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  • Page 1

    Model Eight Channel Digital Mixer with DSP Ef fects Owner ’ s Manual Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the Fostex VM08. The VM08 digital mini-mixer does all internal signal processing digitally. The input section consists of eight analog input channels including four for microphones. The output section, in addition to normal analog [...]

  • Page 2

    2 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE." SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1.[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Power Supply * When unplugging the AC adaptor from the outlet, be sure to grasp the adaptor. Attempting to unplug it by pulling on the AC cable may damage the wiring. * It is dangerous to use any power cable that is cut or frayed. If the power cable is damaged, immediately stop using it, and have it repaired. * Do not [...]

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    4 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual ST OUT R L PHONES 1 TRIM 2 TRIM 3 TRIM 4 TRIM -10 -50 -10 -50 -10 -50 -10 -50 RESET OUT S/P DIF DC IN FOOT SW AUX SEND INPUT 6/5 8/7 7 8 5 6 1 2 AD-9B ONL Y 9V EQ 1 23 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12 Names and Functions 1. AC adaptor connector Connect the AC adaptor, included in the [...]

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    5 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual 8. TRIM knob Input gain is adjusted with this TRIM knob for each sound source connected to input jacks 1 ~ 4. The input level is adjustable over a wide range from line level down to mic level. 9. INPUT jacks External sound sources are input here. INPUTS 1 ~ 4 comply to mic/line and input gain can be adjusted with the T[...]

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    6 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual ST OUT R L PHONES 1 TRIM 2 TRIM 3 TRIM 4 TRIM -10 -50 -10 -50 -10 -50 -10 -50 RESET OUT DIGITAL DC IN FOOT SW AUX SEND INPUT 6/5 8/7 7 8 5 6 1 2 AD-9B ONLY 9V Insulation paper AC adaptor RESET switch Before Operation (IMPORT ANT Be sure to read below before first using your VM08.) * Remove the insulation paper The VM08[...]

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    7 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Peripheral Equipment Connection The schematic below is an example of external equipment connected to the VM08. To avoid possible speaker damage, please be sure to unplug the AC adaptor when connecting external equipment to the IN/OUT connectors of the Fostex VM08. 1) ST .OUT L, R jack These are unbalanced phone jacks w[...]

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    8 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual TRS Phone plug Phone plug Music source side VM08 side VM08 side VM08 side VM08 side External Equipment 5) FOOT SW jack This is an unbalanced type phone jack. An unlatch type foot switch (Fostex Model 8051) can be plugged in here. Operations using the foot switch are selectable in the [Setup mode]. Refer to [Setup mode][...]

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    9 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Application Example The following are actual examples in application of VM08 and could be helpful in your applica- tion. <Example-1> : T o expand the FD-8 analog simultaneous recording channel The FD-8 analog simultaneous recording track can be extended to "4" by connecting the FD-8 DATA IN jack to the [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual <Example-5> : For one take live studio recording You can use the VM08 to send the mixed digital audio via S/P DIF to a DAT or PC with Digital In. You can also add the internal digital effect when mixing audio. <Example-6> : T o produce original Remix You can send the remixed sound of the Sampler and CD pla[...]

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    11 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual EQ SCENE NO. 1 6 12 24 OL 1234567 8LR MIN R MAX CH MASTER 48 L VM08 Initial State The following explains what to do the first time you use the VM08 right out of the shipping carton. When the AC adaptor is plugged into the AC wall outlet and the power cord plugged into the DC IN connector, power will be applied and the[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Normal Mix Mode Normal mix mode means each INPUT fader/MASTER fader is active, and the ON/OFF of each channel is operational so basic mixing functions can be executed. When the VM08 is in [Initial state of VM08], as explained in the previous section, if the INPUT fader of the channel to which a signal is being input ([...]

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    13 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Mute ON channel (LED is off). <CAUTION> If [Fader Fix mode], discussed below, in the [Setup mode] is set to [ON], no signal will be output even though the fader is moved. The [FADER FIX mode] is set to [OFF]. For details refer to [Setup mode] on page 27. Mute of the various input channel/master output: Mute ON/O[...]

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    14 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual EQ [L10] ~ [L1] ~ [C] ~ [R1] ~ [R10] will be displayed. The digit moves up and down. Setting Item Setup of P AN (sound image) Setup of LO-EQ Setup of MID-EQ Setup of HI-EQ Level setup of EFF SEND 1 Level setup of EFF SEND 2 Level setup of AUX SEND 1 Level setup of AUX SEND 2 PRE/POST setup of EFF SEND 1 PRE/POST setup[...]

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    15 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual [+18] ~ [+1] ~ [0] ~ [-1] ~ [-18] will be displayed. Digit will move up and down. EQ Blinking Lit EQ Setup method for EQ setting Individual setup of the low region (LO), mid region (MID) and high region (HI) for the signals of channels 1 ~ 4, 5/6, 7/8 and STEREO MASTER. <Useful information!> The equalizer specs [...]

