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100

Digital

Muititracker

Quick

Operation

Guide

Welcome

to

the

FD-8

Thank

you

for

choosing

the

Fostex

digital

multitracker

Model

FD-8.

The

FD-8

is

a

digital

multitracker

equipped

with

a

high-performance

eight

input

analog

mixer,

which

enables

eight-track

recording

and

eight-track

playback.

The

FD-8

uses

a

SCSI

removable

disk,

such

as

a

Zip

drive,

EZ

drive,

or

MO

drive,

or

a

fixed

SCSI

disk,

optional

2.5

inch

IDE

internal

hard

disk

as

the

recording

media.

The

FD-8

also

features

high

quality

recording

and

playback,

and

non-destructive

edit¬

ing

thanks

to

digital

recording

technology.

The

superior

tonal

quality

and

easy

opera¬

tion

of

the

FD-8,

compared

to

a

conventional

analog

tape

multitracker,

will

expand

your

creative

musical

world.

Documentation

for

the

FD-8

consists

of

two

parts:

the

Quick

Operation

Guide

(this

book)

and

the

Owner’s

Manual.

The

Quick

Operation

Guide

introduces

you

to

the

basic

opera¬

tions

of

the

multitracker,

including

"Connecting

a

SCSI

drive

and

formatting

a

disk,”

"Initial

recording,”

“Playback,”

“Punch

in/out

recording,”

“Overdubbing,”

“Ping-pong

recording,”

and

"mixdown,”

so

that

you

can

start

using

your

new

recorder

immediately.

The

Owner’s

Manual

provides

you

with

detailed

information

on

the

FD-8’s

many

func¬

tions.

Please

read

both

books

thoroughly

to

make

the

best

use

of

your

FD-8.

And,

be

sure

to

read

the

“Precautions”

and

“Notes

on

Operating

the

FD-8”

in

the

Owner’s

Manual.

V_!___y

FOSCQX

Fostex

CAUTION

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO

NOT

OPEN

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

"WARNING"

"TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

FIRE

OR

ELECTRIC

SHOCK.

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE."

CAUTION:

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

MATCH

WIDE

BLADE

OF

PLUG

TO

WIDE

SLOT,

FULLY

INSERT.

ATTENTION:

POUR

EVITER

LES

CHOCS

ELECTRIQUES,

INTRODUIRE

LA

LAME

LA

PLUS

LARGE

DE

LA

FICHE

DANS

LA

BORNE

CORRESPONDANTE

DE

LA

PRISE

ET

POUSSER

JUSQU'

AU

FOND.

The

lightning

flash

with

arrowhead

symbol,

within

an

equilateral

triangle,

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

"dangerous

voltage"

within

the

product's

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

The

exclamation

point

within

an

equilateral

triangle

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

literature

accompanying

the

appliance.

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

1.

Read

Instructions

-

All

the

safety

and

operating

instructions

should

be

read

before

the

appliance

is

operated.

2.

Retain

Instructions

-

The

safety

and

operating

instructions

should

be

retained

for

future

reference.

3.

Heed

Warnings

-

All

warnings

on

the

appliance

and

in

the

operating

instructions

should

be

adhered

to.

4.

Follow

Instructions

-

All

operating

and

use

instructions

should

be

followed.

5.

Water

and

Moisture

-

The

appliance

should

not

be

used

near

water

-

for

example,

near

a

bathtub,

washbowl,

kitchen

sink,

laundry

tub,

in

a

wet

basement,

or

near

a

swimming

pool,

and

the

like.

6.

Carts

and

Stands

-

The

appliance

should

be

used

only

with

a

cart

or

stand

that

is

recommended

by

the

manufacturer.

An

appliance

and

cart

combination

should

be

moved

with

care.

Quick

stops,

excessive

force,

and

uneven

surfaces

may

cause

the

appliance

and

cart

combination

to

overturn.

7.

Wall

or

Ceiling

Mounting

-

The

appliance

should

be

mounted

to

a

wall

or

ceiling

only

as

recommended

by

the

manufacturer.

8.

Ventilation

-

The

appliance

should

be

situated

so

that

Its

location

or

position

dose

not

interfere

with

its

proper

ventilation.

