Fostex 812 - SECTION 8 MULTITRACK RECORDING; I. BASIC TRACK RECORDING

Look at Figure 1. This configuration is intend©:! so that the
sojnd sgnals of the drums and electric bass pic<ed ud by
a mutii-mcrophone are recorded tc the R8 recorcter with the
above track assignments
After trimming the input gains and adiusiing the ‘one quaity ,
(refer tc pg. ADJUSTING INPLT/OUTPUT LB/ELS and pg.
THE PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER), we will set the necessary
controls fcr this basic track recording. '
Figure
DRUMS
CRASH
INPUT
GROUP OUT
I-8/R
Adjjsts the amoLnt
01 raverperaton
P<CCC33CC
on :he monitor
sgnals fa TRACKS
1 -5 respectively
EFFECT
SEND 2
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Adiisls the
arriount/p^spectr/o
oi tne nvoniux
signals d
TRACKS t -5
respectively.
Adjusls the total
level of tne
processed signals
Adjusts the ontpiil
levels to TRACKS
1: BASC TRACK RECOFONG
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TO 612
TAPE IN
1-8
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L-R: Morvias the
processed signais
AUX. Mentors tho
cngnal signals.
SENDING THE SIGNALS TO THEIR DESIGNATED
TRACKS
Track 1: Since tho output from the GROUP OUT ack 1 (46)
gees to track 1 of tne R8, vie want to send the post-fader
cicna of chamol 0 to CROUP buss 1 (INPUT SELECTOR
(3)->INFUT, ASSIGN SWITCH (11)-»1-2, PAN (12J-OCO).
Next we want to adjust the level of the signal to GROUP
OUT jack 1 (46). sine© this will h© the recording level d the
traek. We co this by adjusting GROUP MASTER FADER 1
(16) while monitoring the level with the FL METER for Irack
1 (31).
Note: In this c-xampia we wi use GHOUP busses 7 aid 8
lor moni'oring the reverberation effect and therefore, o avod
unJesired signals entering these busses, tun all of lie
GROUP TO L-R GAINS (18) to {far left).
Track 2: Here we want tc send the KICK signal of channel
1 to GROUP buss 2. The process is similar to that of TRACK
1: Adusling the total send level with the GROUP MASTER
FADER 116) while monitoring the FL LEVEL METER (31) for
GROUP buss 2 etc.
Tracks 3 & 4: VVe warn to record Ihe TOMS. HH. CRASH
and RIDE to TRACKS 3 & 4 wth a stereo oerspectve Firs:,
lor all Ihe channels Irom 2 through 7. we select 3-4 using
the ASSIGN SWITCHES of these channels. Then, by lurning
the PAN (12) as shown ri Figure 1 we determine the p o-
portion of the signal to be split between GROUP busses 3
aid 4. For oxamplo, tho LOW TOM (chonnol 2) will bo cont
only to GROUP buss 3 (PAN (8)-»Om). while the HH
(channel 5) will be sent to both busses with a bias towards
GROUP buss 4 (PAN (8)-*somewhat more towards EVEN.)
The final step wil be to adjust the total output le/el with the
GROUP MASTER FADERS (16) for busses 3 and 4. When
monitorng the output le/el with the FL METERS (31), set
the FADERS to 0. Then, after adjusting the reative levels
with the INPUT FADERS (15), if the METERS (31) indicate
an ever levet, instead of adjusting with GROUP MASTER '
FADERS (16). lower all INPUT FADERS (15) for channels
2-7 until the necessary level(s) is achieved
Again, a reminder that all GAINs in Ihe GROUP TO L-R i
SEC'ION (18) should be set to -<» smee GROUP bosses
7 and 3 will oe used for monitoring in this example.