•A disk formatted in the "Tape" format mode

Two “Tape mode” audio files (“BWF” or “SDII” ) of approximately 2 GB size are created on a disk formatted in the “Tape” format mode.

A created file are stored in either of two directories, “bwff” for BWF (Broadcast Wave Format) and “sd2f” (Sound Designer II) files, according to the [AUDIO FILE], [TR MODE] and [SAMPLING FREQ] switch set- tings.

The two “Tape mode” audio files are more tape-like, so you may regard as if there were two analog tapes on a disk. If an accident, such as a sudden power failure or shutdown of the unit, may happens during recording, data on a “Tape mode” audio file recorded before the accident happens will survive (while, in the same situation, all data on a “Normal mode” audio file will be lost).

“BWF” file

LTC

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

 

 

 

PGM

 

1

 

 

BIT

24

2

 

 

FS

48

 

 

kHz

 

60 50 42 34 28

2018

12 8

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OL -0.1%

CLOCK

FORMAT -INT-

BWF

“SDII” file

LTC

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

 

 

 

PGM

 

1

 

 

BIT

24

2

 

 

FS

48

 

 

kHz

 

60 50 42 34 28

2018

12 8

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OL -0.1%

CLOCK

FORMAT -INT-

SDII

<About the time display>

After completing formatting, the time of an audio file is shown in the LTC mode with one-hour offset to ABS 0 (LTC 01H: 00M: 00S: 00F). You can switch it to the ABS mode by pressing the [DISP TIME] key as many times as required.

On a disk formatted in the “Tape” mode, two 2GB “Tape mode” files are automatically created, and no more “Tape mode” audio file can be created.

Note that you can make recording to a “Tape mode” audio file only in the INSERT mode.

You can use the approximately 0.7GB remaining area on a disk formatted in the Tape mode as the “Normal mode” area, to create “Normal mode” audio files (“BWF” or “SDII”). “Normal mode” audio files are stored in the appropriate directories as shown in the figure below.

<Note>

When first time creating a “Normal mode” audio file in the “Normal mode” area (of approximately 0.7GB size) on a disk formatted in the Tape mode, use the file select function (See 4-12 for details).

However, if any “Normal mode” audio file created is selected, you can create a new audio file by making record- ing in the NEW FILE mode.

A disk just after formatted

bwff or sd2f

Tape Mode

Tape Mode

File-1

File-2

bwff

sd2f

Tape_mode1.wav (001) Tape_mode2.wav (002)

*************.wav (003)

*************.wav (004)

*************.wav (005)

*************.sd2 (001)

*************.sd2 (002)

*************.sd2 (003)

*************.sd2 (004)

*************.sd2 (005)

bwff

sd2f

************.wav (001)

************.wav (002)

************.wav (003)

************.wav (004)

************.wav (005)

Tape_mode1.sd2 (001) Tape_mode2.sd2 (002)

*************.sd2 (003)

*************.sd2 (004)

*************.sd2 (005)

<Note>

With a “Tape mode” audio file, you cannot make editing such as inserting or cutting track data, and converting, deleting or duplicating a file.

See "Chapter 4: Audio recording/playback" and "Chapter 9: Editing an audio file" for details about how to

create a new audio file.

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Fostex DV40 manual Disk formatted in the Tape format mode, About the time display

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