Fostex FD-8 - Manual (Page 54)

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How to use the RECORDER IN jack
MIDI sound sources
MIDI
Sequencer
DAT
How to use the RECORDER IN jack
How to use the RECORDER IN jack
The following explains the various functions of the RECORDER IN jack. There are two ways to use the RECORDER
IN jack.
1. Synchronizing an external MIDI sound source with the performances recorded on tracks 1 ~ 8 and digitally mixing down a
maximum of sixteen channels of sound sources.
2. Directly recording external sound sources without routing them through a mixer.
Sixteen channels of digital mixdown
In this method, the RECORDER IN (L, R) jacks of the FD-8 are directly connected to the MON OUT (L, R) jacks and
the monitor SELECTOR switched to [L/R+MON]. Then, the monitor bus L, R signal and the stereo bus L, R signals
are both simultaneously output from MON OUT L, R and input to RECORDER IN L, R. As shown in the drawing
below, an external MIDI sound source is input to INPUT jacks 1~8, and then each channel INPUT fader is raised,
and performances recorded on tracks 1~8 are applied to each channel MON mix section, and played back using
MIDI sync of both performances. With this method, a maximum of sixteen channels (Tracks 1~8 and MIDI
sound) of sound sources are mixed and sent to the RECORDER IN L, R from MON OUT L, R, and digitally mixed
down in an outboard digital device (DAT).
POWER
R MON OUT L R ST OUT L AUX RTN 2 R MONO/L 2 AUX SEND 1
SCSI OUT IN DATA PUNCH
IN/OUT DATA
AUX RTN 1 R MONO/L 8 INSERT 7
INPUT 8 INPUT 7
R RECORDER IN L IN MIDI
OUT MIDI
For details on digital mixdown by synchronizing with a MIDI sound source, please refer to “MIDI clock sync system” of “MIDI
synchronization” on page 77.