Recording two tracks on VF80

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Has anyone else experienced this problem?
I do not seem to be able to record on tracks 4 and 5 at the same time. Any other combination seems OK but if I enable track 4 then enable track 5 it cancels the track 4 enable. Is this common to all VF80s or what?

John H.
 
you can only record 2 tracks at once in these pairs:

1 and 2

3 and 4

5 and 6

7 and 8
 
Tubedriver

Thanks. I don't remember reading that in the manual but, there you go.


John Harvey
 
John Harvey,

How do you like your vf80? and any tips on when i get it?(in 5 days according to fed ex)
 
Vf80

You are probably talking to the wrong fella here (I'm a drummer and I'm technically challenged!) but I really love the VF80. It's simple to use, portable, mixing is great fun and, if you've got one with a CD burner you get the end product straightaway. The only drawback is that you can only record two sources at any time. You can of course go through a mixer to get around this but then if you want different effects on each source you can't do that. But even this can be overcome with a bit of creative thinking. The balanced inputs can be a bit quiet and I suppose the best solution to this is to use a preamp but, again, positioning of the mics can make a difference and having a condenser mic really helps.
I have heard reports that the effects on the VF80 are not very good but, quite honestly these are fine for what I want. I've just finished making my first CD - six songs - and, OK, it's not the greatest and the playing is a bit sloppy in parts but it sounds really good and has a good feel. There are far better machines out there, I'm sure, but I'm a big fan of this machine.
As I said earlier, I'm no technophobe and you'd be better off talking to someone who really knows his stuff but I hope the above may be of some help.

John Harvey
 
Oh_the_blood,
The main thing is to know as much as possible before you take the plunge of buying the equipment so you don't wind up with "buyer's remorse" two days after it arrives.
The other hazard to be wary of is what is known as GAS--Gear Acquisition Syndrome. The temptation to go out and by as many add-ons as you can think of an afford. Marriages have ended over this but so far no fatalities have occurred.
That said, I don't know your level of technical expertise in home recording. When I purchased mine two years ago it was after 25 years of using 2 two-track machines to do repeated reductions to achieve a multi-tracked sound. But I found moving up to the VF-80 similar to what I experienced moving from listening to things in stereo to listening to state of the art surround sound. So if you are a relative newbie to the current level of technology--as I was, I recommend the book Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies by Jeff Strong. The owner's manual will let you know what the machine is capable of and what to do for certain functions. Strong's book helps explain when and why and how much to do.
Finally, each time you lay down a track, keep careful notes on what you do--and back everything up to a data CD after each session. Backing up insures you don't loose anything if--as can happen even with the best of equipment--the hard drive fails and has to be replaced. The best way to keep notes is to use "tracking sheets." Another user on this forum developed some for the VF-80 a few years back and posted them on a zip file for anyone to download. I've used them and they are great. It helps me remember what I did with a certain track--and if it doesn't work in a song I know what not to do to avoid a repeat.

Finally, have fun. And if you have access to some means for posting your results for download, I know there are those of us in the forum who are willing to listen.
 
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