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by bob katz
advanced use
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Table of contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TUTORIAL
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Your Room Your Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Metering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dynamics Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sequencing: Relative Levels, Loudness and Normalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Recipe for Radio Success. . . . . . . . . . 11Dither. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Equalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sibilance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Noise reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Advanced Mastering Techniques. . . . . 17
APPENDIX
Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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WELCOME
Congratulations on your purchase of a TC Electronics Finalizer.
You now own the audio equivalent of a Formula One Racing Car. Have you ever ridden in a finely-tunedracecar on a cross-country track with a professional driver? I have. It's more exhilarating than any theme park ride. Every corner is carefully calculated. Every tap on the brake is just enough to make it around thecurve without going off the road. Such great power requires great responsibility, and the same is true for owners of the Finalizer. Now you're the driver, you can do an audio "wheelie" any time you want. You cantake every musical curve at 100 mph....but ask yourself: "is this the right thing for my music"?This booklet is about both audio philosophy and technology. A good engineer must be musical. Knowing"what's right for the music" is an essential part of the mastering process. Mastering is a fine craft learnedover years of practice, study and careful listening. I hope that this booklet will help you on that journey.
Bob Katz
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