Mixdown And Mastering; Mixdown; Level And Balance; Stereo Position (Panning) - Tascam DP-008EX Owner's Manual

Mixdown

Adjusting the volumes and stereo positions of the
recorded tracks to create a well-balance stereo mix is
called mixdown.

Level and balance

Use the TRACK 1–8 LEVEL knobs to adjust the
relative balance between tracks. Then, use the
MASTER LEVEL knob to adjust the overall level.
Watching the and level meters on the display,
adjust the levels until they are suitable. If the volume
is too loud, the sound will be distorted.
NOTE
The track level meters on the display show the
recorded signal levels on the tracks. Therefore,
these meters do not change even when the TRACK
LEVEL knobs 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 TRACK PAN knobs to adjust the stereo
positions of tracks .

Track equalizers

Each track has a two band equalizer.
Use the screen to set the track equal-
EQ SETTING
izers.
Press the EQ button to open the
1.
screen.
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2.
3.
NOTE
Example showing track equalizers active on tracks 1-4

Reverb

EQ SETTING
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.
The signals are sent to the reverb effect after the track
equalizer.
1.
Set the following parameters for the track equal-
izers.
Parameter
EQ-SWITCH
(track equalizer switch)
Hi-F
(high frequency range)
Hi-G
(high range gain)
Lo-F
(low frequency range)
Lo-G
(low range gain)
Use the F1 [g] and F2 [t] button to switch the
track being set.
Use the F3 [5] and F4 [b] buttons to select
(highlight) parameters, and use the DATA wheel
to adjust their values.
After making track equalizer settings, press the
HOME button to return to the Home Screen.
When a track equalizer is ON, that track is shown
on the Home Screen as in the illustration below.
Icons when track
equalizers are ON
Press the REVERB button to open the
screen.
SETTING
Settings
On/Off (default: Off )
1.7 kHz – 18 kHz
(default: 5 kHz)
±12 dB (default: 0.0
dB)
32 Hz – 1.6 kHz
(default: 350 Hz)
±12 dB (default: 0.0
dB)
REVERB
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