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VF80 Digital Power Tool

Main Features

DIGITAL MIXER

■ New A.S.P.+ digital channel effects. 44 effect types including stunning amp simulations & distortion

■ Mastering Mode (using tracks 7

& 8) with EQ, compressor and effects

■ 10 preset Mastering Libraries:

Flat, Wet Mix, Light Mix, Live

Mix, Pop Mix, Dance, Hard, 70’s,

Hall and Lo-Fi modes

■ 2 x inputs with phantom powered balanced XLRs and unbalanced 6mm jacks. Trim controls, on/off switches and peak LED indicators

■ Stereo Out

■ 7 x track faders and 1 x Master fader (stereo buss) - all 60mm

■ Full MTC/MMC compliance,

MIDI clock & song position pointer

■ 2-band EQ on channels 1-6

(shelving type) plus 36 EQ presets

■ 99 mix scene memory per program with title edits

■ Non-destructive, non linear

Copy/Move-Paste / Erase audio editing

■ Jog wheel audio scrubbing with wave-form display

■ Clipboard data available to be pasted to the same, another, or multiple tracks and automatically repeated up to 99 times.

■ S/P DIF digital I/O

DIGITAL RECORDER

■ Full digital 8-track multitrack recorder

■ Optional internal CD-R/RW drive for mastering & back-up

■ 8 recording tracks plus 16 additional ghost tracks for multiple takes. 24 recording tracks in total

■ No compression recording to internal, user upgradable,

3.5" E-IDE hard disc

■ Up to 7.8 hours of 8 track recording on 20GB hard disc

■ .WAV file import/export (via CD)

U PG AD BL E H AR D D RIIV

The removable plate on the underside of a VF80 allows you to change the internal

E-IDE hard drive. A larger hard drive means more recording time.

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GIIT AL UL TIIT RA KE

This 8-Track Digital Power Tool is in the tradition of its 16-Track predecessor, the VF160.

It’s an all-in-one solution to today’s recording needs—a digital hard disk recorder, digital mixer with built-in effects, a digital editor with cut, copy, paste functions, and a digital mastering device with optional built-in CD burner..

IIN TU TIIV E O RA TIIO

The VF80 is just so easy to operate. Large illuminated buttons change color depending on mode of operation,

60mm faders offer precise tracking and a clear backlit

LCD display make for easy sound editing and feature selection.The bounce feature makes for easy ‘single button push’ mix-down.

And if you’re a guitar player, you’re really going to love the dedicated guitar inputs and simulationeffects controls. These are not just overworked tone controls, these are useful, powerful algorithms that will help you create new sounds.

FFL EX LE PU T S AG E

Both inputs have balanced and unbalanced connectors, trim control and switchable +48V phantom power.

O NEE--B TT N B UN CIIN G

The bounce function allows audio from tracks 1 through 6 to be bounced to tracks 7/8 at the touch of a button.

* OP TIIO NA L C D--R W

You can retro-fit your VF80 with an optional CD-R/RW drive which will allow you to master digital audio CD’s.

But that’s not all. Hard disc data can also be backed up to data CDs.

WAV file import and export is supported via CD media.

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You can add dedicated digital master effects whilst mastering tracks 7 & 8 to external stereo recorder or internal CD.

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8 T R A C K D I G I T A L R E C O R D I N G & M I X I N G

5 7 9 10

C HA NE

Naam e

L01

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Normal Hall

L02

L03

Presence Hall

Wet Hall

L04

L05

L06

L07

L08

No E/R Hall

Lo-Freq Hall

Stadium

Auditorium

Hallway

L09

L10

L11

L12

L13

L14

L15

L16

L17

L18

L19

L20

L21

L22

L23

L24

L25

L26

L27

L28

L29

L30

L31

L32

L33

L34

L35

L36

L37

L38

L39

L40

L41

L42

L43

L44

1 2 3 4 6 8

Normal Room

Dead Room

Presence Room

Drum Booth

Garage

Normal Plate

Old Plate

Presence Plate

Wet Plate

Digital Plate

Normal Vocal

Presence Vocal

Solo Vocal

Arena Vocal

Arena Chorus

Karaoke

Mono Delay-Hall

Mono Delay-Plate

Panning Delay-Hall

Panning Delay-Plate

Mono Delay

Panning Delay

Mono Bpm Delay

Panning Bpm Delay

Short Delay

Doubling

Chorus

Flange

Mono Pitch

Delay Pitch

Distortion (Guitar-8)

Distortion (Bass-3)

Distortion (Drum-3)

Distortion (Voice-3)

Guitar Amp Simulation-5

Mic Simulation-18

VFF8 0 IIN RFFA CIIN

11 Input A unbalanced input input

M AS ER EFFFFE CT PE S

Uses a combination of compression,

3-band EQ and ambience to offer 10 ultra-usable mixdown settings.

