights up) and the D24 is automat- ically conﬁgured as a wordclock slave. When the timecode source is set to a different source, the wordclock source reverts to its previous setting.
Page 138: Setting The Timecode Frame Rate
Europe, 30 fps in the U.S. and Japan. If you intend to deliver your project to a third party, another studio, for example, con- sult them and agree on a timecode frame rate before you start recording on the D24. D24—Owner’s Manual Description...
Page 139: Setting A Timecode Offset
A timecode offset relative to the external timecode source can be set using the TC Offset function. Plus values retard the D24, minus ones advance it. With an offset of +00:05:00.00.0 (+ 5 minutes), for example, an external timecode value of 01:00:00.00.0 (1 hour) will correspond to 01:05:00.00.0 (1 hour and 5 minutes) on the D24.
Page 140: Chasing External Timecode
The Timecode Chase function is used to synchronize D24s in a multiple-unit system, or to synchronize a single D24 to an external timecode source. The D24 can chase SMPTE/EBU timecode received via the TIMECODE INPUT or MTC received via the MIDI IN.
Page 141: Setting The Chase Speed
The UTILITY indicator goes out. Transmitting MTC The D24 can transmit MTC from the MIDI OUT port at the speciﬁed frame rate regardless of the selected timecode source, which means that the D24 can transmit MTC even when it’s synchronized to an external SMPTE/EBU timecode source.
Page 142: Timecode Hookup Examples
TC source: MASTER SMPTE/EBU & Two D24s In this example, two D24s are used with a digital mixing console. D24-A is the timecode master, and the D24-B and digital mixing console are timecode slaves. The digital mix- ing console uses the external timecode for automix synchronization. The timecode sig- nal is transmitted from D24-A to D24-B via the 15-pin sync cable, and to the digital mixing console via the SMPTE/EBU cable.
Page 143 SMPTE/EBU Chase In the following example, a VTR is the timecode master and the D24 and digital mixing console are timecode slaves. The timecode source on the D24 is set to TIMECODE IN (SMPTE/EBU). The D24’s Timecode Chase function is turned on, so it automatically chases and synchronizes to the VTR’s timecode.
Page 144: Multiple D24S & Video Sync
Video Hookup Example ......... . . 151 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 145: Multiple D24S
Each D24 must be assigned an exclusive Remote ID number, with the master D24 being assigned ID 1 and slaves being assigned IDs 2 through 8, as shown. See “Set- ting the Remote ID” on page 171 for more information. All connected D24s must be turned on, otherwise, normal playback is not possible.
Page 146: Expanding The Number Of Tracks
In the following example, four D24s are used in conjunction with a digital mixing con- sole, for a 32-track recording system. D24-A is the wordclock and timecode master, while the other D24s and the digital mixing console are wordclock and timecode slaves.
Page 147 When the timecode source is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock source is also set to REMOTE IN (the EXT indicator in the WC window lights up) and the D24 is automat- ically conﬁgured as a wordclock slave. When the timecode source is set to a different source, the wordclock source reverts to its previous setting.
Page 148: Extending The Recording Time
The total continuous recording time can be extended by using two D24s and the Serial Point function. The master D24 records the ﬁrst half of the material, and the slave D24, which kicks in at the speciﬁed serial point, records the second half of the material.
Page 149 When the timecode source is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock source is also set to REMOTE IN (the EXT indicator in the WC window lights up) and the D24 is automat- ically conﬁgured as a wordclock slave. When the timecode source is set to a different source, the wordclock source reverts to its previous setting.
Page 150: Setting The Serial Point
Setting the Serial Point The Serial Point function determines the position at which the slave D24 starts record- ing or playback, when two D24s are used to extend the continuous recording time. The serial point can be entered using the keypad, and ﬁnely adjusted using the JOG/DATA dial.
Page 151: Terminating Bnc Video Sync Distribution
