Fostex VF80 owner manual Vari Pitch, Press the Vari PITCH/EDIT key

Recorder Functions

Vari Pitch

You can alter the playback or recording speed of the recorder within +/- 6.0 % range in 0.1 % increments/dec- rements by using the vari pitch function. With the vari pitch function, the pitch changes according to the speed.

INPUT A		INPUT B		PHONES	ST OUT		FOOT SW
BAL		BAL			L	R
					TRACK	MIX PARAMETER
					EDIT	SCENE	SCENE SEQ.
GUITAR		GUITAR					DIGITAL MULTITRACKER
					PGM	FADER
							MAP
					PAN	EQ	EFFECT
LINE	MIC	LINE MIC		MIN MAX
UNBAL	TRIM	UNBAL	TRIM				ON/OFF
						2TRK MODE			ACCESS
CH ON/OFF		CH ON/OFF			BOUNCE	MASTERING	TRAINING
	PEAK		PEAK
									PHANTOM
					REC EFF		F1	F2	F3

TRACK STATUS	RED	REC	GREEN	PLAY	OFF	MUTE	STATUS	5
		TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL					/SEL
							JOG SHUTTLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7/8 2TRK	MASTER	CURSOR
								EXIT
								/NO
								EJECT
+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	4

ENTER /YES

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

																	SETUP	TIMEBASE	UNDO
	-10		-10		-10		-10		-10		-10			-10				SEL	/REDO					3
-10																	F1	F2		F3	SHIFT
																	AUTO		VARI		WAVE FORM		LOCATE
-20	-20		-20		-20		-20		-20		-20			-20			PUNCH	LOOP	PITCH		SCRUB
-30		-30		-30		-30		-30		-30		-30			-30		EDIT	EDIT		EDIT		MARK	DELETE
-40		-40		-40		-40		-40		-40			-40			-40	RECORD	STOP			PLAY	REWIND	F FWD
-∞		-∞		-∞		-∞		-∞		-∞			-∞			-∞
																		LOCATE		ABS 0
																		LOCATE		REC END

Turning on or off the vari pitch function

1Press the [VARI PITCH/EDIT] key.

The key lights up in green, showing the vari pitch func- tion is active.

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"ON" or "OFF" (of the vari pitch function) is also shown on the screen.

4Use the [JOG] dial to enter the pitch value.

2Press the [VARI PITCH/EDIT] key again.

The key turns off, showing the vari pitch function is not active.

<Note>

You can turn on or off the vari pitch function while stopped or during playback, however, you cannot turn on or off the function during recording.

Setting the speed

You can adjust the speed while stopped or during playback, however, you cannot adjust the speed dur- ing recording. If you adjust the speed during play- back with the vari pitch function active, you can moni- tor the result of speed (pitch) change while adjusting.

1While stopped or during playback, press the [VARI PITCH/EDIT] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

The current pitch value is highlighted, showing that the value can be edited.

5Press the [EXIT/NO] key to return to the Normal screen.

<Notes>

•Even if the pitch value is set to 0.0 % (no speed change), pressing the [VARI PITCH] key turns on the vari pitch function.

In such a condition, the function is active but the speed is not changed.

•The vari pitch function automatically turns off by carrying out any of the following.

1.Turning the power off and then on. (The pitch value is also reset to 0.0 %.)

2.Setting the slave mode to "On" in the setup mode. (The pitch value is retained.)

Note that you cannot turn on the vari pitch function when the slave mode is "On".

3.Setting the digital input to "On" in the setup mode ("DIGI IN" is shown on the screen).

Note that you cannot turn on the vari pitch function when the digital input is selected.

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