Fostex VF80 owner manual How to use recording tracks effectively, Unarming tracks

Basic Recording/Playback

<Note>

Set the gain not to light the [PEAK] indicator. 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] vol- ume. Prolonged exposure to loud sounds may have an adverse effect on hearing.

Recording

6Locate the start position (time) for recording.

7Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD] key to start recording.

The [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys of Tracks 3 and 4, as well as the [RECORD] key light on, showing the VF80 is now recording.

You can see the meter for Track 1 also moving. By rais- ing the Track 1 fader, you can make overdubbing onto tracks 3 and 4 while listening to playback of track 1.

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.

8To stop recording, press the [STOP] key.

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

<Unarming tracks>

To unarm tracks now recorded, press the flashing [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys again. The keys changes to light in green.

Now you have recorded a stereo source onto two tracks (3 and 4).

Playback

9Locate the desired position (time) for playback.

10Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.

You can control track playback levels by using the cor- responding track faders.

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 tracks by pressing the corresponding [TRACK STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys except in the mix parameter edit mode.

<How to use recording tracks effectively>

The VF80 has 8 recordable tracks.

If you record materials onto all 8 tracks according to the procedures described in “Basic recording”, you cannot record further materials.

To record more materials, you can use the “track bounce” technique to save tracks as follows:

1.Record materials onto tracks 1 through 6.

2.Mix the signals recorded on tracks 1 through 6 and record the mixed signal onto tracks 7 and 8.

Then tracks 1 through 6 can be used to record other materials.

This is the basic technique used for Multitrackers. We recommend that tracks 7 and 8 are basically used as the destination tracks of “track bounce” from tracks 1 through 6.

See “Advanced Operation” for details about the track bounce technique.

In addition, tracks 7 and 8 play an important role in “training mode” and “mastering mode” described later in “Advanced functions”.

The VF80 also provides the “track exchange” func- tion which allows you to keep recordable tracks. The VF80 has 16 additional tracks for each pro- gram, in addition to 8 recordable (and playable) real tracks (1 through 8). The “track exchange” function allows you to exchange a real track and an additional track, making the real track empty.

See page 56 “Recorder functions.”

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