Fostex FD-8 Real tracks and Additional tracks, You can swap data between twenty-four mono tracks

Before Starting

Real tracks and Additional tracks

The FD-8 features eight Real tracks (1-8) and sixteen Additional tracks (9-24), for a total of twenty-four tracks. Real tracks are used to record sound sources in real-time. Additional tracks are used to temporarily store the sound recorded in the Real tracks. This is useful since you can move data from Real tracks to Additional tracks to clear tracks for fresh recording. The Track Exchange function of the FD-8 handles this operation. This function allows you to swap data freely between twenty-four mono tracks.

You can also swap data between multiple Real tracks and Additional tracks as an eight-track unit.

Real tracks (Trk 1 - Trk 8)

Additional tracks (Trk 9 - TRK 16)

Additional tracks (Trk 17 - Trk 24)

Track	1	2
	Track		3
		Track	4		5		6
			Track
				Track		Track		7
	9						Track		8
Track		10						Track
	Track	11
				12
		Track	Track
				13			14
				Track	Track			15
	17						Track		16
Track								Track
	Track	18	19
		Track		20
			Track			21
				Track			22
						Track		23
									24
							Track
								Track

You can swap data between twenty-four mono tracks.

Track	1	2
	Track	Track	3	4		5
			Track		Track			6	7
							Track
								Track		8
									Track
Track	9	10
	Track		11
		Track			12
			Track
					13			14
					Track	Track			15
								Track		16
									Track
Track	17	18
			19
	Track	Track			20		21
			Track		Track			22	23
							Track			24
								Track
									Track

You can also swap data between Real tracks and Additional tracks in units of eight tracks.

Track	1	2
	Track	Track	3	4		5
			Track		Track			6	7
							Track
								Track		8
									Track
Track	9	10
	Track		11
		Track			12
			Track
					13			14
					Track	Track			15
								Track		16
									Track
Track	17	18
			19
	Track	Track			20		21
			Track		Track			22	23
							Track			24
								Track
									Track

Note: You cannot record data on Additional tracks in real-time. Also, you cannot play back data on Additional tracks as is in real-time.

If you wish to play back data on an Additional track, first use the Track Exchange function to move the data to a Real track. Also, you need to move the data to a Real track if you wish to check the REC END point of a song on an Additional track.

Note: Data on the Additional tracks also affects the REMAIN value. If Real tracks contain no data, but Additional tracks contain data, the amount of data (time and space) will be reflected in the REMAIN value.

Refer to page 61 for more information on the Track

Exchange function.

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