Fostex FD-8 - Manual (Page 52)

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Digital Recording
SCSI OUT IN DATA PUNCH
IN/OUT DATA
MONO/L 8 INSERT 7
INPUT 8 INPUT 7
R RECORDER IN L IN MIDI
OUT MIDI
8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5
CD, MD, DAT etc.
Connecting an external digital device
and musical instruments
1. Connect the DATA IN jack of the FD-8 with the
OPTICAL OUT jack of an external digital device
using an optical cable.
If the digital device has only the COAXIAL (RCA pin) jack
as a digital output, use a Fostex COP-1.
2. Connect the guitar to input jack 1 (or to an empty
channel).
3. Connect the microphone to input jack 7 or 8.
Set the LEVEL switch to L.
Digital and analog simultaneous recording
While you are recording S/P DIF digital signals (except for adat digital signal) on some tracks, you can record
analog signals on other tracks. In this way, you can record two S/P DIF digital inputs (L and R) and two analog
signals on four tracks.
This section explains how to record S/P DIF digital signals from CD, MD, or DAT to tracks 1 and 2, and record
analog signals from a guitar and vocal to tracks 3 and 4. Before recording, initialize the FD-8.
Note: This type of recording is possible on removable disks (such as an EZ disk, zip disk), fixed disk, or
optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk. You cannot perform this type of recording if you are using an MO disk
as the recording media.
Starting the recording Program
1. If multiple Programs exist, first select the desired
recording Program.
Setting a recording track
1. In the “Setting digital input tracks” menu in SETUP
mode, set [L-1] and [r-2], then exit SETUP mode.
Now inputs L and R from the external digital device are
assigned to tracks 1 and 2.
When you finish setting the parameters in SETUP mode,
be sure to press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP key to exit
SETUP mode.
FD-8 rear panel
FD-8 front panel
Monitoring headphone
Microphone
Electric guitar