Fostex X-28 - Panel Control Details; Input Controls

PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS _
(Bold words in parentheses are the names of the controls as they appear on the panel.)
PANEL CONTROLS
O INPUT TRIM 1 —4
(TRIM)
The Trim controls are coarse controls for determining
the signal levels for inputs 1 — 4, The higher settings
(toward -60) are for low level sources such as micro¬
phones. The lower settings (toward -10} are for line
level sources such as drum machines, keyboards and
line signals from other audio equipment. These con¬
trols should be adjusted to a suitable level before
adjusting the input faders of channels 1 — 4 in the
INPUT A section @.
© INPUT FADERS 1 — 8
(INPUT A, INPUT B)
The input faders are used to adjust the signal levels for
the input channels. The INPUT A faders control the
levels of inputchannelsl —4. The INPUT B faders can
be switched to control the levels of either input chan¬
nels 5—8or recorded tracks 1 —4; switching between
the two functions is done with the INPUT SELECT
buttons ©
© INPUT SELECT SWITCHES 5 —8
(INPUT SELECT)
These two-position switches determine the signal
source to be sent to the INPUT B faders © for channels
5_8. When INPUT SELECT © is set to INPUT, the
faders control channel inputs 5 — 8; when set to TRK,
the faders control the recorded tape tracks 1 — 4.
(Fader 5 controls tape track 1, fader 6 controls track 2,
etc.)
© CHANNEL PAN CONTROLS 1 — 8
(PAN)
The channel pan controls determine the left and right
balance of the respective input signals (1 — 8) as they
are sent to the stereo buss. (For more details, see
"Buss,” page 17.) They also determine the stereo
balance of the tape tracks when the INPUT SELECT
switches are set to TRK.
@ AUX SEND CONTROLS 1 —8
(AUX)
The AUX SEND controls are used to send the respec¬
tive input signals (or tape tracks, if selected) to the AUX
SEND jack ©. Generally, these are for sending the
signals to signal processors, such as digital reverb
units or multi-effect devices. The AUX SEND controls
are independent for each channel, and are used to
provide a mono mix signal which is sent to the AUX
SEND master control ©. (For more details, see the
section AUX (Auxiliary) Send and Return, page 20.)
The AUX SEND controls for channels 1 — 4 differ
slightly from those for channels 5 — 8, as described
below.
AUX SEND CONTROLS 1 — 4
The controls for input channels 1—4 are post-fader;
they determine the amount of signal that is sent after
the input fader.
AUX SEND CONTROLS 5 — 8
The AUX SEND controls for input channels 5 — 8
are pre-fader; they determine the amount of signal
that is sent before the input fader. They are dual¬
function controls that send either the signals of the
input channels or the tape tracks, depending on
which direction they are set.
When set toward INPUT, they can be used to send
the selected input signal (5 — 8) to signal proces¬
sors, such as digital reverb units or multi-effect
devices.
When set toward TRK (TRK 1 — TRK 4), they can
be used to send the selected tape tracks to a signal
processor, or can be used as level controls for
monitoring.
Turning the control all the way to the left sends the
selected input channel at full volume, while turning
the control to the far right sends the selected tape
track at full volume. The center position is “0," or no
signal sent. (For more details, see the section AUX
(Auxiliary) Send and Return, page 20.)
© AUX SEND MASTER CONTROL
(SEND)
This control determines the overall level of the mixed
signal output of the individual AUX SEND controls ©,
via the AUX SEND jack ©.
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