Fostex VF80EX - Manual (Page 31)

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Basic Recording/Playback (VF80EX)
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<Note>: Set the gain not to light the [PEAK] indica-
tor. When the [PEAK] indicator lights, the input level
is too high and the sound may be distorted or digi-
tal noise may be generated.
In the condition above, if you turn the [PHONES] knob
clockwise, you can monitor the sound from the head-
phones.
<Warning!>: Be careful not to excessively raise the
[PHONE] volume. Prolonged exposure to loud sounds
may have an adverse effect on hearing.
Recording
Locate to the start position (time) for recording.
Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD]
key to start recording.
The [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys of Tracks 3 and 4,
as well as the [RECORD] key light on, showing the VF80
is now recording.
You can see the meter for Track 1 also moving. By rais-
ing the Track 1 fader, you can make overdubbing onto
tracks 3 and 4 while listening to playback of track 1.
When the recorder starts running, the mark number
and name shown on the top line of the screen changes
as below, showing that the current position is ahead
of “ABS 0” point.
To stop recording, press the [STOP] key.
After showing “Please Wait!” , the LCD returns to the Nor-
mal screen.
<Unarming tracks>
To unarm tracks now recorded, press the flashing
[TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys again. The keys
changes to light in green.
Now you have recorded a stereo source onto two tracks
(3 and 4).
Playback
Locate to the desired position (time) for playback.
Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.
You can control track playback levels by using the cor-
responding track faders.
If you find that the recording was not successfully made,
use the undo/redo function and try recording again.
<Track muting>
The playback level of each recorded track can be con-
trolled using the corresponding track fader.
You can mute the playback tracks by pressing the
corresponding
[TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys
except in the mix parameter edit mode.
<How to use recording tracks effectively>
The VF80EX has 8 recordable tracks.
If you record materials onto all 8 tracks according
to the procedures described in
“Basic recording” ,
you cannot record further materials.
To record more materials, you can use the
“track
bounce” technique to save tracks as follows:
1. Record materials onto tracks 1 through 6.
2. Mix the signals recorded on tracks 1 through
6 and record the mixed signal onto tracks 7 and
8.
Then tracks 1 through 6 can be used to record
other materials.
This is the basic technique used for Multitrackers.
We recommend that tracks 7 and 8 are basically
used as the destination tracks of
“track bounce” from
tracks 1 through 6.
See
“Advanced Operation” for details about the track
bounce technique.
In addition, tracks 7 and 8 play an important role
in
“training mode” and “mastering mode” described
later in “Advanced functions”.
The VF80EX also provides the “track exchange”
function which allows you to keep recordable
tracks.
The VF80EX has 16 additional tracks for each pro-
gram, in addition to 8 recordable (and playable)
real tracks (1 through 8). The
“track exchange” func-
tion allows you to exchange a real track and an
additional track, making the real track empty.
See page 56 “Recorder functions.”