Fostex VF80EX - Manual (Page 79)

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Advanced Operations (VF80EX)
The internal mastering mode is an expansion of the mastering mode described earlier.
It allows you to record a mixed-down material on tracks 7 and 8 to the current drive on the VF80EX
while applying a mastering effect.
Therefore, unlike the mastering mode, this mode allows you to make high-quality mastering inside
the VF80EX, without the need of an external master recorder.
By using the built-in CD-R/RW drive, you can burn original audio CDs from materials mastered in
the internal mastering mode. See "Making an Audio CD" on page 125 for details.
Internal Mastering Mode
After executing internal mastering, a new program which saves a mastered material is automatically created
on the current drive, whose program number is set to one greater than the current greatest program number.
For example, if there are 8 programs (P01 through 08) on the current drive, after mastering a desired program
data using the internal mastering mode, a new program (P09) is automatically created and the mastered
material is recorded on tracks 1 and 2 of P09.
Note that if the VF80EX is under either of the following conditions, you cannot carry out internal mastering.
<Please read this first before carrying out operations in the internal mastering mode!>
<Conventional mastering mode> <Internal mastering mode>
In the internal mastering mode, mastering
is done inside the VF80EX, as shown in <Fig-
ure-2> above.
1. There are 99 programs already existed on the current drive even though there is enough
recording space.
If you try to carry out internal mastering, "Can't New PGM!" is shown and the operation is ignored.
To carry out internal mastering, delete an unnecessary program.
2. There is not enough remaining space even though there are less than 99 programs on the current
drive.
If you try to carry out internal mastering, "Over Time!" is shown and the operation is ignored.
To carry out internal mastering, erase unnecessary song data or delete an unnecessary program.
See "Deleting a program" on page 62 and "Erasing track data" on page 66 .
<Figure-1>
<Figure-2>
Mastering Effect
Tracks 7 & 8
Analog Master Recorder Digital Master Recorder
VF80EX
ST OUT
S/P DIF OUT L R
Mastering Effect
Tracks 7 & 8
VF80EX
New Program
Tracks 1 & 2