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Formatting a Disk
Normal mode
Mastering mode
44.1kHz
44.1kHz
Quantumize
A.D.A.C. (*) 16bit liner
Available recording time
Approx. 67 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
Compatible media
Recording
Sampling Rate
Save/Load
Record mode
Backup mode
44.1kHz
For use
Recording mode for current drive Recording mode for backup
Formatting a Disk
The “Quick Operation Guide” and the “Saving and Loading Song Data” chapter of this book describe how to
format a disk. This chapter explains how to format an unformatted disk and how to re-format a formatted disk.
Formatting a disk refers to both formatting the current drive disk and formatting a backup disk. You will use the
[Format ?] and the [Bk Format?] menus in Setup Mode.
Recording mode
There are three recording Modes: “Normal mode,” “Mastering mode,” and “Backup mode.” Normal mode and
Mastering mode are used to format a disk as the current disk. Backup mode is used to format a SCSI disk
(removable or fixed) for saving and loading song data.
Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk
Fixed hard disk,
Optional 2.5 inch IDE internal hard disk
MO disk, EZ disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
* 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.
* 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.
Save/load is possible only with external
SCSI drives.
Save/load is not possible with DAT and adat.
Save/load is possible only with external
SCSI drive, DAT or adat.
Note:
You can format only a fixed disk or an optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk in Mastering or Normal modes. (The optional
2.5-inch internal hard disk must have its SCSI ID number set to any number except “6.”)
To use a removable type disk as the current drive, format the disk in Normal mode. Formatting a removable disk in Mastering
mode will not provide you with enough recording space. Data recorded on a disk formatted in Normal mode cannot be saved
or loaded using a DAT or adat. Those formatted in Mastering mode are capable of saving and loading data to and from a DAT
or adat.
You may format a disk for backup as long as the SCSI drive (fixed or removable) is set to ID number “6.” If you execute the
[Format ?] menu in SETUP mode, the FD-8 will automatically recognize a connected SCSI drive or a 2.5-inch internal hard disk
set to any ID number other than “6.” If you execute the [Bk Format ?] menu, the FD-8 will automatically recognize the SCSI drive
set to ID number “6.”
This is a special backup disk format for
saving and loading data. You cannot use a
disk in this format for real-time recording/
playback.
You can save and load data between the
backup disk and a current drive disk
formatted in any mode (Normal or Mastering
mode).
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.
(*) 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.