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UTILITY

Display

Viewing Angle

Adjust for best contrast on the LCD display.

MIDI In 

Channel

Sets the receive channel of the Finalizer.
When set to Omni the Finalizer will respond to all channels.
When set to Off no MIDI will be received.

Prg. Change

Sets whether the Finalizer should respond to MIDI program
changes or not.

Controllers

Sets whether the Finalizer should respond to MIDI controllers or
not.

Prg. Offset

This number is added to the incoming program number.

Example:
If the incoming program number is 10, and the offset is set to -1,
the Finalizer will change to program 9.

Program Bank

If this parameter is set to RAM, all received MIDI program
changes will recall User (RAM) presets.

If set to ROM, received MIDI program changes will recall Factory
(ROM) presets.

System Exclusive ID (SysEx ID)

System exclusive ID number of the Finalizer.

In the UTILITY menu you select parameter by pressing
the MENU keys and change values by dialing the
ADJUST wheel.

Card > Mem

Insert the PC card containing your presets and press OK. All 
presets will now be stored back into the Finalizer RAM.
Warning: This action will destroy all existing 

RAM presets of the

Finalizer PLUS/96.

Mem > MIDI

Connect your Finalizers MIDI Output to another Finalizer, a
sequencer or any other MIDI recording device. Press OK and the
Finalizer will perform a MIDI bulk dump of all RAM presets.

MIDI > Mem

Connect the storing device to the Finalizers MIDI Input and press
OK. The Finalizer is now ready to receive a MIDI bulk dump
containing RAM presets.
Warning: This action will destroy all existing Finalizer RAM 
presets.

Convert preset card

Preset cards from the original Finalizer (older model) may be
used by using the CARD to MEM command in the Utility page.
Using this method, the card is left untouched, but new Finalizer
PLUS/96 presets cannot be written to it.
This action will destroy all existing Finalizer PLUS/96 RAM 
presets.

If you want to Convert your preset card for exclusive use with
Finalizer PLUS/96, utilize the CONVERT PRESET CARD 
command in the Utility page.
Afterwards you don’t need to use the CARD to MEM function
with the card on the Finalizer PLUS/96, but presets may not be
read by the original Finalizer anymore.

Pedal Input

Select between: External Fader/Fade up-down/Bypass.
Select External Fader if you want to use the optional TC Master
Fader which enables you to keep your manual fade within the
Digital domain.
(Please see description of the Master Fader on page 56).

Bypass

Thru: Bypasses all 24 bits.
Normal: Dither, LowCut Filter and Look ahead delay are
unchanged.

MIDI Out

Channel

MIDI transmit channel.

Prg. Change

Sets whether the Finalizer should transmit MIDI program
changes or not.

Controllers

Sets whether the Finalizer should transmit MIDI control changes
or not.

Prg. Offset

This number is added to the outgoing program number.

Security

To security-lock the Finalizer, press OK while this parameter is
selected.

When locked, you will have to dial the PIN-code shown below to
access the Finalizer.

PIN-code

Sets your PIN-code for the security lock by dialing the ADJUST
wheel.

If you should forget your PIN-code, please enter the Reset page.
This will release the Finalizer from the locked state.
(You do not have to run any of the reset functions).

Memory Protect 

Protect

This parameter sets the memory protection on or off. When 
protect is on, the RAM presets between the high and low limits
are write protected.
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Memory Backup

Mem > Card

Insert a PC card in the card slot and press OK. All RAM presets
of the Finalizer will now be backed up to the memory card.

UTILITY

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Summary of Contents for Finalizer PLUS/96

Page 1: ...Finalizer PLUS 96 STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR USER S MANUAL Finalizer96K Manual 01 99 28 01 99 16 23 Side 1...

Page 2: ...26 Limiter 30 Output 32 Level 32 Dither 32 Fade 33 Tools Flow 34 Peak Hold Meter 34 Phase Meter 35 Calibration Tone 35 Digital I O 36 Wizard 38 Compare 39 Utility 40 Reset page 42 Technical specificat...

Page 3: ...ou to touch up the overall spectral details Dynamic EQ De esser Controls a specific frequency in order to remove unwanted sibilance MS Encoder Decoder Converts a Mid Side signal to Left Right or vice...

Page 4: ...he three bands on the Com Lim Exp pages Select which band to modify in the EQ block POWER MEMORY CARD Electronic power switch Easy touch Turn on the machine with a single light touch To turn off the m...

Page 5: ...nnecting the Finalizer to unbalanced equipment you must tie pins 1 and 3 together in the cable ends away from the Finalizer Please refer to page 52 for soldering instructions of the different cable ty...

