Fostex X-34 owner manual Adjust the effect signal on the compressor/ limiter

Model X-34 Owner’s Manual

Applying a compressor/limiter to the mic input during overdubbing!

Using the X-34 insert (LINE IN/INSERT) jack on the front panel, you can apply a compressor/limiter to the mic sound (vocal) input to the rear panel MIC IN jack (1/4”or XLR).

The INSERT jack accepts a TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) 1/4" connector for bi-directional connection. The tip sends out the X-34 signal to the effects unit, and the ring inputs the processed signal from the effects unit to the X-34. This connection requires a special insert cable as shown in the figure below.

Microphone

MIC IN 2/4

		1/3	MIC IN		2/4			L/MONO		R	L	R	L		R
								AUX SEND	AUX RTN		MONITOR OUT		LINE OUT
	TRIM 1/3				TRIM 2/4													WIDE PITCH
												+ 6					6 +
EQ HI	0		0		0		0	AUX RTN				3					3	–	+
												0					0	NORMAL
- +		- +		- +		- +						5					5	FIX
								0	10			- 10					10 -
EQ LO	0		0		0		0	MONITOR				L	R	1	2	3	4
												NR			REC		POWER
-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	0	10							RESET
MON MIX/								AUX
AUX															0 0 0
0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	MON MIX
PAN
								Track
L	R	L	R	L	R	L	R	Down
	1		2		3		4
4	REC TRK	4	REC TRK	4	REC TRK	4		REC TRK
3		3		3		3		Auto
2		2		2		2		Bounce
1		1		1		1
												DOLBY B NR			multitrackerX-34
												REC	PLAY		REW	FF	STOP	PAUSE
	1		2		3		4	MASTER
			LINE IN/INSERT

LINE IN/INSERT 4

Tip (Return)

Ring (Send)

Compressor/limiter

In this example, a microphone is plugged into the MIC IN jack 2/4 and a vocal is recorded to track 4.

1.Connect the microphone to one of the MIC IN jacks 2/4 (1/4” or XLR) on the rear panel of the X-34.

2.Connect the input/output of the compressor/ limiter to the insert jack 4 as shown in the drawing.

3.Press the REC TRK switch on channel 4 once to select track 4 as the recording track.

4.While talking into the microphone, adjust the recording level using the Trim 2/4 knob until segments 0 - 3 on the level meter light up.

5.Adjust the effect signal on the compressor/ limiter.

Refer to the manual for the compressor/limiter for detailed effect settings.

6.Follow the instructions on page 16 for overdubbing.

In this way, you can apply the compressor/limiter to only the vocal recorded to track 4.

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