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1. RECEIVED STATUS BITS Wd RECEMEO STATUS EITS in APRE EMPHASIS DUT SOURCE DEVICE AUDIO DATA JCOPYRIGHT DIGITAL OUT STATUS BITS TOOLS FLOW Penn ERL PAGEB COPY ENAELE STATUS El aico sP _ d II COPY FROM INPUT A FROMINPUT Copyright Here you can set the copyrights on the outgoing Digital audio 36 sia Pre emphasis indicator on off Source device DAT CD mixer etc ES AAA Copyright None One copy only Infinite copies Numbers of audio bits received Status bits on Digital Output AES EBU Professional usage of status bits S PDIF Consumer usage of status bits FROM INPUT Status bits received on Input are fed through to the Digital Output TOOLS Digital UO DIO IN In this display you have various indicators telling you what kind of Digital signal you are receiving Pre emphasis This parameter tells whether the incoming signal is Pre emphasized or not Note The Finalizer does not remove the Pre emphasis Source device Category code The device status of the received signal is shown in this indicator Audio data The number of received audio bits is indicated 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 Infinite number of copies Note The copy protection is only v
2. 2 Connect the Digital Output of the Finalizer to the Input of your Digital recording device 3 Connect the Analog Output of the Finalizer to your monitor system Example 2 DAT MONITOR im AES EBU ANALOG Finalizer Setup with a Digital mixing console and a Digital AES EBU recording device DIGITAL MIXER 1 Connect the Digital Output of your mixer to the Digital Input of the Finalizer gn Connect the Digital Output of the Finalizer to the Input of your Digital recording device 3 Connect the Analog Output of the Finalizer to your monitor system 10 FINALIZER SETUP Example 3 DAT 2 P pana Mastering from DAT to DAT AES EBU AES EBU IL Connect the Digital Output of DAT 1 to the Digital Input Finalizer of the Finalizer ze Connect the Digital Output of the Finalizer to the Digital Input of DAT 2 Example 4 Using the Finalizer with ADAT and BRC MIXER IL Connect the Finalizer s optical out to the ADAT s optical in 2 Connect the ADAT s optical out to the Finalizer s optical in ANALOG 3 Enter the In section of the Finalizer Main page and set the Clock to ADAT Finalizer This will force the Finalizer to follow the clock of the ADAT A Note This is only possible when using the Analog Inputs of the Finalizer ADAT BRC t REMOTE 11 RECALL ROM bank RAM bank RECALL Select which blocks to load from new preset RECALL ALL ea MA Preset name Final Pop sel
3. Clock Sample Rate Select which clock you want the Finalizer to sync to Mode 48 Internal 44 1 Internal 48 External sync or External Sync AES EBU S PDIF or ADAT Mode 96 Internal 88 2 Internal 96 External sync or External Sync AES EBU S PDIF or ADAT Optical Digital Output Formats The available Output formats are determined by the Input and Insert selections Optical Outputs may be chosen between ADAT Tos link and Thru When ADAT is selected you may assign the Finalizer signals to any two ADAT channels When Thru is selected the Optical Output is a copy of the Optical Input regardless of format 96kH7 is only available in Finalizer 96 MODE 96 must be selected 15 MAIN PAGE Input Finalizer amp ADAT When using the Finalizer in a setup with ADAT s there are a couple of recommendations to keep in mind There are two different situations An ADAT setup with BRC Big Remote Control and an ADAT setup without BRC If the BRC 1s not connected the ADAT should be slaved to incoming Finalizer Clock Use the following 1 Connect the Finalizer s optical out to the ADAT optical in 2 Select Digital in on the ADAT The ADAT will now use the Finalizer clock Note Slaving the Finalizer to the ADAT clock will reduce the Finalizer s A D converter performance When using the Finalizer with ADAT s and a BRC it is recommendable to use this setup 1 Connect the Finalizer s optical out to the
4. s powerful tools However though you do not notice at first heavy Multiband compression and Soft clipping does generate listen ing fatique more easily than material where more of the natural dynamic range 1s preserved So use your ears and and enjoy the features of the Finalizer as so many already do by applying the right amount of processing in any given situation The MAIN PAGE of the Finalizer shows you the signal flow and the actual order of the processing The Input Select your type of Input Analog or Digital If you are working with an Analog Input you should use the level bars to optimize the performance of the A to D converter Remember to choose the right Sample Rate 1 e 1f you are target ing on CD you should always choose 44 1kH7 Now recall the CD Master preset by pressing the RECALL key select CD Master and press OK to recall The EQ In the EQ you can change the spectral shape of your material Inserts Select between DRG Stereo Adjust Dynamic Equalizer Parametric Equalizer External Insert MS Encoding Decoding and Stereo Enhance Normalizer Optimizing the level of your material begins in the Normalizer Here you have a graphic presentation of the incoming signal By increasing the gain you decrease the headroom shown as two dotted lines The Expander The Expander is a great help when you clean up the basic mix and works either as a soft Expander or as a sharp Gate Try to listen to the
5. By answering a few relevant questions the Wizard will suggest settings in all of the above mentioned blocks that will suit the material you are working on Further fine adjustment can of course be made at all times but by using the Wizard you will have an excellent starting point Select whether your source type is soft medium or hard using the ADJUST wheel Select which kind of compression you like Soft medium or hard Select Optimized Gain and press OK to start procedure Press any key to stop the procedure Select which EQ type you would like Flat no EQ Loudness Bass lift or Air and press the OK key 38 COMPARE Listen to original preset Listen to your edited sound Bypassed signal If you place cursor here you will hear If you place the cursor here you will Same function as the BYPASS key the original preset hear the edited sound Use the ADJUST wheel to adjust this level for better comparison with the Bypassed signal COMPARE The reason for adding this Compare function is that it can be difficult to estimate what the EQ and or the Dynamics actually are doing to the sound of your material Due to the extra gain of the Normalizer and the Compressor in circuit and out of circuit comparisons are often difficult to make using the BYPASS key This is why we made it possible to reduce the level of your processed setting when comparing it with the bypassed sound You can even Compare with the last re
6. ADAT optical in 2 Connect the ADAT s optical out to Finalizer optical in 3 Enter the In section of the Finalizer Mainpage and set the Clock to ADAT This will force the Finalizer to follow the clock of the ADAT Note This is only possible when using the Analog Inputs of the Finalizer The ADAT is forced to follow the clock of the BRC In order to synchronize the Finalizer to the ADAT the clock of the ADAT is used as master clock in the Finalizer Insert External Insert Instead of internal processing one of the two Insert points may be set up for external processing The Ext Insert may be Analog AES EBU or S PDIF depending on your Input choice When a Digital Input is selected only an Analog Insert can be used Note Asking for an External Insert is part of a preset Enabling a specific External Insert is part of the Global parameters set in In page 1 When an Analog Insert is specified the I O interface levels are stored with the preset If a preset containing an Ext Insert is recalled but no Ext Insert is available in your current setup the External Insert is disabled but still shown in the Insert page until you change the Insert configuration in the In or Out page 16 Page 2 Use the MENU keys to switch between page 1 and 2 Analog Input Level When Analog Input is selected Analog gain up to 26dB or attenuation to 6dB before the A D converters may be applied For professional signal interfacin
7. DRG and wild EQ StereoEnhance Comp Slightly attenuating the center area and enhancing the stereo information of the track Nasty Phone An ugly phone type EQ with compression Neutral A completely neutral preset Use this preset 1f your object is to use only the A D converters of the Finalizer Wider Image Stereo enhance type preset using MS Encoding Decoding MS Decoder M is placed in the Left channel Stereo in the Right High End Softener Enhances the stereo perspective in the high end frequencies using Spectral Stereo Image The Compressor is used only to gain the level 2dB Radio Loudness Spectral Stereo Image used to add punch to the bass and widen up the midrange area The selected midrange area is 100Hz to 8kHz 55 MASTER FADER 56 Why make a Master Fader If a fade is performed before the Finalizer the Compressor will try to increase the level as the fade decreases To avoid this problem fades must always be done after the Finalizer The Master Fader makes it possible to perform a manual fade on the very Output of the Finalizer enabling you to keep your fade in Digital domain and ensuring perfect tracking of Left and Right Connecting and Calibrating the Master Fader In order to work the Master Fader accurately the Finalizer must be calibrated Connect the Master Fader to the External Controller jack of the Finalizer Press and hold the BYPASS key of the Finalizer while powering up