The D24’s VIDEO 75 ON/OFF switch allows the D24 to be connected in a variety of ways. The following examples show three ways in which a video sync signal can be distributed and how termination should be applied.
Page 152: Connecting A Video Editor
In the following example, the D24 provides multitrack recording and playback in a video editing system. The D24 and VTRs are controlled by the video editor using 9-pin protocols. Note that not all video editors are supported. The D24’s timecode source is set to SERIAL and timecode is received from the Record VTR via the TIMECODE INPUT.
Page 153: Scsi & External Disk Drives
Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer ......165 Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer ......166...
Page 154: Scsi & The D24
8.4 GB of disk space per disk drive. Larger capacity disk drives can be used, but only the ﬁrst 8.4 GB can be accessed by the D24. A list of disk drives certiﬁed for use with the D24 is provided on page 155.
Page 155: Certified Disk Drives
9.1 GB 1. The D24’s ﬁling system supports up to 8.4 GB of disk space per disk drive. Larger capacity disk drives can be used, but only the ﬁrst 8.4 GB can be accessed by the D24. Certified Disk Drives...
Page 156: Connecting Disk Drives
The total length of the SCSI bus must not exceed six meters (20 feet). Note that this is the total length of the bus from the D24 to the last device, not the length of the cables between individual devices.
Page 157: Terminating The Scsi Bus
Terminating the SCSI Bus Both ends of the SCSI bus must be terminated for correct operation. The D24 takes care of termination at its end, so all you have to do is make sure that termination is applied on the last device on the bus. Some SCSI disk drives feature automatic termination, which automatically terminates the bus as necessary, while others feature termination switches, which you must set manually.
Page 158: Formatting External Disk Drives
New disk drives and drives that have been used to store other kinds of data must be for- matted before they can be used with the D24. The formatting process prepares a disk for storing D24 data. Formatting erases all previously stored data, so if you’re reusing a disk, make sure that it contains no important data before formatting.
Page 159 Connect the external hard disk drive to a personal computer and format it as a DOS FAT16 volume using the MS-DOS “Fdisk” command. The D24 does not support FAT32 volumes, so be sure to format as FAT16. Connect the external hard disk drive to the D24.
Page 160 This section explains how to format MO disks in an external MO disk drive. The pro- cedure for formatting MO disks in the internal MO disk drive is provided on page 26. Connect the external MO disk drive to the D24. Select the external MO disk drive using the Drive Select function. See “Select- ing the Work Disk”...
Page 161: Selecting The Work Disk
ID 0 or 1, the internal MO disk drive is selected, because its ID is higher. When you use an external disk drive, make sure that it’s turned on before the D24, oth- erwise, it won’t be recognized.
Page 162: Duplicating Mo Disks
Since the default SCSI ID for the internal MO drive is 2, you could set the D24-B to SCSI ID 3, 4, or 5, or alternatively set D24-A to SCSI ID 0 or 1 (SCSI IDs 6 and 7 are reserved for other purposes).
Page 163 The duplication process starts and “DUPLICATING” appears on the display. When the duplication process is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display. To duplicate the disk again, insert a new disk into D24-B and repeat step 12. Press the [UTILITY] buttons on both D24s to leave utility.
Page 164: Copying Projects Between Disk Drives
See “Connecting Disk Drives” on page 156 for more information. Turn on the external disk drive and then the D24. See “Turning On & Off the D24” on page 24 for more information. Select the disk drive that contains the project that you want to copy as the work disk.
Page 165: Mounting D24 Disks On A Personal Computer
The D24 uses the DOS FAT16 ﬁling system to manage ﬁles on disk. This means that an MO disk formatted by the D24 can be mounted on the desktop of a PC running a Win- dows operating system, or a Macintosh computer that can mount DOS formatted disks.
