Fostex D-160 Playback using the Vari-pitch function, Use the JOG dial to edit the pitch data

D-160 Owner's Manual (Recording /Playback)

3-3. Playback using the Vari-pitch function

This section describes how to use the Vari-pitch function to change the playback speed of the recorder. The D-160’s Vari-pitch function allows for pitch control in the range of +/-6.0% in 0.1% steps.

Use the VARI PITCH key to switch the Vari-pitch function on/off. The LED lights up when the function is enabled, and the LED is off when the function is disabled.

*Restore the default settings on the D-160.

*Check the Program selection and the sampling rate setting. Do not change these settings until this session is complete.

*Assume that a Program has already recorded track according to the procedure described in “3-1. Basic Recording and playback.”

1. Press the PLAY button to start playback.

2. Press the VARI PITCH key.

The LED will light up, indicating that the Vari-pitch function is on.

3. Press the RECALL key, and then the VARI PITCH key. ("%" indicator will blink.)

The current pitch data will be indicated on the display. You can now edit the pitch data.

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4. Use the JOG dial to edit the pitch data.

You will notice a change in the playback speed.

5. Press the EXECUTE/YES key, the EXIT/NO key, or the STOP button to quit the pitch data

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The screen will return to the Time Base display.

You can turn the Vari-pitch function on and off and change the pitch data while the D-160 is playing back or stopped, but not while the it is recording.

If the Vari-pitch function is on and the pitch data is set before recording starts, that speed will be used during recording.

While the pitch data is shown on the display, you can turn the function on and off and edit the pitch data. However, the PLAY button, or the combination of the PLAY button and the RECORD button, will be disabled. If you wish to change the pitch while you are listening to the sound, first press the PLAY button to start playback, and then display the pitch data indication to change the speed.

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When you press the VARI PITCH key, the VARI PITCH LED will light, even if the pitch data is set to 0.0%. The LED indicates that the Vari-pitch function is turned on.

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The Vari-pitch function will automatically turned off under the following conditions:

*When you turn off the power to the unit. (The pitch data will be reset to 0.0%.)

*When you set the Slave mode to On. (The Vari-pitch function will retain the pitch data.)

*When you set up a digital input track and the DIGITAL indication on the display lights up. (The Vari-pitch function will retain the pitch data.)

*If you have installed an optional Model 8345 TC/SYNC card on the D-160 and you have set the “Word Out?” menu in Setup mode to “8345,” the Vari-pitch function is turned on even during digital input via DIGITAL IN.

*Refer to page "123" for more information on Slave mode.

*Refer to page "60" for more information on digital signals.

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