For

example,

the

appliance

should

not

be

situated

on

a

bed,

sofa,

rug,

or

similar

surface

that

may

block

the

ventilation

openings;

or,

placed

in

a

built-in

installation,

such

as

a

bookcase

or

cabinet

that

may

impede

the

flow

of

air

through

the

ventilation

openings.

9.

Heat

-

The

appliance

should

be

situated

away

from

heat

sources

such

as

radiators,

heat

registers,

stoves,

or

other

appliances

(including

amplifiers)

that

produce

heat.

10.

Power

Sources

-

The

appliance

should

be

connected

to

a

power

supply

only

of

the

type

described

in

the

operating

instructions

or

as

marked

on

the

appliance.

11.

Grounding

or

Polarization

-

The

precautions

that

should

be

taken

so

that

the

grounding

or

polarization

means

of

an

appliance

is

not

defeated.

12.

Power

Cord

Protection

-

Power

supply

cords

should

be

routed

so

that

they

are

not

likely

to

be

walked

on

or

pinched

by

items

placed

upon

or

against

them,

paying

particular

attention

to

cords

at

plugs,

convenience

receptacles,

and

the

point

where

they

exit

from

the

appliance.

13.

Cleaning

-

The

appliance

should

be

cleaned

only

as

recommended

by

the

manufacturer.

14.

Nonuse

Periods

-

The

power

cord

of

the

appliance

should

be

unplugged

from

the

outlet

when

left

unused

for

a

long

period

of

time.

15.

Object

and

Liquid

Entry

-

Care

should

be

taken

so

that

objects

do

not

fall

and

liquids

are

not

spilled

into

the

enclosure

through

openings.

16.

Damage

Requiring

Service

-

The

appliance

should

be

serviced

by

qualified

sen/ice

personnel

when:

A.

The

pow/er

supply

cord

or

the

plug

has

been

damaged;

or

B.

Objects

have

fallen,

or

liquid

has

been

spilled

into

the

appliance;

or

C.

The

appliance

has

been

exposed

to

rain;

or

D.

The

appliance

does

not

appear

to

operate

normally

or

exhibits

a

marked

change

in

performance;

or

E.

The

appliance

has

been

dropped,

or

the

enclosure

damaged.

17.

Servicing

-

The

user

should

not

attempt

to

service

the

appliance

beyond

that

described

in

the

operating

instructions.

All

other

servicing

should

be

referred

to

qualified

service

personnel.

2

FOSCBX

Notes

on

operating

the

FD-8

Table

of

contents

Recording

Preparation.4

Preparing

recording

media.4

Connecting

a

SCSI

drive

to

the

FD-8.5

Formatting

(initializing)

a

disk.

6

Checking

available

recording

time

on

a

format¬

ted

disk.8

Formatting

the

disk

again.8

Ejecting

a

disk

from

the

SCSI

drive.9

Before

turning

off

the

power

to

the

FD-8....9

Turning

on

power

again

with

disk

loaded

in

the

SCSI

drive.‘.9

Initial

settings.

1

0

First

Recording

Session.11

Connecting

a

musical

instrument

or

audio

de¬

vice

to

the

FD-8.11

Recording

a

performance

on

a

track.12

Re-recording.14

Recording

while

applying

effects.15

Re-recording

partof

a

song

(Ptmch

In/Out).16

Overdubbing.19

Arranging

recorded

tracks.21

Bouncing

a

performance

recorded

on

multiple

tracks

to

another

track.21

Two-channel

stereo

mixdown.23

Creating

a

new

program.25

3

Fostex

Recording

Preparation

_

Please

do

the

following

preparation

before

you

start

recording,

playing,

or

editing

on

the

FD-8.

Preparing

recording

media

The

FD-8

is

not

equipped

with

a

recording

medium,

such

as

a

hard

disk.

You

need

to

connect

an

external

SCSI

drive

(MO

drive,

Zip

drive,

EZ

drive,

or

fixed

hard

disk

drive)

as

the

recording

media.

Fostex

does

offers

an

optional

internal

2.5-inch

IDE

hard

disk.

