Fostex FD-4 Setting the switch and knob, Adjusting the recording level, Starting recording

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Setting the switch and knob

1.Set the channel 1 INPUT SEL switch to [INPUT].

The electric guitar signal is routed to the input channel 1 fader. If you connect the instrument to another input jack, set the INPUT SEL switch of the corresponding channel to [INPUT].

2.Turn the channel 1 PAN knob to [L] all the way.

The electric guitar signal is routed to the stereo bus L.

3.Press the RECORD RACK select key [1/L] so that the [1/L] LED will flash.

Track 1 becomes READY mode.

Adjusting the recording level

4.Raise the master fader L/R to the [7–8] position.

5.Set the SELECTOR in the monitor section to [MON].

6.Press the RECORD button.

The RECORD LED flashes and track 1 enters input monitoring mode.

In this mode, the electric guitar signal routed to track 1 is output through the recorder track 1 output.

7.While playing the guitar, raise the input channel 1 fader to [7–8], and adjust the recording level while checking the level meter 1.

When you raise the input fader, the level meter L also moves. This meter indicates the output level of the stereo bus L.

Adjust the input fader so that the level meter will occasionally reach the [0] point of the meter at maximum volume. (Make sure that the meter at the [OL] section will not light up.)

Basic Application (Basic Recording and Playback)

Monitoring the recording signal

8.Turn the MON knob in the MON mix section of channel 1 toward [TRK] and turn the MASTER knob in the monitor section to adjust the monitoring level

Use the MON PAN knob in the MON mix section to adjust the stereo image of the monitoring sound.

9.Adjust the equalizer for channel 1 if necessary.

If equalizing changes the level and the [OL] section of the meter lights up, lower the level using the input channel 1 fader.

<Using the SELECTOR switch while monitoring>

*You can select the type of monitoring sound using the SELEC- TOR in the monitor section. Set the SELECTOR to [MON] to moni- tor the recording sound, and turn the MON knob in the MON mix section for the channel that corresponds to the real track toward [TRK]. Since we are now monitoring the track 1 recorder output, use the MON mix section of channel 1. At this time, by turning the MON knob toward [INPUT], you can monitor the pre-fader signal routed from the input jack (the signal that is unaffected by the input fader and equalizer).

*If you set the SELECTOR to [L/R], you can monitor the signal routed to the recorder (the signal that is going to be recorded). Since the level of the monitoring sound changes with the input fader posi- tion, regardless of the MON mix section setting, you need to use the MASTER knob in the monitor section to adjust the monitoring level.

*If you set the SELECTOR to [L/R+MON], you can monitor both signals with the [MON] and [L/R] settings.

Starting recording

10.Press the PLAY button while holding down the RECORD button.

The flashing RECORD LED and the LED of the READY track remain lit, indicating that the track is now recording. At this time, the recording Real track is in input monitoring mode.

Stopping recording

11. To stop recording, press the STOP button.

<Note>

After you finish recording, press the STOP button immediately. If you keep recording silence, you will waste disk space.

Now you have recorded the guitar sound in Real track 1 via the input jack 1. We can use the same method to record other sound sources to other tracks.

The next table shows guideline settings for track 2–4 re- cording. You can connect any sound sources to any input jacks.

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