Page 6: ...ital Input of DAT 2 Finalizer Setup The Finalizer is carefully designed to optimize the overall level and enhance the energy and clarity in your mix The use of the three band Compressor Limiter and Ex...

Page 7: ...Storing a preset with the same name Press the STORE key Select a location for your new preset using the ADJUST wheel You can store your preset in the RAM bank only and the Finalizer therefore automati...

Page 8: ...tion The Outputs of the Finalizer are muted Digital Input Formats and levels Several Digital Input formats are supported AES EBU S PDIF Tos link and ADAT If you select ADAT format you are allowed to p...

Page 9: ...Analog gain up to 26dB or attenuation to 6dB before the A D converters may be applied For professional signal interfacing the Level control should normally be positioned between 6 and 6dB correspondi...

Page 10: ...sound of the DRG Please try this and listen Stereo Adjust With Stereo Adjust you can change the stereo information content of the signal Turn the MS M mono S stereo parameter clockwise to increase ste...

Page 11: ...by a few dB This is what is perceived as an enhancement of the overall Stereo image INPUT I 2 I 1 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT Insert Type Balance adjust Level bar External Insert In...

Page 12: ...ou might introduce noticeable distortion on signals with a low harmonic content and or on very pure signals The distortion introduced is somewhat similar to the tape saturation that can occur when ove...

Page 13: ...The Cross over points are common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander The Edit Guide The symbol in the lower left corner of the display is an Edit guide This indicator will help you get back to par...

Page 14: ...equencies separately To optimize the Output gain and energy in your material the Finalizer uses auto Make Up gain meaning that the three bands are gained individually and automatically depending on ho...

Page 15: ...to 6dB the Compressor is reacting to RMS values and to peaks 6dB higher than the current RMS value Make up gain Make up gain is automatically calculated in the Finalizer as a function of your Thresho...

Page 16: ...r the percentage the softer the clip Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter the expert page Attack The Attack time is the response time that the Limiter uses to reach the gain reduction level Release Re...

Page 17: ...g to be done within the HD editing system If in doubt try recording a low level sine wave through the Finalizer with the Dither switched off For a 16 bit system use a tone at e g 60dBFS Play it back a...

Page 18: ...eter is an Output meter with infinite hold It is possible to see the level of the maximum peak in 0 1dB precision Press OK to reset the meter TOOLS Phase Meter correlation Time division Curve speed TO...

Page 19: ...dicated here Copyright Copy inhibit Status of the copybits OUT In this display you set up various important Output parameters COPY ENABLE Set the copyrights of your material No copies 1 copy only Infi...

Page 20: ...ypassed signal WIZARD Making the whole thing very simple Press the WIZARD key The Wizard is a guide that will help you find the right settings of the Normalizer Compressor Limiter and EQ for your spec...

Page 21: ...this method the card is left untouched but new Finalizer PLUS 96 presets cannot be written to it This action will destroy all existing Finalizer PLUS 96 RAM presets If you want to Convert your preset...

Page 22: ...rs Impedance Max Input Level Min Input Level for 0 dBFS Sensitivity A to D Conversion A to D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level F...

Page 23: ...up Battery Life Warranty Parts and labor XLR AES EBU RCA Phono S PDIF Optical Tos link ADAT AES EBU 24 bit S PDIF 20 bit EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 EIAJ Optical Tos link ADAT Lite pipe HPF TPDF Dither 8 24 b...

Page 24: ...destroyed Press OK to test Result reads Low battery Time to change battery in your PC card Not OK Try the test using another PCMCIA card Press the HELP key to exit test Battery test Select Battery tes...

Page 25: ...he heart of the Finalizer This section adds that extra punch to your material When you are applying Multiband Compression you have to survey the program material i e is there too much or too little to...

Page 26: ...f the Limiter especially using the softer Ratios will keep the mix sounding natural Using the soft clipper with adequate look ahead time will prevent any overshoot from the Finalizer The Crossover A l...

Page 27: ...Pin 3 Cold Pin 1 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Pin 2 Hot Pin 3 Pin 3 Cold Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Tip Pin 2 Hot Sleeve Pin 3 Cold XLR XLR Jack unbalanced XLR Jack balanced XLR APPENDIX Soldering instructions MIDI Ca...

Page 28: ...PLUS 96 Digital Signal Processor that is covered by this certificate and marked with CE label conforms with following standards EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated Electronic and related...

Page 29: ...Fader to maximum position To compensate for mechanical tolerances draw back the Master Fader slightly Press OK Move the Master Fader to minimum position To compensate for mechanical tolerances draw ba...

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