Fostex Launches VM88 Digital Mixer with
Stereo Effects
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Fostex's VM-88
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February 10, 2000
Fostex recently introduced the VM88 digital
mixer, the company’s first eight-input, two-output digital mixer
designed to accommodate both live sound and recording applications. The
VM88 offers 24-bit A/D and 20-bit D/A converters, a 44.1 sampling rate
and Fostex’s 24-bit A.S.P. (Advanced Signal Processing) effects processing
technology.
"The VM88, with its stereo A.S.P. effects and three-band EQ, is
perfect for someone on a budget who needs a mixer that can provide the
ability to record and mix ADAT tapes in the digital domain as well as
double for live sound use," says Phil Celia, director of sales for
Fostex Corporation of America. "The VM88 offers unmatched versatility
with an ADAT/SPDIF interface for recording applications and a full-featured
digital mixer for live sound and stage-sub monitoring, all for an unbelievably
low price."
The VM88 offers balanced inputs on all channels with 48-volt phantom
power and individual inserts. Stereo A.S.P. effects are also available
on each channel, as well two auxiliary sends that are pre/post selectable.
The ADAT direct out is pre fade only, while the ADAT/SPDIF is mixable.
To accommodate low light levels, the VM88 offers self-illuminating keys
and a back-lit LCD display. Channel parameters are selectable via a combination
of Edit and View buttons and are adjustable with a data jog wheel. The
VM88 also provides a 20-scene memory.
The VM88’s excellent set of 24-bit digital effects utilize Fostex’s
new A.S.P. Technology to offer the kind of sonic quality not usually associated
with products at this price. By combining a special Harmonics Feedback
Algorithm with Hi-Density Logarithmic Processing, A.S.P. effects offer
higher gain in the early reflection characteristic and are free from the
‘grittiness’ associated with lesser technologies.
The VM88 joins the D824, D1624 and the VM08 as exciting new digital
mixers debuting at the 2000 NAMM Show in Los Angeles.
Suggested retail price on the Fostex VM88 is $799.00.
For more information
visit Fostex on the web at www.fostex.com. | 