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    16 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Lit EQ [00] ~ [99] will be displayed. Bar graph extends in step by blinking. Lit EQ EQ EQ [00] ~ [99] will be displayed. Bar graph extended in step with blinking. 1 . Status display section [E1] or [E2] dots are lit by pressing the EFF/AUX key . The LCD will display the following: Example: Character section when [E1] [...]

  • Page 17

    17 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Lit Changes to [Post] or [Pre]. If [Pre] is selected, the blinking 3 digits move upward. Blinking PRE/POST setup method for EFFECT SEND/AUX SEND In the procedure here, the effect send and AUX send signals are setup for PRE (pre-fader) or POST (post fader). In the initial state, EFFECT SEND 1, 2, AUX SEND 1, 2 are all [...]

  • Page 18

    18 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual * A. S. P . (Fostex Advanced Signal Processing T echnology) The A. S. P. is an exclusive new digital effect processing technology designed by Fostex. This method extracts maximum efficiency from the limited DSP power. It achieves an overwhelmingly high density Early Reflection sound and wonder- fully smooth High Dump [...]

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    19 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Name Parameter type Explanation 1 Norm HALL REVERB Standard hall reverb; detailed and transparent, with a moderate amount of early reflections. 2 Pres HALL REVERB Hall reverb with presence and definition. 3 Wet HALL REVERB Hall reverb with restrained high-frequency and a refreshing atmosphere. 4 NoER HALL REVERB All-p[...]

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    20 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Name Parameter type Explanation 29 MonoDELA Y DELA Y Mono delay 30 PanDELA Y DELA Y Panning delay 31 MonoBpmDL BPM DELA Y Mono delay . Specify BPM and note value to set the delay time. 32 PanBpmDL BPM DELA Y Panning delay . Specify BPM and note value to set the delay time. 33 Short DL SHORT DELA Y Short delay that all[...]

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    21 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual 3 . Press the [ENTER] key . The effect type will be finalized, and the parameter setting screen will appear. The default (initial) parameter values will be displayed. Details on the parameters are given in the fol- lowing section, "Parameter settings." 4 . T o exit Ef fect Edit mode, press the EXIT key twice[...]

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    22 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Effect parameter details The parameters that can be adjusted will depend on the parameter type. Reverb effect parameters (parameter type: REVERB) For effect types 1--24 of the preceding "Effect type" table, the following four parameters can be ad- justed. 1. REVERB TIME Adjust the length of reverberation. Ra[...]

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    23 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Doubling effect parameters (parameter type: DOUBLING) For effect type 34 of the preceding "Effect type" table, the following three parameters can be adjusted. 1. Lch DELA Y TIME Adjust the delay time of the L channel. Range: 0.1--9.9 ms (99 steps in 0.1 ms units), 10- -99 ms (90 steps in 1 ms units), 100--20[...]

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    24 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Blinking Lit Blinking Lit Lit Scene Memory Mode The VM08 provides 21 scene memories (scene numbers 00--20). Of these, scene number [00] is a preset scene named "Initial Mix," and cannot be modified by the user. Your own settings can be stored in scene numbers [01]--[20]. Each scene stores the contents of Nor[...]

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    25 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Blinking EQ Blink Lit Move each fader so that the lit dots coincide with the blinking dots. 2 . Rotate the DA T A encoder to select the scene number [00]--[20] that you wish to recall. As the scene number changes, the corresponding scene name will be displayed. 3 . Press the ENTER key . The scene will be recalled. <[...]

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    26 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Blinking Lit The display will indicate [Clear 02 ?], and [?] will blink. Lit Lit Directly recalling a scene memory In addition to the method described earlier in "Scene recall," a scene memory can also be recalled directly using the following method of stepping consecutively through the stored scenes. < N[...]

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    27 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Lit The previously-selected setup menu item will appear . Blinking Setup Mode In Setup mode you can make the following settings to specify how the VM08 will operate. 1 . INPUT 5/6 setting (specify INPUT 5/6 as stereo or mono input) 2 . INPUT 7/8 setting (specify INPUT 7/8 as stereo or mono input) 3. Fader Fix setting [...]

  • Page 28

    28 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Battery check (Display: [BattV olt ?]) This lets you check the voltage of the internal battery. After selecting this menu item, press the ENTER key. The voltage of the internal bat- tery will be displayed, allowing you to check it. When you have checked the voltage, press the EXIT key to exit Setup mode. Fader Fix set[...]

  • Page 29

    29 Model VM08 Owner’s Manual Specifications <INPUT 1 ~ 4> Connector : ø6mm phone jack/Un-balanced (x 4) Input impedance : 20kΩ ore more Input level : -50dBV ~ -6dBV <INPUT 5/6 ~ 7/8> Connector : ø6mm TRS phone jack Un-balanced (x 2) Input impedance : 20kΩ ore more Input level : -6dBV <STEREO OUT L, R> Connector : ø6mm pho[...]

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