Fostex Explore Models for Professional Audio Recording

DVD-RAM

Format of choice.

Format of the future.

DVD-RAM is robust, resilient, removable and has a longevity	D™
that a hard disc simply cannot offer. Quite simply it is the
best professional mastering recording format available, as
the rapid take up in the film industry shows.
However, the DVD-RAM technology needed a serious research

and development process before it could handle the rigours and demands of multiple track, timecode-locked audio.

And that’s exactly what Fostex undertook when developing the DV40, the world’s first 4- track Timecode DVD-RAM master recorder.

In Action...

Fostex Timecode DVD-RAM recorders are currently being used in major film, TV and post production applications in the USA, Europe and beyond. Fostex actively encourages user feedback and continually develops the products incorporating new features and enhancing usability...

Movie Production

Chris Munro - Sound Mixer

One of the world’s leading Production Sound Mixers and a BAFTA and Oscar™ award winner, Chris used Fostex Timecode DVD- RAM technology for audio acquisition on the latest James Bond hit ‘Die

Another Day’. Chris has pioneered the ‘magless dailies’ process, (see bottom left), which saved the production a small fortune.

Always in demand, Chris is recognised as setting quality standards in the film industry.

REFINING THE TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT						TV Production
The DV40 was, and is, a revelation. Here is a rackmount unit which can record up to 4
tracks of digital audio to removable DVD-RAM UDF discs in either BWF or SDII formats
						Joe Kenworthy - NYPD Blue
and with full timecode facilities. A machine which elegantly addresses the challenges						Sound mixer Joe uses Fostex
presented by today’s ‘random access’ requirements.						Timecode DVD-RAM machines for
						audio acquisition on the ever-
The reaction from sound mixers, post production facilities, broadcast professionals and						popular NYPD Blue TV series. “The
recording houses was outstanding: they could see that the DV40 could save them time,						big thing for me is that I get a digital
						file from the beginning, and all our
could enhance their workflow, could improve their productivity.						digital editing machines can
But that was only the start - from the moment of launch, Fostex made it clear that the						take those files and begin to
						work, with less transfer time.
DV40 would benefit from continual development with users encouraged to request						We are using a first-generation
features and suggest improvements resulting in software updates being made available						signal all the way through the
						chain, which keeps quality high,
via the www.fostexdvd.net web site.						and it’s quicker, with no
						conversions involved.”
PORTABLE TIMECODE DVD-RAM
With the DVD-RAM technology ‘proved’ in a standalone machine, it was time for a						Post Production
portable solution. A PD-2 / PD-4 user survey and wide-ranging feedback from DV40
users yielded a wish list of features which included: Six audio tracks, highly accurate						Jay Hartigan - Shooters Post
						Jay has been a production sound
timecode, a minimum 10 second pre-record buffer, flexible power requirements and
						mixer for the past 25 years and is
management, slate microphone, auxiliary send / return, power for mic receivers, a high						one of three owners of Shooters Post
						& Transfer, a Philadelphia based
quality mixer and a user interface in keeping with their existing DAT recorders.
						production facility.
Fostex listened to what the sound mixers wanted and involved them in the development						“Every day we transfer 1/4"
						production sound to our DV-40
process every step of the way.
						for film transfer. It turns what
The result is the PD-6 Location Recorder.						was once a slow, tedious sync
						session into a fast easy job.
						Once the field sound is on DVD-
						RAM we no longer have to wait
						for the audio to sync. It’s always
		hours, minutes, seconds				right there.”	PROFESSIONAL
	& frames ahead of the rest.
: new 8cm dvd-ram		DV-40: 200x audio scrub	PD-6: NP-1 type battery	DV-40: ethernet networking	PD-6: balanced aux i/o	DV-40: up to 192kHz
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