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1. eile e e el olo o o ol GIGOIGISIOISOIOIoOIeIe19S15 Siclololeliciclolciciaicl HE IE OO L IL IL AL L IL IE 1E L These allow you to route signals to the groups and also to the stereo L R bus To route any channel to a Group and hence to the track s press the desired GROUP key The current GROUP key will flash The SELECT keys for any channels assigned to that group will illuminate whilst those that aren t assigned will flash Press the channel SELECT keys for the channels you wish to assign or press an illuminated key to de assign a channel When done press the GROUP key again to return to normal mode The GROUP key will stop flashing NOTE 1 If a channel SELECT key is not lit nor flashing it means that the channel in question cannot be routed to that bus This applies to GROUP AUX and MIDI mixer channels NOTE 2 Almost any channel can be assigned to any group However it is not possible to assign groups to groups Groups can be assigned to the stereo L R bus however NOTE 3 In normal operation i e when not assigning channels to groups the GROUP keys should not be flashing To assign a channel to the L R output bus pre
2. ol olo o o ol 0000000000020 M olololololololololololo l Q apace OO LOLL AL L IL 1E 1E 1 L Below the screen are six soft keys F1 F6 the functions of which change according to the screen being displayed To the left of the function keys is a simple talkback mic Its level can be regulated using the TB LEVEL pot directly below it Underneath the function keys is a dedicated timecode display This can be switched between timecode hours minutes seconds frames and BBC Bars Beats Clocks using the DIS PLAY SELECT key to its right Display status is indicated by two small LEDs between the display and the DISPLAY SELECT Key Finally the CONTRAST control allows you to adjust contrast for the best view according to your viewing angle barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 24 Top Panel LCD LAYOUT The layout of the LCD is divided in various sections or blocks A typical LCD screen of the DPS24 would look like this IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m Reverb Snall Roon Reverb Fre D Time Fe Channel Effect Stereo Delay Big Room 3 Stereo Chorus Small Hall 6 4 Phaser Big Hall FK LIBRARY SO FT KEYS In all pages at the bottom of the screen the functions the softkeys F1 F6 are sh
3. pu mo pum qM rH Using the cursor keys or Q6 you can move up and down the list of available presets and using the SELECT key F6 totally re configure the DPS24 s internal patching In this way you can have presets suitable for track laying and overdubbing presets for mix down and so on For example Inputs Tracks Via Groups the default allows track laying via the groups To route any input s to track s they go via the groups and the signal is monitored via the disk tracks Therefore using the GROUP ASSIGN keys you can quickly route any input to any track This also has the advantage that several inputs can be sub mixed to recording tracks This method is also used for bouncing tracks and effect internally You can also select the Inputs Tracks Direct preset where an analog input goes to a disk track through the Input mixer Channel The advantage of this is that it is easy to record Input 1 to Track 1 Input 2 to Track 2 etc and you can still process the incoming signal using the Inout Mixer Channel processing EO Dynamics You may prefer a more direct approach in ADCs gt Tracks Direct where an analog input goes directly to a disk track without going through the Input mixer Channel However in both cases if you want to for example record Input 3 to say Track 12 this would require you either physically un plug Input 3 and p
4. OOF eeonpoggogoroo dg MECH OFF SELECT RECORD EMABLE The graphic in the window represents what is happening you are mixing down up to 24 chan nels of disk tracks to a 2 track machine and you can use the four effects channels What isn t shown is that it is also possible to mix external inputs during the mix process and also that chan nels may be sub grouped to the L R bus for sub mixing To make mixdown first select the completed project you want to mixdown and locate to its start Now in the MIXDOWN page press SELECT F4 or press REC ENABLE F5 6 create a new project using NEW 5 and enter a name for your stereo mixdown file By default the DPS24 will use the current project s name with the suffix Mix appended to the end of the name You can also select an existing project to mixdown to however this project will be overwritten You are now set up to mixdown To confirm Mix down via Effects is displayed at the top of the LCD screen as long as the DPS24 is in Mixdown mode Press PLAY and RECORD to record your stereo master mixdown At the end of the mixdown drop out of record in the usual way You can also use AUTO punch to start and stop recording automatically between the IN and OUT markers After recording in the PROJECT mode you will see yo
5. 166 SAMPLE RATE E Dee CUR 166 DIGHACSYNG acces sce ee sete cates 167 167 TIME GYNG aaan 167 168 SETUP 169 TEMPO MAP 170 PREFERENCE 172 PIAN TO 172 PLAY TROM orere e E EO 172 METRONOME T 172 56 172 55 4 173 PEAK HOLD TIME 173 WAVEFORM 000 040000000000 0 174 TRACK NAMES IN GRID 174 1 0 C E NI O 175 SHUTTLE XS MODE srren a 176 UNDO CONFIRMATION 176 AUDIO ec F TUP ee eee 177 GS dO eee eee ee eee 178 179 OS UPDALE a 180 182 IU DIOE 183 183 DISK FORNITI 184 AUDIO RECOVER 185 PERFORMING AN AUDIO 187 CD RECORDER 188 DOWNSAMPLING PROJECTS FOR CD 190 HOW TO PREPARE MATERIAL FOR DISK AT ONCE 191 PING DOIN
6. PIU a naa PAID 57 CAMCEL B RE EC RENAME 1 Using this list instead of entering the two digit memory number you can use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys or the Q6 knob to scroll and select a locate memory number to store The NOW time is captured at the time when you press F6 STORE or the ENTER key By default the stored locate point is named Memory nn however you may also name the locate point before storing it by pressing F3 F4 NAME amp STORE IN that case the NOW time is captured at th etime when you press F6 OK in the Name Locator window Storing the locate memory also closes the prompt You can also close the pop up without storing a locate memory by pressing F1 CANCEL or the CANCEL key If you have stored a memory the next time that you will enter the STORE LOCATE pop up the cursor will automatically be positionned on the next memory number While the STORE pop up is open you can also rename existing memories by placing the cursor on the memory number to rename and pressing F5 RENAME barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 44 MIX SCENE KEYS Once stored they may be recalled using the GOTO key Although the GOTO function is designed to be used blind without referring to the LCD when you press GOTO a prompt is also shown on the LCD IDE 0 Project IDE 0 Projest Scen
7. GRP 8 1 19 13 20 21 22 23 24 i 5 2 3 4 F GRF 8 Fe ATM SOURCES Fel Frac FA3 Fact Fed L R Fee L R Ps3 L R Fad L R GROUPS PATCH PRESETS SOURCE The INPUT CHANNEL SOURCES fields at the top of the screen allow you to select the input source for each of the 12 input channels The choices are ADC 1 12 default FX1L Digital In L Digital In R 2 L Aux In L FX2 Aux In R PX3 L 2 Track L R 2 Track R FX4 L 1 8 FX4R ADAT 9 24 with IB 24ADT option board installed METRONOME In this way you can patch any analogue or digital audio source to any channel The default for each input is to have as its source a corresponding ADC However these can changed to your own requirements It also allows the input channels to be used for mixing audio sources other than analogue inputs For example you could patch in the internal FX outputs into two input channels so that they can be EQ d compressed gated etc Similarly you could patch in a CD or DAT or other stereo digital audio source via the Digital In L R inputs If you have an Akai 55 6000 with the optional ADAT board fitted you can patch the ADAT inputs to the channels to have a digital feed of the sampler s individual outputs rensonar srl Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 108 PATCH MODE Assignments in this page and all the
8. Persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 180 SETUP MODE It is possible to assign the following to any given channel INPUT 1 12 TRACKS 1 24 GROUPS 1 2 7 8 FX SEND 1 4 AUX SEND 14 FX RETURN 1 4 AUX INPUT L R MIDI CONTROLLER 1 16 Pan EQ and effects sends are not available on these channel assignments The default assignments for the main USER BANK are SEND 1 SEND 2 FX SEND 3 FX SEND 4 AUX SEND 1 AUX SEND 2 AUX SEND 3 AUX SEND 4 AUXL R 10 MIDI 1 11 MIDI 2 12 MIDI 3 amp WN LG You can return to the PREFS page by pressing EXIT F1 OSUPDATE Pressing SYSTEM OS shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m r UPGRADE Upgrade Device HOST 0 Remote Press UPGRADE to rerraarcam the Flash with new software from the selected device CD or USE rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual OS UPDATE 181 You can update the OS of the DPS24 from an ISO CD in the Internal CD drive IDE 1 However you also have the option to update your DPS24 OS from any connected drive any valid drives will show up in the Upgrade Device Q2 field including SCSI and HOST drives You have the option to browse the contents of the selected drive to select the OS you want to upgrade to Select the drive where your OS is stored and use BROWSE F6 to navigate your way
9. Oj OJOjJOJOJjOJOJOJOJOJOJO O olololo lolololololololol o Olo ol olo OO OOOOOOOOOOOO GIOI Slelelslelolslslcicolaicl eee L IL IL AL L IL 1E 1E L The outer shuttle wheel allows variable speed playback forward or backward at 2 x nominal speed whilst the inner jog wheel allows you to scrub audio It is possible to scrub all 24 tracks NOTE When shuttling or jogging any automation data is ignored When forward playback commences however the automation data will be played back The entire wheel mechanism can be switched off using the WHEEL key located above the IN key to prevent accidental use during critical playback for example when doing the final mixdown When WHEEL is switched ON however you can grab the jog wheel at any time during playback to scrub audio and identify edit points locate points etc NOTE During critical playback live shows etc it is recommended to switch WHEEL OFF to avoid possible interruptions caused by unintentionally moving the Jog shuttle wheel IN OUT KEYS Pressing either of these keys marks the current NOW time as the IN or OUT points IN and OUT points can be marked on the fly even when a project is playing there is no need to have to stop playback to mark an edit point or create an edit region When an IN OUT region is marked it is highlig
10. 193 MULTI BAND 194 LOADING SAVING PRESETS 198 MASTERING ON THE 24 199 OK 201 am persona stole Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual EXT SYNC KEY este rote rere ee ene eee re eae 202 SETTING EXT SYNC OFFSE IS 203 INTEGRATING 5 203 24 TRACK TRANSFER ADAT TO 0 524 205 24 TRACK TRANSFERS DPS24 TO ADAT 205 OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OPTION 205 AND DIGITAL CLOCK 206 ee 207 MIDI Implementation Chart 207 BOCK Diagrams T T DOE 208 Insatllation of Options To service Technicians 212 OS Upgrade via USB PC 213 OS Upgrade via CD PC only 214 ASCII Keyboard commandS 215 ADAT RC Key 215 SPECIFICATIONS 216 INDEXA nn 218 xara persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s
11. AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 212 APPENDIX Installation of O ptions To Service Technicians IB 24LTC IB 24ADT 1 Remove the screws for the cover of expansion slot and remove the cover Save the screws 2 Slide the Option Board in along the guide groove and press it firmly to ensure secure connection 3 Tighten the screws back that have been removed in the previous step IB 24SCSI 1 From the bottom of the unit remove the screws for the bottom cover and open the bottom 2 Remove the screws for the cover of SCSI option slot on the Rear Panel and remove the cover Save the screws 3 Place the board as illustrated making sure that connectors are securely connected 4 Mount the board with the screw included in the option board and with those screws re moved previously 5 Place the bottom cover back and tighten all screws biam persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 213 DPS24 OS U pgrade via U SB PC only You can check the current O S Version in the SETUP page 1 From akaipro com Operating System Download page download the latest OS Version dps24 zip the OS Loader utility dpsosldr zip if you haven t already installed it 2 Create a new folder on your PC in a location that you will remember For instance create a folder named Akai DPS24 in My Documents 3 Unzip the downloaded files into the folder created above If WinZip is not installed on your computer you
12. 31 MAIN CONTROL 464 0000 00 32 MIX SCENE KEY 35 STIORINGUAMIDCSCENB e E EA AA A A A 36 PECA 37 ne 38 39 ara persona e A v1 6 Operator s Manual Table of Contents TRANSPORT KEYS tete 40 EDIT PLAY KEYS setenta 41 2020 9 42 USING THE AUTOLOCATOR eerte 43 QUICK LOCATE KEYS eeeeetete eee 45 GOTO NEXT PREV 45 LOCATE TO 46 JOG SHUTTLE WHEEL 47 IN OUT KEYS tette 47 POWERING UP THE 524 2 2222727222222222 2 2442 0042 48 DPS24 MODES Renee nre tnnt 49 MAIN SCREEN Ree eet tnn 50 51 EDIT MODE 222222 000 20 0000 000010201011101510 52 EDITING AND AUTOMATION 56 57 58 58 59 60 61 WAVI AIFF IMPORT cccccscscocescscscscesesesescsresesesesteresesesceceresescaveveeseaee 63 IMPORTING MULTIPLE WAV FILES TO MULTIPLE TRACKS 68 WAVI AIFF FILES EXPORT o cccccccccccssscscscecescscsescecesesescecese
13. AUTONATION Pressing CLEAR AUTOMATION will clear ALL dunamic automation from the specified channels CMOTE Scenez Snapshotzs will MOT be erased Edit Trackz Channels SELECTED CAMCEL CLEAR CLEAR AUTOMATION Select the tracks using the EDIT SELECT keys Alternatively press ALL F4 to select all disk tracks or select ALL in the Channels Q5 field to select all channels i e all inputs all tracks FX returns etc Pressing F5 6 will clear the automation on the selected channels NOTE 1 Only the dynamic automation is cleared scenes are not affected NOTE 2 In the event of making a mistake and inadvertently clearing some tracks automation data forget that you can use UNDO to get it back biam persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUTOMATED SCENE AND SNAPSHOT RECALL 121 AUTOMATED SCENEAND SNAPSHOT RECALL In addition to dynamic automation it is also possible to automate scene and snapshot recalls that is as the dynamic automation is running scenes and snapshots can be recalled at any time as part of the automation Snapshots can be used to change EQ or Dynamics settings of a specifc channel or to change effects at the specified time Scenes can be used to change the entire mixer status or to jump quickly from one mix to another for instance between two different songs in the same project There are many possibilities Of course before you have any scenes or snapshot
14. position The same is true for FX AUX3 4 if set to stereo FX AUX3 sets the level FX AUX4 sets panning rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 14 Top Panel FADER FLIP It is also possible to flip or swap the faders and FX Aux sends allowing you to set FX Aux sends using the motorized faders This is useful when you require very abrupt changes to Aux sends to allow for precision when setting the FX Aux send levels the encoders need a few turns to cover the entire range The faders on the other hand can cover the entire range in one swift movement To flip the faders simply double click the FX Aux buttons Press the FX Aux key once to select it Press it again to flip When flipped the faders set FX Aux send level and the encoders now set channel level When flipped the LED in the key will flash to indicate its status Press it again to return to normal operation NOTE If the sends are configured as stereo sends when FX AUX1 is flipped the faders set FX Aux1 2 send level and the encoders set the channel level However when FX AUX2 is flipped the faders set FX Aux1 2 send level and the encoders set FX AUX1 2 send pan position The same is true for FX AUX3 4 rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Q CHANNEL SELECT Q CHANNEL ENCODERS 15 Q CHANNEL SELECT Q CHANNEL ENCODERS In the centre of the panel is
15. Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual OUTPUTS 109 OUTPUTS Pressing OUTPUTS shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m STERED OUTPUTS ASSIGN LEFT RIGHT AU OUTFUT ASSIGH DIGITAL OUTPUT ASSIGN Aue Aes Alag DIGL DIGA AUSI AU ASS AU ASS AU sS4 MIAIPAL HORT OUTPUT ASSIGN AUT2 ADTs 4 ADOTE ADT ADTs PATCH PRESETS Here you can patch internal audio sources to any of the DPS24 s outputs Basically in this page any audio source within the DPS24 can be assigned to any of the physical output con nectors on the rear panel The available audio sources are INPUTS 1 12 SOLO L FX1L 1 output L TRACKS 1 24 SOLOR FX1R 1 output R ADC 1 12 FX SEND BUS 1 FX2L 2 output L DIGI L FX SEND BUS 2 FX2R 2 output DIGIR FX SEND BUS 3 FX3L FX 3 output L AUX INL FX SEND BUS 4 FX3R 3 output R AUX INR AUX SEND BUS 1 FXAL 4 output L 2 TRACK IN L AUX SEND BUS 2 FXAR FX 4 output R 2 TRACK IN R AUXSENDBUS3 no assignment ADAT 1 8 AUX SEND BUS 4 ADAT 9 24 GROUPS 1 8 MAIN L default MAIN R default with IB 24ADT option board installed STEREO OUTPUTS ASSIGN allows you set which of the above audio sources will appear at the STEREO outputs the default of course is ST L and ST R stereo bus left and right AUX OUTPUT ASSIGN allows you to set which of the above audio sources is sent to
16. olololololololololololo l olololololololololololo l OOO L IL 1E 1E L From the current NOW time original location their functions are TO Rolls back plays up to the original location and stops The play to time can be set in the SETUP PREFERENCES mode FROM Plays from the current NOW time and returns to the original location The play from time can be set in the SETUP PREFERENCES mode PLAY OVER Pressing TO and FROM together plays over the current NOW time and returns to the original location The to from time depends on the value set for PLAY TO and PLAY FROM in the SETUP PREFERENCES mode IN gt OUT Plays between the IN OUT markers and returns to the original location It s SHIFT function LOOP allows you to play the IN OUT region repeatedly in a seamless loop and is useful for auditioning how an edit may sound when played repeatedly i e when pasted or inserted sev eral times end to end NOTET When using edit play keys any automation data is ignored When the regular PLAY key is pressed playback commences however the automation data will be played back NOTEZ When using the edit play keys while AUTO is enabled the rehearse auto monitoring does not apply This way it is possible to playback the last recording using the IN gt OUT key without disabling the AUTO mode rensonar sro Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 42 MIX SCENE KEYS
17. 0 si su Original project After IMPORT with timestamps After IMPORT without timestamps rensonar srl Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 70 EDIT MODE Also if you are importing projects from another system it s quite likely that the tracks will have been named so it might be wise to use IMPORT NAMES as well Whatever you choose to import the files press OK You will see a progress display as the files are imported and at the end of the process you will see a confirmation dialogue press OK F6 Importing multiple files in this way is ideal for working on projects that have been created on other systems Although the DPS24 cannot read their Q Lists directly being able to read each file s timestamp on the DPS24 allows you to effectively re create the Q List from the project on that system However please note one thing It s quite possible that the original project created on the other system has several cues at different times on one track Of course all these small cues have unique timestamps but because it is not possible to assign more than one recording to any given DPS24 track the individual files will need to be spread across several tracks However having said that most systems should be able render these individual recordings as one long take that can be placed on one track or a stereo pair of the DPS24 Le Original project after rendering
18. 112 AUTOMATION 113 ABOUT THE AUTOMATION eee RH 115 size iE l H 117 LS BS B cn ee 118 CLEAR AUTOMATON essan Enpre ener odet EErEE 120 AUTOMATED SCENE AND SNAPSHOT RECALL 121 USING AUTOMATED SCENE SNAPSHOT RECALL 122 NOTES REGARDING AUTOMATED SCENE RECALL 123 AUTOMATION EVENT 125 Isi PN ed Au 126 EFFECTS MODE Sane a eee 132 EDITING EFFECTS arrin ake Sates TM 129 STORING EDITED EFFECTS 225 129 130 FX LIBRARY FACTORY 6 00 200000 020000300000000 0 131 FX PARAMETER 132 UE 132 cu 134 COMBINED eerte 137 138 FLANGER C 139 140 ROTARY SPEAKER 141 PIRCEESEHET 142 EO ENHANCER 7 DISTORTION 143 ES 144 ne MI I EE DES 146 FX SNAPSHOTS 0 0 0 0 nne 148 EFFECTS 5 150 SETTING UP MULTI EFFEQCTS
19. IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m 44 1 24 bit 25 FPS 01 95 33 04 20 60 00 00 00 9 OUT 91 06 33 04 Bs EE Se If you try to zoom out on a track before the waveforms are calculated you will get the fol lowing message in place of the waveform Waveform data not yet available In practice you shouldn t notice the waveform generation function as it all takes place in the background If you are not using ak Sys or do not need to zoom out very far in the EDIT pages you can turn the function off and leave it off However if you do switch the function off and attempt to zoom out too far in the EDIT pages you will be prompted rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual TRACK NAMES IN GRID 175 Woveform file generation must be enabled to display wovetorms ot this zoom Do you want to turn it You should respond accordingly A similar message will be displayed if you start ak Sys with waveform generation switched off Because some disk space is used you can reserve a portion of the disk so that after a certain percentage the generation of waveforms will be inhibited and the remaining space used exclusively for audio recording and projects This is set in the WAV GEN INHIBIT O2 parameter For instance with a 75 setting when the disk is 75 full waveform generation will be inhibited If waveform generation is inhibited this icon is shown next to the NOW displa
20. In all EDIT function pages you can see a graphic representation of the selected EDIT function The Edit Tracks graphic shows you which tracks are selected for edit same as the 24 RECORD EDIT SELECT keys The CLEAR F3 and ALL F4 buttons give you a quick way of deselecting or selecting all tracks for edit F6 or the ENTER key performs the selected edit function and returns to the main EDIT screen CANCEL F1 or the CANCEL key returns to the main EDIT screen without performing the edit Q5 selects the Automation Edit options barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 56 EDIT MODE EDITING AND AUTOMATION When performing edits that cause audio to move it is necessary to edit any automation data that exists in that region accordingly If automation data is left untouched by an audio edit the mix will be wrong For example when removing a piece of audio IN OUT Before CUT without automation edit Without including the automation data in the edit the fade is now in the wrong place Editing automation data with the audio edit means that the fade is still in the correct place relative to the audio IN OUT Before CUT with automation edit p m The editing functions on the DPS24 include a Q LINK control that allows you to decide whether automation data will be affected by the edit or not This parameter exists on all the audio edit func tions allowing you to decide how the aut
21. 22m Trk Mame F Snapz 04 js Hysteresis Hold Press the MIX SCENE RECALL button to display the SNAPSHOT RECALL page IDE Project 0 Projest Scene 00 Free 107 22m _ Free 107h 22m SHAPSHOT RECALL GS to change type Settings will reca on the selected mixer channel Now select the snapshot you just stored Press RECALL F6 or ENTER to recall the snapshot NOTE You don t have to have the channel page on the screen to store and recall Dynamics and EQ snapshots _ it just makes explaining it easier but the snapshots will always be stored from and re called to the selected mixer channel Q Channel regardless of the page displayed on screen pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AND DYNAMICS SNAPSHOTS 99 Now Track4 has the dynamics settings we stored earlier from Track3 IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m Mame F Snapz Threshold 26 00E NOTE To store EQ or Dynamics presets from the global libraries as an automate able snapshot simply recall the chosen preset onto a mixer channel then store it as a snapshot Conversely storing snapshots into the global preset libraries can be achieved by recalling the snapshot onto a mixer channel then storing the recalled settings as a preset However bear in mind that the Dynamics snapshot stores both Compressor and Noise Gate settings but the Compressor and Noise Gate
22. A User Bank can also be used for MIDI mixing of external sound modules samplers etc and could also be set up to provide dedicated master FX Aux sends which are not directly available on the panel The DPS24 has a total of five User Banks the main User Bank directly accessed via the dedicated USER BANK key and four extra User Banks To access the extra fader banks hold the SHIFT key while you press one of the first four FADER BANK keys The USER BANK key will light up as well as the key pressed to indicate that you have an extended user bank selected The PREV F3 and NEXT F4 keys in this page allow you to select which user bank you want to edit The User Bank you are working on is shown in the title of the right hand column in the example above Extra User Bank 3 s assignments are shown To assign a channel to a user channel use CURSOR UP DOWN or Q6 to move the cursor inside the left Possible Assignments column to the channel you want to assign Now press CURSOR RIGHT to move to the USER BANK ASSIGNMENTS column and use CURSOR UP DOWN or Q6 to select the USER BANK channel Now press ASSIGN F6 Repeat as necessary for other channels NOTE When an assignment is made the left column cursor moves to the next channel and the right column cursor to the next fader making it ready to assign Also to select channels for assignment quickly a shortcut is to press the appropriate channel s SE LECT key on the front panel
23. e 00096 a g A 9 9 e 9 e 221 DIGITAL PERSONAL STUDIO Version 1 6 AK AI professional ee 5 5 9 ee 59 n 9090 922 o e JE UE Rf Ae ea ae JL JU 40 0 P e Operator s Manual WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Important Notice The material in this document is copyright to AKAI professional Corp and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY POLICY All the software provided with or purchased especially for AKAI professional products has been tested for functionality AKAI professional Corp will make its best efforts to correct reported software defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities AKAI professional Corp makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied with respect to the system s performance or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will professional Corp be liable for direct or indirect damages arising from any defect in the software or its documentation Further AKAI professional M I Corp will not accept any liability for any programs sounds audio recording or sequences stored in or
24. 16 The file formats that can be imported are 16 or 24bit Mono Stereo or Multi channel WAV Broadcast WAV wav or bwf extensions or AIFF files aif extension NOTE The extension must be present for the DPS24 to recognize the file The DATE RANGE parameter Q4 allows you to select what files you will view when using BROWSE based on their creation date The options are ALL You will see all files PAST YEAR You will only see files from the past year PAST 6 MONTHS You will only see files from the past 6 months PAST 2 MONTHS You will only see files from the past 2 months PAST MONTH You will only see files from the past month PAST 2 WEEKS You will only see files from the past 2 weeks PAST WEEK You will only see files from the past week TODAY You will only see files from the current date Persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFF IMPORT 65 Pressing BROWSE F6 shows a screen that displays the files on the selected drive 0 Messenger Free 10Th 22m UAU Internal CD IDE 1 Volume Killer Drums Val 1 Tracks ate g Kit 14 Sep 2001 EN Kit B 25 Jun 2002 Kit C 25 Jun 2002 Kit D 24 Iun 2002 7 README 15T txt 25 Tun 2o02 Folders on the disk are shown and these be opened with the OPEN key on F5 IDE 0 Messenger3 Free 107 22m WAY IHPORT F Internal CD Killer Drums Yol Kit IDE 1 Wolume Killer Drums Vol 1 Trackts2 late ae 2 Ub
25. Back in the Hardware Wizard click NEXT The Wizard will now copy and install the drivers When Completed click on Finish If you had opened the Device Manager and System Properties windows close them 5 On the DPS24 press the SETUP key and then F6 for OS In the O S Upgrade page use Q2 to select Upgrade from USB port and press F5 or F6 UPGRADE Read the warning message and press F6 YES if you are ready The DPS24 now displays a Ready to update Flash ROM screen Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 214 APPENDIX 6 From the Windows Start menu select Programs Accessories Command Prompt Win dows XP or Programs MS DOS Prompt Windows 98 gt This will open the DOS prompt window 7 Open the Akai DPS24 folder created in step 2 In the Akai DPS24 folder click on usbrom file and drag it into the DOS window Click on the DOS prompt window and enter a Space In the Akai DPS24 folder click on the DPS24 BIN file and drag it into the DOS window Click on the DPS prompt window and press the Enter key When the Prompt window displays This will reprogram the DPS24 FlashROM Are you sure you want to continue Y N type Y The program will now update the DPS24 OS DO NOT POWER DOWN the DPS24 nor the computer until completed When completed the DPS24 displays Please reboot now On the PC close the DOS prompt window 8 Reboot the DPS24 When it has finished booting
26. NOTE 2 Remember that the Scene Snapshot Store and Recall pages are context sensitive Depend ing on which page is active when you press the SCENE STORE RECALL keys the DPS24 will display either the SCENE STORE RECALL or SNAPSHOT STORE RECALL window i e if you are in CHANNEL EQ page the EQ Snapshot window will pop up if you are in CHANNEL COMP or N GATE page the DYNAMICS Snapshot window will pop up if you are inan FXpage the FX Snapshot window will pop up otherwise the Scene window will pop up However once in the Scene Snapshot Store or Recall page you can switch between SCENE and SNAP SHOT mode and between Snapshot Types manually using the SCENE SNAPSHOT button F2 and Q5 knob respectively Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 122 AUTOMATION USING AUTOMATED SCENE SNAPSHOT RECALL Here are just a few things you can use automated scene snapshot recall for Static EQ changes change the settings of a channel s EQ using EQ Snapshot Recall at specific points in your project This is particularly useful if you have to have two different instru ments on one track For example on Track 5 you may have electric piano during the verses and strings during the chorus and each need specific EQ settings Store the EQ settings for each instrument in two different snapshots and recall them as appropriate FX changes change the selection of effects using FX Snapshot Recall at specific points in your pr
27. Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed of LFO Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of LFO e Fdback 0 100 Adjusts the feedback amount MONO PHASER Fdback This is a typical phaser effect with mono in and mono out You can adjust the pan setting of the effect sound with the Phaser additional Pan parameter Phaser e Pan 60 60 STEREO PHASER Fdback This is a stereo phaser effect mono in stereo out 5 You can adjust the width and spread of the stereo im age with the additional Width parameter e Width 0 100 XOVER PHASER This is a variation of the STEREO PHASER The feedback from the L R channels is input to the opposite channels The parameters are the same PAN PHASER This effect adds an auto panning effect to the mono phaser effect sound piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual ROTARY SPEAKER 141 ROTARY SPEAKER ROTARY SPEAKER This mono in stereo out effect simulates rotary speakers for organ sound e Rate1 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the rotation speed Rate1 of the speakers e 2 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the rotation speed Rate2 of the speakers e Accel 0 1sec 10sec Adjusts the time duration taken for switching from Rate1 to Rate 2 Init R1 R2 Sets the initial rotation speed Ratel Rate2 Pressing the additional F5 TRIGGER softkey repeatedly toggles the rotation speed between Rate 1 and Rate 2 Use the Accel parameter to adju
28. Song 1 Tracks 1 20 IDE 1 Malume Paul s project Trackcs late Tracks 1 amp 2 way 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 3 amp 4 way 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 9 amp 6 wav 18 Jun 2002 Tracks way 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 9 amp 1 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 11 amp 12 wavy 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 13 amp 14 way 18 Jun 2002 Channels 2 Timestamp lt Details 441kHz 16 bit Length ead To import multiple files select them using the CURSOR keys and use the SELECT key to mark them 0 Messenger Free 10Th 22m UAU IHPORT p Paul s project Song 1 Tracks 1 20 IDE 1 Wolume Paul s project Hame Tracks late Tracks 1 amp z wav 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 2454 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 18 Jun 2002 Tracks TAS waw 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 9 amp 1 wav 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 11 amp 12 wav 18 Jun 2002 Tracks 12514 18 Jun 2002 Channels 2 Timestamp nane Details 44 1kHz 15 Bit Length 12 rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual IMPROTING MULTIPLE WAV FILES TO MULTIPLE TRACKS 69 Now as you select each file you will see an indication of the tracks that each file will end up on shown to the right of the filename Type Hame Tracks Tracks 182 wav Tracks 554 way DES In the above example which shows typical application for multiple file insertion import ing projects made on other systems the track are shown in descending order an
29. Toms wavy 13 Jun 20 Channels 2 Timestamp none Details 441kHz 16 Bit Length Gggg Using the RECORD EDIT SELECT keys select the tracks to import the audio file to so that the number to selected tracks is at least equal to the number of Channels in the audio file If there are more tracks selected than the number of Channels the file will be imported to the lowest track numbers If there are less tracks enabled for EDIT than the number of Channels to be imported the following error message will be displayed Please select file s and destination tracks for import All you need to do now is press IMPORT You will see something like this screen IDE 0 Messenger2 Tn 270720 Free 107h 22m IMPORT AUDIO Are You sure You want to IMPORT 1 WAU file to 2 trackisi CANCEL TO TIMESTAMP IMPORT MAMES TW aa rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFF IMPORT 67 You now have two options you can choose before you proceed TO TIMESTAMP F2 F3 Allows you to have the wav file automatically placed at its own original timestamp within the DPS24 project With Broadcast wavs wav or bwf itis possible to store the timestamp information as part of the file This is not to be confused with the time of the day it was recorded i e 2 15pm but the time position in the project where it was recorded 5o for example if you recorded something in a three minute pr
30. aj ajas LOCRIA Locrian scale ps piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual PITCH CORRECTOR 147 User scale When USER Scale is selected the custom scale is defined by the ScaleBits parameter which can be accessed by pressing the F5 MORE softkey The ScaleBits parameter is a numeric value calculated using a binary representation of the notes where is 1 C is 2 D is 4 D is 8 Eis 16 Fis 32 F is 64 Gis 128 G is 256 Ais 512 A is 1024 and B is 2048 For instance using this calculation the ScaleBits value for the Chroma scale is the maximum value of 4095 all notes The notes from the User Scale are shown in real time on the graphics as the ScaleBits value is changed TIP Usually select the chromatic scale However depending on the songs selecting another scale may produce an interesting result TIP The primary purpose of the pitch corrector 15 to correct a slightly out of tune vocal lines This is especially useful in multi part vocal harmonies Further it can be used to make special machine like formant shifting vocal effect The input must be a solo vocal if possible without any EQ Reverb etc these can be applied later Only effect that recommended before the pitch corrector is a compressor The level should be even and not less than 20dB This offers 13 preset scales for Scale parameter The pitch of the input signal is always corrected
31. b 00 05 09 8 Enter timecode for selected event and press to Press CAMCEL to leave event time unchanged You can either type in a new value or you can move the cursor to the appropriate digit and nudge the value using the DATA ENTRY keys Press MOVE to actually move the event or CANCEL to abort If you make a mistake you can use UNDO m m v1 6 Operator s Manual EFFECTS MODE 127 EFFECTS MODE Pressing FX shows something like this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m Reverb 5nall Hoon Reverb Fre D Time Stereo Delay Big Room Stereo Chorus small Hall 4 Pan Phaser Big Hall LIBRARY You can see the four effects channels and the effect type assigned to them A graphic depiction of the selected channel s effect is shown and the effect s parameters are available down the right side of the panel for editing Channels are selected using the CURSOR UP DOWN keys IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m inserter eA Flanger Flanger Flanger Stereo Flanger 5 Stereo Chorus Sower Flanger 4 Pan Phaser Pan Flanger The effect assigned to the selected channel is shown in the EFFECTS list and its parameters Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 128 EFFECTS MODE are available for immediate editing To select effect types move the cursor to the EFFECT list using the CURSOR gt key IDE 0 Project Free 10
32. oo OG 130 00 00 07 19 OJT ee cur ERASE JT INSERT PASTE Jf MOVE You can also use SHIFT CURSOR UP DOWN to increase or decrease vertical i e ampli tude resolution for the selected track s When editing you can use the JOG wheel to fine tune your edit jog to the point in the waveform display and press IN or OUT to re define the edit region barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 54 EDIT MODE Using SHIFT CURSOR LEFT RIGHT you may zoom in out on the waveform horizontally At any resolution you can use the numerical keypad s keys or Q5 knob to nudge NOW time forwards or backwards by one pixel increments to fine tune your edit points At the maximum horizontal zoom one pixel of the LCD represents one sample This means that you can set sample accurate edit points 0 Messengers Free 1071 22m IN 0 00 54 04 120 00 00 00 00 DUT 00 00 54 q vierra persona 2 AI v1 6 Operator s Manual EDIT MODE 55 From the main EDIT mode the F1 F6 softkeys provide access to the individual edit function pages INSERT All EDIT function pages look more or less like this amp Project ae eee Free 107h 22m COPY REGION leztinatian I 0 Original HAKH Clipboord Hek 56 Edit Tracks Ee Automation Edit CFF 20 29 11 ee ee i CAMCEL CLEAR COPY
