Editing on VF160

[theletterq]

Do you guys that have the VF160 do any editing at all on the machine itself? As in lining up drums to be in time, etc.

Would it just be easier to fly the individual tracks into a PC wav editor? I can scrub the tracks, but as far as I can see, I would have to write down the clip in and out points, then get out of the scrub function and go back into the edit function to perform the moves or cuts. Thanks...

[Dave52]

When you come out of scrub mode, the unit is in the exact spot. I scrub to where I need to be then exit scrub mode, then do the whole editing thing.

Perhaps I didn't understand what you meant...

Dave.

[theletterq]

After re-reading it, I don't know what I was asking myself. Finally found my manual again. Didn't know about having to set the paste area with the Auto Punch-In button.

I guess my main question was how many of you are doing alot of heavy editing on the machine, and how many are flying the individual tracks into a PC?

[Dave52]

I'm doing everything on the VF160 unit. I do have Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 on my PC, but I haven't really used it since getting the Fostex. I kinda wanted the whole back to basics recording experience (yeah I know the 160 isn't really basic - but you know what I mean).

There are some things though, like is it possible to reverse a section of audio on the 160, and stuff like that. If I can't work it out I'll have to go back to my PC (boo).

Dave.

[theletterq]

Originally posted by Dave52
There are some things though, like is it possible to reverse a section of audio on the 160, and stuff like that. If I can't work it out I'll have to go back to my PC (boo).

I don't believe there is. I also don't see a way to easily change volumes, like say on snare hits to line them all up, without doing some serious automation.

[JR#97]

I fly everything to the pc for editing. for some stuff like drum tracks, i fly it back after lining stuff up and getting it just right.
i find the fostex editing features fine, but once you've edited with the ease of the pc, it's hard to want to do it any other way.

[ronnwalter]

Looking to buy a vc-8. For those people who have a vc-8, can you go direct to the inputs from a sound source such as a guitar or keyboard into the vc-8 and then output to the vf160 and control the volumn, pan, eq, ect. on the vf160.

[PeteHalo]

I was also thinking about geting a VC-8 a while ago but instead I bought a second hand Fostex VM-88 digital mixer. VC-8 has line level inputs and no mic preamps so you can't just plug in a mic or guitar pickup into it. The WM-88 has 4 XLR inputs /w phantom power and 2 stereo line level channels and the same 2 effetcs processors as the VF and you can connect it to VF just like the VC-8.

[JR#97]

good call on the vm88. I ended up forking out the extra bucks for the automated vm200. I still may get a vc8 to go out of the recorder though... and to also get 8 more analog inputs on my vm200.

[philsaudio]

Originally posted by ronnwalter
Looking to buy a vc-8. For those people who have a vc-8, can you go direct to the inputs from a sound source such as a guitar or keyboard into the vc-8 and then output to the vf160 and control the volumn, pan, eq, ect. on the vf160.

You can do everything you want, but the VC8 inputs are line inputs so you will need a preamp/mixer in front of it to plug the guitar in. The keyboard line out will work fine with the VC8.

Wild Phil Harmonica

[theletterq]

Dave,

Do you use the Bar/Beat/Clk timebase when you do your editing? Seems to me that it is much easier to line things up this way, as opposed to basically guessing when using ABS time.