Recording To Two Tracks - Fostex VF160EX Operation Manual

RECORDING to 2 Tracks
With track 1 now recorded, we will record the stereo sound source to tracks 15 and 16 of the recorder.
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Preparing to Record
Connect the stereo sound source to record to [INPUT]
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jacks 7/15/G and 8/16/H.
2 Press the [DIRECT-REC TRK] key (RED: Flashing).
Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key for ch15 and ch16
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(RED: Flashing).
Trk15 and 16 will go to the "RDY (Ready)" mode. The other
tracks will be in the "SAFE" mode (Key: Light OFF).
4 Press the [EXIT/NO] key.
[CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of ch 15 and 16 -> GREEN/RED:
Alternately Flash
* Indicates that trk15 and 16 are "RDY (Ready)".
Press the [RECORD] key to put trk15 and 16 in the Input
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Monitor mode (RED: Flashing).
Trk15 and 16 will got to the Input Monitor mode.
INPUT
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 MIC LINE
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F
CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED REC
CH STATUS/CH SEL
+6 +6
0 0
-10
-10
-20 -20
-30 -30
-40 -40
-50 -50
-60
-60
- -
2 3 4 5
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ORANGE INPUT RED REC
CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS
+6 +6
0 0
-10 -10
-20
-20
-30
-30
-40 -40
-50 -50
-60 -60
- -
10 11 13
9 12 14
A B C D E
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1
7/15/G 8/16/H
INSERT INSERT
BAL UNBAL BAL UNBAL
MON OUT PHONES
MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC 0 10 0 10
PEAK PEAK
7/15/G 8/16/H
GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE SCENE
RECALL STORE
CLEAR
DIRECT RCL MAP
EFF EDIT
EFF1 EFF2
MUTE MUTE
EQ/COMP
EFF1/EFF2
HI-G/F/Q
PRE/POST COMP
INPUT SEL
AUX1/AUX2 MID-G/F/Q
PRE/POST
START
PAN LO-G
1
FADER CH VIEW
HOLD/
CH PARAM EDIT
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TRACK
GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
RECORD
AUTO
PUNCH
+6
0
FADER
ADJUST
-10
LEVEL
ADJUST
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
- SHIFT
15
16 TRACK
MASTER
F G H INPUT
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Set the ch15 and ch16 fader and master fader to "0".
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Tips: How to make a fader pair
You can pair two adjacent faders.
By pairing faders 15 and 16, for example, you can con-
trol both channels (15 and 16) simultaneously via a
single fader.
See page 146 for details about how to pair faders.
Output sound from the sound source while adjusting the
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[TRIM] 7/15/G and 8/16/H gain to an optimal level.
RECORD
1. Locate the time to start recording.
2. Press the [PLAY] key while the [RECORD] key is depressed
to start recording.
The [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key and [RECORD] key of ch15 and
16 lights up RED to indicate that the channels are recording.
By increasing the fader level of track 1, the user can record
to tracks 15 and 16 (overdubbing) while listening to the
playback sounds of track 1.
3. Press the [STOP] key to stop recording.
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MON OUT PHONES
L R
OPTICAL
ACCESS ACCESS
PHANTOM PHANTOM
REC ASSIGN
DIRECT
BUSS
SOURCE REC TRK REC TRK DISP SEL PGM SEL SETUP
INT
MIXDOWN
AUTO RTN TIME BASE
AUTO PUNCH CLIPBOARD
A RTN
IN OUT END IN ALIGN SEL OUT A PLAY
2 3 4 5 6 7
MARK
SCENE SEQ.
UNDO VARI
STORE EDIT /REDO PITCH LOCATE SCRUB
P.EDIT EVT MEM CD PLAY
STOP 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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