TASCAM DP-008EX 679 – Mixdown and mastering3. After making the settings, press the F1 [BACK]button to return to the MASTERING screen.4. The EQ item on the MASTERING screen showswhether the mastering equalizer is ON or OFF.Using the mastering compressorYou can use either a single-band or multibandmastering compressor.Since using a multi-brand compressor allows youto separate the low, medium and high frequencybands of a stereo master track and independentlyprocess them with different settings, you can adjustthe overall sound pressure balance. By doing this, youcan suppress unwanted peaks, raise the overall gainto increase the sound pressure and achieve a soundwith greater impact.1. When in MASTERING mode, press the F2 [COMP]button to open the MASTERING COMPscreen.2. Press the F3 [LIB] button to open the MASTERINGCOMP library.COMPx3 as the TYPE indicates a multibandcompressor. COMPx1 indicates a single-bandcompressor.3. Use the data wheel to select (highlight) a presetin the library, and press the F4 [EXEC] button.After loading the preset, the MASTERING COMPscreen reopens.4. Press the F4 [PARM] button to open theMASTERING COMPparameter setting screen.Multiband compressor exampleSingle-band compressor exampleAt this time, the selected band is shown in theupper left.When using a multiband compressor, press theF2 [BAND] button to cycle through the bandsthat can be set in order: LOW BANDw MIDBAND w HIGH BAND(w LOW BAND).When using a single band compressor, press theF2 [BAND] button to switch between BAND andA.MAKEUP screens.5. Use the F3 [5] and F4 [b] buttons to select(highlight) a parameter you want to set, and usethe DATA wheel to adjust its value.When a setting is at its default value, i appears tothe right of the value.The ranges for each parameter are as follows.THRSHLDSet the threshold value that causes thecompressor to activate when exceeded.Range: -32dB (default) – 0dBRATIOSet the compression ratio.Options: 1.0:1, 1.1:1, 1.3:1, 1.5:1, 1.7:1, 2.0:1, 2.5:1,3.0:1, 3.5:1, 4.0:1, 5.0:1, 6.0:1, 8.0:1, 16.0:1, inf:1LEVELSet the output level.Options: -20dB – +20dB6. Press the F2 [BAND] button when using amultiband compressor to change the frequencyband to LOW BAND, MID BANDor HIGH BAND,and set the parameters for that band.Press the F2 [BAND] button when using a single-band compressor to show the A.MAKEUP setting.Turn the automatic makeup function ON or OFF.When ON, the unit will automatically adjustthe volume after compression so that it is notdecreased.When this setting is at its default value, i appearsto the right of the value.