For

more

information

on

removable

SCSI

drives

and

disks

sup¬

ported

by

the

FD-8,

please

refer

to

the

“List

of

the

drives

with

guaranteed

operation”

in

the

Owner’s

Manual.

Be

sure

to

use

a

drive

and

disk

with

operation

guaranteed

by

Fostex.

Prepare

the

following

items.

Select

one

of

the

following

removable

SCSI

drives.

MO

drive

&

MO

disk

EZ

drive

&

disk

Zip

drive

&

disk

Note:

Using

an

MO

drive

may

limit

the

FD-8's

capabilities.

For

more

in¬

formation,

refer

to

the

“Formatting"

section

on

page

7

regarding

the

Record

mode.

*

The

type

of

SCSI

cable

used

to

connect

the

FD-8

differs

depending

on

the

type

of

connected

SCSI

drive.

The

FD-8

is

equipped

with

a

D-sub

25-pin

female

connector

for

SCSI

connections,

which

requires

a

SCSI

cable

with

a

D-sub

25-pin

male

connector

on

one

end.

*

If

your

SCSI

drive

does

not

have

a

built-in

terminator,

you

will

need

a

SCSI

terminator.

*

In

addition

to

the

above

removable

type

SCSI

drive,

the

IDE

hard

disk

or

the

optional

2.5

inch

IDE

hard

disk

can

be

installed

in

the

FD-8.

If

a

optional

2.5'inch

hard

disk

is

to

be

used,

the

Fostex

Service

Station

will

do

the

installation

on

the

FD-8.

For

details,

please

inquire

at

your

nearest

Fostex

service

Station.

<Notes

on

handling

SCSI

drives

and

disks>

A

SCSI

drive

and

its

disk

are

made

of

precision

parts.

Follow

the

instructions

below

when

you

handle

them.

*

Do

not

drop

them

or

cause

a

strong

impact.

*

Do

not

expose

them

to

strong

vibration.

*

Do

not

expose

them

to

substantial

changes

in

temperature

or

humidity.

*

Do

not

locate

them

in

a

dusty

place.

*

Do

not

expose

them

to

water.

*

Do

not

place

them

near

any

device

that

generates

a

strong

magnetic

field.

Malfunction

or

misuse

of

the

unit

may

erase

the

data

recorded

on

SCSI

disks.

We

recommend

that

you

save

important

recordings

to

DAT.

Fostex

will

not

be

responsible

for

any

damage

due

to

erased

data

or

any

consequential

damages

caused

by

the

use

of

the

FD-8.

4

FOStBX

Connecting

a

SCSI

drive

to

the

FD-8

Connect

your

SCSI

drive

to

the

SCSI

connector

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

FD-8.

Refer

to

the

following

“Notes

on

connection”

and

connect

the

drive

correctly.

<Notes

on

connection>

*

Before

making

connections,

make

sure

that

both

FD-8

and

the

SCSI

drive

are

turned

off.

*

Up

to

two

SCSI

drives

can

be

connected

to

the

FD-8

SCSI

connector.

Normally,

for

real

time

record/playback,

one

SCSI

drive

is

connected

for

the

current

drive

(Refer

to

“Setup

of

ID

number”

below).

You

can

connect

two

drives

if

one

is

used

for

the

“current

drive”

and

the

other

for

"backup

(saving

and

loading

song

data)”

(Refer

to

“Setup

of

ID

number”

below).

Refer

to

“Saving

and

Loading

Song

Data”

in

the

Owner’s

Manual.

Current

drive

Backup

drive

Setup

of

ID

number:

Refer

to

the

guidelines

below

to

assign

SCSI

ID

numbers

for

the

connected

SCSI

drive(s).

Use

any

number

other

than

“6.”

^

Use

number

“6.”

*

The

SCSI

connector

on

the

FD-8

is

a

25-pin

connector,

compatible

with

Macintosh

computers.

Use

a

cable

with

connectors

that

conform

to

the

standards

for

SCSI

drive

connections.

*

The

last

SCSI

drive

on

the

SCSI

chain

should

be

terminated.