33. should you type in a certain value the closest value will be chosen The blocks of parameters in the main section of the EQ Channel window are as follows NAME Shows the name of the channel The name defaults to the channel type and number for instance Input 12 V Track 3 FX Return 01 Group 06 FX Send 01 This can be changed by entering a 16 character name of your own choos ing in the NAME window accessed from the channel Utilities page EQ CURVE Shows a graphic representation of the EQ for the selected channel as it the EQ controls are adjusted EQ CONTROLS Shows allows you to set the EQ parameters High Frequency and Gain Mid Frequency Gain and Q Low frequency and Gain The parameter values update as you use the Q Channel controls or you may enter values directly as described above The EQ can be bypassed using the O Channel s EQ ONkey or the EQ ON OFF toggle F4 The EQ status is shown at the top left of this area DYN Shows switches the channel Dynamics status on or off PAN Shows sets the pan position for the selected channel NOTE In the case of stereo channels such as the FX returns this control acts as a balance control LEVEL Shows 5sets the fader position for the selected channel To its right you will see a level meter that shows incoming level In addition if Dynamics are active a Gain Reduction meter will be shown to the right of the level meter whenever gain reduction is applied Wher
34. 192 CD RECORDER Even if your CD is made up of one long piece of music you can place track markers at points throughout the piece For example if you have done a remake of the 25 minute opus Supper s Ready by Genesis each section can have track markers Alternatively If you want you can also mark indexes These can be used to locate to positions within a track for example intro verse 1 chorus 1 verse 2 chorus 2 instrumental final chorus or whatever To mark an index the locate point should be prefixed with an ampersand amp NOTE 1 Marking indexes is optional Some CD players don t actually have the ability to locate to indexes so it s entirely up to you if you want to use them NOTE 2 Autolocate points that are not prefixed with either or amp will be ignored locate memories 2 3 and 6 in the example shown on the previous page NOTE 3 The locators used for Track IDs and Indexes must be stored in ascending order for correct operation NOTE 4 The minimum time between two Track IDs is 4 seconds Once you have set up your track markers you can proceed to the CD R page Set the param eters as follows IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m CD H SETUP Left Track Internal CD TRACK i IDE 1 Aight Track Source Pro ject Project TRACK oz Write Time Qs tas aga OD Disc Status BLANK Write Speed Total Tracks 00 Used On Oise Gogg Oo Test Write Free On Di
35. AUTOLOCATOR EJEJE ol o o ol Slololololololololololel NANA IE OOO L IL 1E 1E L Next to the EDIT PLAY keys are the AUTOLOCATE keys Their functions are GOTO Pressing this key allows you to locate to one of 100 00 99 previously stored locate memory points to the IN OUT points to the Project START END to the PREVIOUS NEXT cue return to zero or roll back by the pre roll time Pressing SHIFT GOTO pops up a window that allows you to enter a locate time value with the numeric keypad MEMORY Pressing this key allows you to store a locate point pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual USING THE AUTOLOCATOR 43 USING THEAUTOLOCATOR To store a locate memory the basic operation is as follows press the MEMORY key followed by a two digit number followed by ENTER This will store the current NOW time into the selected locate memory Although the STORE function is designed to be used blind without referring to the LCD when you press MEMORY this pop up is shown IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m STORE LOCATE o J o 4 o 9 scat
36. If there is nothing to undo redo the Nothing to UNDO REDO prompt will inform you as such If you don t want these pop up confirmations simply disable the function In either of the PREFERENCES pages the other function keys are ERIT AUDIO SETUP CLOCH SETUF EXIT F1 Returns you to the main SETUP page AUDIO SETUP F3 4 Takes you to a page where you can set audio I Os operation CLOCK SETUP F5 6 Takes you to a page where you can set the real time clock rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUDIO SETUP If you select AUDIO SETUP F3 F4 you will see this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m AUDIO SETUP KC I Exc ER professional rack Sens AUDIO SETUP 177 adt zu MPLF Connection SPOOF The parameters are SOURCE 01 LEVEL Q2 2 TRACK SENS Q3 MPLP CONNECTION Q4 SPDIF FORMAT Q5 Format CONSUMER Headphone Level Here you may select 2 TRACK L R DIGI IN L R or AUX IN as the physical inputs for the 2 Track Source Here you can set the level of the incoming 2 track source Here you can set the input sensitivity of the 2 track source The options are HIGH Maximum input level 15 4dB LOW Maximum input level is 13dB Here you can set the operation of the lightpipe I O The MPLP Multi Purpose LightPipe the optical connectors can be switched between SPDIF Stereo 8 Channel When MPL
37. NOTE It is possible to copy edits between projects that are stored on the same drive Select the track s you want to edit mark your edit region and press COPY Now load the project you want to place the edit in select the destination tracks and locate to the position you want the edit to be placed and use the PASTE or INSERT function explained later to place the region in that project CUT and ERASE also copy the region to the clipboard so you can place audio regions you remove in other projects as well Destination Q2 allows to select between the regular Copy Region function Clipboard and the Export Region function The Export feature is described later in this manual Automation Edit Q5 allows you to also copy the automation for that region barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 58 EDIT MODE CUT Pressing CUT F2 displays this screen IDE s Project Free 107 22m Original le cur Ude uam Edit Tracks Automation Edit PTT TT TTL nn SELECTED ey IH cg OUT 909 00 02 14 CAMCEL CLEAR ALL Pressing CUT F6 or the ENTER key will remove the selected IN OUT region to the clip board and close the gap shifting all subsequent audio backwards ERASE Pressing ERASE F3 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m ERASE Edit Tracks Automation Edit FT TT Ty
38. a simpler way is to mute all the channels you want to drop out and store that in a scene At the appropriate moment recall that scene and all those channels will be muted For example you want to mute channels 1 2 5 6 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 at a particular point in the mix As mentioned you can record these mutes separately in several automation passes but this takes time and more importantly it might be difficult to synchronise those mutes A better method would be to stop playback mute those channels and store a scene Then at the appropriate moment recall that scene as part of the dynamic mix automation the selected channels will be muted simultaneously Recall another scene with those channels re enabled Static control changes of the MBCX change the settings of the MBCX as the dynamic content of the songs your master track changes For example the first song might be quite bass heavy and require a certain combination of settings whilst the next song is a little lighter in the LF region and so may require different settings Store each one in two different scenes and switch between them as appropriate These are just a few suggestions No doubt you will find your own uses for automated scene snapshot recall according to your circumstances and application biam persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual NOTES REGARDING AUTOMATED SCENE RECALL 123 NOTES REGARDING AUTOMATED SCENE RECALL Because scene rec
39. e INPUT ROUTING INPUT SOURCES ADC 1 12 FX RIN SOURCES FX 1 4 L R rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual RECALLING A MIX SCENE 39 Pressing RESET MIXER will reset the entire mixer to flat according to the option selected RECALL CONTROLS as follows ALL Will reset all controls faders pans sends EQ channel dynamics chan nel on off FX MBCX settings etc STATIC ONLY Will reset all static controls EQ channel dynamics settings NO FADERS Will reset all controls except the faders It is also possible to automate scene recalls that is as the dynamic automation is running scenes can be recalled at any time as part of the automation Recalling a scene re calls all the selected parameters ALL STATIC or NO FADERS for all Mixer Channels and all FX channels EQ DYNAMICS and FX Snapshots recall can also be automated for individual channels SCENE and SNAPSHOT automation is described later in this Manual in the AUTOMATION section IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SCENE 00 INITIAL SCENE The DPS24 s dynamic mixer automation uses Scene 00 as its reference point If the automation is switched ON whenever you press PLAY at any point in the project the automation refers to Scene 00 so that it knows where it should be and what automation data it should be playing This means that Scene 00 sets the initial mix settings for the project If you subsequently change any of the parameters that are n
40. niii i niii niii id niii I niii i uil a j J I E i 18 20 m HI EH nnn I 11 i i id TRACK 45kHz 24 bit HOW rw TIC COUNTER METER DISPLAY RESET MITEL RBS RESET You can see an overview of the project plus level metering of inputs the eight groups the FX and AUX sends FX returns and disk tracks You may zoom in out on the Track overview horizontally by pressing SHIFT CURSOR lt gt you cannot zoom in vertically The NOW line is fixed and the cues scroll across the screen from right to left The soft keys s functions are as follows T C DISPLAY Selects ABS olute or REL ative time display COUNTER RESET Resets the REL timecode display to 00 00 00 00 at any point For BARS BEATS display this sets the Song Start Bar 1 Beat 1 CYCLE Switches the CYCLE function on or off When it is switched on playback is cycling between the IN and OUT markers with pre roll and post roll if enabled NOTE Cycle playback is not seamless and there will be a pause as the region cycles For seamless loop playback use the LOOP function SHIFT IN2OUT METER VIEW Allows you to select whether metering is pre eq pre or post fader METRO Switches the metronome on off When ON the metronome is heard through the MONITOR OUT and HEADPHONES output The BPM and time signature of the metronome is governed by the TEMPO M
41. simply press SHIFT CHANNEL ON The key will flash to indicate that the channel is solo d and the SOLO LED in the MONITOR section will also flash as added confirmation that a channel is solo d To turn SOLO off simply press the key again However as soon as you solo any channel you enter a solo mode In this mode e To add other channels to the SOLO mix simply press their CHANNEL ON key e To hear another channel in isolation whilst other channels are solo d use SHIFT CHANNEL ON this will solo the newly selected channel in isolation and override previous SOLO selections NOTE In the case where you have multiple channels solo d a quick way to clear them all is to press SHIFT CHANNEL ON followed by CHANNEL ON again on the same channel All solo d channels will be cancelled pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUX SETUP 105 FX AU X SETUP Pressing FX AUX SETUP F5 F6 in the main MIXER page shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m SETUP FA RUR 1 2 2 Faerun 2 g s L eua 3 LEVEL LEVEL 354 2 2 d alll er er L eue is LEVEL LEVEL Here you can set up the configuration of the FX Aux busses The Q Link functions are FX AUX 1 2 Allows you to configure FX AUX 1 2 as two mono sends or one stereo send When configured as
42. the DPS24 will go into this tape chatter shuttle playback mode at 5 times the nominal speed until such time as PLAY is pressed to resume playback or STOP is pressed This is ideal if you have long recordings to shuttle through you can just press the key sit back and wait until you re at the point you want to be However it is also possible for the function to emulate the way some reel to reel tape ma chines worked which is that you press and hold the REW or FF keys The SHUTTLE X5 MODE Q5 option allows you to selected LATCHED the default opera tion or MOMENTARY When MOMENTA RY is selected when the DPS24 is in PLAY if you only press the REW or FF key the DPS24 will go into normal high speed rewind or fast forward no audio until PLAY or STOP is pressed To use the x5 shuttle with audio you have to press and hold both the PLAY key and either the REW or FF key and then release the REW or FF key at the appropriate moment the DPS24 will revert to playing back at normal speed UNDO CONFIRMATION It is possible to display a pop up to confirm that an UNDO or REDO operation has been successfully completed and also there will be an indication when there is nothing to undo With UNDO CONFIRM Q6 enabled you will see a prompt after every UNDO REDO operation that simply says UNDO completed or REDO completed of course You can close this by pressing OK on F6 or it will close automatically after a few seconds
43. transparent However By pressing GOTO or MEMORY you can use Q5 to select which group of 10 locate memories will be used for the QUICK LOCATE memories These can subsequently be used as quick locates So for example if you have a bunch of useful locate points in Locate memories 50 59 these can be nominated as your quick locate memories GOTO NEXT PREV CUE Another option allows you to locate to the next or previous without opening the GOTO MEMORY windows This is a quick way of moving around a project where locate markers have not been set To go the to the next and previous cues press and hold the GOTO key whilst pressing the numeric keypad keys However there is a certain logic to the function that needs to be understood When no tracks are selected for EDIT pressing GOTO and will simply go to the start and then the end of every cue on every track For example 8 M a Start GOTO GOTO GOTO And so on However with say tracks 1 and 2 selected for EDIT GOTO will only go to the start and end of the cues on the selected track s cc Start GOTO GOTO GOTO And so on Of course in all cases GOTO has the opposite effect Furthermore in the MAIN SCREEN GRID and the main EDIT DSP mode pages you can use SHIFT Q5 to move between the next and previous cues In this way you can
44. you will be able to browse the files and folders on that disk Open and Close folders using F4 and F5 create and rename folders and sub folders and even rename or delete individual files via the UTILS F3 menu If the selected drive is a CD drive you will be able to EJECT F5 the disc or ERASE F4 the disc if it is CD RW media If the selected drive is a CD drive you can also see the type and status of the Disc at the top right of the screen The various types are No Disc Audio CD Data CD ISO9660 CD and the various states are Blank Open or Closed The DPS24 can only export audio files to ISO9660 CDs that are Blank or Open With an 1509660 CD you will only see the Root directory of the disk but you will be able to add a Folder in the Root directory using MAKE F3 However only a single level of folders is supported for CD export If the selected drive is a CD drive you will also be able to select SLOW or FAST Write Speed Q3 and to switch the Test Write mode ON OFF O4 When ready just go ahead and export the selected tracks region by pressing EXPORT F6 The following EXPORT AUDIO prompt will be displayed for confirmation for instance Are you sure you want to EXPORT 5 tracks to 1 stereo file and 3 mono files If you press OK F1 the files will simply be written to the selected folder of the disk as individual mono stereo or multi channel files The display will keep you informed of the progres
45. 0 Project Free 107 22m WAY EXPORT eS External Sang 1 SCSI 1 Wolume Paul s project Format NEN Tracks 1 20 Bullet the Head uav BHH clave processed uav 7 you love me txt MH kick processed waw Edit Tracks Free 32 9 hb Region STAR lt gt TTEEETE Size 123 Mb Hame sauto STEREO Details 441 15 Bit ELISE OPENS EXPORT If the selected drive is a CD R RW drive you will see this slightly different screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m UAU EXPORT Internal CO 1509660 CO CBlank IDE 1 8 Wolume BLANK Format Write Speed Test Write Edit Tracks T 7 Free b Region lt lt gt Size 12 3 Mb Mame sauto Tupe STEREO Details 441kHz 16 bit The main export features are identical but CD and HD drives have some specific functions In both cases Q2 allows you to select the Export file Format as WAV or AIFF AIFF is only intended for use with older Apple Macintosh based systems However the AIFF file format does not include timestamps Most current Macintosh based systems now support WAV or Broadcast WAV files When WAV is selected the DPS24 exports Broadcast WAV files Q5 allows you to select the Export Region options Q6 allows you to select the Export Type options Persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 74 EDIT MODE
46. 06 07 OUT oo oo 14 CRIHCEL CLERR PROCESS There are no parameters to adjust for this function and pressing PROCESS will simply normalise the selected edit region bring it to maximum level NOTE When processsing multiple tracks simultaneously Normalising always normalises according to the loudest section of audio on any of the selected tracks so if tracks 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 are normalised and there is aloud section on track 4 tracks 1 2 3 5 and 6 will be normalised according to this audio level RESAMPLE Allows you to convert the sampling rate of the selected edit region This also includes a dithering function to convert the Bit depth Pressing MORE F6 followed by RESAMPLE F2 displays this screen 0 Project Free 197 22m HRESHHPLE I Original SLIP SLIP X Edit Tracks Dither HEBER IH 02 06 T 0 00 00 06 07 oo oo oo 14 SLIPX CLEAR PROCESS Here you can set the original sample rate of the audio From Q3 and the new sample rate that you want to convert to To Q4 Using Q5 Dither you can also change the bit depth of the selected audio PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key initiates the process persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual DSPMODE 83 F2 SLIP allows you to select whether audio after the processed region will slip in time to accommodate the varispeed The main
47. 1 Aux Send 1 2 Aux Send 2 AUX bus Aux Send 3 3 Aux Send 4 m TNI Switch i D O Studio L D O Studio R Talkback 2 rack P O MAIN L MONITOR s O MAIN R fool Peart LEVEL 5 SOLO bus kay NEAR L en 2 TRACK NEAR switch STEREO E L R bus STUDIO gt CR switch Switch iic LEVEL PHONES O Stereo L Stereo R OUTPUTS pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Installation of Options To Services Technicians 211 ALIS FX GROUP L R SOLO BUS BUS BUS BUS BUS PRE INT POST EXT C Ex SEND 10 ADC 1 12 1 24 SPDIF LIR AUX LIR 2 TRACE METRO INPUTS 1 12 PFL TRACKS 1 24 I HATT DM DISK TRACK RETURNS 1 INT FX 1 4 SEND 1 12 ADAT 1 24 5 HON HEADER SPDIF AUX LIR 2 LIR e e dn ao GROUP 7 E _ E 11080111111 E 0811711111111 a ON SESE 4 AUX INPUT GRO SSTER PASSTER t SENDS SENDS FADERS GROUP O LIE ty Em AUX SEND 1 s AUX SEND 2 n AUX SEND 2 d AUS SEND 4 3ROUP STUDIO L SOLI STUDIO R MI BERNE B n 1 oS SS y 2 Track ccc T cR 2 MAINA g LEVEL d a NMEARL SSE 2 NEAR STUDIO CR LEVEL HEADPHONES a STEREOL E PALMS o STEREOR i UT OUTPUTS AUS piam Persona
48. 18 13 z 21 ce 25 zd WISK TRACK Select S L SETUP Fetus SETUP barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 86 MIXER MODE MIXVIEW To see a more detailed overview of the mixer s status pressing MIXVIEW F2 in the main MIXER page shows this IDE s Project Free 107h 22m DISK TRACKS n 14 if 1H 13 ce zz zd O0000000 00000000 0000909000 Me Me Me Me Med Ce Me Me Mee Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Mee Me Me E he Me Me Me Me Me Me Med le Me Me Mee Mee Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Mee Me Me Me Me JG Me Ce Me We Mee Me Me Me 62 Me Me We Me Mee Me Med TD OOO OOO O m tuu 4 amp T H 3 10 11 i 15 id 17 13 z1 25 c4 _ ERIT INPUTS F GROUPS Here you can see the level pan mute status and FX Aux send levels for the 24 disk tracks Pressing INPUTS FX GROUP F3 4 shows this screen IDE s Project Free 107 22m IMFUTS SEHDS SENDS RETURHS 11 i 55554658 on Me GGG Me Me Mee Cito D Me CC Me Me Me Me Me Me GROUPS XC C 4 CO GO 4 EE T H ii i i 2 E amp 1 s 5 d Here you can see the same for the Inputs AUX sen
49. 44 1 16 611 15 200 FOR Album COZ 44 1kHz 24 bit z Hug 2003 Get Up 4ckHz e4 bit 20 Aug 2003 Julia 4SkHz 5 bhit 20 Aug 2003 Mezzengerz 44 1kHz 5 bit 20 Aug 20 Project 1 44 1kHz 24 bit 19 5 2003 Project 44 24 bit 21 Aug 2003 SELECT DRIUE PROJECT TOOLS LOAD Here you can see a list of projects which may be loaded into the DPS24 The list also shows the date it was created Depending on the setting of the Project Info parameter in the SETUP PREFERENCES the sample rate and bit depth of each project might also be shown NOTE The current sample rate and bit depth displayed in the project page is not a guarantee that all of the audio associated with a project was necessarily recorded with these settings If the sample rate and bit depth of the project have been changed since audio was recorded into the project the audio may have a different sample rate and bit depth LOADING PROJECTS To load a project simply use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys or le Q6 knob to select the project and press LOAD F6 While a project is loading a Loading project Please wait prompt is displayed Once the project is loaded the DPS24 will take you directly to the MAIN SCREEN CREATING NEW PROJECTS It is also possible to create a new empty project from scratch To create a new project simply press NEW F5 You will receive the usual naming prompt and you can enter a 16 character name of y
50. IN gt OUT length IN OUT Before After QD In this function of Inserts is ignored persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 60 EDIT MODE PASTE Pressing 5 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m PASTE H Clipboard Ho of Postes Edit Tracks d rer Automation Edit 0 20 11 13 00 77 2E CAMCEL CLEAR FASTE When pressing PASTE F6 or the ENTER key the contents of the clipboard is pasted in at the NOW time Please note however that the pasted audio will overwrite anything that exists after the NOW time If you make a mistake you should use UNDO Using Q5 No of Pastes you may specify the number of times the pasted cue will be re peated up to 99 However the results are somewhat different than with INSERT NOW Before After No of Pastes 4 NOTE In this case it could be that multiple repeats could paste over existing audio on the track Please consider this when pasting with repeats If the action tramples over audio you want to keep forget that you can use UNDO Source Q2 allows to select between the regular Paste Region function Clipboard and the Import Region function The Import feature is described later in this manual Persona Sy 1 v1 6 Operator
51. Manual X Table of Contents persona srl Sy 1 V1 6 Operator s Manual FEATURES 1 INTRODUCTION FEATU RES Thank you for purchasing the DPS24 24 track personal studio The DPS24 is packed full of highly professional features that allow you to make digital multi track recordings and mixdowns in one convenient unit These include 24 track hard disk recorder editor offers non compressed 16 24 bit linear operation at 32 44 1 48 88 2 96kHz sampling rates with non destructive multi track real time editing cut copy paste insert move etc 12 tracks at 88 2kHz and 96kHz sample rates Off line DSP functions include stereo phase coherent timestretch pitch shift BPM matching varispeed reverse normalise and resample 20 levels of UNDO REDO 256 Virtual Tracks 46 channel digital mixer with 8 groups phantom power inputs 1 4 multi channel ADAT digital I O stereo SPDIF digital I O talkback 2 track input stereo AUX input and internal digital patchbay 24 channel mixer at 88 2kHz and 96kHz sample rates All mono Inputs and disk Tracks have 3 band semi parametric EQ and dynamics pro cessing compressor and gate per channel Inputs and disk tracks have 4 pre post sends individually switchable to Internal effects or AUX sends per channel 2 sends per channel at 88 2kHz and 96kHz sample rates Over 50 real time effects x 4 channels which include reverb delay chorus flanger phase shifter pitch shift
52. On Off All Notes Off Active Sense Reset 1 SSP CLOCK Mode 1 OMNI POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 208 APPENDIX Block Diagrams FX AUX GROUPS SOLO BUS BUS BUS BUS BUS ADC 1 12 ADAT 1 8 SPDIF IN AUX IN 2 TRACK IN FX 1 4 METRONOME DISK TRACKS 1 24 DISK TRACKS RTN 1 4 ADC 1 12 SPDIF IN AUX IN 2 TRACK IN ADAT 1 8 BALANCE PION LO UR 2 70 0 2 U A O B A U 05 O FX RETURNS ADC L IONLJFADER The default channel sources are shown in bold text sarrar persona sro e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual Block Diagrams 209 SEND 1 INPUTS 1 12 SEND 2 ADC 1 12 SEND 4 ADAT 1 8 m AUX IN UR 2 TRACK IN GRP 1 2 FX 1 4 LIGRP 3 4 STEREO L R BUS 5 6 METRONOME GRP 7 8 SOLO RECORD SOURCES RECORD SOURCES FX AUX GROUPS L R SOLO BUS BUS BUS BUS BUS GROUPS TO L R BUS T E GROUP SOLO SS 2 MASTER SOLO FADER LEVEL TO AUX TO LR SOLO INTERNAL OUTPUTS DISK MASTER MONITOR FX TRACKS BUSSES persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 210 APPENDIX
53. Original 12 3456 SPEECH Ad just siP v OSE SLIP X 1 2 t Meu Tempo Edit Tracks Source Tempo 120 0 BPM 00 02 OG 130 00 00 OB oo oo 14 As in the TIMESTRETCH page you may select a preset adjust it manually To match tempi you need to know the tempo of the original audio This is entered in the SOURCE TEMPO field You then need to set the tempo you want edit region to play at in the NEW TEMPO field PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key initiates the process F2 SLIP allows you to select whether audio after the tempo matched region will slip in time to accommodate the new length VARI SPEED Allows you to speed up down the selected edit region The audio will change pitch and length as though speeding up or slowing down a reel to reel tape machine Pressing VARI F4 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m VARI SPEED I Original SLIP SLIP x Hmount Edit Tracks Oo oo OG 130 00 00 OB Persona sro Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual DSPMODE 8 Here you can only adjust the amount of varispeed using 4 Varispeed is a much simpler process than Timestretch or Pitch Shift and thus does not require to select a Preset nor Adjust PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key initiat
54. TO PREPARE MATERIAL FOR DISK AT O NCE Assuming you have mixed down all the stereo masters you want to put on your CD create a project and using copy and insert create your playlist so that all the songs you want to put on the CD are placed end to end thus IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m 3 108114112 i1zzdE amp TB icz2die24 1 4 GROUPS Bus FHRTHS 3 dide 13 dd i5 48 17 iB 13 20 24 22 23 24 DISK TRACKS 44 1kKHz 16 bit 25 FFS COURITER RESET RESET METER OO OR CYCLE LITENI METRO LIBET rr ow TIC DISPLAY REL You could just make your CD from this However you will probably want to put track mark ers on your CD This is done using the autolocator At the start of each track mark an autolocate point and give each locator memory names such as shown below IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m STORE LOCATE Memaru Track amp Index Memor Track 4 CONN ROGO RO UI OD luck Locate Group a D I a arrene Eu DOD Q4 ES PIPLDUIIAPIREIII Bus de ce 13 PA Se PPORESET bo 5 SOM SOM 5 MM TED 3 rcr uu E CANCEL Ji FEDES uw ui M HE 2 amp STORE STORE Those locate points that are prefixed with will register as track marker points CD barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual
55. The FX RETURNS by default appear on Faders 9 12 of the GROUP FX Fader Bank and can have their levels automated and they may be muted and solo d as on any other channel They can also be configured to use the FX AUX sends so that effects can be sent to effects to create effects chains However they cannot be EQ d If you want to EQ or otherwise process an effects return the outputs of the effects channel should be patched to the inputs see the description of the PATCH pages You can also view the position of all the Master Send and Return faders in either the MIXER page Select LEVEL or the MIXER MIXVIEW INPUTS FX GROUPS page SETTING UP MULTI EFFECTS Although some effects are multi effects chorus delay for example these are essentially quite simple useful but basic However it is possible to set up complex multi effects by sending FX returns to other FX channels For example with the following combination of effects FX1 Chorus FX2 Phaser FX3 Ping Pong Delay FX4 Large Hall By sending a proportion of FX1 RETURN to FX2 i e via FX2 send on the FX1 RETURN channel you can add some phasing to the chorused sound By sending a proportion of FX2 RETURN to FX3 echo can be added to that and by sending a proportion of FX3 RETURN to FX reverb can be added With combinations of pre and post fade sends a great deal of flexibility is offered However please note that the sends for the FX RETURN channels need to be config
56. Those options are the same as in the EXPORT REGION screen and are duplicated here for convenience Also shown in the lower part of the display are Edit Tracks graphic Free Size Details shows which tracks are going to be exported shows the available space on the Destination disk shows a calculation of the total export size The export size is recalculated in real time as the region selection IN OUT points Edit Tracks Export Region and Type parameters are changed This way you always know whether the current selection is going to fit on the Destination disk or not shows the Sample Rate and Bit Depth settings of the current Project NOTE When exporting please note that the sample rate bit depth of exported files is always defined by the current Project settings Name shows the export name defaults to lt auto gt Export files can be either explicitly named or auto named The NAME key F2 can be used to enter a specific name If left blank it returns to auto naming For named MONO or STEREO exports the resultant filename has the track number appended Since MULTI CHANNEL export will always generate a single file only nothing is appended to the name For auto named MONO or STEREO exports the resultant filename is the Channel Name of the track STEREO exports use the left channel and remove L if present from the end of the Channel Name For auto named MULTI CHANNEL exports the resultant f
57. a CD R CD RW so that it can be played on a compatible audio CD player Once a disc is Finished it is not pos sible to add more tracks to it Pressing this key puts up an ARE YOU SURE prompt NOTE It is not possible write to CDR a project with a sample rate other than 44 1kHz Therefore if the current project is at a different sample rate F5 F6 keys are replaced by CONVERT 44 1kHz This process is described on the following pages rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 190 CD RECORDER DOWNSAMPLING PROJECTS FOR CD MASTERING If you have made projects at sample rates other than 44 1kHz and or you have projects which contain recordings made at bit depths other than 16 bit which you want to master onto CD you will need to convert them to 44 1 kHz 16 bit Pressing CD R SHIFT SETUP will show this screen IDE 0 Project Free 22m SETUP Internal CD IDE 1 Source Project Project CO Write Time 00 0 ligc Status BLANK Total Tracks ele Used Disc GO 00 og o0 Free Disc QG qaqa oo Project must be converted to 44 lkHz before it can be written to a CO TAD OWN PLAYER CONVERT TO 44 1 allows you to convert a project recorded at any sample rate and with recordings of any bit depth to 44 1kHz 16 bit suitable for CD mastering First select the project you want to convert in the usual way from the PROJECT page In the CD
58. again would show Tracks 3 and 4 etc You can also use the Q6 knob to scroll though tracks However you can select the tracks you want to view more directly by pressing SHIFT RECORD EDIT SELECT keys In this way you can view any combination of two tracks for example tracks 7 and 12 It also allows you to edit one track but view another For example you may be editing Track 3 but need to use track 14 as a reference select Track 3 for edit and use SHIFT EDIT TRACK 3 and 14 to view the two tracks on the LCD NOTE There is a further twist to the logic of this function If you select tracks for editing quickly in succession you will see them both However if you wait a while between selecting tracks for edit only the latest track will be shown So for example you select Tracks 1 and 2 in quick succession you will see Tracks 1 and 2 s waveform in the display Then you select Track 5 only track 5 s waveform will be shown Later you select tracks 7 8 in quick succession both will be shown and so on rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual EDIT MODE 53 When you press SHIFT and an EDIT SELECT track key one track is shown IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m 20 00 06 09 00 a OJT 13 1 If you press SHIFT and quickly another EDIT SELECT track key two tracks will be shown IDE s Project Free 107 22m 45 24 bit hh 25 FPS fe
59. appears as a cue At some later date you delete that cue the cue has gone and the audio won t play but the audio is still on disk wasting disk space Cleanup Disk will delete such audio off the disk thus freeing up space Cleanup Disk is found in the SETUP DISK page on F5 6 Pressing this will cause a pop up to be issued confirming you want to proceed assuming you do you will see a progress display at the end of which a prompt will tell you how many pieces of unused audio were deleted If no items were deleted you will be informed DISKTOOLS Pressing DISK TOOLS F3 4 will show something like this screen IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m DISK TOOLS DRIVE IHFO Hame Internal HD Type IDE rive STS40016A Merzion 3 19 Capacity 3r 25 GBytes Free 31 75 GBytes ERIT AUDIO RECOVERY FORMAT Here you con see more information regarding the selected drive such as the drive s model number its firmware version and its capacity The available Tools for a Hard Disk drive are FORMAT and AUDIO RECOVERY vierra rensonar 2 Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 184 SETUP MODE DISK FORMAT Pressing FORMAT F6 will show this prompt IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m Format Internal HD CIDE 0 N This will erase the selected drivel HO CAMCEL FORMAT FULL FORMAT FULL FORMAT F2 3 will format the disk and will also perform a dis
60. at the required moment press a CHANNEL SELECT key to drop that channel into automation record The OVERWRITE mode is also a useful way of erasing automation events For example you may have dropped in a channel mute that you now want to erase Select OVERWRITE select the channel you want to overwrite and ensuring that the channel is ON press play and play over the point you muted it Press STOP Now when you playback over that area the channel will remain on and the mute will effectively have been erased The AUTO DROP selection is probably the easiest mode to use Because of the touch sensitive faders when AUTO DROP is selected automation recording only starts when you grab a fader Similarly the other controls pan and FX Aux sends only become active when moved To record in AUTO DROP mode select AUTO DROP using Q2 locate to the position where you want automation to begin and press PLAY on the main transport section of the DPS24 Nothing will be recorded until you move a fader or if they are enabled a pan control or Aux send If you are happy with the result rewind and continue recording fader and control movements for other channels in the same way Also if you make a mistake using AUTO you can grab the fader control during automation record and overwrite the original control movement For example a level change going into the chorus might not be quite right Rewind to a point just before the mistake enable AUTO re
61. can do a better job In the V TRACKS page place the cursor on Physical Track 6 IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m ASSIGH VIRTUAL TRACKS Physical Tracks 0091 8 2 4 0005 0056 Gtr Sala Qz1 Hulon tSunL ozz2 HuontSunB QeS3 Drums L 210 Drums OnT PFercus L QOS Percus O12 Synth 1 L Ql3 Sunth 1 RH aQl4d SunthPad L al5 SunthPad Virtual Tracks QO1 A 1 1 L 1 1 OO3 A tre L QO04 A Gtr QD5 E atri QO6 E Sala L QeS3 Drums L 210 Drums Qlli Sunth Bass O12 Synth 1 L O13 Synth 1 A HUTU IHU PHYSICAL ASSIGH STEREO Press N TAKE F4 The first unused virtual track will be found auto named and assigned IDE 0 Messengeri Free 107 22m ASSIGH VIRTUAL TRACKS Physical Tracks 0265 Gtr Solo oo Qz1 HulontSunL ozz2 HuontSunB QeS3 Drums L 210 Drums OnT PFercus L QoS Percus O12 Synth 1 L Ql3 Sunth 1 al4d SunthPad al5 SunthPad Virtual Tracks QO1 A 1 1 L 2 tel OO3 A te L Q04 A Gtr 05 atri QO6 E Solao ooi oo T Perous L QeS3 Drums L 210 Drums Qlli Sunth Bass O12 Synth 1 L ol3 Sunth 1 A PHYSICHRL ASSIGH STEREO vierra rensonar 2 Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 164 VIRTUAL TRACKS You can see that virtual Track 25 has been used and t
62. can get it from www winzip com After unzipping the AKAI DPS24 folder should contain the following files DPS24USB sys e DPS24USB inf usbrom exe dps24 bin the sys inf exe bin extensions might not be displayed on your computer 4 Connect a good shielded USB cable between the DPS24 and your PC If the DPS24 USB driver is already installed on your PC skip to Step 5 If you have never connected the DPS24 to the PC before you should get a New Hardware found message and Windows should automaticaly launch the Hardware Wizard utility If the Hardware Wizard does not open right click on My Computer and select Properties In System Properties select the Hardware tab Click on Device Manager In the list of devices you should see Digital Personal Studios Click on the in front of that This should show AKAI DPS24 24 Track Personal Studio Right click on that and select Update Driver This will launch the Hardware Wizard utility In the Hardware Wizard select Install from a list or specific location advanced and click NEXT In the next window select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click NEXT In the next window click on Have Disk In the Install from Disk window click on Browse and locate the DPS24USB file for instance in Desktop My Documents Akai DPS24 Select the DPS24USB file and click on Open Back in the Install from Disk window click on OK
63. character REVERB gt DRUM BOOTH This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a drum booth REVERB gt BRIGHT PLATE This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations of a plate with expressive character REVERB gt STRING HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a hall with expressive character REVERB gt STD ROOM This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a room with standard character REVERB gt VOCAL PLATE This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations of a plate suitable for vocal sound DELAY The basic parameters for Delay effects are e Delay ims 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time Fdback 0 100 Adjusts the amount of delay Feedback e HFdamp 20Hz 20kHz Sets the frequency at which the higher range of the feed back sound is cut MONO DELAY Fdback This is acommon delay effect with mono in and mono out 7 You can adjust the pan setting of the effect sound with the Pelay additional Pan parameter e Pan 60 60 PINGPONG DELAY Fdback This delay effect pans the delay sound left and right You can adjust the width and spread of the stereo image with the additional Width parameter e Width 0 100 piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual DELAY 135 PANPONG DELAY This delay effect is a variation of the PINGPONG DELAY with a Center delay between Left and Right An additionnal Mode parameter is available to set the direc
