Fostex VF-16 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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5. After completing the pre/post selection, press the [EXIT/
NO] key.
The VF-16 exits the channel edit mode and the display
returns to the Normal display.
Controlling fader levels
You can control fader levels for channels 1 through
16 and the master channel while viewing the numeric
values.
1. Press the [PAN] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.
The current fader positions for all channels are shown
both graphically and numerically.
2. Use the desired fader to control the channel level.
The fader position shown on the screen (both graphically
and numerically) changes according to the actual fader
position in real-time.
•Controllable channels:
Channels 1 through 16 and the master channel
•Available values:
00 to 99 ( The value is displayed by a whole number
but the actual signal level is changed smoothly and
continuously.)
3. After completing fader level setting, press the [EXIT/NO]
key.
The VF-16 exits the channel edit mode and the display
returns to the Normal display.
Setting the compressor
You can apply the built-in compressor only to the
channels selected by "Compressor channel setting"
in the Setup mode.
<Compressor function>
The compressor is used to compress the dynamic range
of the input signal. If the input signal exceeds a given level
(the threshold level), the gain is decreased as the input
signal level increases, to reduce the dynamic range of the
output signal.
<Hints>
You can apply the built-in compressor only to channels
13 through 16 and the master channel. You can select
the channels to be compressed between channel 13-14
and 15-16 by using "Compressor channel setting" in the
Setup mode. You can apply the compressor to the master
channel anytime regardless of the compressor channel
setting. See the detailed information on page 112 for the
Setup mode.
<Note>
You cannot apply the equalizer to the input channels
that the compressor is applied to. However, you can
apply both the equalizer and compressor to the master
channel.
The following operations are assumed that the com-
pressor is applied to channels 13 and 14.
1. Press the [HI-G/F/Q] key while holding down the [SHIFT]
key.
The compressor setting screen appears.
The message prompting to select a channel ("Select CH!")
flashes, as well as the CH STATUS/CH SEL indicators for
the master channel and input channels (13-14 or 15-16)
to which the compressor is applied flash.
2. Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the desired
channel.
You can now edit parameters of the compressor for the
channel.
3. Press the [HI-G/F/Q] key while holding down the [SHIFT]
key to select the desired parameter, and enter the desired
value using the [JOG] dial.
Each time you press the [HI-G/F/Q] key while holding
down the [SHIFT] key, the parameters to be edited are
cycled between "THSHD" (threshold level), "RATIO",
"ATTACK" (attack time), "GAIN" and "ON/OFF"
(compressor on/off). For each parameter, rotating the
[JOG] dial can set the following values.
•Channels to be selected
Channels 13-14, 15-16 and the master channel
•Available values
Threshold level: 0.0 dB to -50.0 dB (in 0.5 dB increments)
(The default setting: 13-14/15-16->-20dB, master:->-
25dB)
Ratio: -:1, 20:1, 10:1, 8:1, 6:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3.5:1, 3:1,
2.5:1, 2:1, 1.7:1, 1.5:1, 1.3:1, 1.1:1, 1:1
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16 -> 10:1, master ->
4:1)
Attack time: 5 ms to 75 ms (in 1 ms increments)
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16 -> “60ms”, master
-> “8ms”)
Gain: 0.0 dB to +18.0 dB (in 0.5 dB increments)
(The default settings: 13-14/15-16/master -> 0.0 dB.)
Compressor on/off: On, Off (The default is “Off.”)
4. After completing the parameter setting, press the [EXIT/
NO] key.
The VF-16 exits the channel edit mode and the display
returns to the Normal display.