fostex VF80 questions

[smellofsaffron]

hello-

i just got a Fostex VF80 (with out the cd-r/cd-rw drive)
i have tons and tons of questions.. but here are two main ones

How do i transfer my music to my computer or something so i can burn it on a disc?- do i need software? what should i use? i have access to Pro Audio 9 from Cakewalk?-

What is the best way to hook up a mixer to it? just take the tape out on the mixer and plug it into the guitar inputs? i need to use a mixer for recording the drums-

My budget is zero.. as in I need to make this stuff work
thank you

.andrew.

 

[billisa]

Some possibilities...

You could use the L/R monitor outputs and go via your computer's soundcard into the PC... And you can use the mixer as you say. There may be other ways, but I can't tell since I don't know what other outputs your mixer has.

 

[mrx]

Re: Some possibilities...

You could use the L/R monitor outputs and go via your computer's soundcard into the PC...

Ouch! Kind of defeats the purpose of digital recording...

Without the CD burner, you can transfer tracks in the digital domain, two at a time, if you have a sound card with S/P DIF.

(No intention of starting another flame war, but this is exactly why some folks are so passionate about the MR-8. In the original user's case, if he has no S/P DIF sound card, and he stated his budget is gone - there's no way to get those tracks into a computer short of recording the mix into his sound card. Just something people researching these things to be aware of.)

 

[smellofsaffron]

hey thank you for your replys-
i see now how it wouldn't be digital
but i have another question

you can save things in .wav file on the 8-track
would this be a possible and good way- or would would this be a bad way of doing things?
my idea was to take out the drive of the recorder- change it to slave and hook it up to my computer.. and then just burn the tracks from there..?
would that work? would i mess anything up? i already have a second drive installed on my computer and know a little bit about that stuff? the hard drive in the recorder is very easy to take out.. and it wouldn't bother me to take my computer apart a couple of times..
what do you all think?
thanks

.andrew.

www.themarlettewither.com

 

[smellofsaffron]

sorry i was a little mistaken - you can't save .wav files on your hard drive of the recorder- so now what do i do?
would a MIDI conection be digital? or not? cause i have midi cables and what not for computer?
what program would be best?
need some help!
anybody?
somebody?

thanks

.andrew.

 

[Garry Sharp]

mrx - yes, you're exactly right.

So saffron the answer for you is either an SPDIF equipped sound card which is what I use (and you need a decent soundcard for monitoring anyway) or the rip off priced CD burner.

MIDI is not relevant - that doesn't carry audio data, just a set of instructions.