Internal Mixdown Mode; Please Read - Fostex VF-160 Operation Manual

Generally, "mixdown" means the process for mixing audio materials (instruments, vocals, etc.) recorded on a
multitrack recorder and recording the stereo-mixed signals to a master (digital or analog) recorder.
The internal mixdown mode, allows you to mix 16 internal tracks recorded on a program down to stereo signals and
record them to the current drive of the unit.
By using the internal mixdown function, you can make mixdown without the need for an external master re-
corder.
Furthermore, you can record an internally mixed material to a CD-RW/CD-R disc to make an audio CD.
See page 120 for details.
1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F
TRIM
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E
ORANGE INPUT RED
CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS
+6 +6
0 0
-10 -10
-20 -20
-30 -30
-40 -40
-50 -50
-60 -60
- -
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CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED
CH STATUS/CH SEL
+6 +6
0
0
-10 -10
-20 -20
-30 -30
-40 -40
-50 -50
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- -
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<Please read this first before executing mixdown!>
After executing mixdown, a new program on which a mixed-down material is saved is automatically created
on the current drive. The program number of this program is set to one greater than the current greatest
program number.
For example, if there are 8 programs (P01 through 08) on the current drive, by mixing down a desired
program data, a new program (P09) is automatically created and the mixed-down stereo signals are re-
corded on tracks 1 and 2 of P09.
Note that if the unit is under either of the following conditions, you cannot carry out internal mixdown.
1. There are 99 programs already existed on the current drive even though there is enough recording space.
If you try to carry out internal mixdown, " Can't New PGM! " is shown and the operation is ignored.
To carry out mixdown, delete an unnecessary program.
2. There is not enough recording space even though there are less than 99 programs on the current drive.
If you try to carry out internal mixdown, " Over time! " is shown and the operation is ignored.
To carry out mixdown, erase unnecessary song data or delete an unnecessary program.

Internal Mixdown Mode

INPUT
7/15/G 8/16/H MON OUT
INSERT INSERT L
BAL UNBAL BAL UNBAL
MON OUT PHONES
MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC 0 10 0 10
PEAK PEAK PEAK
6/14/F 7/15/G 8/16/H
REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
SCENE
RECALL STORE
CLEAR
DIRECT RCL MAP
EFF EDIT
EFF1 EFF2
ACCESS ACCESS
MUTE MUTE
PHANTOM PHANTOM
EQ/COMP
EFF1/EFF2 HI-G/F/Q
PRE/POST COMP
REC ASSIGN
BUSS
INPUT SEL SOURCE
AUX1/AUX2 MID-G/F/Q
AUTO RTN
PRE/POST
AUTO PUNCH
START IN
PAN LO-G
1
2 3
FADER CH VIEW
HOLD/ STORE
CH PARAM EDIT
6 7 8 TRACK
REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
RECORD STOP
AUTO
PUNCH
+6
0
FADER
ADJUST
-10
LEVEL
ADJUST
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
- SHIFT
14 15 16 TRACK
MASTER
F G H INPUT
PHONES
R
OPTICAL
DIRECT
REC TRK REC TRK DISP SEL PGM SEL SETUP
INT
MIXDOWN
TIME BASE
CLIPBOARD A RTN
IN ALIGN SEL OUT
OUT END A PLAY
4 5 7
6
MARK SCENE SEQ.
UNDO VARI
EDIT /REDO PITCH LOCATE SCRUB
P.EDIT EVT MEM
PLAY REWIND F FWD
CLIPBOARD PLAY PREV NEXT
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
EXIT/NO
EJECT
ENTER/YES
JOG
SHUTTLE
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Recording
Playback
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
MIXING
Track 6
Track 7
Track 8
Track 9
EQ
Track 10
PAN
Track 11
EFFECT
Track 12
Track 13
Track 14
Track 15
Track 16