Naam e

L0

Flat

L1

L2

Wet

Light

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

Live

Pop

Dance

Hard

70s

Hall

Lo-Fi

L02

L03

L06

L07

L08

L09

TightKick

Ana.Kick

L04

Snappy_SD

L05

Power_SD

Deep_SD

Talk_Tom

Melo_Tom

W.GongTom

55 MIDI IN, OUT

77 Master Stereo Out

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E NG E IIS OW VE N B ET TE R

A.S.P. + (Advanced Signal Processing) is a unique digital effects processing technology developed by, and newly enhanced Fostex.

New for the VF80 are incredible microphone / amplifier simulation algorithms which use a Double Accuracy

Operation technique for each frequency. Popular mic sounds are emulated to perfection whilst the awesome amp simulation has to be heard to be believed.

E Q L RA Y P ES ET S

Naam e

L01

LightKick

L10

L11

L12

L13

L14

L15

L16

L17

L18

LoFi_Cym

Perc.

Tamb.

Fat_Bass

Norm.Bass

Loud_Bass

Bright_Pf

Loud_Pf

Power_Pf

L19

L20

E.Pf

Clean_EG

L21

CrunCh_EQ

L22

OverDrvEG

L23

L24

L25

L26

L27

Dist.EG

Metal.EG

Stroke_AG

Arpeg.EAG

Arpeg.AG

L28

L29

L30

L31

L32

L33

L34

L35

L36

Brass_Sec

W.WindSec

Male_Vo

Female_Vo

Chorus

SpeeCh

Digi.Mix

AnalogMix

Telephone

Specifications

GIIT AL MIIX ER SE CT

Input (A – B)

Input Impedance

Rated Input Level

Phantom Power

Stereo Out

Load Impedance

Rated Output Level

Headphone Out

Load Impedance

Maximum Output

Digital S/P DIF In/Out

Format

MIDI In/Out

Punch In/Out

Frequency Response

2x ø6mm phone jack (unbalanced)

2x XLR-3-31 type (balanced)

>40k ohms (unbalanced)

>3k ohms (balanced)

-50dBV - +4dBu

+48V (switchable)

2x ø6mm phone jack

>10k ohms

-10dBV

1x ø6mm stereo phone jack

>8k ohms

20mW (at 32 ohms)

2 x Coaxial

IEC60958 (S/P DIF)

2 x DIN 5 pin / MIDI standard

1x ø6mm phone jack (Model 8051)

20Hz - 20kHz

GIIT AL EC OR DE R S EC TIIO N

Recording Media

Recording format

Internal E-IDE 3.5-inch hard disk

FDMS-3 (version 1)

Save/Load

Sampling Frequency

Quantization

Recording time

(Fostex Disk Management System)

FDIO-1 / CD-1A (optional)

44.1kHz

16bit linear (non compressed)

Dependent of disk size eg: approx. 7.8 hours of 8 track @

Number of tracks

Simultaneous recording tracks 2

16bit/44.1kHz on a 20 GB disk

8 + 16 additional tracks

Simultaneous playback tracks 8

EQ - Lo band 100Hz ±18dB (shelving / peaking /

EQ - Hi band

HPF depending on preset)

10kHz ±18dB (shelving / peaking /

LPF depending on preset)

Pitch control

Crossfade

Dynamic Range

T.H.D.

Crosstalk

A/D converter (20bit)

D/A converter (24bit)

±6% (0.01% step)

10ms

92dB

0.01% (typical)

> 60dB @ 1kHz

Delta-Sigma 64x over sampling

Delta-Sigma 128x over sampling

O PT S

Model CD-1A CD-R/RW Drive

Type Internal EDIE

CD-Recordable

CD-ReWritable

Model 8051 Footswitch

Operation Non latching

P HY SIIC L

Dimensions

Weight

Power

Consumption

307 (W) x 108 (H) x 217 (D)mm approx. 2.4kg

120V / 230V

15W

Optional Model CD-1A VF80 Optional Extras

8 05 OT WIIT H

For remote VF80 Punch In/Out operation. Comes with 2m cable.

C A

Internal CD for mastering and back-up - see right.

C OP K

Optical S/P-DIF to coaxial S/P-DIF converter for use with non-optical equipped DAT machines.

HE AD HO S

Great all-round stereo headphones offering quality monitoring of your VF80 recordings.

* OP TIIO NA L C D--R W

You can retro-fit your VF80 with an optional CD-R/RW drive which will allow you to master digital audio CD’s.

But that’s not all. Hard disc data can also be backed up to data CDs.

WAV file import and export is supported via CD media.

Distributor / Authorized Dealer

Fostex America • 15431 Blackburn Avenue • Norwalk, CA 90650

Tel: 562.921.1112 Fax: 562.802.1964

Fostex Corporation, 3-2-35 Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo, Japan 196-0021

Tel: +81 (0)42-546-4974 Fax: +81 (0)42-546-9222

In accordance with our policy of continuous development, we reserve the right to change specifications without notice. All trademarks respected.