Yamaha AW4416 user reviews ( 7/10) - 19 user reviews

• 03/30/09

  moosers's review

  Characteristics

  The Yamaha AW4416 is a digital portable multi-track studio that has eight mic pre amps and the capability to record eight tracks at once, and 16 in total. The sampling rate is standard 44,100 and 16 bit audio, and it is recorded onto an internal hard drive. It has an LED screen that is digital and can control a wealth of options for recording.

  Utilization

  The configuration of the Yamaha AW4416 definitely takes getting used to because there are simply so many buttons and options that come along with this recorder. Everything is pretty easily accessible in terms of your basic functions, but it can sometimes be confusing to figure out how to do things when you get under the surface a little more. This being said, I never had too many issues with the Yamaha AW4416 because I never used it for anything too complex. The manual for this is very thorough and is extremely helpful when learning this machine.

  Sounds

  The sound quality of the Yamaha AW4416 is about average in terms of the preamps. They aren't bad sounding and are usable, but aren't top notch by any stretch. Beyond this, the effects in this machine sound very good and it is overall a powerful unit with a lot of different effects and signal processing.

  Overall Opinion

  I've first used the Yamaha AW4416 multi-track recorder about five years ago and for the time I used it, it worked very well for what I wanted to do with it. This day and age I wouldn't recommend trying to edit audio on this machine, but there are a lot of capabilities that come with the fact that this is fairly easy to bring around. If you are looking to get into recording, I would recommend getting a computer based system, as that is definitely the future of digital audio. This being said, the Yamaha AW4416 is convenient to bring around and will definitely do what it does as advertised.
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• 12/03/08

  Audiofanzine FR's review

  Characteristics

  (Originally written by Seith/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
  
  I just bought it. I'd like to thank the guy who sold it to me for his honesty and the excellent condition of the unit.
  
  
  
  Enough quality for a synth/bass/guitar home studio system.

  Utilization

  Hats off! I've had several DtD systems like Korg's D3200, Roland's VS, etc. Very easy configuration. I almost didn't need to open the user's manual. Everything is quite intuitive and logical, perfect...
  
  
  
  The functions are directly accessible, the user's manual is very clear: everything is easy!

  Sounds

  It's great, all signals that come in come out enhanced. I also had a Motu 828 mkIII and I sold it to stop working with a computer. The sound of the AW4416 is excellent. I will only add a TC Electronic Finalizer to master my mixes. I have a DMP3 external preamp for my guitar and my bass. The result is perfect!
  
  
  
  The dynamic range is perfectly reproduced, much better than with a PC.
  
  
  
  Effects are good... Much better than native plug-ins of a software sequencer.

  Overall Opinion

  I just bought it and I already love it.
  
  
  
  It's great to mix with this device. I like everything about it and I find it much better than a Roland or an Akai.
  
  
  
  Unbeatable value for money!!!
  
  
  
  I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again even if it were more expensive. It's fun to make music: no headaches, no system crashes. It might offer less possibilities, but do you really need everything else when you hear what people like Vangelis or Pink Floyd made in the past with tapes they had to cut with scissors?
  
  
  
  !!!!!!!!This device is much better than a PC for composing and sound creation!!! The sound is incredible, what a punch!!!!!!!
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• 10/31/08

  FP User Reviews's review

  Characteristics

  It depends of what for you want to use this machine; if you want to use it like a stand alone gear to record, mix and burn, it's perfect if you want to use it like a mixer, and have the possibilitie to route many output signals, it' a little hard; you just have 4 output and the stero monitor output; if you want more, you've to buy optional in or output boards, anologic or numeric another option is the mastering fx card( with waves fx ); but i can't say anything on it, i didn t tried it
  
  
  
  Price paid
  
  
  
  900 euros (2* hand)

  Utilization

  It's praticly one of the easiest machine i used; really
  
  
  
  it seems to be ok; mine is a second hand ( it just worked for one song, 2 years ago) , and it seems to be a new one; i hope it will dure a long time

  Sounds

  Great, nothing to compare with the 01v great pre amps, great eq, very correct fx; big number of tracks (16 tracks with 8 virtuals one each) the first try it, i just had one roland mc505 (great machine,needing work too sound good); it 's been so easy to record pattern with midi sync. Eq are very great , and automix function so easy to use 3 hours later, a song was borned from only one pattern; to really test the function , i just recorded 5 measures, and tried the parts edit function ( copy, trim, pitch...) and the result was very positive; copy, are perfect, no cracks, no little bad noises; i copied perhaps 15 times the same 4 measures for each sounds from the pattern; result: no desync beetxen the tracks, just perfect sync during all the 15 copies i tried too the sampling pad; it works good, no particular problems (you can have 2 * heigt sample pads banks, with its own sequencer. i tested it totaly, with burning my mix; everithings 's been all right; in 4 hours, i recorded, mixed and 'masterised' and burned the song on cd. fist taste was the good one; it's a good machine, that i don't want to be separated now!!

