Fostex FD-4 - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Safety Instructions; CAUTION; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Page 3 – Table of contents
- Page 4 – Introduction/Main features; Introduction; Mixer section
- Page 5 – Recording preparation; Recording Preparation; First you need to connect a SCSI drive and format a disk; Connecting a SCSI drive; • Handling a SCSI drive
- Page 6 – Formatting a new disk
- Page 7 – Turn the JOG dial to select a recording mode.; Removing a disk from the SCSI drive; Press the EXIT/NO key while holding down
- Page 8 – Formatting the disk again; Use the JOG dial to select a recording mode.
- Page 9 – Names and Functions; Rear panel
- Page 11 – Monitor select switch
- Page 12 – Record track select keys; Contrast adjustment knob
- Page 13 – Display indication select key; EJECT
- Page 14 – AUTO PUNCH
- Page 15 – LOC MEM
- Page 16 – Auto Return Start key; PREVIEW
- Page 17 – Auto Punch Out key
- Page 20 – Display when the power is turned on; Display Section
- Page 21 – Preset display
- Page 22 – Selecting Time Base using the DISP SEL key; The REMAIN display
- Page 23 – Warning messages
- Page 24 – ABS; Recording method and REMAIN display; Before Starting; Time Base
- Page 25 – Recording method and REMAIN indicator; Recording method; Managing songs by Program Change function
- Page 26 – All tracks: REPRO monitor; Real track and Additional track; Input monitoring and playback monitoring; • When you set a track to recording mode; Playback monitoring
- Page 27 – PAN knobs and stereo bus
- Page 28 – Basic Application (Basic Recording and Playback); Basic Recording and Playback; Recording one sound source to one track; Setting the disk
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Page 29 – Setting the switch and knob; Adjusting the recording level; While playing the guitar, raise the input channel 1 fader to; Monitoring the recording signal; Turn the MON knob in the MON mix section of channel 1;
; Starting recording; Press the PLAY button while holding down the RECORD; Stopping recording - Page 30 – Undo/Redo recording; Recording onto the additional track
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Page 31 – Checking the recording sound; Playing track 1;
; Playback of the additional track sound - Page 32 – Basic Application (Basic Multitrack Recording); Basic Multitrack Recording; Recording a drum machine to track 1; Connecting a sound source; Connect the electric bass to input jack 1.
- Page 33 – Listening to the overdubbed sound
- Page 34 – Mixdown; Connecting external devices; Connect the input and output jacks of the reverb unit to the
- Page 35 – Setting the switch and knob on the FD-4; Settings for the effect units
- Page 36 – Creating a new Program; Handling Programs; Insert a formatted disk into the SCSI drive.
- Page 37 – Using the Program Change function; Turn the JOG dial to select the desired Program number
- Page 38 – Deleting a Program; Turn the JOG dial to select the first hierarchy of the [Del.
- Page 39 – Editing a Program title; Turn the JOG dial to select the first hierarchy level of the
- Page 40 – Special Application (Playback in Vari pitch mode); Playback in Vari Pitch Mode; Press the VARI PITCH key again while holding down the; Set the desired pitch data using the JOG dial.; If you wish to play back data at the current Vari Pitch again,
- Page 41 – Special Application (Recording to a Metronome Sound); Connecting a sound source and a effect unit; Recording to a Metronome Sound; Turning the Metronome function on
- Page 42 – Checking the metronome sound
- Page 43 – Punch In/Out Recording; Storing the edit points; Refer to “Storing the edit points” on page 63 to set the Auto; Previewing and trimming the edit points; press the memory key.
- Page 44 – Preparation; Connecting the instrument; Rehearsing Auto Punch In/Out recording
- Page 45 – Auto Punch In/Out Take
- Page 46 – Manual Punch In/Out; Connecting the instrument and a foot switch
- Page 47 – Setting the mixer section.; Rehearsing Punch In/Out recording; Cancelling Rehearsal mode; Manual Punch In/Out take
- Page 49 – Special Application (Ping Pong Recording); Connecting effect units; Set the channels 1–3 INPUT SEL switches to TRK.; Press the RECORD TRACK select key 4/R to set track 4 to; Adjusting the recording level/rehearsal; Press the RECORD button to set track 4 to input monitoring
- Page 50 – Turn the AUX knob of the channel signal to which you wish; Performing ping-pong recording; Hold down the RECORD button and press the PLAY button; Quitting ping-pong recording
- Page 51 – Ping-pong Recording to Additional Tracks
- Page 52 – Digital recording from an external digital device; Digital Recording; Selecting a Program to record; Setting a recording track
- Page 53 – Digital recording to an external device; Connecting an external digital device
- Page 54 – DAT; Digital mixdown
- Page 55 – How to use the RECORDER IN jack; Eight channels of digital mixdown; Direct recording of an external sound source
- Page 56 – Editing Tracks; Erase
- Page 57 – Checking and adjusting the edit points; Checking the clipboard data
- Page 58 – Turn off the RECORD TRACK select key of the copy (or move); • Erasing a specified part of the data between ABS 0 and
- Page 59 – Refer to the “Storing and editing the locate points to the; While the recorder section is stopped, press and hold down; Executing Erase; Press the RECORD TRACK select key of the track to erase
- Page 60 – Track Exchange
- Page 61 – Executing Track Exchange; • Selecting Additional tracks L–R and Real tracks 3–4:; To select a number in the right column, press the
- Page 62 – Cue & Review Function; Cue & Review function using the SHUTTLE feature
- Page 63 – Press the PLAY button to play back data.
