User`s guide

User’s Guide
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Final Mix for Tracktion
Fine adjustment is accomplished by clicking in
the text boxes. A single right-click in the box
increments the value, and single left-click in the
box decrements the value.
Achieving the right amount of com-
pression can change the EQ of a
signal. For this reason, it’s handy
to have post-compression EQ. The
changes that are made in the Post EQ
can be used to rebalance the overall
EQ of your mix.
If you fi nd that the display is too hard
to see, try turning off either the EQ
PRE or POST VIEW button so that
only one is lit. These are labeled as
EQ VIEWS in the Equalizer status
screen. This allows you to view one
curve at a time.
If you have deactivated the dynamics
section of Final Mix, the Pre and Post
EQs essentially cascade together to
give you a 12-band parametric EQ.
DC button
DC stands for
Direct Current
offset. This is a
high-pass fi lter
with a sharp slope
that automatically
removes DC offset
noise that is un-
wanted when you
are at the mastering stage. The default state
is on when you activate Final Mix. If you don’t
have a need for this fi lter, simply click the but-
ton to disengage.
DC offset is noise that may be present
within your signal, but typically is not
audible by itself. Why would you want
to remove it? It can damage speakers
by offsetting the "resting" position
of the cone. It can also require extra
energy to reproduce, robbing an am-
plifi er of power that could be used to
reproduce the music.
EQ Bands On/Off
The six EQ BANDS ON/OFF buttons correspond
to the six nodes found on both the Pre and Post
EQ screens. You can enable or disable each of
the bands with either EQ EDIT PRE or POST
selected by simply switching them on or off with
your mouse.
EQ Shelving
The six select buttons in the EQ SHELVING
section correspond to the six nodes found on
both the Pre and Post EQ screens. These but-
tons allow you to switch the band fi lter type
from bandpass to high or low shelving. Bands 1,
2, and 3 are low shelving fi lters; and bands 4, 5,
and 6 are high shelving fi lters. The EQ SHELV-
ING buttons work in either the Pre or Post EQ
edit screen depending on which EQ is active.
Final Mix defaults to one low-pass shelf on
(number 1), and one high-pass shelf on (num-
ber 6). Switching the EQ SHELVING button off
means that the band becomes fully parametric.
EQ Shelving
EQ Band On/Off