USER`S MANUAL - The Evergreen State College
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1. your default settings The User Default includes all system parameters 36 and press OK to finalize session Set User Name This function makes it possible to write 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 to the factory default This reset will NOT delete the user presets of the Finalizer Reset all Presets This will clear all RAM presets TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Analog Input Connectors Impedance Max Input Level Sensitivity A to D Conversion Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Output Connectors Impedance Max Output Level Output Gain Range D to A Conversion Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk XLR balanced pin 2 hot 15 kOhm 22 dBu 12 dB headroom 22 dBu to 10 dBu 20 bit 4 bit 64 times oversampling gt 105 dB lt 0 003 1 kHz 10 dB 10 Hz 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB 60 dB max 10 Hz to 20 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 100 Ohm active transformer 22 dBu 0 to 32 dB 20 bit 1 bit 128 times oversampling gt 96 dB lt 0 008 1 kHz 10 dB 10 Hz 20 kHz 0 0 3 dB 60 dB max 10 Hz to 20 kHz Digital Inputs and Outputs AES EBU2. 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 installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions 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 televi sion 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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 is 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 C
3. Here you have a graphical presentation of the incoming signal By increasing the GAIN you decrease the headroom shown as two dotted lines You should set the GAIN such that the signal peaks are just below or above the dotted headroom lines The Expander The Expander is a great help in cleaning up the basic mix either as a soft expander or as a sharp gate Try to listen to the 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 fol lows Set the Ratio s to 1 32 this is the steepness of the expander Now adjust the THRESHOLD so the expander only works when the music is not there 42 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 doing multiband compression you have to do a survey of the program material 1 e Is there to much or too little top end or low ende 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 pre set Start your mix and de activate the Bypass You will hear an immediate change in the sound of
4. In Out S PDIF In Out Formats Sample Rates PC CARD Interface Connector Standards Card Format Control Interface MIDI Pedal General Finish Dimensions Weight AC Power Battery Life XLR Coaxial RCA Type ElAJ CP 340 IEC 958 S PDIF 20 bit AES EBU 24 bit 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz Type 1 PC Cards PC CARD 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 2 MB SRAM In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 inch phone jack Black anodized aluminum face plate Painted and plated steel chassis 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 485 x 45 x 195 mm 5 2 lbs 2 35 kg 90 240 VAC without switch settings 3 Pin IEC power connector gt 10 years Radio Frequency Immunity Interference RFI ESD Environment Conforms to FCC Class B EN55103 1 CE EN55103 2 CE Operating Temperature 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C Storage Temperature Humidity 22 F 167 F 30 C to 70 C Max 95 non condensing All specifications are subject to change without notice 37 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 Hol
5. and attachment plug In doubt contact your TC distributor Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type Voltage Line plug according to standard 110 125V UL817 and CSA C 22 2 no 42 220 230V CEE 7 page VII SR section 107 2 D1 IEC 83 page C4 BS 1363 of 1984 Specification for 13A fused plugs and switched and un switched socket outlets See table below CAUTION Do not open the Finalizer Risk of electric shock inside There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only Mount the Finalizer with a little space above and below in a well ventilated rack Don t block the top or bottom To prevent electrical shock or fire hazard do no expose the Finalizer to rain or moisture Do not rely solely on the front screws when mounted in touring rack Support the back of the Finalizer as well Please report any shipment damage or equipment malfunctions to your dealer TC distributor or the TC head office in Denmark WELCOME Congratulations on the purchase of your new Finalizer We hope that you will have as much pleasure using it as we had making it The general control is accomplished by moving the cursor using the PARAMETER keys Jumping between bands using the BAND keys Changing block by using the BLOCK keys Change page using the MENU keys and decrease increase values by turning the ADJUST wheel The rest is simple You select the area that you wish to contr
6. fades must always be done after the Finalizer The Master Fader makes 1t possible to perform a hand 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 here is what to do Connect the Master Fader to the Pedal In jack of the Finalizer Press and hold the Bypass key of the Finalizer while powering up 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 Move the Master Fader to minimum position To compensate for mechanical tolerances draw back the Master Fader slightly The Master Fader is now Calibrated Power On Off 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 25
