Recording the H Input Signal to Track | Fostex VF160EX guide

Recording the H Input Signal to Track 1

Here we will record a sound source connected to input H on track 1 of the recorder. Beforehand, set the ch1 to 16 channel faders, master fader and the [TRIM] for A to H to 0. Connect a headphone or speaker to monitor the sound.

1

11

7

10

1/9/A

4/12/D

5/13/E

INPUT

MON OUT

2/10/B

3/11/C

6/14/F

7/15/G

8/16/H

PHONES

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

L

R

TRIM

MON OUT

PHONES

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

0

10

0

10

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

1/9/A

2/10/B

3/11/C

4/12/D

5/13/E

6/14/F

7/15/G

8/16/H

CH STATUS/CH SEL

CH STATUS

ORANGE

INPUT

RED

REC

GREEN

PLAY

OFF

MUTE

RECALL

SCENE

STORE

CLEAR

OPTICAL

DIRECT RCL

MAP

EFF EDIT

EFF1

EFF2

+6

+6

ACCESS

MUTE

MUTE

PHANTOM

0

0

EFF1/EFF2

EQ/COMP

HI-G/F/Q

PRE/POST

COMP

REC ASSIGN

BUSS

DIRECT

PGM SEL

-10

-10

AUX1/AUX2

INPUT SEL

SOURCE

REC TRK

REC TRK

DISP SEL

SETUP

MID-G/F/Q

INT

MIXDOWN

-20

-20

-30

-30

PRE/POST

AUTO RTN

TIME BASE

AUTO PUNCH

CLIPBOARD

A RTN

-40

-40

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

ALIGN SEL

OUT

A PLAY

PAN

LO-G

-50

-50

-60

-60

-∞

-∞

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

MARK

SCENE SEQ.

FADER

CH VIEW

STORE

EDIT

UNDO

VARI

LOCATE

SCRUB

HOLD/

/REDO

PITCH

CH PARAM EDIT

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

TRACK

CH STATUS/CH SEL

CH STATUS

ORANGE

INPUT

RED

REC

GREEN

PLAY

OFF

MUTE

P.EDIT

EVT MEM

CD PLAY

12

2

4

6

3 5

	+6				+6				+6
	0				0				0
	-10				-10				-10
	-20				-20				-20
	-30				-30				-30
	-40				-40				-40
	-50				-50				-50
	-60				-60				-60
	-∞				-∞				-∞
	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	TRACK	MASTER
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	INPUT	MASTER
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	INPUT

RECORD

AUTO

PUNCH

FADER ADJUST

LEVEL

ADJUST

SHIFT

STOP		PLAY				REWIND		F FWD
		CLIPBOARD PLAY
						PREV		NEXT

		LOCATE ABS 0

		LOCATE REC END

EXIT/NO

EJECT

ENTER/YES

JOG

SHUTTLE

Hint!

Hint!

10 10 9 8

Preparing to Record

1

2

Connect the sound source to record to [INPUT] jack H.

4

Press the [BUSS-SOURCE] key (GREEN: Flashing).

Press the [INPUT SEL] key (ORANGE: Flashing).

The display to select the source channel sent to REC BUSS

appears.

3	Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key for ch16 so the key	5	Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of ch16 (ORANGE:
	starts "flashing ORANGE (=INPUT)".		Flashing).

The following display appears, and the signals of input H will start for channel 16.

The signals of input H started with the fader of ch16 is sent to REC BUSS.

