Table Of Contents - Fostex DMT-8 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Table Of Contents3
Precautions5
Notes About Power Supply5
Notes On Handling The Hard Disk6
Notes On The Setup Location6
Notes On Repair6
Warning On Oscillation By Looping7
Main Features: Recorder Section8
Main Features: Mixer Section10
Names And Functions12
Rear/Top/Front Panel Overview12
Names And Functions: Mixer Section13
Input Select Switch13
Sub Mix Section13
Equlizer Section13
Aux Send Knob14
Group Assign Panpot Knob14
Group Assign Switch14
Input/Trim Faders14
Aux Return 1/2 Level Control15
Aux Return 1/2 Assign Switch15
Monitor Level Control, Headphone Level Control, Group Master Level Control15
Group To L/R Switch15
Names And Functions: Recorder Section16
Master Fader16
Meter Display16
Record Track Select Key17
Auto Play/Auto Return Key17
Clipboard In Key18
Clipboard Out Key18
Copy Key18
Auto Punch Mode On/Off Key18
Paste Key19
Erase Key19
Locate Key20
Undo Key20
Redo20
Display Select Key20
Execute/Yes Key21
Exit Key/No Key21
Auto Punch In Key21
Auto Punch Out Key21
Auto Return Start Key22
Auto Return End Key22
Hold/Digit Move Key22
Store Key22
Recall Key23
Jog/Shuttle Dial23
Record Button24
Stop Button24
Play Button24
Rewind Button24
Fast Forward Button25
I/O Connector Section-1 (Front Panel)25
I/O Connector Section-2 (Top Panel)25
I/O Connector Section-3 (Rear Panel)26
Display Section28
Preset Display28
Switching The Display Using The Disp Sel Key29
Switching The Time Base Display Using The Execute/Yes And Disp Sel Key30
Warning Messages31
Before Starting34
Difference Between Track And Channel34
Difference From A Tape Mtr35
Input Monitor And Repro Monitor35
Timebase36
Three Bus Lines37
Alternate Mix Function38
Group Assign Switch And Group Panpot38
Effect Connection 1 (Using Aux)39
Effect Connection 2 (Using The Insert Jack)40
Parametric Equalizer40
Getting Started41
The Default Settings On The Dmt-841
Basic Recording (Before Starting Multitrack Recording)42
Multitrack Recording Using Overdubbing46
Recording A Drum Machine To Track 146
Overdubbing An Electric Bass To Track 248
Overdubbing An Electric Guitar On Track 350
Overdubbing The Vocal On Track 452
Mixdown56
Connecting The Effect Units And Master Recorder57
Channel Switch Settings57
Setting The Group Master Section58
Adjusting The Output Level On The Dmt-8 And The Recording Level On The Master Recorder58
Setting Aux And Applying Effects59
Actual Mixdown59
Recording Four Track Simultaneously60
Connecting The Effect Units61
Recording Four Track Simultaneously: Switch Settings61
Ping-Pong Recording63
Midi Clock Synchronization System65
Mtc Synchronization/Machine Control System67
Using Only The Dmt-8 Recorder Section68
Punch In/Out69
Auto Punch In/Out70
Storing The Punch In Point71
Storing The Punch Out Point72
Punch In/Out Recording Using A Foot Switch75
Take Mode (Manual Punch In/Out)78
Locate Function79
Auto Play Mode80
Auto Return Mode80
Setting The Auto Return Start/End Point81
Editing And Storing The Start/End Point82
Changing The Stored Start/End Points83
Auto Repeat84
Copy And Paste85
Edit Function85
Copying86
Pasting87
Paste Undo/Redo88
Erase And Cut89
Erasing90
Cutting91
Setup Mode92
Entering Setup Mode92
Setting The Time Signature (Bar)96
Tempo Setting98
Metronome Function On/Off100
Saving And Loading The Recordings101
Loading Data From A Dat Machine (Load)103
Formatting The Hard Disk (Format)104
Setting The Preroll Time For The Locate Operation (Preroll Time)105
Selecting The Synchronized Signal Output From The Midi Out Connector (Midi Sync Out)106
Setting The Mtc Frame Rate (Frame Rate)107
Setting The Mtc Offset Time (Mtc Offset)108
Setting Recording Enable/Disable Mode (Rec Enable/Disable)109
Midi Implementation Chart110
Mmc Command List111
Inquiry Message List111
Cleaning The Exterior112
Specifications112
Block Diagram115
Index116