  Overall Opinion

  When i bought it, i wanted to really try it, so i took it in my room; it stayed there for three weeks, and i falled in love with it! my girl friend is jealous now!! seriously, i really like it because for the moment i really didn t had a deception with it
  
  
  
  Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
  
  Posted by: skeuv ( 2-, 2004)
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• 09/09/02

  MGR/Scott's review "Yamaha AW4416"

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  Overall Opinion

  Purchased at The Guitar Center in Denver, CO. for approx. $2400.00
  
  
  
  An very flexible and high quality machine. the overall capabilities really do equal that of a complete studio in one reasonably portable package. Sound quaility is excellent and if you're looking for something that will take you from concept to finished product ready to master, this unit will do it.
  
  
  
  Make sure you have at least version 2.0 of the OS (a vast improvement over pre-2.0 versions).
  
  
  
  Not for beginners. Due to the number of features and capabilities of this unit, it's not something a newbie to recording should start with. It's a pro level machine and Yamaha seems to have made that assumption in it's documentation.
  
  
  
  Manuals are weak to just plain wrong in some places. A non-English speaker clearly wrote the English version of the manual.
  
  
  
  Due to the complexity of the unit, Yamaha really should offer training of some sort (or develop a network that can provide the training).
  
  
  
  The only issue with the hardware itself is the speed of the CD burner, which is painfully slow in it's burning process.
  
  
  
  Very well built unit. Heavy and solid in all respects. Metal and plastic well integrated with all controls having a solid and quailty feel to them. Time will tell if it stands up on the road but by all appearences, it should do well.
  
  
  
  If you know what you're doing, this is the best deck out there. If your new to recording, get some experience with pro gear first.
  
  
  
  This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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• 11/30/01

  MGR/Lewis's review "Yamaha AW4416"

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  Musiciansbuy.com
  
  $2399.00 (Free shipping and Free Apex 430 microphone $150.00 value)
  
  
  
  Quiality of the sound
  
  easy of use when you get to know this unit
  
  
  
  the color of the CD-RW drive (it should have been black)
  
  
  
  Good construction quality, it is solid
  
  
  
  buy it
  
  
  
  This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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• 10/21/01

  MGR/Teedo Traxman's review "Yamaha AW4416 Studio Workstation"

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  For inspiration, I typically like to go places and record or write my songs. For instance, it's always nice in New England to get a cabin in the woods in the fall and check out the foliage as you write some great tunes. To accomplish this, I could no longer use my PC at home for recording. I needed something powerful, yet portable. I paid roughly $3200 for this unit at Musician's Friend.
  
  
  
  First off, it's incredibly flexible. There are sampling pads, built in effects, a track display, several levels of undo and more. In addition, it's a digital hard disk based mixer / recorder with a built in SCSI CD burner. The sound quality is incredible.
  
  
  
  It was a chore to learn how to use properly. It doesn't take too long to get in and start recording tracks, but there's so much functionality built into this unit it will take you a while to learn how to use it all. Not that this is a bad thing. This tabletop unit is probably as powerful and flexible as a whole analog studio.
  
  
  
  The construction of the unit seems relatively solid. It's a combined aluminum and plastic chassis, so it's not going to take a fall off of a table very well, but occasional bumps and bruises probably won't hurt too bad. The quality of the recordings as mentioned earlier is excellent. All of the knobs, switches and buttons are solid as well, nothing cheap about this unit.
  
  
  
  It's not cheap, of course. But I think you get what you pay for. The AW4416 is a fine workstation. The included functionality may be more than some expect or are able to get used to, but I think the price point is fair considering everything you can do with this unit.
  
  
  
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• 02/23/13

  pmaillot's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  In terms of features, I say "good" because this table is now almost a tool "vintage". However, with its processing capacity and the quality of the electronic component, I still use and am very pleased with what we do with models for the group.
  
  Ago as a heat catches her with this table that I can not find with others.

  Utilization

  Manual, the dictionary rather, is quite heavy. and it needs to be regularly plunge to really use all the possibilities. But this is true with any workstation (if there is a manual!).
  
  
  
  The basic config is relatively simple, the functions are pretty clear once you got it right mode of operation.

  Sounds

  Converters are not always transparent, and I'm against card! However, they are an excellent bill and offer very good dynamic ... and that is what counts. The effects are largely quite numerous and very effective.
  
  
  
  Quality side, despite his advanced age this table / DAW Plair made a lot of its competitors later by its quality and possibilities.

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for 10 years, and I bought a studio ACCAS Japanese upgradait his gear, result: very happy, even if at first the idea of ​​having a transformer 220v-> 100v bothered me .
  
