Rehearsing Internal Mastering - Fostex VF80EX Owner's Manual

Advanced Operations (VF80EX)
Before performing internal mastering, you can rehearse it as many times as you like, while adjust-
ing the track 7/8 level and sound effects.
In the following description, we assumes that a stereo pair of materials is recorded on tracks 7/8 of
the current program and a pair of headphones is connected to the [PHONES] jack for monitoring.
INPUT A
BAL
GUITAR
LINE MIC
TRIM
UNBAL
CH ON/OFF
PEAK
TRACK STATUS
1 2
+6 +6
0 0
-10
-10
-20 -20
-30 -30
-40 -40
- -
Select the desired program for mastering.
1
To select the desired program, while stopped, press
the [TRACK EDIT/PGM] key while holding down the
[SHIFT] key, and select the program using the [JOG]
dial, then press the [ENTER/YES] key.
Set the [MASTER] fader to the "0" position.
2
Press the [MASTERING] key.
3
The VF80EX enters the mastering mode and the dis-
play shows the mastering screen in which you can
adjust the mastering effects.
The [MASTERING] key lights up in red, while the [TRACK
STATUS/TRACK SEL] keys of tracks 7/8 and the master
channel light up in green.
<screen for adjusting the mastering effects>

Rehearsing internal mastering

[PHONES] [TRACK EDIT]
5 1
PHONES ST OUT FOOT SW
INPUT B
L R
BAL
MIX PARAMETER
TRACK
EDIT SCENE
GUITAR
PGM FADER
PAN EQ
LINE MIC MIN MAX
UNBAL TRIM
2TRK MODE
BOUNCE MASTERING
CH ON/OFF
PEAK
REC EFF
RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL
3 4 7/8 2TRK
5 6 MASTER
+6 +6 +6 +6 +6
+6
0 0 0 0 0 0
-10
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
-30 -30 -30 -30
-30 -30
-40 -40 -40 -40 -40
-40
- - - - -
-
5
[MASTER FADER]
[7/8 FADER]
[MASTERING] [ENTER/YES]
3 1
SCENE SEQ.
MAP
EFFECT
ON/OFF
TRAINING
F1
F2 F3
STATUS
/SEL
CURSOR
EXIT
/NO
EJECT
ENTER
/YES
TIMEBASE UNDO
SETUP
SEL /REDO
F1 F2 F3 SHIFT
WAVE FORM
AUTO VARI
PUNCH LOOP PITCH SCRUB
EDIT EDIT EDIT CD PLAY
RECORD STOP PLAY
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
2
6
[STOP]
Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the
4
beginning of the selected program.
The VF80EX starts playback, while the display keeps
showing the screen for adjusting the mastering effects.
Tracks 1 and 2 are internally set to "input monitor",
allowing you to check over-level via the peak LED
indicators.
You can monitor the mastering sound through
headphones by raising the track 7/8 fader and/or
[PHONES] level control. The mastering levels are
shown on the level meters at the right on the screen.
During playback, adjust track 7/8 levels using
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the 7/8 fader, as well as EQ and effect settings if
necessary.
Set the levels properly so that the PEAK LED indica-
tors do not flash or light frequently.
Note that levels may increase by changing EQ or
compressor parameters. When controlling the sound
characters and level, you should not only monitor the
level meters and listen to the sound, but also monitor
the PEAK LED indicators.
To adjusting the mastering effect parameters on the
mastering screen, use the [CURSOR] (
select a parameter and the [JOG] dial to change the
parameter value.
80
ACCESS
PHANTOM
JOG SHUTTLE
1
[JOG]
1
[SHIFT]
LOCATE
7
MARK DELETE
[STOP] + [REWIND]
REWIND F FWD
4
[PLAY]
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