Formatting A Disk; Recording Mode - Fostex FD-8 Owner's Manual

Formatting a Disk

The "Quick Operation Guide" and the "Saving and Loading Song Data" chapter of this book describe how to
format a disk. This chapter explains how to format an unformatted disk and how to re-format a formatted disk.
Formatting a disk refers to both formatting the current drive disk and formatting a backup disk. You will use the
[Format ?] and the [Bk Format?] menus in Setup Mode.
There are three recording Modes: "Normal mode," "Mastering mode," and "Backup mode." Normal mode and
Mastering mode are used to format a disk as the current disk. Backup mode is used to format a SCSI disk
(removable or fixed) for saving and loading song data.
For use
Record mode
Sampling Rate
Quantumize
Available recording time
Compatible media
* 4 tracks simultaneous recording by S/P
DIF digital signal (two inputs) and analog
Recording
signal (two inputs) is possible.
Save/Load
(*) A.D.A.C. is the next generation digital audio coding technique maximized for multitrack recording, which has been developed by joint research of Matsushita Electric
Industry Corporation and Fostex Corporation.
Note:
Available recording time varies depending on the disk capacity and type. For actual available time for a particular disk,
please refer to the "List of the drives with guaranteed operation" in the Owner's Manual.
Note:
You can format only a fixed disk or an optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk in Mastering or Normal modes. (The optional
2.5-inch internal hard disk must have its SCSI ID number set to any number except "6.")
To use a removable type disk as the current drive, format the disk in Normal mode. Formatting a removable disk in Mastering
mode will not provide you with enough recording space. Data recorded on a disk formatted in Normal mode cannot be saved
or loaded using a DAT or adat. Those formatted in Mastering mode are capable of saving and loading data to and from a DAT
or adat.
You may format a disk for backup as long as the SCSI drive (fixed or removable) is set to ID number "6." If you execute the
[Format ?] menu in SETUP mode, the FD-8 will automatically recognize a connected SCSI drive or a 2.5-inch internal hard disk
set to any ID number other than "6." If you execute the [Bk Format ?] menu, the FD-8 will automatically recognize the SCSI drive
set to ID number "6."
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Formatting a Disk

Recording mode

Recording mode for current drive
Normal mode
44.1kHz
A.D.A.C. (*)
Approx. 67 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk
* Simultaneous 8 track recording by adat
digital input is possible.
Note:
Simultaneous recording by MO disk
is a maximum two tracks.
Save/load is possible only with external
SCSI drives.
Save/load is not possible with DAT and adat.
Mastering mode
44.1kHz
16bit liner
Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
Fixed hard disk,
Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk
* Simultaneous 8 track recording by adat
digital input is possible.
* 4 tracks simultaneous recording by S/P
DIF digital signal (two inputs) and analog
signal (two inputs is possible.
Save/load is possible only with external
SCSI drive, DAT or adat.
Recording mode for backup
Backup mode
44.1kHz
MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
This is a special backup disk format for
saving and loading data. You cannot use a
disk in this format for real-time recording/
playback.
You can save and load data between the
backup disk and a current drive disk
formatted in any mode (Normal or Mastering
mode).