8. Low EQ Gain Band 1 EQ Frequency Band 1 Bandwidth Band 1 Gain Band 2 EQ Frequency Band 2 Bandwidth Band 2 Gain Band 3 EQ Frequency Band 3 Bandwidth Band 3 Gain High EQ Freq High EQ Slope High EQ Gain EQ Overall Gain 46 Bands Comp Threshold Compressor Ratio Compressor Attack Compressor Release Compressor Level Limiter Threshold Limiter Ratio Limiter Attack Limiter Release Exp Threshold Expander Ratio Expander Attack Expander Release Low Mid Crossover Mid High Crossover Dynamics Clip Dynamics Crest Dynamics Level Dynamics Ceiling Dynamics Delay Expander Range Radiance Drive Radiance Curve Stereo Adjust MS Stereo Adjust L R De esser Threshold De esser Ratio De esser Attack De esser Release De esser Frequency De esser Curve Low 48 49 50 51 52 Mid 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 High 74 15 76 17 78 SELF TEST PRESS THE BYPASS KEY WHILE POWERING UP TO ACCESS THE RESET MENU AND SELECT RUN TEST PROGRAM4 Turn the ADJUST wheel to scroll through self tests KEY test Select Key test by pressing OK The keys must be pressed in the order they are requested by the Finalizer to pass the test Press OK key again to exit test ADJUST wheel Select ADJUST wheel test by pressing OK Turn the ADJUST wheel to 30 and back to 0 to pass test Press OK key again to exit test LED test Select LED test by pressing OK Turn ADJUST wheel to test the LEDs The t
9. O setup menu Finalizer Analog Inputs Consumer range 16dB to 10dB nominal level 10dB Professional range 6dB to 16dB nominal level 4dB Finalizer Analog Outputs Consumer range 10dB to 16dB Professional range 16dB to 6dB The levels are either listed in the technical specifications or printed on the rear panel of the connected devices De essing An algorithm that removes unwanted esses or sibilance from vocal material SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MIDI COMMANDS Device dependent MIDI commands normally used for remote controlling machines Pre emphasis Pre emphasis is used during broadcast to boost the high frequency area The receiving device compensates by attenuating the same frequency area 48 APPENDIX Tutorial You should set the gain such that the signal peaks are just below or above the dotted headroom lines Finalizer Tutorial The Finalizer is an extremely powerful tool that allows you to tighten up most material Working intelligently on several frequency areas the Finalizer will enhance the energy and and the level of your mix making the sound punchier and louder yet adding the feel of air when needed As there are different approaches to the Finalizer we created this tutorial to make you familiar with the Finalizer Be aware that processing your material with the Finalizer can be rather addictive in the sense that you might want to add more and more and sometimes too much from the Finalizer
10. Scroll down to Fader Calibration using the MENU keys and press the OK key Move the Master 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 back the Master Fader slightly Press OK The Master Fader is now Calibrated Power On Off Tia HTTP TEED teetearonie vue EI ds 7 a ute MOBO ng prs eee es a ews a EE a eee et Activating the Master Fader To activate the Master Fader enter the Utility menu and scroll down to Pedal Input Function using the MENU keys Dial the ADJUST wheel to choose Ext Fader The Master Fader is now controlling the Digital fader of the Finalizer The Fader located in the Finalizer Output section will now follow and display the movement and the exact level of the Master Fader Cables and lengths The Master Fader uses standard mono jack cables The cable can be extended using the jack to jack adapter and can run at cable lengths up to 100 meters Remember to recalibrate after extending the cable
11. Test Programs ____ Calibrate the optional Master Fader Type your name here and your phone number To enter the Reset page press and hold the BYPASS key while powering up Move the marker using the MENU keys and press OK to select reset type Load User Default This will reset all system parameters back to a default setup made by you see Store User Def This reset will NOT delete the User presets of the Finalizer Store User Def When you have a perfect setup of your Finalizer you are able to store this as your own default setup This function is very useful for example when you have finished a special production and want to return to normal When you have the perfect setup of your Finalizer simply select this parameter and press OK to store your normal setup as a default setup The User Default includes all system parameters 42 PF LOAD USER DEFAULT STORE USER DEF SET USER NAME RESET SYS PARAM CLEAR ALL PRESETS RUN TEST PROGRAM FADER CALIBRATION Place cursor here and press OK to finalize session Set User Name This function makes it possible to enter your name and phone number into the Finalizer Press OK to access the User data menu Use the ADJUST wheel and the MENU keys to write your name and phone number into the Finalizer Press OK to accept Your name and phone number will be displayed during power up Reset System Parameters This will reset all system parameters back t
12. card Working Indicates when brief calculations take place Edited Preset has been edited COMPRESSOR GAIN REDUCTION METERS Indicates the amount of Compressor gain reduction LIMIT LEDs Indicates when the Limiter is active OUTPUT SOFTCLIP 44 FUNCTIONS SECTION MAIN PAGE This key gives you access to edit the entire signal flow from Input to Output TOOLS Press this key and gain access to the following tools Flow meter Peak meter Phase correlation DIO monitors Digital In Out signal and Calibration WIZARD Use The Wizard to quickly find the optimal settings for your program material UTILITY MIDI Security Memory management and much more is located here FUNCTIONS PROGRAM WIZARD QUICK STORE wzaro PROGRAM SECTION RECALL Recall presets STORE Store and name presets COMPARE Compare the sound you have right now with either a level compensated bypass or the original preset BYPASS Bypass the signal process ing ADJUST wheel Sets parameter values and preset
13. it should be applied correctly to avoid drawing to much attention to the Dither itself If your low level signals are mono mono Dither will be the most unobtrusive To use this option set Finalizer Dither width at M Note For listening in mono mono Dither will sum at 6dB If your low level signals are unfocused out of phase Dither may be your best choice To use this option set Finalizer Dither width at INV When listening in mono Inv Dither will disappear You can Dither to 8 16 18 20 22 or 24 bits Note The Dither parameter is always reset when changing the primary Output Stereo Dither is only available from software version 3 00 Please contact your local dealer for further information regarding software update and update fee Fade The Finalizer is capable of auto fades up to 60 seconds Select the Fade Curve Fade Time and Direction Turn the ADJUST wheel to select direction Manual fade 1s also an option Simply select the Lev parameter and use the ADJUST wheel as fader The manual fade function can also be controlled by the optional TC Master Fader To use this facility the Pedal Input in the Utility menu must be set to Ext Fader Please see the Utility menu on page 40 The optional Master Fader is described on page 56 33 TOOLS Flow TOOLS INTERNAL LEVELS oe TEE EXP COM LIMHOUT Internal levels ppm Flow In the Flow meter you have six small peak meters representing t
14. numbers CONTROL ADJUST EN Hep BLOCK ON OFF Jol BLOCK jel JIL BAND A leo PARAMETER MENU CONTROL SECTION OK Confirm operations and switch individual blocks on off HELP Get help on selected display func tion BLOCK lt gt Select which block to edit in the Main page MENU up down Vertically oriented menu selector PARAMETER lt gt Moves cursor horizontally for selection of parameter to be modi fied BAND lt gt Select between the three bands on the Com Lim Exp pages Select which band to modify in the EQ block REAR PANEL a DS Main Power Balanced Balanced Serial Wordclock Digital In Out MIDI Pedal Power Input XLR XLR no Sync AES EBU In Thru Out Fader Switch Inputs Outputs Input S PDIF ADAT Input Tos link The Sync In This word clock Input gives you the following functions External reference for A D or D A External reference for Sample Rate Conversion External reference for Digital Inputs The Input impedance is 75 ohm A BNC to RCA Phono converter plug is included with your Finalizer for con nection with equipment carrying BNC word clock connectors If you are connecting 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 t
15. setup the External Insert is disabled but shown in the Insert page until you change the Insert configuration in the In or Out page MAIN PAGE Inserts r I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT HOH 2AN0RMPEXPACOMALIMPDUT INSERT 1 JEW MA Balance adjust MS Encoding Decoding MS miking technique or Mid Side uses a forward facing directional mic and a side facing bi directional mic MS recording offers very good stereo imaging with the added benefit of excellent mono compatibility Through the electronic process of MS Encoding and Decoding the two mic signals can be combined to create a stereo signal either before recording or on playback The Finalizer offers MS Encoding and Decoding MS Encoding will change a regular Left Right signal into a Mid Side signal The Fine Balance control will allow you to adjust the relationship between the Mid Side signals MS Decoding will change a Mid Side signal into a Left Right signal The Balance control will allow you to change the relationship between the Mid Side signals Try lowering the Mid signal by a few dB This is what is perceived as an enhancement of the overall Stereo image Spectral Stereo Image This feature is only available in Finalizer 96 This function allows you to control the stereo width of your signal in three independent bands by adding or subtracting stereo information S