  
  
  Now there are serious limitations compared to that of the newest gear will offer ... no USB / firewire, integration with DAW PC world does not exist, the only possibility of transfer: SCSI CDrom .... fragile and almost impossible to find now, and I'm on my third writer!
  
  
  
  I would do this choice: Yes, but only if I go back 10 years and so 10 years younger! :)
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• 12/08/12

  e.arth's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " A tame"

  Characteristics

  See above or below;)

  Utilization

  It exsite several manuals (pdf).
  
  Being a neophyte self on this one, I would say just the basics rather quickly. the rest as it comes ...

  Sounds

  I do not expose this debate, I'll just say that the sound is what you make it.
  
  The opinion is subjective.
  
  And it depends on the gear around that's for sure

  Overall Opinion

  I have since February 12, I did not try anything else before but I'm much documented before buying.
  
  THE big gap in the AW is communication with the outside world if necessary.
  
  Apart from that. He does what is asked.
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• 11/01/09

  fabrice.fargues's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  For specifications, see below
  
  
  
  There are only two inputs with phantom power!! Too little! "Mr. Pitiful Yamaha!!

  Utilization

  Using relatively simple and intuitive, more user manuals are very well thought out ...
  
  Automation is a little difficult to implement

  Sounds

  The sound is very precise, it is digital, so a little cold, but very precise. Contrary to what some believe, the markers are "effective" (if the job was to take ... well done) and allow to blend sounds, despite a certain indolence quite "yamahesque" .... The dynamics are good although the preamps are a little weaklings ... The effects are clear, the reverbs sound Yamaha, we like it or not (personally I prefer Lexicon ...) the dynamic treatments are effective, we can really do a very good job with this station.
  
  
  
  A buying opportunity for smart people who want to learn to produce their (heads of) works at very low price today.

  Overall Opinion

  I used it a few months, and I was generally satisfied. The addition of one or several good preamp is still necessary to bring more heat ... I think from a perspective value for money, now it is better to turn to the D32X Korg, which features 32 tracks, and an analog-digital package very interresting, at least on paper ... But who has a small budget, good ears, and a minimum of expertise, it is a very good deal because it is used by around 800 Euros ... I carried out with three albums that were in their time, with some success ...
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• 09/09/08

  minimumvital's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  See it before the CHARACTERISTICS of the aircraft dj t Describes brilliantly by users

  Utilization

  (Ditto)

  Sounds

  (Ditto)

  Overall Opinion

  Well, I really wanted to share a personal opinion on this machine.
  
  
  
  For me it is clear, the 4416 concrtise rve the lifetime of passionate musician: I started my first recordings on a single teenage magto K7 in a small room with a micro supermarket and in 1981 the first Portastudio 4-track TEAC. Then, having made a lot of work in professional studio as a musician, I have long fed the same I can rve matriser musical production of A Z.
  
  
  
  I also say loud and clear: I hate PCs and other gas plants in which the musician loses his time in the dismal and protracted decision-heads who have nothing to do with the real issues and work under music.
  
  
  
  However, the 4416 is the exact opposite of that. It is a machine that dedicates plant almost never, matriser easy, clear and functional architecture, and you dbarrasse DEFINITIONS problem of computing the con which every musician who respects himself should record against loss.
  
  
  
  One branch, you can play, road, mixing it, and it's fun!
  
  
  
  I prcise I DEFINITIONS excluded the PC and Cubase VST MIDI due to chronic dysfunction (that idiot PC is not even capable of properly grate MIDI - die of sync laugh - or cry, depending on the mood it!), and I dfie quiquonque to prove me wrong!
  
  
  
  The pramplis quipent that the machine is done everything correct, but I prfre privilgier using an external prampli lamps to heat the "grain" and have the best quality ds of effort before the conversion dpart numrique.
  
  
  
  The effects are the weakest point of 4416, we must use sr reverbs and other external device to treat mixes, but still, they dpannent from time to time, and serve me particulires for color or extra effects.
  
  
  
  You can rip tracks to process later on a computer such as Sound Forge (a still happens sometimes, but only for "clean" or specific treatment), but the procedure is a bit long, it is the only true default of 4416.
  
  
  
  Once you know your camcorder, you can do a good job of trs, and devote themselves purely musical problem of the grate, which you will agree, is when even the most important!
  
  
  
  A board, however, to make a pr prvoyer APRS mastering mixing, the 4416 is not sufficient for a quip (and this is normal, mastering, that's another story).
  
  
  
  Internal compressors are not so bad in some contexts, but far enough to the trs pr mastering.
  
  
  
  In short: the 4416 is a fantastic tool I think that I have never been taken into tratre or default, and works perfectly after 5 years of good and loyal service in heavy use.
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