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