Fostex VF08 Owner's Manual page 32

Basic Recording/Playback
• Taking a mark point in the punch in or punch out point
You can take a mark point in the punch in or out point.
<Note>
The following operation is possible only when any marks
are stored using the Mark function described earlier.
Press the [AUTO PUNCH/EDIT] key while holding down
1
the [SHIFT] key.
The screen for setting the punch in/out points appears.
Press the [TIME BASE SEL] key when the in point time
2
value is highlighted (as above).
The highlighted line changes to show a mark.
Showing a mark.
Press the [ENTER/YES] key.
3
The highlighted mark starts blinking.
Blinking
Use the [JOG] dial to select the desired mark, and then
4
press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The selected mark position is taken in the punch
in point.
Use the [CURSOR down] key to highlight the punch out
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point value, and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
Use the [JOG] dial to select the desired mark, and then
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press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The selected mark position is taken in the punch out
point.
After setting both points, press the [EXIT/NO] key.
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• Performing auto punch in/out recording
After storing the punch in and out points, you can
perform the auto punch in/out recording.
Press the [AUTO PUNCH /EDIT] key (to illuminate the
1
key).
The auto punch mode is now active.
2
Locate the earlier position to the punch in point.
3
Press the [RECORD] key while holding down the
[PLAY] key.
A "take" of auto punch in/out recording starts and
"TAKE" lights up on the screen.
The recorder starts playback, and then automatically
puts into the record mode at the punch in point. It
automatically switches to playback at the punch out
point.
<Rehearsal>
In the step 3) above, if you press only the [PLAY]
key, a "rehearsal" of auto punch in/out recording
starts and "RHSL" lights up on the screen.
In the rehearsal mode, when the recorder reaches
the punch in point, only the monitor of the armed
track(s) switches to "Input monitor" without perform-
ing actual recording.
You can rehearse as many times as you like before
actual recording.
Hint:
If you use the loop function together with the re-
hearsal mode, you can rehearse your playing re-
peatedly without the need of the recorder opera-
tion, allowing you to concentrate on your playing.
See "Recorder functions" for details about the loop
function.
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