Fostex FD-4 Digital Recording, Selecting a Program to record, Setting a recording track

Special Application (Digital Recording)

Digital Recording

Digital recording from an external digital device

This chapter describes how to digitally record data from a connected digital device (CD, MD, DAT, etc.) to tracks on the FD-4.

Use the “Setting digital input tracks” menu in SETUP mode to assign incoming digital signals (L, R) to a track.

The currently-selected Program will be used for digital re- cording. The digital input track assignment is shared by all existing Programs.

<Note>

The “Setting digital input tracks” menu has Real tracks 1–4 and Additional tracks L (indicated as 5) and R (indicated as 6) as op- tions. However, you can record digital data to Additional tracks if the disk’s recording mode is Normal or Mastering 1. If the disk is format- ted in Mastering mode 2, you cannot record data on the Additional tracks. If you try to record data on the Additional tracks using the disk in Mastering mode 2, an error message [Can’t Rec!] appears and the operation is ignored.

<Note>

When you are using a disk in Normal mode, input a digital source with a sampling rate of 32kHz. When you are using a disk in Mas- tering mode 1 or Mastering mode 2, input a digital source with a sampling rate of 44.1kHz.

Selecting a Program to record

1.If multiple Programs exist, first select the desired Program using the Program Change function.

• See page 36 for more information on Program Change.

Setting a recording track

2.Select the desired track using the “Setting digital input tracks” menu in SETUP mode.

When a track is assigned and a correct digital signal is input, the FD-4 displays [DIGITAL] on the display.

If incoming digital signal is abnormal, the [DIGITAL] indicator flashes. Refer to “Setting digital input tracks” in the “Changing the Initial Settings (SETUP Mode)” chapter on page 91.

<Caution>

Do not connect or disconnect an optical cable to or from the DATA IN jack of the FD-4 while a track is assigned as digital input. Otherwise, noise may be induced to the FD-4, affecting the connected digital device.

When you finish setting the parameters in SETUP mode, be sure to press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP key to exit SETUP mode.

3.Press the RECORD RACK select key of the assigned track to set the track to READY.

Connecting an external digital device

1.Connect the DATA IN jack of the FD-4 with the OPTICAL OUT jack of an external digital device using an optical cable.

If the digital device has only the COAXIAL (RCA pin) jack as a digital output, use a Fostex COP-1 (an optional optical/coaxial converter).

									INPUT 4		INPUT 3
R MON OUT L	R ST OUT L	2 AUX SEND 1		AUX RTN 2		AUX RTN 1
			R	MONO/L		R	MONO/L	4	INSERT 3
		SCSI		DATA	DATA	PUNCH	MIDI		MIDI	RECORDER IN
POWER				IN	OUT	IN/OUT	IN		OUT	R	L

DATA IN

OPTICAL OUT

Starting and quitting recording

1.Locate the top of the Program.

2.Make sure that [DIGITAL] lights up on the display. Hold down the RECORD button and press the PLAY button to start recording on the FD-4.

3.Start playback on the external digital device.

You do not need to adjust the recording level during digital recording. If you are recording data on one of tracks 1–4, set the monitor SELECTOR to [MON] so that you can monitor the recorded signal via the MON mix section of the channel that corresponds to the track.

You cannot monitor the signal while you are recording data on an Additional track.

4.When recording is complete, stop the FD-4 and the digital device.

<Note>

While a track is assigned for digital input, you cannot use the same track for analog recording via the corresponding input jack. When you finish digital recording, set the “Setting digital input tracks” menu to [L-, r-] (no assign).

52