Fostex FD-4 Input faders, Input select switches Input SEL INPUT/OFF/TRK, Panpot knobs PAN L/R

Names and Functions

Control Panel (Mixer Section) Letters in brackets ([ ]) are labels on the panel.

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

AUX	AUX	AUX	AUX
0	0	0	0

AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2

EQ EQ EQ EQ

HIGH	0	HIGH	0	HIGH	0	HIGH	0
-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+
MID		MID		MID		MID
GAIN	0	GAIN	0	GAIN	0	GAIN	0
-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+
MID		MID		MID		MID
SHIFT	900	SHIFT	900	SHIFT	900	SHIFT	900
300	2k	300	2k	300	2k	300	2k
200	5k	200	5k	200	5k	200	5k
LOW	0	LOW	0	LOW	0	LOW	0
-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+
MON		MON		MON		MON
	0		0		0		0
INPUT	TRK1	INPUT	TRK2	INPUT	TRK3	INPUT	TRK4
PAN		PAN		PAN		PAN
MON L	MON R	MON L	MON R	MON L	MON R	MON L	MON R
	PAN		PAN		PAN		PAN
L	R	L	R	L	R	L	R
INPUT SEL		INPUT SEL		INPUT SEL		INPUT SEL
	INPUT		INPUT		INPUT		INPUT
	OFF		OFF		OFF		OFF
	TRK 1		TRK 2		TRK 3		TRK 4
1		2		3		4
10		10		10		10
5		5		5		5
0		0		0		0
					H		H
					M		M
					L		L
					LEVEL		LEVEL

AUX RTN

1

0 10

2

0 10

MON SECTION

MASTER

0 10

SELECTOR

L/R

L/R+MON

MON

L/R

10

5

0

		RECORD TRACK
1/L	2/R	3/L	4/R	L	R
				ADD. TRACK
		PREVIEW					SETUP	TIME BASE
START	IN	OUT	END	IN	OUT	DISP SEL		SEL
	AUTO PUNCH			CLIPBOARD
	AUTO RTN
			UNDO/				EXECUTE	EXIT
HOLD/	STORE	EDIT	REDO				/YES	/NO
PGM SEL								ELECT
	VARI	AUTO RTN
	PITCH	AUTO PLAY	LOCATE					ACCESS
SHIFT	P. EDIT		LOC MEM			JOG	SHUTTLE
		CLIPBOARD PLAY
AUTO		LOCATE ABS 0
PUNCH		LOCATE REC END
RECORD		STOP	PLAY	REWIND	F FWD

DIGITAL MULTITRACKER

8

9

10

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1. Input faders [1-4]

These faders allow you to control the input level of signals selected via the INPUT SEL switch [2] (that is, the input signals from the INPUT jacks or the recorder output signals). Nominal level is obtained at fader position of 7-8, and the fader achieves approximately 6dB of gain at the 10 position.

2. Input select switches [INPUT SEL (INPUT/OFF/TRK)]

These switches allow you to select signals to be routed to the input faders. The following options are available:

“INPUT”	Signals from instruments and microphones connected
	to the INPUT jacks are routed to the channel faders.
“OFF”	The switch is turned off. No signals are routed.
“TRK”	Recorder output signals (TRK 1-4) are routed to the
	channel faders, with Track 1 output routed to Channel 1,
	Track 2 routed to channel 2, etc.

3. Panpot knobs [PAN (L/R)]

Panpot knobs have the following two functions:

	During recording, you can use them to pan channel signals of the
	sound sources connected to the INPUT jacks to Tracks 1-4 (or
1	Tracks 5 and 6). Turn the knobs all the way to L or R. If you turn the
	knob to L, the corresponding channel signal is recorded to Tracks
	1 and 3 (and 5). If you turn the knob to R, the corresponding channel
	signal is recorded to Tracks 2 and 4 (and 6). (Tracks 5 and 6 are
	available only in Mastering mode 1 and Normal mode.)

For mixdown, use these knobs to determine the stereo image of

2the playback sound of Tracks 1-4. Turn the knobs to the desired position.

4.Monitor panpot knobs [PAN (MON L/MON R)]

These knobs allow you to adjust the balance of the signals that were level-adjusted for the level via the MON knob [5] before you send them to the monitor section L and R. The following options are available.

“MON L”	The signal routed to the MON knob will be sent only to
	monitor section “L.”
“Center”	The signal routed to the MON knob will be sent to both
	monitor section “R” and “L” at the same level.
“MON R”	The signal routed to the MON knob will be sent only to
	monitor section “R.”

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