User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 - Quick Guide
- Playback and mixing
- Recording and mastering
- Creating a new song
- Connecting and setting the input sources
- Setting the guitar as the recording source for TRACK 1
- Adjusting and monitoring the input level
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 1
- Playing back the recording
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 2
- Recording a vocal to TRACK 3
- Mixing the tracks
- Mastering a recording
- Shutting down
- 3 – Names and Functions of Parts
- 4 – Preparation
- 5 - Song Management
- 6 - Basic Recording
- 7 - Recorder Functions
- 8 - Track Editing
- 9 - Using Built-In Effects
- 10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
- 11 - Various Other Functions
- 12 - SD Card Management
- 13 - Exchanging Data with a Computer
- 14 – Troubleshooting
- 15 – Messages
- 16 – Specifications
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TASCAM DP-24SD
10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
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.
Compressor ON/OFF
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.
Exiting Mastering mode
To exit
Mastering
mode and return to
Multi Track
mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.