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Adjusting the balance of your song and mastering it
Combining a song into two tracks
(Mixdown)
After you've adjusted the volume balance of the song, here's how to mix it down into
a two-track (left and right channel) Wave file (WAV file).
1.
Press .
The MASTERING MENU screen will appear.
2.
Press (Mixdown).
If Mixdown mode is off, the display will ask “Enter Mixdown Mode. Are you sure?”
3.
Turn to MAX.
The combined sound will be mixed-down without reducing the level. You should use
the MAX setting unless you are experiencing problems.
4.
Play back or record (mixdown) the song.
When you press [PLAY], the song will begin playing normally. You can use the Mixer
screen to adjust the volume balance and pan of each track, and use the Effect screen to
make effect settings.
If you press [REC] while the song is stopped, the MV-8000 will enter
mixdown-standby mode; the REC indicator (red) will blink. If you then press [PLAY]
in this state, mixdown will begin.
5.
To stop the mixdown, press .
Mixdown will stop, and a message of “Mixdown finished. Go to Mastering?” will
appear.
F-button
Action
(No)
Cancels the procedure, and returns to the MASTERING MENU
screen.
(Yes)
Turns Mixdown mode on. You will return to the MASTERING
MENU screen, which will indicate “** Mixdown Mode **.” Continue
to step 3.
F-button
Action
(No)
You will return to the SEQUENCE screen.
(Yes)
You will go to the
MASTERING screen
(p. 342).
Continue to
Using the Mastering Tool Kit to finish your song
(Mastering)
(p. 129) step 4.