Mastering - Roland MC-909 Quick Start Manual

Mastering

The MC-909 provides a compressor (mastering effect) that splits the sound into high,
mid, and low-frequency bands and makes the volume of each band more consistent.
When mixing down to MD or DAT, or when using a CD-R disc to produce your own
original audio CD, this lets you master at an optimized level.
Switching the mastering effect on/off
1.
In the MASTERING section, press [ON].
Each time you press this button, the mastering effect will be switched on (indicator
lit), or off (indicator extinguished).
Selecting a preset setting
The mastering effect provides three settings suitable for different styles.
1.
Press [F5 (Mastering)].
The mastering effect setting screen will appear.
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2.
One by one, press [F1 (Techno)] through [F3 (Break Beats)].
Settings appropriate for the selected style will be applied.
Listen to the differences between these settings.
• Mastering effect → Owner's Manual; p. 108
Mastering can be done either by recording on a device that is connected to the MC-
909, or by converting the data to a WAV/AIFF file and sending it via USB to your
computer, where the file can be burned to CD-R.
You can vary the playback of the pattern you create by switching muting on/off or
using realtime modify to vary the playback during mastering, or you can create a
song for mastering.
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