Page 166: Connecting The D24 To A Personal Computer
D24 is in use. Doing so may seriously affect performance. When a D24 disk is mounted by your computer, do not use any disk utilities on the disk, such as defragmenting software. Doing so may damage the disk or stored data.
Page 167 Since the PC’s internal hard disk drive is an ATA type drive, only SCSI ID 7 is used on the PC side, and the D24’s internal MO disk drive is set to SCSI ID 2, the default set- ting.
Page 168 Chapter 14—SCSI & External Disk Drives Accessing the Internal MO Disk Drive When the D24 is connected to a personal computer, the PC Mode function is used to temporarily disconnect the SCSI bus between the D24 and internal MO disk drive while the drive is being accessed.
Page 169: Other Functions
Initializing the D24 ........
Page 170: Setting The Peak Hold Mode
Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. The Fade I/O setting can be changed at anytime and is applied to punch-in and out points, and the part editing edit points during playback, not recording. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 171: Setting The Display Brightness
Yamaha dealer for more information about optional remote controllers. The remote controller connects to the REMOTE IN/SYNC IN port on the master D24, and in a multiple D24 system, controls all D24s. By assigning each D24 an exclusive Remote ID number from 1 through 8, however, D24s can be controlled individually.
Page 172: Recovering Disk Space
Optimize function. The Optimize process starts and “OPTIMIZING” appears on the display. When the Optimize process is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display. Press the [UTILITY] button again to leave utility. The UTILITY indicator goes out. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 173: Physical Formatting For Mo Disks
MO disks and MO disks that have been used to store other kinds of data for use with the D24. This is a logical, or high-level format, which simply readies the disk for storing D24 data, and takes only a few seconds.
Page 174: Ejecting Troublesome Disks (Emergency Use)
Ejecting Troublesome Disks (emergency use) If the D24 is turned off inadvertently, or the disk loading mechanism fails, you may not be able to eject a disk in the normal way. In this case, the disk can be ejected using the supplied disk eject tool.
Page 175: Initializing The D24
The D24 is initialized and “INITIALIZED” appears on the display. Checking the Version Number You can check the version number of the D24 system software as follows. Turn off the D24. While holding down the [UTILITY] button, turn on the D24.
Page 176: Midi
MIDI & the D24 ........
Page 177: Midi & The D24
“Timecode & the D24” on page 134. MIDI Ports The MIDI ports are used to connect the D24 to other MIDI equipment for use with MTC and MMC. The MIDI IN port receives MIDI messages, the MIDI OUT port transmits them, and the MIDI THRU port retransmits all MIDI messages received by the MIDI IN port.
Page 178 The D24 rewinds. If this command is received during recording or rehearsal, the D24 stops recording or rehearsal and rewinds. If the D24 is stopped, it starts recording. If it’s playing, it punches in. The D24 stops recording. The D24 resets its MMC functions to their ini- tial values.
Page 179 MIDI sequencing software. The sequencer is synchronized to the D24 using MTC. The D24 is set to MMC device number 1 and the sequencing software is set to transmit MMC commands to MMC device number 1. The D24’s timecode source is set to MASTER.
Page 180: Digital Audio I/O
Choosing D24 Slots ........
Page 181: About Mini Ygdai Cards
The MY8-AE card provides AES/EBU format digital I/O via a 25-pin D-sub connector, and supports 16-, 20-, and 24-bit wordlengths. One card is required to access the D24’s eight inputs and outputs. The MY8-AE can also be used for digital I/O in Dual AES/EBU mode.
Page 182: Card Specifications
1. 24-bit I/O not supported when installed in the 01V Digital Mixing Console, only 16- and 20-bit. To connect the D24 to a Yamaha 02R or 03D Digital Mixing Console, you need to install a mini YGDAI card in the D24, and the corresponding YGDAI card in the 02R or 03D.
Page 183: Choosing D24 Slots
