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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – CAUTION; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
  • Page 3 – Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1
  • Page 6 – CHAPTER 9
  • Page 7 – APPENDIX
  • Page 9 – Introducing the VM200; About This Chapter
  • Page 10 – Using this Guide
  • Page 12 – Feature Summary; Audio Specifications
  • Page 13 – Mixer Functions
  • Page 14 – Mixer Configuration; One of the best things about a
  • Page 15 – An EQ Library can store up to 100 EQ programs for future recall.; Dual On-board Effects Processors
  • Page 16 – Scene Memory; Faders
  • Page 17 – CHAPTER 2
  • Page 18 – Top Panel Control Surface; Each section of the mixer is discussed in the following pages.
  • Page 19 – Analog Control Section; For more information, see “Input Channels 1–4” on page 60.; TRIM controls
  • Page 20 – Monitor Gain knob; Use the Monitor Gain knob to adjust the Monitor Out level.; Phones Gain knob; Use the Phones Gain knob to adjust the headphone output level.; LCD Display; Contrast dial; For more information, see “Reading the Display” on page 49.; Meters
  • Page 21 – Data Wheel and Neighboring Keys; CHANNEL EDIT
  • Page 22 – Function Keys; When you press certain function keys, such as; The procedures in this manual offer specific steps that you
  • Page 23 – Setup Section
  • Page 24 – Current Scene Status; CURRENT SCENE STATUS; Key Mode Section; ROUTING
  • Page 26 – input
  • Page 27 – Fader Mode Section; CURRENT
  • Page 28 – Selected EQ Section; EQ Library; EQ LIBRARY RECALL
  • Page 29 – Eff Edit Section; Effect Library
  • Page 30 – Rec Buss Section
  • Page 31 – Scene Memory Section; SCENE MEMORY RECALL
  • Page 32 – Channel Control Section; (The Master fader features only
  • Page 33 – Fader function
  • Page 36 – EQ EDIT; EQ Section Rotary Controls
  • Page 37 – Page Select Keys
  • Page 38 – Rear Panel; PHONES; Set the output level using the MONITOR Gain knob on the top panel.; TRK In; Press the 2TRK IN switch on the top panel to monitor the signal.; ST BUSS OUT
  • Page 39 – AUX SEND; Input channels 5 through 8 accept unbalanced phone plugs.; AC In
  • Page 40 – Power Switch; Use the power switch to turn the VM200 on and off.
  • Page 41 – Block Diagram
  • Page 43 – CHAPTER 3; Getting Started; However, please read the; Chapter Contents; Lower and Raise Faders to Initiate Sends
  • Page 45 – Connecting the Power Cord; Connect all instruments and sound sources, including key-; NEL EDIT
  • Page 46 – A Few Tips on Using the VM200; Channel Layers; digital
  • Page 47 – ANALOG IN
  • Page 48 – Keeping It Digital
  • Page 49 – Whenever you turn on the power to the VM200 or press the
  • Page 50 – Examples of Other Function Pages; The name of the function page appears in the upper -left corner.; Function Page Parameter Matrix
  • Page 51 – Lit & Flashing LED Keys
  • Page 52 – Making Connections; • a balanced/unbalanced TRS-type microphone to input channel; Connect the ST BUSS OUT to the analog inputs of a recorder.
  • Page 53 – Lower all faders and Gain and Trim knobs on the VM200.; Powering On
  • Page 54 – Adjusting the EQ; Press the channel 1
  • Page 56 – Audition Some Effects; EFF
  • Page 57 – Recording
  • Page 59 – CHAPTER 4; Input Channels
  • Page 60 – Input Channels 1–4; Before you set the INPUT A/B switch for input channels 1-4, lower
  • Page 61 – Phantom Power for Input Channels 1–4; Input Channels 5–8; For more information, see “Rear Panel” on page 38.
  • Page 62 – Insert Channels 1–4
  • Page 63 – TRIM Controls; occasionally; Pad switch settings are not stored in Scene Memory.
