The Optimod DAB 6300 for Production & Mastering
The 6300 can be a useful tool for mastering and production applications in the professional audio industry, such as preparation of equalized, level-controlled, peak limited CD masters.
We have frequently used the 6300 in this context, achieving excellent results. Because of their broadcast origins, most of the 6300's presets provide more processing than would ordinarily be required for mastering. In addition, we would expect that the mastering engineer would want to carefully tweak a preset to complement the program material being mastered. The 6300 provides important tools to allow a mastering engineer to fine-tune the processing to complement the program material:
- Three bands of parametric equalization with low-noise filter structures and curves modeled after classic second-order analog bell-shaped EQ.
- A powerful, low-noise parametric bass shelving equalizer with sweepable frequency and a choice of 6, 12, or 18 dB/octave slopes.
- Two-band and five-band compressor/limiters with phase-linear crossovers and powerful controls, including attack time, release time, threshold, knee, and ratio for each band. These compressor/limiters also feature user-adjustable interband coupling to allow the user to operate them anywhere from quasi-wideband to fully independent.
- A look-ahead peak limiter with advanced, proprietary distortion reduction algorithms.