64. just ADAT machines For example the DPS24 could accept transfers from other 24 track recorders or mixers equipped with ADAT format outputs Alternatively you could use the DPS24 with other digital mixers the only proviso being that they have at least 24 inputs and at least three ADAT inputs In this way you could for ex ample build your tracks up at home and then use the DPS24 in a larger studio for mixdown with more outboard gear etc Furthermore you could use the I Os to connect the DPS24 to a computer equipped with an ADAT I O interface Not only does this allow you to transfer tracks between the DPS24 and the computer which can also be achiieved using the extensive WAV AIFF Im port Export features but also allows to use the computer as a massive multi effects proces sor for the DPS24 using off the shelf plug ins persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 206 INTEGRATING ADAT MACHINES With only the standard 8 channels of I O the DPS24 can send its master FX AUX sends to the ADAT outputs and use the computer as global loop effects But with the IB 24ADT option board the DPS24 can send simultaneously its 24 tracks to the computer for individual track processing In any case effects returns from the computer via ADAT input can be assigned to the four stereo FX Return channels and or to any available input channel However if you do plan to embark upon this you must read the ot
65. keys sub functions labelled in white below the key These keys allow you to undo and redo operations 20 undo redo operations are possible If the UNDO Confirm parameter in SETUP PREFERENCES is ON atemporary confirmation pop up message will be displayed If there is nothing to undo redo a prompt will inform you as such The PRE ROLL key allows you to add an offset to locate points and CYCLE loops When switched on any locates you do will be to the lo cate point minus the pre roll For example with a pre roll of 5 seconds if you locate to a memory point of 00 01 00 00 the DPS24 will actually locate to 00 00 55 00 It s SHIFT function allows you to set the PRE POST ROLL times IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m PRE POST ROLL 4 SECS S 1 Post Roll Fre rost IH OUT PLAY Pre Locate CANCEL POST ROLL PRE ROLL POST ROLL The parameters are Sets the pre roll time Sets the post roll time if enabled on F3 4 POST ROLL can be optionally enabled using F3 4 If enabled switching PRE ROLL on will also switch on post roll barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 34 MAIN CONTROL SECTION AUTO INP MON WHEEL CANCEL ENTER Activates the AUTO record function When AUTO is switched on moni toring switches from disk to input at the IN time on the selected track s and switches back to disk playback at the OUT point Thus you can rehearse
66. keys and DATA f Those channels that are ticked will not be muted when another channel is solo d barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 1044 MIXER MODE Please note one important difference between this SOLO mode and the others the clue is in the word destructive and the block diagram in the above screen With the other SOLO modes PFL AFL and SIP these merely affect what you hear on the MAIN and NEAR monitor outputs In other words you can solo channels whilst you are mixing down through the MASTER STEREO OUTPUT and the master stereo mix will not be affected However with DSIP selected as the SOLO mode soloing a channel will affect what s heard on the MASTER STEREO OUTPUT So you re mastering your project to an external 2 track through the MASTER STEREO OUTPUT and you solo that guitar channel just to check it You hear it in isolation and all is well so you un solo it Fine no problem except When you listen back to your master mix on the external 2 track that solo action will have been recorded Please be aware of this when using DSIP In all SOLO modes except DSIP a SOLO LEVEL parameter on Q1 sets the level of the solo d signal This is most useful when PFL is selected i e the signal appears at full level to pre vent the solo d signal blowing your speakers The SOLO setting affects all channels equally and is not specific to any given channel USING SOLO To solo a channel
67. project the imported file will be re sampled down to 44 1kHz If you try to import a file that is at a different sample rate than the current project you are prompted the following message and you can respond accordingly One or more files are not at the same sample rate as project these files will be sample rate converted Continue Once the Import process starts you will see a progress display as the file is imported to the selected tracks At the end of the process you will see a confirmation dialog press OK F6 The import is done NOTE When importing a single file you can 1f you want press IMPORT F6 directly without selecting it with SELECT F5 first if tracks are already selected for EDIT Persona srob Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 68 EDIT MODE IMPORTING MULTIPLE WAV FILESTO MULTIPLE TRACKS Importing multiple wav files to multiple tracks is pretty much the same as importing single files The DPS24 allows you to import up to 24 tracks in one pass To recap the import process locate to the point where you want to import the files press EDIT and select the required number of tracks for edit Go to PASTE or INSERT and select the appropriate source drive that contains the files you want import Press BROWSE and navigate the disk to find the files you want to import IDE 0 Messenger3 0 Messenger Scene 00 107 22m Free 10Th 22m UAU IHPORT Paul s pro ject
68. s Manual MOVE 61 MOVE Pressing MOVE F6 displays this screen IDE 0 Messenger Free 22m 4 ABOVE Original IH HOL sle OUT gt HOl EIE Edit Tracks Automation Edit cag Geb Che T 0 00 TEE Br 16 OWT oOo og oes 20 Here you can slip move the selected edit region to the NOW time referenced either to its IN point or OUT point IN gt NOW F6 moves the IN OUT region to start at the NOW time OUT gt NOW F5 moves the IN OUT region to end at the NOW time Pressing MORE F2 displays this screen IDE 0 Messenger3 Free 107h 22m FECION H Original IM MOL sle OUT gt HOl EIE Edit Tracks Automation Edit IH cag Geb T EE n 16 OWT oOo go obs 20 piam Persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 62 EDIT MODE ORIGINAL Pressing F5 will move a recording to the timecode position at which it was originally recorded NOTE 1 Any subsequent cues within the region on that track are moved such that they stay in the same place with respect to the first cue This means you can edit or drop in over a cue and then move the whole lot back to the 5 original position whilst keeping the edits intact NOTE 2 Each track is processed separately so different tracks may end up in different places the first cue within the region being the significant one TO TRACK A
69. select ALL this will affect the selected channel s for the duration of the project However it could be that only a small section of the project needs to be trimmed In this case identify the region you wish to trim and set IN OUT points for that region and use Q1 to select IN lt gt OUT only automation data within that region will be affected NOTE 1 The TRIM functions only apply to fader movements it is not possible to trim pan and or FX Aux automation data NOTE 2 The TRIM operation does not have to be a static automation edit process performed in isolation the function is available during playback allowing you to ride fader levels within the context of the overall mix to add or subtract the required amount of level When you are happy with the adjusted level s press TRIM to commit the adjustment The IN lt gt OUT Trim Region setting is also useful to offset the level of a track bewteen specific times For instance if you want to boost on a single snare hit on a drum track set the IN and OUT points around the snare hit go to the TRIM FADER mode adjust the fader for the drum track say by 3dB set Trim Region to IN lt gt OUT and press TRIM F6 piam Persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 120 AUTOMATION CLEAR AUTOMATION It is possible to clear dynamic automation on all or selected disk tracks Pressing the CLEAR F3 function key shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free Tih 35m CLEAR
70. settings are required other than selecting the new patch preset shown above this routes the 24 tracks of the DPS24 to their respective ADAT outputs 1 24 All you need do now is arm all 24 tracks on your ADAT machines and when you re ready press PLAY REC on the DPS24 the ADAT sync link will control the transport of the external ADATs dropping them in and out of record conveniently from DPS24 Of course when doing this ensure that no tracks are selected for record on the DPS24 NOTE For 24 track transfers to be made from the DPS24 to machines it is essential that 24 TRK RECORD must be switched OFF otherwise only track 1 20 will play It may be worth pointing out that the DPS24 s tracks are routed to the ADAT outputs post fader through the disk channels allowing you to transfer the audio with EQ dynamics and level Of course if you simply want to transfer the audio as it is on disk you simply turn off eq dynamics etc on the tracks and set their faders to OdB To assist with 24 track transfers an additional 24 Track ADAT Transfer Patch Preset is in cluded which routes all 24 ADAT inputs directly to the Disk Record Sources for Tracks 1 24 on the DPS24 This Patch Preset also routes 24 tracks of the DPS24 to 24 outputs APPLICATIONS FO RTH E ADAT EXPANSION OPTION With the ADAT board installed this opens up other possibilities for use with other ADAT equipped devices not
71. take you to the EQ library page barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 96 MIXER MODE Press the STORE button to store the current noise gate settings as anew User preset You will see this screen STORE PRESET Enter none for new Preset Hi Hat Use A Z to enter upper case characters Use a z to enter louer case characters Use 0 3 or the numeric keypad to enter numbers Use Chors to enter characters Use Cursor to move the cursor for use an external QWERTY keyboard lt Cursor gt Give preset a name name must be unique to Noise Gate preset library and press OK the preset is stored for future use 0 Project Free 22m HOISE GATE LIBRARY Status User Preset Preset Preset NOTE This will only store the Noise Gate settings _ Compressor presets are stored in a separate library rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AND DYNAMICS SNAPSHOTS 97 EQ AND DYNAMICS SNAPSHOTS In addition to using the global EQ Compressor and Noise Gate preset libraries to share presets between channels and projects you can also store snapshots of channel EQ or Dy namics Compressor Noise Gate settings in each project Recall of these snapshots to any channel can be recorded and played back by the DPS24 s automation system EQ and dyamics snapshots work in exactly the same way so you only have to learn this once We ll take a look a
72. the Digital Sync parameter in SETUP mode ADAT 9 16 and ADAT17 24 in addition to the ADAT 1 8 op tion In this case the selected ADAT clock source device should be set to its internal clock and the other units should be locked to the master ADAT unit Finally it is possible to clock the entire system from an external Master Clock unit Sync Clock Generator distributor typically via WordClock In this case both the DPS24 and the ADAT de vices should be set to WORDCLOCK digital sync At no point should the DPS24 and the ADAT system be both set to clock from their digital inputs at the same time This would create a clock feedback loop the DPS24 trying to sync to its digital input while the connected source is trying to sync to the digital output of the DPS24 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual APPENDIX 207 APPENDIX MIDI Implementation Chart Date 02 09 05 Model DPS24 Version 2 0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic channel Default Changed Default Messages Altered kkkkkkkkkkkkkk X X Note X Number True Voice kkkkkkkkkkkkkk Velocity Note On Note Off After Touch Key Channel Pitch Bend Control Change Program Setting Range Change OFF 1 16 System Exclusive O MTC MMC System Common Song Position Song Select Tune O xXx o X XxX X x System Real Time Clock Command Continue Stop Start Aux Messages Local
73. the L R bus using the control surfaces dedicated keys barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 112 DIGITAL PERSONA PATCH MODE PATCH PRESETS PATCH PRESETS F5 6 provide access to patch presets and pressing it shows this pop up IDE amp Project 00 IDE 0 Project Scene 00 Free 107h 22m Free 107h 22m Ha Patch Presets s gt Tracks Via Groups Default Inputs gt Tracks Direct Preset ADCs gt Tracks Direct Preset 46 gt 2 Stereo Mixdown Preset E Inputs 1 4 amp 8 Inputs Preset E 24 Track ADAT Tranzfer Preset E Input 1 gt Tracks Custom E Dig 8 gt All Tracks Custom mREHEHEREEHEREHENHHEEHERHERHEREERM Nm M m M Nm M M M M MN NM Pe ee n n m n n n a n n n m Nm m Nm M Nm n a n NM a n NN EN uum m me n m m M M M M M M E a a n n n n n n n n n n aa a a m n n n n n n a n n a n n n n n n n n a a n a a a a a a a n a a n a moet Cee
74. the four aux send outputs the default is AUX 1 4 DIGITAL OUTPUT ASSIGN allows you set which of the above audio sources will appear at the STEREO outputs the default of course is ST L and ST R stereo bus left and right ADAT OUTPUT ASSIGN allow you to set which of the above audio is sent to the optical digital output The default is no assignment If the IB 24ADT option board is installed the addtional ADAT outputs 9 24 will be available rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 110 PATCH MODE GROUPS Pressing GROUPS shows this screen 0 Project 1 0 Project Scene 00 Free 107h 22m Free 107h 22m CHAMMEL GROUP ASSIGH 1 2 3 4 5 hRi 2 108172 5834 168524 GASE BR5 B T B 10 11 12 BR 158 15812 168172 GR 68504 m GROUP ASSIGhM ee M PATCH PRESETS INPUT CHANNEL GROUP ASSIGN allows you to decide which groups the input channels will be assigned to and any channel may be assigned to any group 1 8 Note however that routing is done in pairs NOTE Although it is perfectly feasible to route channels to groups in this page you may find it easier to use the front panel keys i e press the appropriate GROUP ASSIGN key and then press the channels you want to assign to that group DISK RECORD GROUP ASSIGN allows you to select which groups the 24 disk tracks will be
75. the new blank take NOTE The N TAKE function will not swap out tracks if there is no audio on them rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 162 VIRTUAL TRACKS UTILS N UNUSED Automatically finds the next unused virtual track and assigns it to the selected physical track It is similar to the NEW TAKE function but without the auto name process ASSIGN Allows you to manually select a track and assign it to se lected physical track However since a V Track can only be assigned to one Physical Track at a time it is not possible to assign a V track that is already assigned to another Physical track without unassigning it first You will be prompted if you attempt to assign a V Track that is already in use on another physical track Pressing UTILS shows this extra functionality onum n ERIT RENAME DEFAULT SETUP ERASE The functions are EXIT Returns you to the main V Tracks page RENAME Allows you to rename a physical and or track The usual nam ing prompt is shown when this is pressed DEF NAME Allows you to assign a default name to the selected V track If the V Track is empty no audio the default name will be lt unused gt Otherwise the default name will be V Track nn xxx where nn is the number of the physical track it is assigned to will be if the V track is not assigned to any physical tr
76. to it IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m 05 HOST Remote HD HOST Wolume drive Wer sion late BassDirect2wgv O1 Aug 2003 18 Feb 2003 Callas wav 18 Feb 2003 21 Sep 2004 IrumIntra L 12 Aug 2000 Irumzz L 23 Jul 2000 Floor Tom wa 13 Feb 2003 Guitar Intra L 12 Aug 2000 Once the OS file selected press UPGRADE the new OS will be loaded into the DPS24 s FlashROM You can also update the OS via USB using the free OS Loader utility software for PC only MS DOS In this case set Upgrade Device field to USB and follow the step by step instructions found in the Appendix section However please note that updating the OS via USB from a Windows PC or Macintosh OS X computer by using the free akSysServer utility and selecting a HOST drive in the Upgrade Device field is much more user friendly than using the MS DOS prompt NOTE You can check the current O S Version in the main SETUP page barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 182 SETUP MODE DISK Pressing DISK will show something like this screen IDE s Project Free 107h 22m DISK SETUP INT HD IDE 0 2 1 Format FAT32 Akai DPS24 Free 32 3 Gb A 20 Hame Internal IDE 1 IMT Format 150966 lise Closed 125 Free N Hame External SCSI 1 2 1 Format FRT32 Volume Akai DPS24 Free 2 5 Gb EA Mame Exte
77. to set mixer automation functions Takes you to the effects pages where you may select and edit the DPS24 s internal effects Allows you to load create copy backup restore delete or rename projects Its SHIFT function gives access to the Virtual Tracks function Allows you to set global parameters such as timecode and digital sync op tions preferences etc that affect the DPS24 as a whole Its SHIFT function allows access to the CD R functions for backing up to mastering to and playing back from the optional CD R One powerful aspect of the DPS24 s operation is that you do not have to stop playback or whatever else you may be doing to access the different modes or other functions on the unit Thus you can be recording and perhaps during record switch to AUTOMATE mode to set some automation parameters up in advance You could be playing back and switch to EDIT mode to start editing tracks Similarly you can be playing back and enable the Q Channel to tweak a channel s EQ whilst at the same time switching to the FX mode to set effects In other words the DPS24 s operating system need not get in the way of your creative flow forcing you to stop what you are doing in order to do something else rensonar Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 50 MAIN SCREEN MAIN SCREEN When a project is loaded pressing the MAIN SCREEN key will show this screen IDE 0 Project Free 1 22m niii i
78. tracks depending on whether the mixer channel is paired or not If the mixer channels for selected tracks are paired the stereo DSP process will remain phase coherent From the main DSP mode the F1 F5 softkeys provide access to individual DSP function pages F6 MORE allows access to additional DSP functions Then F6 BACK returns to the previous DSP menu rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual DSPMODE 77 TIMESTRETCH This allows you to expand compress the length of the edit region with out changing its pitch Pressing STRETCH F1 displays this screen 0 Project Free 10Th 22m lt TIHESTHETCH I uU Preset Original 1234 56 Ad just SIF v ME SLIF 1 2 54 Rimount Edit Tracks 00 02 OG 130 00 00 06 Using Q2 you can select the timestretch preset All the stretch related DSP pro cesses have a series of presets optimised for certain types of material These are SPEECH 1 SPEECH 2 SPEECH 3 VOCAL DANCE 1 DANCE 2 DANCE 3 PERC 1 PERC 2 NRG BALLAD This works well on female speech This works well on male speech This is more appropriate for deeper male speech This works well with solo and ensemble singing voices in isolation and in music studio applications would be applicable for process ing backing vocals and the like T
79. up press the SETUP key to check your OS Version D PS24 OS Upgrade via CD You can check the current O S Version in the SETUP page 1 Download the latest OS Version dps24 zip from akaipro com 2 Unzip the downloaded file If your computer does not already have an UnZip utility For Windows computers use WinZip www winzip com For Mac computers use ZipIt www maczipit com The unzipped file is called DPS24 BIN 3 Write the unzipped file to an ISO 9660 CD R RW disk On Windows computers ISO 9660 is the standard Data CD format On Mac computers make sure to select ISO 9660 Data CD not Macintosh CD 4 Insert the CD in the DPS24 5 In the CD R SETUP page SHIFT SETUP wait until Disc Status shows DATA CD 6 In the SETUP page press F6 OS to access the OS UPGRADE page 7 Use Q1 to select Upgrade from CD 8 Press F5 or F6 UPGRADE The DPS24 will search the CD for the Operating System file 9 At the Update Operating System to V prompt press F6 YES DO NOT SWITCH POWER OFF DURING SOFTWARE UPGRADE 10 When the DPS24 displays Flash Programming Completed press F6 OK and reboot 11 After reboot Check the 5 Version in the SETUP page Persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 215 D 524 ascii Keyboard Commands CANCEL Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 F ESC i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 1121311151017 Be EDIT REDO Unpo H OUT PROJECT PATCH ENTER AUTOMATE SE
80. virtual track you want to use press ASSIGN to assign that virtual track to the physical track Physical and virtual tracks can be named renamed and or erased At any time you can revert to the original physical recordings by pressing DEFAULT this will restore the origi nal track s The principle behind virtual tracks is that it is possible to swap out recordings that exist on physical tracks with a library of virtual tracks In this way you can record several different versions of a guitar solo or vocal or whatever and use the best one For example you could record a guitar overdub on Track 4 but you think you might be able to better But rather than just record over the original you could swap Track 4 out with an empty virtual track and record onto that you can keep doing this as many times as you like Well 232 to be precise 256 virtual tracks minus the 24 physical tracks The new functions make the swapping out of tracks and assignment of virtual tracks much easier and quicker The function along the bottom are OPTIONS Provides options that relate to the V Track function more later UTILS Provides various utilities that relate to the V Track function more later N TAKE This creates a new take on the selected physical track What it does is find the first unused virtual track performs an auto name that is based on the physical track s name and swaps out whatever is on the se lected physical track with
81. when the current CD gets full you will be prompted to insert blank CDs as required Make sure that you label the multiple backup CDs in the order that they are created i e CD CD 2 as they will need to ber estored in the same order BACKING UP FROM EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES Using SELECT DRIVE in the main PROJECT page it is possible to nominate an external drive as the source for projects to back up to CD The process is simple use SELECT DRIVE to select the drive you want to back up from and press BACKUP The process is exactly the same as described for the Internal HD except of course that you are backing up an external drive CO PY BACKU P RESTO RE U SER PRESETS It is also possible to copy back restore any user presets you may have created These in clude FX library presets Patch presets EO Compressor Noise Gate and MBCX libraries They can be included with projects when backing those up or they can be copied backed up and restored on their own This way not only can you keep safety copies of your custom presets but you can also send them to friends or colleagues who have a DPS24 This function is found in the COPY and BACKUP pages in PROJECT TOOLS __ SELECT PROJECT PRESETS To include presets with a project copy backup simply press F4 or F5 so that is it is checked To copy backup only the presets press INC PRESETS but don t select
82. you will automatically be taken to the MAIN screen 8 Press the PLAY REC transport controls your stereo mix will be mastered via the MBCX IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING SCENE 00 AND THE MBCX When you first load your stereo mix project it is likely that it will have the internal effects selected in Scene 00 Even though you may enable the MBCX as described in Step 3 on the previous page when you commence playback it may switch over to the internal effects because this is what is stored in Scene 00 To overcome this when you select the MBCX in Step 3 store Scene 00 this will store the MBCX selection in the initial scene Alternatively just switch automation off NOTE If the project sample rate is not 44 1kHz converting to 44 1kHz should be the last step before writing to CD NOTE It is also possible to use the NORMALISE DSP feature in order to maximizze the levels of the final mix before writing it to CD pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PLAYER 201 CD PLAYER Pressing CD PLAYER F1 2 shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m CO PLAYER Track List Duration Track 1 rack Time 00 00 CD WRITER Here you can play tracks recorded on the CD R CD RW using a simple user interface Use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to select a track to play and use the CD player s trans port keys on F3 F6 to play stop pause or rewind fast forward through tracks on the CD When a tr
83. 3 24 GROUP FX USER BANK SHIFT INP 1 12 These channels control Inputs1 12 These channels control Tracks 1 12 These channels control Tracks 13 24 Channels 1 8 control the Group Output levels and Channels 9 12 control the stereo FX return channels default to internal FX returns Selects the first bank of user assignable channels By default they are assigned as follows Channels 1 4 control the master send levels to the FX buss Channels 5 8 control the master send levels to the AUX buss Channel 9 controls the stereo AUX IN Channels 10 12 control MIDI controllers1 3 Ext User Bank 1 no default assignment SHIFT TRACKS 1 12 Ext User Bank 2 no default assignment SHIFT TRACKS 13 24 Ext User Bank 3 no default assignment SHIFT GROUP FX Ext User Bank 4 no default assignment The User Banks configurations are assigned in the SETUP mode rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 20 Top Panel MASTER SECTION To the right of the channel faders is the MASTER fader 1 0 10 10101010101010101 ol a olo 77 0000000000020 e olololololololololololo l olololololololololololo l oO CM LOAL CIC L IL 1E 1E L The MASTER section also has a long throw touch
84. 45 sec FS 44 1kHz Approx 21 hrs 35 mi n 24 tracks x 54 min 10 sec 5 32 Approx 29 hrs 50 min 24 tracks x 1 hour 14 min FS 96kHz 10Hz 44kHz 0 2dB FS 48kHz 10Hz 22kHz 0 2dB FSz44 1kHz 10Hz 20kHz 0 2dB FSz32kHz 10Hz 15kHz 0 2dB 24bit 128 times oversampling enhanced dual bit delta sigma modulation 24bit 8 times oversampling advanced segment delta sigma modulation 104dB or more 30kHz LPF FS 44 1kHz 0 003 or less 1kHz 44 1kHz 80dB or less 10kHz referenced 100 ohms terminated Below measurable level Inputs A 1 4ch 6 3mm Stereo Phone XLR Combo Jack balanced Phantom Power provided switchable for XLR connection 5 12ch 6 3mm Stereo Phone XLR Combo Jack balanced Inputs B 1 12ch 6 3mm Stereo Phone Jack balanced Hi Z 12ch 6 3mm Phone Jack unbalanced ADC In 6 3mm Stereo Phone Jack balanced AUX In 6 3mm Stereo Phone Jack balanced 2 Track RCA unbalanced Mic mode 62 2dBu 16dBu max balanced 1kHz Line mode 47 13dBu 31dBu max balanced 1kHz Hi Z 68 8dBu 10dBu max unbalanced 1kHz ADC In 4dBu 22dBu max balanced 1kHz AUX In 4dBu 22dBu max balanced 1kHz 2 Track 14dBu 4dBu max unbalanced 1kHz rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 217 Specifications Impedance Analog Audio Output Output Level Impedance Stereo Phones Output Wordclock Foot switch MIDI ASCI Keyboard Accessories Opt
85. 5 lt 5 5 lt 150 RECORDING EFFECTS 150 am persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual Table of Contents ADDING EFFECTS CONTROL ROOM MONITOR MIX 151 ADDING EFFECTS A FOLDBACK 151 PROJECT toii uai ordeo 152 LOADING PROJ EC T S 152 CREATING NEW PROJECTS ccccccccceccececsecceccccesceesersseeccecesterees 152 RECORD PLAYBACK FROM EXTERNAL SCSI DISK DRIVES 154 NOTES ABOUT USING EXTERNAL DRIVES FOR RECORD PLAYBACK 155 MANAGING PROJECTS 0 0 156 Bee A 157 PROJECT COPY VIA USB 158 BACKING UP PROJEC TS 158 BACKING UP FROM EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES ee 159 COPY BACKUP RESTORE USER PRESETS 159 RESTORING FROJECTS ck anim eit paper i etai us 160 RESTORING TO EXTERNAL DRIVES cernentes 160 VIRTUAL 5 161 RT 162 USING THE VIRTUAL 5 0 0 4 163 ORHON eee ene ee MU MEME Ld ME EU MURUS 165 piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual Table of Contents SETUP
86. 7 22m stereo F langer Rote ranger Depth Em O F nuerter re pF langer Flanaer Channel Effect i Small Foor Horno Flanger HEMDEN UP stereo Flanger 5 Stereo Chorus ower Flanger 4 Pan Phaser Pan Flanger The cursor moves to the right hand column where you can select effects To select a different effect use CURSOR UP DOWN The new effect is not active until RECALL F3 is pressed Pressing RECALL will assign the effect type to the selected effects channel Free 44h 20m Heverb Big Hoon Reverb Fe Channel Small Faom Small Room Big Room Big Room Stereo Chorus small Hall Pan Phaser Big Hall Fr LIBRARY RECALL STORE The FX Channel shows the new effect assignment and the new effect s parameters are avail able for editing The effect window s title also shows the new effect assignment rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual EDITING EFFECTS 129 EDITING EFFECTS To edit an effect no special mode is required simply change the Q LINK controls The edit remains valid for the effects channel until either another effects preset is selected or another project is loaded created NOTE If you edit an effects preset but then go on to select another preset if you re select the effects preset you edited its original values will be recalled NOT your edited values If when editing an effect you feel that it is worth keeping you should save it to th
87. AMETERS PITCH CORRECTOR Pitch Corrector This monaural effect corrects the pitch of monophonic input signals in real time This is useful when you wish to correct the pitch of the vocal track Scale Ratio 0 100 Adjusts the amount of correction to the pitch Calib 415Hz 466 2 Sets the standard pitch Scale See diagram below Sets the standard scale e Key C C A B Sets the standard twelve keys e Smoothing 0 100 Affects the vibrato components in the input signal to make it sound more natural A setting of 100 takes all vibrato components away and making it smaller value makes vi brato sound more natural INHIBIT ON OFF When this is ON no pitch correction is applied Scale parameter You can select from the following scales for the Scale parameter When you change the Scale parameter the scale display also changes as follows CHROMA Chromatic scale C Cer D oe E 9 ae A M Major scale c jn JEJF a a JB m Minor scale c ojos F ajas jae m HERM Harmonic minor scala c jojos F ajos E m MELO Melodic minor scale c F Jof a JE WHOLE Whole tone scale cj 0 G a E BLUES Blues scale F ARAB Arabian scale EJF ajos B DORIAN Dorian scale c jojos F jaj ajas PHAYGI Phrygian scale De F 1698 jas LYDIAN Lydian scale c jo E frejG al JB MIXOLY Mixalydian scale c joj JE F
88. AP see later SETUP TEMPO The level of the metronome is set in SETUP PREFS VARI Switches VARISPEED on or off You can use Q6 to the 5 right to set the varispeed amount This can be switched on or off and adjusted in real time as the project is playing NOTE VARISPEED can only by applied when the Digital Sync in SETUP is set to INTERNAL vierra persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual GRID Graphic Interface Display 5 GRID GRaphic Interface Display Pressing SHIFT MAIN shows and expanded track display 0 Project Free 107h 22m ee Functionality is the same as the MAIN SCREEN except of course you can see the GRID more clearly This expanded view also allows you to see autolocate points shown as white triangles across the bottom of the display and the track numbers on the left side of the GRID Track names can be shown in the GRID view However if you don t want them shown they can be optionally switched on or off in the SETUP PREFS MORE page When an IN OUT region is marked both track displays highlight the region IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m G i FERC TIME SU TROMEGHE MUTED SESS Aan 2000 EAS L HIT COUNTER RESET HES RESET vierra persona sb Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 52 EDIT MODE EDIT MODE Editing on the DPS24 is simple and non destructive You simply mark an IN OUT
89. As the prompt advises please bear in mind that changing the sample rate will cause the project to play back at the wrong speed DIGITAL SYNC Selects the digital clock source The options are INTERNAL The 524 will sync to its own internal clock WCLK The DPS24 will sync to a sync source connected to the Wordclock BNC connector on the rear of the DPS24 SPDIF The DPS24 will sync to a digital audio source connected to the co axial digital input on the rear of the DPS24 ADAT 1 8 The DPS24 will sync to a digital audio source connected to the optical digital input on the rear of the 524 9 16 17 24 DPS24 will sync to a digital audio source connected to the selected optical digital input on the ADAT option board External clock should match the sampling rate set for the current project NOTE If the selected digital sync source is not available you will receive a prompt informing you Also to prevent unwanted noise all audio is automatically muted and the top of the LCD will show Sample Clock not lacked audio muted 111 4 20022010000 Certain operations will also be unavailable to you on the DPS24 To remedy this situation you should either select INTERNAL or you should attend to the digital sync source s problem T C RATE Sets the SMPTE EBU TimeCode rate The options are 24 FPS 25 FPS 29 97 FPS 29 97D FPS 30 FPS and 30D FPS The T C RATE should match
90. B 24LTC SMPTE EBU LTC Interface Board IB 24ADT 16 channel adat Interface Board w adat Sync IB 24SCSI SCSI Interface Board The specifications are subject to change without prior notice piam Persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual Printed in China
91. CALL F3 It is possible to delete Custom effects using the DELETE key F5 It is possible to rename Custom effects using the RENAME key F6 It is possible to copy and store effects using the COPY key F4 NOTE It is not possible to delete rename and or copy effects categories Neither is it possible to delete or rename Preset effects types Pressing EXIT F1 will return you to the main FX page The effect assigned in the FX LI BRARY page will be shown on the selected channel FX LIBRARY FACTO RY PRESETS The following Categories and Presets are available as Facotry Presets Category REVERB DELAY COMBINED CHORUS Effect Small Room Big Room Small Hall Big Hall Non Linear Reverse Studio Live House Medium Hall Bright Hall Std Plate Std Hall Drum Booth Bright Plate Std Room Vocal Plate Mono Delay Pingpong Delay Panpong Delay Stereo Delay Xover Delay Tape Echo Multi Tap Delay Chorus gt Delay Flange gt Delay Phaser gt Delay Mono Chorus Stereo Chorus Xover Chorus DIGITAL PE Category Effect FLANGER Mono Flanger Stereo Flanger Xover Flanger Pan Flanger PHASER Mono Phaser Stereo Phaser Xover Phaser Pan Phaser ROTARY SPEAKER Rotary Speaker PAN Auto Pan Triggered Pan PITCH SHIFT Pitch Shift WAH Auto Wah Touch Wah EQ Digital EQ ENHANCER Enhancer DISTORTION Distortion DYNAMICS Comp Lim Expander Gate Noise Gate PITCH CORRECTOR Pitch Corrector AI
92. DIGITAL IN instead in the SETUP mode barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 22 Top Panel MONO This switches the monitor output to mono Switching to mono does not affect the STEREO L R outputs only the monitor outputs MAIN and NEARFIELD Thus it is possible to check a mix in mono on the control room speakers without affecting the STEREO L R mix to the master recorder Similarly when monitoring the 2 TRACK input ei ther after or during mixdown it is possible to switch to mono for reference checking NEAR This switches the monitor output from the MAIN outputs to the NEARFIELD connections on the rear panel Typically the MAIN outputs of the DPS24 will be connected to a high quality high power amp speaker monitoring system whilst the NEARFIELD outputs will be connected to a smaller system perhaps even a domestic hi fi amp powering smaller speakers Thus with NEAR switched OFF monitoring will be via the MAIN monitor out puts but with NEAR switched ON monitoring will be via the smaller In this way you can switch between monitoring sys tems quickly and conveniently from the DPS24 s panel pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual LCD POD 23 LCD Top right of the meters To the right of the LCD are six Q Link pots Q1 Q6 used to set parameters on the LCD Ojojojiojiojiojoijojojoijo j o 1 41 101010101010101
93. EENEEEEN Ll STEREO I 130 00 00 00 16 OUT Gag 772 25 2238 O4 allows you to select the Export Region options for the export The graphic on the EXPORT REGION page should give a clue to the end result rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 72 EDIT MODE These options are START lt gt END IN lt gt END START lt gt OUT IN lt gt OUT Only the actual audio contained from the start of the first cue to the end of the last cue within the IN OUT region will be exported The audio between the marked IN point and the end of the actual audio within the IN OUT region will be exported The audio between the actual start of the audio within the IN OUT region and the marked OUT point will be exported The audio between the marked IN OUT point will be exported When START lt gt END or START lt gt OUT is selected each exported file will start only where the actual audio begins with the start position of the audio in the project stored as a sample accurate timestamp attached to the WAV file Broadcast WAV When IN lt gt END or IN lt gt OUT is selected if the actual audio starts after the IN point the exported file will include recorded silence from the IN point to the start of the audio There fore all the files exported in the same pass will start exactly at the same point allowing them to line up when imported in a system that doesn t support Broa
94. Hz 125Hz 200Hz 320Hz 500Hz for the LF Similarly in this example the MF XOVER cannot be set lower than 200Hz The four frequency bands also have a variable slope and these can be set to 6dB 12dB 18dB and 24dB per octave The has a Library of presets that can be accessed using F5 In the Library page you can store your own presets if you want It is possible to bypass the MBCX using F6 rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MULTI BAND COMPRESSOR EXPANDER 195 Pressing the COMP button on F2 will show this screen IDE amp Project IDE Project Scene 0904 Free 107h 22m Free 107h 22m THRE H RATIO ATTACK lt OUTFUT THRE H RATIO ATTACH lt THRESH ATTACK lt COMP Delay GAIN REDUCTION COMP ESF 4 1 Threshold GAIN REDUCTION l3dP COMP JAIN REDUCTION COME Esr C GHIM_REGUCTION COMP m C 1 Edit Each band LF LM HM HF is selected using Q1 As you select each band it is highlighted in the window to the left RATIO ATTACK RELEASE OUTFUT RATIO ATTACH RELEASE OUTFUT THRESH RATIO ATTACK RELEASE RATIO ATTACK RELEASE OUTFUT Editing COMP Delay GAIN REDUCTIOH C
95. In L R EX LIR 2 L R FX4 L R ADAT 1 2 ADC1 2 ADAT 3 4 ADC3 4 ADAT 5 6 ADC5 6 ADAT 7 8 ADC7 8 ADAT 9 10 ADC9 10 Up to ADC11 12 ADAT 23 24 Q2 inverts the phase of the channel This is available only for Mono Input and Track Channels Q3 is simple attenuator to compensate for any excessive gain boosts in the EQ This is available only for Mono Input and Track Channels Q4 allows you to set where in the audio chain you will view the meter shown to the right of the fader The options are PRE EQ PRE FADE and POST FADE This is available only for Mono Input Track and FX Return Channels Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual CHANNEL 89 NOTE The METER setting is the same global setting as in the MAIN GRID pages It selects the type of metering for all channels as well as in the MAIN screen and Mixer screen and akSys Q6 be used to enter data as a conventional encoder the idea being that you move the cursor to the appropriate field with the cursor keys or 5 and use Q6 to set its value However you may find it easier to use the channel s actual control fader pan pot FX Aux send EQ in Q Channel etc You may also use the DATA keys to nudge values and you can also use the numeric keypad followed by pressing ENTER to enter parameter s value precisely NOTE Some parameters do not have totally variable ranges The EQ frequencies for example are actually a list of values
