Fostex VF160EX operation manual Select the desired program to be mixed down

Rehearsing internal mixdown recording

Before performing the actual mixdown recording, you can rehearse it while adjusting level, balance and sound character (EQ, effect, etc.) of each track.

In the following description, we assumes that you are going to mixdown all program tracks (1 through 16) on which instruments or vocals are recorded, and headphones for monitoring are connected to the [PHONES] jack.

<Note>

Make sure that the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys of all the source and MASTER channels are lit (in the following example, all the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys should be lit). A channel whose [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key is unlit will not be mixed down.

1.Select the desired program to be mixed down.

To select the desired program, press the [PGM SEL] key and select the program using the [JOG] dial, then press the [ENTER/YES] key.

2.Set the [MASTER] fader to the “0” position.

3.Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the beginning of the selected program.

4.During playback, adjust track levels using the channel faders, as well as pan, EQ and effect settings if necessary.

You can monitor the mix-down sound (in other words, stereo buss signals) through the headphones by raising the [PHONES] control. You can record the exact sound you are monitoring by executing the actual mixdown recording as described in “Performing internal mixdown recording”.

You may playback the program repeatedly to tailor the sound by setting pan, EQ and effects until you are satisfied.

For details about setting pan, EQ and effects, see the “Chapter 3 Advanced mixer operations”.

<Hint>

You can make internal mixdown recording with the “Scene sequence” function active. By executing the scene sequence after creating the scene event map, you can make mixdown recording while playing back materials according to the scene event map.

However, only the scenes that are set for the di- rect recording can be recalled by the scene se- quence.

Note that the scenes that are set for the buss re- cording cannot be recalled.

5.After completing all the adjustments, stop the unit and locate the beginning of the program.

You can locate the beginning of the program (ABS 0) quickly by pressing the [REWIND] key while holding down the [STOP] key.

Now you are ready for actual internal mixdown recording.

Performing internal mixdown recording

<Note: There is no recording track selection>

In the internal mixdown mode, unlike the normal record- ing, you do not have to select recording tracks.

When executing the internal mixdown recording accord- ing to the following procedure, the unit automatically arms Tracks 1 and 2. Therefore, the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys never light up in red during the internal mixdown recording.

1.Press the [DIRECT REC TRK] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key to activate the internal mixdown mode.

Make sure that the [DIRECT REC TRK] key flashes.

2.Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD] key.

The internal mixdown recording starts.

Both the [DIRECT REC TRK] and [RECORD] keys light up.

3.After completing internal mixdown recording, press the [STOP] key to stop the unit.

“Please Wait!” appears on the display for a few seconds. The internal mixdown mode quits and the unit locates the beginning (ABS 0) of the newly created (mixed-down) program.

In the display example below, you can see the newly created program, whose number is “P09”, is mixed down from “Song Data-1” data.

We recommend to give a title of a mixed-down program starting by “Mix <-**” to distinguish from other programs.

4.Check the result by playing back the mixed-down program (“P09” in the example above).

The playback levels of mix-down tracks can be adjusted using faders for channels 1 and 2.

If you make an audio CD of the mixed material, read “Hint” on the next page in advance.

<Note:You cannot undo internal mixdown recording>

If you are not satisfied with the result, try again from the beginning.

You cannot undo internal mixdown recording.

If you do not need the previously recorded program, delete the program by using “Delete” menu in the Setup mode.

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