TC Electronic Finalizer Express - Manual (Page 15)

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BASIC OPERATION Knobs & Keys
The SPECTRAL BALANCE knobs
Use these knobs to set the level of the three bands of the Compressor.
This enables you to add more level to a specific band, very much
like a three band eq or tone controls. The SPECTRAL BALANCE
controls are placed between the Compressor and Limiter (see
page 9), making it possible to use the Spectral balance knobs for
hitting the Limiter harder, by boosting each of the bands accordingly.
FADER knob
Controls the digital (and analog) Master Output level of the
Finalizer Express. The Fader allows you to perform your fades
within digital domain. The Fader can be externally controlled by
the optional TC Master Fader or MIDI.
EXTERNAL CONTROL - MIDI/FADER
This key toggles between the two external remote possibilities
and off. When the green FADER LED is lit, the digital Fader is
controlled by the 1/4” jack on the back panel. When the red
MIDI LED is lit, the digital Fader is controlled by MIDI CTRL 7
on the selected MIDI channel (see MIDI Channel). When either
the Fader knob or the External Fader is selected, the current
setting takes effect immediately. When MIDI is selected, the
Finalizer Express awaits the next MIDI command before
changing the fader setting.
BYPASS ALL key
This key bypasses all processing of the Finalizer Express except
Dither. When Dither is set to off, the Finalizer Express performs
true 24 bit bypass.
When you want to compare the current processed signal
with the bypassed sound, use the Fader to achieve even
levels.
ANALOG OUT knob
Sets the analog Output level. This control only affects the analog
Output. Range: -26dB to +6dB.
SYNC FROM - 44.1/48/DIGITAL INPUT key
Use this key to select the desired Master clock. Pressing the key
toggles between the internal 44.1kHz, internal 48kHz, the clock
present at the Optical Input, the S/PDIF Input or the AES/EBU
Input. This makes it possible to force the Finalizer Express to
utilize an incoming digital clock with the analog Input, or to
force the Finalizer Express to use its internal clock with a digital
Input (see the section: “Special Setups” for further examples).
Warning: Choosing a different Sample Rate than the incoming
does not give you Sample Rate conversion, and will cause digital
clicks in your source material.
DIGITAL OUT key
This key toggles the digital Status bits on all three digital
Outputs. AES/EBU is recognized as the professional standard
while S/PDIF is recognized as the consumer format. Please note
that some digital devices will not accept the incoming digital
signal unless the Status bits are correct.
When none of the two LEDs are lit, the Finalizer Express simply
copies the Status bits of the selected Digital Input. This setting
comes in handy when for example you want to pass on track IDs
through the Finalizer Express.
If no digital input is chosen and none of the formats are selected,
the Finalizer Express outputs its own AES/EBU Status bits as
default.
DITHER key
Toggles between dither at 16 bit, 20 bit and off (24 bit).
The dither type is HP-TDF or High Passed Triangular probability
Density Function. When one of the dither LEDs are lit, dither
noise is applied to the digital Outputs. However, the signal is not
truncated as the Finalizer Express always outputs 24 bit data.
Dither must always be applied when the wordlenght of a signal is
reduced, e.g. when going from the Finalizer Express’ 24 bit
resolution to a CD players 16 bit resolution you must apply 16
bit dither in order to avoid truncation distortion at low levels.