96. L everything stored but when you come to recall that event you can decide to only recall for example static controls As with STORE use Q5 to select what it is you want to recall e g ALL controls STATIC controls or NO FADERS and press ENTER or RECALL F6 The scene will be recalled but depending on the complexity of your mix or the settings being recalled it can take a second or two for the recalled settings to take effect barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 38 MIX SCENE KEYS Pressing F3 or F4 RESET MIXER resets the mixer to its default configuration The default mixer settings applied when RESET MIXER is used are as follows Faders Mute INPUTS TRACKS GROUPS FX RETURNS FX AUXSENDS 0 CHON AUXIN 120dB CHON MASTER OdB Pan Pan centered Mono Channels INPUTS and TRACKS EQ ON FLAT EQ DYN OFF SENDS 1 4 GLOB POST 120dB RTN Channels SENDS 1 4 OFF POST 120dB L R ASSIGN TRACKS and FX RTNS L R INPUTS and GROUPS not assigned GROUP ASSIGN all signals not assigned e FX AUX SETUP 4 x MONO FX 1 4 MIDI CHANNELS Fader OFF Controller 007 default value 104 Pan OFF Controller 010 default value 64 e FX MBCX OFF FX1 ON Big Hall FX2 ON Stereo Delay FX3 ON Stereo Chorus FX4 ON Pan Phaser
97. L TRACKS Displays the total number of tracks on the CD USED ON DISC Indicates the total time recorded on the CD FREE ON DISC Indicates the total time free for recording on the CD The Free On Disc Time is only shown if a valid CDR Blank or Unfin ished is inserted in the drive To the right are parameters that can be adjusted using the Q Link controls They are LEFT TRACK Selects which track of the source project will be recorded as the left track on the CD You may select any disk track 1 24 RIGHT TRACK Selects which track of the source project will be recorded as the right track on the CD You may select any disk track 1 24 e 41 v1 6 Operator s Manual REGION WRITE SPEED TEST WRITE BURN METHOD CD RECORDER 189 Selects which portion of the selected tracks will be recorded to the CD R CD RW The options are IN OUT or ALL Specify the writing speed here You may select SLOW or FAST SLOW writes at normal real time speed FAST however does not necessar ily write at the CD RW CD R s fastest speed but at the highest mutu ally compatible speed This is likely to be slower than the CD s fastest possible speed e g if you have a 24x speed writer the FAST setting might only write at 4x speed This allows you to select whether or not to perform test writing Test write is a process in which a weak laser is projected onto the disc surface to check whether any malfunctions will occur during data trans fer I
98. Many systems will render individual recordings by default rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFF EXPORT 71 WAV AIFF FILES EXPO RT The DPS24 also allows you to export audio recordings to an IDE or SCSI CD R ISO 9660 or hard disk FAT32 16 or to a computer via USB You can export up to 24 tracks in one pass The export function is available as part of the COPY function in the EDIT pages The process is almost identical to copying audio within a project select the track s you want to export mark an IN OUT region and copy it The difference is that you are copying it to a CD HD instead of the internal clipboard To access the EXPORT function press EDIT press COPY F1 You will see this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m COPY HEGIUM leztinatian Edit Tracks m Automation Edit 20 29 11 130 CAMCEL CLEAR COPY Using Q2 select the Destination drive you want to export the tracks to The available drive selections are the same as for Import IDE SCSI or HOST The display changes to the EXPORT REGION screen according to the Destination selection IDE 0 Project Free 10Th 22m EXPORT REGION 1 0 Destination Original lt gt iz 54 Remote gt 12 54 moor EEE ipo em STAR T ETFID wr Edit Tracks HOST Export Type
99. OFF muted the key is not Lit By pressing SHIFT ON the channel can be 5010 4 When a channel is solo d the ON key s LED flashes and a large SOLO LED flashes in the MASTER section SOLO operation is described later in the manual A channel can be selected for tweaking using the channel SELECT key above each fader The SELECT keys are also used in conjunction with the ASSIGN keys to route channels to the L R bus and or to Groups and hence to disk tracks for recording The SELECT keys can be used to link adjacent odd even Channels as a stereo pair To link a pair of channels press the SELECT key of one of the channels while holding down the SELECT key of the adjacent channel To un link them use the same procedure Once linked pressing the SELECT key for either channel will select both and the ON key of either channel will be used for muting solo ing both channels NOTE Only odd even adjacent channels be paired not even odd channels i e you can link channels 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 but not channels 2 amp 3 rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual FADERS FADER BANKS 19 The different channels are selected using the FADER BANK keys located above the trans port keys The types of mixer channel types are as follows INPUTS TRACKS GROUP FX RETURN FX SEND AUX SEND AUX IN MIDI CONTROLLER 12 general purpose mixer channels which can be used to mix the DPS24 s various input sources
100. OMP ESF Cl HALIM REDUCTIGOH Lams Edit In this way it is clear to see which band of the compressor you are editing barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 196 SETUP MODE The compressor and expander have almost identical controls These are BAND Selects the frequency band THRESHOLD Sets the level at which the processors have an effect The results are different for the compressor and the expander For the compressor the threshold sets the level at which compression takes place Signals above the threshold will be compressed but signals below this level pass through the compressor unaffected For the expander the logic is the other way round signals above the threshold are not affected but sig nals below the threshold are brought up in level according to the set tings of the controls below By using the two together it is possible to create a compander i e signals above the threshold are reduced in level compressor and signals below the threshold are brought up in level expander as this simple example demonstrates 0dB 20dB Original With gain make up The incoming signal level has a huge dynamic range going from very loud to very quiet By setting the compressor and expander thresholds to the same value the output of the processor will be the signal shown with the dashed line as you can see its dyna
101. P is set to ADAT the optical I O connectors are both used for 8 channel ADAT signals ADAT 1 8 while the RCA SPDIF I O connectors are used for Stereo SPDIF signals DIGI IN L R and stereo DIGITAL OUTPUT However when MPLP is set to SPDIF the optical I O connectors are both used for Stereo SPDIF signals DIGI IN L R and stereo DIGITAL OUTPUT In this case the SPDIF Input RCA connector is disabled and the SPDIF Out put RCA connector is used for Stereo SPDIF ouptut same signal as the optical output connector Selects the stereo digital output format The format can be switched be tween CONSUMER and PROFESSIONAL Note that this affects the RCA phono output and the MPLP output when it is set to SPDIF As the name implies CONSUMER should be used with consumer prod ucts such as CD players etc PROFESSIONAL should be used with more professional equipment that use the AES EBU format of digital audio rensonar Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 178 SETUP MODE NOTE The data stream for the PROFESSIONAL format 15 identical to that used on AES EBU format digital audio connectors However more often than not such connectors are balanced You may need to make or buy a balanced jacl XLR gt phono cable or better an adapter NOTE It should be noted that the stereo SPDIF input of the DPS24 includes a real time Sample Rate converter It is therefore not required to lock the digital clocks of the DPS24 and of the Stereo Digi
102. R SETUP page pressing F5 6 will pop up a prompt asking you to confirm that you want to convert the currently selected project into 44 1kHz 16 bit Respond accordingly If you respond YES you will see the usual naming prompt where you may enter a name for your new project As the project is being converted you will see a progress display You can abort the process at any time After the process is complete you will have a 44 1kHz 16 bit project that will be suitable for mastering onto audio CD When you perform the conversion the project is re sampled at 44 1kHz and is dithered down to 16 bit using TPDF triangular probability density function a well known dithering algo rithm that ensures high quality bit reduction with few audible artefacts NOTES REGARDING CONVERTING DOWN 44 1 2 16 You don t have to perform this conversion unless you are mastering projects made at sample rates other than 44 1kHz and or which contain recordings made at bit depths other than 16 bit to CD You can create mixdowns in your chosen sample rates and bit depths to use as stereo masters However in order to produce a master audio CD you will need to run these mixes through the conversion process Of course if your project is recorded at 44 1kHz and contains only 16 bit recordings the conversion process is not necessary Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual HOW TO PREPARE MATERIAL FOR DISK AT ONCE 191 HOW
103. RE 2 REAR PANEL RN 4 FRONT 4 1 2 4 0 22 7 2 5209 8 GETTING AROUND THE 524 2 60 600000 8 ILLUMINATED 5 00 1 2 1 8 9 RECORD EDIT SELECT KEYS 10 L R AND GROUP ASSIGN KEYS 11 SUB GROUPING CHANNELS TO THE L R MIX een 12 Q STRIP FUNCTION KEYS CHANNEL ENCODERS 13 CHANNEL ENCODEISS 13 ETO By FD escent ERN AME EPUM MEME 14 Q CHANNEL SELECT Q CHANNEL ENCODERS 15 Q STRIP Q CHANNEL ENCODERS 17 FADERS FADER BANKS 18 MASTER SECTION E 20 MONITOR 5 ose eii Sgen coste 21 LOD POD 23 24 24 PROJECT DNEQ DAR 24 SAVE TNDIG 25 PROJECT OVERVIEW Gu assetto etu dioe ter ae EL M 26 WAVEFORM GENERATION INDICATOR eee 26 E MEM D RE E 26 CONTROLDS 2 MOVING AROUND 28 INN 30 Qaa
104. STEREO the graphics change FeeAuR 1 2 STEREO NEM FRCAUH 1 FRAAUH 2 ANH 1 LeuelHF an 2 ANH LEHEL FAH The control normally used to set the send level for FX1 Aux 1 now sets the level for the stereo send and the control normally used to set the send level for FX Aux 2 now sets the send s stereo pan position NOTE There is not much point in setting these sends to stereo when using the internal effects as all the internal effects have a mono input However you could use a stereo send and use the pan control FX Aux 2 to morph between the two channels That you can also automate the movement of the pan control means that some special effects could be created FX AUX 1 gt Allows you to route the FX Aux send to the INTERNAL FX or to the AUX busses The send may also be switched off FX AUX 2 gt As for FX Aux 1 but of course for FX Aux 2 FX AUX 3 4 are virtually identical to FX AUX 1 2 except that they can also be routed to the STUDIO L and or STUDIO R bus Typically these are used to set up a foldback monitoring system aka Cue Mix for recording in a separate studio area rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 106 MIXER MODE Using the mono stereo option for the sends you can create various different foldback con figurations and you can have the following setups 1x mono foldback mix on either AUX or AUX 4 e 2 x independent mono foldback sends each with a sep
105. TUP DSP GRID X DISPLAY CD R OW TRACK SELECT MIXER 200M Host key functions use lowercase letters excert GRID and PATCH which use Urrercase letters D PS24 LRC Key Assignment gt SETLOCATE AUTO PLAY Hold SET LOCATE and press IN or OUT to set In Out points Press IN OUT RTZ to Goto In Out points or Zero Hold AUTO PLAY and press OUT or RTZ to Goto In Out points or Zero and Play Press IN gt OUT to Play from In to Out points e Hold AUTO PLAY and press IN gt OUT to enter LOOP play persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 216 APPENDIX Specifications Power Supply Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Dimensions mm Weight Display Sampling Rate Quantization Bit Recording Media Recording Time Frequency Response ADC DAC Dynamic Range Distortion Ratio Channel Crosstalk Wow amp Flutter Analog Audio Input Input Level AC 120V 60Hz US Canada 220 240V 50Hz Europe 110W 10 35 C 10 60 without condensation 726 W x 190 H x 579 D max with LCD tilted down 19 5kg 320 x 240 dots STN graphic LCD with back light 96kHz 48kHz 44 1kHz 32kHz 24 bit 16 bit Linear Internal IDE Harddisk With 10Gbyte Harddisk drive 24bit FS 96kHz Approx 9 hrs 55 min 12 tracks x 49 min 45 sec FS 48kHz Approx 19 hrs 50 min 24 tracks x 49 min
106. The channels can also be used to add EQ and dynamics and also to send the channels to either the internal effects and or the AUX bus By default input sources are ADCs 1 12 24 mixer channels which are sourced from the internal disk recorder The channels can also be used to add EQ and dynamics and also to send the channels to either the internal effects and or the AUX bus 8 channels providing control of the 8 group bus master levels Pan EQ dynamics and FX AUX sends are not available on these channels By default these 4 stereo channels provide control the stereo returns of the internal effects with balance control and FX Aux sends However these channels can be re patched to mix any of the DPS24 input sources 4 channels providing control of the 4 fx bus master send levels 4 channels providing control of the 4 aux bus master send levels A stereo auxiliary mixer channel allowing the AUX L R inputs to be mixed to the main L R bus with level and mute control only This channel has a fixed source 16 channels each providing 2 MIDI controllers which can be assigned to any MIDI channel or controller Controller 1 is controlled by the channel fader and Controller 2 is controlled by the channel s PAN control By default these are configured to send MIDI Volume CC 7 on Controller 1 and MIDI Pan CC 10 on Contr oller 2 There are 4 fixed Fader Banks and 5 assignable User Banks arranged as follows INP 1 12 TRACKS 1 12 TRACKS 1
107. Time Code or MIDI Clock so that sequencers etc may be synchronised to the DPS24 The MIDI OUT can also generate MIDI Controller events such as volume and pan allowing the DPS24 to control mix external equipment for example samples sound modules etc The MIDI THRU connection passes MIDI data received at the MIDI Input 11 USB CONNECTOR This is provided for connection to a personal computer using the akSys TrackView software or the akSysServer audio file transfer utility 12 PS2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR You may attach a PS2 keyboard here to assist with naming items in the DPS24 The key map ping of the keyboard to DPS24 functions is shown in the appendix section 13 FOOTSWITCH INPUT This 1 4 jack socket can accept a footswitch for hands free recording and playback of the DPS24 This input can also accept an Alesis LRC remote controller allowing simple remote control when overdubbing vocals in a separate studio are or vocal booth for example The key mapping of the LRC to DPS24 functions is shown in the appendix section 14 MASTER STEREO OUTPUT These balanced outputs should be connected to the line inputs of your stereo mastering machine 15 MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT These balanced outputs should be connected to the line inputs of your main control room monitor amplifier or powered speakers 16 NEARFIELD MONITOR OUTPUT These balanced outputs should be connected to the line inputs of a smaller monitoring system powering sma
108. Use the numeric keypad s keys to nudge values Use the Q6 as a typical DATA ENTRY encoder In this example however you would probably prefer to use the Q CHANNEL function to set the functions shown Some pages however have quite a lot of fields and unfortunately there is no option but to cursor around them with the cursor keys or Q5 and use the numeric keypad s DATA keys or Q6 to set values An example of this would be the PATCH pages IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m IMPUT CHAMMEL SOURCES 1 2 3 4 5 RSEN apcs ADCs AICE T 8 9 1o 11 12 Aic Acs Aici Ait d ISK Fi ao 0 SP POS OP a ee men e a E a GRP GRP GRP RPE RPO ATM SOURCES Fal FAZ Feat Fel L R LR LARA L R OUTPUTS LR PATCH PRESETS However there are not that many pages like this and also these are the kind of pages which once set do not require constant usage after that For the most part parameters are set using dedicated controls in the form of either the Q LINK controls the Q STRIP CHANNEL en coders of dedicated control surface switches vierra rensonar 2 Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 30 Top Panel NAMING It is possible to name things on the DPS24 from the front panel However we thoroughly recommend that you connect a P52 keyboard as this makes naming MUCH easier and suitable keyboards for the purpose c
109. Whereas most sys tems limit you to a fixed number of virtual tracks per physical track the DPS24 has 256 V Tracks that are freely assignable to any physical tracks On other systems you are basically only allowed a fixed number of attempts at different takes before you hit the limit and you have to start making decisions about which takes to keep and which ones to lose to make room for other attempts The DPS24 on the other hand allows you up to 256 attempts at a take for just one single physical track if you want although if it takes that many attempts to get a recording right you should really consider doing something else Having got the basics out of the way let s now have a look at those functions on F1 and F2 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual OPTIONS 165 OPTIONS Pressing OPTIONS will show these extra functions IMC PHYSICAL ASSIGN STEREO w With INC PHYSICAL checked when you assign a V Track to a physical track the cursor will automatically move down to the next physical track and the next virtual track In this way you can quickly swap out physical tracks with virtual tracks without having to manually move the cursor around With ASSIGN STEREO checked any tracks that were paired as stereo will be dealt with automatically in any of the V Track swapping functions So for example if Tracks Channels 7 and 8 were linked as a stereo pair and V Track 25 is assign
110. XT SYNC key is enabled It s SHIFT function allows you to set a timecode offset This is the main operating screen that one normally works in It shows the project name meters and an overview of the project It s SHIFT function GRID shows an enlarged project display Allows you to edit audio with functions such as copy cut paste etc This mode s SHIFT function gives access to the DPS24 s off line DSP functions such as timestretch pitch shift etc Allows access to Mixer and Channel views Solo and FX AUX setup Its SHIFT function shows the PATCH pages where you may route sig nals within the DPS24 Provides access to the DPS24 s automation functions Takes you to the effects pages where you may select and edit the DPS24 s internal effects rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PROJECT SETUP CURSOR SHIFT UNDO REDO PRE ROLL MAIN CONTROL SECTION 33 Allows you to load create delete copy backup and restore Projects Its SHIFT function V TRACK gives access to the Virtual Tracks func tion Allows you to set global parameters that affect the DPS24 as a whole Its SHIFT function allows access to the CD R functions for mastering to and playing back from the optional CD R Allows you to move around the screen where applicable Its SHIFT function allows you to zoom in horizontally and or verti cally on track and or waveform displays in certain modes Accesses certain
111. a project for copy backup To restore follow the usual restore procedure When restoring this data the restored FX library is merged with the current one with effect names being changed as appropriate to prevent duplicate names NOTE If the FX library becomes full as you fill it up with restored presets you will be prompted accordingly The maximum number of effects entries the library can accommodate is 256 effects EQ COMP N GATE MBCX and PATCH Presets are also renamed if an existing preset has the same name NOTE Like restoring projects restoring a backup of the presets may result in multiple presets with the same values but with different names Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 160 PROJECT MODE RESTO RING PROJECTS Pressing RESTORE F4 shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m RESTORE COR DRIUE HO DRIUE Internal Internal HD IDE 1 Press RESTORE F ta restore an entire backup from CD to the Internal HD This page allows you to restore a backup from a CDR drive onto a Hard Disk Drive If you have connected external drives to the optional SCSI interface you can select the source CDR drive Internal or External in the CDR Drive list on the left and the destination HD Drive in the HD Drive list on the right using the cursors To restore a backup press RESTORE F6 You will receive an ARE YOU SURE prompt and you should respond accordin
112. ack and xxx is an auto incremented number DEFAULT SETUP Pressing this will re assign virtual tracks 1 24 to physical tracks 1 24 You are prompted respond accordingly ERASE Allows you to erase virtual tracks NOTE This function has no UNDO Please proceed with caution You are prompted to this effect you should respond accordingly It should be mentioned that the V Track function is not only useful for repeated attempts at the same recording or overdub like re recording the same guitar part or vocal or whatever over and over again you could find yourself in a situation where for example you lay down a guitar part but think that maybe a keyboard part might be more appropriate Or you could lay down a synth bass line and think it might be better done with a different sound Neither of these scenarios are a problem simply use the V Track function to try out different ideas on the same track s The beauty is that you are not committing yourself to anything until you need to pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual USING THE VIRTUAL TRACKS USING THE VIRTUAL TRACKS 163 To make operation clearer we ll run through a typical real world application for the V Track function OK we ll imagine you ve just recorded an electric guitar solo onto Track 6 It s good but you think you might be able to do better You don t want to record over it you just want to have another go at it in case you
113. ack is playing you can skip to the next using the CURSOR UP DOWN keys which will cause playback to skip to the next track During playback you can use the rewind and fast forward keys to stutter through a track When a track is playing the status of F6 changes slightly PLAY When idle F6 is a play key PAUSE During playback F6 becomes a pause control NOTE It is not possible to play the CD through the DPS24 s monitoring system You can listen to it on the CD RW s headphone socket if the model installed has one of course but ideally to hear the CD you have created you should take it to a compatible CD player You can return to the CD WRITER at any time by pressing F1 2 CD WRITER It is also possible to PLAY the Audio Tracks of an unfinished CD barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 202 EXT SYNC KEY EXT SYNC KEY To synchronise the DPS24 with external devices the EXT SYNC key should be pressed OFFSET This key enables the Time Sync Q4 and T C rate Q3 selections made in the SETUP page 0 Project Free 22m SVSTEH SETUP Sample Rate AI Al professional Jes ZCI D 5 Version V1 60 If Time Sync is set to MIC MASTER or MIDI CLOCK OUT the DPS24 will now generate MTC or MIDI CLOCK during playback If it is set to MTC SLAVE or SMPTE SLAVE the DPS24 will now only play upon reception of external timecode unless the optional IB 24LTC SMPTE board
114. al passes through but setting a slightly higher range can be useful if the gating effect is too abrupt ATTACK Sets the length of time it takes for the gate to open Typically this will be set to OmS RELEASE Set the time it takes for the gate to decay to the threshold level HOLD Determines the length of time the gate is open after the attack cycle has reached full level In the Compressor Noise Gate sub pages EQ ON OFF key F5 is replaced with DYN ON OFF which allows you to quickly bypass the Dynamics processors f eo F1 EQ returns to the main EQ Channel page F2 UTILS takes you to the Channel Utilities page F3 is used to toggle between the COMP and N GATE sub pages barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 94 MIXER MODE EQ COMPRESSOR GATE PRESET LIBRARIES EQ Compressor Gate preset libraries provide a convenient way to store and recall your favourite channel processing parameters for use on another channel or even in another project We ve provided a number of factory presets that you can recall and tweak to suit your own needs The LIBRARY F6 key on the channel page will take you to the preset library for the param eters you re viewing so pressing the LIBRARY key on the EQ page will take you to the EQ preset library IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m LIBRARY Status Flat Preset Eick 1 Preset Kick 2 Preset Snare 1 Preset Snare 2 Preset Tom 1 Preset T
115. alls take a certain time to be effective be sure to insert a scene recall a fraction in advance of where you want it to occur Ideally scene recalls should be inserted during a moment of silence on the channel s selected to be affected You can use the EVENT EDITOR to move scene recalls to the optimum point Because it takes the effects processor a certain time to change from one effect to another be sure to insert a scene recall that contains an effects change a fraction in advance of where you want them to change in order to give the effects time to change Ideally scene recalls should be inserted during a moment of silence on the channel s selected to be affected You can use the EVENT EDITOR to move scene recalls to the optimum point Because it takes a certain time for an effect to change its parameters for example delay time be sure to insert a scene recall a fraction in advance of where you want the change to take place in order to give the effect time to change Ideally scene recalls should be inserted during a moment of silence on the channel s selected to be affected You can use the EVENT EDITOR to move scene recalls to the optimum point Scene 00 is still an important factor in the way automation plays back as this sets the initial scene settings for the start of all automation regardless of what happens subsequently in the mix Therefore when Automation is ON Scene 00 is always recalled first when you press PLAY eve
116. an be bought very cheaply at any high street store that sells computers Do not use a keyboard that requires a driver installa tion Use only a keyboard that does not have special features such as Internet keys Multime dia keys built in trackball The simpler the better For instance the BTC 5106 costs only a few US dollars and works well with the DPS24 When you go to name something you will see this pop up Fenane Channel Enter Hone Input 01 Use A Z to enter upper case characters Use a z to enter lower cose characters Use 0 3 or the numeric keypad to enter numbers Use Charsz to enter characters Use Cursor to move the cursor You use 1 to set upper case characters A Z You can use Q2 to set lower case characters a z You can use Q3 or the numeric keypad to enter numbers 0 9 You can use Q4 to enter the following special characters amp You can use Q6 or the cursor keys to move the cursor left right You can use F3 to insert spaces You can use F4 to backspace delete Press F6 or the ENTER key to confirm the new name and execute the current function Press F1 or the CANCEL key to abort name entry and return to the previous screen Whilst is perfectly feasible to enter names in this way we are the first to admit that it is nowhere near as convenient as using an external keyboard pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Ope
117. an store and recall up to 100 Mix Scenes These are memo ries of the whole mixer s settings such as EQ fader position FX sends etc for all Channels The following table shows what is and isn t stored in Mix Scene NOT SAVED FX AUX ROUTINGS GROUP ROUTINGS CHANNEL LINK Also saved in a Mix Scene are Global FX AUX Setup and FX selection and settings for all 4 Effects Scenes are recalled using the SCENE RECALL key and are stored not surprisingly using the SCENE STORE key The MIX SCENE STORE and RECALL keys are also used to store and recall EQ or DYNAMICS SNAPSHOTs for individual Mixer Channels and FX SNAPSHOTs for individual effects channels SNAPSHOTS are explained later in this manual rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 36 MIX SCENE KEYS STORING A MIX SCENE To store a mix scene press STORE the key will flash You will see something like this pop up prompt 0 Project IDE 0 Project Scene 00 Free 1078 22m Free 1978 22m SCEHE STORE Hare Initial Scene Use 05 to select Store Controls which controls will be stored Em CANCEL MAME STORE RENAME STORE You should use the CURSOR keys to move up or down the list of available mix scenes to select an mix scene if you want to store a new scene If you press the flashing ENTER key or STORE F6 the scene will be stored However if you know the number of the ne
118. ant to add effects Select the appropriate FX send in the Q STRIP FUNCTION panel and adjust the encoders to set FX send levels as necessary Need to tweak EQ Select the appropriate channel s using the channel SELECT keys press the Q CHANNEL key and adjust the EQ using the Q CHANNEL encoders Need to tweak an effect Press FX and use the Q LINK controls to modify parameters and with the O CHANNEL selected you can adjust the channel parameters AND the effects pa rameters simultaneously If you are working with artists in separate rooms set up a foldback cue mix using pre fade AUX 3 and or 4 and the STUDIO outputs even speak to them via the DPS24 s internal talkback mic during the track laying process Having laid down some tracks you hear something that needs deleting Simply hit EDIT select the appropriate track s mark the offending region with the IN OUT keys and press CUT or ERASE Similarly you want to use that one great guitar riff elsewhere in the project select the appropriate track s press EDIT mark the region copy it and paste it wherever it s needed You get the picture And so far unlike other digital mixers recorders all of this is achieved without hardly ever having to refer to the LCD To find out more read on ILLUMINATED KEYS Illuminated keys will light when selected as you would expect However in certain circumstances these keys flash to indicate that they are in a different status For in
119. any incoming external timecode If it does not synchronisation will slip TIME SYNC This sets how the DPS24 will behave with respect to receiving and or generating timecode when the EXT SYNC key is enabled The options are OFF MTC SLAVE The 524 will follow external MIDI timecode allow ing it to synchronise to external sequencers drum ma chines etc MTC MASTER DPS24 will generate MIDI timecode allowing se quencers drum machines etc to follow the DPS24 MIDI CLK OUT The DPS24 will generate MIDI clock with Song Position Pointer to act as a master controller for external sequenc ers drum machines etc SMPTE SLAVE The DPS24 will follow external SMPTE timecode via the optional SMPTE card NOTE 7 The TIME SYNC options are enabled disabled using the EXT SYNC key NOTE Z The SMPTE board if installed always generates SMPTE timecode during playback Persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 168 SETUP MODE Using SMPTE SLAVE it is possible to record to timecode that is not playing at nominal speed only if Digital Sync is set to Internal In this case the DPS24 can record in sync with a fluctuating timecode source and will subsequently play back accurately This is useful when run ning the DPS24 alongside analogue reel to reel MTRs that can exhibit less than perfect play speeds NOTE One important thing to consider when working with timecode that is less than perfect is that if s
120. application of the Resample feature is to convert the sample rate of a region that is being pasted into a Project set at a different sample rate than the Project it was copied from This can also be used to dither a 44 1kHz 24bit stereo project down to 16bit before burning it to CD persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 84 MIXER MODE MIXER MODE Pressing the MIXER key shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 10Th 22m FER E vi ui uiii I 10 ii i 1234 12341224 i 2 GROUPS FH RTHS FR Pal niil vu niii 11 i 15 id iE 15 iT 1H 13 20 c1 zs zd ISR TRACK 1011 ietdiced n Aun Fa 1112 i 14 1615 17 18 zn F ed TRACKS Select LEWEL SOLO SETUP at SETUP As in the MAIN screen the top half of the MIXER screen shows the meters for the 12 inputs 8 groups 8 FX AUX sends 4 stereo FX returns and 24 disk tracks Under the meters block you can see an overview of a selected parameter for all the channels The displayed parameter is selected using Q6 The default parameter is LEVEL showing the Fader position for all channels This is useful as it allows you to see all faders in one glance without having to switch Fader Banks You may also view different parameters such as Pan Channel ON FX AUX Sends 1 4
121. arate mix on each send 1 x stereo foldback mix with control of level and pan for each channel allowing you to set a stereo mix in the STUDIO outputs This is the most common setting for this application NOTE When STUDIO L is selected AUX 37 output is muted Similarly when STUDIO is used AUX 4 s output is muted TALKBACK TO STUDIO OUT The 524 5 internal talkback mic is permanently hardwired to the STUDIO outputs and is activated using the TALKBACK button located above the MASTER fader The level of the talkback mic can be adjusted with the TB LEVEL pot just under the built in mic NOTE The talkback mic only appears at the STUDIO L and or R outputs when they are enabled in the FX AUX SETUP page The talkback mic will not be heard through the FX AUX 3 4 busses if they are routed to the internal effects or the AUX bus rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PATCH MODE 107 PATCH MODE Pressing SHIFT MIXER takes you to the PATCH mode where you can route external and internal audio around the DPS24 The first page you see is the CHANNEL SOURCES 0 Project Free 22m IMPUT CHANNEL SOURCES 1 2 3 4 5 ance ancs anc4 ancse T 3 1o 11 12 HOG JAD ADCS ADCO ADI 012 DISKE RECORD SOURCES i 2 3 4 5 T 8 GRP 1 GRF 2 GRF 3 4 5 56 8 3 io 11 12 13 14 15 16 GRP 1 2 GRP 3 GRP 4 5 GRP
122. ations du Canada 27 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications 27 VENTILATION Do not prevent the unit s ventilation especially by placing the unit on soft carpet in a narrow space or by placing objects on the unit s chassis top side or rear panels Always keep the unit s chassis at least 10 centimeters from any other objects 31C En CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT 32 En COPYRIGHT NOTICE The AKAI professional DPS24 is a computer based device and as such contains and uses software in ROMs This software and all related documentation including this Operator s Manual contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws All rights are reserved No part of the software or its documentation may be copied transferred or modified You may not modify adapt translate lease distribute resell for profit or create derivative works based on the software and its related documentation or any part thereof without prior written consent from AKAI professional M I Corp Yokohama Japan Table of Contents Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 220 22 212 1 DPS24 STRUCTU
123. automation requirements are different and or are more demanding for example you want to gradually pan one or more channels back and forth between left right and or you want to gradually add effects to one or more channels you will have to make your own choices as to how to proceed Persona Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUTOMATION EVENT EDITOR 125 AUTOMATION EVENT EDITOR A simple automation event editor is available to edit scene recall snapshot recall and chan nel mute events so that they can be placed accurately or deleted Pressing EVENT F4 in the AUTOMATION page shows something like this IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m AUTONATION EUEHTS Event Channel Tupe Value Scene Aci IH 50 3 Fs Aol 1 zoo Aol Trl o Ed Acl Trz uo Fe Aol Fx4 Fs Aol Feil Rel Eoo Rel 2 On Off Trl On Off Scene Acil I5 M OD UO c EXIT EVENT DELETE EWENT In the AUTOMATION EVENTS window you can see any scene or snapshot recall events or channel mutes To select what is viewed use Q1 to select SCENE RECALL will show scene recall events or INPUTS 1 12 TRACKS 1 24 GROUP 1 8 FX SEND 1 4 AUX SEND 1 4 FX RETURN 1 4 AUX IN and ALL will show channel on off events and snapshot recall events NOTE It is not possible to change these values and they are shown for information only In the case of Scene Recall the Type colu
124. being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combin ation to avoid injury from tip over PORTABLE CART WARNING 53125 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such as vases are placed on the apparatus WARNING For U K customers only WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT This equipment is fitted with an approved non rewireable UK mains plug To change the fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows 1 Remove the fuse cover and old fuse 2 Fit a new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp A S T A or BSI approved type 3 Refit the fuse cover If the AC mains plug fitted to the lead supplied with t
125. channel and or adjust the FX AUX controls in this case those movements will be ignored only PAN movements will be recorded into the automation data This is the most useful of the three modes as you can simply grab a fader or control or press a switch for it to be added to the automation data OVERWRITE This is a bit more destructive in that automation recording starts as soon as you press PLAY To prevent accidental overwriting when this mode of recording automation is selected the CHANNEL SELECT keys flash prompting you to select which channel s you wish to overwrite Once selected those CHANNEL select keys are lit steadily and as soon as you press PLAY their position is recorded It is also possible to press PLAY and then press a CHANNEL SELECT key to drop that channel into record much like dropping audio into record using the TRACK SELECT keys DROPOUT MODE Allows you to select what will happen when you drop out of an automation record pass The options are STOP The automation recording continues until STOP is pressed on the trans port key In the case of OVERWRITE mode recording on a given channel will stop if it is de selected using the CHANNEL SELECT key s RETURN When recording stops the controls will return to their previously re corded position using the return time parameter see below In AUTO DROP mode the faders will drop out of record as soon as they are released TO END Will overwrite al
126. cord and press PLAY At the appropriate position ride that fader with the correct movement Press STOP on the transport section Rewind and check the updated version If you like it keep it If you don t press UNDO and try again Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 116 AUTOMATION However doing this kind of Automation drop in can be a potential source of problems For example with this original fade data You punch in out some automation data as follows Punch in out The problem here however is that the level at the punch out does not match the original Punch in out When the automation is played back the result will be Punch in out io level will stay constant after the drop out point until a fader movement is detected at which point it will jump abruptly to the new value A way around this is to enable RETURN Setting a longer value in the RETURN field will result in the following With judicious setting of the RETURN TIME parameter the value will return gently to the original level resulting in a smoother transition piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual RECORD SAFE 117 RECORD SAFE The main panel shows the RECORD SAFE function Here you can protect channels from being accidentally over written when automation data is being recorded Channels can be protected by moving the cursor to the appropriate channel s and using the DATA keys to switch pro
