Fostex VF80 owner manual Basic recording recording onto a single track, Preparation for recording

Basic Recording/Playback

Basic recording (recording onto a single track)

At first, let’s record a single sound source onto a single track to know the basic recording procedure of the VF80 There are 8 recording tracks (Tracks 1 through 8) and you can record onto any desired track(s).

In the following example, we are going to record an electric guitar (with an effect unit) onto Track 1.

Before starting, set all the track faders (1 through 6 and 7-8) and the master fader to the lowest position (-∞), and the [TRIM] knob to the left most position (LINE).

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INPUT A	INPUT B	PHONES	ST OUT	FOOT SW
BAL	BAL		L	R

1								MIX PARAMETER
							TRACK
							EDIT	SCENE	SCENE SEQ.
GUITAR			GUITAR
							PGM	FADER	MAP
							PAN	EQ	EFFECT
LINE	MIC		LINE	MIC	MIN	MAX
UNBAL	TRIM	UNBAL	TRIM						ON/OFF
								2TRK MODE
CH ON/OFF	PEAK	CH ON/OFF		PEAK			BOUNCE	MASTERING	TRAINING
6
							REC EFF
TRACK STATUS		RED	REC		GREEN	PLAY	OFF	MUTE	STATUS
3		TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL							/SEL
1	2	3		4		5	6	7/8 2TRK	MASTER

+6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6

0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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-10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20

-30 -30 -30 -30 -30 -30 -30 -30

-40 -40 -40 -40 -40 -40 -40 -40

-∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞

DIGITAL MULTITRACKER

ACCESS

PHANTOM

F1 F2 F3

JOG SHUTTLE

CURSOR

EXIT /NO

EJECT

ENTER /YES

SETUP	TIMEBASE	UNDO
	SEL	/REDO

F1	F2	F3	SHIFT
AUTO		VARI	WAVE FORM		LOCATE
PUNCH	LOOP	PITCH	SCRUB
EDIT	EDIT	EDIT		MARK	DELETE
RECORD		STOP	PLAY	REWIND	F FWD

LOCATE ABS 0

LOCATE REC END

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Preparation for recording

1Connect the [INPUT A] UNBAL jack to the output of the effect unit whose input is connected to a guitar.

To record onto Track 1, 3, 5 or 7, use INPUT A.

4Raise both the track 1 fader and master fader to“0”po- sition.

This is preparation for monitoring sound. If both of these faders are set at the minimum position, no sound can be monitored.

2Connect the [PHONES] jack to headphones for moni- toring.

3Press the [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] key of Track 1.

<Note>

The track 1 fader can be used for adjusting the moni- tor level without affecting the recording level. To adjust the recording level, use the [TRIM] knob of

INPUT A.

The key lighting in green changes to flashing in red,		Press the [RECORD] key.
showing Track 1 is now armed. (The “Remain” time is	5
shown on the screen.)		The key starts flashing in red, while Track 1 (which is
		armed) changes to the input monitor mode.
The [CH ON/OFF] key of INPUT A automatically lights.
In this condition, by pressing the [CH ON/OFF] key of IN-
PUT A, INPUT A can be muted.

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