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Main Features

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A KNOCKOUT PUNCH!
Punch Up
Insert the Finalizer Express between the stereo output of your mixer or workstation and your master recording media to refine your tracks with powerful mastering tools, adding real energy to the mix without worrying about "overs". Punch up your mix with the fast, intuitive user interface and deliver the ultimate sound quality you deserve - quick and clean! Spectral balance is improved, bass is tightened, the level is optimized and your mix sounds like a finished CD...it's that simple.

Main Features

  • Bring your mixes to life with TC's unique Multiband Compressor and Limiter algorithms
  • Boost and cut over three bands with the Spectral Balance Controls
  • Prevent "overs" from occurring with Soft Clipping
  • Foresee incoming peaks with Look Ahead Delay, allowing for faster, more accurate response
  • Use the Finalize Matrix for 25 variations in style and rate
  • Optimize your overall level with the Automatic Make-Up Gain
  • Add extra compression in each band by using the Emphasis keys
  • Record your fades from the built in Digital Fader or the optional TC Master Fader via MIDI


Other Features
  • 24 bit resolution A/D & D/A converters
  • 16 and 20 bit ditherin
  • Industry standard connectivity: AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Optical Tos-link & MIDI I/Os
  • High Resolution LED Metering of I/O & multi-band gain reduction


Really Fast
Acquiring a piece of high quality 24 bit digital equipment often means hours of manual reading, keeping you away from the main focus point of your work. With the Finalizer Express, you plug it in and you're on the fast track to a great sounding mix.

Express Yourself
The Finalizer Express combines the advantages of analog and digital equipment to bring intuition and creative flow into your work. With the aid of an analog style interface and TC's proprietary dynamics processing technology inside, your ideas come to life at the very moment you create them.

Advanced Technology
With TC Electronics' award winning multi- band compression technology, you are actually equalizing your track with selective compression, adding real energy and clarity into the mix without having to worry about "overs". The Finalizer Express delivers the "no compromise" audio quality your mixes deserve. If you are working either in the analog or the digital domain the Express has you covered with: 24 bit A/D & D/A's, AES/EBU, SPDIF and Tos-link I/Os.

Fast and Simple Power
Power up the Finalizer Express by pressing the Power button. Holding it down for more than three seconds turns the Express off and prevents sudden accidental power downs that could damage your precious equipment.


Tech Library
In the Tech Library you will find Papers and Articles about Audio Fidelity and Processing published by TC Developers and other Industry Professionals.
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Latest
Meet us at IBC 2012
Check how high the bar is set in loudness metering and processing. Visit us at this year's IBC. We are proud to display a wide range of loudness meters that are fully compliant with all of the major international broadcast standards such as EBU R128, ATSC A/85 and ITU-R BS.1770-2.

Where to buy

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Software
Radar Meter Bundle for Pro Tools | HD
Radar Meter Bundle for Pro Tools HD is a complete loudness meter package that is perfect for all post and production studios whether they deliver for broadcast or cinema. Radar Meter Bundle is a free upgrade for existing LM5D users. Please note that the iLok license is named "LM5D".

Userstory
TC Equips New DR Building
DR chose the Dynaudio Acoustics AIR series as the standard monitoring setup in all sound and video editing suites.