7. gain you decrease the headroom shown as two dotted lines You should set the gain such that the signal peaks are just hitting the dotted headroom lines The Normalizer is capable of gaining 18 dB The Clipper The Normalizer has a build in limiter which can be either soft or hard When the Normalizer limiter 1s active 1t 1s indicated on the Normalizer LIM LED above the Input Meters The Clip Counter indicates the maximum number of consecutive samples clipped within the last second If the clips only occur occasionally and only few samples are clipped per test interval you do not necessarily have to reduce the gain of the Normalizer 19 MAIN PAGE Expander INPUT EQ INSERT NORMALIZE EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT 20 USER PAGE PAGES User page Expert page Cross over frequency page Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or decreased since last recall EXPERT PAGE CROSS OVER FREQUENCY PAGE IED FOR NORM ERP RCOMPLIM ROUT inHED Hp Pnagnmi ESP CoM DUT EE BUER Y axis is output level E HOUR 3 KEN 060 5 Bl 60 40 20 dB X axis is input level Expander Ratio threshold low mid high Use band select cursors to access low mid high individual bands inHED Hr Pnagm HE ils B CR GTI EDT GT S MM IB m Bims 40 0d Attack time Release Side chain delay low mid high time This parameter inserts the indicated delay in low mid high
8. key again to exit test Battery test Select Battery test by pressing OK Confirm that result is OK Press OK key again 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 is for service matters only DSP Not OK Contact your local dealer Press OK key again to exit test Power Off On to start standard software GLOSSARY AES EBU Professional digital in out standard using balanced XLR cables S PDIF Consumer digital in out standard normally using coaxial phono type cables 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 To make the dithering circuit work optimally you need to tell the system which output you use If you are using the analog outputs dithering should always be set to 20 bits 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 which equipment you are using along with the Finalizer you must set the PRO CON parameters correctly in the I O setup menu Finalizer Analog Inputs Consumer range 16 dB to 10 dB nominal level 10 dB Professional range 6 dB to 16 dB nominal level 4 dB Finalizer Analog
9. sets the fade out curve TIME sets the fade out time Dip IAS ge TIMES a L EU pe A IB EIT 33 FADE up down stop DES 20 BIT EX LEVEL set fader level manually EJ I6 EIT iu 5dB A 4 45 CO Select Select no of bits dithered to Analog primary 8 bit output 16 bit default for SPDIF 18 bit 20 bit default for analog out 24 bit default for AES Select the OUT section in the main page by pressing the BLOCK keys Primary Output When selecting your primary output the Finalizer automatically selects a suitable dither If you select ANALOG the Finalizer dithers to 20 bit the D to A converters are 20 bit If you select S PDIF the Finalizer dithers to 16 bit If you select AES EBU the dither is off meaning that 24 bit raw data is sent out of the Finalizer digital outputs Note There is always signal present on both analog and digital outputs Dither With the dither parameter you can select the desired dither type yourself Select between 8 16 18 20 22 24 off 26 output level left and right Note If an external fader is connected all of the above parameters are disabled Note The dither parameter is always reset when changing the primary output Analog Use the output bar for adjusting the analog output gain Range 16 dB to 6 dB Auto Fade The Finalizer is capable of auto fades up to 60 seconds Select the fade curve and the fade time To start the fade select the fade up down parame
10. the signal pro cessing Adjust wheel Sets parameter values and preset numbers ADJUST 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 on the main page Menu up down Vertically oriented menu selector Parameter lt gt Moves horizontally for selection of parameter to be modified Band lt gt Select between the three bands on the com lim exp pages On the EQ page it selects which of the six bands level are displayed and ready for modi fication REAR PANEL C m NENNT NEN aD EE JTO SERIAL NO 0 O 090 090 O90 LEFT PIN2 PIN3 RIGHT LEFT PIN2 PN3 RIGHT t c electronic AES EBU SP DIF Main Power Balanced Balanced Serial No AES EBU S PDIF MIDI Pedal Fader Power Input XLR XLR Digital Digital In Thru Out Input Switch Inputs Outputs in out in out NOTES To accommodate international regulations we have also added a rear panel power switch You don t need to use the power switch on the rear panel Use the front panel power switch instead Pin 2 is hot on all XLR s IEC and AES standards 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 We have reserved the two unused
