Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-32 6910 - Mixing Down and Mastering Songs6. When using the multi-band compressor, move thecursor to CROSSOVER and then use the JOG/DATAdial to adjust the frequency range of each band.7. Press the F4 (ON/OFF) button to turn thecompressor on or off. The ON or OFF state is shownon the Mastering screen.8. After setting the parameters, press the F1 (g)button to return to the Mastering screen.Compressor ON/OFFUsing normalizeUse the normalize function to automatically adjust thevolume.This function detects the highest volume level and raisesthe overall volume until the highest level reaches themaximum limit.CAUTIONIf you use equalization or compression after normalizingthe track, distortion might occur. Use the normalizefunction after adjusting the sound with equalizationand compression.1. When the Mastering screen is open, press the F4(NORM) button to open the NORMALIZE screen.2. Press the F2 (YES) button to normalize the mastertrack.3. Once normalization completes, the Masteringscreen reopens.Checking the noise shaper (noiseshaped dithering)You can use the noise shaper when creating an audio CDfrom master files of 24-bit songs. (See "Creating an audioCD" on page 82.)You can check the effect of using the noise shaper whencreating an audio CD in advance.NOTEThe noise shaper only affects the audio CD created. It has noeffect on the original master files themselves.ª What is a noise shaper?Since standard audio CDs use 16-bit quantization, thisunit automatically converts master files created from 24-bit songs to 16-bit when writing a CD. When the bit rateis converted, a very low level of quantization distortionusually occurs at points where sound becomes inaudible,but you can reduce this distortion by turning the noiseshaper on.The noise shaper in this unit reduces quantizationdistortion by using a dithering technique that addsrandom noise below the quantization steps.1. When the Mastering screen is open,press the F3 (NSD) button to open theNOISE SHAPED DITHERING screen.2. Press the F4 (ON/OFF) button to turn the noiseshaper ON.3. Press the F1 (g) button to return to the Masteringscreen.Exiting Mastering modeTo exit Mastering mode and return to Multi Trackmode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.