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• CMP (for “Compressor”) module—is the multiband compressor that
allows you to individually control the dynamics of each frequency band,
as set with the IN module.
• MIX module—is a mixer with which you re-balance the levels of the
three frequency bands after they’ve gone through the compressor.
• LIM (for “Limiter”) module—is a limiter with which you can attain the
maximum overall level for the entire mix.
• OUT (for “Output”) module—provides one last level control for the mix
after the limiter.
For a detailed explanation of these modules’ settings, see page 120 of
the Owner’s Manual.
How to Master
Getting Your Song Ready for Mastering
Start by getting your song’s mix just the way you want it to sound:
• Set the desired level for all of your tracks—using the TRACK SETTING
screen’s Level parameter or the digital recorder’s faders.
• Set the tracks’ stereo panning as desired—using the TRACK SETTING
screen’s Pan parameter.
• Add any reverb or EQ you want—from the TRACK SETTING screen.
• If you want to use an insert effect—set it up as described starting on page
106 in the Owner’s Manual.
Mastering Your Mix
1 Press RECORDER VIEW until you see the RECORDER screen.
2 Press 1 (MODE) repeatedly until the JUNO-Gi displays a message to
announce your entry into Mastering mode and you see “MASTERING”
in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2 Press the button beneath each bounced
source track’s fader so it’s not lit in order to
mute that track.
3 Press 9 to return to the top of the song, or
use and/or to navigate to just before
the bounced section of the song.
4 Press PLAY to listen to your bounce.
Once you’re done bouncing, you can set the
source tracks so that they play new, empty
V-Tracks instead of the ones containing the
now-bounced recordings.
Mastering
What Mastering Is and Why It’s a Good Thing
Mastering is the last step in the production of any professional recording. In
mastering, you add the finishing touches to your song’s mix by:
• using multiband compression on the mix—to perfect the balance of the
mix’s low, middle, and high EQ ranges, or “bands.”
• limiting the mix—to strengthen its overall volume through the boosting
of its quieter sections and the controlling of its louder sections.
The JUNO-Gi’s Mastering mode provides a special chain of effects that work
together as a mastering-effect patch.
A helpful collection of mastering-effect patches for a range of musical styles
ships with the JUNO-Gi, so you don’t need to dig in any further than you wish
to, but each mastering effect module is very tweakable, with its own set of
parameters you can adjust. The
• IN (for “Input”) module—provides a way to control the level of your mix
as it enters the chain of mastering effects. It also allows you to select
the frequencies at which the mix is to be divided for the next module.
Unlight all of your source
tracks’ buttons.
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