TC Electronic Finalizer 96K, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Finalizer PLUS 96K STUDIO MASTERING PROCESSOR...

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Page 3: ...Compressor 26 Limiter 30 Output 32 Level 32 Dither 32 Fade 33 Tools Flow 34 Peak Hold Meter 34 Phase Meter 35 Calibration Tone 35 Digital I O 36 Wizard 38 Compare 39 Utility 40 Reset page 42 Technical...

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Page 5: ...parametric EQ The EQ allows you to touch up the overall spectral details Dynamic EQ De esser Controls a specific frequency in order to remove unwanted sibilance MS Encoder Decoder Converts a Mid Side...

Page 6: ...until the display reads Finalizer PC CARD memory card Copy presets to from a standard memory card Card types S RAM Type 1 PCMCIA cards with a minimum of 64KB and a maximum of 2MB memory POWER MIDI IN...

Page 7: ...L SECTION OK Confirm operations and switch individual blocks on off HELP Get help on selected display func tion BLOCK Select which block to edit in the Main page MENU up down Vertically oriented menu...

Page 8: ...your Finalizer for con nection with equipment carrying BNC word clock connectors If you are connecting the Finalizer to unbalanced equipment you must tie pins 1 and 3 together in the cable ends away...

Page 9: ...9 SIGNAL FLOW Notes regarding the signal flow Since the Finalizer is using 24 A D D A converters Dithering is available on Digital Outputs only...

Page 10: ...he Digital Output of the Finalizer to the Input of your Digital recording device 3 Connect the Analog Output of the Finalizer to your monitor system Finalizer Setup The Finalizer is carefully designed...

Page 11: ...the Finalizer with ADAT and BRC 1 Connect the Finalizer s optical out to the ADAT s optical in 2 Connect the ADAT s optical out to the Finalizer s optical in 3 Enter the In section of the Finalizer M...

Page 12: ...led previewing Until you press OK you are previewing At this point your OK key is blinking indicating that the preset dis played is not yet recalled active The Recall Display In the Recall display you...

Page 13: ...w the guidelines on page 42 of this manual Preset parameters Preset parameters may change with every preset and when the Wizard is invoked They are modified in most Blocks of the Main page Exceptions...

Page 14: ...iven the best operational conditions Setting the clock of the converter is one of the points where you have to carefully consider your choice The ideal situation for any converter is to use the intern...

Page 15: ...ctory in Finalizer 96K s with serial no 1214250 and above To see if the new hardware is installed Install the 3 5 software and reboot the unit If the Up Down sampling logo appears during power up both...

Page 16: ...nnect the Finalizer s optical out to the ADAT optical in 2 Select Digital in on the ADAT The ADAT will now use the Finalizer clock Note Slaving the Finalizer to the ADAT clock will reduce the Finalize...

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Page 18: ...the perfor mance of the Digital Radiance Generator Move cursor up to increase the stereo width Move cursor down to make the signal more mono Center position is normal Move the cursor Left Right to adj...

Page 19: ...l Turn the MS M mono S stereo parame ter 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 Dynamic...

Page 20: ...bypass the Insert section Reset all filters by pressing both BAND keys simultaneously MAIN PAGE Inserts INPUT I 2 I 1 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT Insert Type Level bar External Inse...

Page 21: ...d Side signals Try lowering the Mid signal by a few dB This is what is perceived as an enhancement of the overall Stereo image Balance adjust INPUT I 2 I 1 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPU...

Page 22: ...hat if you drive the Clipper too hard you might introduce noticeable distortion on signals with a low harmonic content and or on very pure signals The distortion introduced is somewhat similar to the...

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Page 24: ...d low mid high Attack time low mid high Release time low mid high Side chain delay This parameter inserts the indicated delay in the main signal path The side chain will therefore be able to look ahea...

Page 25: ...he Expander e g when set to 6dB the Expander will only reduce the output by 6dB no matter how much the signal drops below threshold This enables you to use the Expander to simply reduce the signal bel...

Page 26: ...eter determines whether the Compressor should react to peaks RMS average or something in between Sidechain Delay same as Expander CROSS OVER FREQUENCY PAGE INPUT I 2 I 1 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR...

Page 27: ...er the Threshold the more compression you will get Ratio The Ratio of the gain reduction Example When the Ratio is set to 2 1 it means that for every 2dB the Input level rises above Threshold the Outp...

Page 28: ...time parameter is common for the Compressor Limiter and Expander Crest This parameter determines whether the Compressor should react to peaks or RMS average or something in between E g if the Crest p...

Page 29: ...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 Limiter and Expander Compressor Bypass Pres...

