Fostex VF80 owner manual Setting the mastering parameters, On/off of the mastering processing

Advanced Operations

<Hint>

When selecting a desired preset entry from the Master- ing library, the initial parameter values of the entry are shown on the screen.

See "Mastering library details" on the next page for the detailed information.

Setting the mastering parameters

1Set the [MASTER] fader at the "0" position.

2Start playback and move up theTrack 7/8 fader gradu- ally.

You can monitor the playback sound of Tracks 7/8 by rotating the [PHONES] knob clockwise.

In the mastering mode, you cannot monitor the play- back sound of other tracks even if you move up the faders.

3Use the [CURSOR/] key to highlight the parameter value to be edited, and use the [JOG] dial to select the

desired value.

You can monitor the tailored sound of Tracks 7/8 in realtime.

<Hint>

When any parameter value is changed from the initial setting, "E" appears on the right of the preset entry name (as shown below), showing that the cur- rent setting is different from the initial setting.

On/off of the mastering processing

1To switch on or off the mastering processing, use the [CURSOR /] key to highlight the ON/OFF icon as shown below, and use the [JOG] dial to select "ON" or

"OFF".

When "ON" is selected, the tailored sound is output. When "OFF" is selected, the original sound is output.

Recording onto the master recorder

1Stand by the master recorder for recording, and start playback of the VF80.

You have to adjust the recording level now.

When the recording signal is digitally transferred from the VF80 to the recorder, because a digital recorder usu- ally does not provide the function for controlling the digital input level, you must adjust the recording level by controlling the stereo output level of the VF80 us- ing the [MASTER] fader.

2After setting the recording level, return the VF80 to the beginning of the program.

3Start recording of the master recorder and then start playback of the VF80.

The stereo output (L and R) signals are recorded onto the master recorder.

4After finishing recording, stop the both machines.

<Hint>

When you record VF80 audio onto a digital master recorder via the S/P DIF digital signal, if the copy protection ("Cp Protect") is set to "ON", you can limit the digital copy from the master to another recorder. If you do not want to make digital copies freely from the master, set the copy protection to "ON."

Mastering library details

The mastering library provides 10 preset entries which can only be used in the mastering mode. When applying mastering processing to the sound, you can use a desired preset as a starting point of your setting.

The following table shows the initial settings of EQ, reverb and compressor parameters, as well as the major usage for each preset.

L0: FLAT					<Comment>
	Gain		Freq. (fixed)	Q (fixed)	Basic mastering set-
					tings.
EQ Lo	0		400Hz	L-S	Can be used for a wide
					range of music genre.
EQ Mid	0		1kHz	1
EQ Hi	0		4kHz	H-S
Ambience			0 (Rev Level)
Rev Time=1.0s / Pre Dly=0ms : fixed
Comp THSHD		-25
Comp Ratio		4 : 1
Comp Gain		+10
Atack Time = 8ms : fixed

L1: Wet Mix					<Comment>
	Gain		Freq. (fixed)		Makes a dry sound
				Q (fixed) wet.
EQ Lo	0		400Hz	L-S
EQ Mid	0		1kHz	1.0
EQ Hi	+4.0		8kHz	H-S
Ambience			75 (Rev Level)
Rev Time=0.5s / Pre Dly=0ms : fixed
Comp THSHD		-30
Comp Ratio		3 : 1
Comp Gain		+10

Atack Time = 5ms : fixed

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