Exactly where CD track starts occur relative to your audio.The way beginnings and ends of tracks make the transition to and from 'digital silence'.The exact length of pauses between tracks, or the way 'overlapping' tracks interact.The relative overall level, dynamic range and tonal balance of the individual tracks.It's at this stage you have to consider all the following: So if you've got some mixes finished in their separate DP projects, what's the next step towards turning them into a finished album? DP As Mastering ToolĬo-ordinating the many tracks that eventually form a finished CD is just as important a part of the mastering process as wheeling out all those esoteric limiter and dither plug-ins perhaps even more important. There are some great audio editing features in Digital Performer, but like most of its main rivals in the 'native' Digital Audio Workstation world, it doesn't offer integrated CD-burning facilities. Track automation takes care of dynamic mix elements such as level changes and plug-in settings. CD track starts are defined using markers, and overlapping musical numbers are placed on alternating audio tracks, or completely separate tracks, to allow precise control over signal processing, fade-ins and fade-outs. This is a 'mastering sequence' in DP for a classical/folk crossover CD I recorded last year.
This month, a look at how some of DP 's features can be used to co-ordinate multiple finished tracks prior to burning an album or EP.
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