Fostex VF160EX - Manual (Page 6)

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Safety Instruction .......................................................2
Precautions ..............................................................3
Index for Applications ...............................................4
Table of Contents
Initial condition when the power is turned on ..........................49
Operation while the Normal Display is shown ......................49
• Fader ....................................................................................49
• Channel mute and Solo function ......................................49
• Master channel mute .........................................................49
• Adat Mixer Mode (Input monitoring of all tracks) ..........49
Channel Parameter Edit ..................................................50
• Adjusting PAN .....................................................................50
• Adjusting EQ .......................................................................51
• Controlling Effect send level ............................................52
• Selecting pre/post of Effect sends ....................................52
• Controlling AUX SEND level ...............................................53
• Selecting pre/post of AUX sends .......................................53
• Controlling fader levels ....................................................54
• Setting the compressor .....................................................54
• Channel view ......................................................................55
Effect Edit Mode ...............................................................56
• About the effect types .......................................................57
• Selecting the effect type ....................................................58
• Effect parameter settings ...................................................59
• Effect parameter details ....................................................59
Scene Memory .................................................................61
• Storing to a scene memory ................................................61
• Recalling a scene memory .................................................62
• Level adjust .........................................................................62
• Fader adjust ........................................................................62
• Direct recall of a scene memory .......................................63
• Clearing a scene memory ..................................................63
Scene Event Map .............................................................64
• Creating an event memory ................................................64
• Creating the scene event map ...........................................65
• Deleting an event memory ................................................65
• Scene sequence mode on/off selection ..........................66
• Executing the scene sequence ..........................................66
About demonstration song! ...........................................27
Connections of Peripheral Equipment ..........................28
LCD ....................................................................................29
• Menu shown when turning power ON ..............................29
• Switching the Time Base ....................................................29
• Switching with [DISP SEL] key ............................................30
Instructions for DIRECT Record ....................................31
• Recording to One Track .....................................................31
• Recording to Two Tracks ...................................................33
Locate Function ...............................................................34
• ABS Locate ...........................................................................34
• Locating a mark point using a Memory and Mark key ....34
Saving on the Memory key and Mark key .........................................35
Direct Location of Memory key or Mark key .....................................35
Changing the Time Saved in the Memory key and Mark key .........35
• Locating an event memory ................................................36
Creating an event memory ..................................................................36
Viewing the event memories ...............................................................36
Locate by specifying the event memory ............................................36
Skip locate ..............................................................................................36
Punch In/Out .....................................................................37
• Manual Punch In/Out ........................................................37
• Punch In/Out with Foot switch .........................................37
Introduction ...............................................................................8
Product Features .........................................................................8
Before Operating .............................................................9
• Two RECORDING Modes ......................................................9
• RECORDING System ...........................................................11
• PROGRAM ............................................................................11
• REMAIN Indicator ...............................................................11
• CHANNEL and TRACK ........................................................12
• ADDITIONAL TRACK ..........................................................12
• INPUT Monitoring and PLAYBACK Monitoring ...............12
• EVENT ..................................................................................12
• TRIM .....................................................................................13
• FADER ..................................................................................13
• [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key ...................................................13
• TIME BASE ...........................................................................14
Names and Functions .....................................................15
• Top Panel (Analog Input/Output Section) ......................16
• Top Panel (Mixer Section) ..................................................17
• Top Panel (Recorder Section) ............................................19
• Top Panel (Display Section) ..............................................22
• Rear Panel ............................................................................22
• Front Panel ..........................................................................22
About the hard disk storage device ...............................23
• Reformatting the hard disk ..............................................23
• Replacing a hard disk ........................................................24
• Formatting the new hard disk ..........................................26
Chapter 1 Basic Features of VF160EX
Chapter 2 Basic Recording and Playback
•Auto Punch In/Out .............................................................38
Programming the PUNCH IN/OUT points ........................................38
Auto Punch In/Out take .......................................................................38
Auto Punch In/Out rehearsal ..............................................................38
Track Exchange ...............................................................39
• Instructions .........................................................................39
Mixing ................................................................................40
• Level Adjustment ...............................................................40
• PAN Adjustment .................................................................40
• Equalizer Adjustment ........................................................40
• Effect Send Level Adjustment ............................................41
• Modifying Effect Type ........................................................41
Mix Down ..........................................................................42
• Analog Mix Down ................................................................42
• Digital Mix Down ................................................................42
Instructions to Record with BUSS RECORD.................43
• Recording the “H” Input Signal to Track 1 .......................44
• Recording 8 INPUTs to Tracks 7 and 8 ..............................46
Chapter 3 Advanced Mixer Operations