Basic Recording; Initial Settings; Setting Sampling Frequency - Fostex D-108 Quick Operation Manual

After you finish preparing a recording media and connecting a mixer, you can start basic recording using the
D-108.
You need to reset all the controls on the D-108 to their initial settings according to the controls and switches
on the mixer before you proceed to the next step. This procedure is called "Initialize" in this Guide and in the
User's Guide. The buttons and switches on the D-108 should be reset as shown below. Remember to
"initialize the D-108" before you start a new session.
Locate the top of the selected
Program (ABS 0).
POWER
Set all RECORD TRACK select keys to
"SAFE." (The track indicators (square
frames) turn off.)
You can select a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz or 48kHz on the D-108. The sampling frequency setting does
not affect sound quality too much if you are using only analog signals. However, it becomes important if you
transfer digital signals to and from an external digital device. For example, when you make a digital recording
from a CD player, you need to set the D-108's sampling frequency to 44.1kHz since the CD's sampling
frequency is 44.1kHz. If you use adat digital signals of 48kHz, you need to set the D-108's sampling frequency
to 48kHz.
In this way, set the sampling frequency to match that of the digital signals to be recorded. The default setting
of the sampling frequency (right after formatting or selecting a new Program) is "44.1kHz."
If you use this setting, you do not need to perform the steps described on the next page. You can check the
current sampling frequency on the display.

Basic recording

Initial settings

Turn off AUTO RTN mode and
AUTO PLAY mode. (AUTO RTN
and AUTO PLAY indicators turn off.)
8 TRACK DIGITAL RECORDER
RECORD TRACK
7/15
1/9 2/10 3/11 4/12 5/13 6/14
PUNCH
IN / OUT
LOCKED HD ACCESS TC IN
Turn off the SHIFT key LED.

Setting sampling frequency

Turn off AUTO PUNCH mode.
(The REHEARSAL and TAKE
LEDs go off.)
AUTO RTN
CLIPBOARD AUTO PUNCH
AUTO PLAY IN OUT START IN OUT
AUTO RTN
COPY MOVE PASTE ERASE
AUTO
REHEARSAL
PUNCH LOCATE
TAKE
OPTICAL
ENVELOPE
RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND
8/16 SHIFT
CLIPBOARD PLAY
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
Stop the recorder. (The STOP
button LED turns off.)
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The STORE key and RECALL
key LEDs turn off.
EXECUTE EXIT
END DISP SEL /YES /NO
TIME BASE SEL
UNDO REDO HOLD/ STORE RECALL
PGM SEL PREVIEW
VARI PITCH
F FWD
Turn off the Vari Pitch function. (The
VARI PITCH key LED turns off.)