  • Page 64 – Inverting the Input Phase; Press the; PHASE; key for any channel to reverse its
  • Page 65 – Input Channel EQ; key to turn the pair off (or; Setting Channel Levels; You control input channel levels using the faders.; Panning Input Channels; Make sure that the
  • Page 66 – The VM200 displays the; Use the Page Select keys to select the target channel layer.; Routing Input Channels
  • Page 67 – See the following table:; Monitoring and Soloing Input Channels; REC Buss Out; You can route input signals to Aux 1, 2, 3, or 4 by pressing the
  • Page 68 – Digital Outs; Pairing Channels
  • Page 69 – Grouping Faders; GROUP
  • Page 70 – Viewing Input Channel Settings; CHANNEL VIEW
  • Page 71 – The selected
  • Page 72 – Copying Channel Settings; CHANNEL COPY
  • Page 75 – CHAPTER 5; EQ
  • Page 76 – The Q control adjusts the sharpness of the EQ peak response.
  • Page 77 – 6 appear on the; Note that in EQ Edit mode, the Pan rotary controls adjust Freq and Q.; The selected Page Select key lights up red.
  • Page 79 – The following table shows the VM200 EQ specifications.
  • Page 80 – EQ Enabling Channels; Bypassing the EQ
  • Page 81 – Resetting the EQ
  • Page 82 – If you have pressed the
  • Page 83 – You can store EQ settings as programs in the EQ Library.; EQ Preset Library List
  • Page 84 – Recalling EQ Programs
  • Page 85 – To recall an EQ program for another channel, press the
  • Page 86 – Storing EQ Programs; Press the EQ Library; EQ LIBRARY NAME EDIT
  • Page 87 – When you’ve finished naming the program, press the
  • Page 88 – Editing EQ Program Titles; EQ LIBRARY
  • Page 89 – EQ LIBRARY STORE
  • Page 90 – Copying EQ Settings; EQ COPY
  • Page 92 – EQ Preset Library Parameters
  • Page 97 – CHAPTER 6; Monitoring Signals
  • Page 98 – Monitoring and Soloing; keys on the top panel.; MON SEL Parameter; You can solo input channels 1 through 20 and the buss outs by
  • Page 99 – pressing the; Monitor Outs and Phones; The signal is sent to the MONITOR OUT and PHONES jacks.
  • Page 100 – Monitoring; SYSTEM; Set the Monitor Gain control to about halfway.; The VM200 exits Setup mode and displays the
  • Page 101 – Soloing; You can also control how
  • Page 102 – Pressing the appropriate
  • Page 103 – When you’re ready, press the; Solo channels take priority over the sources you select using the
  • Page 104 – Solo Safe Function
  • Page 105 – Metering Signal Levels; PUTS; Viewing Input/Output Level Meters
  • Page 106 – Viewing Individual Channel, Aux Send, and Effect Send Meters; Select a target channel layer by using a Page Select key.
  • Page 107 – CHAPTER 7; Outputs
  • Page 108 – Overview
  • Page 109 – For more information, see “Digital Connections” on page 159.; For more information, see “Using the AUX Sends” on page 115.
  • Page 110 – Using the ST BUSS OUT; Monitoring the ST BUSS OUT; function page; Viewing the ST BUSS OUT Meters; function page, which you can display by
  • Page 111 – Soloing the ST BUSS OUT; off
  • Page 112 – Using the REC BUSS OUT; Monitoring the REC BUSS OUT; page to; Viewing the REC BUSS OUT Meters; You can view the REC BUSS OUT level on meters that appear on the
  • Page 113 – Soloing the REC BUSS OUT
  • Page 114 – default setting is 0dB.; If you try to operate the Gain rotary control while the ADD.AUX
  • Page 115 – Using the AUX Sends; When the ADD.AUX parameter is turned on, the REC BUSS OUT
  • Page 116 – Monitoring AUX Sends; CH VIEW
  • Page 117 – Sending Channel Signals to AUX Sends; In the Fader Mode section, press the; If the ADD. AUX parameter is on, the REC BUSS is disabled. Fore
  • Page 118 – Muting AUX Sends
  • Page 119 – Pairing AUX Sends; If the ADD. AUX parameter is on, the REC BUSS is disabled. For
  • Page 120 – Smoothing Function; If the EQ Enable parameter in the
  • Page 121 – Viewing Buss Routing for Each Channel; The
  • Page 123 – CHAPTER 8; Effects; This chapter also includes a complete effects parameter list.