Chapter 17—Digital Audio I/O Choosing D24 Slots The D24 has four slots for installing mini YGDAI cards. Slots 1 and 2 are intended for use with analog input cards or digital I/O cards. Since slot 1 or 2 can be selected as the wordclock source, it’s best to use these slots when installing digital I/O cards.
Page 184: Installing Cards
Installing Cards This section explains how to install mini YGDAI cards in the D24. Turn off the D24. Undo the two ﬁxing screws and remove the slot cover, as shown below. T I M I N P I A L...
Page 185: Using Dual Aes/Ebu Mode
1, 3, 5, and 7. Project, track, and part editing functions are not available in this mode. For digital I/O, the D24 uses what’s known as Dual AES/EBU mode, in which the wordclock frequency is exactly half that of the sampling rate.
Page 186: Using The Coaxial Digital Input & Output
When recording via the COAXIAL INPUT, the D24 and the source device must be locked to the same wordclock. This can be achieved by conﬁguring the D24 as a word- clock slave, in which case the D24 derives its wordclock from the COAXIAL INPUT, or by locking the D24 and the source device to a common wordclock source.
Page 187: Assigning The Coaxial Input & Output
Press the [SETUP] button again to leave setup. Emphasis & the D24 The D24 has no functions for adding or removing emphasis information. When a dig- ital audio signal containing emphasis information (15 µs/50 µs) is input, the D24 auto- matically detects it and records both the audio and emphasis information.
Page 188: Digital I/O & Wordlength
In the following system, a 24-bit recording resolution is used for multitrack recording on the D24, and a 16-bit resolution for stereo recording on the DAT. The digital dither function on the digital mixing console is set accordingly.
Page 189 Care must be taken when transferring high-resolution digital audio directly from the D24’s COAXIAL OUTPUT to a low-resolution device. In the following example, the 20-bit digital audio from the D24 will be truncated by the 16-bit DAT deck, resulting in distortion and graininess.
Page 190: Troubleshooting
See “Connecting the Power Cord” on page 24 for more informa- tion. Make sure that the D24 POWER switch is set to the ON position. See “Turning On & Off the D24” on page 24 for more information. If you still cannot turn on the D24, contact your Yamaha dealer.
Page 191 See “Using Virtual Tracks” on page 51 for more information. The D24 does not support MMC when it’s conﬁgured as an MTC or SMPTE/EBU timecode slave. See “MMC Hookup Examples” on page 180 for more information.
Page 192: Appendix
Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive Setting the SCSI ID of the internal MO disk drive involves removing the D24’s top cover and setting the DIP switch located on the MO drive’s circuit board. This procedure should be carried out by a qualiﬁed engineer. If in doubt, contact your Yamaha dealer.
Page 193: Error Messages
Appendix Error Messages If the D24 displays an error message, follow the instructions below. Message Sync no comm TC not read WC not read FILE ERROR DEV CONT ERR SCSI BREAK n FIFO UO ERR n INVALID COM n PARITY ERR n...
Page 194 DATA FULL storing project management ﬁles. Error Messages Remedy Set the sampling rate on the D24 to match that of the project. See “Selecting a Wordclock Source” on page 124 for more information. Select a track for recording. See “Record- ing”...
Page 195: Specifications
Type Characters Display Main counter Counter mode Track level meters D24—Owner’s Manual 3.5" MO disk (ISO/ECMA) (Overwrite and normal type) Yamaha proprietary format 64 (8 per main track) 8 tracks (44.1, 48 kHz), 4 tracks (88.2, 96 kHz) 44.1, 48 , 88.2 (Dual AES/EBU), 96 kHz (Dual...
Page 196 383.9 mm (18.9 x 5.7 x 15.1 inches) 13 kg (28.7 lbs) 5˚ C to 35˚ C (41˚ F to 95˚ F) 10%–95% Power cord, MO disk, disk eject tool Digital interface card (MY8, MY4 series) RC-D24 Remote Controller Output Level phones 60 mW Wordlength Level 0.5 V pp...
Page 197 OUTPUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI THRU SCSI SERIAL I/O SYNC OUT REMOTE IN/SYNC IN TIMECODE INPUT TIMECODE OUTPUT D24—Owner’s Manual Format Wordlength IEC-60958 16, 20, 24 bit Consumer Use Format Composite (black burst or color bar) Composite (black burst or color bar) —...
Page 198: Connector Pin Assignments