11. to finish the last details of your mix Because the Finalizer can be used in different applications we propose a couple of different setups Example 1 AES EBU ANALOG Finalizer M ANALOG ANALOG MIXER AES EBU ANALOG Example 2 Finalizer AES EBU DIGITAL MIXER Example 3 DAT 2 AES EBU AES EBU Finalizer Setup with an analog mixing console and a digital recording device Connect the analog output of your mixer to the analog input of the Finalizer Connect the digital output of the Finalizer to your digital recording device Connect the analog output of the Finalizer to your monitor system Setup with a digital mixing console and a digital recording device Connect the digital output of your mixer to the digital input of the Finalizer Connect the digital output of the Finalizer to your digital recording device Connect the analog output of the Finalizer to your monitor system Mastering from DAT to DAT Jl Connect the digital output of DAT 1 to the digital input of the Finalizer Connect the digital output of the Finalizer to the digital input of DAT 2 11 RECALL Select which blocks will be loaded from new preset Preset name mid ROM bank RAM bank Z STERED ADJ OFF ME PRESET com On Preset number LIM OFF Short info about preset Recall When you wish to recall a preset simply use the ADJUST wheel to scroll through the presets
12. your mix because the CD Master preset was designed to tighten up on 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 over all relationship of the low mid high bands using the Compressor you have two paths that you may take to accomplish this task The first way is to alter the bandlevels using them like a three band equalizer The sec ond way is to individually compress the three bands It is here in the multi band Compressor where you will here the big differ ence A good Compressor will always tighten up a mix but it will also remove some of the dynamic expression Key to the operation of any Compressor is the attack and release times These two para meters greatly influence how tight the mix is going to be or how open the material will sound after compression 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 is very sensitive in this area If you set the mid band release too long it 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 thr
13. Audio data The number of received audio bits is indicated here Copyright Copy inhibit Status of the copybits OUT On this display you set up how the Finalizer should send out your material COPY ENABLE Set the copyrights of your material No copies copy only Infinite number of copies Note The copy protection is only valid with S PDIF signals STATUS BITS OUT AES EBU When AES EBU is 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 20 bits Only the S PDIF signal contains copy protection information From Input When this setting is selected the Finalizer will send the same information out as it received However you still have the possi bility to change the copy status 31 Press OK to start procedure E SOURCE TYPE SOFT use HARO Select source type soft medium hard COMPRESSION UA MED Select degree of compression soft medium hard OPTIMIZE BRIT no NN DR LOUOMESS EASSLIFTIAIR Optimize gain If this option is selected the Finalizer will adjust the Normalizer le
14. MPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT USER PAGE Ing ED FORO EVERE Oro E D UT m THRES LIM MA TFF JFF SOFT Expert mode on off a HR T ADUR CO TTE iT rol Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or CAF on on on ELEA decreased since last recall Limiter Bypass individual Clipping method threshold limiter bands The clip function smoothly kills low mid high any overshoot that might occur after heavy compression or limit ing The higher the percentage the softer the clip EXPERT PAGE inp po nnagmpEsPp enm pp OUT A ee MAN HEEL ee SN EE HOUR CROSSOVER FREQUENCY PAGE EET E INFECTA HORM ERP COMPLI ROUT Cc 1 0m5 0 55 Attack Release Side chain Delay Digital ceiling Times Times same as under This parameter y low mid high low mid high compressor reduces the full 100 Oh expander scale OdB signal AMARA RH HOUR 47100H2 level on the output 24 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 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 comp
15. Outputs Consumer range 10 dB to 16 dB Professional range 16 dB to 6 dB 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 from a vocal mate rial SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MIDI COMMANDS Device dependent MIDI commands normally used for remote controlling machines 41 APPENDIX Tutorial Finalizer Tutorial The basic idea with the Finalizer is to touch up the last details of your mix and enhance the energy and level in order to make it sound punchier and louder As there are different approaches to the Finalizer we created this tutorial to familiarize you with the Finalizer The mainpage of the Finalizer shows you the signal flow and the actual order of the processor you are working The Input Select your type of input Analog or digital If you are working with an analog input you should use Pro Con and the level bars to optimize the performance of the A to D converter Remember to choose the right sample rate 1 e if you targeting on CD you should always choose 44 1 kHz 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 have the possibility of changing the spectral shape of your material Inserts Select between Stereo adjust De essing or DRG Normalizer Optimizing the level of your material starts in the Normalizer
