Fostex VF160EX operation manual Recording 16Tracks at the SameTime, Selecting a track to record

Selecting a track to record

Digital recording is only an option of "DIRECT RECORD" that was described in the section on basic recording choices. It is not possible to apply equalization or ef- fect on the signals recorded.

1.Press the [INPUT SEL] key. Check to see that ch9-ch16 are all set to "TRK".

If any channel is set to "IN", modify the setting to "TRK".

2.Press the [DIRECT-REC TRK] key.

The display to select the REC track appears.

3.Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the track that was set with "Digital In".

The [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the channel selected flashes RED.

4.Press the [EXIT/NO] key to return to the Normal Display.

Starting to record

1.Turn up the channel fader and master fader corresponding to the track recorded to "0".

2.Press the [PLAY] key while the [RECORD] key is depressed to start recording withVF160EX, as well as start playing the external digital device.

The level meter of the digital signal level that is currently input will appear. There is no need to adjust the input level on the VF160EX for digital recording.

3.Turn up the [PHONES] knob or [MON OUT] knob to monitor the sound.

4.When recording is completed, press the [STOP] key to stop the VF160EX and to stop the external digital device.

<Important>

If the track for digital recording is set from the "Digital In" menu of the SETUP mode, then tracks not assigned for digital REC can record analog signals at the same time.

For example, if S/P DIF digital signals are recorded on tracks 1 and 2, it would then be possible to record analog signals on the remaining tracks 3-16.

With this function, it is possible to simultaneously record 16 tracks with adat digital and analog signals. However, the prerequisite is that "DIRECT RECORD" is the recording option being used. For further details, refer to the section on "Recording 16 Tracks at the Same Time" described below.

Recording 16Tracks at the SameTime

This section describes how to simultaneously record a total of 16 tracks consisting of 8 analog signals and 8 adat digital signals. Simply put, tracks 1-8 record the adat digital signals from VC-8 or D824mkII and tracks 9-16 DIRECT RECORD the 8 analog signals.

8 analog sound sources

INPUT A ~ H

1/9/A

2/10/B

3/11/C

4/12/D

5/13/E

6/14/F

INPUT

7/15/G

MON OUT

PHONES

8/16/H

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

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

-10

-10

AUX1/AUX2

MID-G/F/Q

INPUT SEL

SOURCE

REC TRK

REC TRK

DISP SEL

PGM SEL

SETUP

INT

MIXDOWN

-20

-20

-30

-30

PRE/POST

AUTO RTN

CLIPBOARD

AUTO PUNCH

A RTN

-40

-40

PAN

LO-G

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

ALIGN SEL

OUT

A PLAY

-50

-50

-60

-60

-∞

-∞

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

MARK

FADER

CH VIEW

HOLD/

STORE

EDIT

UNDO

VARI

LOCATE

SCRUB

CH PARAM EDIT

/REDO

PITCH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

TRACK

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

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RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD

									AUTO	CLIPBOARD PLAY	PREV	NEXT
									PUNCH	LOCATE ABS 0
+6				+6				+6		LOCATE REC END
0				0				0
									FADER	EXIT/NO
									ADJUST
-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

					ADAT/ANALOG CONVERTER
	CLOCK			ANALOG INPUT MODE	DIGITAL MODE		POWER
	75	WORD
ON	OFF	OPTICAL	INT(44.1k)	1-2 1-4 1-8	ADAT	S/P DIF	STBY	ON

LOCKED

VC-8

8TRACK DIGITAL RECORDER

POWER

D824mkII

Connecting a Sound Source or External Device

1.Connect the VC-8 or D824mkII to the [DATA IN] jack of the VF160EX.

2.Connect 8 sound sources into [INPUT] jacks A to H.

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