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Fostex VF160EX operation manual Recording the H Input Signal to Track, Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key for ch16 so the key

Contents

Digital Multitracker 10/B 11/C 12/D 13/E 14/F 15/G 16/H Safety Instructions About damage About power supplyAbout copyrights Want to make a backup of the song data Want to simultaneously record analog and digital signalsWant to store and recall the mixing setting Want to send a signal to an external effector Want to operate the Chain play mode Want to operate the audio CD playback modeWant to setup PAN Want to mixdown without using external equipment Table of Contents Cueing/Digital Scrubbing Variable Pitch ControlAuto Function Program Others Mixer SectionRecorder Section Buss Recording Two Recording ModesDirect Recording For Direct recording For Buss recording BUSS-REC TRK key Remain IndicatorRecording System Channel and Track Input Monitoring and Playback Monitoring Trim CH STATUS/CH SEL Key Time Base Names and Functions LIN OUT Top Panel Analog Input/Output Section Mixer Section CH STATUS/CH SEL Key channelsChannel Fader channels SCENE-RECALL/DIRECT RCL Key EFF EDIT-EFF1/MUTE Key EFF EDIT-EFF2/MUTE KeyCH Param EDIT-EFF1/EFF2/PRE/POST Key CH Param EDIT-EQ/COMP-HI/G/F/Q/COMP Key Recorder Section Auto RTN-START/MARK1 Key Auto PUNCH-IN/MARK2 KeyAuto PUNCH-OUT/MARK3 Key Auto RTN-END/MARK4 Key Fader ADJUST/LEVEL Adjust Key SCRUB/CD Play KeyRECORD/AUTO Punch Key Stop Key Display Section Rear PanelFront Panel Reformatting the hard disk Turn on the VF160EX Press the Setup keyAbout the hard disk storage device Operation Confirmed HD & Backup Media List for the VF160EX Precautions Upon ReplacementPrecautions Upon Handling the Hard Disk Replacing a hard disk Connector Hard disk unit Cushion Hard disk unit ConnectorPut back the new hard disk into the VF160EX main unit Disk and the case Press the ENTER/YES key Press the ENTER/YES key where the Standard is flashedFormatting the new hard disk To check whether a demonstration song is recorded or not If the level meters move Demonstration song is recorded Microphone Monitor Amplifier Balanced output Headphones Connections of Peripheral Equipment Normal display Menu shown when turning power onSwitching the Time Base Switching with Disp SEL Key Normal Display of Current Time BaseRemain Display of Current Time Base MTC Time Display Input Instructions for Direct Record Direct RecordingRecording to One Track Hint Preparing to Record Recording to 2 Tracks Connect the stereo sound source to record to InputPress the EXIT/NO key Press the Stop key to stop recording Locating a mark point using a Memory Key and Mark Key Tips Changing the recording modeLocate Function ABS Locate Direct Location of Memory key or Mark key Saving on the Memory key and Mark keyChanging the Time Saved in the Memory key and Mark key Locating an event memory Creating an event memoryLocate by specifying the event memory Viewing the event memories Punch IN/OUT with Foot switch Tips Foot SwitchPunch In/Out Manual Punch IN/OUT Auto Punch IN/OUT Programming the Punch IN/OUT pointsAuto Punch IN/OUT rehearsal Auto Punch IN/OUT take Turn the JOG dial to select the track to exchange from Track ExchangeInstructions Level Adjustment Equalizer AdjustmentPAN Adjustment Mixing Effect Send Level Adjustment Modifying Effect Type Digital Mix Down Mix DownAnalog Mix Down Instructions for recording with Buss Record Description of Buss Record Recording the H Input Signal to Track Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key for ch16 so the keyStarts flashing Orange =INPUT Flashing Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch16 Orange Press the BUSS-REC TRK key RED Flashing Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch 1 RED Flashing Recording 8 INPUTs to Tracks 7 RecordingPlay Hint Ch9-16 is ready to start signals of input a to H Tips Applying an Effect on the Source Channel Initial condition when the power is turned on Operation while the Normal display is shownFader Channel mute and Solo function Hints Adjusting PanChannel Parameter Edit Adjusting EQ Controlling Effect send level Selecting pre/post of Effect sends Selecting pre/post of AUX sends Controlling AUX Send levelTo set another channels send level, repeat steps 2 Key Setting the compressor Controlling fader levels Channel view To turn off the channel view screen, press the EXIT/NO key Effect Edit Mode P. Fostex Advanced Signal Processing