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FOSTEX VF-16 At a Glance |
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Released: 2000 Version: 0.00 | |
Rated: 9.0/10 User reviews: (1) | ||
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Greg Ulbrich writes: |
16 track portable DAW from FOSTEX, big brother of the VF-08. Overall, very easy to navigate in, especially if one is used to prior FOSTEX products. By reading the 'good' and 'bad' points I've outlined below, it sounds as though I dislike the unit....nothing could be farther from the truth. I'm having a BLAST with the VF-16!
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Good Points non-compressed recording on all tracks; choice of either bussed or direct record on all 16 tracks; 8 "ghost" tracks; comes with 2 banks of proprietary FOSTEX DSP effects; SCSI port for backup; 2 XLR inputs w/phantom power (switchable) Bad Points VERY small display...should have provided a VGA out for a monitor; lack of returns (have to sacrifice use of two channels as returns); Effects are wildly varied in quality...some are good, some are extremely metallic and 'clangy'; Ships with relatively small hard drive by modern standards....VF-160 is shipping with HD approx 4 times size of that in VF-16. Manual can be a bit 'circumscribe'. |
FOSTEX VF-16 Specifications: |
Digital IOs: Optical (Toslink) Analog IOs: stereo pair, RCA Midi IOs: yes |
Aux sends:
Aux 1, Aux 2 output Max tracks: 16 actual, 8 additional EQ: 3 band parametric (mid and high, only) bass shelved at 400hz Dynamics: compressor FX: 2 banks, FOSTEX proprietary |
Upgrades/Extras: currently at 3.03 |
VF-16 Links |
Electronic Musician review Try the Recorders links page for more.. |