Korg D1200 - Step 4. Mastering; Applying the Final Effect; Creating the Master Track

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Step 4. Mastering
In this step, we create a final two-track mix and write it to CD-R to create
an original CD.
You will need the separately sold CDRW-1 in order to create a
CD.
1. Applying the final effect
Here we will adjust the pan and volume for each track, and apply a final
effect to the entire song.
The final effect is used mainly to apply a dynamics-type effect such as a
compressor, to make the overall level more consistent. You can apply an
effect such as a multi-band limiter to add the finishing touch to the sound.
1 Adjust the pan of each playback track.
Press the [PLAY] key to play back the song, and turn the [PAN] and
[BALANCE] knobs to adjust the stereo position of tracks 1–12.
2 Use the [CHANNEL] faders to adjust the playback level.
Press the [METER/TRACK VIEW] key to view the level meters.
Select the “ ” button and press the [ENTER] key to open the dialog
box. Select “PostFaderLev” to view the meters corresponding to each
fader.
3 Access the [FINAL EFFECT] “FinalEff” tab page.
4 Select an effect program.
Select “Ef
fectNumber,” and use the [VALUE] dial to select an effect
program.
Press the [PLAY] key to play back the song, and listen to the output
from the master LR or headphones to hear the effect.
When you have finished making adjustments, press the [STOP] key.
2. Creating the master track
In order to create an audio CD from a multi-track song, you will need to
combine the tracks into two tracks of data.
Here we will bounce-record the completed song, creating a stereo master
mix on tracks 1 and 2.
1 Use the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recording level.
Play back the entire song, and adjust the [MASTER] fader so that the
“CLP” indication does not appear for the master LR level meter.
2 Select the tracks where the master mix will be recorded.
For the tracks that you will record (tracks 1 and 2), set the [TRACK
STATUS] keys to REC. Set the remaining tracks (3–12) to PLAY.
3 Select bounce-recording as the recording mode.
Press the [BOUNCE] key to access the [BOUNCE] “RecMode” tab
page, and set “Select RecMode” to “Bounce.”
Effect Program List (→p.154)
Bounce-recording (→p.64)