Mastering - Tascam D00871320A Owner's Manual

Mastering

This is where the actual stereo recording takes place, once you're
happy with the mix you've created. You create a mixed master ste-
reo track, starting at 00:00:00:00 (the "zero point") and continuing to
the OUT point.
The mixed stereo master is stored on disk as part of the song.
Before starting the mastering procedure, you must set the OUT point.
This is where the mastering process stops. See "IN and OUT marks"
on page 29 for details.
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Press the key so that it flashes.
MASTER
2
Press and hold the
starts on the stereo master tracks (
Make the mix moves (faders, pan, etc.) that you practiced earlier.
These mix moves will affect the sound of the final master stereo track.
When the playback point reaches the OUT point, recording stops.
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Press the key so that it is lit steadily. Now when you press
MASTER
, you can hear the master stereo mix you have just created. This
PLAY
mix is output through the analog and digital outputs, and you can
record it on a stereo recorder.
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If you are happy with the mix, you can then exit the mastering mode
by pressing the
MASTER
If you want to do the mix again, press the
and re-record. The new mix will overwrite your previous mix.
If a song has had a master stereo mix recorded and saved with it, you
can play back this master stereo mix whenever the song is loaded, by
pressing the
MASTER
To add the
STEREO MIX
can play back the stereo master mix. Any MIDI synchronization, etc.
is output as the stereo master mix is played back so that the output
from a sequencer, etc. can be added to the analog outputs, and
recorded on a stereo recorder (cassette, CD, MD or computer audio
program).
The stereo master mix can be "cloned" to a pair of stereo tracks (see
"CLONE TRACK" on page 54).
key and press the
RECORD
and
RECORD
key until it is unlit.
MASTER
key until it is lit steadily and then pressing
inputs (through the analog outputs only), you
Starting out with your DP-01
key. Recording
PLAY
are lit).
PLAY
key until it flashes,
.
PLAY
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While the DP-01 is
in the mastering
mode, you will notice that a number
of playback. functions are not avail-
able. If you try to perform these
operations, a popup message tells
you that you are in mastering
mode.
You can hear any
signals received at
the inputs, but they
STEREO MIX
won't be recorded on the master
track.
Note that while the
key is lit
MASTER
steadily, you cannot use the mixer
controls, except for the
MASTER
fader.
If you want to save
a mix from the DP-
01 as a file, you can transfer it via
USB to a computer (see "Exporting
the mastered stereo tracks" on
page 49).
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