Model
 Safety Instructions
 Introduction Main features
Recording Preparation
 Mixer section
Recorder section
 About damages
Connecting a Scsi drive
Recording Preparation
About copyrights
 Insert a disk into the Scsi drive
Recording mode
Formatting a new disk
Press the EXECUTE/YES key
 Removing a disk from the Scsi drive
Turn the JOG dial to select a recording mode
When you format a disk, a Program is named temporary title
Press the Stop button or the EXIT/NO key
 Formatting the disk again
Press the Setup key
Use the JOG dial to select a recording mode
Press the EXECUTE/YES key again
 Control panel
Names and Functions
Rear panel
Front panel
 Panpot knobs PAN L/R
Input select switches Input SEL INPUT/OFF/TRK
Input faders
Monitor panpot knobs PAN MON L/MON R
 Equalizer control knobs EQ HIGH/MID/LOW
Input level switches Level H/M/L
Monitor level control knob MON INPUT/TRK
AUX send knobs AUX AUX 1/AUX
 Contrast adjustment knob
LCD
 Display indication select key
Setup key Setup
Access LED Access
Time Base select key
 Record button RECORD/ Auto Punch
Play button Play
Stop button Stop
Shift key Shift
 Locate key LOCATE/ LOC MEM
Auto Return/Auto Play mode on/off key
Vari Pitch key Vari PITCH/ P.EDIT
Hold/ key Hold
 Edit key Edit
Store key Store
Undo/Redo key UNDO/REDO
Auto Return Start key
 Auto Punch Out key
Auto Return End key Auto RTN END/ Preview
Auto Punch In key Auto Punch IN/ Preview
Clipboard In key Clipboard IN/ Preview
 Stereo Out jacks ST. OUT L, R Connector RCA pin
Input jacks 1, 2, 3, 4 Connector phone
Monitor Out jacks MON OUT L, R Connector RCA pin
Headphone jack Phones Connector stereo TRS phone
 Midi in jack Midi in Connector DIN 5-pin
Balanced input connectors 3, 4 Input 3
Midi OUT jack Midi OUT Connector DIN 5-pin
AUX Send jacks 1, 2 AUX Send 1
 Power cable
Data output jack Data OUT Connector Optical
Data input jack Data in Connector Optical
Power switch Power
 Time Base is MTC
Time Base is ABS
Time Base is BAR/BEAT/CLK
 Time Base is BAR/BEAT/CLK
Time Base is MTC
Time Base is ABS
Disk recordable remaining Time is displayed
 Void Out message
Void Data message
Action to take
Track unselected message
 Before Starting
Time Base
 Area actually used on the disk
Remain indicator
Recording method
 Playback monitoring
Real track and Additional track
Input monitoring
 REC SEL switch
PAN knobs and stereo bus
 Connecting the guitar and the monitoring head- phones
FD-4 initial settings
Setting the disk
Initial settings
 Monitoring the recording signal
Setting the switch and knob
Adjusting the recording level
Starting recording
 Undo/Redo recording
Recording onto the additional track
 Playback of the additional track sound
Checking the recording sound
Playing track
Undo/redo subsequent to exchange
 Recording a drum machine to track
Connecting a sound source
Basic Multitrack Recording
Overdubbing the bass to track
 Listening to the overdubbed sound
Undo/redo overdubbing
 Mixdown
Settings for overdubbing the electric guitar to track
Settings for overdubbing the vocal to track
AUX SEND2 and AUX RTN2 of the FD-4 respectively
 Settings for the effect units
Setting the switch and knob on the FD-4
Setting the output level and the master recorder
Mixdown
 To enter a title
Handling Programs
Creating a new Program
 Using the Program Change function
 Press the Setup key while the FD-4 is stopped
Deleting a Program
 Editing a Program title
After you enter the title, press the EXECUTE/YES key
 After you set the pitch data, press the EXIT/NO key
Playback in Vari Pitch Mode
Set the desired pitch data using the JOG dial
 Creating a Tempo Map
Connecting a sound source and a effect unit
Recording to a Metronome Sound
Turning the Metronome function on
 Checking the recorded sound
Checking the metronome sound
Quitting recording
Press the Stop button to stop the recorder
 Auto Punch In/Out
What is Punch In/Out recording?
