Introducing the VM200

Welcome to the VM200

Thank you for purchasing the Fostex VM200 Digital Recording Mixer.

The VM200 is an affordable programmable digital audio mixer that can be extremely useful in numerous audio applications, including smaller-scale live sound reinforcement, as well as audio and video post-production. However, it is designed primarily for digital audio recording in a MIDI or project studio, especially if you are using dig- ital hard disk or tape-based multitrack recording technologies such as the Fostex FD-8, VR-800, or other ADAT-compatible digital recorders.

Using this Guide

This user’s guide includes the following main sections:

Chapter 1: Introducing the VM200 describes the major features and explains how to install the VM200.

Chapter 2: Touring the VM200 takes you on a guided tour of the mixer’s inputs and outputs, faders, controls, buttons, and LCD dis- play elements.

Chapter 3: Getting Started offers illustrated system examples and explains how to connect and turn on the power to the VM200, and try out a few features, such as the EQ and Effects processors.

Chapter 4: Inputs describes the available input channels and dis- cusses pad switches, trim controls, phase inversion, as well as mut- ing, panning, grouping, and routing input channels.

Chapter 5: EQ describes the parametric equalizer, the EQ Library, and how to store, recall, and edit EQ programs.

Chapter 6: Monitoring describes the monitoring and soloing capabili- ties of the VM200 and explains how to view various level meters.

Chapter 7: Outputs describes the stereo buss output, the record buss output, the AUX sends, and how to monitor, route, solo, and mute the buss outs.

Chapter 8: Effects describes the Effect Library, presets and user pro- grams, and how to apply and route to and from the effect processors.

Chapter 9: Scene Memories introduces scene memories and explains how to store and recall scenes, and how to prevent specific parame- ters from being updated by a recalled scene memory.

Chapter 10: Digital I/O discusses the VM200’s digital inputs and out- puts, including the ADAT and S/P DIF digital connectors, word clock masters and slaves, and cascading multiple VM200s.

Chapter 11: MIDI describes the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) functions of the VM200.

Chapter 12: Initializing explains how to re-initialize the VM200.

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