Fostex VF80 Rehearsing internal mastering

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Advanced Operations
Select the desired program for mastering.
To select the desired program, while stopped, press
the [TRACK EDIT/PGM] key while holding down the
[SHIFT] key, and select the program using the [JOG]
dial, then press the [ENTER/YES] key.
Set the [MASTER] fader to the "0" position.
Press the [MASTERING] key.
The VF80 enters the mastering mode and the display
shows the mastering screen in which you can adjust
the mastering effects.
The [MASTERING] key lights up in red, while the [TRACK
STATUS/TRA CK SEL] keys of tracks 7/8 and the master
channel light up in green.
Before performing the internal mastering, you can rehearse it as many times as you like, while
adjusting the track 7/8 level and sound effects.
In the following description, we assumes that a bounced material is recorded on tracks 7/8 of the
playback program. Headphones for monitoring are connected to the [PHONES] jack.
Rehearsing internal mastering
Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the
beginning of the selected program.
The VF80 starts playback, while the display keeps
showing the screen for adjusting the mastering effects.
Tracks 1 and 2 are internally set to "input monitor",
allowing you to check over-level via the peak LED
indicators.
You can monitor the mastering sound through
headphones by raising the track 7/8 fader and/or
[PHONES] level control. The mastering levels are
shown on the level meters at the right on the screen.
During playback, adjust track 7/8 levels using
the 7/8 fader, as well as EQ and effect settings if
necessary.
Set the levels properly so that the PEAK LED indica-
tors do not flash or light frequently.
Note that levels may increase by changing EQ or
compressor parameters. When controlling the sound
characters and level, you should not only monitor the
level meters and listen to the sound, but also monitor
the PEAK LED indicators.
To adjusting the mastering effect parameters on the
mastering screen, use the [CURSOR] ( / ) keys to
select a parameter and the [JOG] dial to change the
parameter value.
<screen for adjusting the mastering effects>
DIGITAL MULTITRACKER
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
SEL
TIMEBASE
CURSOR
PHANTOM
ACCESS
PEAK
CH ON/OFF
LR
GUITAR
GUITAR
LINE MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
MASTERING TRAINING
EFFECTEQPAN
SCENE SEQ.SCENE
TRACK
UNDO
SETUP
PUNCH
AUTO LOOP PITCH SCRUB VARI
F FWDREWINDPLAYSTOPRECORD
EXIT
ENTER
TRIMTRIM
WAVE FORM
MIX PARAMETER
PGM FADER MAP
ON/OFF
2TRK MODE
F1 F2 F3 SHIFT
EDIT EDIT EDIT MARK DELETE
LOCATE
FOOT SW
ST OUT
PHONES
INPUT A
BOUNCE
INPUT B
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
+6
-10
-20
-40
- ∞
-30
0
PEAK
CH ON/OFF
2345 6 7/8 2TRK1 MASTER
TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL
TRACK STATUS
RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE STATUS
/SEL
EJECT
/YES
/NO
SHUTTLE
JOG
UNBAL UNBAL
BAL
BAL
F1 F2 F3
EDIT
/REDO
REC EFF
[TRACK EDIT]
1
[MASTERING]
3
[ENTER/YES]
1
1
[JOG]
1 [SHIFT]
4 [PLAY]
5
[7/8 FADER]
2
[MASTER FADER]
[PHONES]
5
6 [STOP]
7 [STOP] + [REWIND]
1
2
3
4
5