Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-24 7310 - Mixing Down and Mastering TracksAt this time, the selected band is shown in the upperleft corner.5. Use the CURSOR (5/b/g/t) buttons to select theitem whose value you to change, and then use theJOG/DATA dial to change it.THRESHOLDSet the threshold value that determines when thecompressor begins to operate.RATIOSet the compression ratio.KNEESelect the transition curve.GAINAdjust the output level.ATTACKAdjust the attack time.RELEASEAdjust the release time.AUTO MAKEThis feature automatically adjusts the volume toprevent it from being reduced by the compressor.6. When using the multi-band type, move the cursorto CROSSOVER and then use the JOG/DATA dial toadjust 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.Using 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 normalize function after adjusting the soundquality with equalization and compression.1. When the Mastering screen is displayed, pressthe F4 (NORM) button to open the NORMALIZEscreen.2. Press the F2 (YES) button to perform thenormalization.3. Once the normalization is completed, the displayreturns to the Mastering screen.Using the noise shaper (Noise ShapedDithering)What is noise shaperªAudio CDs use 16-bit quantization, so the master file datais automatically converted to 16-bit.In general, bit conversion results in a very low level ofquantization distortion at points where sound is removed,but you can reduce this quantization distortion by turningthe noise shaper on.The noise shaper in this unit uses a dithering techniquethat adds random noise below the quantization steps toreduce quantization distortion.1. When the Mastering screen is displayed, pressthe F3 (NSD) button to open the NOISE SHAPEDDITHERING screen.2. Press the F4 (ON/OFF) button to set the noiseshaper function to ON.3. Press the F1 (g) button to return to the Masteringscreen.Exiting Mastering modeTo exit Mastering mode and return to MultiTrack mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.CompressorON/OFF