Using Normalize; Using The Noise Shaper (Noise Shaped Dithering); Exiting Mastering Mode - Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

At this time, the selected band is shown in the upper
left corner.
5. Use the CURSOR (5/b/g/t) buttons to select the
item whose value you to change, and then use the
JOG/DATA dial to change it.
THRESHOLD
Set the threshold value that determines when the
compressor begins to operate.
RATIO
Set the compression ratio.
KNEE
Select the transition curve.
GAIN
Adjust the output level.
ATTACK
Adjust the attack time.
RELEASE
Adjust the release time.
AUTO MAKE
This feature automatically adjusts the volume to
prevent it from being reduced by the compressor.
6. When using the multi-band type, move the cursor
to and then use the JOG/DATA dial to
CROSSOVER
adjust the frequency range of each band.
7. Press the F4 ( ) button to turn the
ON/OFF
compressor on or off. The ON or OFF state is shown
on the screen.
Mastering
8. After setting the parameters, press the F1 (g)
button to return to the
Compressor
ON/OFF

Using normalize

Use the normalize function to automatically adjust the
volume.
This function detects the highest volume level and raises
the overall volume until the highest level reaches the
maximum limit.
10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
screen.
Mastering
CAUTION
If you use equalization or compression after normalizing
the track, distortion might occur.
Use the normalize function after adjusting the sound
quality with equalization and compression.
1. When the
Mastering
the F4 ( ) button to open the
NORM
screen.
2. Press the F2 ( ) button to perform the
YES
normalization.
3. Once the normalization is completed, the display
returns to the
Mastering
Using the noise shaper (Noise Shaped
Dithering)
What is noise shaper
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Audio CDs use 16-bit quantization, so the master file data
is automatically converted to 16-bit.
In general, bit conversion results in a very low level of
quantization distortion at points where sound is removed,
but you can reduce this quantization distortion by turning
the noise shaper on.
The noise shaper in this unit uses a dithering technique
that adds random noise below the quantization steps to
reduce quantization distortion.
1. When the
Mastering
the F3 ( ) button to open the
NSD
screen.
DITHERING
2. Press the F4 ( ) button to set the noise
ON/OFF
shaper function to .
ON
3. Press the F1 (g) button to return to the Mastering
screen.

Exiting Mastering mode

To exit mode and return to
Mastering
mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.
Track
screen is displayed, press
NORMALIZE
screen.
screen is displayed, press
NOISE SHAPED
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