127. d for page specific Q Controls Q5 moves left right and Q6 moves up down unless one direction is meaningless in which case the Q Link knob for that direction becomes data increment decrement Following are some examples rensonar sro Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 28 Top Panel MOVING AROUND THELCD Most pages provide immediate access to parameters via the Q LINK controls on the right An example of this would be the FX pages IDE s Project Free 10 22m Reverb 5nall Roon Rewer Fre D Time Fe Channel Effect Stereo Delay Big Room 3 Stereo Chorus Small Hall 6 4 Phaser Big E FK LIBRARY Here you simply select the FX channel and the FX type with the cursor keys and set the parameters directly with the O LINK controls Most of the DPS24 s pages are like this and have no parameters to set via tedious cursor movement There are a few pages however which have multiple parameters to select One example is the CHANNEL page IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m Mame Input 01 Input Source Phase Invert Ht tenuation Meter PRE FADER In a page such as this you use the CURSOR keys to move around from parameter field to parameter field You can also use Q5 as a quick cursor pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MOVING AROUND THE LCD 29 To edit the value you can e Enter a number directly using the numeric keypad followed by ENTER
128. d master levels FX return and the 8 Group sends The master fader or L R meters are not shown as these are always visible on the front panel Neither of these pages are editable as such they merely reflect the controls positions as set on the front panel and update in real time as these controls are adjusted ova MPS eC 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual CHANNEL 87 CHANNEL In the main MIXER page pressing CHANNEL F1 will show the settings for the selected channel NOTE Enabling the Q CHANNEL button automatically calls up the MIXER CHANNEL page of the selected Channel on the LCD Then when disabling Q CHANNEL the display returns to the previous screen There are actually multiple Channel pages EQ Channel page Dynamics Channel pages Compressor Expander sub page Noise Gate sub page Channel Utilities page There are also several Channel types The Channel types are Input Channel Mono Track Channel Mono FX Return Channel Stereo Aux L R Input Stereo Group FX AUX Master Send Master Channel MIDI Controller Channel The Channel pages only show the parameters available for the type of selected channel For instance only Mono Input or Track Channels have EQ and Dynamics controls The main EQ Channel page looks like this IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m Mame Input ol Input source 1 Phase Invert Ht tenuatian Meter 55 0 LR leew 3 4 T
129. d of LFO for the modulation effect Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of LFO for the modulation effect Fdback 05 100 Adjusts the feedback amount of the modulation effect e Delay 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the delay time of the delay effect Fdback 0 100 Adjusts the amount of the delay effect feedback e Bounce ON OFF Sets whether the delay sound is panned ON or not CHORUS gt DELAY This effect consists of a chorus effect and a delay effect connected in series E FLANGE DELAY This monaural effect consists of a flanger effect and a delay effect connected in series PHASER DELAY This monaural effect consists of a phaser effect and a delay effect connected in series a persona srl S AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 138 FX PARAMETERS CHORUS The common parameters for the chorus effects are e Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed rate of LFO1 Rate2 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed rate of LFO2 e Fdback 0 100 Adjusts the amount of the chorus effect feedback e Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of LFO1 e Depth2 0 100 Adjusts the depth of LFO2 MONO CHORUS This is a typical chorus effect with mono in and mono out Fdback ed Chorus Chorus You can adjust the pan setting of the effect sound with the additional Pan parameter e 60 60 STEREO CHORUS This is a stereo chorus effect mono in stereo out Fdback adil Chorus C
130. d so it would make sense to put the various files on the same tracks as the DPS24 However you can set the tracks the file s will be allocated to simply by selecting them in order So for example if for some reason you wanted to allocate the above as follows FILENAME DPS24 TRACKS Tracks 1 amp 2 wav Tracks 5 and 6 Tracks 3 amp 4 wav racks 1 and 2 Tracks 5 amp 6 wav Tracks 3 and 4 You would press the SELECT key in the following order 1 Tracks 3 amp 4 wav 2 Tracks 5 amp 6 wav 3 Tracks 1 amp 2 wav And you would see this on the screen with the files allocated to the tracks accordingly Type Hame Trackisi HHH Tracks 1 amp 2 wav EN V WH Tracks 2 amp 4 way Tracks S amp 6 way When you re ready and you have selected all files you want to import simply press IMPORT on F6 As with importing a single file you will receive a prompt asking you to confirm You will also have the option to select whether the files timestamps if any are used and whether you want to use the filenames as track names CANCEL TO TIMESTAMP IMPORT MAMES Only you can decide However if you are importing a project from another system it is quite likely that all the files will be timestamped and so to retain their relative synchronisation when imported into the DPS24 it would be best to enable TO TIMESTAMP es C T OOOO M 4mD mR U smA
131. d to playback from any internal IDE or external SCSI hard drive you can see that the current Project drive s ID number is shown in the project name field top left of every page IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m You can also select a USB HOST drive to be the source drive for the PROJECT TOOLS but it is not possible to record playback from a HOST drive Therefore both the LOAD and NEW functions are not operational when a HOST drive is selected In other words a HOST drive can never be the current Project drive pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual RECORD PLAYBACK FROM EXTERNAL SCSI DISK DRIVES 155 NOTES ABOUT USING EXTERNAL DRIVES FOR RECORD PLAYBACK Using SELECT DRIVE the contents of an alternate drive can be viewed whilst playing back rom another 0 Project Free 107 22m PROJECTS PC SCSI 1 External HD Volume Akai DPS24 Hame fs Bit Depth Created Army 45kHz 24 bit 11 Dec 2002 AutoTest 44 1 16 bit 13 Dec 2oo2 Funky Monk ey 4SkHz 24 bit 15 Hov z2007 Get Up Song 4 24 bit 14 Dec 2002 Julia 44 1kHz 16 bit 14 Dec 2002 Messengers 44 1kHz 16 bit 14 Dec 2002 Roy of Light 45kHz 24 bit 12 Dec 2002 Roy of Light 4SkHz 24 bit 13 Dec 2002 Roy of Light J6kHz 24 bit 13 Dec 2002 of Light 45kHz 24 bit 16 Dec 2002 SELECT DRIUE PROJECT TOOLS LOAD For example in the above screen shot you are viewing the contents of an external drive oSCSI 1 whilst a pro
132. dcast WAV timestamps One thing to note is that all audio within any of the selected options will be rendered In other words if for example a particular track has a load of small individual cues in the original DPS24 project when exported that track will be one continuous wav file For example Original track exported version Q5 allows you to select the Export Type The options MONO STEREO MULTI CHANNEL Each of the selected tracks will be exported as individual separate mono timestamped files Disk channels that are paired as stereo will have their recordings ex ported as stereo timestamped files Those channels that aren t paired will still be exported as individual timestamped mono files This option will cause the selected tracks to be exported as a single multi channel wav file This is only appropriate for exporting entire projects to other multi track systems that support Multi Channel WAV files such as the DPS16 However please note track order is preserved For ex ample if DPS24 edit tracks 1 2 4 5 6 11 12 are selected these will map to channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 of the multi channel wav file To actually export the audio press BROWSE You might see Please wait for a few seconds pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFF EXPORT 73 If the selected drive is a hard drive Internal External or Remote HD you will see this screen IDE
133. dd a hint of reverb to Disk Channel 4 Route that reverb s RETURN to the L R bus The vocal will be recorded dry but the vocal reverb will be heard on the control room moni tors and headphone output ADDING EFFECTSTO A FOLDBACK MIX Similarly vocalists working in a vocal booth like to hear their voice with reverb in their headphones during the track laying process Using the same example as above and assuming AUX 3 and or 4 are being used as pre fade foldback mix outputs to the STUDIO outputs connected to a suitable headphone monitoring system 1 Route Input 1 to Group 4 select Track 4 for record 2 Monitor the vocal line via Disk Channel 4 3 Use pre fade AUX3 4 Send of Disk Channel 4 to send the vocal to the STUDIO outputs 4 Add a hint of reverb to Disk Channel 4 but send the reverb return to the STUDIO outputs through pre fade AUX 3 4 of the FX1 RETURN channel The dry signal will be recorded to disk the vocalist will hear the backing track and his vocal via AUX 3 4 through the STUDIO outputs he will also hear reverb on his vocal barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 152 PROJECT MODE PROJECT MODE Pressing PROJECT shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m PROJECTS 0 Internal HD Akai 524 5 Bit Depth Credted Suicide 44 1kHz 24 bit Hov 2zo003 Huto Tesl 44 1 5 bit 23 Sep 2003 Auto Tesz 44 1 16 611 15 200 AutoTest
134. drop into record again and press ing it again will drop out And so on PLAY STOP Allows you to start and stop playback using the footswitch ADAT LRC Allows you to use an ADAT LRC as a simple remote LRC key assignment is described in the Appendix section Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PREFERENCES 173 24 TRACK RECORD Enables disables the 24 Track Record mode Normally when this parameter is OFF the maximum number of audio sources you can record simultaneously is 16 When it is ON the 24 Track Record mode allows you to record more than 16 separate sources at any one time It is useful when you need to record more than 16 tracks simultaneously up to 24 for example 12 analogue inputs 8 ADAT inputs for instance from a 8 Channel preamp AD with output the stereo AUX input and the stereo 2 TRACK input or the stereo SPDIF a total of 24 tracks This also allows performing a one pass transfer from a 24 track ADAT sys tem with the IB 24ADT ADAT option board installed NOTE When 24 TK RECORD is enabled tracks 21 24 cannot be used for playback After perform ing a 24 track recording to the DPS24 you should switch 24 TK RECORD OFF in order to play the 24 tracks you have just transferred PEAK HOLD TIME Sets the Peak Hold Timefor the meters both for the LCD and akSys The range is OFF 1 SEC 2 SECS 5 SECS 10 SECS 20 SECS INFINITE When INFINITE is selected th
135. e 00 Free 107h 22m Free 107h 22m Start Intra 1 Intra 2 Jerse 1 Bridge 1 Jerse 2 Er i dge 2 ee Verse 3 Solo Ending Quick Locate Group IM OUT Goto point lt lt gt gt Goto Project ar t Goto cue CANCEL B TO amp CONTINUE amp CONTINUE GOTO amp PLAY PLAY You can e Press GOTO followed by IN to locate to the IN point and stop Press GOTO followed by OUT to locate to the OUT point and stop e Press GOTO followed by REWIND to locate to the start of a project and stop e Press GOTO followed by FAST FORWARD to locate to the end of a project and stop Press GOTO followed by STOP to locate to zero and continue Press GOTO followed by PLAY to roll back by the pre roll time and continue e Press GOTO followed by to locate to the previous Cue and stop Press GOTO followed by to locate to the next Cue and stop e Press GOTO and use the NUMERIC keypad to type in a 2 digit locate memory number fol lowed by ENTER or GOTO F6 or GOTO amp PLAY F4 F5 or GOTO amp CONTINUE F2 F3 e Press GOTO and use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys or the Q6 knob to select a memory to locate to followed by ENTER or GOTO F6 or GOTO amp PLAY FF4 F5 or GOTO amp CON TINUE F2 F3 Pressing ENTER or GOTO F6 will simply locate to the memorised point minus pre rol
136. e FX LIBRARY see next section Effects assignments are saved with the current scene so that recalling that scene recalls the correct effect Because scenes are recalled with the project this ensures that the correct effects are associated with the project Edited effects are stored as part of the current scene so that when you subsequently load that scene the correct effects assignment and their customised settings are recalled STO RING EDITED EFFECTS If you have edited an effect that you think you may want to keep for use in other projects press the STORE key F4 You will receive the usual naming prompt where you may enter a suitable name Pressing OK F6 will save that effect to the FX Library in the selected category For example if you have edited a chorus effect using STEREO CHORUS preset as the basis for your customised effect when you store the effect it will automatically be stored to the CHORUS category Likewise if you edit a delay effect and store it it will automatically be added to the DELAY effects category see the next page for details of the FX Library and effects categories The new effect can be used in other projects barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 130 EFFECTS MODE EFFECTS LIBRARY Another way to select effects is by way of the EFFECTS LIBRARY The EFFECTS LIBRARY also allows you to store effects for recall in other projects To select an effect from the library first
137. e Mix Channel Utilities page NAME Pops up a prompt where you can name the selected channel in the usualway COPY Allows you to copy the settings of one channel to another RESET Will initialise the selected channel s parameters to flat settings barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 92 MIXER MODE DI TAL PERSONA CHANNEL DYNAMICS PROCESSOR Each input and disk track has its own dynamics processor which is accessed in the DYN page 0 Project Free 107 22m Mame Input ol ConpiExpander When in the Compressor or Noise Gate sub pages instead of the EO curve and controls you ll see a graphic designed to illustrate the effect of the chosen dynamics parameter values on the level of the audio passing through the selected channel The graph represents input signal level to the dynamics processing on the X axis vs output level from the dynamics processing on the Y axis The linear scale of both axes is from 120dB to 0dB relative to digital full scale Meters along the X and Y axes show the actual input and output signal levels from the channel s dynamics processing unit on the same scale as the graph s axes The grey parallelogram on the graph represents the noise gate s hysteresis setting If this parameter is set at or close to OdB the grey block will not be shown The Compressor Expander parameters are COMP EXPANDER Allows you to select whether the processor is a compresso
138. e R Cents 12 00 12 00 Semitone adjustment of pitch shift for the L channel Cents adjustment of pitch shift for the L channel Semitone adjustment of pitch shift for the R channel Cents adjustment of pitch shift for the L channel e FdbackL 0 100 Delay feedback adjustment for the L channel e FdbackR 0 100 Delay feedback adjustment for the R channel Note The value displayed for both Semi and Cents controls is the total Pitch Shift amount WAH AUTOWAH This monaural effect adds a swelling wah Rate 0 1Hz 10 0 2 Adjusts the speed rate of swelling of the wah effect Depth 096 100 Adjusts the depth of the effect e 096 100 Adjusts the amount of resonance TOUCH WAH This monaural effect adds a wah effect to signals above a certain level Thresh 60dB OdB Adjusts the signal level above which the wah effect becomes effective Threshold e Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the effect e 0 100 Adjusts the amount of resonance Enw Follow piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual EQ 143 EQ Digital EQ This is a monaural three band parametric equalizer Freq 1 20Hz 20kHz Sets the center frequency for EQ1 Gain 1 18dB 18dB Adjusts the gain for EQ1 Freq 2 20Hz 20kHz Sets the center frequency for EQ2 Gain 2 18dB 18dB Adjusts the gain for EQ2 Freq 3 20Hz 20kHz Sets the center freq
139. e Thresh 60dB 0dB Adjusts the threshold level at which the effect is enabled e Ratio 2 1 100 1 Adjusts the compression ratio for signals that exceed the threshold level e Output 24dB 24dB Adjusts the output level of the effect sound e Attack Oms 127ms Adjusts the attack time of the effect e Release 0ms 127ms Adjusts the release time of the effect Pressing the F5 MORE softkey provides access to another set of parameters Detect Peak Changes in the signal level are closely detected RN Averaged level changes are detected e Thresh 60dB 0dB Adjusts the threshold level at which the noise gate opens e Release 0ms 127ms Adjusts the release time of the noise gate Link parameter If you select the COMPRESSOR LIMITER effect for both FX1 and FX2 or FX4 and set the Link parameter for the FX1 or FX3 to ON the FX2 or FX4 parameters will use the FX1 or FX3 parameter settings If you did not select the COMPRESSOR LIMITER effect for FX2 and FX4 the Link parameter setting will be ignored The Link parameter is useful when you wish to apply the compressor limiter effect to a stereo signal source FX SEND set as 1 x STEREO in MIXER FX AUX SETUP piam persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual DYNAMICS 145 EXPANDER GATE This monaural effect limits signals at a certain level threshold or lower and expands the dynamic range providing an effect opposite to th
140. e compressor effect HH Attack Hald KH Eeleaze e Link ON OFF Links FX1 and FX2 or FX 3 and FX4 See previous page e Thresh 60dB 0dB Adjusts the threshold level at which the effect is enabled e Ratio 2 1 100 1 Adjusts the compression ratio for signals that are lower than threshold level e Output 24dB 24dB Adjusts the output level of the effect sound e Attack Oms 127ms Adjusts the attack time of the effect Release 0ms 127ms Adjusts the release time of the effect Pressing the F5 MORE softkey provides access to another parameter Hold 0 127 Adjusts the hold time of the effect NOISE GATE This monaural effect mutes signals below a certain level threshold This is useful for cutting noise during silent parts of a performance HH Attack HHH Fie lease e Link ON OFF Links FX1 and FX2 or FX 3 and FX4 See previous page e Thresh 60dB 0dB Adjusts the level at which the gate opens or closes e Key AUX 1 AUX 4 Selects the source signal that triggers the gate to open or close AUX send 1_4 e Output 24dB 24dB Adjusts the output level of the effect sound e Attack Oms 127ms Adjusts the attack time of the effect e Release 127ms Adjusts the release time of the effect Pressing the F5 MORE softkey provides access to another parameter Hold 0 127 Adjusts the hold time of the effect persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 146 FX PAR
141. e controls is described is this manual NOTE Recording via Groups is only the default configuration of the DPS24 However if you are not familiar with 8 buss recording operation the routing of the DPS24 can be changed to bypass the groups by patching inputs directly to tracks Please refer to the PATCH mode for more details vierra sb Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 4 REAR PANEL REAR PANEL 2506 OO OO OO OOOO O 666666656666 O O O O O O 23 22 21 20 13 12 11 10 179 7 8 6 5 4 3 The rear panel has comprehensive selection of connectors to interface DPS24 with a wide range of analogue and digital equipment These are 1 INPUTS BANK A Across the top of the rear panel are the two banks of analog inputs The top row Bank A are balanced inputs on XLR TRS jack combos These can accommodate XLR connectors or TRS tip return send stereo 1 4 jack plugs 2 INPUTS BANK B The second row of inputs Bank B are TRS jacks that can accommodate balanced inputs Banks A and B are switched from the front panel using the switches across the top of the panel 3 CHANNEL INSERT SENDS DIRECT OUT 4 CHANNEL INSERT RETURNS ADC INPUTS Inputs 1 4 also feature balanced insert points allowing you to patch in professional external processors such as noise gates compressors etc Although each channel of the DPS24 has a compressor gate you may want to use external valve un
142. e not actually copied unless they are sample rate converted so you do not lose any disk space VERY IMPORTANT NOTE AUDIO RECOVERY is not possible after performing DISK CLEANUP barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 188 CD RECORDER CD RECORDER The SETUP key s SHIFT function is CD R and shows you this screen IDE s Project Free 107h 22m SETUP Left cu Internal CD IDE 1 Source Project Project Write Time OO OO On ligc Status BLANK Total Tracks Used Disc Cu ca Free Disc 01 14 57 This page provides access to all functions related to Audio CD creation The large window on the left shows general information None of the parameters are editable but are CD DRIVE Shows the selected CDR Drive SOURCE PROJECT Shows the currently selected project To select another to record to CD load the appropriate project in the PROJECT mode DIGITAL PERSONA WRITE TIME Shows how long it will take to record the selected region to CD The Write Time is only shown if a valid CDR Blank or Unfinished is inserted in the drive DISC STATUS NO DISK appears if no disc is inserted in the drive BLANK appears if a Blank CDR is inserted in the drive NOT FINISHED appears if the Finish process has not been performed FINISHED appears if the Finish process has already been performed DATA DISK appears if an ISO Data CD is inserted in the drive TOTA
143. e peak hold indicator stays on permanently The setting made here also affects the meter display in ak Sys TrackView NOTE The peak hold time preference is unique to each project and so should be set separately The MORE F2 key provides access to more Preferences IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m PREFEREHCES Wave File professional UTER Shuttle 5 Mode LATCHED UNDU Canfirm EXIT Ea GT CL CE SETUP barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 174 SETUP MODE WAVEFORM GENERATION In order for waveforms to be shown in ak Sys it is necessary to first enable a new parameter found in SETUP PREFS MORE The WAVE FILE GEN Q1 causes the DPS24 to calculate each audio files waveform for dis play in ak Sys This is a background function and has no impact on the DPS24 s operation When the WAVE GEN function is enabled the MAIN and EDIT screens show the DPS24 s background status with a small icon next to the NOW indicator The waveform files are actually stored on disk and so do use some disk space However don t be alarmed because the waveform files are relatively small For example a 10 second 16 bit recording will be around 1Mb but its waveform file is less then 4kb Although principally included to show waveforms in ak Sys this function also benefits wave form display when using the DPS24 s editing functions and it is possible to zoom out much further when Wave File Gen is enabled
144. e projects may be selected in this way for backup in one pass E g PROJECT Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 As in the COPY page in the project BACKUP page the DPS24 calculates a running total of the amount of data contained within the selected projects so that you can estimate how much space you need before you start backing up Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual BACKING UP FROM EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES 159 Before making the backup you should set WRITE SPEED to the correct speed SLOW if your CD R CD RW is an older model FAST if it is a later model using Q5 You can also select whether the drive will perform a TEST WRITE a process in which a weak laser is projected onto the disc surface to check whether any malfunctions will occur during data trans fer If you have not written data to discs at all or with a CD RW have only done so a few times you should ideally perform the test write process However the selection is optional If you have an external CDR drive connected to the optional SCSI interface you will also be able to select to backup to the Internal or External CDR drive in the CDR Drive list on the right side When you have selected the project s you want to backup and set the CD writing parameters as ap propriate press BACKUP 6 The backup process will commence and you will see a progress display If the total backup size is larger than the capacity of a CD
145. e this meter derives its signal is determined by the METER param eter on Q5 and you can select to view the level pre EQ which is also pre Dynamics pre fade or post fade barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 90 MIXER MODE FX AUX SENDS In this section you can set the FX AUX send levels and you can also set whether the sends are pre fader or post fader Above the PRE POST controls it is possible to override the global FX AUX bus routing In the main mixer s GLOBAL page you can set whether FX AUXI 2 3 and 4 go to the internal effects or to AUX buses 1 4 Here however it is possible to override these individually for each channel if you want When a channel uses the global bus routing GLOB is shown in this box However you can also select FXn AUX n or OFF For FX AUX 3 and 4 you may also select STU L and STU R i e the studio outputs to set up a talkback foldback monitoring mix A practical example In the GLOBAL page AUXI is set to INTERNAL FX When you select say Input channel 3 it will show GLOB and FX1 i e that channel is using the global bus setting which is INTERNAL FX However you can change this to AUX 1 it will show AUX 1 All the other channels will show GLOB FX1 for this send bus but you have individually overridden this on Input 3 The same can be done for other channels and sends of course When a pair of sends are configured as a stereo send the dis
146. e where you can set up the MMC operation mode This takes you to a page where you can update the DPS24 s operating system software pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MMC SETUP 169 MMC SETUP This page allows separate MMC device IDs to be assigned for MMC transmit and MMC Receive Pressing MMC shows this page IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m MMC SETUP send ID KAI ax professional Master Slave Em ZCI SEND ID sets the MMC ID for transmission this should match the ID of the machine you want to control ID 127 is Broadcast to all connected MMC machines RECEIVE ID sets the MMC ID for control by external machines The setting here should match the MMC ID of the controlling device It is possible to nominate whether the DPS24 is an MMC master or slave using the MASTER SLAVE parameter barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 170 SETUP MODE TEMPO MAPS Pressing TEMPO in the main SETUP page takes you to this page IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m HAP song Start OO a0 10 00 Step Bor Beat Clock Type 1 Quo Q1 al Tempo el el Time Sig QUOE Q1 el Tempo 4 14 Q1 ol Tempo Q2 Q1 Ol Tempo Here you can set up a Tempo Map so that a sequencer that is being synchronised to the DPS24 via MIDI CLOCK can follow time signature and or tempo changes The Tempo Map is also used by the DPS24 for calculating its own BARS BEATS CLOCK dis play enabled
147. echains are linked NOTE When a stereo linked pair of channels are selected this is indicated by having an asterisk appended to the channel number e g INP 01 becomes INP 01 when linked to INP 02 IDE 0 Project Free 22m Flame Input ol Phase Invert EG D YM OFF Attenuation 1260 0 2 269 Um v7 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual SOLO SETUP 101 SOLO SETUP Back in the main MIXER mode page pressing SOLO SET F3 takes you to the SOLO SETUP screen where you can set how the SOLO keys will function for the Monitor outputs The different SOLO modes are selected using F3 PFL Pre Fade Listen monitors the signal before the fader and ON switch IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m SOLO SETUP sula Lewel Solo Bus L FADER PFL AFL After Fade Listen monitors the signal after the fader and ON switch IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m SOLO SETUP Solo Level AFL vierra rensonar 2 Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 102 MIXER MODE SIP Solo In Place monitors the signal after the channel s Pan pot thus al lowing you to hear it in its stereo position SOLO SETUP Solo Bus DSIP Destructive Solo In Place also after the channel s Pan pot All channels not in solo are muted including in the Stereo outputs IDE s Project Free 107h 22m SOLO SETUP EB FADER X DSIP all channels notin solo a
148. ed to Physical Track 7 V Track 26 will automatically be assigned to Physical Track 8 NOTE As for theWAV Export feature Tracks are identified as Stereo tracks when their Mixer Channels are paired The status of these options is shown in the main V Tracks page lt HUTO IHMC PHYSICAL ASSIGH STEREO vierra rensonar 2 Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 166 SETUP MODE SETUP MODE The SETUP page allows you to set certain functions that affect the DPS24 as a whole Press ing SETUP shows this page IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m SETUP sumple Rate Digital Sunc IF TER MAL professional 0252221 m D S Version V1 60 Here you can set the following functions using Q1 O6 SAMPLE RATE Here you can set the sample rate for the DPS24 The options are 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz and 96kHz NOTE The mix processing track count and FX are reduced by half when using the high sample rates 88 2kHz or 96kHz When a project is loaded and already contains audio should you attempt to change the sample rate you will be prompted 20012 1 _ a un Deo HBAS YI Project contains audioa Changing the sample rate will atfect plauback Are jou sure rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual SETUP MODE 167 You should respond accordingly
149. egrate ADAT machines into your DPS24 studio setup The ADATS can be used simply for transferring legacy material from your ADAT s to the DPS24 or for transferring projects created on the DPS24 to machines With the ADAT board installed simply connect your ADAT machines to the optical connections ADAT 1 i e the one you regard as being tracks 1 8 should be connected to the internal ADAT connection and ADATs 2 and 3 i e tracks 9 24 should be connected to the ADAT connectors on the option board as appropriate You should connect the ADAT Sync connector to the machines this will allow amongst other things the DPS24 to control the ADATS transport The SYNC OUT of the DPS24 should be connected to SYNC IN on ADAT 1 and the SYNC OUT of ADAT 1 should be connected to the SYNC IN of ADAT 2 and if there s a third the SYNC OUT of ADAT 2 should be connected to the SYNC IN of You will note that the DPS24 is always a master in this setup it cannot be a slave and so only carries a SYNC OUT connector rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 204 INTEGRATING ADAT MACHINES NOTE EXT SYNC must be switched ON for external machine control If EXT SYNC is not enabled the DPS24 will not control the connected ADAT machines With the IB 24ADT option board installed the extra ADAT channels ADAT 9 24 become available in addition to ADAT1 8 ADAT inputs 9 24 are available as sources fo
150. eo Tape Group 5 jl 0000000000 jl 0000000000 Nearfield Main Monitor Monitor Mics to MIC inputs 00000000000000000 AICHBAYS 00000000000000000 to LINE inputs nserts At the heart of this typical studio is a large multi channel mixer This mixer has 46 channels 12 mono 1 stereo inputs 24 track returns and 4 stereo FX returns The mixer s 8 GROUP outputs are connected to the inputs of the MTR multi track recorder and inputs are routed to tracks on the MTR via these The outputs of the MTR are fed back into the mixer where the tracks can be mixed EQ d etc Microphones are connected to bal anced mic inputs on the mixer and line sources are patched to the line inputs The effects sends are connected to the effects processors and the outputs of these are connected to the 5 effects return channels The mixer s stereo L R outputs are connected to a stereo mastering machine The outputs of the stereo recorder can be patched through a mastering compressor expander before feed ing a CD recorder not shown here Monitor outputs feed an amplification system and a
151. er auto pan wah rotary speaker simulation distortion EQ noise gate compressor limiter enhancer and real time pitch corrector x2 channels at 88 2 and 96kHz 24 x balanced analogue inputs 12 x 2 banks reduces the need for re patching Balanced send return analog inserts on Inputs 1 4 can also be used as preamp bypass inputs 100mm long throw touch sensitive motorized faders Q STRIP gives quick and convenient access to pan and effects aux sends Q CHANNEL puts an entire channel of controls pan EQ sends at your fingertips and the collar of LEDs around the control show each control s position Q LINK controls alongside the LCD gives quick and easy access to on screen parameters MAIN and NEARFIELD monitor outputs with dedicated console switch Dedicated MONO switch allows mono reference monitoring STUDIO outputs feed headphone monitoring in separate recording area with bult in talkback Dedicated tape like transport keys and JOG SHUTTLE wheel for multi track scrubbing Autolocator with 100 locate points per project External sync to SMPTE optional and MIDI timecode 320 x 240 greyscale LCD offers an intuitive and easy to use operating environment CD RW option allows back up and mastering vierra persona sb e v1 6 Operator s Manual 2 DPS24 STRUCTURE 524 STRUCTURE Internally the DPS24 is laid out much like any conventional recording studio 2 TRACK MTR MIXDOWN CIOL LO L FX LS FX Ster
152. es the process F2 SLIP allows you to select whether audio after the processed region will slip in time to accommodate the varispeed Another application of Varispeed feature is known as Rendering also known as Consolidate Audio By setting the Amount to 10075 the speed and pitch of the selected au dio region will remain unchanged but if the region is composed of sev eral smaller cues as a result of editing or multiple recording punches this processs will create one continuous audio file instead REVERSE Allows you to reverse the selected edit region so that it plays backwards Pressing REVERSE F5 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m I Original i 2 3 4 5 HAD BEE Edit Tracks BERBERS Oo oe Oe 00 06 07 OUT 00 26 14 CANCEL CLEAR PROCESS There are no parameters to adjust for this function Because the length of the processed version doesn t change the SLIP function is not shown piam Persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 62 DSP MODE NORMALISE Allows you to normalise the selected edit region The signal is analysed for its peak level and the edit region is then increased proportionally to obtain maximum level Pressing MORE F6 followed by NORMAL F1 displays this screen 0 Project Free 10Th 22m HOHHHLISE Edit Tracks HAA Oo Oe T 0 00 00
153. eys denotes their function when in Q CHANNEL mode and you have hands on control to bypass the EQ and to switch FX AUX 1 4 as pre or post fade Of course for the Q CHANNEL mode to be applicable you must select a channel for edit ing i e you should press a channel s SELECT key just under the row of encoders The SE LECT key of the selected Channel is illuminated On power up the default selection is the Master Channel NOTE Enabling Q CHANNEL automatically calls up the MIXER CHANNEL page of the selected Channel on the LCD Then when disabling Q CHANNEL the display returns to the previous screen pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Q STRIP Q CHANNEL ENCODERS 17 STRIP Q CHANNEL ENCODERS Around the encoders is a collar of LEDs that show the encoder s value As the control is moved so do these LEDs illuminate to show its position However the way these LEDs illuminate depend on the control s function PAN POSITION EQ FREQUENCY When used as a pan pot the LEDs around the encoders illuminate as follows When the encoder is set to MID the red LED at the bottom illuminates as well This is to assist with viewing the encoder s at an angle where the top middle LED may not be visible LEVEL CONTROL When the encoders are used as level controls e g FX AUX SEND the LEDs illuminate as follows MIN MID MAX EQ GAIN When the encoders are being used to set EQ gain in the Q CHANNEL
154. f you have not written data to discs at all or have only done so a few times perform the test write process This allows you to select TRACK AT ONCE or DISK AT ONCE With track at once you can write individual tracks one by one You can keep adding track s to the CD until you finalize it with the FINISH function With disk at once you can write an entire CD and finish it in one pass The soft key functions are MIXDOWN F1 Takes you to a page where you can create a stereo mixdown suitable for writing to CD R NOTE It is not possible to mixdown a multitrack project directly to CD RW CD R To do this you should first use the MIXDOWN function to create a stereo mixdown and then burn that stereo mix to CD This process is described on the following pages DRIVE F2 PLAYER F3 ERASE F4 WRITE F5 FINISH F6 Allows you to select the CD R drive Internal or External Takes you to the CD PLAYER page Allows you to erase a CD RW media for re use Pressing this pops up an ARE YOU SURE prompt to which you should respond accordingly Of course you cannot erase a CD R media Initiates the Track at once writing process If Disk at once is selected F5 F6 keys are replaced by WRITE CD Pressing this pops up an ARE YOU SURE prompt This option is only available when using the track at once method The Finish process is a process of writing readout information to a disc This allows you to complete
155. gly If you proceed you will see a progress display If the backup exists across several CDs you will be prompted to insert the appropriate CD during the backup process always start with CD 1 RESTO RING TO EXTERNAL DRIVES When restoring CD back ups the external hard drives will appear in the HD Drive column select the drive you want to restore your back up to and follow the procedure described above pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual VIRTUALTRACKS 161 VIRTUAL TRACKS Pressing SHIFT PROJECT gives access to the tracks function IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m ASSIGH VIRTUAL TRACKS Tracks Virtual Tracks QO1 A trl go7 A trl Onrz H trl OO3 A tre OUr3 H tre 4 Gtr 4 Gtr 05 atri 05 atri QO6 E QO6 E tr O21 My L ozz2 Huon tSunB 5 oo3 Drumz L oo3 Drumz L Qlo Drumz O19 Drums L 211 Bass 5 Ol2 Synth 1 L O12 Synth 1 L O13 Synth 1 A Ols Synth 1 oi4 SynthPoad L PHYSICAL O15 SynthPad ASSIGH STEREO To assign a virtual track to a physical track first select the physical track you wish to re place using the CURSOR UP DOWN keys Once the track you want to replace is selected press CURSOR gt to move to the list of VIRTUAL TRACKS and use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to scroll through them When you find the