TechnologyA. Harmonic Feedback Algorithm L. P. Hi-Density Logarithmic Processing Effect types preset for EFF About the effect types When the EFF 2 key is pressed When the EFF 1 key is pressedSelecting the effect type Use the JOG dial to select the effect type Effect parameter settings To cancel mutingMuting an effect To mute the effect sound BPM delay effect parameters parameter type BPM Delay TipsTo reflect the tempo map setting to parametersShort delay effect parameters parameter type Short Delay Doubling effect parameters parameter type Doubling Delay pitch effect parameters parameter type Delay Pitch Scene MemoryStoring to a scene memory Flanger effect parameters parameter type Flange Recalling a scene memory Level adjustFader adjust Direct recall of a scene memory Clearing a scene memoryPress the SCENE-RECALL key while holding down the Shift key Press the Scene Recall and Scene Store keys simultaneously Scene Event Map Creating an event memoryOn the fly By specifying a desired time To create other event memories, repeat through 3 above Deleting an event memory Creating the scene event map Screen appearances during playback Scene sequence mode on/off selectionExecuting the scene sequence Cueing/Digital Scrubbing Cueing with the F FWD/REWIND keyShuttle Cueing Digital scrubbing with the Scrub key Variable Pitch Control ON/OFF Setting the SpeedVariable Pitch Control Auto Function Auto PlayAuto Return Set Store START/END Point Program Creating a New Program Press the Setup key in the Stop state Selecting a ProgramErasing a Program Editing a Program Title Editing theTrack Copy & Paste and Move & PasteCopy & Paste Move & Paste To execute the Copy & Paste feature select Copy Clip? To execute the Move & Paste feature select Move Clip?Copy & Paste and Move & Paste Executing Copy or Move and Clip Please note UNDO/REDO PasteTurn the JOG dial to choose the paste repeat frequency Erase Erasing DataErasing a selected section between ABS REC END Erasing from a voluntarily specified point to REC END Next press the ENTER/YES key UNDO/REDO ErasePress the ENTER/YES key once again Turn the JOG dial while 1-8 is flashing Exchange in 8-track unitsExchange in mono or 2-track units Direct Record while listening to the input signal Applications of Direct Record Internal Mixdown Mode Playback Internal mixdown mode display HintSelect the program to be mixed down Normal display Select the desired program to be mixed down Press the Play key while holding down the Record key Hint At ABS 06M 00S 00F When mixdown starts from ABS Then carry out the move & paste operation When mixdown starts from non-ABS When the unit stopped, press the Clipboard in keyChange the Clipboard OUT point Change the Clipboard in point Tips How to adjust the REC Buss Master Level Preparations to recordConnect the sound sources to record to Input a to D Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch7 and ch8 Ping-Pong Record Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch1-ch14 Setting the tempo map Setting metronome outputMetronome Function Set the time base to the BAR/BEAT Setting the digital input Digital RecordingDigital recording from an external digital device Selecting the program to record Connecting a Sound Source or External Device Recording 16Tracks at the SameTimeSelecting a track to record Starting to record Midi Clock Sync System Connecting external equipment Setup of the VF160EXMTC Sync/MIDI Machine Control System Confirming the Midi clock sync Connecting to external equipment Setup of external equipmentSetup the following in the sequence software Confirming MTC sync/MMC Connection to external equipment External Midi Equipment Sync System by the Slave modeSequence software is setup as follows Confirming chase lock One Point AdviceSync signal Vari of the Slave mode setting menu Application example of Adat Mixer Mode Midi OUT Chain play function PausePlay Repeat Pnn While the VF160EX is stopped, press the Setup keyMaking the chain play list by selecting all the programs As with procedure above, END of C02 END starts flashing Making the chain play list by selecting desired programs Setting the chain play mode 100 Selecting a program in the chain play listDeleting or replacing a program in the chain play list While the recorder is stopped, press the PGM SEL key 101 Deleting all programs from the chain play list 102 Inserting a program to the chain play listUse the JOG dial to selectINSand press the ENTER/ YES key After inserting all desired programs,press