Fostex VF160EX 16-Track Recorder with CD Burner

Fostex

Posted 2006-07-14

Serious quality, all-in-one digital recording workstation. The VF160 EX continues the Fostex tradition of offering high-value self-contained recording solutions which simply offer musicians everything they need. A powerhouse whcih offers a larger mixer with 3-band EQ, up to 16-track simultaneous recording tracks and powerful ADAT/PC audio mixing. A powerhouse! Offers full 16-track random-access digital audio recording to hard disc, digital mixing, audio editing, effects processing and CD mastering with 16-bit audio resolution in a compact table-top workstation. Main features include 16-track playback; 16-track simultaneous recording;* 16-channel digital mixer with a 100 mix scene memory; pristine quality mic pre-amps; 3 band EQ, assignable channel compressor (ch 13+14 or 15+16 with EQ off); master compressor; 8 'Ghost' tracks; graphical non-linear audio editing; CD mastering; and a whole arsenal of multi-effects including awesome reverb, chorus, flange, hall etc. Hook up a VF160 EX to an ADAT compatible, computer-based audio/MIDI set-up and use it as a full function mixer with its mic amps available for inputs and simultaneous monitoring of the PC audio, each with its own fader.

Fostex VF160EX 16-Track Recorder with CD Burner Greater software reliability and faster CD writing/reading make the popular Fostex VF160EX 16-Track Recorder with CD Burner better than ever. Built-in CDR drive provides one-stop convenience. The recording engine features a total of 16 tracks, plus 8 virtual tracks. Simultaneous 16-track recording (using 8 analog ins and ADAT lightpipe for additional 8) to a large-capacity 40GB Maxtor hard disk gives you hours of recording time, and FDMS-3 technology enables more efficient disk and CPU usage for more track minutes without data compression, plus faster editing and DSP operations. Its superb digital mixer provides 60mm faders for all 16 channels, 3-band EQ with parametric mid and high, master EQ, channel and master compressors, 8 mic inputs, ADAT optical I/O, 2 effect sends and 2 aux sends per channel, and 99 mix scene memory. It also comes with 2 independent multi-effects DSPs including a preset library with great effects. Other special new features include Scrub Zoom, Fader Pairing, Channel Solo, BPM Delay, Event Map Locate, and Locate to Last Rec Point.

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