16. start of your mix do you have any tape or recording noise If you have and you want to remove it use the Expander as follows Set the Ratios to 1 32 this 1s the steepness of the Expander Now adjust the Threshold The Expander starts working when the signal drops below the Threshold point Play the music from the top a couple of times and confirm that the start is silenced If you only want to remove tape noise it might be enough to use the high band Expander only The Compressor The Compressor is the 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 1 e 1s there too much or too little top end or low end Is the midrange well defined A standard situation could be that you have a mix which sounds good but lacks tightness and could use more of that in your face sound Now put the Finalizer in bypass and recall the CD Master preset Start your mix and de activate the bypass You will hear an immediate change in the sound of your mix because the CD Master preset was designed to tighten up almost all types of rhythmic music that you hear today In most cases you will only have to adjust the Input level by using the Normalizer If you want to make changes to the overall relationship of the low mid high bands using the Compressor you have two paths that you may take to accomplish this task T
17. BU UN BIO Preset number Short info about the preset Recalling a preset Press the RECALL key in the Program section and scroll through the presets using the ADJUST wheel Press OK to recall when you find the desired preset You are able to search for another preset before recalling it This is called previewing Until you press OK you are previewing At this point your OK key is blinking indicating that the preset dis played is not yet recalled active The Recall Display In the Recall display you will see an information section at the bottom of the screen In this section you are able to see which blocks are activated in the current preset In the upper right corner you see an indication of which bank you are previewing Partial Recall It is also possible to recall separate sections of a preset This is extremely useful when you want to combine let s say your favorite settings of the Normalizer from one preset with your favorite EQ settings from another preset Exercise 1 How to make a Partial Recall Scenario You love preset no 3 but would like to use the Normalizer from ROM preset no 6 Select ROM preset no 3 All is now highlighted transparent in the Recall display Use the PARAMETER keys to select the Normalizer block Use the ADJUST wheel to select ROM preset no 6 and press OK The Normalizer from preset no 6 1s now recalled into preset no 3 12 Factory User presets Your own
18. E Compressor The Compressor A Compressor 1s meant to reduce the dynamic content of the Input signal and thereby keep a more constant level When the Input signal exceeds the Threshold the Compressor starts to reduce the signal according to the Ratio The Ratio describes how much the signal is reduced e g a Ratio at 2 1 means that for every 2dB the Input signal exceeds the Threshold only 1dB is Output Select COM by pressing the BLOCK keys Basic operation Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Press the BAND keys to select between the three bands Press the MENU keys to select User Xpert Xover About the Compressor The Compressor section of the Finalizer is divided into three bands This means that you are able to compress the low mid high frequencies 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 how hard the current band is compressed User Menu Threshold When the Input level exceeds the Threshold the Compressor will be activated This means that the lower the Threshold the more compression you will get Ratio The Ratio of the gain reduction Example When the Ratio is set to 2 1 it means that for every 24B the Input level rises above Threshold the Output level is increased by only 1dB Band Level The three ban
19. Hold the POWER key pressed for at least 3 seconds 51 APPENDIX Soldering instructions MIDI RS485 Cable DIN CONNECTOR DIN CONNECTOR 5POLE MALE 5POLE MALE 45 degrees max 10m 45 degrees SHIELDED CABLE 3 or 5 wires screen A NOTE On TC units with RS485 interface pins 1 and 3 on the DIN connectors are reserved for RS485 connection Therefore if you are connecting the unit to other equipment that use these pins please make sure to use 3 wire standard MIDI type cable not a five wire MIDI PLUS type Pedal Cable PEDAL SWITCH or similar JACK PLUG Mono male 6 35mm 1 4 max 100m Aa e Switch must be Shield ground momentary type Tip Fader Cable JACK PLUG Mono male 6 35mm 1 4 max 100m Berg MASTER FADER or similar SR 2 wires En 52 APPENDIX Soldering instructions XLR XLR Jack unbalanced XLR 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 GND T P Jack balanced XLR Sleeve Pin 1 Ground TIP Tip Pin 2 Hot RING Ring Pin 3 Cold GND 53 APPENDIX NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installati
20. Left Right to adjust center balance DYN EQ el EL dE lsd leas oS FREQUENCY sets the working ee a frequency of the Dynamic EQ GRIN REG Se orga r I I I CURVE sets the frequency 15105 0 GEJ 32 30 mu 0 42 characteristics of the dynamic damping filter THRESHOLD RATIO ATTACK RELEASE 18 MAIN PAGE Inserts Inserts Select Insert 1 or 2 using the BLOCK keys The Finalizer has various Insert possibilities Choose between None DRG Digital Radiance Generator Stereo Adjust Dynamic EQ Parametric EQ Ext Insert or MS Encoding Decoding or Spectral Stereo Image only available in Finalizer 96 Note You can use only one Insert type at a time E g not two parametric EQs at the same time Basic operation Select Insert 1 or 2 using the BLOCK keys Use the MENU keys to highlight the Insert type Use the ADJUST wheel to select Insert type Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Digital Radiance Generator The DRG Digital Radiance Generator adds second harmonic distortion to the signal This kind of distortion is very Analog like and will add a certain warmth to your material Drive The DRG drive is adjustable from 0 to 10 Curve The Curve parameter changes the face of the second harmonics added by the DRG If your material is asymmetric percussion speech etc the plus minus parameter will change the sound of the DRG Please tr
21. Make up gain all levels must be set to 0 To have Unity gain simply position the three indicators on the centre line To have Make up gain with a flat spectrum below the Threshold of Compression you should balance the bars MAIN PAGE Compressor Cross over Menu Press MENU keys to enter the Cross over frequency page Xovr L Xovr H Xovr With the L Xovr and H Xovr you set the Cross over points of the three bands in the dynamics section Note The Cross over points are common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Compressor Bypass Press the blue BLOCK on off key the OK key to bypass the Compressor section 2 1 Ratio Threshold In 29 MAIN PAGE Limiter OUTPUT 30 USER PAGE ER THR dE LIM d CLIP La MI SOFT Mode Select USERS ki ki m dad HARD Arrow direction indicates CREE on on ON 15 whether the parameter value has been increased or NG decreased since last recall A dot indicates no changes Limiter Bypass individual Clipping method Threshold Limiter bands The clip function smoothly kills any low mid high overshoot that might occur after heavy Compression or Limiting The higher the percentage the softer the clip EXPERT PAGE In Pi 191 2Hn0RmpExPACOMRAIHODUT Wald MEN DIGITAL USER Ka X Digital ceiling This parameter aU a 4dE reduces the full scale OdB signal CET 0 15 Oras level on the Output CROSSOVER FREQUENCY PAGE K j Attack Release Side ch
22. PRL fra HAD AEWOOOROEDEE DAG MCI EEG cone Letterbox uu Place cursor here and press OK to finalize the store operation Cursor arrows What is stored where Global parameters Global parameters or system parameters are not affected by preset recalls The parameters include Input and Output blocks on the Main page except Lo cut Formats I O levels Insert Enable and Dither Parameters in the Utility page Parameters in the Tools Digital out page To reset the Global parameters follow the guidelines on page 42 of this manual Preset parameters Preset parameters may change with every preset and when the Wizard 1s invoked They are modified in most Blocks of the Main page Exceptions are the In and Out Blocks However Lo cut in the In block is also part of a preset Note Asking for an External Insert is part of a preset Enabling a specific External Insert is part of the Global parameters When an Analog Insert is specified the I O interface levels are stored with the preset Using a Memory card Insert the card The Finalizer will now autodetect your card and the Store and Recall facilities will be attached to the memory card The Finalizer will now use the memory card as its RAM bank When you remove your memory card the Finalizer will switch back to the internal RAM bank If the format of the memory card is not correct the Finalizer will detect this immediately The card will automatically be fo
23. USER S MANUAL FUNCTIONS CONTROL SOFTCUP q A a a outrur RE HAN pace CS oy GD SE E A o D DO BLOCK Reg 4 LOCK PO CT QC dB 60 AG 44 AQ 36 31 30 28 26 24 I8 16 JM i2 I0 3 6 5 4 3 2 I 050 Pa pm mm eme mm Fam em LN E o a Pa Sar aj Sal E pa POETE lt gt ia EXP dB GAIN REDUCTION LIM ANALOG Normalizer LIM High wi OPTICAL Les eeeeee E py EEE ai pecto hal gt Ga 26 60 40 30 24 18 2 9 4 3 e LS 4 e gn oe RAND Sam ase _ SS gt H PARAMETER t c electronic rinalizer PLUS 96K INTRODUCTION Table of contents 3 Welcome D Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 8 Signal flow diagram 9 Finalizer setup 10 BASIC OPERATION ROCA oo seen HEN O AA eee 12 SO ricino Dee MA 13 Main page y aa ot oa etn eden kA AG E oe SG 14 INS Scores ds rare 18 Digital Radiance Generator 19 Stereo Adjust 19 Dynamic CEO 19 9 A 20 External Insert 20 MS Encoding Decoding 21 Spectral Stereo Image 21 Normalizer 0 00 aaan 22 Exvpander 24 COMPr SSOr 0 ee 26 E RSA E MGA SE 30 el 23 a 54o 5 2 pp PAA 32 Level 32 DINO AA erh KG bebe Ka KOS NG 32 PANO croata NAA BA KAG 33 TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov TABLE OF CONTENTS Tools FIOW a KaRa KA kA et 34 Peak Hold Meter 34 Phase Meter 35 Calib
