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Owner’s Manual
Model
Digital Multitracker
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
AUX RTN
000 0 00 0 0
AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 1
OL
0
- + - + - + 6
- + - + - + - + - + 0 10
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID 12
GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 2 24
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L R
- + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + 0 10
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
900 900 900 90
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Safety Instructions CAUTION: CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU' DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). AU FOND. NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with ar
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Table of contents Introduction.............................................................................4 Storing a Locate Point (Edit Point)........................................67 Main features...........................................................................4 Storing and editing the locate points to the memory key ..............................................67 Precautions..................................................................................5 Storing in real-t
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Introduction/Main features/Precautions • The FD-8 has a “digital input track setup” function that Introduction enables you to input S/P DIF or adat digital signals and record them on any two tracks or all eight tracks. Thank you for choosing the Fostex FD-8. The FD-8 is a eight-track multitracker equipped with sixteen additional • The FD-8 has a “digital output track setup” function that virtual tracks. It uses a SCSI removable disk, such as a enables you to output digital data as S/P DIF or
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Introduction/Main features/Precautions • If you move the unit from a place with an excessively low Precautions temperature to a warm place, or if you use the unit in a room • Be sure to connect the FD-8 to the power supply specified in in which the temperature varies significantly during winter, the Specifications section of this Owner’s Manual. Do not condensation may occur on the hard disk or other parts. In use an AC outlet of any other voltage. such cases, leave the unit for about an hour
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Names and Functions Names and Functions Rear panel INPUT 8 INPUT 7 AUX RTN 2 AUX RTN 1 R MON OUT L R ST OUT L 2 AUX SEND 1 R MONO/L R MONO/L 8 INSERT 7 RECORDER IN DATA DATA PUNCH MIDI MIDI POWER SCSI IN OUT R L IN OUT IN/OUT Control panel AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX RTN 000 0 00 0 0 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH 1 OL 0 - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +
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Names and Functions Control Panel (Mixer Section) Letters in brackets ([ ]) are labels on the panel. AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX RTN 000 0 00 0 0 7 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 1 - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + 0 10 MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN 2 8 - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + 0 10 MID MID MID MID MID
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Names and Functions 5. Monitor level control knob [MON (INPUT/TRK)] 8. AUX return knobs [AUX RTN (1, 2)] These knobs are used to select signals sent to monitor These knobs allow you to adjust the input level of processed sections L and R, and to adjust the level of those signals. signals from a connected external effect unit. The following options are available. AUX RTN 1 These knobs enable you to adjust the input level of processed signals from an external effect unit connected “TRK” The record
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Names and Functions Control Panel (Recorder Section) Letters in brackets ([ ]) are labels on the panel. 14 13 15 OL 40 0 16 6 12 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L R 17 39 RECORD TRACK 1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R 5/L 6/R 7/L 8/R SCRUB 18 PREVIEW TIME BASE START IN OUT END IN OUT DISP SEL SETUP SEL 19 AUTO PUNCH CLIPBOARD AUTO RTN UNDO/ EXECUTE EXIT HOLD/ STORE EDIT REDO /YES /NO 37 20 PGM SEL EJECT VARI AUTO RTN PITCH AUTO PLAY LOCATE ACCESS JOG SHUTTLE SHIFT P.EDIT LOC MEM 21 33 CLIPBOARD PLAY AUTO LOCATE ABS 0 PUNC
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Names and Functions 17. Display indication select key [DISP SEL] 22. Access LED [ACCESS] Pressing this key each time will change the display indication This LED lights up or flashes when data is being written to as follows: or read from an external SCSI current drive disk, or optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk. Currently-selected Time Base indication *1 Note: Do not turn off the power to the unit when this LED lights up or flashes. Otherwise you may lose data on the hard disk connected to the
