Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-32 6710 - Mixing Down and Mastering SongsMastering proceduresFollow the steps below to master the file that has beenmixed down.ª Step 1 - Enter Mastering mode.When in Mixdown mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.The recorder switches to Mastering mode and theMastering screen opens.NOTE• When in Multi Track mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button to switch to Mixdown mode, andthen press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button again toswitch to Mastering mode.• You cannot switch to Mastering mode if there is nomaster file.ª Step 2 - Use the mastering tools to adjustthe sound.You can use the following mastering tools: EQUALIZER (F1(EQ) button), COMPRESSOR (F2 (COMP) button), NOISESHAPED DITHERING (F3 (NSD) button) and NORMALIZE(F4 (NORM) button).You can also switch between a multi-band and single-band type compressor on the COMP MULTI screen bypressing the F2 button.When using the multi-band compressor, the parameterdisplay on the COMP MULTI screen is split into LOWBAND, MID BAND and HIGH BAND areas, allowingseparate adjustments for each band.Make the necessary settings for each tool. (For furtherdetails, see "Using the mastering equalizer," "Usingmastering compression," "Using normalize," and "Usingnoise shaped dithering" below.)When in Mastering mode, you can use the PLAY(7), STOP (8), REW (m) and F FWD (,) transportbuttons to monitor the playback signal as you adjustsettings.ª Step 3 - Record a new master file using themastering tools.After adjusting the mastering tool settings, press theRECORD (0) button to start recording.The recording starts and the PLAY (7) and RECORD (0)buttons light.Recording always starts from 00:00:00:00 regardlessof the current position.Recording in Mastering mode overwrites the previousmaster file.At the end of the master file, recording finishesautomatically and the position returns to 00:00:00:00.NOTEIf you stop the recording in the middle, a new master file willbe created until the time when you stopped the unit.ª Step 4 - Check your recording.Turn the equalizer and compressor off before playing backthe master file to check the mastering results.Single undo and redo can be used, so you can comparethe sound before and after using the mastering tools.ª If you are not satisfied with the resultUndo the operation to return the master file to mixdownstate, and apply the mastering tools again from step 1.NOTEMultiple undo and redo cannot be used when the recorder isin Mastering mode.Using the mastering equalizer1. When the Mastering screen is open, press the F1(EQ) button to open the EQUALIZER screen.2. Adjust mastering equalization on this screen.The equalizer parameters are as follows.GAIN FREQHIGH Setting range: ±12dB(Default: 0 dB)Setting range: 1.7 kHz to18 kHz (Default: 10 kHz)MID Setting range: ±12dB(Default: 0 dB)Setting range: 32 Hz to 18kHz (Default: 1.0 kHz)LOW Setting range: ±12dB(Default: 0 dB)Setting range: 32 Hz to1.6 kHz (Default: 100 Hz)Use the HIGH, MID and LOW GAIN knobs to adjustthe gain of each band.Use the HIGH, MID and LOW FREQ knobs to adjustthe center frequency of each band.Use the MID Q knob to set the resonance (width) of theMID FREQ band.Setting range: 0.25 to 16 (Default: 0.5)