24. ain Delay A EXP OUT E In LEIDER com OUT Times Times same as under low mid high low mid high Compressor Expander at 00 10H coa eu mm i DUR 2 5OKHZ MAIN PAGE Limiter The Limiter Select LIM by pressing the BLOCK keys Basic operation Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Press the BAND keys to select between the three bands Press the MENU keys to select User Xpert Xover User Menu Threshold Use the ADJUST wheel to change the Thresholds of the three bands When the Input level exceeds the Threshold the Limiter will be activated On Off Use these parameters to enable disable the three Limiter bands Clip The clip function smoothly kills any overshoot that might occur after heavy compression or limiting The higher 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 Release sets the fall back time of the Limiter after the signal drops below the Threshold Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the Look Ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed e g 10ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you enable the processor to look ahead at the present signal and it will therefore react more accurately than a standard Compressor Limiter Expander The actual look ahead delay time i
25. alid with S PDIF signals STATUS BITS OUT AES EBU When AES EBU ss selected the Finalizer will send out its own professional set of status bits meaning that any incoming ID will be lost However in order to take full advantage of the Finalizer s 24 bit resolution you should select AES EBU to make sure that the receiving device after the Finalizer will accept all 24 bits S PDIF When S PDIF is selected the Finalizer will send its own con sumer status bits out meaning that any incoming ID will be lost The Finalizer s S PDIF Output carries up to 24 bits Only the S PDIF signal contains copy protection information From Input When this setting 1s selected the Finalizer will send the same information out as it received However you still have the option to change the copy status 37 WIZARD Press OK to start procedure HIZAR PRESS OK TO START SOURCE TYPE lila MED HARG Select source type soft medium hard COMPRESSION ilag MED HARO Select degree of compression OPTIMIZED GAIN soft medium hard GO Ge LODLUNESS EASSLIFT AIR Optimize gain If this option is selected the Finalizer will adjust the Normalizer level EQ The Finalizer will adjust the Equalizer to the selected spectral expression 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 specific material
26. called preset Press the COMPARE key and use the ADJUST wheel to lower the level of your setting Then use the PARAMETER keys to compare the three different sounds The original Your edited preset The bypassed signal 39 UTILITY 40 WISPLAY Plienina Angles E MIO INPUT Channel Pred Change Controllers Fra O0ffset Pra Bank Sysex ID MOI OUTPUT Channel Pred Change Controllers Pra O0ffset SECURITY Security Lock Your PIN CODE 1 MEMORY PROTECT Protect MEMORY EACKUP MEM to CHRD CARD to MEM MEM to MIDI MICI to MEM CONVERT PRESET CARD Cont irr PEDAL INPUT Function 1 Off DFF Rot 1 1 OFF DFF o p Function In the UTILITY menu you select parameter by pressing the MENU keys and change values by dialing the ADJUST wheel 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 paramet
27. classical instruments you should disable the soft clipper to utilize the full dynamic spectrum of these instruments Use the Hard Clip function instead normal Digital clipping 22 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT Effects blocks CONSEC SAMPLES CLIPPED MAH E No of consecutive CLIP SOFT samples clipped Clipping method The Clip counter indicates the maximum number of consecutive samples clipped within the last second The Normalizer has a built in Limiter which can be either soft or hard The Normalizer LIM LED above the Input meters will indi cate if the Normalizer is hardclipping This page is intentionally blank 23 MAIN PAGE Expander 24 USER PAGE PAGES User pe AS Expert page Cross over frequency page Edit guide Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or decreased since last recall A dot indicates no changes Please see the Edit guide description at page 27 EXPERT PAGE CROSS OVER FREQUENCY PAGE Wi LIMITER OUTPUT wile THR dE RATIO a Y axis is Output MEG level PRT HOYR RER 1 2 0 ep en un 20 de X axis is Input level Expander Ratio Use band select cursors to access Threshold low mid high individual bands low mid high TTS Le IG EA GG O Range Tms 0 55 10m5 Maximum gain reduction in the Expander oli Attack time Release Side chain delay low mid h
28. d but shaped for pop music when working Country Shape A preset containing EQ and Compression shaped especially for Country music Rock Shape A medium compressed Rock preset using DRG to get that edge Final Symphony Very gentle compression tuned in for symphonic music Orchestra Compressor A preset with a touch of gentle compression A preset that also opens the music just a bit Good for any light touch type of music Subtle Compression A very soft and gentle compression Cleanup Expander and Compressor cleaning up the musical picture Dance Beat Builder Techno House and Groove compression Dance Master Good for any kind of Dance music Punch it up Hill Pumps up the low end using compression and EQ Chicago Hype A medium compression enhancing the low and high end Finalizing A master compression concentrated in the mid range 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Commercial Pump it up commercial preset Commercial Speak A preset for a male spoken commercial Vocal Comp Light A light compressor for vocals De esser Soft Comp A De esser combined with a very gentle compression Instrument Track Beefs up any track without vocals Drum Compression Good for compressing most types of drum tracks Singing Bassdrum A wild compression that makes the BassDrum go Bing Aggressive JazzBass A heavy preset for JazzBass using
29. d levels are used to adjust the spectral balance in the Compressor You are able to change the level of the low mid and high bands individually simply by selecting the current band and turning the ADJUST wheel Out Level The Out level parameter makes it possible to compensate for the loss of level in the Compressor Limiter This is also known as Make up gain Please see page 28 for further information on this issue 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 parameter values of the latest recalled preset An arrow up down indicates whether the value of the selected parameter has been increased or decreased a dot indicates no change in value Example You have been working on various parameters within a preset and would like to get let us say the original Ratios back without changing the Attack Release times Simply select the Ratio parameters and use the ADJUST wheel to find the value that gives you a dot symbol as opposed to the arrow You will now have the original value 27 MAIN PAGE Compressor Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter the expert page Attack The Attack time is the response time that the Compressor uses to reach the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter Example If the Input signal increases to 4dB above Threshold with the Ratio set to 2 1 and the Attack set to 20ms the Compressor will use 20ms to reach the gain r
30. device Press OK and the Finalizer will perform a MIDI bulk dump of all RAM presets MIDI gt 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 1s 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 LoCut Filter and Look ahead delay are unchanged 41 RESET PAGE Store and load your own default settings Enter User data page Reset system parameters Clear all User presets S7
31. e 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 test by pressing OK Confirm that result is OK Press the HELP key to exit test System test Select System test by pressing OK Confirm that result is OK Result reads EEPROM not OK The unit will most likely work ok the mes sage 1s for service matters only DSP Not OK Contact your local dealer Press the HELP key to exit test Power Off On to start standard software Built in test v 3 06 Service note In case of the unlikely event that the unit needs to be send in for service please use the original box AND an outer box 47 APPENDIX Glossary AES EBU Professional Digital Input Output standard using balanced XLR cables S PDIF Consumer Digital in out standard normally using coaxial RCA type cables or Lightpipe DITHERING Dithering is a method to optimize the quality of a Digital audio signal at low levels A small amount of filtered noise is added to the signal giving you a less distorted low level signal If you are using Digital Outputs the equipment you feed determines the number of bits A DAT or CDR recorder should always be Dithered to 16 bit PRO CON LEVELS Depending on type of equipment you are using along with the Finalizer you must set the PRO CON parameters correctly in the I
32. eduction of 2dB Release Release sets the fall back time of the Compressor after the signal drops below the Threshold Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the look ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed e g 10ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you enable the processor to look ahead at the signal and it will therefore react more accurately than a standard Compressor Limiter Expander The actual look ahead delay time is scaled automatically with the Attack time individually on all three bands Note This delay time parameter is common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Crest This parameter determines whether the Compressor should react to peaks or RMS average or something in between E g if the Crest parameter is set to 6dB the Compressor is reacting to RMS values and to peaks 6dB higher than the current RMS value 28 Make up gain Make up gain is automatically calculated in the Finalizer as a function of your Threshold and Ratio settings If for instance you set the Threshold to 9dB with a Ratio of 1 Infinity 9dB of Make up gain is added automatically If the Ratio then is altered to 1 2 4 5dB of Make up gain is added In the Compressor User page you can now counteract the automatic gain if you wish to maintain e g Unity gain A O LEVEL OUT En q On the Compressor display Band levels are shown as three bars with Unity gain in the centre To have full automatic
