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27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations

Mastering

Mastering is the process of turning your mix into a final, polished stereo recording,
suitable for writing, or "burning," onto an audio CD for your private use or for mass-
duplication. The VS-2480's Mastering Room and Mastering Tool Kit provide all the
mastering tools you need.
Even if you just want to make a mix that you'll record onto a cassette for friends, the
VS-2480's mastering tools can help you make the project sound its best.
You can also digitally transfer your mastered project to an external device—such as a
DAT deck or computer—for storage, for further editing or for additional processing.

Mixing for Mastering

Take a few moments to check your project's tracks for noises—coughing, hum or
unwanted notes—before you mix. Use your track editing tools (Chapter 18) to get rid of
anything bothersome that you might forget to mix around.
While the VS-2480 allows you to mix while you're mastering, we recommend that you
perfect your mix before entering the Mastering Room. This way, you'll be able to more
easily take advantage of the VS-2480's extensive suite of mixing tools. First and
foremost are your track channel CH EDIT tools (Chapter 11) that let you shape each
signal using dynamics processing and multi-band EQ. Handy tools such as fader
grouping allow you to manage related groups of tracks with ease.
We also encourage you to use Automix (Chapter 26), which can transform the entire act
of mixing. With Automix, you don't need to rehearse and rehearse tricky mix moves—
just capture them once with Automix and you're done. The fact that you can record
Automix data for a track at a time means that you can pay attention to mix details in a
way that's just not otherwise possible.

Important Mastering Concepts

What Kind of Audio Can Be Burned on a CD
Only audio from a project that uses a 44.1k sampling rate can be written onto an audio
CD. A project's sampling rate is chosen when a project is first created (Page 96). You can
create a 44.1 kHz project using any VS-2480 recording mode, but we recommend the
MTP, CDR, MAS or MT1 recording modes for the best audio quality.
If your project uses a sampling rate other than 44.1 kHz, you can still master the project
on the VS-2480 and export the result as .WAV files to a computer for sample-rate
conversion to 44.1 kHz—see "Exporting Tracks and Phrases as .WAV Files" on Page 356.
You can then re-import the files into a 44.1kHz project and write your audio CD.
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