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Model Owner’ s Manual Multitracker.
2 Model X-34 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.
3 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Thank you for pur chasing the F ostex Model X-34 multitr acker . The X-34 is a four-tr ack, four-c hannel cassette tape r ecor der that features four line inputs, plus two inputs that accept a range of inputs fr om line level to mic level.
4 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Cautions for Using the X-34 * If a monitor speak er with an internal amplifier is connected to the MONITOR OUT jac ks, do not advance the monitor speaker volume contr ol or the X-34 MON MIX/A UX knobs. Doing so could gener ate a loud noise fr om the speaker or headphone and damage your hearing .
5 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Names and Functions <T op Panel> 1. Input/playbac k level contr ol faders These faders have two functions: One function contr ols the r ecor ding level. Input levels applied to the INPUT jac ks (fr ont or rear) ar e contr olled by this knob .
6 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual 10. A UX return knob [A UX RTN] This knob allows you to adjust the input level of pr ocessed signals fr om a connected external ef fect unit. The le vel of both signals input to A UX RTN L/MONO and R ar e adjusted equally .
7 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Note> The REC button will be ineff ective if the “cassette erase prev ention tab” is broken. P ause button [P A USE] Y ou press this b utton during playback or r ecor ding, the tape will stop (the PLA Y and RECORD buttons will r emain depr essed).
8 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Rear P anel> PUNCH IN/OUT 12V DC IN ON STANDBY OFF ON DOLBY NR TAPE OUT 1 2 3 4 54 3 21 10 9 8 7 6 1. Mic input jack [MIC IN 1/3, 2/4] Plug in a micr ophone her e. Y ou can input any signal, ranging fr om mic level to line level devices, because the X-34 featur es a trim knob for each input.
9 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation: “Let’ s Record!” Initial mode after the X-34 is powered on: When you connect the A C adapter and turn on the power to the X-34, it automatically engages “T rack Down mode, ” and the T rack Down indicator lights up as shown below .
10 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Front panel LINE IN/INSER T jack Normally , a line level sound sour ce with a 1/4" type plug is connected her e. (Y ou cannot plug in a micr ophone her e.). Signals applied to each input jac k ar e r ecorded on the tr ack selected by the corr esponding REC TRK switch.
11 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Using both MIC IN jack and LINE IN/INSER T jack> K eep the following information about the MIC IN and LINE IN/INSERT jacks in mind when r ecor ding sound sour ces using both types of input jacks. The fr ont panel LINE IN/INSERT jack has priority .
12 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Basic Recor ding - 1 (Recording fr om the fr ont panel LINE IN/INSERT jac k) F irst, let’ s connect your musical instrument and try r ecor ding on a specific tr ack. In the following example, a synthesizer will be r ecorded on tr ack 1.
13 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Note> When T rack Down is “ON, ” the REC TRK switches are disabled. Also , if the Auto Bounce button or T rack Do wn button is s witched on and off while any one REC TRK s witch is set to REC READ Y state, the selected REC TRK s witch will be canceled.
14 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Basic Recording - 2 (Recor ding with the rear panel MIC IN jack) This section describes how to r ecor d a vocal on track 1 by plugging a micr ophone into the r ear panel MIC IN jack 1/3. * Bef ore proceeding to the next step , remember to reset the X-34 to its “initial settings.
15 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Basic Pla yback Pr ocedure Let’ s play back and listen to the r ecorded sound. This pr ocedur e assumes differ ent sounds have been recor ded to tape on trac ks 1 - 4. * Bef ore proceeding to the next step , reset the X-34 to its “initial settings .
16 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Multitrack Recording Y ou should now have a good understanding of the basic r ecording and playbac k operation of the X-34.
17 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual 1. Rewind tape to its starting position ([000]) for recording. 2. Plug the electric bass into front panel LINE IN/ INSERT jac k 2. (Y ou can use any a vailab le LINE IN/INSERT jac k.) <Note> This is the simplest wa y to record a bass.
18 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Mixdown (T rack Down mode) After all four trac ks have been r ecorded, the ne xt step is mixdown (T rack Down mode). Mixdown is the pr ocess of adjusting the sound volu.
19 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Note> There are no fixed rules for determining the playback sound image position of each trac k using the P AN knob at mixdown. This is where your creativity comes in. T r y for a sound that pleases you! 9 . Y ou can adjust the headphone or monitor speaker v olume using the MONITOR knob.
20 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual F or example, part of the electric bass r ecor ded on track 2 will be r eplaced during over dubbing. W e assume that you have already loaded a pr er ecor ded tape in the X-34 and re wound to the be ginning of the r ecorded tracks.
21 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Recording the Punch-in 12. Make sure that track 2 is in REC READY mode. (If not, press the REC TRK switch on channel 2 to select track 2). Recor d track indicator 2 on c hannel 2 lights up and the REC indicator flashes slowly .
22 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Beware of oscillation during ping-pong recording> When you ping-pong record between adjacent tracks (such as from track 2 to track 1 or 3), oscillation may result if the gain control is raised too high. If this happens, immediately stop recording.
23 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual <Monitoring> F or monitoring, the P AN knob of the channel to which ping-pong is carried out is fully left (L) or right (R).
24 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Recor ding a sync signal 1 . Connect the FSK output of the MIDI/FSK con ver ter to the LINE IN/INSERT 4 jac k of the X-34, and connect a MIDI sequencer to the MIDI/ FSK con ver ter via MIDI. 2. Press the REC TRK 4 switc h to select track 4 for recor ding.
25 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual 1 . Connect the input of an external effects processor to the A UX SEND connector on the rear panel of the X-34. 2. Connect the outputs of the external effects processor to the A UX RTN connector s (L/ MONO , R) on the rear panel of the X-34.
26 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual In this example , a micr ophone is plugg ed into the MIC IN jack 2/4 and a vocal is r ecorded to tr ack 4. 1. Connect the microphone to one of the MIC IN jacks 2/4 (1/4” or XLR) on the rear panel of the X-34. 2. Connect the input/output of the compressor/ limiter to the insert jack 4 as shown in the drawing.
27 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual T roubleshooting Prob lem Wo w , flutter , or dropouts Sound quality and lev el significantly diff erent from when recorded. No sound from the headphones or monitor speak ers Unable to record on the desired track. Unable to ping-pong record.
28 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Maintenance 1. Cleaning the exterior * For normal cleaning, use a soft dr y cloth. F or stubborn dirt, moisten a cloth in diluted deter gent, wring it out f irmly , and wipe off the dirt . Then wipe down the unit with a dry cloth.
29 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual Specifications MIC INPUT (x 2) Connector : XLR type connector (Balanced) : ø 6 PHONE jack (Unbalanced) Input impedance : 10k Ω or higher Ref erence input lev el : .
30 Model X-34 Owner’ s Manual FOSTEX DISTRIBUT ORS LIST IN EUROPE *Including non - EU countries. * underlined: contracted distributor s (as of August, 2000) <A USTRIA> N AME: A TEC Audio-u.
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