Checking the available recording time, 1) program, 2) time base – Fostex D824 User Manual
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D824/D1624 Quick Operation Guide
It is a good idea to check the available recording time after you format the disk. To do so, press the DISP
SEL key to display the REMAIN time indication, which indicates the available recording time and recording
space in the selected Time Base unit. (The following example shows a disk with 6 hours 37 minutes 20
seconds (06h 37m 20s) of available recording time and 2.1GB of space.)
<Note>
The REMAIN time values are based on a mono track recording. If you wish to record on multiple tracks,
you can find out how many minutes of a song you can record by dividing the REMAIN time value by the
number of tracks. Check the REMAIN value each time before you make a new recording.
Press the DISP SEL key to return to the previous Time Base display.
When you format the hard disk one Program (*1) is automatically set up, and “ABS 00m 00s 00f” (ABS Time Base
- *2) appears, indicating that the top of the Program is located.
Now, you can start recording, playback, and editing on this unit using the installed hard disk.
(*1) Program:
You can set up a maximum of 99 Programs, limited by the available space on your hard disk. You can
select any Program to perform recording, playback, and edit (Program Select function). You may also
name the Programs to facilitate managing individual songs (Program Title Edit function). You can
delete unnecessary Programs (Program Delete function). For more information, refer to the Reference
Manual.
(*2) Time Base:
This document and the Reference Manual use the word “Time Base” frequently. This refers to the units
to indicate the current transport position of the recorder, in other words, Absolute Time.
This recorder also uses MTC (MIDI timecode) and BAR/BEAT/CLK (bar/beat/clock). An MTC value is
a relative time value calculated by adding an MTC offset value to the ABS time value. BAR/BEAT/CLK
indicates a position within a song of this recorder’s tempo map based on the MIDI clock position
pointer. You can switch to any of these units as follows. For more information on the Time Base, refer
to the Reference Manual.
Time remaining
When Bar/Beat/Clk is se-
lected, you can see the re-
maining recording space in
bar/beat/click.
Space remaining
• When ABS Time Base appears on the display, hold down the SHIFT key and press the DISP SEL key
repeatedly
to switch among these units.
ABS Time Base
BAR/BEAT/CLK Time Base
MTC Time Base
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