Fostex 3180 - INSTALLATION; Unit Placement and Power

Since
all
reverberation
devices
are
designed
to
simulate
the
natural
characteristics
of
rooms,
it
would
seem
logical
to
design
a
room
specifically
for
reverberation
purposes.
"Chambers",
as
they
are
called,
are
still
very
much
in
use
today:
But
they
are
enormously
impractical
for
most
people
because
of
custom
construction
(non-parallel
surfaces)
and
special
materials
(lead
or
concrete
for
true
isolation).
The
need
for
artificial
reverberation
devices
grew
dramatically
with
the
advent
of
multitrack
recording
techniques.
Close-micing
techniques,
highly
absorbent
rooms,
even
isolation
booths
were
all
developed
to
help
the
engineer
isolate
individual
instruments
on
separate
tracks
during
the
recording
process.
Each
track
would
be
as
"tight"
and
sonically
pure
as
possible
in
order
to
have
almost
limitless
flexibility
during
the
mixdown
process,
where
the
final
version
is
rendered.
The
enhancement
of
reverberation
added
selectively,
track
by
track,,
gave
the
engineer
more
control
over
the
overall
mix.
And
by
varying
the
reverb
effect
dynamically,
a
sound
could
be
made
to
move
closer
or
further
away,
as
well
as
left
and
right
across
the
stereo
panorama.
Today,
of
course,
there
are
many
elaborate
(and
expensive)
reverberation
devices.
There
are
also
a
few
simple
(and
cheap
sounding)
reverberation
units.
Your
Fostex
Model
3180
is
a
shining
example
of
how
modern
technology
has
achieved
a
remarkably
natural
reverb
sound
at
a
remarkably
reasonable
price.
It
was
clear
that
springs
were
perfectly
capable
of
generating
a
natural
reverberant
characteristic
or
quality.
ft
was
also
known
that
the
size,
mass
and
material
of
the
springs
were
determining
factors
in
the
quality
of
the
sound.
4. INSTALLATION
(1) Placement
Be
sure
that
your
3180
is
positioned
away
from
other
trans-
ducers,
especially
loudspeakers.
This
is
a
mechanically
sensitive