  • Page 124 – To edit an effect, press the EFF1 or EFF2 key to display the
  • Page 125 – Effects Library; Reverb effects
  • Page 126 – Early Reflection-type Reverbs
  • Page 127 – Effect Preset Library List; Pitch Changer
  • Page 128 – Applying Effects; Selecting an Effects Processor; Setting Effects Return; When EQ Enable parameter is set to “EQ1–16,” both effects proces-
  • Page 129 – Sending Signal to Effects Processor; Routing Effects Returns; If you set the Smoothing function to Level 2 (default), AUX1 and
  • Page 130 – Controlling the Sends Signals; Viewing and Adjusting the Effect Send Level
  • Page 131 – Viewing and Adjusting the Effect Send Master Level; The selected key flashes.
  • Page 132 – Muting Effect Sends; You can mute Effect Send masters using the Master; Monitoring Effects Sends; function page to; Controlling the Return Signals; This section explains how to set levels and pan effect return.; Setting the Effect Return Level; You can view the effect return level on the; Panning Effects Returns
  • Page 133 – Press the corresponding; (If you recalled the effect to EFF1 in step 1, press the
  • Page 134 – Recalling Effects Programs; You can recall Effects programs 0 through 99.; If an effect program in the library contains no data, the term
  • Page 135 – Storing Effects Programs; EFF LIBRARY STORE
  • Page 136 – Do not power off the VM200 while it is writing to the flash
  • Page 137 – Editing Effect Program Titles
  • Page 138 – EFF LIBRARY NAME EDIT
  • Page 139 – Effects Parameters
  • Page 148 – What is Scene Memory?; SCENE MEMORY STORE
  • Page 149 – Scene Edit Indicator; Init Mix; Init Mix; EDIT
  • Page 150 – Preset Scene Memory; Init Mix: For initial mixing
  • Page 151 – Recalling Mix Scenes; Recalling a Scene Manually; Recalling a Scene Automatically at Start-up; You cannot recall scenes titled “NO_DATA, because there is no
  • Page 152 – Recalling Mix Scenes Using MIDI Program Change Messages; See “Connecting MIDI devices” on page 175 for more information.
  • Page 153 – function page. See “Program Change Messages” on; Motorized Faders; Follow the steps below to turn the motorized faders on or off.; The default setting is “OFF.”; Do not force the automated faders or you may damage the
  • Page 154 – Storing Mix Scenes; Press the Scene Memory; Use the Data Wheel or the; SCENE MEMORY NAME EDIT
  • Page 155 – When you’ve finished naming the scene, press the; The following warning message appears on the display.
  • Page 156 – Editing Scene Memory Titles; CH RCL SAFE; Specifying Recall Safe Channels
  • Page 157 – Specifying Recall Safe Parameters
  • Page 159 – Digital Connections
  • Page 160 – Digital Connections, Word Clocks, and Sample Rates
  • Page 161 – system, noise or glitches may creep into your mixes.; Word clocks differ from SMPTE or MIDI timecode, which are used
  • Page 162 – Word Clock Setup; You may also synchronize the VM200 to an external word clock.; WORD IN/OUT Connectors; Follow the steps below to set the master word clock.
  • Page 163 – The VM200 displays the previous function page.; Setting the VM200 as Master or Slave; Recording to a Digital Multitrack Recorder or DAT; VM200 is the word clock MASTER; Selecting an inappropriate sampling frequency will interfere
  • Page 164 – Mixing a CD Source and Recording to a Digital Multitrack Recorder; Set the Master Word Clock parameter on the VM200 to “SPDIF44.”; Multitrack Recording and Mastering to a DAT; The VM200 is word clock SLAVE.
