Basic Application (Basic Multitrack Recording)

Settings for overdubbing the electric guitar to track 3

 

REC TRACK

INPUT SEL switch

PAN knob

Monitor section’s

Adjusting the

Adjusting the monitor level

INPUT jack

select key for

SELECTOR

monitoring level of the

position

adjustment

of track 1 and 2.

 

track READY

position

recording track.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the switch of the

Turn the knob of the

 

Use the MON mix section

Use the MON mix section of

 

 

channel to which the

 

of channel 3 to adjust the

Any INPUT jack

3/L

channel to which the

 

channels 1 and 2 to adjust

sound source is

Set to MON.

monitoring level of the

 

 

sound source is

 

the monitoring level of

 

 

connected all the

 

sound being recorded to

 

 

connected to INPUT.

 

tracks 1 and 2 respectively.

 

 

way to L.

 

track 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings for overdubbing the vocal to track 4

 

REC TRACK

INPUT SEL switch

PAN knob

Monitor section’s

Adjusting the

Adjusting the monitor level

INPUT jack

select key for

SELECTOR

monitoring level of the

position

adjustment

of track 1 and 2.

 

track READY

position

recording track.

 

 

 

 

Input jack 3 or 4

 

 

Turn the knob of the

 

Use the MON mix section

 

(on the front

 

Set the switch of the

 

Use the MON mix section of

 

channel to which the

 

of channel 4 to adjust the

panel or the rear

 

channel to which the

 

channels 1, 2 and 3 to adjust

4/R

Set to MON.

monitoring level of the

panel), with the

sound source is

sound source is

the monitoring level of

 

connected all the

 

sound being recorded to

LEVEL switch

 

connected to INPUT.

 

tracks 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

 

way to R.

 

track 4.

set to [L]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixdown

Connecting external devices

Mixdown is the final process in multitrack recording, in

 

 

which you combine multiple recorded track data into ste-

2

Effect unit (Chorus)

reo L and R (2 mixes) and copy (dub) to the master re-

 

 

corder.

 

 

You can apply effects to the recordings on tracks 1–4 via

 

 

Aux send/return, equalize the signals, and adjust the over-

 

 

all volume level and stereo image before mixdown.

 

 

 

 

R MON OUT L

R ST OUT L

2

AUX SEND 1

 

AUX RTN 2

 

AUX RTN 1

 

 

Track 4

 

R

MONO/L

R

MONO/L

 

4 INSERT 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 3

Master

 

 

 

SCSI

 

IN

OUT

IN/OUT

IN

OUT

 

Mix

 

 

 

 

 

DATA

DATA

PUNCH

MIDI

MIDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 2

Recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To output signals for mixdown (stereo bus L/R output), the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FD-4 is equipped with DATA OUT jacks that output digital

 

 

 

 

 

1

Effect unit (Reverb)

signals (S/P DIF format), as well as the STEREO OUT L/R

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jacks for analog output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This makes it possible to perform high-quality digital

Master Recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mixdown without tonal deterioration onto an external DAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine with optical inputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to “Advanced Operation” for more information on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

digital mixdown and other mixes using advanced techniques.

1. Connect the input and output jacks of the reverb unit to the

 

 

• Initialize the FD-4.

 

AUX SEND1 and AUX RTN1 of the FD-4 respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use two effect units, reverb and chorus, for effects.

2. Connect the input and output jacks of the chorus unit to the

 

AUX SEND2 and AUX RTN2 of the FD-4 respectively.

 

3. Connect the input jacks of the master recorder (DAT or analog recorder) to the STEREO OUT L/R of the FD-4.

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Fostex Mixdown, AUX SEND2 and AUX RTN2 of the FD-4 respectively, Settings for overdubbing the electric guitar to track
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FD-4 specifications

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