Table Of Contents - Akai DPS16 Operator's Manual

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Chapter 1: Overview of the DPS16 .......................................... 1
Features of the DPS16 ...................................................................................................... 1
Parts and functions ........................................................................................................... 2
Internal IDE hard disk ....................................................................................................... 7
About external SCSI devices ............................................................................................. 7
Terminology and functions unique to DPS16 .................................................................... 9
The DPS16's user interface ............................................................................................. 14
Chapter 2: Recording on the DPS16....................................... 20
Connections ................................................................................................................... 20
Preparing to record ......................................................................................................... 22
Recording the first track .................................................................................................. 25
About Q-Link ........................................................................................................ 1
Top panel .................................................................................................................. 2
Front Panel ................................................................................................................ 5
Rear Panel ................................................................................................................. 6
Connecting a single SCSI device ....................................................................... 7
Connecting multiple SCSI devices ..................................................................... 8
About Project ............................................................................................................ 9
Physical tracks and virtual tracks ............................................................................... 9
Sampling frequency and bit resolution .................................................................... 10
The number of tracks available for simultaneous recording:................................. 10
The number of tracks available for simultaneous playback: ................................. 10
TRACK MIX channels and INPUT MIX channels...................................................... 11
Scene memory ........................................................................................................ 14
Using the display ..................................................................................................... 14
Screen ............................................................................................................. 14
Changing the settings and values ............................................................................. 16
Using the [JOG] wheel to change the settings ................................................. 16
Entering a numeric value directly .................................................................... 16
Entering characters .................................................................................................. 17
Using the [JOG] wheel to enter characters ...................................................... 17
Entering characters directly ............................................................................. 17
QLMC (Q-Link Mixer Control) ................................................................................ 18
When the QLMC mode is set to MIXER: .......................................................... 19
When the QLMC mode is set to EFFECT: ......................................................... 19
Connecting sound sources .............................................................................. 21
Connecting a monitor system .......................................................................... 21
Connecting a master recorder ......................................................................... 21
Connecting a device that has digital output jacks ............................................ 21
Connecting an external effect unit ................................................................... 21
Turning on the power to the DPS16 ......................................................................... 22
Formatting a hard disk ............................................................................................. 22
Creating a new Project ............................................................................................ 24
Signal flow during recording ................................................................................... 25
Recording to the first track ....................................................................................... 26
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