the EXIT/NO key Audio CD playback mode 103SCRUB/CD Play key Shift key 104 Display in the audio CD playback mode 105 Save/Load of song data 106 Setup mode Items that can be saved or loaded as song dataItems that cannot be saved or loaded as song data 107 Connecting to an external device Setting the external device108 Saving data 109 To edit the save lengthSelect tracks to be saved After selecting tracks, press the ENTER/YES key again Locate the beginning of the pilot signal for the song data 110Loading data Details about Load PGM menu Start playback of the player 111Select tracks to be loaded Save/Load using CD-RW/CD-R Care and handling of CD-RW/CD-R discsAbout data writing and reading speeds for data save/load 112 Place the disc with the label side up To open the tray, press the eject switch lightly113 114 SaveLoad Creating an audio CD 115 To eject the disc 116To erase the existing recorded data How to full erase another disc While the recorder is stopped, press the Setup keyCarrying out full erasure 117 118 While IDE is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key While New PGM is shown, press the ENTER/YES key About load error119 Save/load of WAV files using a CD-RW/CD-R drive Important notes for using a WAV fileAbout directory of a backup disc 120 121 About the Clipboard Export functionWhile Off is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key While WAV is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key 122 To specify the desired tracks to From ** ToAfter entering the file name, press the ENTER/YES key After selecting the tracks, press the ENTER/YES key 123 About WAV files savedWAV file structure WAV file structure which is saved over more than one disc Overwrite? and Sure? appear 124After selecting the desired tracks, press the ENTER/YES key 125 Copy protection settingSave/load operation in the CD-DA format Event Enable setting 126Void In!, Void Out!, or Void Data While CD-DA is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key If you eject the disc 127If you erase recorded data Details of Event Enable setting Event Enable should also be set to OFF in such a caseEvent Enable should be set to on in such a case 128 129 While IED is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key When selecting One or Select When selecting All130 Select the desired load type and press the ENTER/YES key Hint Press the EXIT/NO key to exit the setup mode131 Changing the initial settings menu 132Check menu Execution menu To enter the Setup mode Time signature setting Signature Set133 New Registering of Time Signature 134 Correcting the Registered Time SignatureDeleting a Time Signature Clearing All Time Signature/Tempo Data New Registering of Tempo Setting a tempo Tempo Set135 Setting the Metronome function Click 136Correction of the Registered Tempo Erasing of the Registered Tempo Setting a preroll value PrerollTime Setting Midi sync output signal Midi Sync OutSetup mode 137 138 Setting an MTC frame rate Frame RateSetting an MTC offset value Mtc Offset Set 139 Setting MTC Offset mode Offset ModeSetting the Slave mode Slave Mode 140 Setting the SlaveType SlaveTypeSetting the Record Protect function Rec Protect Setting Digital Input Digital 141Select the desired digital in and press the ENTER/YES key Select the desired digital in with the JOG dial Setting Digital Output Digital Out Setting BAR/BEAT Resolution mode Resolution142 Select the desired digital out with the JOG dial 143 Setting the Midi device number Device IDChecking the number of track events Number Of Event 144 Fader Fix Mode Setting Fader FixDrive Format Information Drive Information Fader Recall Mode Setting Fader Recall Initial setting145 CH Channel Pair Fader setting Pair Fader Set 146 On/Off of phantom power setting Phantom Power Do the following before using the phantom powerPhantom power cannot be used with the following equipment 147 Compressor Channel Setting Comp. Channel 148Select Comp. Channel in the menu selection display 13-14 Troubles at Recording? 149 Having trouble Editing? 150Correctly register the Clipboard in and OUT points Use the Align SEL function Midi Implementation Chart Midi Implementation Chart151 Transmitted Recognized Remarks MMC Command List Command list Movement RecorderMMC Response/Information Field List Command Inquiry Message List Maintenance Specifications153 Recording/Reproducing General Accessories154 Block Diagram 155 Declaration of EC Directive Affect of Immunity on This EquipmentPage Fostex CO