Midi Clock Sync System - Fostex VF-160 Operation Manual

Setting the VC-8 or VM88
1. Set the VC-8 or VM88 so it outputs adat digital signals.
For more details refer to the VC-8 or VM88 User's Manual.
Setting "Digital In" on the VF160
1. Set the "Digital In" menu in the SETUP mode to "adat".
For more details refer to the SETUP mode on page 134.
REC Track and Master Fader settings
1. Press the [INPUT SEL] key.
Check to see that ch9-ch16 are set to "TRK (Track)".
If there is any channel that is set to "IN (Input)" switch it to
"TRK".
2. Press the [DIRECT-REC TRK] key, so all tracks are READY.
The REC track selected will appear on the display.
3. Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of ch1-ch16 so all tracks
are READY.
Now the adat digital signals (ch1-ch8) from VC-8 (or VM88)
are recorded on tracks 1-8 and the input signals from [IN-
PUT] A to H are recorded on tracks 9-16.
4. Press the [EXIT/NO] key and return to the Normal Display.
If normal adat digital signals from VC-8 (or VM88) are input
into VF160, " " lights up on the Normal Display.
5. Set the master fader to "0".
By setting any desired meter at any desired point of the programmable tempo map contained in the VF160, and by
output of a MIDI clock and song position pointer according to the setting, a hardware type MIDI sequencer can be
synchronized as a MIDI clock slave. Consequently, in this system, the VF160 will be the master and the MIDI sequencer
the slave.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI Sequencer

MIDI Clock Sync System

MIDI clock & song position ponter
MIDI IN
MIDI Sound Source
INPUT
1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F 7/15/G
BAL UNBAL INSERT
TRIM
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F 7/15/G 8/16/H
CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
CH STATUS/CH SEL
+6 +6
0 0
-10 -10
-20 -20
-30
-30
-40 -40
-50
-50
-60 -60
- -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RED
CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
+6 +6
0 0
-10 -10
-20 -20
-30 -30
-40 -40
-50 -50
-60 -60
-
-
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A B C D E G
F
90
Check adat signal and adjust monitor
1. Press the [RECORD] key.
All tracks go to the input monitor status.
If signals are input from the VC-8 (or VM88) in this state,
the input level appears on the level meters 1-8.
To monitor the adat signals, turn the ch1-ch8 channel fader
up to "0", and then turn up the [MON OUT] knob or [PHONES]
knob.
There is no need to adjust the REC level on the VF160.
The channel fader procedures only adjust the monitor
sound.
Setting the analog input signal setting
1. Set the channel fader of ch9-ch16 to "0".
2. Adjust the input level with the [TRIM] for which each sound
source is input.
Fine tune the input with the channel fader if necessary.
The monitor sound can also be heard at this time.
Starting to record
1. To start recording, press the [PLAY] key while the [RECORD]
key is depressed.
When recording starts, the adat digital signals from VC-8
(or VM88) are input along with the signal input of the analog
sound source.
This allows recording of 8 analog signals (8 channels) and
8 adat digital signals (8 channels) for recording on 16 tracks
at the same time.
ST OUT L, R
MIDI OUT
8/16/H MON OUT PHONES
UNBAL INSERT L R
BAL
MON OUT
PHONES
MIC 0 10 0 10
SCENE
RECALL STORE
CLEAR
OPTICAL
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 DIRECT
INPUT SEL SOURCE REC TRK REC TRK DISP SEL PGM SEL SETUP
AUX1/AUX2 MID-G/F/Q
INT
MIXDOWN
AUTO RTN TIME BASE
PRE/POST
AUTO PUNCH CLIPBOARD
A RTN
START IN OUT END IN ALIGN SEL OUT A PLAY
PAN LO-G
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MARK SCENE SEQ.
FADER CH VIEW
UNDO VARI
HOLD/ STORE EDIT /REDO PITCH LOCATE SCRUB
CH PARAM EDIT
8
TRACK
P.EDIT EVT MEM
RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD
AUTO CLIPBOARD PLAY PREV NEXT
PUNCH LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
+6
0
FADER
ADJUST EXIT/NO
-10
LEVEL EJECT
ADJUST
-20
ENTER/YES
-30
-40
-50
-60
- SHIFT
JOG
SHUTTLE
TRACK
MASTER
H INPUT
Master Recorder