33. electing values above 0 Normal will enhance the stereo information in the selected band while values below 0 will reduce stereo information Use the CURSOR keys to select the desired parameter and dial the ADJUST wheel to change values Note that enhancing the Stereo Image might reduce the overall level This can be compensated by increasing the level by 1 3dB in the Normalizer Try enhancing the Stereo Image in the Mid and High band while leaving the Low band untouched This will widen the vocal and cymbal area while maintaining the punch from the bassdrum 21 MAIN PAGE Normalizer mania GAIN 4 0dE Normalizing gain Normalizer The process of optimizing the level of your material begins in the Normalizer Here you have a graphical presentation of the incoming signal shown as 1 second pictures By increasing the gain you decrease the headroom shown as two dotted lines You should set the gain so the signal peaks are just hitting the dotted headroom lines The Normalizer is capable of gaining 18dB The Clipper The Softclipper smoothly eliminates any overshoot that might occur Please note that if you drive the Clipper too hard you 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 overdriving an Analog tape recorder When processing delicate material such as
34. equency page Xovr L Xovr H Xovr With the L Xovr and H Xovr you set the Cross over points of the three bands in the dynamics section Note The Cross over points are common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Range The Expander range determines the maximum amount of gain reduction in the Expander e g when set to 6dB the Expander will only reduce the output by 6dB no matter how much the signal drops below threshold This enables you to use the Expander to simply reduce the signal below a certain threshold instead of a complete shut off Expander Bypass Press the blue OK key to bypass the Expander section 25 MAIN PAGE Compressor 26 USER PAGE Page select Edit guide Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or decreased since last recall A dot indicates no changes Please see the Edit guide description at page 27 EXPERT PAGE CROSS OVER FREQUENCY PAGE LIMITER L OUTPUT BATAN BAND LEVEL OUT TE LE BER z 3 D DER un A0 15 2 5 H Output level Threshold Ratio Band levels low mid high low mid high low mid high HE ET A Crest USER DEE Ris This parameter determines LE ns A whether the Compressor should react to peaks RMS average or PET ge ras 160E something in between Attack Release Sidechain Delay Times Times same as Expander low mid high low mid high maano per Km AL COR Th HOWR 2 S0HHE MAIN PAG
35. er for further information regarding procedure and update fee CONTROL ADJUST mr Em Pm HELP BLOCK ON OFF a lt gt a BLOCK NI T a a A v paa An Ta PARAMETER MENU Main features Three band Compressor Limiter Expander High Quality 24 bit A D and D A converters Lets you optimize the dynamics of your mix independently Ensures optimal Analog to Digital conversion in three bands Digital I O s AES EBU S PDIF Tos link and ADAT Five band parametric EQ Allows you to interface with virtually any Digital piece of The EQ allows you to touch up the overall spectral details equipment Dynamic EQ De esser Controls a specific frequency in order to remove unwanted sibilance Digital Radiance Generator Adds the Analog warmth to your signal through second har monic distortion MS Encoder Decoder Converts a Mid Side signal to Left Right or vice versa Spectral Stereo Image Increase or decrease the stereo feeling of the signal in 3 sepa External Insert rate adjustable frequency bands Finalizer 96 only Insert an external device e g your favorite tube EQ 96kHz Normalizer including Softclipping Due to the new 100MHz processor it is now possible to process Optimize your gain before you start compressing the the entire signal in 96kHz giving you a maximum Softclipper will prevent occasional overshoots frequency response of 48kHz Finalizer 96 only Real time Sample Rate Converter Change the Sample Rate of
36. er 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 1D System exclusive ID number of the Finalizer UTILITY 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 1s 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 Backup Mem gt 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 Card gt 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 gt MIDI Connect your Finalizers MIDI Output to another Finalizer a sequencer or any other MIDI recording
37. est is ok when all LEDs are lit Press OK key again to exit test Display test Select Display test by pressing OK Press OK to check that all pixels are lit Press any key to leave the pixel test Press OK key again to exit test Analog l O test Select Analog I O test by pressing OK Connect a Finalizer Analog Output to the Finalizer Analog Input which has to be tested and press OK Use a balanced cable PPM must show 12dB to pass test Press the HELP key to exit test Digital O test Select Digital I O test by pressing OK Connect the Finalizer s AES EBU Output to the Finalizer s AES EBU Input and press OK Connect the Finalizer s S PDIF Output to the Finalizer s S PDIF Input and press OK Connect the Finalizer s ADAT Output to the Finalizer s ADAT Input and press OK PPM must show OdB to pass test Press the HELP key again to exit test MIDI I O test Select MIDI I O test by pressing OK Connect MIDI out to MIDI In Prg change 1 128 is sent out on MIDI thru Connect this socket to a MIDI compatible device and confirm the Prg changes Press the HELP key to exit test Pedal test Select Pedal test by pressing OK Connect a momentary pedal to the pedal socket When pressing the pedal the result should be OK When released the result should be NOT OK Press the HELP key to exit test PC card test Select PC card test by pressing OK Insert PC card Note that all data on the PC card will b
38. exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Caution Danger of explosion if battery 1s incorrectly replaced Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 54 Certificate Of Conformity TC Electronic A S Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark hereby declares on own responsibility that following product Finalizer 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 apparatus for household and similar general use EN 55103 1 Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 1 Emission EN 55103 2 Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Risskov February Ith 1998 Anders Fauerskov Managing Director PRESET LIST 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 CD Master A general purpose preset Good on most of today s rhythmic music CD Premaster Basically the same as the CD Master but with no Soft clip Mix Master A master preset enhancing the low and top end Final Pop Neutral below Threshol
39. g the Level control should normally be positioned between 6 and 6dB corresponding with a OdBFS signal at 22 to 10dBu If you need more than 6dB gain you should consider raising the Output of the transmitting device For consumer signal interfacing the Level control should normally be positioned between 18dB and 6dB When Analog Input is selected the Clock selection defaults to INT 48 Internal 48kHz This selection may be overruled as explained in the Sample Rate section Fine Balance Set the balance of the Left Right channels Ranges 0 to 3dB Left Right LoCut The LoCut filter 1s global and is used to filter out any sub bass frequency or DC contents in the current signal Note The LoCut filter might introduce occasional overshoots when Hot signals are Input This page is intentionally blank 17 MAIN PAGE Inserts LIMITER OUTPUT DIGITAL RADIANCE GENERATOR set selected Insert type selector Select between None L RADIANCE Shows the perfor Digital Radiance PT WG Manang rt mance of the Digital Stereo Adjust Radiance Generator Dyn EQ Parametric EQ External Insert MS Encoding Decoding Spectral Stereo Image Finalizer 96 only This parameter deter mines the drive of the STEREO ADJUST Digital Radiance Generator Move cursor up to increase the stereo width Move cursor down to make the signal more mono Center position is normal Ms NORMAL LE CENTER Move the cursor
40. he different cable types SIGNAL FLOW INPUT PPM OUTPUT PPM Left OOOO Left INPUT Input OUTPUT GAIN Selector Bypass GAIN Left 3 Hd ANALOG AID Analog DIA 3 ANALOG INPUTS balanced Ars Digital OUTPUTS L CAR i Digital Input Select l Master Digital Input O Digital Output AES O 1 AES Send 1 Digital Input i 0 Digital Output S PDIF Digital In Gain 1 S PDIF Digital Input Digital Output Tos ADAT Master Tos ADAT Ae Digital Return Select Notes regarding the signal flow Since the Finalizer is using 24 A D D A converters Dithering is available on Digital Outputs only FINALIZER SETUP Finalizer Setup The Finalizer 1s 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 Expander makes the dynamics section of the Finalizer very flexible while maintaining the fidelity of the original material The dynamics section in a combination with a Normalizer and a five band Equalizer gives you a very powerful tool to finish the last details of your mix Because the Finalizer can be used with different applications we propose a couple of different setups Example 1 AES EBU ANALOG Finalizer 1 1 Setup with an Analog mixing console and a Digital ANALOG recording device ANALOG MIXER l Connect the Analog Output of your mixer to the Analog Input of the Finalizer
