Fostex 280 - Advanced Operating Procedures

9. You will no doubt make several passes or trial mixes be¬
fore you are ready to record the results. When you are
ready, use the meter indications (19) of the 280 and the
MASTER fader (15) to set up the proper record level of the
master recorder (A 0 meter reading on the 280 should
yield a corresponding 0 reading on the master recorder)
Enter the master recorder in the record mode, press PLAY
on the 280, and record your mixdown.
NOTE: Fade-ins and fade-outs are accomplished with the
280's MASTER fader (15).
Master recorder
<STEP 4: ADD REVERB AS YOU MIXDOWN. >
section a ADVANCED OPERATING PROCEDURES
In the previous section, we deliberately keep the example as
simple as possible (one instrument per track, channel 1 to
track 1, etc.). Obviously, your 280 is capable of much more
recording/mixing flexibility and sophistication.
WHAT IS THE STEREO BUS?
The stereo bus is an independent mixing network within the
280 which is accessed through the PAN controls (5). Overall
gain of the mixed signals is determined by the MASTER
fader (15), which stereo signal is then present at the STEREO
OUT jacks (31).
In addition, the output of the stereo bus is also sent to the
recorder, as shown in the drawing. The L output is sent to
tracks 1 & 3 and the R output is sent to track 2 & 4.
Thus input signals to all eight channels of the 280 could be
recorded either in mono (all PAN controls (5) full left to track
1, full right to track 3) or in stereo.
In this section, three examples will be examined.
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