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Names and Functions 26. Play button [PLAY] * Refer to page 70 for more information on these operations. Pressing this button causes the recorder section to play back. * Refer to page 45 for more information on the Punch In/Out Pressing this button while holding down the RECORD button operation using a foot switch. when a track is in READY mode will cause the FD-8 to start recording on the READY track. 28. Record button [RECORD/ AUTO PUNCH ] Pressing only this button during the recording operat
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Names and Functions 30.Vari Pitch key [VARI PITCH/ P.EDIT ] 32. Locate key [LOCATE/ LOC MEM ] This key toggles Vari Pitch mode on and off. When Vari Pitch Use this key to locate a point. Press a key that stores locate mode is on, the “VARI PITCH” indicator lights up on the points, such as the CLIPBOARD IN/OUT keys, AUTO PUNCH display, and the FD-8 plays using the current pitch data. IN/OUT keys, and AUTO RTN START/END keys, then press Pressing the VARI PITCH key while holding down the SHIFT
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Names and Functions 34. Store key [STORE] 36. Edit key [EDIT] This key is used to store time values (or bar/beat/clock Pressing this key causes the FD-8 to enter menu selection values) in the memory keys. Press this key, then one of the mode for editing tracks, and displays the title of the menu following keys to store data indicated on the display you used last time. Press this key repeatedly or turn the (including edit data) in the corresponding memory key. If JOG dial to select a menu. The ed
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Names and Functions 38. Auto Return End key [AUTO RTN END/ PREVIEW ] * Refer to page 66 for more information on setting and editing the locate point. Use this key to store the start point (AUTO RTN END point) for the Auto Return function and the Auto Repeat function. * Refer to page 41 for more information on the Auto Punch In/ When you press this key, the FD-8 displays currently-stored Out functions. data, which you can edit. After editing the data, press the * Refer to page 74 for more info
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Names and Functions Front Panel (Input/Output Section) 1 2 1234 5 6 7 8 The phone jacks for input channels 7 and 8 on the front 1.Input jacks [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] (Connector: phone) panel have priority. If you connect sound sources to these Connect sound sources, such as musical instruments and jacks, the balanced XLR jacks for input channels 7 and 8 on microphones, here. the rear panel will be disabled. Connect a microphone to input jacks 7 and 8, which are equipped with TRIM switches th
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Names and Functions 3. AUX Send jacks 1, 2 [AUX SEND 1, 2] 7. Recorder in jacks L, R [RECORDER IN L, R] (Connector: phone) (Connector: RCA pin) Connect these jacks to the input of an effect unit. These jacks are used to route analog signals input from an The AUX SEND jacks send out signals selected and adjusted external device directly to the recorder section. Using these by the AUX send knobs to the connected effect unit. jacks enables you to use only the recorder section, bypassing the mixer
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Names and Functions 11. Data output jack [DATA OUT] (Connector: OPTICAL) Display Section Connect this jack to the OPTICAL digital input (or adat In) The FD-8 uses a liquid crystal display which integrates a 9- of an external digital device to save song data to a DAT or digit/35-dot message section, 7-segment display section, an adat, or to record digitally to a digital device (MD, DAT, and level meters. CD-R, or adat). The level meters indicate the output level of tracks 1-8 and stereo out L/R.
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Names and Functions Preset display Lights up when the FD-8 receives MTC (MIDI Time MTC Code) from an external device. The display below shows all preset items for explanation Lights up when the FD-8 enters Vari Pitch data edit purposes. % mode. MTC DIGITAL 32kHz 44.1kHz 48kHz Indicates available disk space on the disk in MIDI SLAVE SETUP MTCOFFSET MB BAR CLK MB F megabytes when the REMAIN indicator appears. REMAIN ABS LOC MTC IN H M S DF SF % OL VARI PITCH PGM TEMPO 0 Lights up to indicate a tim
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Names and Functions Selecting Time Base using the DISP SEL key Time Base is MTC. 44.1kHz When you press the DISP SEL key after you select a Time Base using the TIME BASE SEL key, the display changes as MTC M S H F PGM follows: SYNC OUT DRIVE CLK SCSI AUTO A.PUNCH Time Base is ABS. 44.1kHz ABS M S F 44.1kHz PGM SYNC OUT DRIVE MB CLK SCSI REMAIN AUTO A.PUNCH H M S SYNC OUT DRIVE CLK SCSI AUTO A.PUNCH 44.1kHz MB REMAIN H M S 44.1kHz SYNC OUT DRIVE CLK SCSI AUTO A.PUNCH MTC IN HMF S SYNC OUT DR
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Names and Functions Warning messages The following warnings are shown operating mistakes are made, an unsuitable editing point (= locate point) is input, or when errors occur. If any of these warnings appear, refer to information detailed below.