Install

a

SCSI

terminator,

or

turn

the

termination

switch

to

“on”

if

the

drive

has

such

a

switch

(such

as

a

Zip

drive).

As

explained

in

the

above

“Notes

on

connection,”

a

SCSI

drive

as

the

current

drive

and

second

for

backup

can

be

chain

connected

to

the

FD-8

SCSI

connector

but

in

the

“Quick

Operation

Guide”

only

a

SCSI

current

drive

is

connected

with

the

idea

that

record/playback

is

carried

out

in

real

time.

SCSI

terminator

1

FDSCeX

Formatting

(initializing)

a

disk

After

you

make

connection,

follow

the

steps

below

to

format

(initialize)

the

disk

for

use

in

a

SCSI

drive.

The

FD-8

uses

FDMS-3

(Fostex

Disk

Management

System-3)

as

the

recording

format.

To

perform

real

time

recording

and

playback

on

the

FD-8,

you

need

to

format

the

disk

(regardless

of

whether

the

disk

has

been

used).

If

you

format

a

used

disk,

first

make

sure

that

the

disk

does

not

contain

any

important

data.

Formatting

a

disk

erases

all

existing

data.

1

Turn

on

the

power

to

the

connected

SCSI

drive

and

the

FD-8.

If

the

SCSI

connection

has

been

made

correctly,

the

SCSI

drive

will

start

running

and

the

display

on

the

FD-

8

indicates

the

[Initial...]

(Initialize)

message,

then

the

[No

Disk]

(there

is

no

disk)

message.

(The

following

example

assumes

that

a

removable

SCSI

drive

is

connected.

If

you

have

connected

an

unformatted

fixed

disk

or

an

optional

Fostex

2.5-inch

internal

hard

disk,

the

[UnFormat!]

message

appears

instead

of

the

[No

Disk]

message.)

_

Initial..

_^

No

Disk

Note:

Before

attempting

to

load

a

disk

in

the

SCSI

drive,

make

sure

[No

Disk]

is

shovim

in

the

FD-8

display.

Note:

If

the

[Initial...]

message

and

the

[No

Drive!]

message

flash

alternately,

the

FD-8

does

not

recognized

the

connected

SCSI

drive.

In

this

case,

turn

off

the

power

to

both

devices.

Check

to

make

sure

the

SCSI

cable

is

connected

securely

and

that

the

cable

is

not

defective,

then

turn

on

the

power

to

both

devices.

2

Insert

a

disk

in

the

SCSI

drive.

If

you

insert

an

unformatted

disk

or

a

disk

in

a

different

format

in

the

SCSI

drive,

the

FD-8

indicates

[UnFormat!]

on

the

display,

then

shows

the

[Format

?]

(formatting

a

current

drive

disk)

menu

located

in

Setup

mode.

At

this

time,

the

SCSI

ID

number

for

the

drive

will

appear

as

shown

below

([SCSi

id-2]),

and

[SURE

?]

flashes.

This

means

that

the

FD-8

has

entered

the

formatting

standby

mode.

3

When

[SURE

?]

appears,

press

the

EXECUTE/YES

key.

The

FD-8

displays

[Pis

Wait!]

(Please

Wait!)

briefly,

and

then

show

the

menu

for

Record

mode

selection.

Initially,

[Normal]

for

Record

mode

appears.

[SURE

?]

flashes

at

the

same

time.

Pis

Uait!

Hornal

se

™

.

™

'

SURE?

4

Use

the

JOG

dial

to

select

the

desired

record

mode.

You

may

select

[Normal]

(Normal

mode:

A.D.A.C

mode),

[Master]

(Mastering

mode).

If

a

removable

type

disk

such

as

MO,

Zip

or

EZ

is

used

for

the

current

drive,

select

only

the

[Normal]

mode

for

recording,

and

if

the

fixed

hard

disk

or

optional

2.5-inch

IDE

hard

disk

is

used,

either

the

[Normal]

or

[Master]

mode

should

be

selected

for

formatting

(For

details

on

the

recording

mode,

refer

to

the

chart

in

the

next

page.).

6

m

44.1kHz

44.1kHz

Approx.