16. USER S MANUAL FUNCTIONS CONTROL E P SOFTCLIE a a m EE PEE ET ER COAL E Sessesssssesssssssss s5 al a RR i EH mp TEE dd 0 bi 11 30 2 A ETC ie H il 0 NEE a M A er A is T 3 di CARN REDUCTION LIM I um Horae LIH E SS o A HA AA IFPUIT EIER WEN EI e Lg iaa Wee Rid GEIER GHIE 128 di E CETE EE LA A 3 AS EIERE NEE d PP OR EE gt PAA CTO E t c electronic eze processor TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME oo About this Manual FRONTPANEL 0000000000 Keys LED s and other functions explained G REAR PANEL sss 8 SIGNAL FLOW O 9 FINALIZERSETUP 00000 10 RECALL s Recalling a Preset Factory User Presets Memory Card 42 STORE Seen freet The Letterbox 13 MAINPAGES Input EQ Inserts Normalizr Expander Compressor Limiter Output Crossover Freq 14 TOLS sss Phase Meter Calibration Tone Flow Peak Hold Meter Digital VO 28 UTLITY e B RESET PAGE n Reset Page User Data Page 36 TECHNICALREFERENCE 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Z OO Maybe you wil find help here 38 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART SELF TEST PROGRAM 000000 40 GLOSSARY ee 41 APPENDIX Tutorial 42 PRECAUTIONS WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTH ED Use only a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the Finalizer Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of a different type line cord
17. anada 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 exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada 44 TC Electronic A S Grimhgjvej 3 8220 Brabrand Denmark hereby declares on own responsibility that following product Wizard Finalizer Studio Mastering Processor That is covered by this certificate and marked with CE label con forms with following standards EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains IEC 65 operated Electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use EN 50081 1 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic emission standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN 50082 1 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Brabrand February 27 1996 Anders Fauerskov Managing Director MASTER FADER Congratulations Congratulations on your new Master Fader The Master Fader is carefully designed to remote control the Digital fader of the Finalizer We hope you will have as much pleasure using it as we had making it Why make a Master Fader If a fade 1s performed before the Finalizer the Compressor will try to increase the level as the fader decreases To avoid this problem
18. and press OK to recall The OK key will be blinking while you are previewing indicat ing that the shown preset is not recalled yet It is also possible to recall separate sections of a pre set Select the desired section using the PARAMETER keys and press OK 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 turned on in the current preset and also a small EQ preview with a miniature icon of the EQ setting In the upper right corner you see an indication of which bank you are previewing 12 Factory User Presets Factory Your own Presets Presets ROM 128 RAM PRESETS PRESETS Preset banks The Finalizer contains two different preset banks The RAM bank can hold 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 space STORE Store a New RAM Preset Press the STORE button Select a location for your new preset dial between preset 1 to 128 Move the cursor to the new name line and dial in the new preset name find letter with ADJUST and confirm with OK Move the cursor to DONE and press OK to finalize store operation Store with the same name If you w
19. ant to store the preset with the existing name simply select the RAM location to store it in by using the ADJUST wheel and press OK the OK key will be blinking while you search for a suitable RAM space The Finalizer will now tell you STORED in a pop up win dow and return to the main page Ra E E p E F G H Lj J H L Nm n ojejole ps ptiojojuls ea 4isfelynjajsfof 4Jr cone CAPS LOCK Indicator The Letterbox When you want to change the name of the preset to store press the MENU down key You are now able to write a new name using the letterbox Simply dial the ADJUST wheel and press OK to select new letters Select CAP by pressing OK to change case When you have changed the name select DONE in the Letterbox and press OK to Store You can use the PARAMETER keys to move the cursor Delete a Preset When you want to delete a preset simply select Delete using the BLOCK keys select the preset to be deleted and press OK Store location New preset name Letterbox Place cursor here and press OK to finalize store operation Cursor arrows Using a Memory Card When you wish to use a memory card simply insert the card in the Finalizer 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 a normal RAM bank When you remove your memory card the Finalizer will switch back to the interna
20. d the power switch pressed for at least 3 seconds 38 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR Finalizer JUNE 24 1996 Version 1 0 Function 74 Transmitted Recognized Remarks 2222 Basic Channel Default l l n Changed o Mode Default Messages X X O uuuuux 4 4 4w Note Number A X e mue Voice s 2 2 Velocity Note ON A A ea NAO O Sinn After Touch Keys A A O O S Pitch Bend 7 g A A Control Change O O Prog Change O O sone UT 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive a NEM a Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X nac A d System real time Clock O O Commands a Aux Messages Local ON OFF X A All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X O d Notes O YES Model OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO X NO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO 39 SELF TEST MIDI I O test Select MIDI I O test by pressing OK Connect MIDI out to MIDI In Prg change 1 128 is send out on MIDI thru Connect this socket to a MIDI compatible device and confirm the Prg changes Press OK key again to exit test PRESS ONE OF THE 3 BYPASS KEYS WHILE POWER ING UP TO ACCESS THE SELF TEST AND SELECT RUN TEST PROGRAM 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 test Select Adjust Wheel
