Normalizing Master Tracks; Copying A Stereo Master Track; Exiting Mastering Mode - Tascam DP-008EX Owner's Manual

9 – Mixdown and mastering
After making the settings, press the F1 [BACK]
7.
button to return to the
screen.
Press the F2 [ON] button to turn the compressor
8.
ON/OFF. The
MASTERING COMP
whether the mastering compressor is ON or OFF.
Compressor
ON/OFF indicator
After making the settings, press the F1 [BACK]
9.
button to return to the
For details about the compressor settings, see "13
– Mastering compressor settings" on page 82.
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MASTERING COMP
screen shows
screen.
MASTERING

Normalizing master tracks

You can normalize to automatically adjust the
volume. The unit determines the highest volume level
of the track and then increases the volume of the
entire track so that the highest level is the maximum
possible.
CAUTION
If you use the mastering equalizer or compressor
after normalization, distortion could occur.
Always normalize after using the mastering
equalizer and compressor to adjust the sound.
1. When in
MASTERING
button to open the
2. Press the F4 [EXEC] button to normalize the track.
After normalization completes, press the F1
3.
[BACK] button to return to the
screen.

Copying a stereo master track

You can use the clone track function to copy a stereo
master track to another track. (See "CLONE TRACK
(track duplication)" on page 60.)

Exiting mastering mode

Press the BOUNCE/MIXDOWN/MASTERING button
to exit mode and return to
MASTERING
mode.
TRACK
mode, press the F3 [NORM]
screen.
NORMALIZE
MASTERING
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