Fostex FD-8 owner manual Auto Punch In/Out Take, Undo/Redo Auto Punch In/Out recording

Punch In/Out Recording

Auto Punch In/Out Take

After you are satisfied with your rehearsal, you can proceed to an actual take of Auto Punch In/Out.

You can undo or redo Auto Punch In/Out recording if you change your mind. The control panel settings are the same as those for rehearsal.

1.Press the RECORD TRACK select key [3/L] to set track 3 to READY.

2.Locate a point slightly before the Auto Punch In point.

3.Confirm that Auto Punch mode is turned on.

If it is not on, press the RECORD button while holding down the SHIFT key.

4. Press the RECORD button while holding down the PLAY button.

The flashing [RHSL] on the display changes to an illuminated [TAKE], and recording starts.

A.PUNCH TAKE

The FD-8 operates as follows. To record, hold down the PLAY button and press the RECORD button.

Playback	Auto Punch In point	Auto Punch Out point	Playback
start point	(Take In)	(Take Out)	end point

Track 8
Track 7
Track 6
Track 5
Track 4
Track 3	This part is changed.
Track 2
Track 1
All tracks are in playback	Only track 3 in input	All tracks are in playback
monitoring mode.	monitoring, and data will be	monitoring mode.
	recorded.
	The RECORD LED lights up
	un this area.

The FD-8 punches in	The FD-8 punches out
automatically at the	automatically at the
Auto Punch In point.	Auto Punch Out point.

•The LED of the REC TRACK select key 3/L remains steadily lit between the Punch In and Out points. Otherwise, it flashes.

•When the Auto Punch Out point is passed, the FD-8 cancels Auto Punch mode automatically, and nothing appears in the A. PUNCH display area.

5.When you finish recording, press the STOP button.

6.Play track 3 to check the result of the Auto Punch In/Out operation.

<Caution after Punch Out>

At “Take” of punch out, the punch-in recording track will not

immediately enter the repro monitor mode from the input

monitor mode enter the repro monitor mode about two

seconds after mute playback. This is a functional feature of

FD-8 and not a malfunction.

Undo/Redo Auto Punch In/Out recording

You can undo or redo Auto Punch In/Out recording.

Press the UNDO/REDO key after recording is complete to restore the conditions that existed prior to the recording. Press the UNDO/REDO key again to restore the conditions that existed after the recording. Follow the notes below:

Note-1: The Undo/Redo function is effective only when the FD-8 is stopped.

Note-2: The Undo/Redo is not effective if you perform one of the following operations after you finish recording:

•When a new recording is made.

•While a new editing is executed (such as Copy & Paste, Move & Paste, or Erase).

•When in the AUTO PUNCH ON mode, when the AUTO PUNCH IN point is passed in the PLAY (or RECORD) mode.

•When the power is momentarily switched off.

•When the program is changed.

•When the disk is ejected. (Removable disk only.)

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