41. he first way is to alter the band levels using them like a three band equalizer The second way 1s to individually compress the three bands It is here in the Multiband Compressor where you will hear the big difference A good Compressor will always tighten up a mix but it will also remove some of the dynamic expression The key to the operation of any Compressor is the Attack and Release times These two parameters greatly influence how tight the mix is going to be or how open the material will sound after compression 49 APPENDIX Tutorial As a rule of thumb the low band works best with fast Attack times and rather slow Release times because low frequencies have a long wavelength In the mid band you can use roughly the same Attack time but the Release time should be a bit faster since the human ear 1s very sensitive in this area If you set the mid band Release too long 1t will sound unnatural The hi band works best with an Attack time that is a bit slower than the other two bands because it will let high frequency transients to pass the Compressor Letting these peaks through the Compressor prevents that stressed and over compressed sound The Release time of the hi band should be fast like the mid band for the same reasons to increase the openness of the Compressor The Limiter The Limiter is placed after the Compressor This means that if you drive the Compressor too hard you hit the Limiter too hard Give
42. he level in the different sections of the Finalizer This can be very helpful in a number of situations E g if you have an overload indication on the front but you do not know in which section the overload is located Press TOOLS and select the Flow meter and you have instant view of all levels and possible overloads in the Finalizer TOOLS Peak Hold Meter TOOLS EIER PP PERE HOLD ENI UU SEI BIEEI 24 4B 42 9 6 3 1 5 0 PEAK PRESS il TO RESET 34 Peak The Peak Hold meter 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 Numeric readout of peak values TOOLS EN PERRY DOTA 010 CAL ESA TIME DIA 0 5 SEC Time division Curve speed TOOLS aE eae CALIERATION TONE SELECT LEWEL P0dE 18d E 12dE 10dE EdE WT PRESS A TO START TOOLS Phase Meter correlation Phase Meter The Phase meter shows you the phase relationship between the two channels Plus means that the two channels are in phase Minus means that the two channels are relatively out of phase Time division Sets the curve drawing speed TOOLS Calibration Tone Calibration tone In the Calibration display you have a 1000Hz test tone which will be sent to the Finalizer s Outputs at the selected level Set the level by using the ADJUST wheel and press OK to activate 35 TOOLS Digital I O DIO
43. her should be turned off If the receiver is a HD editor capable of recording 16 bits but MAIN PAGE Output processing 24 bits all the way from the Input Dither should normally be turned off at the Finalizer leaving the Dithering 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 60dBES Play 1t back adding a fair amount of Digital gain e g 40dB and listen for distortion If distortion is heard Dither is not applied internally in the HD editor and you have to do 1t with the Finalizer Note The Dither Resolution parameter is always reset when changing the primary Output Dither Type In the Finalizer TC Electronic has chosen to use TPDF Dither This 1s the most user friendly type of Dither and 1t does not restrict you from further downstream processing You have to select Dither Resolution and Dither Width according to your application Most often low level signals are stereo signals like ambience or Reverb In this case the un correlated stereo Dither which you can compare to Analog tape hiss 1s the best choice When in doubt use stereo Dither To use this option set the Finalizer Dither width at S Note For listening in mono stereo Dither will sum at 3dB Dither is a randomization tool working around the noise floor It is a noise tool intended to blur Digital noise and
44. ice 1 year 43 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FINALIZER 96 Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors Formats Output Dither Word Clock Input Sample Rates Processing Delay Frequency Response DIO Compressor THD N Sample Rate Conversion Type Dynamic Range THD N Input Rate Range Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Max Input Level Min Input Level for O ABFS Sensitivity A to D Conversion A to D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level Full Scale Output Range D to A Conversion D to A Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk EMC Complies with Safety Certified to Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity PCMCIA Interface Connector Standards Card Format Control Interface MIDI GPI Pedal Fader General Finish LCD Dimensions Weight Mains Voltage Power Consumption Backup Battery Life Warranty Parts and labor 44 XLR AES EBU RCA Phono S PDIF Optical Tos link ADAT AES EBU 24 bit S PDIF 24 bit EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 EIAJ Optical Tos link ADAT Lite pipe HPF TPDF Dither 8 24 bit mono stereo inverted RCA Phono 75 ohm 0 6 to 10 Vpp 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 0 2 ms 48 kHz 0 1 ms 96 kHz DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz DC to 47 9 kHz 0 01 dB 96 kHz 130 dB 0 00003 10 dB Compressi
45. igh time This parameter inserts the indicated delay in low mid high the main signal path The side chain will therefore be able to look ahead on the Input signal enabling the Expander to respond faster to sudden signal changes This parameter is common for Expander Compressor Limiter Gei E mm 7 HOUR 2 S0KHE MAIN PAGE Expander Expander Expander Gates are often used to remove unwanted background noise Both the Gate and the Expander perform what is called Downward Expansion In general this means that below a certain Threshold the Input signal gain is reduced on the Output according to a specific Ratio If for instance the Expander has a Ratio of 1 2 the Output is decreased with 2dB for every single dB the Input is decreased below Threshold Threshold In Select EXP by pressing the BLOCK keys Basic Operation Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Press the BAND keys to select between the three bands Press the MENU keys to select User Xpert Xover User Menu Threshold Use the ADJUST wheel to change the Threshold of the three bands When the input signal drops below the Threshold the Expander is activated As you can see in the diagram above the higher a Threshold point the more expansion you will get Ratio The Ratio of the gain reduction Use these parameters to adjust the Ratios of the three Expander bands If the Ratio is set to 4 1 you wi
46. imum A D performance is crucial to maintain the maximum quality In order to achieve this the A D converter should be given the best operational conditions Setting the clock of the converter is one of the points where you have to carefully consider your choice The ideal situation for any converter 1s to use the internal clock of the converter itself This will ensure a minimum of artifacts like Jitter Input Sample Rate and Sample Rate Conversion SRC When a Digital Input is used the transmitting device and the Finalizer need to run at the same Clock Rate or Sample Rate Conversion SRC must to be used If the SRC is off you have to set either the Finalizer in External Clock mode or the transmitting device must get a Clock Rate from the Finalizer running in internal clock mode To test the Digital connection try listening for a minute or so to a sine tone at e g 18dBFS generated by the transmitting device If you hear no distortion or glitches you ve probably got it right MAIN PAGE Input Sample Rate Conversion may be applied to the AES EBU S PDIF or Tos link Input The Input Sample rate is asynchronous with the Output of the Sample Rate Converter locked to the system Clock source Internal references at 44 1and 48 or an external Word Clock signal may be used to drive the Sample Rate Converter Sample Rate LEDs When a Digital Input is used and the signal is recognized one of the three yellow Rate LEDs light up If
47. lect whether the Dynamic EQ should work with a bell shaped or shelving filter 19 MAIN PAGE Inserts INSERT 1 GA dE ay 11 50 E 5 25 12H2 12 0d 3 Level bar Frequency Gain EQ Basic operation Press the PARAMETER keys to select frequency gain bandwidth slope Turn ADJUST wheel to change values Press BAND keys to jump between the five bands EQ Ranges Type Frequency Low Shelve 19 95H7 to 5 01kHz Bell shaped filter 1 19 95Hz to 20kHz Bell shaped filter 2 19 95H7 to 20kHz Bell shaped filter 3 19 95Hz to 20kHz High Shelve 501 2Hz to 20kHz EE Bandwidth Slope Bandwidth Slope 3 6 9 12 dB Oct 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct 3 6 9 12dB Oct Gain Range for all filters and Output 12dB EQ Bypass Press the OK key to bypass the Insert section 20 Reset all filters by pressing both BAND keys simultaneously INSERT 1 HAEN Insert Type External Insert Instead of internal processing one of the two Insert points may be set up for external processing The External Insert may be Analog AES EBU or S PDIF depending on your Input choice Note Asking for an External Insert is part of a preset Enabling a specific External Insert is part of the Global parameters When an Analog Insert is specified the I O interface levels are stored with the preset If a preset containing an External Insert is called and no such thing is available in your current
48. ll get a 4dB decrease of the Output signal for every 1dB the Input signal 1s decreased below Threshold Expander Monitor The Expander Monitor gives you a graphical picture of the Ratio and Threshold settings The Edit Guide Please see description on page 27 Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter expert mode XPRT Attack Use the ADJUST wheel to change the Attack time of the three bands The Attack 1s the time the Expander uses to bring the reduced signal to 1 1 when the signal exceeds the Threshold Release Use the ADJUST wheel to change the Release time of the three bands The Release time is the time the Expander uses to reach the the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter Example If the Input signal drops 4dB below Threshold with the Ratio set to 1 4 and the Release time set to 20 ms the Finalizer will use 20 ms to reach a total gain reduction of 16dB Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the look ahead delay This means that your audio signal 1s delayed e g 10 ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you give the processor a chance to look ahead at the present signal and the reaction will therefore be more accurate than a standard Compressor Limiter Expander The actual look ahead delay time 1s scaled with the Attack time individually on all three bands Note This delay time parameter is common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Cross over Menu Press MENU keys to enter the Cross over fr
