8 − mastering and cd recorder – Tascam 2488neo User Manual

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TASCAM 2488neo

8 − Mastering and CD recorder

2 Press the

YES/ENTER

key to open the

MASTERING TOOL LIBRARY screen.

3 Use the

cursor keys to select PRESET or

USER.

Depending on the selection, either the preset list or
the user setting list is shown in the upper part of the
screen. PRESET stores factory-prepared patches
and USER stores patches with settings made by the
user.

NOTE

See “15–Appendix” on page 103 for details of preset
data.

4 Use the

JOG/DATA

dial to select the compressor

patch in the list that you want to recall.

5 Press the

YES/ENTER

key to return to the compres-

sor screen. The screen shows the parameters of the
patch selected in the library.

NOTE

If you press the NO/EXIT key instead of the YES/ENTER
key, the MASTERING TOOL screen (compressor screen)
will reopen without recalling a patch.

6 Use the cursor keys and the

JOG/DATA

dial to select

and adjust parameters.

7 When using a multiband compressor, after finish-

ing the settings for one band, use the

cursor

keys to open the compressor setting screen for a
different band and follow the same procedures to
set it.

The compressor parameters and their setting ranges are as
follows.

THRESHOLD
The threshold level at which the compressor begins to
function can be set in the following range.

-32 dB – 0 dB (in 1 dB increments)

RATIO
Select from the following compression ratios

1.0:1, 1.1:1, 1.3:1, 1.5:1, 1.7:1, 2.0:1, 2.5:1, 3.0:1, 3.5:1, 4.0:1,

5.0:1, 6.0:1, 8.0:1, 16.0:1, 32.0:1, ∞:1

KNEE
Select from the following curves at the point where the
compressor takes effect. The higher the number is the gen-
tler the curve. Hard indicates no curve and results in abrupt
compression.

Hard, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

LEVEL
Adjust the output level in the following range.

-20 dB – +20 dB (in 1 dB increments)

ATTACK
Adjust the attack time in the following range.

1 ms – 200 ms (in 1 ms increments)

RELEASE
Adjust the release time in the following range.

10 ms – 2000 ms (in 10 ms increments)

CROSS LO (only when a multiband compressor is
selected)
Adjust the crossover frequency between the low and mid
sound bands in the following range.

125 Hz – 1.00k Hz (in 1/12 octave increments)

CROSS HI (only when a multiband compressor is
selected)
Adjust the crossover frequency between the mid and high
sound bands in the following range.

1.00 kHz – 8.00 kHz (in 1/12 octave increments)

A.MAKEUP (only when a single band compressor
is selected)
Automatically corrects the volume to prevent it from being
reduced by the compressor.

SWITCH
Turns the compressor ON and OFF. When using a multi-
band compressor, setting the SWITCH item ON or OFF on
one screen simultaneously affects all bands.

NOTE

The multiband compressor CROSS LO and CROSS HI
items can be set on screen for any of the frequency
bands.
The mid-range band of the multiband compres-
sor must be a minimum of 2 octaves (24 semitones).
For example, if CROSS LO is set at 250 Hz, CROSS HI
cannot be set below 1 kHz.