156. gt SMALL ROOM This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a small room REVERB gt BIG ROOM This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a big room REVERB gt SMALL HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a small hall REVERB gt BIG HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a big hall REVERB gt NON LINEAR This special stereo reverb effect gated reverb stops reverberation at a specified time Fre D Hold For this reverb the Time parameter is replaced by Hold 0 127 Adjusts the time duration until reverberation is stopped It has no HFDamp parameter REVERB gt REVERSE This special stereo reverb effect reverses the reverberations Reverb Pre D Time It has no HFDamp nor Near parameter REVERB gt STUDIO This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a recording studio REVERB LIVE HOUSE This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a live house REVERB gt MEDIUM HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a medium size hall REVERB gt BRIGHT HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates bright reverberations in a hall rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 134 FX PARAMETERS REVERB gt STD PLATE This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations of a plate with standard character REVERB gt STD HALL This stereo reverb effect simulates reverberations in a hall with standard
157. hanges to show the MBCX IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m 2 TRRCK HIZDOUH Mixdown Project Mixdown 1 OO OOOO OOO aogoaogogord OOO OOO OOOO From disk PRE FADER SELECT RECORD ENABLE X 4 Press PLAY in the transport controls to playback your stereo mix 5 Press FX the MBCX parameters will be displayed and you can adjust these as track is playing 6 Once you are happy with the settings of the MBCX and the sound of your mix go to the CD R page again and press RECORD ENABLE Mix down vis Multi Band Compressor will then be displayed at the top of the LCD screen as a reminder barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 200 SETUP MODE 7 Now press SELECT this will take you to the this page 0 Project Free 107h 22m PROJECTS 0 Internal HD Akai DPS24 Created Suicide 10 2002 Tesi 19 200 18 Sep 2o03 Test 12 Sep zoo3 FOR Album 20 Aug 2003 bet Up Song 20 Aug 20 Julia 20 Aug 2003 Messenger 20 Aug 20 Press SELECT to use highlighted project Mixdown project Press NEW to create a Mixdown project Here you can either select a project you want to overwrite for example a stereo mix you made previously which you are not happy with or you can press NEW to create a new mixdown project Either way
158. he factory defaults After selecting either option the new Project will be created and you will be taken back to the MAIN page where you will see the new empty project ready for recording into barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 154 PROJECT MODE RECORD PLAYBACK FROM EXTERNAL SCSI DISK DRIVES It is possible to record and playback using external disk drives connected via the optional IB 24SCSI 68pin wide SCSI interface In fact it is now possible to use the DPS24 without any internal drives fitted at all which might be useful if you are recording with microphones close to the DPS24 Although the internal drive is relatively quiet you can now house your drive away from the DPS24 for even quieter operation You can select the drive you want to use in the PROJECT mode SELECT DRIVE PROJECT TOOLS LOAD Pressing SELECT DRIVE F1 F2 takes you to this page IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m SELECT DRIVE Internal HD IDE 0 Format FRT3Z Flame M ai SCSI 1 Format FATS Fame Remote HD HOST 0 Format FHT32 ame Remote HD HOST 1 Format FHT 32 ame Remote HD HOST 2 Format FHT 32 SELECT ORIVE Select the drive you want use with the CURSOR UP DOWN keys and confirm by pressing not surprisingly SELECT DRIVE F5 6 You will be returned to the main PROJECT page where you may load or create new projects as normal Because it is possible to recor
159. he main EQ Channel page is designed so that you can use Q Channel encoders to set the main parameters pan EQ sends etc and the Q Link controls to set the others Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 88 MIXER MODE However it is also possible to navigate channel window i e pan level EQ FX param eters using the CURSOR keys or Q5 For the field that is selected by the cursor You can set precise values from the numeric keypad or using the DATA keys You can also set values using the DATA ENTRY Q Link control on Q6 In the EO Channel page the Q LINK parameters on the right of the page are as follows INPUT SOURCE RECORD SOURCE INPUT SOURCE PHASE INVERT ATTENUATION METER If the selected channel is an Input channel Q1 selects the input source The choices are 1 12 1 L Digital InFK 1 R Digital 2 L Aux In L FX 2 R Aux In R FX 3 L 2 Track L FX 3 R 2 Track R FX 4 L ADAT 1 8 FX 4 R ADAT 9 24 METRO In this way you can patch any analogue or digital audio source to any input If the selected channel is a Track channel Q1 selects the Disk Record source The choices are the same as the Input Channel s Input sources plus INP 1 12 Stereo L Group 1 8 Stereo R no assignment If the selected channel is a stereo FX Return channel O1 selects the in put source pair The choices are PAL L R Digital In L R L R Aux
160. he original name has been given a unique numeric identifier at the end of the name 001 appended to the original now on V Track 6 and 002 for the new version assigned to physical Track 6 You can now record a new guitar solo onto track 6 whilst safely retaining the original recording If you were to repeat the process you d see this IDE 0 Messenger3 Free 107h 22m ASSIGH VIRTUAL TRACKS Virtual Tracks eol H a3tri L OUZ H a3tri1 OUS H atrz L QOS E Gtr Gtr Saolo o03 6 Solo o01 ez1 HulaontSunL Oop Perous L O22 Ay laontSunE ooS3 Drums L L O19 Drums O19 Drums oo G1l1l Synth Bass OO8 Perous A O1l2 Ssynth 1 L O12 Synth 1 O13 Synth 1 als3 Sunth 1 E o14 SynthPoad L PHYSICAL O15 SynthPad ASSIGN STEREU The original guitar part is on V Track 6 the second pass is on V Track 25 whilst the new one uses V Track 26 and has been assigned to physical track 6 ready to record into You can repeat this process as many times as you like until you have the perfect take If you think a take you recorded previously was better you can always use that move the cursor to the appropriate V Track and use the manual ASSIGN key on F6 Of course this process can be performed on any physical track or pair of tracks However the DPS24 s implementation of virtual tracks differs from other systems
161. her equipment s docu mentation carefully to establish that what you want to do is technically and practically pos sible There should be no problems the ADAT interface is a well known and popular one that is or can be fitted on many pieces of digital equipment but please check carefully ADAT AND DIGITAL CLOCK When using the digital I Os it is critical to make sure that the digital clocks of the DPS24 and of the other ADAT units are locked but it is also important to be careful not to create clock feedback loops Incorrect clock setups will result in digital glitches or digital noise In normal operation of an ADAT system with the ADAT SYNC OUT of the IB 24ADT connected to the ADAT SYNC IN of the ADAT system the DPS24 Digital Sync parameter should be set to INTERNAL as the DPS24 is the master of the system In this configuration the ADAT machines are locked together to the clock of the DPS24 via the ADAT SYNC connection If the ADAT SYNC connection is not used it is possible to either lock the ADAT devices to the DPS24 master clock DPS24 Digital Sync still set to INTERNAL via the lightpipe the ADAT devices should be set to clock from their optical input or via Wordclock the ADAT de vices should be set to clock from their Wordclock input is also possible for the DPS24 to slave its clock from one of the optical inputs When the IB 24ADT board is installed two additional options are available for
162. hile saving project data In case the original project data gets corrupted the DPS24 will boot up with the back up project instead When the DPS24 boots up with the backup project something similar to the following mes sage will be displayed as a reminder Project Messenger Demo Description Recovery Date Automationhot Recovered above files have been found to be corrupt The previous versions of these files haue been loaded dated shoe To avoid corrupting project filess DO switch aff whilst the small exclamation icon is visible in the top right corner af the and EDIT screens However please keep in mind that it is still possible to damage project data if you power off the DPS24 while writing to the disk The 524 is writing to the disk after any recording editing or mixing operation as simple as touching a fader or after changing any setting It usually takes only 10 20 seconds to complete a write operation of the last changes Please wait until the icon disappears to power down the unit If the last used Project gets corrupted and the DPS24 is not able to recover the damaged However you can bypass auto loading the last project on power up by using the following procedure power off turn the shuttle wheel outer ring counterclockwise to 11 o clock the little notch pointing towards the IN key power up while holding the shuttle wheel in this position until the DPS24 finishe
163. hine You can set three delay times individually This effect has mono in and mono out however you can adjust the pan setting of the effect sound Head1 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time of Head 1 Head2 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time of Head 2 Head3 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time of Head 3 0 100 Adjusts the amount of delay Feedback e HFdamp 20Hz 20kHz Sets a frequency at which the higher range of the feed back sound is cut e Pan 60 60 Adjusts the stereo image of the effect sound MULTI TAP DELAY This delay effect creates a special effect by adjusting the interval between feedback sounds and the level change curve of the feedback sounds Slope Illiria Delay 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the delay time Width 096 10096 Adjusts the width and spread of the stereo image e Shape 10 10 Adjusts the interval between the feedback sounds Slope 10 10 Adjusts the attenuation curve of the feedback sound 0 100 Adjusts the amount of delay feedback e Pan 60 60 Adjusts the stereo image of the effect sound Dry sound Dez sound or Slope 4 4 02 i 10 persona Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual COMBINED 137 COMBINED Those effects combine a modulation effect Chorus Flasger or Phaser and a Delay The parameters are e Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the spee
164. his equipment is not suitable for your type of AC outlet sockets it should be changed to an AC mains lead complete with moulded plug to the appropriate type If this is not possible the plug should be cut off and a correct one fitted to suit the AC outlet This should be fused at 5 Amps If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should NOT BE GREATER than 5 Amp PLEASE NOTE THE SEVERED PLUG MUST BE DESTROYED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE SHOCK HAZARD SHOULD IT BE INSERTED INTO A 13 AMP SOCKET ELSEWHERE The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN and YELLOW Earth BLUE Neutral BROWN Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug please proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN and YELLOW must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter E or with the safety earth symbol amp or coloured GREEN or coloured GREEN and YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED Ensure that all the terminals are securely tightened and no loose strands of wire exist Before replacing the plug cover make certain the co
165. his works well with rhythmic material with little bass content or bass content that is short This works well with rhythmic material HF and MF is handled well and short as are sharp bass sounds This is also suitable for rhythmic material but will handle longer bass components better This works on very rhythmic material especially solo drums etc but can upset bass content This also works well on percussive material but can handle bass content better This works well processing material that is percussive staccato and rhythmic with a wide frequency range although sustained bass content may wobble This works well on material that has long sustained LF content Musically it is effective for processing slow ballads and handles long bass notes quite well but you may occasionally experience slight flamming i e double triggering with some percussive sounds rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 78 DSP MODE ROCK 1 2 3 Suitable for processing a wide range of musical styles that have a broad band of bass and high frequency content and rhythmic elements SWING This works well on material with a wide frequency range that is not too percussive ALLEGRO 1 This works well on orchestral music with lively dynamic strings and HF content ALLEGRO 2 This is optimised to handle bass content better ADAGIO This is better suited to slow orchestral material with long sus tained notes Each prese
166. hole thing needs to be 3dB higher Rather than re record the whole thing again you can use TRIM to add to that channel Pressing TRIM FADERS F5 F6 snaps all the faders to midway position switches the fader motors off and shows the following screen 0 Project Free 107 22m AUTONATION Trim Region Contra Trin ERIT RESET SELECTED RESET ALL TRIM Initially the AUTOMATION TRIM window is blank you can adjust the fader positions at this point Simply move a fader or faders and they will be shown in the AUTOMATION TRIM window IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m AUTONATION Trim Region Control Input Chan 12 Fader dB RESET SELECTED RESET ALL TRIM pirat persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual TRIM FADERS 119 The window shows the fader s selected for trimming In the event of a mistake or if you change your mind you can reset all the channels using RESET ALL F3 4 or you can use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys or Q6 to select a particular fader and reset just that one using RESET SELECTED 2 3 Pressing TRIM will add or subtract the value shown in the TRIM column in the example shown on the previous page 3dB will be added overall to the automation data on Input Channel 12 You can also be more selective about the region you want to trim It might be that because of changes made to the mix an entire channel needs to boosted reduced using TRIM In this case use Q1 to
167. hort you cannot use the four channels of effects when is enabled To return to the normal effects you should press CD R MIXDOWN and switch MBCX off using F2 3 When the MBCX is enabled it is inserted into the L R mix bus It can be inserted pre fade or post fade When using the MBCX as a compander to regulate overall dynamics it is best to insert it pre fade This is because when being used in this way the MBCX s processing relies on levels to operate properly If the MBCX were to be inserted post fade and you were to perform a fade out on the master fader as the level drops so the action of the MBCX on the signal As such in this case it is best to insert it per fade so that the MBCX is always receiving the full level of the stereo mix bus However when using the MBCX as a limiter compressor ratio set to maximum it is best to insert it post fade When adjusting parameters on the MBCX as with other static controls be sure to either save your work as a preset see above or store Scene 00 before re commencing playback Alternatively switch the automation off Scene 00 holds the initial state of the mixer for the project and is recalled whenever a project is loaded or an automation pass is started This means that when the dynamic automation is ON scene 00 will be automatically recalled whenever PLAY is pressed to ensure that all the controls including those which are not dynamically automated are set to the correc
168. horus You can adjust the width and spread of the stereo image with the additional Width parameter e Width 0 100 XOVER CHORUS This is a variation of the STEREO CHORUS The feedback from the Left Ringht channels is input to the opposite channels The parameters are the same persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual FLANGER 139 FLANGER The common parameters for the Flanger effects are Rate 0 1Hz 10 0 2 Adjusts the speed of LFO Depth 096 10096 Adjusts the depth of LFO e Fdback 0 100 Adjusts the feedback amount FB Inv ON OFF Inverses the phase of feedback signals when enabled MONO FLANGER Fdback This is a typical flanger effect with mono in and mono out i You can adjust the pan setting of the effect sound with the peli additional Pan parameter Flanaer e 60 60 STEREO FLANGER This is a stereo flanger effect mono in stereo out You can adjust the width and spread of the stereo im age with the additional Width parameter n E emer Es e Width 0 100 Flanaer XOVER FLANGER This is a variation of the STEREO FLANGER The feed back from the L R channels is input to the opposite channels The parameters are the same PAN FLANGER This effect adds an auto panning effect to the mono flanger persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 140 FX PARAMETERS PHASER The common parameters for the Phaser effects are
169. hted on the track display of the LCD You can immediatly audition the IN OUT region by using the IN gt OUT LOOP special play key NOTE Although it is possible to place the OUT time before the IN time if you attempt any kind of audio edit or offline DSP process you will be prompted that it is an invalid edit region In other words when using the IN and OUT keys for editing the IN time must always be before the OUT time Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 48 POWERING UP THE DPS24 POWERING UP THE 524 Ensuring that you monitor amplifier s master level control is turned down switch the DPS24 on using the rear panel POWER switch You will see this screen during power up professional La di a Initialisinq Panel Followed shortly afterwards by this screen professional EEE fer PENS oe scanning for drives Please wait Once the disk scan has completed you should see the icons for the installed drive s appear at the bottom of the screen Typically these will be the Internal HD and maybe a CD drive if the option is installed NOTE If your LCD appears blank during power up check to make sure that the LCD CONTRAST control is not set to minimum The contrast can be turned down such that the screen can appear almost completely blank from some viewing angles If your DPS24 does not power up as described above for example you get an err
170. ilename is simply the Project name Examples 1 Named export Test Export of tracks 1 2 3 7 11 with tracks 1 2 paired MONO STEREO Test Export Ol wav Test Export Ol wav stereo file Test Export 02 wav Test Export 03 wav Test Export 03 wav Test Export 07 wav Test Export 07 wav Test Export ll wav Test Export ll wav MULTI CHANNEL Test Export wav 5 channel file 2 Auto named export of tracks 1 2 3 7 11 with tracks 1 2 paired MONO STEREO Guitar 1 L wav Guitar l wav stereo file Guitar 1 R wav Synth FX wav Synth FX wav Lead Guitar wav Lead Guitar wav Vocal wav Vocal wav MULTI CHANNEL Really Cool Project wav 5 channel file pensonat Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFF EXPORT 75 If a file already exists on the CD harddisk with the same name as a file to be exported a dialog will pop up allowing the user to auto rename the file Auto renaming consists of appending an incremental number onto the filename e g export wav gt export 2 wav gt export 3 wav For harddisks it is possible to overwrite the existing file by selecting NO F5 at the auto rename prompt It is NOT possible to overwrite files on a CD instead if NO is selected the exported file will have the same name as the existing file and will be inaccessible on most systems If there are already files on the Destination disk you will see that data on the display If the selected drive is a HD drive
171. ions OdBu 0 775Vrms Mic mode Line mode Hi Z ADC In10k ohms AUX In 10k ohms 2 Track 15k ohms Stereo Out Main monitor Nearfield monitor Studio Out Direct Out AUX Sends 1 4 Stereo Out Main monitor Nearfield monitor Studio Out Direct Out AUX Sends 1 4 Stereo Out Main monitor Nearfield monitor Studio Out Direct Out AUX Sends 1 4 3k ohms 1 12ch 12k ohms 1 12ch 1M ohms 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 6 3mm Stereo Phone balanced 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 4dBu 22dBu balanced max 20k ohms load 1k ohms balanced 1k ohms balanced 1k ohms balanced 1k ohms balanced 1k ohms balanced 1k ohms balanced x 2 6 3mm Stereo Phone Jack adjustable Max Output 155mW 32 ohms Digital Audio Input x 1 RCA SPDIF 2 channels assignable x 1 MP Light Pipe adat SPDIF 8 channels 2 channel assignable Digital Audio Output x 1 RCA SPDIF Master Output x 1 MP Light Pipe adat SPDIF 8 channels assignable Master Output x 1 BNC In Out x 1 6 3mm Phone Jack x 3 5 pin DIN IN OUT THRU x 1 6 pin Mini DIN 3 prong Power Cable Operator s Manual I
172. is fitted MTC SLAVE is the only source for external MTC While the DPS24 is waiting for external time code the LED of the PLAY key flashes In addition the type of Time Sync source is displayed to the right of the Project info bar in the MAIN SCREEN when the EXT SYNC key is enabled 44 1 24 bit HOU 25 FPS HITE Also the EXT SYNC key enables the MMC MASTER SLAVE operation set in the SETUP MMC page NOTE When EXT SYNC is disabled the Time Sync and MMC settings are ignored same as Time Sync OFF and MMC OFF Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual SETTING EXT SYNC OFFSET 203 SETTING EXT SYNC OFFSETS Pressing SHIFT EXT SYNC allows you to set a timecode offset This prompt appears on the LCD 0 Project Free 10Th 22m SET TIHECODE OFFSET Type a walue and press ENTER or SET FE The first digit is highlighted and you should enter a value from the numeric keypad as ap propriate To set the sign i e or move the cursor to the sign and press or on the numeric keypad as appropriate Once an offset has been entered press ENTER orSET F6 Then use F3 F4 to enable disable the offset INTEGRATING ADAT MACHINES The optional IB 24ADT ADAT board adds a further 16 ADAT inputs and outputs to the stan dard 8 inputs outputs giving a total of 24 ADAT inputs and outputs The option board also features an ADAT SYNC connector allowing you to int
173. its or other devices The channel insert sends 3 can also be used as balanced direct outputs and the channel insert returns 4 can also be used to accept external pre amps 19 channel strips therefore by passing the internal pre amps on the DPS24 for these channels 5 SCSI CONNECTOR OPTION The optional 68pin Wide SCSI interface IB 24SCSI may be installed here allowing you to connect external SCSI drives to the DPS24 6 DIGITAL I O These RCA phono connectors offer SPDIF digital audio input and output The input is freely assignable to channels within the DPS24 and the output can accept a wide variety of internal audio sources the default is the master stereo L R output 7 MULTI PURPOSE LIGHT PIPE I O These optical connectors can be configured to carry either stereo SPDIF or 8 channel digital input output 8 AUXILLIARY SENDS 1 4 AUX SENDS 1 4 default to being output here for use with external effects processors How vierra persona sr be Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual REAR PANEL 5 ever it is possible to patch other audio sources to appear at these outputs if you wish 9 WORDCLOCK I O When wordclock is selected as the sync source this BNC is set to receive wordclock At all other times this BNC is set to generate wordclock 10 MIDI IN OUT THRU The MIDI IN connection can accept MIDI Time Code for synchronising to external equip ment such as sequencers The MIDI OUT connector can generate MIDI
174. ject from the internal drive on IDE 0 15 actually loaded and possibly playing The current drive only changes when a project from another drive is loaded This means you can view projects on other drives while still being able to play the current project You can also use the PROJECT TOOLS for the selected disk so in the above example even though the project drive is IDE 0 you could perform a backup or restore on the external SCSI drive However please note that you cannot backup or restore whilst playing or working on another project that might be loaded You can also select a USB HOST drive to perform a Project Copy from the HOST to the DPS24 When switching drives the current edit clipboard is lost to prevent the audio from projects spanning different drives Use WAV export import or project copy to transfer audio from one drive to another Ordinarily with SCSI there is a limit of 6 metres TOTAL cable length but if your drive is an LVD type this can be extended Please consult your drive s technical documentation for more details t goes without saying that you cannot record to or playback from CD ROM CDR or CD RW You will of course require the optional IB 24SCSI board to be installed in your DPS24 in order to connect SCSI drives barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 156 PROJECT MODE MANAGING PROJECTS In the main PROJECT page the PROJECT TOOLS key F3 F4 provides access to va
175. k surface test checking for and marking bad blocks It will erase all data from the drive Depending on the size of your drive this can take a long time QUICK FORMAT F4 5 also formats the disk but because it does not do the lengthy surface test it is relatively fast It should only be done if the drive is known to be error free otherwise the DPS24 might try to use bad blocks on the disk If you are at all doubtful a FULL FORMAT is recommended to prevent potential errors later on IMPORTANT NOTE Both format functions will erase the selected disk drive ATS THERE IS UNDO FOR EITHER FORMAT FUNCTION Pressing either format function will issue a further ARE YOU SURE prompt You should respond as appropriate but please proceed with caution If you choose to format the selected drive you will see a progress bar Formatting drive 1 1 178 Completed pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUDIO RECOVERY 185 AUDIO RECOVERY When recording on the DPS24 audio is recorded to disk and what you see in the track display is a visual representation of pointers to that audio that tells the audio files when and where to playback However it is the pointers that are edited when you are working and what s happen ing to the actual underlying audio data is of little consequence to you as a user Thus you can chop and copy and move and otherwise change and modify the pointers
176. l events to the end of the project RETURN TIME When RETURN is enabled see later this sets the time it takes for controls to return to their original value FADER MOTORS Allows you to switch the fader motors on or off Typically you might switch the motors off once you have recorded your automation data The automation will playback but you won t have the distraction of the faders moving up and down AUTOMATION This switches automation ON or OFF NOTE AUTOMATION must be switched ON not only to playback automation but also to record automation pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual ABOUT THE AUTOMATION 115 ABOUT THE AUTOMATION To record automation data the automation must be enabled so set AUTOMATION to ON Also use Q2 to select AUTO DROP or OVERWRITE record modes With OVERWRITE it is necessary to select the channel s you wish to record automation data When you select OVERWRITE the CHANNEL SELECT Keys flash much like the track RECORD SELECT keys flash select the channel s for which you wish to record automation passes As soon as you press PLAY the DPS24 will start recording automation on the selected channel s and when you press STOP recording stops As a safety feature the track s selected for automation recording are automatically de selected when you press STOP You may also use OVERWRITE to drop in to automation record In this case don t select any channels and press PLAY
177. l into four different frequency bands each frequency can be separately processed This is achieved on the QUADCOMP using a series of crossover filters These filters are constructed as linear phase FIR filters in order to produce a signal path which is perfectly free of phase errors When is enabled either PRE FADERor POST FADER in the MIXDOWN page the four internal effects processors are replaced by the MBCX Therefore pressing the FX key takes you to the MBCX page that looks like this IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m HF Slope THRESH GAIN REDUCTION RATIO d bdB COMP a RELEWSE il OUTFUT THRESH 15 GAIN REDUCTION RATIO dz COMP ATTACH 0 C OUTPUT THRESH REDUCTIGOH pu 7777 ATTACK RELEUSE 1 THRESH 15 GAIM REDUCTION RATIO dz C pip uumm 7 ATTACH 0 REE GEE 1 OUTPUT Delay 1 ms Edit COMP The first page allows you to set crossover frequencies for each of bands These are set in the various XOVER fields The frequencies available are 50Hz 80Hz 125Hz 200Hz 320Hz 500Hz 800Hz 1 25kHz 2kHz 3 2kHz 5 0kHz 8kHz and 12kHz NOTE One frequency cannot be set higher or lower than the adjacent band For example if the MF XOVER is set to 800Hz as shown above LF cannot be set higher than that and you will be able to set 50Hz 80
178. l time if PRE ROLL is enabled The function works whether the project is playing or not If the project is playing pressing GOTO will locate to the selected memory and stop there However pressing GOTO PLAY F4 F5 will locate to the selected memory and will automati cally put the DPS24 into play Pressing GOTO amp CONTINUE F2 F3 playback will continue with the previous transport state So for example if you are in play at 5x speed after locating with GOTO amp CONTINUE the DPS24 will start playing again at 5x speed after locating to the specified point Whichever key you press to locate the prompt closes when you press it rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual QUICK LOCATE KEYS 45 QUICK LOCATE KEYS To facilitate easier locating quick keys are also available It is possible to use the numeric keypad 0 9 as Quick Locators without opening the GOTO MEMORY windows To Store Quick Locates press and hold MEMORY and press a numeric key 0 9 To Recall Quick Locates press and hold GOTO and press a numeric key 0 9 If you press and hold either MEMORY or GOTO but don t press a numeric key upon re leasing either key MEMORY or GOTO the usual locator pop up will be shown on the LCD as shown above NOTE The new QUICK LOCATE function uses locator memories 90 99 as the default on the as sumption that these are unlikely to be actually used as real locator memories Operation should be
179. ller speakers You may switch between the MAIN and NEARFIELD monitoring systems using the NEAR switch in the monitoring section of the DPS24 s control surface 17 STUDIO FOLDBACK OUTPUTS These outputs should be connected to a separate monitoring system typically an amplified headphone monitoring system located in a separate studio recording area vocal booth etc The audio feed to these outputs is derived via AUX 3 4 allowing an independent mix to be sent to these outputs when track laying and overdubbing NOTE When either of the STUDIO OUTPUTS are enabled the respective AUX out put 3 and or 4 is disabled This is selected in the MIXER FX AUX SETUP page 18 2 TRACK INPUT You should connect the outputs of your stereo mastering machine to these RCA phonos You can monitor this input using the 2 TRACK switch found in the monitoring section of the DPS24 s control surface However the 2 TRACK input can also be freely patched within DPS24 and used as a record source if you wish vierra seb e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 6 REAR PANEL 19 AUX IN This is a balanced stereo input that can be used for a variety of purposes It can be used to bring in an external sub mixer for example to expand the number of input channels for sound modules samplers drum machines etc that may be being sequenced during mixdown or it can be used as a stereo effects return By default this signal feeds the main L R bus via the
180. llows control of the level of the signal appearing at the headphone outputs 4 HEADPHONE OUTPUT Two headphone output connectors are provided Both are identical i e wired in parallel and carry a duplicate of the MONITOR output vierra persona seb e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 8 Top Panel TOP PANEL GETTING AROUND THE DPS24 This section deals with the DPS24 s control surface Although we would like to think that most of it should be fairly self explanatory please read this section to gain a full understand ing of the DPS24 s functions The panel is laid out logically with many dedicated keys that provide direct access to the most commonly used functions employed when recording track laying overdubbing and mixing and the DPS24 s control surface is designed in such a way that for every day use it should not be necessary to access obscure LCD driven menus with its knobby front panel operation is designed to be as hands on and traditional as possible For example For track laying route the inputs to the appropriate track s using the Group function as on a traditional mixer arm the track s for record and press PLAY and RECORD together Drop out of record by pressing PLAY again To overdub rewind re group select different tracks for record and repeat the process monitoring previously recorded material via the DISK TRACKS fader bank Want to pan your tracks Simply use the row of encoders above the faders W
181. lthough easily achieved using ERASE and PASTE this function al lows you to move audio from one track to another quickly and easily Pressing TO TRACK F6 will pop up this prompt Select destination tracks for Move To Track z enough tracks are selected the mowe will autamatical be executed Saurce Tracks Destination Tracks Tracks left to assign coe The source tracks are those selected for editing using the EDIT SELECT keys before pressing TO TRACK F6 The destination tracks are those where you want the source tracks to be moved to To select the destination tracks simply press the EDIT SE LECT keys until the number of destination tracks corresponds to the source tracks at which point the tracks will be moved They will remain at exactly the same timecode position How is this useful The same function is possible using ERASE and PASTE but the new MOVE TO TRACKS function achieves the same result with fewer key presses biam persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual WAV AIFFIMPORT 63 WAV AIFF IMPORT The DPS24 allows you to import audio files that have been recorded edited on other sys tems The IMPORT function is available in the EDIT mode in the PASTE and INSERT pages IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m PASTE REGION H o af Postes Edit Tracks dr Automation Edit OFF gm os 6 05 The Source on Q2 allows you to select the s
182. lug it into Input 12 or would require you to re patch Input 3 to Track 12 in the patch page 24Tk 2 Stereo Mixdown routes all 24 tracks and the FX returns to the L R mix bus for stereo mixdown whilst 46 gt 2 Stereo Mixdown routes all mixer channels including the inputs to the L R mix bus so that you can mix all 24 tracks AND external instruments If the presets don t fit your needs exactly it is possible to save your own configurations Pressing SAVE F5 pops up a prompt which allows you to name your preset Once saved that preset can be used at any time you want You can also delete existing presets if you want using the DELETE key F4 This will pop up a prompt asking you to confirm the action ood m 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual AUTOMATION 113 AUTOMATION Pressing AUTOMATION shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m AUTONATION SETUP Record Events RECORD SAFE INPUTS BOOSH 012 3456 7 8 3 1011 12 BEBE DISK TRACKS ETEA QOH 2 3 4 5 E f 8 3 1o 11 12 Qaaadaaadaaadaa 13 14 15 16 1r 15 13 20 21 22 23 24 GROUPS Fe eee 2 4 5 T B 2 3 4 Automation Use CURSOR keys ond STR m MORE EUN ae TRIM FADERS Down the right are the various automation parameters that can be set They are Return Time Motors RECORD EVENTS Allows you to choose which events will be recorded The options are ALL All controls will be recorded FX AUX SEND Only FX AUX send cont
183. mic range is now much more even However because the loud signal is now reduced in level quite dramatically the overall signal level can be pushed up shown with the otted line This gives the effect of the whole thing sounding a lot louder or bigger and the fact that you can control each frequency band separately gives you a great deal of control However because you have completely separate control of the com pressor and the expander s threshold it is possible to set the processor so that loud signals are compressed and quiet signals are expanded as above but it is possible to leave a portion of the signal unaffected by either compression or expansion Original mm n Hm mt m c Processed In this example the portion of signal between the compressor s thresh old and the expander s is unaffected rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MULTI BAND COMPRESSOR EXPANDER 197 Another way to look at the relationship between the two is thus Compressor Expander NOTE The compressor s threshold cannot be set below the expander s Likewise the 5 threshold cannot be set above the compressor s RATIO Sets the ratio for the compressor or the expander NOTE For the expander a ratio of INF means that the expander is effectively disabled ATTACK Sets the time it takes before the audio is processed RELEASE Sets the time it takes for the audio processing to finish OUTPUT Makes up f
184. mn will show the type of Scene recall as follows Scene Rcl A All controls Scene Rcl S Static controls only Scene NF No faders The Value column shows the scene number In the case of Snapshot Recall the Type column will show the type of Snapshot as follows EQRcl Trn or DYNRcl FX Rel Fxn Where n is the channel number Ir for Track and for Input The Value column shows the snapshot number In the case of channel on off events Type is shown as XYZ n on off Where XYZ is the channel type Inp Trk Grp Fxs Fxr is the channel number The Value column will show ON or OFF accordingly NOTE In the case of stereo paired channels the event editor will only show the channel on off status in the odd numbered channel For example if Tracks 11 and 12 are stereo paired and a channel on off operayion is performed the event s will only show when TRACK II is selected the event s will not be shown in TRACK 12 Persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 126 AUTOMATION DIGITAL PERSONA EDITING EVENTS Events can be deleted and or moved To delete an event simply press DELETE EVENT F5 F6 If you make a mistake and accidentally delete an event you can use UNDO To move an event press MOVE EVENT F3 F4 You will see this prompt IDE amp Project GU IO Apu ms Free 107h 22m DICIT fees inte INE HOUE EUEHT Th
185. mproper handling may cause risk of explosion 2 9 2005 Rev 3 WARNING WHEN USING ELECTRIC PRODUCTS BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING WARNING The DPS 24 II is designed to be used in a standard household environment Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area Please ensure that your DPS 24 meets the power requirements in your area If in doubt consult a qualified electrician or AKAI profes sional dealer 120 VAC 60 Hz for USA and Canada 220 240 VAC 50 Hz for Europe 240 VAC 50 Hz for Australia IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacture s instructions Do not install near any heat souces such as radiators heat register stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat ONO A 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from
186. n if you have not inserted Scene00 Recall in the Automation When setting parameters it is important to remember to store the settings you make to a scene before re commencing playback Imagine this scenario You are adjusting the EQ on a particular channel in real time as a project is playing You get so far with the adjustment but the project finishes You press stop locate to the start of the project or wherever and press play and The settings for the scene at the point you re commence playback are restored and all the adjust ments you have just made have been lost In other words Be sure to save all settings into a scene before re commencing playback If you haven t inserted any automated Scene Recall save your static settings in Scene 00 This is standard practice on all automated consoles and not a limitation of the DPS24 Think carefully about what parameters will be stored in a SCENE STORE and more importantly what parameters will be recalled with a SCENE RECALL as a mistake could affect the dynamic mix automation As an example As a result of the dynamic mix automation the faders for channels 1 4 may have gradually faded down to 40dB However you recall a scene where the faders are at 2dB The result is that at the point of the automated scene recall the faders for channels 1 4 will suddenly shoot from 40dB to 2dB Please take care when storing scenes or more importantly please take care when