- Page 64 – Editing and storing locate data; Editing and storing data; While the FD-4 is stopped, press the memory key that stores; Press the memory key that you pressed in Step 1 again.
- Page 65 – Editing the data stored in the LOCATE key; Press the SHIFT and LOCATE keys simultaneously while
- Page 66 – Direct Locate; Locate Function; • Locate the beginning of the Program (LOCATE ABS 0); Auto Play; Executing the Auto Play function; indicator on the bottom of the display.
- Page 67 – Auto Return; Executing the Auto Return function; Store the AUTO RTN START and AUTO RTN END points.
- Page 68 – Auto Repeat; Executing the Auto Repeat function
- Page 69 – Executing the Preview function; Preview Function; Press the desired memory key while holding down the SHIFT; • Previewing the rise of the sound (fade in)
- Page 70 – Quitting the Preview function; Start previewing the sound by following the steps described; Quitting the trimming function
- Page 71 – MIDI clock sync system; Connecting and setting an external device; MIDI Synchronization; Creating a Tempo Map; Overdubbing; Mixing down while syncing MIDI sound sources
- Page 72 – MTC sync/Machine Control system; Connecting an external device
- Page 74 – Sync system in Slave mode
- Page 75 – Recording
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Page 76 – Outline of the save/load operation; Saving and Loading Song Data;
; Connecting a DAT machine - Page 77 – Saving song data; Preparing a DAT machine
- Page 78 – Use the JOG dial to select the desired Program.
- Page 79 – Loading song data; Use the JOG dial to select the desired Program.
- Page 80 – You can monitor the data using the following methods:
- Page 81 – Changing the Initial setting (SETUP mode); Selecting SETUP mode; Changing the Initial Settings; Select the desired menu using the JOG dial, then press the
- Page 82 – Setting a time signature; Storing a time signature; Modifying (or deleting) stored time signatures
- Page 83 – Storing a tempo value; Setting a tempo; Checking the stored tempo setting; Select a Program to check the tempo setting for.
- Page 84 – Modifying (or deleting) stored tempo settings; Repeat steps 1–3 described in the “Storing a tempo value”
- Page 85 – Setting the Metronome function; Turn the JOG dial to select on or oFF.; Setting a preroll time; Turn the JOG dial to enter a desired preroll time value.
- Page 86 – Setting MIDI sync output signal; Setting MIDI sync signal; Turn the JOG dial to select the desired MIDI sync signal.
- Page 87 – Setting an MTC frame rate; Setting an MTC offset value; Setting an MTC offset; Turn the JOG dial to enter the desired frame rate.
- Page 88 – Setting Offset mode; Setting MTC Offset mode; Use the JOG dial to select the desired Offset mode.; Setting the Slave mode
- Page 89 – Turning Slave mode on and off; Setting the Slave type; Setting the Slave type (external sync signal); Use the JOG dial to turn Slave mode on and off.
- Page 90 – Setting the Record Protect function; Recording enabled/disabled; Use the JOG dial to enable or disable recording.
- Page 91 – Setting digital input tracks
- Page 92 – Setting digital output tracks; Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode; Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode
- Page 93 – Use the JOG dial to turn the mode on or off.; Setting the MIDI device number; Setting the MIDI device ID; Use the JOG dial to set the desired MIDI device ID number.
- Page 94 – MIDI Implementation Chart
- Page 95 – MIDI Implementation Chart/MMC List/Maintenance/Specifications; MMC Command List
- Page 96 – Maintenance; Cleaning the exterior; * For normal cleaning, use a soft dry cloth
- Page 97 – Block Diagram
- Page 98 – Declaration of EC Directive; The Affect of Immunity on This Equipment; FOSTEX DISTRIBUTORS LIST IN EUROPE
- Page 99 – INDEX
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Digital Multitracker
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REWIND
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Summary
Page 2 - Safety Instructions; CAUTION; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety Instructions 2 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, D O ...
Page 3 - Table of contents
Table of contents 3 Introduction.............................................................................4Main features...........................................................................4 Recording Preparation Connecting a SCSI drive......................................................5...
Page 4 - Introduction/Main features; Introduction; Mixer section
4 Introduction/Main features Introduction Thank you for choosing the Fostex FD-4. The FD-4 is afour-track multitracker equipped with two additionalvirtual tracks. It uses a SCSI removable disk, such as aZip cartridge or an MO disk, as a recording media toperform six-track recording and four-track pl...