Punch In/Out Recording
Storing the edit points
 Preparation
Connecting the instrument
Setting the mixer section
Tips for rehearsal
 Hint Quick and easy operation for repeated rehearsal
Control panel settings are the same as those for rehearsal
Auto Punch In/Out Take
Press the Record Track select key 3/L to set track 3 to
 Connecting the instrument and a foot switch
Manual Punch In/Out
 Manual Punch In/Out take
Cancelling Rehearsal mode
Rehearsing Punch In/Out recording
Hint
 Undo/Redo Manual Punch In/Out recording
 Ping-Pong Recording
Connecting effect units
Adjusting the recording level/rehearsal
 Quitting ping-pong recording
Undo/Redo ping-pong recording
Performing ping-pong recording
Checking the ping-pong recording results
 Connect effect units to Aux sends/returns
Set the channel 1-4 Input SEL switches to TRK
Checking the result of ping-pong recording
 Digital Recording
Setting a recording track
Connecting an external digital device
Selecting a Program to record
 Setting a digital output track
You cannot assign the same track to L and R
 Digital mixdown
Assigning output tracks
 How to use the Recorder in jack
 Edit functions
Editing Tracks
Copy & Paste and Move & Paste
Copy & Paste
 Executing Copy or Move
Checking and adjusting the edit points
Checking the clipboard data
Executing Paste
 Press the Stop button or the EXIT/NO key
Erase
Undo/Redo Paste
Erasing a specified part of the data between ABS 0
 Executing Erase
 Undo/Redo Erase
Point is passed in the Play or Record mode
Track Exchange
Swapping data between Real tracks mono track data
 Selecting Additional tracks L-R and Real tracks
Executing Track Exchange
Swapping mono track data
Select the tracks to swap data
 Cue & Review Function
Cue & Review function using the Rewind and F FWD buttons
Digital scrubbing using the JOG dial
 Press the Store key
Storing a Locate Point Edit Point
Storing in real-time
Press the desired memory key
 Press the HOLD/ key while the FD-4 is stopped
Editing and storing locate data
Editing and storing data
Press the memory key that you pressed in again
 Editing the data stored in the Locate key
 Auto Play
Locate Function
Direct Locate
Executing the Auto Play function
 Press the Locate key
Auto Return
Executing the Auto Return function
Store the Auto RTN Start and Auto RTN END points
 Auto Repeat operation
Auto Repeat
Executing the Auto Repeat function
Start playback a little before the Auto RTN Start point
 Previewing the fall of the sound fade out
Preview Function
Previewing the rise of the sound fade
 CLK BAR
Trim the position at the selected unit digit
Time Base
 Midi Synchronization
Midi clock sync system
 MTC sync/Machine Control system
Connecting an external device
Refer to page 86 for more information on Setup mode
See page 92 for more information
 Setting the device ID number
Setting MTC Offset
Setting a frame rate
Checking synchronization and Machine Control
 Setting the FD-4
Sync system in Slave mode
Setting up the external device
Checking the chase and lock operation
 Recording
 Outline of the save/load operation
Connecting a DAT machine
Saving and Loading Song Data
Saving from FD-4 to DAT Loading from DAT to FD-4
 Preparing a DAT machine
Remember this
Saving song data
Operation on the FD-4
 Use the JOG dial to select the desired Program
Select the tracks to save using the JOG dial
Use the JOG dial to display Save PGM ?
 Loading song data
Press the Setup key when the FD-4 is stopped
Select tracks to load using the JOG dial
 You can monitor the data using the following methods
Start playing the DAT machine
 Execution menu
Selecting Setup mode
Changing the initial settings menus
 Modifying or deleting stored time signatures
Setting a time signature
Storing a time signature
Select a Program for which to set a time signature
 Checking the stored tempo setting
Setting a tempo
Clearing all time signature and tempo settings
Storing a tempo value
 Modifying or deleting stored tempo settings
Repeat steps 3-5 to store necessary tempo data
 Setting the Metronome function
Setting the Metronome function
Setting a preroll value
Setting a preroll time
 Turn the JOG dial to select the desired Midi sync signal
Setting Midi sync output signal
Setting Midi sync signal
Initial setting CLK clock & Song Position Pointer
 Setting an MTC frame rate
Setting an MTC frame rate
Setting an MTC offset value
Setting an MTC offset
 Setting MTC Offset mode
Setting Offset mode
Setting the Slave mode
Use the JOG dial to select the desired Offset mode
 Setting the Slave type external sync signal
Setting the Slave type
Turning Slave mode on and off
Use the JOG dial to turn Slave mode on and off
 Use the JOG dial to enable or disable recording
Setting the Record Protect function
Recording enabled/disabled
 Setting digital input tracks
Setting digital input tracks
 Setting digital output tracks
Setting digital output tracks
Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode
Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode
 Use the JOG dial to turn the mode on or off
Setting the Midi device number
Setting the Midi device ID
Use the JOG dial to set the desired Midi device ID number
 Midi Implementation Chart
Date Version Function
 MMC Command List
Refer to MMC Response/Information Field List
 Cleaning the exterior
Maintenance
Specifications
 Block Diagram
 Declaration of EC Directive
 Index
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