Table Of Contents - Fostex FD-4 Owner's Manual

Introduction.............................................................................4
Main features...........................................................................4
Recording Preparation
Connecting a SCSI drive......................................................5
Formatting a new disk........................................................6
Removing a disk from the SCSI drive...............................7
Formatting the disk again..................................................8
Names and Functions
Control Panel (Mixer section)...........................................10
Control Panel (Recorder section)....................................12
Front Panel (Input/output section)................................18
Rear Panel (Input/output section).................................18
Display Section...................................................................20
Before Starting
Time Base.............................................................................24
Recording method and REMAIN indicator...................25
Managing songs by Program Change function............25
Real track and Additional track.......................................26
Input monitoring and playback monitoring................26
PAN knob and Stereo bus................................................27
Basic Application
Basic Recording and Playback..........................................28
FD-4 initial settings........................................................28
Recording one sound source to one track...................28
Undo/Redo recording....................................................30
Recording onto the additional track...........................30
Checking the recording sound......................................31
Basic Multitrack Recording..............................................32
Recording a drum machine to track 1.........................32
Overdubbing the bass to track 2..............................32
Listening to the overdubbed sound..............................33
Undo/Redo overdubbing.............................................33
Mixdown........................................................................34
Handling Programs
Creating a new Program....................................................36
Using the Program Change function..............................37
Deleting a Program...........................................................38
Editing a Program title......................................................39
Special Application
Playback in Vari Pitch Mode............................................40
Recording to a Metronome Sound..................................41
Punch In/Out Recording..................................................43
Auto Punch In/Out....................................................43
Manual Punch In/Out................................................46
Ping-Pong Recording.........................................................49
Ping-Pong Recording to Additional Tracks..................51
Digital Recording................................................................52
Digital recording from an external digital device..52
Digital recording to an external device....................53
Digital mixdown..........................................................54
How to use the RECORDER IN jack.................................55
Editing Tracks
Copy & Paste and Move & Paste......................................56
Erase..................................................................................58
Track Exchange.................................................................60
Cue & Review Function
Cue & Review function using
the REWIND and F FWD button............................62
Digital scrubbing using the JOG dial.............................62
Cue & Review function using the SHUTTLE feature......62
Storing a Locate Point (Edit Point)
Storing in real-time...........................................................63
Editing and storing locate data.......................................64
Editing and storing data..................................................64
Editing the data stored in the LOCATE key..................65
Locate Function
Direct Locate.......................................................................66
Auto Play............................................................................66
Auto Return........................................................................67
Auto Repeat........................................................................68
MIDI Synchronization
MIDI clock sync system....................................................71
MTC sync/Machine Control system...............................72
SYNC system in Slave mode..............................................74
Preview Function
Executing the Preview function.......................................69
Trimming the sound while previewing.........................70
Saving and Loading Song Data
Saving song data................................................................77
Loading song data.............................................................79
Changing the Initial Settings (SETUP mode)
Selecting SETUP mode.....................................................81
Setting a time signature....................................................82
Setting a Tempo..................................................................83
Setting the Metronome function.....................................85
Setting a preroll value.......................................................85
Setting MIDI sync output signal......................................86
Setting an MTC frame rate..............................................87
Setting an MTC offset value............................................87
Setting Offset mode...........................................................88
Setting the Slave mode.....................................................88
Setting the Slave type.......................................................89
Setting the Record Protection function.........................90
Setting digital input tracks..............................................91
Setting digital output tracks............................................92
Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode...............................92
Setting the MIDI device number.....................................93
MIDI Implementation Chart.....................................................94
MMC Command List/Inquiry Message List.....................95
Maintenance/Specifications...............................................96
Block Diagram.......................................................................97

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