Fostex FD-4 owner manual Setting Offset mode, Setting the Slave mode, Setting MTC Offset mode

Changing the Initial setting (SETUP mode)

To cancel the operation, or to restore the setting obtained prior to the EXECUTE/YES key press, press the STOP button or the EXIT/NO key. Each time you press one of these keys, the FD-4 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode and displays the previous Time Base.

<Note>

For example, if you set MTC Offset mode to [ABS] (see the next section) and you wish to start the song from MTC’s 1h 00m 00s 00f, you may wish to set a preroll of three seconds with an MTC offset of 00h 59m 57s 00f.

Setting Offset mode

If you have selected [MTC] in the “Setting Offset mode” menu, you need to select MTC Offset mode. This menu en- ables you to determine whether the specified MTC is out- put at ABS 00h 00m 00s 00f or at 001 BAR 1 00 CLK (bar/

		SETUP
ABS
H	M	S	F
		SYNC OUT	DRIVE
		CLK	SCSI
		AUTO	A.PUNCH
		SETUP
ABS
H	M	S	F
		SYNC OUT	DRIVE
		CLK	SCSI
		AUTO	A.PUNCH

3.Use the JOG dial to select the desired Offset mode.

Rotating the JOG dial clockwise or counter-clockwise will alternately show a flashing “AS 00h 00m 00s 00f” and “001BAR 1 ”.

If you select [ABS 00h 00m 00s 00f], the specified MTC offset time is output at ABS 00h 00m 00s 00f.

If you select [001BAR 1 ], the specified MTC offset time is output at 001 BAR 1 00 CLK of the Tempo Map.

SETUP SETUP

beat) of the Tempo Map.

ABS

HMS F

BAR

<Note>

As an example, if you set MTC Offset mode to [ABS] and you wish to start the song from MTC’s 1h 00m 00s 00f, you may want to set a preroll of three seconds with MTC offset of 00h 59m 57s 00f.

If you select [BAR ] as the MTC Offset mode, a preroll of two mea- sures is automatically set. Use 01h 00m 00s 00f; do not set a preroll value.

<Note>

If you set Offset mode to [BAR ] and use MTC to synchronize sequence software on the computer, the tempo of the sequencer may sometimes slip gradually. This is because the tempo of the FD- 4 and the tempo of the software are slightly different even if both use the same tempo. Some sequence software can read the tempo out- put from the FD-4 correctly. We recommend that you use the tempo of the FD-4 on the sequence software.

No such problems will occur if the sequence software synchronizes the FD-4 via MIDI clock, instead of MTC.

•Initial setting: ABS 00h 00m 00s 00f

•Offset mode option: ABS (00h 00m 00s 00f), BAR (001 BAR 1 )

*You can set the mode for each Program individually.

*The settings can be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

*The settings are maintained after you turn off the power to the unit.

Setting MTC Offset mode

1.While the FD-4 is stopped, press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode.

2.Turn the JOG dial to select [Offset Mode (?)] (“e” and “?” flash alternately.), then press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The current offset mode appears on the display. Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key to turn off the flashing [?] character.

The Offset mode indicator flashes.

With the initial setting, [ABS 00h 00m 00s 00f] flashes as shown below.

SYNC OUT	DRIVE		SYNC OUT	DRIVE
CLK		SCSI	CLK		SCSI
AUTO	A.PUNCH		AUTO	A.PUNCH

4.Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The selected offset mode is stored and the display returns to the indication with flashing [e] and [?].

To cancel the operation, or to restore the setting obtained prior to the EXECUTE/YES key press, press the STOP button or the EXIT/ NO key. Each time you press one of these keys, the FD-4 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode and displays the previous Time Base.

Setting the Slave mode

The “Setting the Slave mode” menu allows you to set Slave mode of the FD-4 to on and off.

When Slave mode is turned on, the FD-4 will lock to MTC input from the master device. The FD-4 can also sync to the selected external sync signal if you select an appropriate Slave type.

With this menu setting, you can set up a system in which multiple FD-4s operate in sync or an FD-4 synchronizes to a Fostex digital multitrack recorder, as well as the FD-4 lock- ing to MTC output from the sequence software.

•Initial setting: oFF

•Option: on or oFF

*You can set the mode for each Program individually.

*The settings can be saved and loaded as part of song data.

*The settings are maintained after you turn off the power to the unit.

*The Program is automatically checked before the operation.

*The sampling rate is automatically checked before the operation.

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