67

minutes/100MB

(converted

to

one

track)

Approx.

17

mInutes/100MB

(converted

to

one

track)

MO

disk,

EZ

disk.

Zip

cartridge.

Fixed

hard

disk

2.5-inch

IDE

internal

hard

disk

(option)

Fixed

hard

disk

2.5-inch

IDE

internal

hard

disk

(option)

*

Simultaneous

8

track

recording

by

adat

digital

input

is

possible.

*

4

tracks

simultaneous

recording

by

S/P

DIF

digital

signal

(two

inputs)

and

analog

signal

(two

inputs)

is

possible.

Note:

Simultaneous

recording

by

MO

disk

is

a

maximum

two

tracks.

*

Simultaneous

8

track

recording

by

adat

digital

input

is

possible.

*

4

tracks

simultaneous

recording

by

S/P

DIF

digital

signal

(two

inputs)

and

analog

signal

(two

inputs)

is

possible.

Save/load

is

possible

only

with

external

SCSI

drives.

Save/ioad

is

not

possible

with

DAT

and

adat.

Save/load

is

possible

with

the

external

SCSI

drive,

DAT

or

adat.

n

A.D.A.C.

is

the

next

generation

digital

audio

coding

technique

maximized

for

multitrack

recording,

which

has

been

developed

by

joint

research

of

Matsushita

Electric

Industry

Corporation

and

Fostex

Corporation.

Note:

Available

recording

time

varies

depending

on

the

disk

capacity

and

type.

For

actual

available

time

for

a

particular

disk,

please

refer

to

the

“List

of

the

drives

with

guaranteed

operation”

in

the

Owner’s

Manual.

Note:

To

cancel

the

formatting

operation,

press

the

EXIT/NO

key

before

proceeding

to

Step

5.

Each

press

of

the

EXIT/NO

key

will

return

you

to

the

previous

display,

and

finally

exit

setup

mode.

Note:

Use

only

the

above

[Normal]

mode

to

format

removable

type

disks.

Even

if

it

has

been

formatted

by

the

[Master]

mode,

sufficient

recordable

area

cannot

be

obtained.

5

Press

and

hold

down

the

RECORD

button

and

press

the

EXECUTE/YES

key.

When

the

FD-8

starts

formatting,

it

displays

the

size

of

the

unformatted

area

on

the

disk

(e.g.:

[-135MB]),

and

counts

down

as

formatting

progresses.

Wait

a

moment.

When

the

FD-8

finishes

formatting,

it

displays

[COMPLETED

I]

and

stops

accessing

the

disk

(The

access

LED

turns

off.).

G

Press

the

EXiT/NO

key

to

quit

the

setup

mode.

The

display

indicates

the

top

of

the

program

in

ABS

Time

Base

([ABS

OOM

OOS

OOF]),

as

shown

below:

7

FDSteX

Checking

available

recording

time

on

a

formatted

disk

It

is

a

good

idea

to

check

the

available

recording

time

after

you

format

the

disk.

The

following

procedure

assumes

that

the

FD-8

has

exited

Setup

mode

and

is

displaying

the

ABS

time,

with

disk

access

stopped.

1

P

ress

the

DISP

SEL

key

to

change

from

the

ABS

time

indication

to

the

REMAIN

time

indication.

The

FD-8

displays

the

available

recording

time

and

recording

space

in

ABS

time

base.

This

time

value

indicates

how

many

minutes

of

data

can

be

recorded

on

the

formatted

disk,

and

how

much

of

the

space

on

the

disk

can

be

used

for

recording.

The

REMAIN

time

values

are

based

on

mono

track

recording.

If

you

wish

to

record

on

all

eight

tracks,

you

can

find

out

how

many

minutes

of

a

song

you

can

record

by

dividing

the

REMAIN

time

value

by

“8.”

The

example

at

left

is

the

REMAIN

display

immediately

after

formatting

a

removable

type

disk

in

the

[Normal]

mode.

The

numbers

in

the

display

indicate

a

re¬

main

time

of

1

hour

31

minutes

13

sec¬

onds

or,

in

disk

capacity,

134

MB

that

can

be

recorded

in

mono

track

format.

