Fostex VF80 owner manual Setting the Midi device number Device ID

SETUP mode

Setting the MIDI device number [“Device ID”]

The “Setting the MIDI device number” menu enables you to set the VF80 device ID number required to control the VF80 from a sequence software using MMC (MIDI Machine Control).

The transmit device ID links to this setting. You can set the device ID from 00 to 99.

However, if the device ID number of the message the VF80 receives is [7F], the VF80 will recognizes it to perform the corresponding operation, regardless of its device ID setting.

• Initial setting:	[00]
• Options:	[00] ~ [99]

*You can set the mode for each Program individually.

*The settings cannot be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

*The settings are maintained after you turn off the power to the VF80.

1Select “Device ID” in the menu selection display and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

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Select desired device number with the [JOG] dial and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or STOP key) to exit from

the SETUP mode.

The presently device number will be flash. “00” will flash in the initial setup.

flashing

Checking the number of track events [“Number Of Event”]

The “Checking the number of track events” menu enables you to check the number of events on each track. Each track (including Additional tracks) of VF80 Programs consists of consecutive audio files (and “zero” files). The number of events represents the total number of audio files and 0 files. Each track can contain up to 512 events.

If you are editing a song of typical length (about six minutes), repeated editing operation does not usually exceed this maximum number. (Exceeding this limit is called “event number overflow.”) Even a 20-minute song will not cause event number overflow. This is because the recorder system always optimizes the data structure by keeping the number of events low. However, if a recording on a track is scattered in different areas of the disk, or if you have made a very long recording on a single track and performed many edits, you should be wary of “event number overflow.” To avoid this problem, use the “Checking the number of track events” menu to check the number of events on each track prior to recording or editing.

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Select“Number of Event”in the menu a selection display and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

It will change to the "Event" second level and the event number currently in each track will be dis- played (The * symbol indicates there is data below).

*** is the event number.

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Use the [JOG] dial to select another (01~24) to check the number of events on the corresponding track.

Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or [STOP] key) to exit from the SETUP mode.

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