Creating A Master File; Exiting Mixdown Mode; Checking The Master File - Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks

Creating a master file

After setting the IN and OUT points, you are ready to
create the master file.
1. When Recorder mode is
press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.
The Recorder mode switches to
the display returns to the Home screen.
If you play or record, you can hear the signal of the
mixed tracks (the signal to be recorded) through
headphones or monitoring system.
NOTE
In Mixdown mode,
•
Mixdown
left corner of the Home screen.
If the interval between the IN and OUT points is shorter
•
than 4 seconds, when you start the record,
appears and the mixdown recording cannot be
Short
performed.
When Recorder mode is
•
playback functions do not work. If you try to use one of
these functions,
In Mixdown Mode
2. Press the RECORD (0) button.
The mixdown starts and the RECORD (0) button
becomes lit.
Regardless of the recorder's current position, the
mixdown starts from the IN point.
If necessary, use the track faders or the Mixer screen's
PAN knobs to mix down the tracks to stereo. These
adjustments will be reflected in the master file.
When the recorder reaches the OUT point, recording
automatically stops.
3. If you want to redo the creation of the stereo
master track, press the RECORD (0) button.
A new master file will be created, and the previous
master file will be overwritten.
NOTE
After recording the master file, you can play back the
master file to check it. (See "Checking the master file" on
the right column.)

Exiting Mixdown mode

Press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button twice to return
to mode of the Recorder mode.
Multi Track
70
TASCAM DP-24
mode,
Multi Track
mode and
Mixdown
appears on the upper
Trk Too
mode, some
Mixdown
appears.

Checking the master file

Follow the procedure below to listen to a master file after
you have completed recording it.
1. When Recorder mode is
MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.
The Recorder mode switches to
and the display returns to the
NOTE
In Mastering mode,
•
Mastering
upper left corner of the Home screen.
When Recorder mode is
•
the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button to switch to
mode, and then press the MIXDOWN/
Mixdown
MASTERING button again to switch to
mode.
You cannot switch to
•
Mastering
master file.
2. In this state, press the PLAY (7) button to play
back the master file that you have created.
CAUTION
Confirm that both the and
EQ
If either is set to , the sound will be affected by the
ON
equalizer and/or compressor. (See "Using the mastering
EQ (equalizer)" on page 71 and "Using mastering
compression" on page 72.)
3. When Recorder mode is
transport buttons work as follows.
PLAY (7) button to play back the master
Press the
•
file from the current position until its end.
Use the REW (m) (TO ZERO) button and the
•
F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button to perform
rewind/fast-forward in the same way as in ordinary
Recorder mode.
STOP (8) button to stop playback.
Press the
•
Track recording is not possible.
•
Repeat playback and location mark functions
•
cannot be used.
Since the master file playback signal is output from the
STEREO OUT jack, you can record the output to an
external stereo recorder.
If you are not satisfied with the created master file, you
can perform a new mixdown.
mode, press the
Mixdown
mode
Mastering
screen.
Mastering
appears on the
, press
Multi Track
Mastering
mode if there is no
items are set to
COMP OFF
mode, the
Mastering
.