  • Page 165 – Using ADAT IN
  • Page 166 – Using ADAT OUT; Assigning Channels to ADAT DIRECT SENDs; Press the Page Select; The VM200 is unable to route signals from channels 9–16 (ADAT
  • Page 167 – Use the; Selected; The Rec Buss also sends the left signal to channels 1, 3, 5 and
  • Page 169 – Assigning S/P DIF Signals to Channels; Make sure that signals are routed to ST Buss so that they are
  • Page 170 – You can assign multiple channels.; Since S/P DIF carries a two-channel signal, you must always set
  • Page 171 – The VM200 displays the Setup:System
  • Page 172 – When you attempt to cascade multiple VM200s, be certain not
  • Page 174 – The MIDI IN port receives MIDI messages.
  • Page 175 – Connecting MIDI devices; • Recall, store, and change the name of scene memories; When you cascade two VM200s, be sure to set the ECHO param-
  • Page 176 – MIDI Transmit and Receive Channels; This section explains the MIDI Transmit and Receive Channels.; ECHO
  • Page 177 – Program Change Messages; Program Change TX; The default setting is “On.”; The default setting is “On.”; Program Change Table; The default setting is “01.”
  • Page 178 – Control Change Messages; Control Change TX; Control Change RX; The default setting is “Off.”; Control Change Table
  • Page 179 – System Exclusive Messages (Fostex Exclusive); System Exclusive TX & RX; Bulk Dump; Bulk RX; Bulk Dump messages and Bulk Dump requests are not echoed.; Fostex does not guarantee compatibility of MIDI Bulk Dump mes-
  • Page 180 – Using Program Change Messages to Recall Scenes; which you can access by pressing the; Set the TX CH and/or RX CH parameters to ON.
  • Page 181 – Editing the User Program Change Assign Table
  • Page 182 – Viewing the Preset Program Change Assign Table; Program Change Assign Table Notes
  • Page 183 – Examples: Using Program Change Messages
  • Page 184 – Using Control Change Messages
  • Page 185 – Editing the Control Change Assign Table
  • Page 186 – Viewing the Preset Control Change Assign Table; Select a Control Change number.; Control Change Assign Table Notes
  • Page 187 – Examples: Using Control Change Messages
  • Page 188 – function
  • Page 189 – Transmitting MIDI Bulk Dump Messages; Automatic transmission in response to Bulk Dump Request
  • Page 190 – Manual transmission of Bulk Dump Messages; Specifying the data you want to transfer; Rotate the EQ/LO GAIN; Do not power off the VM200 while it is transmitting data or
  • Page 191 – You can set the interval from 0–500 in 10ms increments.; Receiving Bulk Dump Requests; If the receive channel (RX CH parameter on the
  • Page 193 – Entering MMC Send Mode; The two keys flash and the VM200 displays the; To start recording on the MTR, press the channel 1; Press the [EXIT] key at any time to cancel MMC Send mode and
  • Page 195 – Storing Locate Points; MMC SEND; Checking the Locate Points; MMC SEND; RECALL; Transmitting the Locate Commands
  • Page 197 – Initializing the VM200
  • Page 198 – If you want to reset only the mix settings and retain other param-
  • Page 199 – If you press the
  • Page 200 – Default Setup Parameters
  • Page 201 – Specifications and Data; Control Change To Control Parameters Assignment Tables 211
  • Page 202 – Display Warning Messages
  • Page 203 – Specifications; Inputs
  • Page 204 – General
  • Page 205 – “Adat” and the; Maintenance; For normal cleaning, use a soft dry cloth.; Never use solvents such as alcohol, thinner, or benzene, since
  • Page 206 – Channel Fader Gain Table
  • Page 207 – Master Fader Gain
  • Page 208 – Pan Gain
  • Page 209 – EQ Frequency
  • Page 211 – Control Change To Control Parameters Assignment Tables
  • Page 213 – Preset Scene Parameters
  • Page 217 – MIDI In/Out Data Format; FOSTEX EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE
  • Page 219 – Command Details
  • Page 223 – Bulk Dump Request
  • Page 224 – MIDI Device Inquiry Message
  • Page 225 – MIDI Implementation Chart
  • Page 227 – Fostex Distributors List In Europe
  • Page 229 – Index
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