21. e signal Turn the MS parameter 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 De esser This algorithm removes unwanted esses from vocal material by dynamically reducing the level of high frequencies Threshold Use the ADJUST wheel to change the threshold of the de esser Attack Use the ADJUST wheel to change the attack time of the de esser Release Use the ADJUST wheel to change the release time of the de esser Ratio Use this parameter to adjust the damping ratio of the de esser Frequency The frequency sets the cut off frequency of the de esser Curve With the curve parameter you select whether the de esser should work with a bell shaped or shelving filter Drive The DRG drive is adjustable from 0 to 10 Curve If your material is asymmetric percussion speech etc the plus minus parameter will change the sound of the DRG 17 18 MAIN PAGE Normalizer NORMALIZE L EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER IL L Le Black box indicates selected block ouTPUT Effects blocks CONSEL SAMPLES No of consecutive CLIPPEL samples clipped MAH CLIP 50FT Normalizing gain Clipping method Normalizer Optimizing the level of your material starts in the Normalizer Here you have a graphical presentation of the incoming signal shown as 1 second pictures By increasing the
22. ect your Finalizer s MIDI output to another Finalizer a sequencer or any other MIDI recording 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 Finalizer s 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 RAM presets of the Finalizer Pedal Input Select between External Fader Fade up down Bypass 35 RESET PAGE Store and load your own default settings Enter User data page Reset system parameters Clear all user presets Test Programs Type your name here L i h Gr e and your phone number i A ad EJF OP OURS Tio DARIEN Place cursor here How to enter the Reset page Hold the BYPASS key pressed 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 go back to normal When you have the perfect setup of your Finalizer simply select this parameter and press OK to store
23. evels and possible overloads in the Finalizer TOOLS Peak Hold Meter PPM PEAR HOLD E GANNI 34 18 A8 9 6 3 1 5 0 PERE PRESSATO RESET Peak The Peak Hold Meter is an output meter with infi nite hold It is possible to see the level of the maxi mum peak in 0 10 dB precision Press OK to reset the meter Numeric readout of peak values 29 TOOLS Digital I O DIO RECEIVED STATUS BITS TOOLS HI Wd RECEWED STATUSEITS MIO PRE EMPHASIS Pre emphasis indicator on off OUT SOURCE DEVICE Source device DAT CD mixer etc AUDIO CATA 1hEIT Numbers of audio bits received COPYRIGHT OnE COPY ONLY Copyright None One copy only Infinite copies DIGITAL OUT STATUS BITS Status bits on digital output TOOLS Flow T AES EBU Professional usage of status bits T EG no COPS AC S PDIF Consumer usage of status bits EMA acors SPOIF FROM INPUT Status bits received on input are H INFIM COPY FROM INPUT fed through to the digital output ACI AES EEL Copyright Here you can set the copyrights on the outgoing digital audio 30 TOOLS Digital I O DIO IN On this display you have various indicators that tell you what kind of digital signal you are receiving Pre emphasis This parameter tells whether the incoming signal is pre empha sized or not Source device Category code The device status of the received signal is shown in this indicator
24. high Output level A KIK GT E BA Kee AMS Ste PEA BL 065 lOdE Attack Release Side chain Delay Crest Times Times same as under This parameter determines low mid high low mid high expander wether the compressor should react to peaks RMS average or some thing in between DH SITE EE H HIUR 4700H2 The Compressor 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 makeup gain meaning that the three bands are gained individually and automatically depending on how hard the current band is compressed User Menu Threshold Use the ADJUST wheel to change the thresholds of the three bands Ratio Use these parameters to adjust the ratios of the three compressor bands Band Level The three band 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 With this parameter you can adjust the ove
25. l RAM If the format of the memory card is not correct the Finalizer will detect this immediately Card types Type 1 PC Cards with minimum 64 KBytes of SRAM 13 MAIN PAGE nput MILITE Gi fi VC FO co HK LowCut Filter 4 5 4 5 DIR PRO ory IDOHZ Sample Rate 44 1kHz 48kHz or from Digital Input Set input levels Select Select between con pro input analog input levels Select the IN section on the Main page by pressing the Ranges BLOCK keys Analog Inputs These global level controls should be set to optimize the perfor Consumer 10 dBu 16 dB to 10 dB mance of the 20 bit A to D converter in the Finalizer Professional 6 dBu 6 dB to 16 dB Basic operation Digital Inputs 16 dB to 6 dB Press the PARAMETER keys to move the cursor and turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Sample Rate Srate Select master clock 44 1 kHz 48 kHz DI Left amp Right The input bars can be operated individually or in common When Digital Input is selected the external clock frequency will Highlight both bars for common operation by pressing the be displayed by the three LEDs on the left hand side of the dis PARAMETER keys The range of the input bars depends on the play If the Finalizer can not lock none of the LEDs will be lit input type Analog Digital and the input level Professional Consumer Note When changing the input to digital the sample rate para meter is automatically set to DI Note The input bars are a
