Recording Method And Remain Indicator - Fostex D2424LV Reference Manual

Recording method
The recorder uses a E-IDE hard disk instead of
a cassette tape. You can start recording sound
sources from any point on a formatted disk as
long as the point is within the range of 24 hours
in ABS time, as described in the previous "Time
Base" section. (Refer to the following diagram.)
03m 00s 00f 10m 00s 00f
ABS 0
unrecorded area
recorded area (3 min.)
You can record at any point within 24 hours in ABS time.
The area actually used on the disk.
recorded area (5 min.)
recordable disk area (e.g.: 30 minutes)
You can record at any point within 24 hours in ABS time.
White areas are unrecorded areas.
For example, if you record three minutes of data
starting from ABS 0 (top of the disk) to ABS
03M 00S 00F on a disk that has a recordable
space of thirty minutes, as shown in the
diagram, then if you record two minutes
starting at the 10-minute point in ABS time (ABS
10M 00S 00F) to ABS 12M 00S 00F, the
recording end point (REC END) is 12 minutes
(ABS 12M 00S 00F) in ABS time. However, this
does not mean that the entire recording
duration is 12 minutes. The disk space actually
used for recording is five minutes (3 minutes +
2 minutes).
That is, the area between three minutes and
ten minutes (that corresponds to 25 minutes
of recording space) in terms of ABS time is still
unrecorded.
When you try to play or fast forward this
unrecorded area, the time counter on the
display will count, but the recorder will not
access the disk. However, MTC will be output
when you try to play this area. On the recorder,
the top of the disk is called "ABS 0" and the
recording end point is called "REC END."
Model D2424LV Reference Manual (Before Starting)

Recording method and REMAIN indicator

REC END
23h, 59m, 59s
12m 00s 00f
recorded area (2 min.) unrecorded area
unrecorded area (25 min.)
Gray areas are recorded areas.
REMAIN indicator
The REMAIN indicator displays available
recording time expressed in time value (ABS or
MTC) or bar/beat/clock (BAR/BEAT/CLK)
value, depending on the currently selected Time
Base.
It also indicates the available disk space. Right
after you format the disk, the REMAIN indicator
will show the maximum recordable time and
space on the disk. The following example shows
that the disk had about 3 hours recordable
space after the disk format operation, and has
recorded data of 2 hours 48 minutes 57
seconds.
recorded area (11min. 03sec.)
recordable disk area (3 hours)
<Display example>
OL
0
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
42
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The REMAIN value is calculated on a mono-track
basis. That value indicates the available
recording time and space if you record on one
mono-track.
For example, if you wish to know how much
you can record on eight tracks, you need to
divide the current REMAIN value by eight.
The REMAIN value display is calculated from
data on the real track and data on the additional
track which will be explained later, and includes
data left over for multiple undo. In other words,
the REMAIN value will be displayed in the form
of time/capacity obtained by deducting data
on the real track, data moved onto the
additional track and past editing data left over
for multiple undo.
As described in "Managing the song by Program,"
the recorder can set up as many as 99 Programs
on the disk. Setting up a Program requires a
small amount of disk space. In other words,
disk space is used not only for storing recorded
data but also for storing all setup data.
Therefore, make sure that you have enough
space on the disk before you start recording to
avoid running out of space (the "OVER!"
message flashes in that case).
25
The REMAIN indicator displays the
amount of unrecorded area.
unrecorded area (2 hour 48 min. 57 sec.)
H M S
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BIT
0
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
42
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
REMAIN
24
FS
kHz
CLOCK
INT