Representing excellent value for money, the Fostex D-5 satisfies the demands of the professional & project studio alike. It comes equipped with fully balanced inputs & outputs, AES/EBU & S/P DIF optical digital connectors, as well as a General Purpose Interface (GPI) useful for remote or fader start, S-ID search & Stop. High-Quality A/D & D/A conversion comes as standard with 1-bit wide-range linear A/D con-vertor and high-speed pulse-flow plus 1-bit D/A convertor for excellent sound quality and minimal conversion errors.

These facilities, coupled with the infra-red remote control, fully balanced I/O & the low price, make this the perfect studio workhorse. The D-5 also makes a perfect complement to a Fostex hard disk recorder, since it can be used as a digital mixdown recorder or as an archiving machine for backing up hard drive data. True to Fostex tradition, the D-5 gives you outstanding performance and flexibility at an undeniably reasonable price.

Technical specifications

MAIN FEATURES
• Balanced I/O (switchabel between +4 and -10 dBu)
• AES/EBU & S/P-DIF optical I/O
• Selectable frequencies
• Sendust head
• 2 quantisation modes
• Infra-red remote control