26. lways common when digital input is selected LowCut The lowcut filter is global and is used to filter out any sub bass frequency or DC contents in the current signal 14 MAIN PAGE EQ OUTPUT EQ on off NU Effects blocks w OK n BLOCK ON OFF Selected band PT daos Band g Output Level bar IT Iun EN wmd mme Parameter ap T3 ES Gpmn 19 D4E E 1 26 17 PARAMETER MENU Frequency Gain Bandwidth Slope EQ Select EQ by pressing the BLOCK keys Basic operation Press 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 Frequency Gain Bandwidth Slope Low Shelve 19 95 Hz to 5 01 kHz 12 dB 3 6 9 12 dB Oct Bell shaped filter 1 19 95 Hz to 20 kHz 12 dB 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct Bell shaped filter 2 19 95 Hz to 20 kHz 12 dB 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct Bell shaped filter 3 19 95 Hz to 20 kHz 12 dB 0 1 Oct to 4 0 Oct High Shelve 501 2 Hz to 20 kHz 12 dB 3 6 9 12 dB Oct Output Gain 12 dB EQ Bypass Press the blue BLOCK on off key to bypass the EQ section Reset all filters by pressing both page keys simultaneously 15 MAIN PAGE nser ts INPUT INSERT NORMALIZE EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT Insert selected DIGITAL RADIANCE GENERATOR INKED Ra RT RESP is Lee Insert type selector INSERT Tr ETE Select between ARAGIANCE None Ett em Digital Radiance DRDT S
27. meters Remember to recalibrate after extending the cable FHH cette wn Master Fader
28. ol by pressing the function keys on the front of the Finalizer 1 e if you want to recall you press the RECALL key CONTROL ADJUST rc Sa OK HELP BLOCK ON OFF 4 BLOCK lt gt BAND A v lt gt PARAMETER MENU About this Manual Many people in the music business have an aversion to reading manuals We understand that So if you feel like starting without reading the whole manual simply Plug amp Play You can always use the manual for checking out areas that you have questions about or if you want to dig deeper into the unit refer to the Table of Contents for further information On the other hand you might want to know a little more about the Finalizer before you start pressing keys The manual will take you step by step through all of the Finalizer s functions If you want to read about a specific function please refer to the Table of Contents FRONT PANEL Electronic power switch Easy touch Keep pressed for more than 1 second to turn device off o 48000Hz The Wizard Series 44100Hz Finalizer le t c electronic STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR MIDI IN CARD WORKING EDITED PC Card slot INDICATORS Presets may be copied to from a standard memory Overload card Lights up if internal overload occurs Sample Rate Indicator 48000 Hz 44100 Hz 32000 Hz MIDI In MIDI receive indicator Card Indicates presence of a valid memory card Wo
29. ough the Compressor pre vents that stressed and over compressed sound The release time of the hi band should be fast like the mid band for the same rea sons 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 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 over shoot from the Finalizer The Crossover A last thing to remember about the Finalizer s dynamic section is that the adjustable crossover frequencies are critical to the unit s proper operation By changing the crossover setting to match the program material you can change the sound dramatically 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 possibilities in the Finalizer It does not replace the experience you can achieve by working with the Finalizer Use and trust your ears 43 NOTE Certificate Of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
30. pins on the MIDI connectors for an optional RS485 interface Therefore if you are connecting the Finalizer to other equipment that use these pins please make sure the cable is a 3 wire standard MIDI type not a five wire MIDIPLUS type If you want to use the pedal input make sure it is a momentary make type SIGNAL FLOW CON PRO INPUT INPUT OUTPUT CON PRO LEVELS GAIN LEVELS SELECTOR GAIN ANALOG ANALOG INPUTS OUTPUTS balanced balanced A O Gage DIGITAL o AES EBU gt s DIGITAL INPUTS DIGITAL INPUT GAIN Notes regarding the signal flow The AES EBU and the S PDIF inputs are connected internally Therefore do not connect cables to both AES EBU and S PDIF inputs at the same time As you can see from the block diagram signals are present on all outputs all of the time To make the dithering circuit work appropriately you must tell the system whether your main output is analog or digital the I O menu INPUT Ei INSERT NORMALIZE EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT FINALIZER SETUP 10 Finalizer Setup The Finalizer 1s carefully designed to optimize the overall level and enhance the energy 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
