Fostex VF-08 8-track Digital Multitracker
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Contents
I. Description
II. Mixer features
III. Recorder features
IV. Selling Points vs. Competition
V. Model 8340 SCSI Card
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The Fostex VF08 is the
breakthrough of the digital
multitracker that is positioned at
the pricing divide between
digital and analog MTR’s.
Inheriting a lot of technologies
Fostex has developed in the
long history of MTR designs,
the VF08 offers 8-track digital
recording, intuitive digital mixer,
reputed A.S.P. digital effects,
99 scene memory, wave form
display, 2 x XLR inputs with
phantom power, and so on. In
addition to those functions new
powerful features include
Mastering Mode, offering 10 x
Mastering Library such as Live
Mix, Pop Mix, Dance etc for easy and sophisticated stereo mastering production, and
Training Mode to improve your skill playing to source recorded from a CD etc. The
factory-installed 5.1GB drive offers as long as 2 hours of non-compressed 8-track
recording, which is the longest in this class. Thanks to employment of the 3.5” IDE drive,
users can easily upgrade the drive with a larger capacity anytime they want.
Model 8340 SCSI Card
Model 8340 is an optional SCSI card for
model VF08 to give the following additional
functions.
Ø Fast backup to external SCSI
removable devices such as ZIP,
ZIP250, DVD-RAM drives.
Ø Import and export of audio data in
WAV file format via a DOS formatted
(FAT16) disk using SCSI re-movable
devices.
Ø With future software update on VF08, data backup to a CD-R/RW will be
possible.
The 8340 card can be retrofit to the VF08’s slot on the right side by end-users.
Installation guide is in the manual supplied with the card.
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