Fostex VF08 - Manual (Page 9)

<Notes for using a CD-RW drive>
• Use a high-impedance SCSI cable for connection between the VF08 and a CD-RW drive.
The cable length should be as short as possible.
• Only a single SCSI device can be connected to the VF08 SCSI port. Attach an active terminator to the
CD-RW drive used. If you attach a terminator that is not active, you may not be able to save or load data
correctly.
Save/load of Song Data Using a CD-RW drive
Using a CD-RW drive, in addition to make backup of song data as with other SCSI devices such as
zip and MO drives, you can also make an audio CD.
• Save
You can only a single selected program data to a
disc regardless of the program data amount.
You cannot save more than one program data even
if there are enough disc space.
However, you can save a program data to more than
one disc if the data amount is larger than a disc
space.
As shown on the right, you can save almost all nec-
essary information such as song data of all tracks
(real and additional tracks) and mixer scene data,
as with using other SCSI devices.
• Load
Unlike data load using other SCSI drives, data load-
ing using a CD-RW drive is taken place after a “new
program” is created in the current drive (the load
destination). You cannot overwrite an existing pro-
gram with the loaded data.
The newly created program is numbered the next
number to the highest existing program number.
<Note>
You can save or load data using a CD-RW drive only with the FDMS-3 (Fostex Digital Management System-
3) format and CD-DA format. Note that, unlike other SCSI devices, you cannot save or load data with the
WAV file format. See the main manual for saving/loading a WAV file.
CD-RW
Attach an active
terminator
High impedance SCSI cable
Installed the Model 8340
Half pitch 50-pin type connector
• Creating an audio CD
You can make an audio CD by recording sound data of tracks 1 and 2 between the “Start point” and “End point”
to a CD-RW/CD-R disc. It is also possible to record some mastered materials continuously.
• Loading an audio CD data
You can load a material on a (commercial or created) audio CD to a program of the VF08.
Audio data is loaded to a “new program” automatically created by the VF08, which is the same way as
backup data loading. The VF08 never overwrites the existing program.
VF08
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Trk 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &7
& 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13
& 14 & 15 & 16 & 17 & 18 &
19 & 20 & 21 & 23 & 24
Program 1 (P01) Program 2 (P02) Program 99 (P01)
Save
Current drive of the VF08
Trk 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &7
& 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13
& 14 & 15 & 16 & 17 & 18 &
19 & 20 & 21 & 23 & 24
Program 1 (P01) Program 2 (P02) New Program
Load
Current drive of the VF08