Page 30: ...The clip function smoothly kills any overshoot that might occur after heavy Compression or Limiting The higher the percentage the softer the clip USER PAGE EXPERT PAGE CROSSOVER FREQUENCY PAGE Attack...

Page 31: ...nal drops below the Threshold Side Chain Delay This parameter adjusts the Look Ahead delay This means that your audio signal is delayed e g 10ms By slightly delaying the audio signal you enable the pr...

Page 32: ...y applied to the Main Digital Outputs so you can not hear it on the Analog Outputs Be sure to monitor the Output of the receiving device e g post DAT to hear the final result When a Digital External I...

Page 33: ...sum at 3dB Dither is a randomization tool working around the noise floor It is a noise tool intended to blur Digital noise and it should be applied correctly to avoid drawing to much attention to the...

Page 34: ...elpful in a number of situations E g if you have an overload indication on the front but you do not know in which section the overload is located Press TOOLS and select the Flow meter and you have ins...

Page 35: ...nnels Plus means that the two channels are in phase Minus means that the two channels are relatively out of phase Time division Sets the curve drawing speed Calibration tone In the Calibration display...

Page 36: ...pyrights on the outgoing Digital audio Source device DAT CD mixer etc Numbers of audio bits received Copyright None One copy only Infinite copies Status bits on Digital Output AES EBU Professional usa...

Page 37: ...er 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 tha...

Page 38: ...imiter and EQ for your specific material By answering a few relevant questions the Wizard will suggest settings in all of the above mentioned blocks that will suit the material you are working on Furt...

Page 39: ...ting 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 PARAMET...

Page 40: ...d 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...

Page 41: ...der if you want to use the optional TC Master Fader which enables you to keep your manual fade within the Digital domain Please see description of the Master Fader on page 56 Bypass Thru Bypasses all...

Page 42: ...cludes all system parameters Set User Name This function makes it possible to enter your name and phone number into the Finalizer Press OK to access the User data menu Use the ADJUST wheel and the MEN...

Page 43: ...to 10 Vpp 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 0 2 ms 48 kHz DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz 130 dB 0 00003 10 dB Compression 20 Hz 20 kHz Asynchronous 120 dB 106 dB 44 1 to 48 kHz 1 kHz 2 dBFS 31 kHz to 49 kHz XLR...

Page 44: ...kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz DC to 47 9 kHz 0 01 dB 96 kHz 130 dB 0 00003 10 dB Compression 20 Hz 20 kHz Asynchronous 120 dB 106 dB 44 1 to 48 kHz 1 kHz 2 dBFS 31 kHz to 49 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 20 kohm 22...

Page 45: ...X X True Voice X X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After Touch Keys X X Chs X X Pitch Bend X X Control Change O O Prog Change O O True 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive O O Common Song Pos X X Song Sel...

Page 46: ...h Comp Threshold 48 61 74 Compressor Ratio 49 62 75 Compressor Attack 50 63 76 Compressor Release 51 64 77 Compressor Level 52 65 78 Limiter Threshold 53 66 79 Limiter Ratio 54 67 80 Limiter Attack 55...

Page 47: ...press OK Connect the Finalizer s ADAT Output to the Finalizer s ADAT Input and press OK PPM must show 0dB to pass test Press the HELP key again to exit test MIDI I O test Select MIDI I O test by pres...

Page 48: ...t 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 16dB to 10dB nominal level 10dB Professional range 6...

Page 49: ...are just below or above the dotted headroom lines The Expander The Expander is a great help when you clean up the basic mix and works either as a soft Expander or as a sharp Gate Try to listen to the...

Page 50: ...mpressor 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 L...

Page 51: ...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...

Page 52: ...be momentary type PEDAL SWITCH or similar JACK PLUG Mono male 6 35mm 1 4 max 100m MASTER FADER or similar 2 wires SHIELDED CABLE 3 or 5 wires screen NOTE On TC units with RS485 interface pins 1 and 3...

Page 53: ...ctions Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Tip Pin 2 Hot Ring Pin 3 Cold Pin 1 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Pin 2 Hot Pin 3 Pin 3 Cold Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Tip Pin 2 Hot Sleeve Pin 3 Cold XLR XLR Jack unbalanced XLR Jack balanc...

Page 54: ...ons However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determin...

Page 55: ...o gain the level 2dB 30 Radio Loudness Spectral Stereo Image used to add punch to the bass and widen up the midrange area The selected midrange area is 100Hz to 8kHz 1 CD Master A general purpose pres...

Page 56: ...ter Fader to maximum position To compensate for mechanical tolerances draw back the Master Fader slightly Press OK Move the Master Fader to minimum position To compensate for mechanical tolerances dra...