Step 4: Mixdown

2Raise the MASTER fader to the 0 (dB) position.

3Press the PLAY [R] button to play back the song, and use the faders of each channel (DRUM, BASS,

1 – 6, 7/8, 9/10) to adjust the volume balance.

The drum sound and bass sound of the rhythm section are assigned to the DRUM and BASS channels respectively, and recorder tracks 1 – 6, 7/8, 9/10 are assigned to mixer channels 1 – 6, 7/8, and 9/10 respectively. Use the DRUM/BASS faders to adjust the volume of the rhythm section, and faders 1 – 6, 7/8, and 9/10 to adjust the volume of each track of the recorder section.

Recorder section

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7/8

Track 9/10

Bass sound

Drum sound

Rhythm section

Adjust the pan4In the main screen, press the [PAN] key of the TRACK PARAMETER section.

When you press one of the keys of the TRACK PARAMETER section, the track parameter menu will appear, allowing you to set parameters such as pan and EQ for each channel. If you press the [PAN] key, a screen will appear in which you can adjust the Pan setting.

5Press the status key of the channel whose pan you want to adjust.

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Pan value

When the track parameter menu is displayed, you can press

astatus key (or the cursor [E]/[R] keys) to select the channel whose parameter you want to adjust.

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3

4

5

6 7/8 9/10 MASTER

The level meter (DRUM, BASS, 1 – 6, 7/8, 9/10) located in the center of the display indicates the post-fader signal level of each channel. The L/R level meter indicates the level of the signal that has passed through the MASTER fader. Adjust the mix, being careful that the 0 (dB) dot of each level meter does not light.

HINT

If necessary, you can also make the level meters show the pre-fader signal levels (→ p.54).

6Turn the dial to adjust the pan value.

The pan value can be adjusted in a range of L100 (far left)

– 0 (center) – R100 (far right).

7Repeat steps 5 – 6 to adjust the pan of other channels.

NOTE

For the stereo channels (the DRUM channel, channels 7/8 and 9/10), the PAN parameter functions as a BALANCE parameter that adjusts the volume balance between the L/R channels.

Adjust the EQ8Press the [EQ HIGH] key or [EQ LOW] key.

Press the [EQ HIGH] key to adjust the high-frequency equalizer, or press the [EQ LOW] to adjust the low- frequency equalizer. The following illustration shows the

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