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Owner’s Manual
Model
Digital Multitracker
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX RTN
0 0 0 0
AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2
EQ EQ EQ EQ
HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0 HIGH0
1
- + - + - + - + 0 10
MID MID MID MID
GAIN0 GAIN0 GAIN0 GAIN0
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- + - + - + - + 010
MID MID MID MID
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
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300 2k 300 2k 300 2k 300 2k
200 5k 200 5k 200 5k 200 5k
RECORD TRACK
LOW00 LOW LOW0 LOW0
1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R L R
- + - + - + - + ADD. TRACK
MON MON MON MON MON SECTION
0 000 PREVIEW TIME BASE
DISP SEL SETUP SEL
ST
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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 w
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Table of contents Introduction.............................................................................4 Editing Tracks Main features...........................................................................4 Copy & Paste and Move & Paste......................................56 Erase..................................................................................58 Recording Preparation Track Exchange.................................................................60 Connecting a
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Introduction/Main features • A “Digital Input Track Setting function” is used to record Introduction digital signals from CD or MD to any track on the FD-4. (This function is available when recording mode is set to Thank you for choosing the Fostex FD-4. The FD-4 is a Mastering mode 1 or 2.) four-track multitracker equipped with two additional virtual tracks. It uses a SCSI removable disk, such as a • A “Digital Output Track Setting function” enables you to Zip cartridge or an MO disk, as a r
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Recording preparation Recording Preparation The FD-4 does not include recording/playback media. SCSI connector First you need to connect a SCSI drive and format a disk SCSI terminator so that you can record, play back, and edit on the FD-4. You may use a removable SCSI drive, such as an MO drive, AUX RTN 2 R MON OUT L R MIX OUT L 2 AUX SEND 1 R MONO/L EZ drive or a Zip drive. For more information on removable DATA DATA POWER SCSI IN OUT SCSI disks supported by the FD-4, refer to the “List of
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Recording preparation Formatting a new disk Follow the procedure below to format a new disk. SYNC OUT DRIVE SCSI AUTO A.PUNCH 44.1kHz SETUP Flashing RECORD TRACK 1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R L R SURE? SYNC OUT DRIVE SCSI ADD. TRACK AUTO A.PUNCH PREVIEW TIME BASE DISP SEL SETUP SEL START IN OUT END IN OUT AUTO PUNCH CLIPBOARD 4 AUTO RTN UNDO/ EXECUTE EXIT HOLD/ STORE EDIT REDO /YES /NO There are three recording modes (see the following table). 5 PGM SEL ELECT In most cases, select [Normal] (Normal mode
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Recording preparation 3. Turn the JOG dial to select a recording mode. When you format a disk, a Program is named “temporary title.” Turning the JOG dial counter-clockwise (to the left) will You can edit this title as you wish. For more information, refer to “Edit- display the recording mode indication in the order of [Nor- ing a Program title” of the “Handling Programs” chapter on page 39. mal] -> [Master 2] -> [Master 1]. 44.1kHz 44.1kHz SETUP SETUP Formatting will auto
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Recording preparation 4. Press the EXECUTE/YES key. Formatting the disk again As explained in the “Formatting a new disk” section, the ID If you wish to change the recording mode of a formatted number of the connected SCSI drive appears and [SURE ?] disk or to re-format a used disk, you need to set the FD-4 to flashes on the display. SETUP mode and use the [Format ?] menu. In the following procedure, we assume that the power to 44.1kHz SETUP the FD-4 and the SCSI drive is already turned o
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Names and Functions Names and Functions Rear panel Control panel AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX RTN 0 0 0 0 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 EQ EQ EQ EQ HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 1 - + - + - + - + 0 10 MID MID MID MID GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN 0 0 0 0 2 - + - + - + - + 010 MID MID MID MID SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT 900 900 900 900 300 2k 300 2k 300 2k 300 2k 200 5k 200 5k 200 5k 200 5k RECORD TRACK LOW0 LOW000 LOW LOW 1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R L R - + - + - + - + ADD. TRACK MON MON MON MON MON SECTION 0 000 PREVIEW
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Names and Functions Control Panel (Mixer Section) Letters in brackets ([ ]) are labels on the panel. AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX RTN 0 0 0 0 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 AUX1 AUX2 7 EQ EQ EQ EQ HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 HIGH 0 1 - + - + - + - + 0 10 MID MID MID MID GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 GAIN 0 2 8 - + - + - + - + 010 MID MID MID MID SHIFT 900 SHIFT 900 SHIFT 900 SHIFT 900 6 300 2k 300 2k 300 2k 300 2k 200 5k 200 5k 200 5k 200 5k RECORD TRACK LOW0 LOW000 LOW LOW 1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R L R - + - + - + - + ADD
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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) 14 13 15 16 39 17 38 RECORD TRACK 1/L 2/R 3/L 4/R L R 18 ADD. TRACK PREVIEW TIME BASE START IN OUT END IN OUT DISP SEL SETUP SEL AUTO PUNCH CLIPBOARD 19 AUTO RTN UNDO/ EXECUTE EXIT HOLD/ STORE EDIT REDO /YES /NO 36 PGM SEL ELECT 20 VARI AUTO RTN PITCH AUTO PLAY LOCATE ACCESS JOG SHUTTLE SHIFT P. EDIT LOC MEM 32 21 CLIPBOARD PLAY AUTO LOCATE ABS 0 PUNCH LOCATE REC END RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD 33 41 28 22 DIGITAL MULTITRACKER 29 40 27
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Names and Functions 16. Display indication select key Refer to pages 7, 56 and 81 for more information on the Pressing this key each time will change the display indication operation of this key. as follows: Currently-selected Time Base indication *1 21. Access LED [ACCESS] This LED lights up or flashes when data is being written to or read from an external SCSI drive disk. Currently-selected Time Base REMAIN indication *2 Do not turn off the power to the unit when this LED lights up or f
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Names and Functions 25. Play button [PLAY] * Refer to pages 57 and 66 for more information on these operations. Pressing this button causes the recorder section to play back. * Refer to page 46 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-4 to start recording on the READY track. Pressing only this button during the recording operation 27. Record button [RECORD/
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Names and Functions 29.Vari Pitch key [VARI PITCH/ P.EDIT ] 31. 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-4 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 33. Store key [STORE] 35. Edit key [EDIT] This key is used to store time values (or bar/beat/clock Pressing this key causes the FD-4 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. Th
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Names and Functions 37. Auto Return End key [AUTO RTN END/ PREVIEW ] * Refer to page 63 for more information on setting and editing Use this key to store the start point (AUTO RTN END point) the locate point. for the Auto Return function and the Auto Repeat function. * Refer to page 43 for more information on the Auto Punch In/ When you press this key, the FD-4 displays currently-stored Out functions. data, which you can edit. After editing the data, press the * Refer to page 69 for more infor
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Names and Functions Front Panel (Input/Output Section) 1 2 1 2 3 4 The phone jacks for input channels 3 and 4 on the front 1.Input jacks [1, 2, 3, 4] (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 3 and 4 on microphones, here. the rear panel will be disabled. Connect a microphone to input jacks 3 and 4, which are equipped with TRIM switches that allow you
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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 of an external The FD-4 uses a liquid crystal display which integrates a 9- digital device to save song data to a DAT or to record digitally digit/35-dot message section, 7-segment display section, to a digital device (MD, DAT, CD-R, etc.). and level meters. DATA The level meters indicate the output level of tracks 1-4 and OUT stereo out L/R. The time disp
