"...The AW2816 is an all-in-one workstation which integrates a digital mixer that inherits the high performance of the 02R, the de facto standard model digital mixer used in the world's recording studios, a hard disk recorder capable of digitally recording a total of up to 130 tracks of uncompressed high quality 24-bit sound, and a CD-RW drive capable of creating an audio CD or backing up recording data, thus making it possible to realize a series of studio work from song creation to CD production.

The highly acclaimed "QUICK REC" function in the AW4416 has been refined to make it easier to use and new functions, such as the "MIDI REMOTE" function, which demonstrates the AW2816's power when it is set up with a MIDI device or PC, have been added. Such features as these are just what you would expect from the AW2816, and they give its user a powerful advantage..."