31. presets If set to ROM received MIDI program changes will recall facto ry ROM presets System Exclusive ID SysEx ID System exclusive ID number of the Finalizer 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 Offset This number is added to the outgoing program number Security To security lock the Finalizer press OK while this parameter is 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 See page 36 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 Protect Protect This parameter sets the memory protection on or off When pro tect is on the RAM presets between the high and low limits are write protected 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 Mem gt MIDI Conn
32. rall output of the com pressor Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter the expert page Attack Use the ADJUST wheel to change the attack time of the three bands Release Use the ADJUST wheel to change the release time of the three bands Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the look ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed 1 e 10 ms 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 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 RMS average or something in between For example if the crest parameter is set at 6 dB the compressor is reacting to RMS values and to peaks 6 dB higher than the current RMS value 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 lim iter and expander Compressor Bypass Press the blue BLOCK on off key to bypass the com pressor section 23 MAIN PAGE Limiter INSERT NORMALIZE EXPANDER CO
33. ression or limiting The higher the percentage the softer the clip Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter the expert page Attack Use the ADJUST wheel to change the attack time of the three bands Release Use the ADJUST wheel to change the release time of the three bands Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the look ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed 1 e 10 ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you enable the processor to look ahead at the present signal and 1t will therefore react more accurately than a standard compressor limiter expander The actual look ahead delay time 1s 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 out put 1 e if you receive an overload indication on the device con nected to the DI out of the Finalizer you are able to reduce the output level down by 0 01 dB 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 lim iter and expander 25 MAIN PAGE Output DITHER ANALOG FAGE cl db coMPREssOR L LIMITER ouTPUT FADE SECTION CURVE
34. rking Output PPM SoftClip LED High resolution meters Indicates that output is clipped SOFTCLIP OUTPUT L dB 60 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 I8 16 14 I2 I0 8 6 5 4 3 2 I 0 5 0 R EXP dB GAIN REDUCTION LIM Normalizer LIM HI INPUT 18 14 I0 8 6 4 3 2 I 5 L dB 60 40 30 24 I8 I2 9 6 3 0 18 14 I0 8 6 4 3 2 I A R Input PPM Expander Gain Limit Active Reduction LED s Indicators Meters Indicates that some calcula tion is going on Edited Preset has been edited 1 FUNCTIONS SOFTCLIP 24 22 20 I8 I6 14 I2 I0 8 6 5 4 3 2 I 05 0 HI EXP dB 18 18 Ja 1 4 A Aa m TOOLS GAIN REDUCTION LIM Ad x 6 4 4 x a af xxi A UTI FUNCTIONS SECTION Main Page This button gives you access to edit the entire signal flow from input to output Tools This key gives you access to a lot of useful tools for optimizing your material Wizard The Wizard will do some of the hard work for you Utility MIDI Security Memory management and much more is located here r VAND PROGRAM L RECALL CONTROL OK Pm BT BLOCK ON OFF a STORE BAND nnm BYPASS 8 An 4 i BLOCK TO al a A wv PARAMETER PROGRAM SECTION Recall Recall presets Store Store and name presets Compare Compare the sound you have right now with either a leveled bypass or the original preset Bypass Bypass
35. t and out of circuit comparisons are often difficult to make using the BYPASS key That 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 recalled preset Press the COMPARE key and use the ADJUST wheel to lower the level of your setting Then use the PARAMETER keys to compare these different sounds one the original two your edited preset or three the bypassed sig nal 33 UTILITY 34 MID E E LEI amm Qmm H H E a a E E a L E nnu MEMORY PROTECT MEMORY TET mibi OUTPUT SECURITY How to move around In the UTILITY menu you always move 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 parameter is set to RAM all received MIDI program changes will recall user RAM
36. ter and turn the ADJUST wheel You also have the possibility of a manual fade simply by select ing the LEV parameter and turning the ADJUST wheel The manual fade function can also be controlled by the TC Master Fader Note The pedal function in the Utility menu must be set to Fader for external control 21 TOOLS Phase Meter correlation ull 0 5 SEC Time division Curve speed TOOLS Calibration Tone Phase Meter The phase meter show you the phase relationship between the two stereo channels Plus means that the two channels are in phase Minus means that the two channels are in anti phase Time division Sets the curve drawing speed CALIERATION TONE SELECT LEWEL 20dE MEE 129E 10dE PRESS bi TO START 28 Calibration tone In the calibration display you have a 1000 Hz test tone which will be sent out on the Finalizers out puts at the selected level Set the level by using the ADJUST wheel and press OK to activate TOOLS Flow INTERNAL LEWELS ET ED E norm EXP COM LIm HOUT Internal levels ppm Flow In the Flow Meter you have six small peak meters representing the level in the different sections of the Finalizer This can be very helpful in a number of situations e you have an overload indication on the front but you do not know in which section the overload is located now you simply press TOOLS and select the Flow meter and you have instant view of all l
