Fostex VF80EX - Manual (Page 80)

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Advanced Operations (VF80EX)
Select the desired program for mastering.
To select the desired program, while stopped, press
the
[TRACK EDIT/PGM] key while holding down the
[SHIFT] key, and select the program using the [JOG]
dial, then press the [ENTER/YES] key.
Set the [MASTER] fader to the "0" position.
Press the [MASTERING] key.
The VF80EX enters the mastering mode and the dis-
play shows the mastering screen in which you can
adjust the mastering effects.
The
[MASTERING] key lights up in red, while the [TRACK
STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys of tracks 7/8 and the master
channel light up in green.
Before performing internal mastering, you can rehearse it as many times as you like, while adjust-
ing the track 7/8 level and sound effects.
In the following description, we assumes that a stereo pair of materials is recorded on tracks 7/8 of
the current program and a pair of headphones is connected to the [PHONES] jack for monitoring.
Rehearsing internal mastering
Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the
beginning of the selected program.
The VF80EX starts playback, while the display keeps
showing the screen for adjusting the mastering effects.
Tracks 1 and 2 are internally set to
"input monitor" ,
allowing you to check over-level via the peak LED
indicators.
You can monitor the mastering sound through
headphones by raising the track 7/8 fader and/or
[PHONES] level control. The mastering levels are
shown on the level meters at the right on the screen.
During playback, adjust track 7/8 levels using
the 7/8 fader, as well as EQ and effect settings if
necessary.
Set the levels properly so that the PEAK LED indica-
tors do not flash or light frequently.
Note that levels may increase by changing EQ or
compressor parameters. When controlling the sound
characters and level, you should not only monitor the
level meters and listen to the sound, but also monitor
the PEAK LED indicators.
To adjusting the mastering effect parameters on the
mastering screen, use the
[CURSOR] ( / ) keys to
select a parameter and the [JOG] dial to change the
parameter value.
<screen for adjusting the mastering effects>
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
SEL
TIMEBASE
CURSOR
PHANTOM
ACCESS
PEAK
CH ON/OFF
L R
GUITAR GUITAR
LINE MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
MASTERING TRAINING
EFFECT EQ PAN
SCENE SEQ. SCENE TRACK
UNDO SETUP
PUNCH AUTO LOOP PITCH SCRUB VARI
F FWD REWIND PLAY STOP RECORD
EXIT
ENTER
TRIM TRIM
WAVE FORM
MIX PARAMETER
PGM FADER MAP
ON/OFF
2TRK MODE
F1 F2 F3 SHIFT
EDIT EDIT EDIT MARK DELETE
LOCATE
FOOT SW ST OUT PHONES INPUT A
BOUNCE
INPUT B
+6
-10
-20
-40
-
∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
-
∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
-
∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
PEAK
CH ON/OFF
2 3 4 5 6 7/8 2TRK 1 MASTER
TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL
TRACK STATUS RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE STATUS
/SEL
EJECT
/YES
/NO
SHUTTLE JOG
UNBAL UNBAL
BAL BAL
F1 F2 F3
EDIT
/REDO
REC EFF
CD PLAY
[TRACK EDIT]
1
[MASTERING]
3
[ENTER/YES]
1
1
[JOG]
1
[SHIFT]
4
[PLAY]
5
[7/8 FADER]
2
[MASTER FADER]
[PHONES]
5
6
[STOP]
7
[STOP] + [REWIND]
1
2
3
4
5