Fostex FD-8 owner manual Formatting a Disk, Recording mode

Formatting a Disk

Formatting a Disk

The “Quick Operation Guide” and the “Saving and Loading Song Data” chapter of this book describe how to format a disk. This chapter explains how to format an unformatted disk and how to re-format a formatted disk. Formatting a disk refers to both formatting the current drive disk and formatting a backup disk. You will use the [Format ?] and the [Bk Format?] menus in Setup Mode.

Recording mode

There are three recording Modes: “Normal mode,” “Mastering mode,” and “Backup mode.” Normal mode and Mastering mode are used to format a disk as the current disk. Backup mode is used to format a SCSI disk (removable or fixed) for saving and loading song data.

For use Recording mode for current drive Recording mode for backup

Record mode	Normal mode	Mastering mode	Backup mode
Sampling Rate	44.1kHz	44.1kHz	44.1kHz
Quantumize	A.D.A.C. (*)	16bit liner
Available recording time	Approx. 67 minutes/100MB	Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
	(converted to one track)	(converted to one track)
	MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,	Fixed hard disk,	MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,
Compatible media	Fixed hard disk,
		Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk	Fixed hard disk,
	Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk
	* Simultaneous 8 track recording by adat	* Simultaneous 8 track recording by adat
	digital input is possible.	digital input is possible.	This is a special backup disk format for
	* 4 tracks simultaneous recording by S/P		saving and loading data. You cannot use a
Recording	DIF digital signal (two inputs) and analog	* 4 tracks simultaneous recording by S/P	disk in this format for real-time recording/
	signal (two inputs) is possible.		playback.
		DIF digital signal (two inputs) and analog
	Note: Simultaneous recording by MO disk	signal (two inputs is possible.
	is a maximum two tracks.
	Save/load is possible only with external		You can save and load data between the
		Save/load is possible only with external	backup disk and a current drive disk
Save/Load	SCSI drives.
		SCSI drive, DAT or adat.	formatted in any mode (Normal or Mastering
	Save/load is not possible with DAT and adat.
			mode).

(*)A.D.A.C. is the next generation digital audio coding technique maximized for multitrack recording, which has been developed by joint research of Matsushita Electric Industry Corporation and Fostex Corporation.

Note: Available recording time varies depending on the disk capacity and type. For actual available time for a particular disk, please refer to the “List of the drives with guaranteed operation” in the Owner’s Manual.

Note: You can format only a fixed disk or an optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk in Mastering or Normal modes. (The optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk must have its SCSI ID number set to any number except “6.”)

To use a removable type disk as the current drive, format the disk in Normal mode. Formatting a removable disk in Mastering mode will not provide you with enough recording space. Data recorded on a disk formatted in Normal mode cannot be saved or loaded using a DAT or adat. Those formatted in Mastering mode are capable of saving and loading data to and from a DAT or adat.

You may format a disk for backup as long as the SCSI drive (fixed or removable) is set to ID number “6.” If you execute the [Format ?] menu in SETUP mode, the FD-8 will automatically recognize a connected SCSI drive or a 2.5-inch internal hard disk set to any ID number other than “6.” If you execute the [Bk Format ?] menu, the FD-8 will automatically recognize the SCSI drive set to ID number “6.”

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