Fostex VF80 owner manual Recording, Playback, Undo/Redo

Basic Recording/Playback

6Use the [TRIM] knob of INPUT A while playing the gui- tar to get proper gain.

Set the gain at maximum within the range in which the [PEAK] indicator does not turn on when playing the guitar at the loudest volume.

You can monitor both the input level of Track 1 and the stereo (L & R) output level from the bar-graph meters on the screen.

<Note>

Set the gain not to light the [PEAK] indicator when playing the guitar at the loudest volume.

When the [PEAK] indicator lights, the input level is too high and the sound may be distorted or digital noise may be generated.

In the condition above, if you turn the [PHONES] knob clockwise, you can monitor the sound from the head- phones.

<Warning!>

Be careful not to excessively raise the [PHONE] volume. Prolonged exposure to loud sounds may have an adverse effect on hearing.

Recording

7Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the [STOP] key to locate “ABS 0”.

If the current recorder position is “ABS 0”, you can skip the operation above.

8Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD] key to start recording.

The [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] key of Track 1 and the

[RECORD] key light on, showing the VF80 is now record- ing.

The VF80 uses the direct recording method. In this method, a digital signal just after the A/D conversion is directly recorded onto a track, without being routed to extra algorithms such as EQ.

You can add reverb or equalize the sound during mixdown.

In addition, the insert effect function allows rerecord- ing a track sound with applying a distortion-type effect later. See “using the inser t effect” on page 83.

When the recorder starts running, the mark number and name shown on the top line of the screen changes as below, showing that the current position is ahead of “ABS 0” point.

9To stop recording, press the [STOP] key.

After showing “PleaseWait!”, the LCD returns to the Nor- mal screen.

<Unarming a track>

To unarm a track, press the flashing [TRACK STA- TUS/TRACK SEL] key twice. The key changes to light in green.

Now you have recorded a sound source onto a track.

Playback

10Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the [STOP] key to locate “ABS 0”.

11Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.

You can control the playback level by the track 1 fader. If you find that the recording was not successfully made, use the undo/redo function and try recording again.

<Track muting >

The playback level of each recorded track can be con- trolled using the corresponding track fader.

You can mute the playback track by pressing the cor- responding [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] key except in the mix parameter edit mode.

Undo/Redo

After finishing a recording, pressing the [UNDO/ REDO] key returns to the condition just before re- cording (Undo).

If you press the [UNDO/REDO] key again, you can cancel the Undo operation and return back to the condition after recording.

[UNDO/REDO] key

SETUP	TIMEBASE
	SEL	UNDO / REDO
F1	F2		F3	SHIFT
AUTO			VARI	WAVE FORM		LOCATE
PUNCH I/O	LOOP		PITCH	SCRUB
EDIT	EDIT		EDIT		MARK	DELETE
RECORD	STOP			PLAY	REWIND	F FWD

LOCATE ABS 0

LOCATE REC END

<Note>

The undo/redo function is available to any recording, however, if you carry out any of the following operations after recording, you cannot use the undo/redo function. Therefore, if you are not satisfied with the recording, press the [UNDO/REDO] key immediately to undo the recording and make recording again.

*Making a new recording

*Making a new editing (copy, move, erase, auto punch in/out, etc.)

*Turning off the power

*Executing program select, rename, and deleting

*Executing drive selection

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