Fostex VR800 Playback using the Vari-pitch function, Procedures vari pitch function, Key

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VR800 Quick Operation Guide

Playback using the Vari-pitch function

This section explains how to change the playback speed of the recorder using the Vari Pitch function. You can set the playback speed in the range of +6.0% in 0.1% increments. The VARI PITCH key turns vari pitch mode on and off. When the function is turned on, the [VARI PITCH] lights up on the display. When the function is turned off, the indicates turns off.

* Initialize the VR800.

Procedures vari pitch function

Digital Mixing Console

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3

1. Press the PLAY button to play the VR800.

2. Press the VARI PITCH key.

The [VARI PITCH] lights up on the display, indicating that the vari pitch function is turned on.

 

DIGITAL

44.1kHz

 

ABS

 

 

 

M

S

F

Lights up

 

VARI PITCH

PGM

 

SYNC OUT

DRIVE

 

 

CLK

SCSI

 

 

AUTO

A.PUNCH

 

3. Press the VARI PITCH key, press holding down the SHIFT

key.

The current pitch data flashes on the display, indicating that you can change the pitch data now. (The [0.0] flashes.)

 

DIGITAL

44.1kHz

 

ABS

 

 

 

Flashes

M

S

.

%

 

VARI PITCH

 

 

 

 

SYNC OUT

 

DRIVE

 

 

CLK

 

SCSI

 

 

AUTO

 

A.PUNCH

 

4. Set the desired pitch data using JOG dial.

5. Adjust the monitor sound level with the mixer.

6. To continue the playback with the vari pitch function on, press the EXIT/NO key.

The VR800 exits vari pitch data edit mode, and continues playing with the vari pitch you just set.

ACCESS

OL 0

6

12

24

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8A SYNC

 

 

 

RECORD TRACK

 

 

 

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

AUTO RTN

 

CLIPBOARD

 

 

2, 7, 8

 

AUTO PUNCH

 

 

 

EXIT

EXECUTE

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

OUT

/ NO

/ YES

 

 

 

PREVIEW

 

 

EJECT

 

HOLD/

STORE

EDIT

UNDO / REDO

DISP SEL

SETUP

 

 

PGM SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO RTN

 

 

 

 

JOG

 

 

VARI PITCH

AUTO PLAY

LOCATE

TIME BASE SEL

SCRUB

 

SHUTTLE

 

SHIFT

P.EDIT

 

LOC MEM

 

 

 

 

4

RECORD

 

STOP

PLAY

REW

F FWD

 

 

AUTO

 

CLIPBOARD PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

PUNCH

 

LOCATE ABS

0

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATE REC END

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7. To turn off vari pitch mode, press the VARI PITCH key.

The [VARI PITCH] turns off, the vari pitch function is cancelled, and the VR800 resumes playback at normal speed.Å@

8. If you wish to play back data at the current vari pitch again, press the VARI PITCH key to turn the [VARI PITCH] on.

You can turn the vari pitch function on and off and edit the pitch data while the VR800 is playing or stopped, but not during recording. However, if the vari pitch function has already been turned on and the pitch data was specified before you started recording, the VR800 will record using the current vari pitch.

<Note>

*Even if the pitch data is 0.0% (no speed change), pressing the VARI PITCH key will still turn on the vari pitch function. The speed is not changed, but the vari pitch is turned on.

*The vari pitch function is automatically turned off under the following conditions:

1.You have turned off and on the power to the VR800. (The pitch data will be reset to 0.0%.)

2.You have set “Slave mode setting” in SETUP mode to ON. The pitch data previously set will be maintained.

3.You have set a clock of digital in “Digital input track setting” in SETUP mode to [SYnC] (Synchronous mode).

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Contents Model Quick Operation GuideSafety Instructions Table of Contents Using an E-IDE hard disk Recording mediaReplacescrews. the bottom panel using the same six Installing an E-IDE hard disk in the VR800Install the included brackets on the hard disk Place the VR800 on the flat level surface soUsing a Scsi drive Connecting a Scsi drive to the VR800Scsi ID number setting Formatting initializing a disk Turn on the power to the connected Scsi drive and the VR800Insert a disk in the Scsi drive When SURE? appears, press the EXECUTE/YES key Use the JOG dial to select the desired record modePress the EXIT/NO key to quit the setup mode IDE will light For details, refer toChecking available recording time on a formatted disk Checking the record mode of the formatted diskPress the Setup key to change to Setup mode Formatting the disk againEjecting a removable disk from the Scsi drive Before turning off the power to the VR800Press and hold down the Shift key and press the EXIT/NO key Scsi drive is the current drive Connecting a mixer Connecting a digital mixer equipped with adat I/OConnecting an analog mixing console About changing the digital-in clock settingBasic recording Initial settingsAbout sampling frequency Mixer Basic recording procedurePress the Record button once. The Record button lamp Press the Stop button to finish recording To cancel the undo operation, press the UNDO/REDO key againUndo and redo recording Press the Play buttonPing-pong recording Multitrack recording using overdubbingWhen you finish overdubbing, stop the VR800, locate Press the Record button onceMixdown Recording in a new programLocating the top of the program Basic Locate functionSelecting the desired program from multiple programs Locating the end of the recorded area of the programKey Playback using the Vari-pitch functionProcedures vari pitch function To turn off vari pitch mode, press the Vari Pitch keyReference pages Fostex Corporation
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