A few questions...

[Kenny202]

Honestly, I'm not sure what the BR600 'mastering' really does. Adds a bit of compression, I guess. I recorded my whole first album on a BR600, a good learning experience, but I would neer go back to stand-alone recorder. If you are exporting to a computer, use a DAW. I'd just export all the tracks individually and mix/master in a DAW.

I was actually talking to a friend today has done a bit of recording and he said the same thing re compression to tidy everything up and he says increases the impact of the sound, fattens it up a bit. Really thats all I would need to do.

So if I go onto mastering do I need to turn a compressor effect on or something or just by going into mastering does that tidy things up automatically? Sorry must be a stupid question

[mjbphotos]

I really don't remember the BR600's settings. There may be a 'mastering' effect to add to the track.

[Kenny202]

I think I got most of it figured out now. When you go into the mastering mode there is a "mastering tool kit" which is in effect a series of pre set effects you can use to master. I select the first one called "mix down" and it seems to trim it up and compress it just enough.

By the way for anyone interested no need to bounce the drums and save them as an individual track. As someone else mentioned the drum track will got with the other tracks automatically when you bounce.