Teac DP-24 - Manual (Page 73)

TASCAM DP-24
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10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
At this time, the selected band is shown in the upper
left corner.
5. Use the CURSOR (5/b/g/t) buttons to select the
item whose value you to change, and then use the
JOG/DATA dial to change it.
THRESHOLD
Set the threshold value that determines when the
compressor begins to operate.
RATIO
Set the compression ratio.
KNEE
Select the transition curve.
GAIN
Adjust the output level.
ATTACK
Adjust the attack time.
RELEASE
Adjust the release time.
AUTO MAKE
This feature automatically adjusts the volume to
prevent it from being reduced by the compressor.
6. When using the multi-band type, move the cursor
to
CROSSOVER
and then use the JOG/DATA dial to
adjust the frequency range of each band.
7. Press the F4 (
ON/OFF
) button to turn the
compressor on or off. The ON or OFF state is shown
on the
Mastering
screen.
8. After setting the parameters, press the F1 (g)
button to return to the
Mastering
screen.
Using normalize
Use the normalize function to automatically adjust the
volume.
This function detects the highest volume level and raises
the overall volume until the highest level reaches the
maximum limit.
CAUTION
If you use equalization or compression after normalizing
the track, distortion might occur.
Use the normalize function after adjusting the sound
quality with equalization and compression.
1. When the
Mastering
screen is displayed, press
the F4 (
NORM
) button to open the
NORMALIZE
screen.
2. Press the F2 (
YES
) button to perform the
normalization.
3. Once the normalization is completed, the display
returns to the
Mastering
screen.
Using the noise shaper (Noise Shaped
Dithering)
What is noise shaper ª
Audio CDs use 16-bit quantization, so the master file data
is automatically converted to 16-bit.
In general, bit conversion results in a very low level of
quantization distortion at points where sound is removed,
but you can reduce this quantization distortion by turning
the noise shaper on.
The noise shaper in this unit uses a dithering technique
that adds random noise below the quantization steps to
reduce quantization distortion.
1. When the
Mastering
screen is displayed, press
the F3 (
NSD
) button to open the
NOISE SHAPED
DITHERING
screen.
2. Press the F4 (
ON/OFF
) button to set the noise
shaper function to
ON
.
3. Press the F1 (g) button to return to the Mastering
screen.
Exiting Mastering mode
To exit
Mastering
mode and return to
Multi
Track
mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.
Compressor
ON/OFF