Fostex VF160EX - Manual (Page 54)

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Flashing
5. After completing the pre/post selection, press the
[EXIT/ NO] key.
The VF160EX exits the channel edit mode and the display
returns to the Normal display.
Controlling fader levels
You can control fader levels for channels 1 through 16
and the master channel while viewing the numeric
values.
1. Press the [PAN] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.
The current fader positions for all channels are shown
both graphically and numerically.
2. Use the desired fader to control the channel level.
The fader position shown on the screen (both graphically
and numerically) changes according to the actual fader
position in real-time.
•Controllable channels:
Channels 1 through 16 and the master channel
•Available values:
00 to 99 ( The value is displayed by a whole number
but the actual signal level is changed smoothly and
continuously.)
3. After completing fader level setting, press the [EXIT/NO]
key.
The VF160EX exits the channel edit mode and the display
returns to the Normal display.
Setting the compressor
You can apply the built-in compressor only to the chan-
nels selected by "Compressor channel setting" in the
Setup mode.
<Compressor function>
The compressor is used to compress the dynamic range
of the input signal. If the input signal exceeds a given level
(the threshold level), the gain is decreased as the input
signal level increases, to reduce the dynamic range of the
output signal.
<Hints>
You can apply the built-in compressor only to channels
13 through 16 and the master channel. You can select
the channels to be compressed between channel 13-14
and 15-16 by using "Compressor channel setting" in the
Setup mode. You can apply the compressor to the master
channel anytime regardless of the compressor channel
setting. See the detailed information on page 148 for the
Setup mode.
<Note>
You cannot apply the equalizer to the input channels that
the compressor is applied to. However, you can apply both
the equalizer and compressor to the master channel.
The following operations are assumed that the compres-
sor is applied to channels 13 and 14.
1. Press the [HI-G/F/Q] key while holding down the [SHIFT]
key.
The compressor setting screen appears.
The message prompting to select a channel ("
Select CH! ")
flashes, as well as the CH STATUS/CH SEL indicators for
the master channel and input channels (13-14 or 15-16)
to which the compressor is applied flash.
2. Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the desired
channel.
You can now edit parameters of the compressor for the
channel.
3. Press the [HI-G/F/Q] key to select the desired parameter,
and enter the desired value using the [JOG] dial.
Each time you press the [HI-G/F/Q] key while holding down
the [SHIFT] key, the parameters to be edited are cycled
between " THSHD " (threshold level), " RATIO ", " ATTACK "
(attack time), " GAIN " and " ON/OFF " (compressor on/off).
For each parameter, rotating the [JOG] dial can set the
following values.
•Channels to be selected
Channels 13-14, 15-16 and the master channel
•Available values
Threshold level: 0.0 dB to -50.0 dB (in 0.5 dB increments)
(The default setting: 13-14/15-16->-20dB, master:->-
25dB)
Ratio: - ∞ :1, 20:1, 10:1, 8:1, 6:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3.5:1, 3:1,
2.5:1, 2:1, 1.7:1, 1.5:1, 1.3:1, 1.1:1, 1:1
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16 -> 10:1, master -> 4:1)
Attack time: 5 ms to 75 ms (in 1 ms increments)
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16 -> “60ms”, master -
> “8ms”)
Gain: 0.0 dB to +18.0 dB (in 0.5 dB increments)
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16/master -> 0.0 dB.)
Compressor on/off: On, Off (The default is “Off.”)
If two adjacent channels are fader-paired, the fader for
the odd channel controls levels for both channels simul-
taneously. See page 146 for details about how to pair fad-
ers of adjacent two channels.
If two adjacent channels are fader-paired, pressing one
of the
[CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys for these channels applies
the compressors to both channels simultaneously.
See page 146 for details about how to pair faders of ad-
jacent two channels.