Fostex FD-4 - Manual (Page 26)

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Before Starting
Real tracks
Additional tracks
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track L
Track R
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Monitor
section
INPUT
Track 4: INPUT monitor, Tracks 1~3: REPRO monitor
All tracks: REPRO monitor
Real track and Additional track
The FD-4 features four Real tracks (1–4) and two Additional
tracks (L and R), for a total of six tracks.
Real tracks are used to record sound sources in real-time.
Additional tracks are used to temporarily store the sound
recorded in the Real tracks.
This is useful since you can move data from Real tracks to
Additional tracks to obtain empty tracks for recording.
The Track Exchange function of the FD-4 handles this op-
eration. This function allows you to swap data freely be-
tween six mono tracks. You can also swap Real tracks 1–2
or 3–4 with Additional tracks L and R.
Input monitoring and playback monitoring
There are two methods for monitoring track sound (only
on the Real tracks): input monitoring and playback moni-
toring. They are defined as follows:
Input monitoring
Input monitoring means to monitor via track output the
recording signal sent to the Real tracks of the recorder.
That is, you are monitoring a post-recorder signal, not a
pre-recorder signal. The FD-4 enters input monitoring sta-
tus when you perform one of the following operations.
• When you set a track to recording mode
To set a track to recording mode, press the RECORD TRACK
select key to set the track READY, then press the PLAY button
while holding down the RECORD button.
When recording starts on the READY track, the FD-4 auto
matically enters input monitoring status.
• When you set a track to recording stand-by mode
To set a track to recording stand-by mode, press the RECORD
TRACK select key to set the track READY, then press only the
RECORD button. (Pressing the RECORD button again will cause
the FD-4 to enter playback monitoring mode.)
Under this condition, only the READY track enters input moni
toring mode, on stand-by for recording.
You can swap
data between
six mono tracks.
You can also
swap Real tracks
1–2 or 3–4 with
Additional tracks
L and R.
If the disk is formatted in Normal mode or Matering mode
1, you can record to Additional tracks in real-time.
This feature allows you to perform ping-pong recording
from Real tracks 1–4 to Additional tracks L and R.
You cannot use this feature with a disk in Mastering mode
2, although you can still use the Track Exchange function.
You cannot play back data on Additional tracks in all
recording modes. If you wish to play data on an Addi-
tional track, first use the Track Exchange function to
move the data to a Real track.
Data on the Additional tracks also affects the RE-
MAIN value. If Real tracks contain no data, but Addi-
tional tracks contain data, the amount of the data
(time and space) will be reflected in the REMAIN
value.
Playback monitoring
“Playback monitoring” means to monitor the playback
sound of the tracks (only Real tracks). That is, you are moni-
toring the playback sound on the track, not the sound be-
ing recorded to the track.
Monitor
section
Refer to page 60 for more information on the Track Exchange
function.
Refer to page 51 for more information on the Ping-pong re-
cording to additional track.