Fostex VF160EX operation manual Internal Mixdown Mode, Playback

Internal Mixdown Mode

Generally, “mixdown” means the process for mixing audio materials (instruments, vocals, etc.) recorded on a multitrack recorder and recording the stereo-mixed signals to a master (digital or analog) recorder.

The internal mixdown mode, allows you to mix 16 internal tracks recorded on a program down to stereo signals and record them to the current drive of the unit.

By using the internal mixdown function, you can make mixdown without the need for an external master re- corder.

Furthermore, you can record an internally mixed material to a CD-RW/CD-R disc to make an audio CD. See page 125 for details.

Recording

1/9/A

2/10/B

3/11/C

4/12/D

5/13/E

6/14/F

INPUT

7/15/G

8/16/H

MON OUT

PHONES

Playback

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

L

R

Track 1

Track 2

TRIM

MON OUT

PHONES

Track 3

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

0

10

0

10

Track 4

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

Track 5

Track 6

MIXING

CH STATUS/CH SEL

CH STATUS

ORANGE

INPUT

RED

REC

GREEN

PLAY

OFF

MUTE

RECALL

SCENE

Track 7

STORE

CLEAR

Track 8

DIRECT RCL

MAP

EFF EDIT

EFF1

EFF2

Track 9

EQ

MUTE

MUTE

PHANTOM

+6

+6

ACCESS

0

0

EFF1/EFF2

EQ/COMP

Track 10

PAN

HI-G/F/Q

PRE/POST

COMP

Track 11

REC ASSIGN

EFFECT

BUSS

DIRECT

MIXDOWN

PGM SEL

-10

-10

AUX1/AUX2

MID-G/F/Q

INPUT SEL

SOURCE

REC TRK

REC TRK

DISP SEL

SETUP

INT

Track 12

-20

-20

PRE/POST

AUTO RTN

TIME BASE

-30

-30

AUTO PUNCH

CLIPBOARD

A RTN

-40

-40

PAN

LO-G

START

IN

OUT

4

END

IN

ALIGN SEL

OUT

A PLAY

Track 13

-∞

-∞

1

2

3

5

6

7

-50

-50

-60

-60

MARK

SCENE SEQ.

Track 14

FADER

CH VIEW

UNDO

VARI

CH PARAM EDIT

HOLD/

STORE

EDIT

/REDO

PITCH

LOCATE

SCRUB

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

TRACK

CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE

		Track 15
P.EDIT EVT MEM	CD PLAY

									RECORD	STOP	PLAY	REWIND	F FWD
													Track 16
									AUTO		CLIPBOARD PLAY	PREV	NEXT
									PUNCH		LOCATE ABS 0
+6				+6				+6			LOCATE REC END
0				0				0
									FADER
									ADJUST		EXIT/NO
-10				-10				-10
									LEVEL		EJECT
-20				-20				-20	ADJUST
-30				-30				-30			ENTER/YES
-40				-40				-40
-50				-50				-50
-60				-60				-60
-∞				-∞				-∞	SHIFT
												JOG
												SHUTTLE
9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	TRACK	MASTER
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	INPUT

<Please read this first before executing mixdown!>

After executing mixdown, a new program on which a mixed-down material is saved is automatically created on the current drive. The program number of this program is set to one greater than the current greatest program number.

For example, if there are 8 programs (P01 through 08) on the current drive, by mixing down a desired program data, a new program (P09) is automatically created and the mixed-down stereo signals are re- corded on tracks 1 and 2 of P09.

Note that if the unit is under either of the following conditions, you cannot carry out internal mixdown.

1.There are 99 programs already existed on the current drive even though there is enough recording space.

If you try to carry out internal mixdown, “Can’t New PGM!” is shown and the operation is ignored. To carry out mixdown, delete an unnecessary program.

2.There is not enough recording space even though there are less than 99 programs on the current drive.

If you try to carry out internal mixdown, “Over time!” is shown and the operation is ignored. To carry out mixdown, erase unnecessary song data or delete an unnecessary program.

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