Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mic inputs | 8 |
| Inputs | 8 mic inputs (2 on XLR with insert and phantom power) |
Processing
| Max sample rate | 44.1 kHz |
|---|---|
| Bit depth | 16 bits |
| Conversion | 20-bit A/D (64× oversampling), 24-bit D/A (128× oversampling) |
| Architecture | 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear quantisation |
| EQ | 3-band EQ (parametric mid and high) per channel + master EQ |
| Dynamics | Channel and master compressors |
| Aux sends | 2 effect sends + 2 aux sends per channel |
| Effects and plug-ins | 2 independent multi-effect DSPs |
Surface
| Physical faders | 16 |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | 60 mm faders on all 16 channels |
| Scenes and recall | 99-mix Scene Memory |
Recording
| Onboard recording | Yes |
|---|---|
| Recording type | Internal 20 GB E-IDE hard drive |
| Recording | 16 tracks + 8 virtual tracks · 16 simultaneous tracks (8 analog + 8 ADAT digital) · Internal 20 GB E-IDE hard disk · Internal CD-RW burner depending on version (to verify) |
Networking
| Networking & protocols | ADAT |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
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History & design
The VF160 is an all-in-one digital studio launched in 2000: it combines a 16-track recorder on an internal E-IDE hard disk (20 GB) with a digital mixer in a single chassis. Recording runs 16 tracks at once (8 analog and 8 ADAT digital inputs), with 8 extra virtual tracks for additional takes. Conversion uses a 20-bit, 64x-oversampled A/D and a 24-bit, 128x-oversampled D/A, at 44.1 kHz with 16-bit linear quantisation.
The mixer offers 60 mm faders on all 16 channels, 3-band EQ with parametric mid and high per channel, a master EQ, channel and master compressors, two effect sends and two aux sends per channel, and a 99-mix Scene Memory. Two independent multi-effect DSPs round it out. The inputs take eight mics, two of them on XLR with insert and phantom power, and ADAT optical I/O handles the digital link. Non-destructive editing comes with a zoomable waveform display.
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