Basic Features Of Vf08; Product Features - Fostex VF08 Owner's Manual

Basic Features of VF08

The VF08 Digital Multitracker incorporates a digital mixer with an 8-track (plus 16-additional track)
digital recorder.
The digital mixer section features a high-performance DSP multi-effect processor employing the A.S.P.
(Fostex Advanced Signal Processing) technology originally developed by Fostex. The digital recorder
section allows you to record and playback uncompressed linear 16-bit/44.1 kHz digital audio.
You can make all process for music production such as overdubbing, track bounce, effect processing,
mixdown and mastering in the digital domain without sound deterioration.
Mixer Section
• Built in a high-performance DSP multi-effect
processor employing the A.S.P. (Fostex Advanced
Signal Processing) technology
• 7 track faders and a stereo master fader allow you
to control signal levels intuitively.
• The track ON/OFF switch is provided for each track.
The 2-band EQ with the EQ library and the effect
send with PRE/POST selection are provided for
Tracks 1 through 6.
• Both balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (1/4" phone)
connectors are provided for each analog input.
The phantom power is also available when using the
balanced connector. Also the trim knob on each
input makes it possible to accept a wide range of
input signals from microphone to line levels.
• "Bounce" function allows bouncing signals from
tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8 with a single key
operation.
• "Mastering effect" allows effect processing for the
master tracks (7/8).
• "Training mode" helps you to practice your
instrument by slowing down playback, shifting the
pitch of the recorded performance or masking the
solo instrument/voice.
• "Scene memory" function allows you to save and
load up to 99 mixer scenes including fader positions
and EQ/effect settings.
• You can feed the mixed-down signal from the S/PDIF
output connector to an external digital device such
as a DAT recorder for digital recording.
Recorder Section
• Employs the Fostex original FDMS-3 (Fostex Disk
Management System-3) format, allowing high
quality recording/playback with uncompressed
linear 16-bit/44.1 kHz digital audio on 8 tracks, as
well as 16 additional tracks. You can record about
3 hours of mono audio per 1 GB disk space.
Basic Features of VF08

Product Features

• Nondestructive audio editing functions such as
copy, paste, move, erase and undo/redo are
possible.
• The "Program" function allows you to give a title to
each song and manage up to 99 titles.
• +/- 6.0% pitch control.
• Accepts S/PDIF digital signal and records it directly
onto any VF08 track.
• The auto punch in/out function with rehearsal
mode. The IN and OUT points can be set with 1/100
frame accuracy.
You can also carry out punch in/out manually
using the foot switch.
Others
• Dot-matrix LCD and self-illuminating keys allow you
to know the current status visually, as well as to make
settings of the mixer and recorder easily.
• Durable and reliable 3.5-inch E-IDE standard hard
disk is built in.
• Optional SCSI card (Model 8340) allows save/load
of all VF08 data (both recorder and mixer data)
using an external SCSI device.
• Save/load of song data using the S/PDIF (optical)
signal is possible.
• Feeds MIDI clock with song position pointer or MTC
(MIDI Time Code).
• Supports MMC (MIDI Machine Control).
• Can be slaved to an external MTC.
• The internal metronome function can be used for
recording a guide track.
• The bar/beat resolution function allows editing by
beat (the clock digit is omitted).
• Up to 99 mark points can be set per each song. You
can locate any mark point or make the mark map of
a scene.
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