187. ngs contained in the snapshot saved from FX channel 2 will be recalled onto FX channel 4 NOTES REGARDING FX SNAPSHOTS NOTE 7 You don t have to launch the snapshot store and recall pages from the FX page to store and recall FX settings Once in the Store or Recall page you can always set SNAPSHOT mode using the SCENE SNAPSHOT button F2 and set the Snapshot Type to the desired FX channel using the Q5 knob NOTE 2 To store FX presets from the global library as an automate able snapshot simply recall the chosen preset onto an FX channel then store as a snapshot Conversely storing snapshots into the global preset library can be achieved by recalling the snapshot onto an FX channel then storing the recalled settings as a preset NOTE 3 Edited effects are stored as part of the current Snapshot so that when you subsequently recall that snapshot the correct effects assignment and their customised settings are recalled even if the edited effect had not been stored as a Custom effect in the FX Library barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 150 EFFECTS MODE EFFECTS SEND RETURN LEVELS Effects levels are governed by the amount sent to them via the FX sends on each channel The MASTER SEND levels however are set using the default assignments in the USER BANK on Faders 1 4 FX Sends 1 4 and Faders 5 8 AUX Sends 1 4 By default Reset Mixer all Master Send levels AUX and FX are set to OdB
188. oject Using the above example of electric piano and strings sharing one track the piano may require a chorus effect and the strings a reverb effect Store the different effects selection for each instrument in two different snapshots and recall them as appropriate FX settings change the setting of effects parameters at specific points For example during the chorus you may want an instrument to have a delay time of 1 200ms but in the chorus you may want this to be half of that Store one FX snapshot with the effect at 1 200ms and another with the effect at 600ms and recall them as appropriate Static changes of multiple controls such as pan and FX sends Again using the above example of electric piano sharing a single track you may want the piano panned to the left with a hint of chorus and the strings panned to the right with a wash of reverb Set each one as appropri ate store the settings for each in two different scenes and recall them as appropriate Completely re configure your mix by recalling static fader settings Although it is more likely you will use gradually evolving dynamic mixing it can still be very useful to completely re configure your fader settings with a simple scene recall especially in live applications where it is common to re configure a mix Mute grouping sometimes it might be necessary to mute several channels at once Although this can be achieved by recording individual channel mutes in several passes
189. oject during the middle eight it would have a timestamp of say 00 01 43 Many if not most hard disk recording systems support this feature and so when importing files from other systems the DPS24 can use these timestamps so that the recordings you are importing are placed in ex actly the same place in the DPS24 project as they were in the other system s project This feature is ideal for importing project from other systems especially when importing multiple wavs from multi track project We will look at this later when we discuss IMPORTING MULTITRACK WAV FILES IMPORT NAMES F4 F5 With this checked i e ticked the file name will be imported and used as the name for the track s the file is being imported onto For example in the example shown above tracks 1 and 2 will automati cally be named 120bpm loop 1 this can be very useful when importing material that will form an entire track but please note that if you are importing several different files onto the same track for example im porting sound effects one after each other on the same track the track name will be that of the most recently imported file Once you have made your selection press OK When WAV AIFF files are imported into a project they are automatically re sampled to the project s sampling rate thus ensuring that they will play at the correct speed within the con text of that project So for example if a 48kHz WAV is imported into a 44 1kHz
190. om 2 Hi Hat Cymbal Preset Preset Preset Preset Female Preset Finger Bass Preset slap Boss Preset In the EQ preset library page simply choose the preset you would like to recall and press the RECALL button F3 You will be returned to the channel page and the EQ will be applied 0 Project Free 1 22m Record Source Trk Hame Hi Hat _ 0 3 E PRIM mE Phase Invert 6 EL OFF FREG GAIN 8 10000Hz 4 0dB as _ Attenuation 2238Hz 2048 15 Y 200Hz 8 04 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual COMPRESSOR GATE PRESET LIBRARIES 95 The Compressor and Noise Gate preset libraries are used in exactly same way Let s look now at how to store Noise Gate settings as a User preset 0 Project Free 107 22m Hame Input ol Threshold GLUE GLUE CANS CAN T730 5 4 LR ava SiG BERI Pressing the LIBRARY button while looking at the Noise Gate parameters will take you to the Noise Gate preset library IDE 0 Project HOISE GATE LIBRARY Status Preset Preset Preset NOTE If the Compressor parameters are on the screen the LIBRARY button on F6 will access the Compressor preset library Similarly for the EQ library on the main mixer channel page pressing LIBRARY will
191. omated Here s an example storing the settings on FX channel 2 to a snapshot then recalling it onto FX channel 4 In the FX page select FX channel 2 IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m Stereo Flanger 2 Flanaer Fa Channel Effect i Small Foor Horno Flanger tereo Flanger Stereo Flanger 5 Stereo Chorus ower Flanger 4 Pan Phaser Pan Flanger Press the MIXER SCENE STORE button to display the SNAPSHOT STORE page it will already be set up to store a snapshot from FX CHANNEL 2 IDE 0 Project Free 10Th 22m SHRPSHOT STORE to 1 settings will stored from the channel Select the snapshot ID you want to use with the cursor you can use Q6 to scroll and press the STORE F6 button or ENTER to capture the settings on FX channel 2 rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual FX SNAPSHOTS 149 To recall the snapshot onto FX channel 4 select FX channel 4 in the FX page then press the MIX SCENE RECALL button to display the SNAPSHOT RECALL PAGE amp Project IDE Project Scene 004 Free 107h 22m Free 107h 22m SHAPSHOT RECALL Hame Stereo Flanger JE to change type settings wil be recalled on the Fa channel showr You can see that the default name for an FX snapshot is the name of the FX settings originally stored Position the cursor on the snapshot you want to recall and press RECALL F6 or ENTER The FX setti
192. omation will be affected when editing The options are OFF Automation data will not be carried with the audio edit SELECTED Automation data on the tracks selected for editing will be carried with the edit ALL Automation for all channels will be carried with the audio edit This latter option is only useful if you are doing extensive multi track edit ing for example editing all 24 tracks where you may also want the mix of external instruments being sequenced through the Input chan nels to also be carried across with the edit NOTE Care should be taken if you perform an edit with ALL selected and then attempt to paste insert that edit with SELECTED chosen as the AUTOMATION EDIT In this case your automation data at the point of the insert will be potentially disrupted If you perform an edit with ALL selected this should only then be used with PASTE INSERT also set to ALL pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual COPY 57 The edit functions are as follows COPY Pressing COPY F1 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m COPY HEGIUM I 0 Destination Original Clipboard 1254 Edit Tracks B Automation Edit ag 20 29 11 130 00 00 00 16 CAMCEL CLEAR COPY Pressing COPY F6 or the ENTER key will copy the region to the clipboard from where it may be subsequently pasted and or inserted elsewhere in the project
193. omething recorded to off speed timecode but is subsequently played with perfect timecode the playback will alter For example imagine you record to timecode that is running 1 slow the DPS24 will record 1 slow and will playback in sync to that external off speed timecode However if you subsequently play that recording back to perfect timecode it will play back 1 faster The same applies when playing back wild i e without external sync BIT DEPTH The options are 16 bit or 24 bit This sets the bit depth for any subse quent recordings you make A project can contain recordings made at different bit depths If this parameter is changed after recording it does not affect the bit depth of the existing recordings These and other SETUP settings are saved to disk as part of the current project and will subsequently be recalled when that project is loaded The soft keys on the main setup page are DISK F1 TEMPO F2 PREFS F3 U BANK F4 MMC F5 OS F6 Takes you to pages where you can manage your disk drive s with func tions such as formatting copying etc Takes you to a page where you can set tempo maps This functionality is only really necessary if you are synchronising an external sequencer to the DPS24 and need to have tempo changes in the song Takes you to a page where you can set certain preferences Takes you to a page where you can set up the USER BANK of faders Takes you to a pag
194. on loop 1 way 18 Jun 2002 WH 1 20borm loop 2 way 13 Jun 2002 WH 120 loop 5 18 Jun 2002 WH 1 20born loop 4 way 18 Jun 2002 WH 1 20bom Snare 1 wav 13 Jun 2002 WH 1 20bom Snare 2 way 18 Jun 2002 Toms 13 Jun 2002 Channels 2 Timestamp none Details 44 kHz 15 Bit Length You will see the contents of the selected folder In the example shown above you can see the wav files listed You can move the cursor up and down through the list to see the various files When the cursor is placed over a compatible audio file the file information is displayed at the bottom of the screen Number of Channels Sample Rate Bit Depth Length and Timestamp piam persona e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 66 EDIT MODE Once you have located the file that you wish to import press SELECT F5 to select it The selected file will be ticked for confirmation To de select a file either press SELECT again or press CLEAR F3 Also the destination tracks will be shown alongside the file selected for import IDE 0 Messenger3 Free 107h 22m VAU TAPORT F Internal COs Killer Drums Vol 1 Kit 1 Volume Killer Drums Vol 1 Trackcz late we oe loop 1 wav 18 Jun 2002 WH 1z20bpm loop 2 wax 13 Jun 2202 120 loop 2 18 Jun 2002 WH 120 loop 4 wav 18 Jun 2002 WH 1z20bpm Snare 1 wav 18 Tun 2ooz WH 1 206 Snare Z wav 18 Jun 2002 Wee 120
195. op to bottom o jojolojojolo ojoj ojJojo ol olo o o ol __ g olololololololololololo l OO CO L IL 1E 1E L MONITOR LEVEL Sets the level of the signal appearing at the MAIN or NEARFIELD monitor outputs SOLO IW This LED flashes whenever a channel is solo d Although the channel s ON key flashes when it is solo d making it perfectly obvious which channel is being solo d it is possible that a different FADER BANK may be selected and so the solo d channel may not be visible for example Input 5 may be solo d but the current FADER BANK might be say Tracks 1 12 As a result it may not be clear that a channel is solo d This master SOLO LED helps over come this by showing that a channel somewhere is solo d 2 TRACK This switches the 2 TRACK input into the main monitor output over riding the main L R mix Normally this will be used to check the output of an external stereo recorder player However the 2 TRACK switch exists only on the monitor output and it does not affect the master stereo L R output By default the stereo 2 TRACK input is the source for this but it is also possible to route the stereo AUX IN or the stereo
196. opied barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 158 PROJECT MODE PROJECT COPY VIA USB With akSysServer running on a computer connected to the DPS24 via the USB port you will also be able to select HOST 0 1 2 etc as the To Disk destination for the COPY PROJECT function To copy projects back from the HOST to the DPS24 select the HOST drive as the source drive using SELECT DRIVE in the main PROJECT page NOTE When an HOSTdrive is selected when you return to the main PROJECT page you will see the list of projects on that drive as normal However because it is not possible to actually play record projects directly from a HOST drive the NEW and LOAD options do not appear SELECT DRIVE PROJECT TOOLS BACKING UP PROJECTS Pressing BACKUP F3 will show this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m BACKUP PROJECT IDE 0 Internal HD PROJECT COR ORIVE yw Get Up Song Internal CO Julia IDE 1 Messengers Froject 1 Project Total backup size 102474 Files 235 Write Speed Use SELECT PROJECT F273 to select the projects for backup Test Write EXIT SELECT PROJECT IHC PRESETS BACKUP This page allows you to backup projects from a Hard Disk Drive onto a CDR drive You should use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to select the project s you want to back up and you should press SELECT PROJECT F2 3 to mark the files The project s will be marked thus Project 1 Multipl
197. or Stereo Linking Pan 0 Project Free 107h 22m i10 11 12 FR ii i i id 1E ir 13 51 ce 25 69 DISK TRACK MOO OOO obit KD O CO O i d EE TH 3101115 Letdberhictdictd z d IHFUT GROUPS Fn Aun RATHS OOOO OOOO OOOO Oe QOU 12 3 4 E amp 3103112 i12 dd 16 16 zi 22 24 DISH TRACKS Select SULO SETUP adt FS E pensonat Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Channel ON Mute MIXER MODE 85 IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m FR CHANNEL J Ii 11 iz 13 14 15 16 i17 1H 13 20 22 23 24 DISH TRACKS D DOODOODDOOD D Oo 0 16 12zdic2z4d d d Fn an Fa gt oo nans O88 OO 8 ii i 15 id 1615 17 1H 13 ce zz ed DISK TRACK select SULOQ SETUP SETUP For this parameter a clear circle indicates that Channel is ON while a black circle indi cates that the Channel is OFF muted FX AUX Send IDE s Project Free 107h 22m FR eO Gee 1 4d CHAMMEL J Ii T H IHFHTz i10 ii 12 3 1011 i 15 id if 15 17 1H 13 zc zs zd DISK TRACKS ee woo 3 1011 1z2z4dicz4d 1 qd GROUPS Fn aun RTH OOO OO eee eee 3 d 11 i 15 14 15 17
198. or any gain reduction that may occur in the process Other controls that affect the MBCX globally are found in the left hand window and are accessed using the CURSOR keys These are DELAY This parameter allows the MBCX to predict the signal that is coming in other words the effect is delayed What this means in practice is that if a signal is coming that has a very large transient the MBCX will be ready for it so that when it arrives at the MBCX s input the transient won t overshoot and cause potential distortion To set this up listen to the track you are mastering if you detect any overshoot adjust the delay time until the problem is eliminated EDIT ONE ALL Normally you edit each frequency band individually but with ALL selected you can control all four bands simultaneously barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 198 SETUP MODE LOADING SAVING MBCX PRESETS Several preset MBCX configurations are provided that cover a wide range of applications These can be selected by pressing LIBRARY F5 in the MBCX page This will take you to a page where you can select the presets Move to the preset you want to use and press RE CALL F3 In this page you can also store your own presets simply by pressing STORE F4 You will see a naming prompt enter an appropriate name and press OK NOTES REGARDING THE MBCX When the is being used it utilises all the effects DSP s processing In s
199. or message saying NO DRIVES DETECTED or your CD drive if installed doesn t show up at the bottom of the screen or whatever you should contact your Akai Professional dealer or tech nical support immediately Assuming your DPS24 does power up properly you should press MAIN or whichever mode you wish to use rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual DPS24 MODES 49 DPS24 MODES Running below the LCD are the DPS24 s mode keys These are SCREEN GRID MAIN SCREEN EDIT MIXER AUTOMATE FX PROJECT SETUP EDIT MIXER AUTOMATE PROJECT SETUP 9 This is main operating screen that one normally works in It shows meters for all mixer channels and an overview of the active project as well as cur rent Project setup information Sample rate Bit depth Frame rate Its SHIFT function shows an enlarged project display GRID Allows you to edit audio with functions such as copy cut paste Audio Import Export functions are also available from the EDIT mode Its SHIFT function gives access to the DPS24 s off line DSP functions such as timestretch pitch shift etc Allows access to mixer and channel views as well as mixer Solo and FX Aux setup Its SHIFT function shows the PATCH pages where you may route signals within the DPS24 although most of this can be achieved directly from the front panel Allows you
200. ot dynamically automated these will be reset to Scene 00 s settings when you press play As an example Scene 00 in your project has all channels EQ set flat 1 e no EQ applied Someway through the project however you adjust one channel s EQ When you press PLAY that channel s EQ will be reset to the settings stored in Scene 00 Another example is that you set a pair of channels to be linked as a stereo pair at some point and set each channel s pan position to hard left and right respectively when you press PLAY if that link and the pan positions have not been saved into Scene 00 they will be reset In other words if you make a change that you like to any parameters that are not dynami cally automated ensure that you store the changes in Scene 00 so that they are recalled with the dynamic automation barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 40 MIX SCENE KEYS TRAN SPO RT KEYS oloo o jojolojojolo ojoj ojojo olo o ol 1 7 olololololololololololo l olololololololololololo l LOAL AL EN A standard transport key layout is provided The functions REWIND FAST FORWARD STOP PLAY RECORD Rewinds the project at x10 normal play
201. other PATCH pages are made by using the cursor keys to move to the appropriate box and then using the DATA keys to select your options The DISK RECORD SOURCES allow you to select audio sources to be recorded to the disk tracks The source options are INPUTS 1 12 GROUPS 1 8 default ADC 1 12 Digital In L Digital In R Aux In L Aux In R 2 Track L 2 Track R ADAT 1 8 9 24 with IB 24ADT option board installed no assignment Stereo bus L Stereo bus R METRONOME FX1L FX1R FX2L FX2R FX3L FX3R FX4L FX4R This flexible assignment allows many possibilities For example you could patch the ADCs directly to the track inputs Not only would this provide very clean unprocessed recording direct to disk but would also free up the 12 input mix channels for other audio sources such as ADAT the digital individual outputs of an 55 6000 for example The stereo SOURCES allow you to configure FX RETURNS channels The source options are FX1L R the stereo outputs of Internal FX FX2 L R the stereo outputs of Internal FX2 FX3 L R the stereo outputs of Internal FX3 FX4 L R the stereo outputs of Internal FX4 ADCs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Digital In L R Aux In L R 2 Track L R ADAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 default default default default 9 10 up 23 24 with IB 24ADT option board installed M no assignment pensons
202. our own choosing Press OK F6 to confirm the name You will then be prompted to select whether you want to reset the mixer to the default fac tory settings or use the currently loaded project s mixer patch settings rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PROJECT MODE 153 s Would you like to keep the current mixer Settings or reset the mixer to the tactory defaul ts ee a a a n n n n n n n n n m m m Nm M a n n n n n NH HH n CANCEL KEEP CURRENT RESET MIXER If you are working in a studio where the same basic mixer patch setup remains constant between projects for example you have a sampler connected to inputs 1 2 in stereo a drum machine to inputs 3 6 as individual mono channels a sound module synth to inputs 7 8 in stereo whatever and this setup is re used between projects you will probably want to use the currently loaded project s settings If however you work in a studio where the setup constantly changes between projects you might find it more convenient to reset to t
203. ource of the PASTE INSERT By default this is set to CLIPBOARD and the paste insert will be as normal from the DPS24 s internal clipboard However it is possible to use Q2 to select any of the installed or externally connected drives IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m PASTE Source Original 1 Internal late Range PAST 2 WEEKS Edit Tracks 0 E When drive is selected in the example shown above the internal CD on IDE 1 is the selected drive F6 changes to show BROWSE This allows you to see the contents of the selected drive Persona Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 64 EDIT MODE Audio files can be imported from any connected drive except the current Project drive IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m PASTE HREGIUH Saurce Original IB EICID 6 1 um Internal CO EJF i late Range PAST 2 5 Edit Tracks EEHEEHE IH The types of drives available IDEZO Internal HD IDE 1 Internal CD or Internal HD if using a removable hard drive in place of the CD R SCSI 0 6 External HD or External CD with the IB 24SCSI option board installed HOST 0 7 Remote HD when connected to a computer via USB using akSysServer The drive formats that are recognized are CD R 1509660 CDs Hard disk FAT32 Removable media such as ZIP disks
204. own There are a few types of soft keys along the bottom of the LCD RECALL This is typical do it style key This is a typical go to another page key Some soft keys are also uses as ON OFF switches or LLIF Indicates that a function is on OFF or 2LIF X Indicates that a function is on Double width equivalents also exist SET CLOCK POST ROLL w PROJECT INFO BAR In all pages at the top of the screen the project drive and the currently active project are shown along with the currently selected mix scene and the amount of free mono recording time on disk Project Scene Free 107 22m pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual SAVE INDICATOR 25 SAVE INDICATOR Whenever something is changed a project it is autosaved When this happens a small warning icon appears in the FREE box at the top right of the display Free 43h 13m h IMPORTANT NOTE When this icon appears it is essential that you do not switch the DPS24 off Doing so might result in lost data and maybe irreparable damage to your disk drive After making any changes to your project always wait until the icon shown above clears before switching off If you turn off the power while saving project data onto hard drive the project data may be damaged As a Safety the DPS24 automatically creates a hidden backup project a copy of the current project w
205. play changes IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m Flame Input ol Phase Invert Nad Ht tenuatian Heter PRE FADER 73O 0 56 0 Hv Liew AME Here AUX 3 and 4 are configured as a stereo send feeding the STUDIO outputs to facilitate a foldback mix for monitoring in a separate record area For further information on setting up the AUX routings please refer to the relevant section later in this manual NOTE By default the FX AUX sends for the FX return channels are switched off This helps conseroe mixer processing However you may switch these on if you need to send effects to other effects channels pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual CHANNEL 9 GROUPS Under the FX AUX send section you can see the group assignment for the selected channel These may be changed in the PATCH pages or more conveniently directly on the console using the ASSIGN keys The soft key functions on the CHANNEL EQ page are EXIT a FLAT EXIT F1 Takes you back to the main MIXER page UTILS F2 Takes you to the Mix Channel Utilities page see below DYN F3 Takes you to a page where you can set the channel s dynamics proces sors see below FLAT EQ F4 Will flatten the EO but will leave other channel parameters intact EQ ON OFF F5 Allows you to toggle the EQ ON OFF LIBRARY F6 Takes you to the EQ Library page see below Pressing UTILS F2 takes you to th
206. preset libraries are separate barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 100 MIXER MODE STEREO CHANNELS Channels can be linked to act as a stereo pair This is achieved simply by pressing and hold ing an odd numbered channel s SELECT key and pressing an adjacent even numbered chan nel or vice versa NOTE When two channels are linked as stereo and one channel s parameters are different to the other one channel will adopt the settings of the other This is achieved according to the order in which you press the channel SELECT keys For example if you press the even numbered channel first and then the odd numbered channel the even numbered channel s settings will be copied to the odd num bered channel and the even numbered channel s automation data will be used If you press the odd numbered channel first and then the even numbered channel the odd numbered channel s parameters will be copied across to the adjacent even numbered channel and the odd numbered channel s automa tion will be used When two channels are linked as stereo anything you do on one channel will be reflected on the other including level EQ FX Aux sends However some parameters remain independent These are Pan input source phase invert and attenuation The channel s dynamics processors are similarly linked and any setting you make to one will be reflected in the other However when a pair of channels are linked the channels sid
207. r Input Channels Disk Record Sources and FX Return Sources both in the PATCH SOURCE page and in the MIXER CHANNEL pages Any of the 24 ADAT sources may also be routed directly to the STEREO OUTPUTS the AUX OUTPUTS and the DIGITAL OUTPUTS in the PATCH OUTPUTS page In the ADAT OUTPUT ASSIGN section of the PATCH OUTPUTS page you can now patch internal audio sources to any of the 24 ADAT outputs 0 Project Free 107h 22m STEREO OUTPUTS RSSIGH LEFT RIGHT His OUTPUT ASSIGH DIGITAL OUTPUT ASSIGN 1 AUS AUS DIGL DIGA 51 052 AUS AUS FABIPIR OUTPUT ASSIGH HOT RDT2 0 4 ADOTE AOT ADTs mm E E E E22 E E 8079 ADTIO RDTI1 RDTi2 RDTi3 ADTid ADTIS 0 16 RDTi8 19 RDT20 RDT21 RDT22 RDT23 RDT24 SS SSS GROUPS PATCH PRESETS The available audio sources are Inputs 1 12 Solo L and R FX1 L FX 1 output L Tracks 1 24 FX Send Bus 1 FX1 R FX 1 output ADC 1 24 FX Send Bus 2 FX2 L FX 2 output L DIGI L and R FX Send Bus 3 FX2 R FX 2 output R AUX IN L and FX Send Bus 4 FX3 L FX 3 output L 2 Track INL and R Aux Send Bus 1 FX3 FX 3 output R ADAT 1 24 Aux Send Bus 2 FX4 L FX 4 output L Groups 1 8 Aux Send Bus 3 FX4 FX 4 output Stereo L and R Aux Send Bus 4 No assignment With such routing flexibility it is possible to use the PATCH pages as a digital audio pa
208. r or an expander THRESHOLD RATIO ATTACK RELEASE OUTPUT GAIN Sets the level at which the compressor starts to work Signals below this level pass through the compressor unaffected signals above the thresh old level are processed according to the settings made below Sets the compression ratio 1 1 1 100 When set to 1 100 the compres sor acts as a limiter Sets the period of time before the compressor kicks in With a fast at tack the signal is processed almost immediately but with longer attack times the initial part of the sound can be allowed to pass through unaf fected thus preserving any transients Sets the release time of the compressor i e the time it takes to drop to normal gain once the signal has dropped below the threshold Makes up for any gain reduction that may occur in the compression process m 41 v1 6 Operator s Manual CHANNEL DYNAMICS PROCESSOR 93 Pressing N GATE F3 shows the following screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m Hame Input ol Threshold 120 OdB T310 566 The parameters THRESHOLD Sets the threshold for the noise gate HYSTERESIS Smoothes the closure of the gate and prevents chatter if the gate is rap idly opening and closing with a decaying signal around the threshold level RANGE Allows a certain proportion of the signal to always pass through Nor mally this will be set low so that no sign
209. rator s Manual PROMPTS 3 PROMPTS The DPS24 uses prompts to guide you through certain function of the user interface For example IDE s Project Free 107h 22m Format Disk Internal IDE 0 N This will the selected drive HO UHDO BUICK FORMAT FULL FORMAT The DPS24 also uses progress displays for functions that take time For example Tinestretch Audia ir Completed barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 32 MAIN CONTROL SECTION MAIN CONTROL SECTION o jojolojojolo ojoj ojojo olo o ol nn I 0000000000020 olololololololololololo l Slelelololelolalelalalcl IE L IL IL 1 AL L IL IE 1E L Here you find the following functions EXT SYNC MAIN SCREEN EDIT MIXER AUTOMATE FX This allows you to synchonize the DPS24 with external devices When the key is pressed and the LED illuminated it enables the Time Sync synchronization setting Master or Slave MIDI or SMPTE If Time Sync is set to MTC Slave or SMPTE Slave the DPS24 will not play and or record unless it is receiving external timecode If Time Sync is set to MTC Master or MIDI Clock Out sync will not be sent to the MIDI output unless the E
210. rd grip is clamped over the outer sheath of the lead and not simply over the wires 6D En FCC WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 21B En AVIS POUR LES ACHETEURS CANADIENS DU DPS24 Le pr sent appareil num rique n ment pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la Class B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minist re des Communic
211. re muted Sometimes when soloing a channel it is useful to solo it in the context of any effects that may be applied to it For example you may have a guitar part recorded to which you have added chorus delay and reverb Normally when you solo the guitar channel that s all you ll here the guitar without effects With DSIP it is possible to isolate the FX return channels so that when you solo the guitar the FX returns won t be muted and you will hear all the treatments applied to that channel Note that because all other channels are muted you won t hear the effects that may be applied to other channels all you will hear are the effects as they are applied to the solo d channel rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual SOLO SETUP 103 You can isolate the channels that you don t want to be solo d when SOLO is pressed using the ISOLATE key on F2 Pressing this will show this screen IDE s Project Free 107 22m SOLO SETUP Solo Level SOL ISOLATE GROUPS 2 3 4 565 SEND SEND dee dee 2 3 4 2 3 4 Hus IPM Fea RTH ese 2 3 4 Use CURSOR keys and DATA Pressing MORE on F2 will show this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m SOLO SETUP Solo Level SOLD ISOLATE INPUTS 2 3 4 5 E f 8 3 1o 11 12 DISK TRACKS SOHO 2 3 4 5 E f 8 3 1o 11 12 Qaaaaaadaaadaa 13 14 15 16 1r 18 19 20 21 22 Z3 24 Use CURSOR
212. recalling scenes that the correct parameters are recalled so as not to upset a carefully performed dynamic automation pass If you do make a mistake use UNDO and try again Alternatively use the event editor to delete the recall and try again NOTE When storing recalling scenes the store recall function will remember the last selection made This is intentional as it allows you to work a particular way i e set NO FADERS and always store recall scenes with this setting However if you are likely to store recall different settings with each store recall please bear this in mind and ensure you make the correct selection As mentioned if you do make a mistake you can use UNDO piam persona e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 124 AUTOMATION The chances are that in practice you will use the dynamic automation for level control and the rest of the automation will be switching static controls such as pan FX send EQ etc via scene or snapshot recalls If this is the case in the AUTOMATION page set RECORD EVENTS to FADER and in the SCENE STORE RECALL prompt select NO FADER In this way you can use the DPS24 s dynamic automation to regulate channel track level but use SCENE RECALL to switch between certain static control settings of pan FX Aux sends etc In other words fader automation will be unaffected as you make static scene recalls of other parameters such as pan FX Aux sends EQ etc If your
213. rect Start 00 00 15 00 Song Start You will see that there is a tempo and time signature entry at the start of the song These determine the map s starting tempo and cannot be deleted You may edit them however to something more suitable simply by moving to the VALUE field and entering the tempo and time signature Time signature values can be edited using the keys of the numric key pad or using Q5 Tempo values can also be entered directly via the numeric key pad After that to add more steps to the map first play spool jog whatever to the point where you want the first change to be and press either T SIG to add a time signature or TEMPO to add a tempo change No prompts are issued an event is simply inserted If you add an event accidentally simply press DELETE F4 NOTE 1 Because tempo and time signature changes can only occur at the start of a bar adding a tempo or time signature event will place it at the start of the current bar NOTE 2 It is not possible to have several time signature tempo changes at the same time This is mentioned because you may attempt to enter a time signature tempo change and nothing appears to happen Chances are that a change even already exists at that bar The cursor will automatically be placed on the step you have just created and you may edit it s value the default step value for tempo is 120 0 BPM and for time signature it is 4 4 these should be edited as appropriate Con
214. region and subject that region to editing It is possible to edit multiple tracks When editing you are not altering the actual audio data instead you are simply changing pointers to that audio thus editing is quick as you are not physically copying removing moving actual audio data around Neither are you clogging up your hard disk with duplicate audio data In order to edit a track you should press EDIT and then select the track s you want to edit using the RECORD EDIT SELECT track keys You will see something like this screen IDE s Project Free 107 22m 45 24 bit og oo od 1 ee eee OJT 13 cur ERASE IMSERT PASTE The last selected track s or tracks waveform is shown in the upper half of the display in relation to the NOW time and you can also use the overview in the lower portion of the display to reference the edit in context with other tracks Also shown are the IN and OUT times and the IN gt NOW length These are shown as timecode or as Bars Beats Clocks depending on the selection made by the DISPLAY SELECT key Although a maximum of two tracks of waveform display can be shown in the EDIT page you can actually edit any number of tracks Other tracks waveforms may be viewed using the cursor up down keys to scroll through the tracks i e with tracks 1 and 2 shown pressing CURSOR DOWN would show tracks 2 and 3 pressing CURSOR DOWN
215. ress PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key you see this progress display Persona Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual DSPMODE 79 Je Tinestretch Audio 17 Completed The process can be aborted at any time by pressing F1 This will leave the original untouched NOTE This progress display is shown for all the off line editing processes PITCH SHIFT Allows you to change the pitch of the selected edit region without changing its length Pressing PITCH F2 displays this screen 0 Project Free 107h 22m _ PITCH SHIFT I 0 Preset Original SPEECH Edit Tracks T Oo Oe T 0 00 00 06 07 OUT oo 14 As in the TIMESTRETCH page you may select a preset adjust it manually But instead of the strech amount here you set the tuning offset that you want to apply PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key initiates the process Because the length of the processed version doesn t change the SLIP function key does not appear persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 80 DSP MODE BPM This allows you to match the selected edit region to another tempo with out changing its pitch This is exactly the same processs as Timestretch but this allows to enter a Tempo instead of an amount in Pressing BPM F3 displays this screen 0 Project Free 197 22m BPA ATCO I Preset
216. ressing AUDIO RECOVERY F5 F6 in the DISK TOOLS page will show this screen IDE 0 Messengers Free 107 22m AUDIO RECOVERY Press BROWSE FE to list audio files stored on current project disk within the time limit specified late Range FAST MONTH vierra rensonar srob Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 186 SETUP MODE As in WAV Import the DATE RANGE parameter allows you to narrow down the number of files you will view when you press the BROWSE key F6 The options are the same as for the WAV IMPORT function If you want to recover all orphaned audio select ALL However if your problem occurred a few days ago you can specify PAST WEEK or if it only just happened a few minutes ago you could specify TODAY Pressing BROWSE will show something like the following 0 Messenger Free 107 22m UAU IMT HD Internal HD 0 Wolume Akai DIPS24 Trackez Record Date Wr E4698 24 WAL 3O ct 2003 153758 4 WAL 30 Oet 2003 15 58 BFF IF SES3 WAL 16 Oct 2003 12 00 34 WAL lB et 2 063 12 06 94 L6 Oet 2003 12 06 54 FFICBEFS WAL 2 3 12 06 94 WAL 16 Oet 2003 12 06 34 Channels 1 Timestamp Details 24 Eit Length Load You can see that the filenames are shall we say somewhat obscure However you should be able to decide which files you
217. rious project management functions IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m PROJECTS IDE 0 Internal Wolume Akai DPS24 tz Bit Depth Created Q Suicide 24 1kHz e4 bit 16 Hov 2o003 Auto_Tesl 24 1kHz lb bit 18 Sep 2003 Auto Tesz 24 1kHz lE bit 18 Sep 2003 Auto Test 24 1kHz 16 bit 18 Sep 2003 FOR Album COZ 24 1kHz 24 bit 20 Aug 2003 Get Up Song ed bit 20 Aug 2003 Julia 4okHz 16 bit 20 Aug 2003 Maezzengerz 44 1kHz 5 bit zO Hudg zeoo3 Project 1 44 1kHz 10 Sep 2003 Project 44 1kHz z1 Hudg zoo3 Here you can copy backup restore delete and rename projects To rename a project use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to select the project to rename Press ing RENAME F6 will pop up the usual naming prompt and you can rename the selected project in the usual way Press OK F6 at this prompt to confirm and commit the rename or press CANCEL to abort To delete a project use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to select the project to delete Pressing DELETE F5 will pop up a prompt asking you to confirm the deletion Press YES F6 at this prompt to confirm the deletion or press NO F5 or the CANCEL keyto abort NOTE It is not possible to rename nor delete de current active Project If you attempt to do so you will receive a Cannot rename current project or Cannot delete current project message pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual DISK COPY 157 DISK CO PY Pressing COPY F2 show