49. no signal is present and you ve selected a Digital Input or Insert all three LEDs will blink Note Blinking LEDs indicate an error condition 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 pick two independent tracks for processing in the Finalizer Format conversions between any of the mentioned formats are available Level calibrations are easily maintained in the Digital domain However with a Digital Input selected level and balance adjustments may be performed digitally in Input page 2 When a Digital Input is selected the Clock selection defaults to EXT DI External Digital In This selection may be overruled as explained in the Sample Rate Mode 48 96 Mode 48 gives you a maximum frequency response of 24kHz Mode 96 Double Sample Rate gives you a maximum frequency response of 48kHz Unlimited Up and Down Sampling Sample Rate Conversion between all Sample Rates 1s possible Input Sample Rates of 44 1 48 88 2 or 96kHz is accepted and can be up down sampled to 44 1 48 88 2 or 96kHz This up and down sampling feature is available from software version 3 50 and up and requires a minor hardware upgrade Please contact your local dealer for further information regarding upgrade procedure and upgrade fee The new hardware is installed from factory in Finalizer 96K s wi
50. o the Factory default This reset will NOT delete the User presets of the Finalizer Clear all presets This will clear all RAM presets Run Test Program Please see page 47 for further information Fader Calibration Please see page 56 for further information TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FINALIZER PLUS Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors Formats Output Dither Word Clock Input Sample Rates Processing Delay Frequency Response DIO Compressor THD N Sample Rate Conversion Type Dynamic Range THD N Input Rate Range Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Max Input Level Min Input Level for O dBFS Sensitivity A to D Conversion A to D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level Full Scale Output Range D to A Conversion D to A Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk EMC Complies with Safety Certified to Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity PCMCIA Interface Connector Standards Card Format Control Interface MIDI GPI Pedal Fader General Finish LCD Dimensions Weight Mains Voltage Power Consumption Backup Battery Life Warranty Parts and labor XLR AES EBU RCA Phono S PDIF Optical Tos link ADAT AES EBU 24 bit S PDIF 24 bit EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 EIAJ Optical Tos link ADAT Lightpipe HPF TPDF Dither 8 24 bi
51. on This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and 1f not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to identify and Resolve Radio TV interference Problems This booklet 1s available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 0034 4 Caution You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment For the customers in Canada This Class B Digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les
52. on 20 Hz 20 kHz Asynchronous 120 dB 106 dB 44 1 to 48 kHz 1 kHz 2 dBFS 31 kHz to 49 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 20 kohm 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu 12 dB headroom 22 dBu to 10 dBu 24 bit 6 144 MHz delta sigma 48 96 kHz 0 8 ms 48 kHz 0 4 ms 96 kHz gt 103 dB unweighted BW 22 kHz 5106 dB A 95 dB 0 0018 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB 48 kHz 10 Hz to 45 kHz 0 1 dB 96 kHz lt 80 dB 10 Hz to 20 kHz typical 100 dB 1 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 100 ohm active transformer 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu to 22 dBu 24 bit 6 144 MHz delta sigma 48 96 kHz 0 57 ms 48 kHz 0 28 ms 96 kHz gt 100 dB unweighted BW 22 kHz gt 104 dB A 82 dB 0 008 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 5 dB 48 kHz 10 Hz to 45 kHz 0 3 dB 96 kHz lt 60 dB 10 Hz to 20 kHz typical 90 dB 1 kHz EN 55103 1 and EN 55103 2 FCC part 15 Class B CISPR 22 Class B IEC 65 EN 60065 UL 1419 and CSA E65 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C 22 F to 167 F 30 C to 70 C Max 90 non condensing PC card 68 pin type 1 cards PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 2 MB SRAM In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 phone jack Anodized aluminum front Plated and painted steel chassis 56 x 128 dot graphic LCD display 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 483 x 44 x 208 mm 5 2 Ib 2 35 kg 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz auto select lt 20 W gt 10 yea
53. presets Factory presets 28 30 ROM 128 RAM PRESETS PRESETS Preset banks The Finalizer contains two different preset banks A RAM bank and a ROM bank Finalizer PLUS The ROM bank holds 28 presets The RAM bank holds up to 128 presets Finalizer 96 The ROM bank holds 30 presets The RAM bank holds up to 128 presets The RAM preset bank is located after the ROM bank This means that you scroll through the ROM presets to enter the RAM bank For fast RAM ROM access use the BLOCK keys to switch between the two banks Note When previewing in the RAM bank you will not see the empty RAM spaces STORE Storing a User preset and handling preset names 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 automatically selects this bank Press OK and the preset is stored with the same name at the selected location Storing a preset with a new name Move the cursor using the MENU keys to select the name line Type the new preset name Select letters with the ADJUST wheel and confirm each letter with OK Note that you can always move the cursor using the PARAMETER keys To store the preset with the new name select DONE in the Letterbox and press OK PPRE Final Por CAPS LOCK Indicator 1 EMPTY Store location Preset name JAE COPE FUGA
54. ration Tone 35 Digital WC 36 Ee BEE 38 COMPA ooo 39 UU gt ares eee Gane toa eee ee 40 Reset page 42 Technical specifications PLUS 43 Technical specifications 96 44 MIDI implementation chart 45 MIDI Continuous Controllers 46 As AA E eee oes 47 APPENDIX Glossary arras Bod wee Eegen 48 Tuloa A ats oe EN er Give ap ded E acia 49 Trouble shooting 51 Soldering instructions 52 Note seh e hick TAN oR GL WG 54 Prest liSl o ooo o oooo 55 Optional Master Fader 56 tcdk tcelectronic com Rev 1 6 SW V 3 50 Prod No 606051713 WELCOME Congratulations on the purchase of your new Finalizer PLUS 96 We hope that you will have as much pleasure using it as we had making it The Finalizer PLUS 96 is the result of an intense research process combined with the experience and unique creativity of TC s Research and Development group The Finalizer PLUS 96 gives you all the tools you need to put the finishing touch on your mix With 1ts powerful Multiband processing you can touch up the last details of your mix and enhance the energy and level in order to make the mix sound punchier and louder Note To increase readability of this manual the Finalizer PLUS 96 is from this point generally referred to as the Finalizer It is possible to update you Finalizer PLUS to a Finalizer 96 Please contact your local deal
55. rmatted the first time you save or dump information to the card Note This will destroy all exsisting information on the card Card types S RAM Type 1 PCMCIA cards with a minimum of 64 KB and a maximum of 2 MB memory 13 MAIN PAGE Input NORMALIZER Insert AES EEU SPDIF MOOGESE ANALOG INPUT CLOCK OPTICAL JANALOO INIT 46 NN Hd EAT E L OFF Sample Rate Input type Clock Digital Output Conversion select select formats on off Select the In section on the Main page using the BLOCK keys The global level controls should be set to optimize the performance of the 24 bit A D converter in the Finalizer The In block is divided into two pages accessible by using the MENU keys The Input choice in page 1 enables or disables other parameters such as External Insert and Sample Rate Conversion and the Input choice should therefore be carried out as step no 1 Please note that the DSP MODE 48 96 is available only in the Finalizer 96 Basic operation Press the PARAMETER keys to move the cursor and turn the ADJUST wheel to change values 14 Mode selector In page no 2 FINE LOCUT Amig L C Ah CENTER Left Right L R Fine LoCut Input level adjust Frequency e 0H2 Page This page is identical to page 1 in the Out block Considerations setting up the Input page Maximum A D performance When converting from Analog to Digital max
56. rs 1 year Technical Specifications are subject to change without notice MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR Finalizer February 1 1998 Version 2 02 Function aaa Transmitted Recogntzed RB KS sn Basic Channel Default 1 1 asana aasa ad Changed o Mode Default Messages X X AlE Note Number X X A nn 2 Xin Velocity Note ON A A KA NAO O AA After Touch Keys X X ee Ch Pitch Bend 2 2 Control Change O O Prog Change O O AN 0 127 k II System Exclusive a S A E EET f j Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X nnn FUE min Sinn A System real time Clock A A HY Lommande iii Sin Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X nnn Ra A A Notes O YES Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO X NO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO 45 MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Using any standard MIDI device to transmit continuous controllers you are able to control all parameters in the Finalizer Please refer to the user s manual of the sending device on how to set up the controller numbers Left In Right In Ext Insert In Ext Insert Out Input Analog or Digital Clock Balance Dither Select Analog Out Gain Fade Curve Fade Time Bypass Low Cut Filter Digital Out Format Digital Out Copy Block On Select Insert 2 type Fade Value Fade Command Insert 1 type Normalizer Gain Normalizer Clip Low EQ Frequency Low EQ Slope
