Fostex VF160EX Multitrack Digital Recorder with CDR and Effects

by Fostex

Product Features

• The recording engine features a total of 16 tracks, plus 8 virtual tracks.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 23 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002GZSPY
• Item model number: FOS VF160EXCDR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,477 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #64 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Multitrack Recorders > Digital
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The Fostex VF160EX CDR delivers serious quality in an all-in-one digital recording workstation The VF160 EX continues the Fostex tradition of offering high-value, self-contained recording solutions which offer musicians everything they need. A powerhouse, offering a larger mixer with 3-band EQ, up to 16-track simultaneous recording tracks and powerful ADAT/PC audio mixing. i Tech Talk /i with AMS Tech Chad Cooper. A powerhouse

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic recorder, and great price!, February 4, 2005

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John Smellaflower "Botany guy" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fostex VF160EX Multitrack Digital Recorder with CDR and Effects (Electronics)

I love it! Works great and sounds great, like a professional recording! Sounds better than Pro Tools! The only complaint I have is that the manual is soooo long and Extremely difficult to understand. Even a computer Engineer I know had trouble understanding the way everything was phrased and described. As a result it took me a loooong time to figure out, but when I did, it was worth it! Thank you Fostex, probably the best digital multitracker on the market!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Portable Recording Studio In the World, June 1, 2006

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Jeremy Conroy "ceremyjonroy" (edmonds, washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fostex VF160EX Multitrack Digital Recorder with CDR and Effects (Electronics)

If you are in the market for a small do it yourself recording studio, look no further. This is the best one. I've been pretty frustrated with other studios currently on the market right now. I owned the Korg D320 (A $1400 unit) and the Boss br1600 before this puppy and they didn't come close to same sound quality. My previous recording studios were just a big hassle; they clipped all over the place and would loose a lot of the over all sound level from recording to play back. The nice thing about this studio is basically what you put into it you get back; in my experience it actually sounds even better upon play back, what a bonus! As with any studio you do have to keep your levels up if you want a crisp punchy volume level on your burnt CDs, but with the peak level being so forgiving it's a lot easier to do. You should try that with the Korg studios; even lightly strumming a guitar can get you terrible clip static. I don't ask for much with a studio just that it does the basics. I don't care about stupid effects; I've got my own external effects processors, but the effects for this unit are pretty good, if you need them. If you're going to get the fostex go with the 40GB I have the 20GB and it doesn't have V-tracks; I don't really need them all that much, but I wish I had them anyway. This is an awesome studio it works great with all my musical instruments, my Roland electric drum set sounds beautiful through it, couldn't ask for any thing better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable, powerful and wonderful sounding, January 17, 2009

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LEE G. (N.Y.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fostex VF160EX Multitrack Digital Recorder with CDR and Effects (Electronics)

I already own the Fostex MR8 MKII and love it. I decided that I needed more tracks and bought this unit. This unit performs beautifully. You must use high quality mics to get the full potential of this machine. I use a Mackie 14 channel mixer, a DBX 286A expander and a number of high quality condenser mics. The sound is awesome!!!