PRODUCTION HISTORY / SCOTT DIXON’S ACCOUNT

Tranceport.3

Capture → arrangement → final print → delivery

01 · Capture

  1. Vinyl records

    Playback source

  2. Technics 1200 + new Ortofon cartridge

    Club DJ cartridge; exact Ortofon model not established.

  3. Rane MP22 phono stage

    “Mostly” in the owner’s wording.

  4. F1TC Finalizer 96K · capture A/D

    Analog-to-digital conversion. Processing bypassed for capture.

  5. Pro Tools · Mbox capture

    44.1 kHz / 24-bit digital recording

  6. In-box arrangement and editing

    Manual, track by track, in Pro Tools.

  1. Pro Tools digital output

    44.1 kHz / 24-bit

  2. F1TC Finalizer 96K · mastering stage

    Owner recalls real-time conversion to 96 kHz / 24-bit for insert / processing.

    Digital stage — not an analog signal rate.

  3. External analog insert loop

    Functional reconstruction; exact DSP position unspecified.

    D/AAvalon 747
    tube compressor
    A/D

    Analog signal only between D/A and A/D.

  4. F1TC Finalizer 96K · finishing

    Output returned to 44.1 kHz / 16-bit.

  5. Alesis MasterLink · final capture

    44.1 kHz / 16-bit digital capture.

    Two label-delivery versions follow below.

03 · Delivery to label

Two provided versions from the MasterLink final capture

Intent: protect the continuous mix from indexing problems.

Physical medium, file format and the exact type of the already indexed copy remain unconfirmed.

Studio capacity and DAT availability shaped the workflow.