57. s scaled automatically with the Attack time individually on all three bands Note This delay time parameter is common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Digital Ceiling With the Digital ceiling you can adjust the Digital maximum Output e g if you receive an overload indication on the device connected to the DI OUT of the Finalizer you are able to reduce the Output level down by 0 01dB increments Cross over Menu Press MENU keys to enter the Cross over frequency page Xovr L Xovr H Xovr With the L Xovr and H Xovr you set the Cross over points of the three bands in the dynamics section Note The Cross over points are common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander 31 MAIN PAGE Output LIMITER RES EEU SPDIF ANALOG INPUT OPTICAL ANALOG Sample Rate Input type Clock Digital Output conversion select select Formats on off Select the OUT section in the Main page by pressing the BLOCK keys Page This page is identical to page 1 in the In block Please refer to the explanations on page 14 Page 2 Use the MENU keys to switch between page 1 and 2 Analog Output level Analog Output level is set in Out page 2 With the Analog control set to OdB Digital full scale produce 16dBu at the Outputs The attenuation range 1s 26dB Note When an Analog Insert is selected the Analog control in the Out page is disabled Level control is done in the Insert page Dither The use of Dither 1s ver
58. t RCA Phono 75 ohm 0 6 to 10 Vpp 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 0 2 ms 48 kHz DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz 130 dB 0 00003 10 dB Compression 20 Hz 20 kHz Asynchronous 120 dB 106 dB 44 1 to 48 kHz 1 kHz 2 dBFS 31 kHz to 49 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 20 kohm 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu 12 dB headroom 22 dBu to 10 dBu 24 bit 1 bit 128 times oversampling 0 8ms 48 kHz gt 103 dB unweighted gt 106 dB A 95 dB 0 0018 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB lt 80 dB 10Hz to 20 kHz typical 100 dB 1 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 1000hm active transformer 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu to 22 dBu 24 bit 1 bit 128 times oversampling 0 57ms 48 kHz gt 100 dB unweighted gt 104 dB A 86 dB 0 005 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 5 dB lt 60 dB 10Hz to 20 kHz typical 90 dB 1 kHz EN 55103 1 and EN 55103 2 FCC part 15 Class B CISPR 22 Class B IEC 65 EN 60065 UL 1419 and CSA E65 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C 22 F to 167 F 30 C to 70 C Max 90 non condensing PC card 68 pin type 1 cards PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 2 MB SRAM In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 phone jack Anodized aluminum front Plated and painted steel chassis 56 x 128 dot graphic LCD display 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 483 x 44 x 208mm 5 2 Ib 2 35 kg ja GN KEE Technical Specifications are subject gt 10 years to change without not
59. th serial no 1214250 and above To see 1f the new hardware is installed Install the 3 5 software and reboot the unit If the Up Down sampling logo appears during power up both software and hardware is installed Note Software 3 5 will operate on Finalizer PLUS and old Finalizer 96K but the up downsampling feature is available only in conjunction with the hardware update Example 1 You have a Digital signal at a Sample Rate of 96kHz present on the Input and you wish to have a signal at a Sample Rate of 44 1kHz on the Output Select Digital Input type S PDIF AES EBU or Tos Set the Sample Rate Conversion SRC to On Select Mode48 Select Output Clock frequence 44 1kHz You now have a Clock Rate on the Output of 44 1kHz Example 2 You have a Digital signal at a Sample Rate of 44 1kHz present on the Input and you wish to have a signal at a Sample Rate of 96kHz on the Output Select Digital Input type S PDIF AES EBU or Tos Set the Sample Rate Conversion SRC to On Select Mode96 Select Output Clock frequence 96kHz You now have a Clock Rate on the Output of 96kHz Example 3 You have an Analog signal on the Input and you wish to have a signal at a Sample Rate of 96kHz on the Output Select Input type Analog Sample Rate Conversion is automatically set to Off Select Mode 96 Select Output Clock frequence 96kHz You now have a Clock Rate on the Output of 96kHz
60. the Limiter some room to do its intended job to hold down the level once in a while If you run the Compressor block Output levels too close to the Limiter ceiling your mix will sound squashed Conservative use of 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 last thing to remember about the Finalizer s dynamics section is that the adjustable Cross over frequencies are critical to the unit s proper operation By changing the Cross over setting to match the program material you can change the sound dramati cally so you should experiment with this feature and find the setting that makes your mix sound best This tutorial is only as a brief description of a few of the many possibilities of the Finalizer It does not replace the experience you can achieve by working with the Finalizer Use and trust your ears 50 TROUBLESHOOTING You press the POWER switch but there is no light The Power switch on the rear panel is switched off The Input PPM meters don t peak out You are using Analog Inputs but the Input selector in the I O menu is set to Digital in The Analog Input level is set too low No sound through the Finalizer You are using Analog Inputs but the Input selector in the I O menu is set to Digital in You cannot turn the power off
61. the incoming Digital signal while mastering your mix FRONT PANEL SOFTCLIP LED Indicates when Output PPM the Soft Clipper rower Finalizer Ka t c electronic Po POWER amp MEMORY CARD Electronic power switch Easy touch Turn on the machine with a Single light touch To turn off the machine you must press and hold down the POWER key approx 3 seconds until the display reads Finalizer PC CARD memory card Copy presets to from a standard memory card Card types S RAM Type 1 PCMCIA cards with a minimum of 64KB and a maximum of 2MB memory STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR High resolution meters OVERLOAD OUTPUT is active SOFTCLIP 48000Hz 44 44100Hz 1 0 5 32000Hz MIDI IN CARD WORKING EDITED EXPANDER INDICATORS Indicates when the Expander is active INDICATORS INPUT PPM Range 600BFS to OdBFS Overload Indicates internal overload In the Tool Flow menu you can see exactly where the overload occurs Sample Rate Indicator 48000Hz 44100Hz 32000Hz If no valid Clock Rate is pre sent all three LEDs will blink MIDI In MIDI receive indicator Card Indicates when data is trans ferred to or from the
62. y important when interfacing digitally between audio equipment Every time resolution is changed from higher to lower Dither randomization 1s necessary to minimize distortion for signals 32 Ad GUN Ps FADE 90 0dE E H 22E1T 24EIT AA 20617 5 4205 e III Output level Dither Fade curve time Select direction and level close to the noise floor Even 1f the signal only has passed through a Digital mixer or a Finalizer for adjustment of level Dither should be applied if the succeeding device is of a lower resolution Dither in the Finalizer is only applied to the Main Digital Outputs so you can not hear 1t on the Analog Outputs Be sure to monitor the Output of the receiving device e g post DAT to hear the final result When a Digital External Insert is selected Dither 1s not available External Inserts take place at 24 bit resolution Dither Resolution The Output resolution of the Finalizer is 24 bit When the receiver of the Finalizers signal has a lower resolution Output Dither must be applied in the Finalizer to equal the resolution of the receiver Example If the Finalizer is hooked up to a DAT via AES EBU or S PDIF interfacing or to a 16 bit ADAT via ADAT interface the Output Dither of the Finalizer should be set to 16 bit However 1f the ADAT is capable of recording 20 bits the Dither should be set to that resolution If the receiver is a HD editor capable of recording 24 bits Finalizer Dit
63. y 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 parame ter clockwise to increase stereo width and counter clockwise to make the signal more mono like You can change the Left Right balance with the LR parameter Dynamic Equalizer The Dynamic Equalizer is somewhat like an extended De esser with more parameters and enlarged frequency range enabling better control You can also look at the Dynamic Equalizer and a De esser as a Compressor that works in a defined and limited part of the frequency range Threshold When the Input level exceeds the Threshold the Dynamic Equalizer will be activated Ratio The Ratio of the gain reduction When the Ratio is set to 4 1 it means that for every 4dB the defined frequency range rises above Threshold the Output level of the specified frequency is increased by only 1dB Attack The Attack time is the response time that the Dynamic EQ uses to reach the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter Example If the Input signal increases to 4dB above Threshold with the Ratio set to 4 1 and the Attack set to 20ms the Dynamic EQ will use 20ms to reach the gain reduction of 3dB Release Release sets the fall back time of the Dynamic EQ after the signal drops below the Threshold Frequency The frequency sets the working frequency of the Dynamic EQ Curve With the curve parameter you se

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