Mixing Down And Mastering Tracks; Mixing Down Tracks; Levels And Balance; Stereo Position (Panning) - Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03 Owner's Manual

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Mixing down tracks

Mixing down tracks is the process of adjusting the
volumes and stereo positions of each recorded track and
mixing them into a well-balanced stereo track.

Levels and balance

Use the TRACK 1-8 faders to adjust the relative balance
of the tracks. Then use the MASTER fader to adjust the
overall level. Watching the
L
adjust the level until it is suitable.
If the volume is too loud, the sound will be distorted.
NOTE
The track meters on the display show the recorded signal
levels of the tracks. Therefore, these meters do not change
when the TRACK faders are adjusted.
TIP
You do not need to keep the entire song at the same
volume. For example, you could gradually increase the
volume during a guitar solo.

Stereo position (panning)

Use the PAN knobs of the tracks to adjust the stereo
positions of their signals.

Track EQ (equalizer)

Each track has a 2-band equalizer (EQ).
Set the track EQ using the EQ SETTING screen.
1 Press the EQ button to open the
screen.
2 Set the track EQ (equalizer).
The track equalizer has the following parameters.
9 – Mixing down and mastering tracks
and
meters on the display,
R
EQ SETTING
GAIN
High-frequency gain
Hi
Setting range: ±12 dB
(Default value: 0.0 dB)
Low-frequency gain
Lo
Setting range: ±12 dB
(Default value: 0.0 dB)
Use the REC button to select the track.
Use the EQ HIGH knob to adjust the
the EQ LOW knob to adjust the
Use the F3 (§) and F4 (¶) buttons to select
, and use the DATA wheel to set the
Lo
Press the F1 (
) button to make
INPUT
settings. (See "Using input EQ (equalizer)" on page
39.)
3 After making the setting, press the HOME button
to return to the Home Screen.
NOTE
When track EQ is applied to a track, the track is shown on
the Home Screen as in the illustration below.
TRACK EQ is ON
Track EQ is used on all tracks in the example above.

Reverb

This unit has six types of reverb effects.
Adjust the level of the signal sent to the reverb effect from
each track by using their REVERB knobs.
NOTE
Both reverb and track EQ (equalization) can be used the
same time. The reverb is applied after the track EQ.
1 Press the REVERB button to open the
screen.
SETTING
FREQ
High-frequency value
Setting range: 1.7–18
kHz
(Default value: 5 kHz)
Low-frequency value
Setting range: 32
Hz–1.6 kHz
(Default value: 350 Hz)
gain and
Hi
gain.
Lo
or
Hi
value.
FREQ
INPUT EQ
REVERB
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