37. ter is common for the compressor limiter and expander 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 lim iter and expander 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 Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or decreased since last recall Example If you have been working on various parameters within a preset and would like to get the original ratios back without changing the attack release times simply select the ratio parameters one by one and follow the edit guide Expander Bypass Press the blue BLOCK on off key to bypass the expander section 21 MAIN PAGE Compressor 22 INPUT EQ INSERT NORMALIZE EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT USER PAGE Page select 1 User page 2 Expert page 3 Cross over page Arrow direction indicates whether the parameter value has been increased or decreased since last recall EXPERT PAGE CROSS OVER FREQUENCY PAGE IED FOR ORM ERP COMPLIM ROUT HRERKRARDDEIORESEHSORLHORDUT E TET T TE ETT UT grin e oa HOUR 3 Threshold Ratio low mid high low mid high Band levels low mid
38. tereo Adjust BTEREU Rn SE DEESSIDE STEREO ADJUST This parameter deter If your material is asymmetric mines the drive of the percussion speech etc this InHED Hera nmm HESPHEUDTFI Radiance Generator parameter will change the sound STEREO tL EFT FIGHT Move cursor up to increase the stereo width a Move cursor down to make the signal more mono STEREO b m mono Center position is normal PEESSIM 3 UE LA CENTER Move the cursor right left to adjust center balance DE ESSER INSERT Mea dd able y Aa r I FREQUENCY sets the cutoff freq nz mme JE of the de esser CURVE sets the frequency char STEREO AD E B i z E acteristics of the dynamic damp AA yo en 144 81 ing filter THRESHOLD RATIO ATTACK RELEASE 16 MAIN PAGE nserts 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 Inserts Select Insert by pressing the BLOCK keys The Finalizer has various insert possibilities Choose between DRG Stereo Adjust or De essing by pressing the MENU up down keys Note You can use only one insert function at a time Basic operation Use MENU keys to select insert effect Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values Stereo Adjust With Stereo Adjust you can change the stereo information of th
39. 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 test 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 I O test Select Analog I O test by pressing OK Connect an analog output to the analog input which has to be tested and press OK Use a balanced cable PPM must show 12 dB to pass test Press OK key again to exit test Digital I O test Select Digital I O test by pressing OK Connect a digital output to the digital input which has to be test ed and press OK The AES EBU output can also be connected to the S PDIF input and vice versa PPM must show 0 dB to pass test Press OK key again to exit test 40 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 OK key again 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 be 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 OK
40. the main signal path The side chain will therefore be able to look ahead on the input signal enabling it to respond faster to sudden signal changes This parameter is common for expander com pressor limiter E TE HTE H 40UR 470042 Expander 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 thresholds of the three bands Ratio Use these parameters to adjust the ratios of the three expander bands Expander Monitor The Expander Monitor gives you a graphical picture of the ratio and threshold settings Expert Menu Press MENU keys to enter expert mode XPRT Attack Use the ADJUST wheel to change the attack time of the three bands Release Use the ADJUST wheel to change the release time of the three bands Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the look ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed 1 e 10 ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you give the processor a chance to look ahead at the present signal and will therefore react more accurately than a standard compressor limiter expander The actual look ahead delay time is scaled with the attack time individually on all three bands Note This delay time parame
41. vel EQ The Finalizer will adjust the Equalizer to the selected spectral expression Wizard Making the whole thing very simple Press the WIZARD key With the Wizard you set a couple of terms and the Wizard will select the optimal settings for you the Normalizer Compressor Limiter and EQ 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 Do you want your material to be gain optimized Yes or no Note If you use auto gain the Wizard will be measuring until you stop it This means that you can run all of your material through the Wizard to get the optimum level Select which EQ setting you would like Flat no EQ Loudness Bass lift or Air Press the OK key to carry out the settings of the Wizard Press any key to stop the Autogain function 32 COMPARE OUR SOUND DAMPED Listen to original preset Listen to your edited sound Bypassed signal If you place cursor here you will hear f 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 dynamics is doing to the sound of your mate rial Because of the extra gain of the Normalizer and the compressor in circui
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