User manual FOSTEX EN3020

[. . . ] The superior tonal quality and easy operation of the EN3020, compared to a conventional analog multitracker, will expand your creative musical world. Documentation for the EN3020 consists of two parts: the Quick Operation Guide (this book) and the Owner's Manual. The Quick Operation Guide introduces you to the basic operations of the multitrack recorder, including "Connecting a SCSI drive, " "Installing the E-IDE hard disk, " "Formatting a disk, " "Connecting the digital mixer, " "Initial 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 EN3020's many functions. [. . . ] <NOTE> Simultaneous recording by MO disk is a maximum two tracks. Recording function <NOTE> Simultaneous recording by MO disk is a maximum two tracks. Save/load is possible with external SCSI drive, DAT or adat. Save/load function Save/load is possible only with external SCSI drives or DAT. 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. <Notes> * 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. * 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. * Use only the above [ADAC 8ch] mode, or [Master 4ch] mode to format removable type disks. Even if it has been formatted by the [Master 8ch] mode, sufficient recordable area cannot be obtained. 9 EN3020 Quick Operation Guide 5 Press and hold down the RECORD button and press the EXECUTE/YES key. When the EN3020 starts formatting, it displays the size of the unformatted area on the disk, and counts down as formatting progresses. When the EN3020 finishes formatting, it displays [COMPLETED !] and stops accessing the disk (The access LED turns off. ). 6 Press the EXIT/NO key to quit the setup mode. One Program (*1) is automatically set up after the disk format operation, and "ABS 00M 00S 00F" (ABS time base*2) appears, indicating that the top of the program is located. Now, you can start recording, playback, and editing on the EN3020 using the SCSI disk, or E-IDE hard disk. Displays sampling frequency. It continues to flash until you connect a digital mixing console. Temporary title of program 1 automatically set up after formatting. Program number. Program 1 is set up after formatting. DIGITAL 44. 1kHz Top of the program expressed in ABS time base. ABS M S F PGM SYNC OUT CLK AUTO DRIVE SCSI A. PUNCH EN3020's MIDI sync out signal setting (Default: MIDI clock [CLK]) Indicates that the current drive is the SCSI type. If the 3. 5-inch E-IDE hard disk is used for the current drive, [IDE] will light (For details, refer to the owner's manual) This indicator lights up to indicate that the EN3020's digital-in clock is set to [ASYnC] (asynchronous). First, make sure that the orange LED on the SCSI drive lights up in green and that the removable disk is not being accessed, and then turn on the power to the EN3020. 12 EN3020 Quick Operation Guide Notes on using two current drives In addition to using an E-IDE hard disk or a SCSI drive as the sole current drive, you may also use an E-IDE hard disk installed in the EN3020 along with a SCSI drive connected to the unit. However, note the following points when you use two current drives. EN3020 equipped with a 3. 5-inch E-IDE hard disk SCSI device as the current drive WORD OUT SCSI OPTICAL DATA OUT IN MIDI OUT IN AC IN POWER <Note> You cannot switch between two current drives after the EN3020 is turned on. If you are using only one current drive, turning on the power to the EN3020 will automatically start the drive. However, if you are using an E-IDE hard disk and an external SCSI device simultaneously, turning on the power to the EN3020 will use the SCSI device connected to the SCSI terminal as the current drive. If you wish to use the E-IDE hard disk as the current drive, turn off the power to the SCSI device BEFORE you turn on the power to the EN3020 or disconnect the SCSI connection. You can check the display to see which drive is currently used after you turn on the power to the EN3020. (Refer to the figure below. ) Make sure that you are using the correct current drive for formatting or real-time recording, playback, or edit. A SCSI drive is the current drive. DIGITAL An E-IDE hard disk is the current drive. DIGITAL 44. 1kHz ABS 44. 1kHz ABS M S F M S F PGM SYNC OUT CLK AUTO DRIVE SCSI A. PUNCH SYNC OUT CLK AUTO DRIVE PGM SCSI A. PUNCH "SCSI" lights up. "IDE" lights up. 13 EN3020 Quick Operation Guide Connecting a mixer The EN3020 is a digital multitrack recorder that provides 8-track recording, and is designed to connect to a digital mixing console equipped with adat digital I/O. You can connect adat I/O connectors from a digital mixer to the DATA IN/OUT connectors on the EN3020 using optical cables. You can also connect an analog mixer via an optional Model VC-8 (ADAT/ANALOG converter). <Note> Be sure to turn off the power to all devices before connecting the mixing console. Connecting a digital mixer equipped with adat I/O Connect adat I/O connectors from a digital mixer to the DATA IN/OUT connectors on the EN3020 using optical cables. CAUTION Word in adat out METER OL -3 -6 -9 -12 -18 -24 -36 -40 L R ST BUSS/SOLO adat in WORD OUT SCSI OPTICAL DATA OUT IN MIDI OUT IN AC IN POWER PAGE SELECT 1-8 ANALOG IN 9-16 ADAT IN 17-20 EFF RTN SETUP SYSTEM MIDI EQ/LO GAIN EQ/LO-MID GAIN EQ/HI-MID GAIN EQ/HI GAIN SELECTED EQ EQ ON EFF1 EFF EDIT EFF2 EQ LIBRARY CURRENT SCENE STATUS FREQ Q FREQ Q FREQ Q FREQ Q RECALL STORE RECALL EFF LIBRARY STORE PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN EQ EDIT KEY MODE ROUTING/ PHASE PAIR/ GROUP EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EQ EDIT EN3020 REC BUSS SCENE MEMORY RECALL STORE SOLO SOLO ON SOLO MMC SEND CHANNEL/ METER SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO CH VIEW ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON Current Drive /-1 +1/ AC outlet EXIT DATA +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -20 -30 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -30 -40 -60 ENTER - - - - - - - - - Digital Mixer <Notes for using a digital mixer> * If a digital mixer has a WORD IN connector, be sure to connect the WORD OUT connector on the EN3020 to the WORD IN on the digital mixer as shown in the figure above. * The default clock setting for the EN3020's digital-in is "asynchronous (ASYnC). " To make recordings on the EN3020 connected to a digital mixer, you should usually set the EN3020's clock to "asynchronous" and the digital mixer clock setting to "word (or digital-in). " If the EN3020 is connected to WORD IN on the mixing console, set the clock to "WORD. " If the console is not equipped with WORD IN, select "digital-in. " In this connection example, the Vari-pitch function of the EN3020 is also enabled. [. . . ] Instead of emptying the track, you may use the "Track Exchange" function to move data to additional tracks. Refer to the main Owner's Manual for more information. 5. 19 EN3020 Quick Operation Guide Mixdown After overdubbing and ping-pong recording, you can mix all tracks data into two channel stereo data and record it onto your master recorder. This final process of multitrack recording is called "mixdown. " The mixdown signals are usually output from the mixer's STEREO OUT L/R. Connect the master recorder inputs to the STEREO OUT L/R connectors. * Initialize the EN3020. [. . . ]