Fostex VF160EX User Manual

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Fostex VF160EX Specifications

General

Brand	Fostex
Model	VF160EX
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English

Summary

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Precautions

Chapter 1 Basic Features of VF160EX

Product Features

Overview of the VF160EX's key features for the mixer and recorder sections.

Chapter 4 Recorder Functions

Cueing/Digital Scrubbing

Features for cueing sound during F FWD/REWIND and digital scrubbing.

Variable Pitch Control

Adjusting playback or recording speed in 0.1% increments.

Reformatting the hard disk

Replacing a hard disk

Formatting the new hard disk

Chapter 2 Basic Recording and Playback

Connections of Peripheral Equipment

Diagram and explanation of connecting external audio sources and equipment.

Instructions for DIRECT Record

RECORDING to 2 Tracks

Locate Function

Scene Event Map

Punch In/Out

Auto Punch IN/OUT

Track Exchange

Executing Track Exchange

Procedure for exchanging tracks between real and additional tracks.

UNDO/REDO Erase

Undoing and redoing erase operations.

Mixing

Mix Down

Instructions for recording with BUSS RECORD

Recording the H Input Signal to Track 1

Recording 8 INPUTs to Tracks 7 and 8

Chapter 3 Advanced mixer operations

Channel Parameter Edit

Function to edit channel parameters like PAN, EQ, and effects.

Adjusting EQ

Instructions for adjusting the 3-band equalizer (HI, MID, LO) for each channel.

Operation while the Normal Display is shown

Basic mixer operations like fader control, mute, solo, and Adat Mixer Mode.

Adjusting Pan

Detailed steps for adjusting the pan position for each channel.

Setting the compressor

Applying and configuring the built-in compressor for selected channels.

Effect Edit Mode

Selecting the effect type

Procedure for selecting and applying preset effect types to EFF 1 or EFF 2.

Effect parameter settings

Steps for adjusting parameters for selected effect types.

Scene Memory

Storing to a scene memory

Procedure for saving current mixer and effect settings to a scene memory.

Recalling a scene memory

Auto Function

Program

Creating a New Program

Steps for creating a new program and assigning a title.

Selecting a Program

How to select an existing program for playback or editing.

Erasing a Program

Procedure for deleting unwanted programs to free up disk space.

Editing a Program Title

Instructions for changing the title of a program.

Editing the Track

Copy & Paste and Move & Paste

Procedures for copying, moving, and pasting audio data between tracks.

Pasting Data

Steps for pasting copied or moved audio data to a destination track.

UNDO/REDO Paste

Undoing and redoing paste operations for copied or moved data.

Erasing Data

Chapter 5 Features Application

DIRECT RECORD while listening to the input signal

Recording directly to tracks while monitoring input signals and a rhythm machine.

Internal Mixdown Mode

Activating the internal mixdown mode

Steps to enable the internal mixdown mode for mixing tracks to stereo output.

Rehearsing internal mixdown recording

Practicing the mixdown process by adjusting levels, EQ, and effects.

Performing internal mixdown recording

Executing the actual internal mixdown to create stereo output.

Inserting “silence” at the beginning of a song

When mixdown starts from “ABS 0”

When mixdown starts from non-“ABS 0”

Applications of BUSS RECORD

Record by mixing the input sound and play sound

Mixing input signals with playback tracks to record on tracks 7 and 8.

Ping-Pong RECORD

Metronome Function

Digital Recording

Digital recording from an external digital device

Connecting and recording digital signals via S/P DIF or ADAT.

Recording 16 Tracks at the Same Time

MIDI Clock Sync System

MTC Sync/MIDI Machine Control System

External MIDI Equipment Sync System by the Slave mode

Application example of "Adat Mixer Mode"

Chain play function

Making the chain play list

Steps to create a sequence of programs for playback.

Setting the chain play mode

Selecting a program in the chain play list

Editing the chain play list

Deleting (or replacing) a program in the chain play list

Procedure to delete or replace a program within the chain play list.

Deleting all programs from the chain play list

Procedure to simultaneously delete all programs from the chain play list.

Inserting a program to the chain play list

Adding a program to a specific step within the chain play list.

Audio CD playback mode

Switching the playback mode

Available functions in the audio CD playback mode

Display in the audio CD playback mode

Chapter 6 Save/Load of song data

Save/load data using the S/P DIF or adat digital signal

Loading data using the S/P DIF or adat digital signal

Save/load of Song Data Using a CD-RW/CD-R drive

Saving data using a CD-R/RW drive (Backup)

Carrying out "full erasure"

Loading backup data from a CD-RW/CD-R drive

Save/load of WAV files using a CD-RW/CD-R drive

Loading a WAV file

Save/load operation in the CD-DA format

Loading from an audio CD

Chapter 7 SETUP mode

Time signature setting [“Signature Set”]

Correcting the Registered Time Signature

Tempo Map

Correction of the Registered Tempo

Setting a preroll value [“Preroll Time”]

Setting an MTC frame rate [“Frame Rate”]

Setting MTC Offset mode [“Offset Mode”]

Setting the Slave Type [“Slave Type”]

Setting Digital Input [“Digital In”]

Setting Digital Output [“Digital Out”]

Setting the MIDI device number [“Device ID”]

The Drive Format Information [“Drive Information”]

Fader Recall Mode Setting [“Fader Recall”]

Pair Fader setting [Pair Fader Set]

On/Off of phantom power setting [“Phantom Power”]

Compressor Channel Setting [“Comp. Channel”]

Clearing All Time Signature/Tempo Data

New Registering of Tempo

Erasing of the Registered Tempo

Setting MIDI sync output signal [“Midi Sync Out”]

Setting an MTC offset value [“Mtc Offset Set”]

Setting the Slave mode [“Slave Mode”]

Setting the Record Protect function [“Rec Protect”]

Setting BAR/BEAT Resolution mode [“Resolution”]

Checking the number of track events [“Number Of Event”]

Fader Fix Mode Setting [“Fader Fix”]

Deleting a Time Signature

Setting the Metronome function [“Click”]

Changing the Bar Offset Figure

Trouble Shooting

Troubles at Recording?

Having trouble Editing?

MIDI Implementation Chart

MMC Command List

Inquiry Message List

Specifications

Block Diagram