For

ex¬

ample,

if

this

disk

is

used

to

record

on

all

8

tracks,

about

11

minutes

can

be

recorded.

2

Press

the

DISP

SEL

key

to

return

to

the

previous

time

base

display.

Formatting

the

disk

again

If

you

wish

to

change

the

recording

mode

of

a

formatted

disk

or

to

reformat

a

used

disk,

you

need

to

set

the

FD-8

to

SETUP

mode

and

use

the

[Format

?]

menu.

The

procedure

assumes

that

the

formatted

disk

is

in

the

SCSI

drive

and

the

FD-8

is

stopped,

with

the

ABS

time

base

displayed.

1

Press

the

SETUP

key

to

change

to

setup

mode.

The

FD-8

will

enter

the

setup

mode,

and

display

the

first

hierarchy

of

the

setup

menu.

If

this

is

the

first

time

you

access

this

menu,

the

FD-8

displays

the

[Sign.

Set

?]

(Time

signature

setting)

menu.

Sign.Set?

44.1kHz

SETUP

=

-

1

2

T

urn

the

JOG

dial

to

select

[Format

?]

and

press

the

EXECUTE/YES

key.

The

FD-8

displays

the

ID

number

of

the

connected

SCSI

drive

and

flashes

[SURE

?].

3

U

se

the

JOG

dial

to

select

the

desired

record

mode.

8

FDStQX

Ejecting

a

disk

from

the

SCSi

drive

Follow

the

procedure

below

to

eject

a

disk

from

the

SCSI

drive

after

the

FD-8

exits

the

setup

mode

and

disk

access

has

stopped.

You

cannot

eject

a

disk

using

the

eject

button

on

the

drive.

^

Press

and

hold

down

the

SHIFT

key

and

press

the

EXIT/NO

key.

The

disk

will

be

ejected

from

the

current

drive.

Before

turning

off

the

power

to

the

FD-8

Before

turning

off

the

power

to

the

FD-8

and

the

connected

SCSI

drive,

check

the

following

items:

r

-^

*

The

SCSI

disk

is

not

being

accessed.

(The

ACCESS

LED

is

turned

off.)

*

The

FD-8

has

exited

the

setup

mode

and

displays

the

ABS

or

BAR/BEAT/CLK

time

base.

*

The

output

volume

of

the

FD-8

and

all

connected

audio

devices

is

set

to

minimum.

Turning

on

the

power

again

with

a

disk

ioaded

in

the

SCSI

drive

There

is

no

procedure

for

turning

on

the

power

without

a

disk

loaded

in

the

SCSI

drive

but

if

power

is

switched

off

with

a

disk,

and

then

power

needs

to

be

switched

on

again,

follow

the

procedure

below:

1

First,

turn

on

the

power

to

the

SCSI

drive

loaded

with

the

disk.

2

First,

make

sure

that

the

orange

LED

on

the

SCSI

drive

lights

up

in

green

and

that

the

disk

is

not

being

accessed,

and

then

turn

on

the

power

to

the

FD-8.

9

FDSteX

Initla!

settings

Before

you

start

recording,

please

remember

the

following:

You

need

to

reset

all

the

controls

(faders,

switches,

and

buttons)

on

the

control

panel

to

their

initial

settings

before

you

start

recording,

playing,

or

editing.

This

procedure

prevents

important

data

from

being

erased,

and

incorrect

operation

of

the

FD-8

because

of

prior

settings.

This

procedure

is

called

“Initializing

the

FD-

8,”

and

should

be

performed

before

you

start

each

new

session.

<Tips

for

initializing

the

FD-8>

1.

Lower

the

input

channel

faders

and

master

faders

L/R.

2.

Set

the

LEVEL

switches

from

Channels

7

and

8

to

“H

(-lOdBV).”

3.

Set

all

other

knobs

and

switches

to

the

center

position

or

the

“0”

position.

4.

Set

all

RECORD

TRACK

select

keys

to

“OFF

(SAFE).”

5.

Set

all

switches

in

the

recorder

section

to

OFF

(the

LEDS

should

be

off).