N.C. CONNECT SIG N.C. SERIAL I/O Port Signal F-GND TXD-A RXD-B N.C. Connector Pin Assignments Signal LINK FS 485BUS B N.C. N.C. N.C. +12 V Signal LINK FS 485BUS B N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. Signal TXD-B RXD-A F-GND D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 199: D24 Dimensions
Appendix D24 Dimensions Units: mm Speciﬁcations and external appearance subject to change without notice. For European Model Purchaser/User Information speciﬁed in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: 16A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 D24—Owner’s Manual W: 480...
Page 200: Glossary
6 dB per digital bit. Hence, a 16-bit system theo- retically provides a 96 dB dynamic range. FF—Abbreviation for fast forward. Formatting—The process that prepares a disk for data storage. fps—Abbreviation for frames per second. FS—Abbreviation for sampling frequency or rate. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 201 MIDI timecode—See MTC. mini YGDAI (Yamaha General Digital Audio Interface)—The second-gener- ation YGDAI interface system used on the 01V Digital Mixing Console and D24. MMC (MIDI Machine Control)— The set of MIDI commands for controlling tape recorders, video machines, and other studio equipment. Typical MMC commands include Stop, Play, Rewind, and Pause.
Page 202 TR—An abbreviation for track. Unity gain—A gain of one. VFD —An abbreviation for vacuum ﬂuorescent display. Video sync—The black burst or color bar component of a composite video signal used as a timecode reference with video editing equipment. D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 203 Wordclock—A clock signal used to synchronize the data processing circuits of all devices in a digital audio system. YGDAI (Yamaha General Digital Audio Interface)—The digital audio inter- face system that offers a range of analog and digital input and output options for Yamaha digital audio equipment.
Page 204: Index
UNDO/REDO button 16 UTILITY button 16 V. TRACK SELECT button 16 VARI SPEED button 16 VIDEO 75 ON/OFF switch 20 WORD CLOCK 75 TERM/THRU switch 20 Copying parts 96 projects 78 projects between disks 164 tracks 86 Counter 11 D24—Owner’s Manual...
Page 205: Erasing Parts
Display about 10 brightness 171 counter 11 message area 11 DOS FAT16 filing system 165 Drive activity indicator 13 Drop frame D24—Owner’s Manual definition 201 setting 136 DSP, definition 201 Dual AES/EBU about 123 definition 201 selecting 124 using 186...
Page 206: Insert Copying Parts
Undo 35 Varispeed 55 VFD Dimmer 171 Virtual Track Select 51 Wordclock 124 Headphones. See PHONES jack Home page, Yamaha web site 7 Indicator status table 28 Indicators A & B 12 ABS/REL 10 ALL INPUT 17 AUTO INPUT 17...
Page 207: Transmitting Mtc
Modifying a project’s start time 83 D24—Owner’s Manual Momentary, peak hold 170 Monitoring all input 42 auto input 42 punch in/out recording 68 Mounting D24 disks on a computer Moving parts 99 tracks 88 MSB, definition 202 chase hookup example 141 definition 202...
Page 208 203 using 187 Sample truncation 189 Sampling rate definition 203 FS window 11 setting 124 SCMS D24 188 definition 203 SCSI about 154 assigning IDs 156 certified disk drives 155 Index connecting a computer 166 connecting disk drives 156...
Page 209: Connecting A Video Editor
196 mini YGDAI cards 183 Squeezing parts 111 STOP button 14 Storing locate memories 64 Stretching parts 111 Swapping tracks 91 Switching on the D24 24 SYNC OUT about 21 pin assignments 199 using 144 System software updating 175...
Page 210: Midi Implementation Chart
YAMAHA [Digital Multitrack Recorder] Model: D24 Function... Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number True Voice Note On Velocity Note Off After Keys Touch Ch’s Pitch bend Control Change Prog Change :True# System Exclusive :Song Pos System...
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Yamaha D24 Owner's Manual

1 Welcome to the D24

2 Touring the D24

3 The Basics

4 Recording

5 General Operation

6 Quick Locate

7 Punch In/Out Recording

8 Editing Projects

9 Editing Tracks

10 Editing Parts

11 Wordclocks

12 Timecode

13 Multiple D24S & Video Sync

14 SCSI & External Disk Drives

15 Other Functions

16 MIDI

17 Digital Audio I/O

Troubleshooting

Appendix

Glossary

Index

MIDI Implementation Chart

Quick Links

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