Fostex VF80CDR Digital 8-Track with Built-In CD Burner

With internal CD-R drive.

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The new MR-8HD offers recording to 40GB an internal 3.5 in. hard drive. It offers more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz). Up to 4 tracks can be recorded simultaneously. A new push-dial button makes for easier menu operation. Learn More...

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Fostex VF80CDR Digital 8-Track with Built-In CD Burner reviews

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"A real technological tour de force... Sings like a bird, built like a tank."

Feature:
This machine is loaded with features that I keep discovering as I go along. The fader recall is great for going back to a mix and not having to remember where all the faders were set. This tells you EXACTLY where they were. I like the effects as well. There is a large range, but the trick is not to overuse them.

Quality:
Fit and finish are excellent. This unit has a very solid feel that others in the range just don't have. Some multi-trackers feel like toys next to the Fostex. This unit is designed with sound quality first in mind. Edits, cuts, pastes, erasures, punch in/out, etc. are all accomplished with NO glitches, pops, clicks whatever. The burner takes its time, but the results are always flawless. Always.

Value:
This or the VF160 are tremendous values. They feel like they'd last forever...

Desirability:
I love the no nonsense styling that looks more professional, less like a playtoy.

Sound:
Clean sound with no clicks, pops, noise, artifacts -- just the music.

Support:
Initially I called Fostex to ask a question on something unclear in the manual and they were friendly and very helpful.

Overall:
My only reservation is perhaps I should have gone for the 16 track of the VF160. But still the VF80 should keep me happy for many years.

Submitted: 8/2/2003

Style of Music: all types

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"This machine is so user friendly who needs a audio recording studio (Professional)?"

Feature:
The most useful features are the easy panning and editing of tracks especially the reverb, and the ability to apply each track with minimal to maximum amount of sound per designated channel as needed.

Quality:
It has a modern, technical look and is user friendly.

Value:
Yes, maybe more.

Desirability:
Excellent

Sound:
I have experience in multi track recording and find that the VF 80 w/ cdrw, is one of the easiest, user friendly, common sense type of tool on the market. It combines alot of the basic theory in audio recording (bouncing, ping pong etc. )with the modern day (paste an copy, midi format, wave format). It has surprising control on each track, and gives the audio supreme sound and quality. I have enjoyed mine thus far, I've had it for one month. Easy to operate, and moderately priced! Love It

Support:
Have not had to deal with anyone yet!

Overall:
Excellent growth potential, I love it!

Submitted: 7/16/2003

Style of Music: Rock,, Jazz, Hawaiian (Contemporary and some traditional)

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It's priced like an analog recorder but the new VF80 is a digital powerhouse that comes with a factory-installed 20GB hard drive, built-in CD burner (CD-R/RW), and an improved version of Fostex' A.S.P.+ digital effects processing, which includes guitar effects, microphone modeling, guitar amp modeling, reverbs, delays, compression and more! A cool Training Mode lets you loop sections of a song to play along with and learn parts, and also eliminates pre-recorded vocals! Other features include digital mixing, waveform display, 2 guitar inputs, 2 XLR inputs with phantom power, 8 hours of 8-track, non-compressed recording time with the standard hard drive, S/PDIF I/O, and mastering effects.

The Fostex VF80CDR is the breakthrough digital multi-tracker positioned at the pricing dividision between digital and analog MTR's. Inheriting many of the technologies Fostex has developed in their long history of MTR designs, the VF80CDR offers 8-track digital recording, an intuitive digital mixer, improved A.S.P.+ digital effects, 99 scene memory, waveform display, XLR inputs with phantom power, and the list goes on. Based on its predecessor, the VF80 comes with improved features including a superior on-board effects chip and an internal Fostex CD-1A CD-R/RW burner.

Features:

New and Improved A.S.P.+ Effects

Guitar Effects

Microphone Modeling

Guitar Amp Modeling

Factory-installed 20GB drive (64 hrs. mono/8 hrs 8-track recording; non-compressed)

2 Guitar inputs

2 XLR inputs with phantom power

S/PDIF I/O

Mastering Effects

Built-in CD-R/RW drive

Training mode - helps you learn music passages and eliminate pre-recorded vocals
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