218. rnal SCSI 3 Format Audio CO Dise Closed IJalume Free SESI Harme External HD SCSI 4 Format FATIG Wolume Akai 524 Free 75 4 b ERIT SLAM CLEAM UP DISE Here you can see the list of drives connected to the DPS24 either internal IDE drives or external SCSI drives When the DPS24 is connected to a computer via USB and either akSys TrackView V1 21 or akSysServer are running all the valid folder paths are shown in the DPS24 as additional HOST drives IDE s Project Free 107h 22m DISK SETUP INT HD Internal HD 0 ___ Format 2 Akai DPS24 Free 32 3 Gb A Jh ame Internal IDE 1 IMT Format 1509660 Disg Closed Volume 125 Free Hame External SCSI 1 Format FRT32 Wolume Akai DPS24 Free 25 hb HOST ame HOST sto Format FRT32 Wolume drive Free 75 4 Gb HOST ame Remote HD HOST 1 Format FHT32 Wolurme PC drive Free 75 4 Gb However DISK TOOLS and CLEAN UP functions are not available for HOST drives HOST drives are named as Remote HD and Free shows the size of the whole volume pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual CLEANUP DISK 183 CLEANUP DISK The Cleanup Disk function allows you to clear your disk of orphaned audio A piece of audio can become orphaned when cues are deleted from a project For example you make a recording onto a track which
219. rol movements will be recorded NOTE Even though this parameter is labelled FX AUX SEND in the case where one or other or both of the FX AUX sends are configured as stereo sends the pan movement of FX AUX2 and FX AUX4 is recorded in the automation CHANNELON Only CHANNEL ON switching will be recorded PAN Only pan control movements will be recorded FADER Only fader movements will be recorded The default is for ALL events to be recorded but this may not be appropriate in some circumstances For example you may want to record a pass of CHANNEL ON switching to reduce the risk of accidentally catching a fader and moving it you could set the RECORD EVENTS to CHANNEL ON so that only this switching will be recorded RECORD MODE This allows you to select from three automation record modes OFF Automation data will not be recorded AUTO DROP Because of the faders touch sensitivity faders will be dropped into record as soon as they are touched they do not have to be moved Other controls will be recorded into the automation data as soon as they are moved CHANNEL ON status will be recorded as soon as a key is pressed rensonar Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 114 AUTOMATION NOTE Of course the above depends on the setting of the RECORD EVENTS parameter If for example RECORD EVENTS 15 set to PAN only PAN control movements will be recorded if any PAN controls are moved Touch a fader switch a
220. routed to and any track may be assigned to inputs 1 8 As with the input channels that routing is done in pairs Regarding the NOTE above you may find it easier to assign disk tracks to groups in the same way FX RTN GROUP ASSIGN allows you to select which groups the internal effects returns will be routed to Regarding the NOTE above you may find it easier to assign disk tracks to groups in the same way NOTE You can only route any channel to one group at a time For example you cannot route Input 1 to Group 1 2 and Group 3 4 a N rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual L R 111 L R Pressing L R shows this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m INPUT CHANNEL L R ASSIGN 1 2 3 4 5 7 2 3 1o 11 12 1 DISK TRACKS L R ASSIGN l 2 3 4 5 7 8 jim JL 3 H 12 11 4 i 1 L h L h LAR LAR 17 18 13 eu 21 eZ 23 24 J L R LAR Fe ATM L R RSSIGM GROUP L R ASSIGH Fal Frac Fact GALS 5853 4 GREVE GR rs LAR LAR 20 PATCH PRESETS This page allows you to route channels to the L R bus and hence the master STEREO output All channels inputs disk tracks FX return and group outputs can be assigned to the L R bus The options here are simple off or L R As with the group assignments you may find it easier to route channels to
221. s When Jog Shuttle mode is active green PLAY LED lit the DPS24 is in Playback mode therefore monitor is on disk tracks not inputs When INPUT MONITOR is switched on you hear the inputs through the tracks selected for record at all times i e during playback record ing and when the DPS24 is stopped Turns the JOG SHUTTLE wheel on or off Cancels aborts prompt driven actions for example editing deleting naming scene recall autolocate recall etc Proceeds with any prompt driven actions about to take place for ex ample editing deleting naming scene recall autolocate recall etc NOTE Cancel and Execute are also shown on the LCD in such circumstances The dedicated keys are provided for convenience when using functions such as scene and or autolocate recall etc where it may not be convenient to reach up to the LCD In most LCD pages CANCEL duplicates as F1 EXIT CANCEL and ENTER as F6 OK PROCEED Persona Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MIX SCENE KEYS 35 MIX SCENE KEYS 919191919191919191919 9 1 1 lolo lololo o o eeoa unos O O 1 1 E cS a O O OOOO o LJL CIC L IL 1E 1E L In a single DPS24 project you c
222. s booting up This will not load the last Project but create a dummy empty project instead From there you should be able to load other Projects You should also be able to recover the audio from the corrupted project using the Audio Recovery feature described later in this manual rensonar Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 26 Top Panel PROJECT OVERVIEW In the MAIN SCREEN and also in the main page of EDIT DSP modes a Project Overview is displayed in the lower portion of the screen 4SkHz ed hit HOU eb FPS This shows a graphic representation of the 24 tracks of the project scrolling from right to left accross the NOW Time line during playback The IN OUT region is displayed inverted On top of the Project OverView a System Info bar is displayed in the middle of the screen This provides a reminder of the current Sample Rate Bit Depth and Frame Rate settings WAVEFORM GENERATION INDICATOR When new audio files are created either during recording or while using the DSP features the DPS24 calculates each audio file s waveform for display if the WAVE GEN function is enabled in SETUP PREFS as described later in this manual This operation is performed by the DPS24 in the background In the MAIN SCREEN and also in the main page of EDIT DSP modes a Waveform Genera tion indicator icon is displayed in the System Info bar in the center of the screen shows the status of this background process The
223. s is common in high end studios there are two monitor outputs one feeds the control room s main monitoring system whilst an other feeds a smaller monitoring system maybe a domestic hi fi for checking a mix on smaller speakers Also in this typical studio but not shown here would be compressors noise gates and so forth vierra persona sb Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual If you are familiar with this setup then you already understand most of the DPS24 as this is pretty much what the DPS24 offers However instead of separate analog units all the above is done digitally within the DPS24 so that you enjoy the benefits of superior sound quality automated mixing non destructive editing and much more besides in one convenient unit The obvious benefit of the DPS24 versus individual components is the simplification of the cabling between components No need for expensive snakes between the mixer and the recorder etc All the cabling required is the connection from the sources and to the monitors Another advantage is that the data and parameters of all included components are stored together on the hard drive in a single file for each song called a PROJECT When loading a Project the whole system is recalled in a single operation audio tracks edits routing mixer levels EQ and automation effects settings In the same way when Projects are backed up or restored which can be done via CD R SCSI or USB the data for
224. s of the Export process until Export is Completed barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 76 DSP MODE DSP MODE Pressing SHIFT EDIT gives access to the off line DSP functions IDE 0 Messenger Free 107 22m 44 1 16 bit ee oo OO OB T OWT 0 020 028 14d STRETCH PITCH ff WARI REVERSE MORE As you can see the screen layout is virtually identical to the main real time EDIT screen Operation is also same Jog over the point where you want the off line edit to start and mark an IN point as appropri ate Do the same to mark the OUT point Once you are happy with the edit region you have created you can select the DSP function you wish to apply to it This will display a window where you can set parameters appropri ate to the selected DSP function using the Q Link controls Unlike EDIT functions that only change pointers to the existing audio off line DSP functions generate new processed audio files on the disk As for EDIT you can select as many tracks as you need to process However please note that processing time increases proportionally as each track or pair of stereo tracks is processed For example if processing a stereo track of X length takes Y sec onds processing two stereo tracks of the same length will take twice as long NOTE Time stretching Pitch shifting BPM matching Varispeed process the tracks in sets of either mono or stereo
225. s this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m COPY PROJECT IDE Internal HD PROJECT To Disk Suicide Internal Auto Tesi IDE o Huta Tezsz External AutoTest SCSI 5 FOR Album 2 Remote HOST 9 Total copy size 1024146 Files 235 Use SELECT PROJECT F273 to select the projectisi Project for copying EAIT SELECT PROJECT IHC PRESETS X Get Up Song Julia Messengers Project 1 This page allows you to copy projects from a Hard Disk drive to another Hard Disk drive with copies of the audio files used by the selected projects or to copy project data without audio on the same Hard Disk drive The files to be copied are shown down the right hand side Use the up down cursors to highlight the project s you want to copy and press SELECT PROJECT F2 F3 for each one you want to copy The selected items will be marked with PROJECT Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 If you mistakenly select the wrong project it can be de selected by pressing SELECT PROJECT again As you select and de select Projects the Total copy size and number of files to be copied display fields are automatically updated Now move the cursor across to the right hand column on the screen and select the drive you wish to copy the projects to Once that is done and you are happy everything is selected correctly press COPY F6 You will see a progress display as each file is c
226. sc 01 19 57 72 OFF Burn method Lus D wert Assuming you have a blank CD R inserted in the drive press WRITE CD You will be asked if you want to proceed to which you should respond as appropriate If you choose to pro ceed you will see a progress display as the audio CD is created At the end you will have a finished audio CD complete with track markers to play in any audio CD player The advantages of DISK AT ONCE is that you can create your own playlist and specify the gaps between the various tracks and also where the track markers and indexes will be placed Plus of course you can just let the thing run and create your final CD in one pass NOTE Not all CD R drives support Disk at once operation If you have an old CD R drive this feature might not be working properly rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MIXING DOWN 193 MIXING DOWN It is not possible to mixdown a multitrack project directly to CD R so first you should make a stereo mix to the DPS24 s virtual 2 track recorder This is done in the MIXDOWN page IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m 2 IRHCK HIZDOUH Mixdown Project IEEE E I EETEII Jessel FETEI Effects OO OOOO OOF
227. select the channel you want to assign the effect to Now press FX LIBRARY F1 F2 in the main FX page You will see this screen 0 Project Scene OO lorh 22m EE EFFECTS LIBRARY Category Effect Status small Room Preset DELAY Big Room Preset COMBIMYED Small Hall Preset CHORUS Big Hall Preset FLAMGER Hon Linear Preset PHASER Reverse Preset ROTARY SPERKER Studia Preset Live House Preset PITCH SHIFT Medium Hall Preset Bright Hall Preset El 214 Flote Preset Current Fe Charnel Current Effect Fre Big Room Here you can also change the current FX Channel using the CHANNEL F2 key Using the CURSOR UP DOWN key or Q6 you can select an effects category such as reverb delay chorus etc In this way effects are easily found and selected by category rather than scroll ing through a long list of different types of effects To select an actual effect within a given category you should press the CURSOR gt key to move to the EFFECT list Cotegory Effect Status REVERB Flanger Preset DELAY Stereo Preset COMBIMED mover Flanger Preset CHORUS Preset FLAMGER PHASER ROTARY SPEAKER PAM PITCH SHIFT WAH EU Current FR Channel Current Effect Big Room Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual FX LIBRARY FACTORY PRESETS 131 You may now select an effect and assign it to the selected FX channel using RE
228. sensitive motorised fader This controls the L R bus which by default appears at the STEREO OUT NOTE Due to the DPS24 s flexible patching system it is possible to route audio sources other than the L R bus to the STEREO output If another audio source is patched to the STEREO output the MASTER fader will not affect that audio source s level Above the fader is a TALKBACK switch This routes the internal talkback mic to the STUDIO outputs so that the engineer in the control room can talk to the talent in a separate studio area The key is a press to make switch that needs to be held down for the talkback mic to be routed to the STUDIO outputs NOTE To facilitate this the AUX 3 4 sends need to be configured to be sent to the STUDIO L R outputs This is set in the MIXER FX AUX SETUP page The illuminated SELECT key allows you to select the master channel for editing The illuminated STUDIO gt CR key allows you to route the mix created on AUX 3 and 4 as the STUDIO cue mix to the monitor output feeding the control room s monitoring system In this way it is possible for the control room engineer to set the mix up very conveniently on the control room s speakers The TALKBACK and STUDIO outputs are explained later in this Reference manual pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MONITOR SECTION 21 MONITOR SECTION Directly above the MASTER section is the MONITOR section The functions are from t
229. sesesceceeeee 71 DSP ccccccccccscescesccsseeccscsscsecsesseccaccssascsscaecsessscaeesecateateateaees 76 TIMESTRETCH oecccccccccccscscscesesescssesesssescasesesesesveressstacsverssestaveveeseaee 77 PITCH SHIFT 79 BPM BEN 80 VARI SPEED D 80 REVERSE occccccccssccscscsccscsesecssssseseccesssesesesssearerescssereseacansvereaeasetereseees 81 NORMALISE cccccccccscocescscsescesesesescssesesesescaresesesesveresssesteessseseeveveseees 82 RESAMPLE cccccccscscscescsssesesesesesessesesesesearssesesestereseseataveeseseaveveseees 82 MIXER 2 22 2 2 2 2 2 1 0102 02 15101000010110112 741005030 84 MIXVIEW BREMEN 86 CHANNEL 87 CHANNEL DYNAMICS PROCESSOR 92 EQ COMPRESSOR GATE PRESET LIBRARIES 94 EQ AND DYNAMICS SNAPSHOTS 97 STEREO 8 100 sarrar persona srk e AI v1 6 Operator s Manual vi Table of Contents SOLO 101 STN 104 XAUX SETUP n eiue uU Rn UE LEE E oe 105 TALKBACK TO STUDIO 106 PATCH T 107 SOURCE 107 OUTPUTS uenti uM 109 110 111 PRESE O
230. skip through a project very quickly rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 46 MIX SCENE KEYS LOCATETO TIME You can also locate to a specific timecode position by pressing SHIFT GOTO This will pop up a prompt where you can enter the timecode value using the numeric keypad IDE 0 Project 0 Project Scene 00 Free 107h 22m Free 1o7h 22m 00 m a n n a n n mmm a n n n n n a n n n a n n n a n n n a a n a a n a a a iM Type volue and press ENTER o Cor Farg or Feo Mind uRRRERERERESEESESESESESSESRSESERSESERSERSESERSESESESERSESERERSESERESESERERESESEREERERERERERERERESERERERERESEREREEREEREEREEREEREREEREREESEEREREEREREESEEREREREREEREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREREE URRRERERRERRRRERERRREEE SSRREERSSRRERESRRREESERRRERR ESRENRSSRERERRRERESRRREEER ee CANCEL amp CONTINE CONTINUE WHO amp PLAY A PLAY If DISPLAY SELECT is to BARS BEATS CLOCKS instead of Time Code you can enter the locate time in Bars and Beats rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual JOG SHUTTLE WHEEL 47 JOG SHUTTLE WHEEL The DPS24 features a combined JOG SHUTTLE wheel
231. speed Fast forwards the project at x10 normal play speed Pressing REWIND or FAST FORWARD when a project is playing will rewind or fast forward it at x5 speed with tape chatter as on an ana logue reel to reel This can be changed in SETUP PREFERENCES by setting the Shuttle X5 mode parameter from LATCHED to MOMENTARY as described later in this manual Stops playback rewind fast forward etc Plays the selected project Pressing PLAY whilst recording will cause the DPS24 to drop out of record This allows you to record To drop into record whilst the project is play ing press and hold PLAY and then simultaneously press RECORD i e like a normal MTR You can also start recording from stopped press and hold RECORD and simultaneously press PLAY Recording will be gin as soon as playback commences To drop out of record simply PLAY or STOP You can also abort recording at any time by pressing SHIFT RECORD This will drop out of record and will delete the recording from the project and from disk rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual EDIT PLAY KEYS 41 EDIT PLAY KEYS Above main transport keys are special edit play keys to audition edit points 1 0 10 10 01010101010104101 1 ol olo o o olo 000000000000
232. ss the L R key The L R Key will flash The SELECT keys for any channels assigned to the L R bus will illuminate and those that aren t will flash Press the channel SELECT keys for the channels you wish to assign or press an illuminated key to de assign a channel When done press the L R key again to return to normal mode The L R key will stop flashing NOTE In normal operation i e when not assigning channels to the L R bus the L R key should not be flashing rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 12 Top Panel SU B GROU PING CHANNELSTO THE L R MIX Very often especially during mixdown it is very useful to be able to sub group certain channels to the stereo L R bus via the Groups For example all your drums and percussion channels could be sub grouped to one group all your keyboard parts to another all your backing vocals to another etc so that you have control over these elements with a single Group fader Routing groups to the stereo L R bus is done simply by pressing the L R key and in the GROUPS FX fader bank pressing the group channels 1 8 SELECT key s as appropriate This is consistent with assigning other channels to groups NOTE Channels which are routed to a sub group need to be taken out of the stereo L R bus to avoid them appearing twice once through the direct connection of the channel to the stereo L R bus and secondly through its connection to the stereo L R bus via the s
233. st the time du ration taken for switching between two speeds TRIGGER PAN AUTO PAN This auto pan effect automatically rotates the stereo image of the sound between left and right Rate 0 1 2 10 0 2 Adjusts the speed of panning e Mode auto pan L gt R Simulates a sound source that rotates counterclockwise R R gt L Simulates a sound source that rotates clockwise Width 0 100 Adjusts the panning width qe amp TRIGGERED PAN This auto pan effect becomes enabled when the output level of one of AUX sends 1 4 exceeds a certain level You can also press the F5 TRIGGER softkey to start the auto pan effect manually e Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed of panning Mode Pan L gt R R gt L Sets the effect of pan ning Refer to AUTO PAN e Trigger AUX 1 AUX 4 Selects which AUX signal enables the auto pan effect MANUAL Pressing the F5 key triggers the auto pan effect e Thresh 60dB Sets the signal level at which the auto pan becomes effective e Width 0 100 Adjusts the panning width persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 142 FX PARAMETERS PITCH SHIFT This effect has a pitch shift with a range of _ one octave and can be set for the left channel and the right channel independently Fdback e L Semi 12 00 12 00 e L Cents 12 00 12 00 e Semi 12 00 12 00
234. stance the CH ON keys are lit when mixer channels are ON not muted but they flash when the mixer channels are solo ed Also the RECORD EDIT SELECT keys for the 24 tracks use bi color LEDs red for Record flashing when ready lit when recording and green for Edit barat pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual INPUTS 9 INPUTS Across the top of the panel are controls associated with the twelve analog input preamps 10 ol olo o o ol LJALI AL L IL 1E 1E 1 L The functions are 48V ON OFF A B LINE MIC TRIM SIG CLIP Switches on 48 volt phantom power to Inputs A 1 4 allowing these chan nels to be used with condenser mics The switches running along the top switch between Input A or B A is the XLR combo B is the 1 4 jack A nwe next row of switches set the input TRIM sensitivity between line 15dB lt gt 45dB and mic lt gt 60dB This pot allows you set the input channel s initial gain according to the setting of the LINE MIC switch This tri coloured LED shows the level of the input signal after the input pre amp It illuminates as follows 60dB or less OFF 60dB gt 3dB GREEN 3dB YELLOW OdB RED clip Persona Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 10 Top Panel RECO RD EDIT SELECT KEYS Belo
235. static controls without your dynamic fader mix being affected Perhaps the best way to use this option is to set RECORD EVENTS to FADER in the AUTOMATION page and mix your project using the faders using this op tion to store different pan FX Aux settings EQ etc as static controls To select these options use the adjacent Q5 Q link control pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual RECALLING A MIX SCENE 37 RECALLING A MIX SCENE To recall a mix scene if you know the scene number you want to use recalling a scene is simply a matter of pressing RECALL the key will flash typing in a two digit number 00 99 on the adjacent numeric keypad followed by pressing ENTER which also flashes when RECALL is pressed The scene will be recalled When you press RECALL a pop up is also shown on the LCD 0 Project Free 107h 22m SCEHE STORE More Initial Scene Uze OS to select Store Contrals which controls will ud be stored See ee NES eee As well as the numeric keypad you can use the CURSOR UP DOWN keys to move through the list and you can press the ENTER key or F6 RECALL to recall the selected scene The prompt will close when the scene is recalled When recalling a scene you can also decide what will be recalled For example you may have stored Scene 03 as AL
236. stereo AUX mixer channel prior to the master stereo fader However the AUX IN can also be freely patched within the DPS24 and used as a record source if you wish 20 EXPANSION SLOTS These three slots can be used to accept a variety of optional expansion cards such as B 24ADT Expansion card adding 16 more channels of digital input output and SYNC OUT connector to control the transports of ADAT machines from the DPS24 B 24L TC SMPTE EBU Time Code Reader Generator card for synchronization with other devices such as Tape machines and Video decks The third expansion slot is reserved for future options 21 GROUND TERMINAL Connect this to some earthed metalwork if you experience any mains hum or interference as it may help reduce it 22 POWER SWITCH This is used to switch the DPS24 on and off 23 POWER CONNECTOR This should be attached to a suitable cable connected to a mains power source piam Sy AI v1 6 Operator s Manual FRONT PANEL 7 FRONT PANEL 1 CD RW CD R DRIVE BAY An IDE CD RW is installed here It is also possible to install a removable IDE hard drive bay 2 HI Z GUITAR INPUT An electric guitar or bass guitar may be DI d into this high impedance input Note that when a jack is plugged into this input it uses Input Channel 12 and Inputs 12A and 12B on the rear panel are overridden and cannot be used 3 HEADPHONE LEVEL This a
237. t has three variations A B and C The A variations make a more general analysis of the original sound and although they process the selected region more quickly the end result may not be as accurate as using either the B or C variations which make a more detailed analysis of the original material but take slightly longer to process Q2 ADJUST provides access to the key parameters in any one preset and allows you to make adjustments to the preset with one easy to use control Q3 AMOUNT allows you set the timestretch amount as a percentage with a range of 50 200 100 is absolute and represents no change F2 SLIP on off allows you to select whether audio after the timestretch re gion will slip in time or not The key is a simple ON OFF switch with status being denoted by simple on or off Pressing PROCESS F6 or the ENTER key will initiate the process As with all the off line DSP functions this will process the edit region and will automati cally replace the original with the new processed version If you don t like the results you should press UNDO The quality of the processed result will depend on the type of source audio material the selected Preset and the Adjust parameter You might want to ex periment with various Presets and different Adjust values to find the best set tings for the audio that you are processing This becomes more noticeable when when increasing the amount over 100 When you p
238. t how to make a Dynamics snapshot from one track to another Of course the source and destination channels are arbitrary _ these operations will work with any channel that has dynamics processing First select the source channel from which you want to store the dynamics snapshot by pressing its SELECT button for example Track3 Then press the MIX SCENE STORE button to display this page 0 Free 10Th 22m SHAPSHOT STORE H5 to change type Settings will snapshot Tupe fram the selected 55 mixer channel MAME STORE REMAME STORE Select the snapshot ID you would like to store to with the cursor keys or use Q6 to scroll up and down the list if you prefer and press STORE F6 or ENTER NOTE 1 The Scene Snapshot Store and Recall pages are context sensitive For example if you press MIX SCENE STORE while in the Mixer Channel DYN sub page the SNAPSHOT STORE window will appear with the Snapshot Type set to DYNAMICS However once in the Scene Snapshot Store or Recall page you can switch between SCENE and SNAP SHOT mode and between Snapshot Types manually using the SCENE SNAPSHOT button F2 and Q5 knob respectively barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 98 MIXER MODE To recall the snapshot onto another channel select the destination channel by pressing its SELECT button For example selecting Track 4 will show something like this 0 Project Free
239. t value in relation to the current playback time It is therefore important to ensure that you store the required mixer state to scene 00 before starting to use the dynamic automation and update it whenever you want to change the initial state of a control during automation playback 50 a possible scenario is you are playing your mix and adjusting the MBCX and the track finishes You locate to the start of the track press PLAY and Your MBCX settings are all lost and Scene 00 re initialises the static controls to their previ ously stored state Of course this is also true for all static controls pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual MASTERING ON THE DPS24 199 MASTERING ON THE DPS24 Although it is possible to use the MBCX when mixing down your 24 track project you lose the possibility of using the internal effects Therefore the best way to master your recordings using is to first perform a stereo mixdown as normal i e multitrack mixdown via effects to the DPS24 s virtual 2 track Assuming you are happy with the mix and want to master it through the MBCX you should then load your 2 track mix project in the usual way from the PROJECT page and proceed as follows Press CD R SHIFT SETUP 2 Press MIXDOWN F1 3 Enable the MBCX using F2 3 The MBCX be off pre fader or post fader and this can be selected by pressing F2 3 repeatedly When the MBCX is enabled the graphic c
240. tal source However there is no sample rate converter on the ADAT inputs and therefore the digital clocka of the DPS24 and of the selected source shoudl always be locked HEADPHONE LEVEL Q6 Here you can set the output level of the headphone outputs The options are HIGH MID or LOW NOTE The control by software of Headphone Level was not available on the very first production of DPS24 If you have such a unit the Headphone Level option will not be displayed for Q6 CLOCK SETUP Pressing CLOCK SETUP F5 F6 in the PREFERENCES page shows this screen Using Q1 Q6 you can set the time and date of the real time clock of the DPS24 The new settings become active when you press SET CLOCK F5 6 You can return to the PREFS page by pressing EXIT F1 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual USER BANK 179 USER BANK Pressing U BANK in the main SETUP page will show this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m USER Possible Assignments Ext U Bonk 3 Assignments DISK GROUP GROUP Fe Fe RE TURH Mie oc pc e e Use the Cursor Keys to DISK 13 select an assignment and then press Hs33IGHM F6 Here you can assign any channel to the 12 user channels of a User Bank This is useful as it allows you to have important channels conveniently available in one bank so that you have access to those channels quickly without having to switch banks all the time
241. tchbay between the DPS24 and your ADAT machine s Also if you need to get any of the ADAT sources to an analogue machine don t forget that they can be assigned to the various analogue outputs on the DPS24 the AUX OUTPUTS for example Furthermore if the SYNC OUT of the IB 24ADT is connected to the ADAT SYNC IN of an ADAT machine the DPS24 automatically sends a DIGITAL INPUT ON command to the ADAT so that all routing to the ADAT s can be done digitally To get analogue signals to the ADAT s simply assign the DPS24 s input channels and or its ADCs to the various ADAT outputs ova eC 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 24 TRACK TRANSFER TO DPS24 205 24 TRACK TRANSFER ADAT TO DPS24 Normally the maximum number of audio sources the DPS24 can record simultaneously is 16 In order to record 24 tracks simultaneously from the three sets of ADAT input connectors the 24 TK RECORD parameter in the SETUP PREFERENCES should be switched ON This sets the DPS24 up for recording on all 24 tracks to enable 24 track transfers from your ADATs to the DPS24 NOTE When 24 TK RECORD is enabled tracks 21 24 cannot be used for playback After perform ing a 24 track recording to the DPS24 you should switch 24 TK RECORD off in order to play the 24 tracks you have just transferred 24 TRACK TRAN SFERS DPS24 TO ADAT If you have three ADATs and want to transfer a 24 track project from the DPS24 to them no special
242. tection on or off When a channel is protected it is checked IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m SETUP Record Everts RECORDO SAFE INPUTS LI LI LI LI Record a 1 2345 6 7 8 8101112 DISK TRACKS Dropout Made LILILICILIELICILILILILIEI STOP 12345 67 8 8101112 LILILICILILICILILILILILI 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 BROUPS FX LILILICILICLILILICILILILI 123458781234 Rutomation Use CURSOR keys and DATA OF Return Time Foder Motors TRIM FADERS When a channel is any control movement or switch action is ignored when automation is being recorded The MORE F1 key allows you to access the Record Safe controls for the other Channels IDE 0 Project Free 107 22m HUuTOHRTIOH SETUP Record Ewventz RECORD SAFE B L Record Mode FF FX SENDS AUS SENDS Dropout Mode 4 4 1 3 4 Return Time CONTROLLERS LAC IL JE IL JE JE IL Fader Motors 12 3 4 3 6 7 8 1611127131415 16 Autoration Use CURSOR keys and DATA OFF MORE CLEAR EVENTS TRIM FADERS biam personar AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 118 AUTOMATION TRIM FADERS Another way to edit automation data is to use TRIM FADERS This allows you to add or subtract values to previously recorded automation data For example you may have recorded a perfect set of fader movements only to find the w
243. the LEDs illuminate as follows 12dB OdB 24dB EQ Q When the encoder is used to set EQ O in the its LEDs illuminate as follows MIN MID MAX In this way the control gives an almost graphic indication of the width of the sweep EQ With the control at minimum the is at its widest at maximum the is at its narrowest barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 18 Top Panel FAD ERS FAD ER BANKS Below DPS24 s Q STRIP Q CHANNEL encoders are the channel faders and SELECT and ON SOLO keys O rol ro ro o o ro o ro o o o ol olo o o ol c ag UW AW 522 OOO O0 OOO Each channel is identical whether it s an input or a disk channel the GROUP FX channels are different and those differences are described on the next page Each channel has a long throw 100mm motorised fader which is touch sensitive for use with the mixer s automation and simply touching the fader will make it active Channels may be muted using the green ON key above the fader When the channel is ON the key illuminates when it is
244. the Q CHANNEL key OjJOJOjJOJOJOJOJOJOJOJO JO ol olo o o ol 9909090099999 elelelelelelelelelelealea cleleleleielelelelelele 1 lt ES LOLOL AL L IL 1E 1E 1 L One of the most useful features of the DPS24 is that the row of encoders directly above the faders can be switched to become a complete channel s worth of parameters allowing you to have hands on control of panning EQ and FX Aux sends This mode is enabled by press ing the Q CHANNEL switch located centrally on the upper panel When the Q CHANNEL key is on illuminated the encoders function as a complete channel strip for the selected Channel as follows from left to right as labelled underneath the encoders PAN LOW SHELF EQ FREQUENCY LF GAIN SWEEP EQ FREQUENCY SWEEP EQ GAIN SWEEP EQ Q HIGH SHELF EQ FREQUENCY 1 HF GAIN FX AUX 1 SEND LEVEL FX AUX 2 SEND LEVEL FX AUX 3 SEND LEVEL FX AUX 4 SEND LEVEL rensonar sro Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 16 Top Panel Furthermore the function of the O STRIP FUNCTION keys described earlier also change when the Q CHANNEL is enabled Q STRIP FX AUX FX AUX 2 FX AUX3 4 FUNCTION Q CHANNEL The labelling underneath the k
245. the recording simply by switching AUTO on By pressing RECORD and PLAY before the IN point however the project will play up to the IN point monitoring off disk will switch to input and drop into record at the IN point up until the OUT point where it will drop out of record and switch back to monitoring off disk Used in conjunction with the PRE POST ROLL function and CYCLE you can cycle round the IN OUT points with the PRE POST ROLL off sets to repeatedly rehearse a take when you ready press PLAY RECORD or the footswitch to commit the recording For example if the IN time is set to 00 01 00 00 and the OUT time is set to 00 01 20 00 with PRE ROLL and POST ROLL set to 5 seconds each with CYCLE switched on the DPS24 will play around 00 00 55 00 to 00 01 25 00 switching monitoring punching in out at 00 00 01 00 and 00 01 20 00 respectively To hear the recording you should switch AUTO off Switches selected inputs to monitor When INPUT MONITOR is switched off the default monitoring is as follows on the selected RECORD tracks PLAYBACK Monitor disk RECORD Monitor input STOP Monitor input Thus when playing up to a record punch in manual or automatic you hear the track s selected for record playing back At the point of the punch in monitoring switches to INPUT and you will hear what you are playing recording At the point of punch out monitoring re verts to disk playback When playback is stopped you hear the input
246. the whole system is included This reference manual covers the general operation of the various components included in the DPS24 Take a little time to look at the control panel and get familiar with the various keys and controls of the surface As you will see everything in the DPS24 is laid out very logically The Multi Track recorder editor is controlled using the 24 RECORD EDIT SELECT keys for arming editing the 24 Tracks and the full TRANSPORT section including the GOTO and MEMORY keys for auto locate functions as well as the JOG SHUTTLE wheel for audio scrubbing A scrolling graphic view of the 24 tracks is displayed using the GRID key SHIFT MAIN SCREEN The Editing functions are accessed via the EDIT DSP mode key and the Virtual Tracks via the V TRACK key SHIFT PROJECT The Mixer section is controlled using the FADER BANK keys the Faders Channel ON keys for Mute Solo and Channel SELECT keys the Q CHANNEL Q STRIP encoders and keys the MIX SCENE STORE and RECALL keys and of course the MIXER key The Automation is accessed via the AUTOMATE key The Patch Bay is controlled using the ASSIGN L R and GROUP keys and of course the PATCH key SHIFT MIXER The Effects are accessed via the FX key Projects are managed in the PROJECT mode Global Project settings are accessed via the SETUP key Finally Audio CD writing functions are accessed via the CD R key SHIFT SETUP The detailed operation of all thos
247. tinue adding tempo changes and new time signatures as you need through the project As usual Q6 will allow you to scroll quickly up down the list barat rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 172 SETUP MODE PREFERENCES Back in the main SETUP page pressing PREFS F3 takes you to this page IDE s Project Free 22m PHREF EREHCE S Play To Time Play From Time Footswitch 24 Trk Record Peak Hold Time EAIT AUDI SETUP CLOCK SETUP The options are PLAY TO Sets the pre roll time for the PLAY TO key The PLAY TO range is 0 99 seconds PLAY FROM Sets the post roll time for the PLAY FROM key The PLAY FROM range is 0 99 seconds NOTE PLAY TO time PLAY FROM time PLAY OVER time METRONOME Sets the level of the metronome function FOOTSWITCH Allows you to select the function of the footswitch input The options are HANDSFREE footswitch can be used for playing stopping and dropping in and out of record Pressing the footswitch once will cause the DPS24 to play pressing it again will cause it to drop into record on the selected track s Pressing it again will cause it to drop out of record and pressing it again will stop playback PUNCH IN OUT When the DPS24 is playing pressing the footswitch once will drop into record on the selected track s and pressing it again will cause it to drop out of record Pressing it again will
248. tion of the panning effect e LCR Left center then right BCLR ists Right center then left STEREO DELAY This delay effect can be set for the left and right channels individually Fdback LDelay ims 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time of the Left channel 0 100 Adjusts the amount of delay Feedback Left channel e HFdamp 20Hz 20 2 Sets a frequency at which the higher range of the feed back sound Left channel is cut e RDelay 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the delay time of the Right channel e Fdback 0 100 Adjust the amount of delay Feedback Right channel e HFdamp 20Hz 20 2 Sets a frequency at which the higher range of the feed back sound Right channel is cut XOVER DELAY This is a variation of the STEREO DELAY The feedback from the L R channels is input to the opposite channels Pelas Delay e LDelay ims 1500ms Adjusts the Delay time of the Left channel 0 100 Adjusts the amount of delay Feedback Left Right channel 20Hz 20kHz Sets a frequency at which the higher range of the feed back sound Left Right channel is cut e RDelay 1ms 1500ms Adjusts the delay time of the Right channel Width 0 100 Adjusts the width and spread of the stereo image persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 136 FX PARAMETERS TAPE ECHO This delay effect simulates a three head tape echo mac
249. to recall you must first store some scenes and snapshots with the Project To store a scene or snapshot for subsequent recall press SCENE STORE and follow the instructions as described earlier in this manual To insert a Scene or Snapshot Recall into the automation ensuring that the Automation is switched ON and that Record Mode is set to either AUTO DROP or OVERWRITE as the track is playing press SCENE RECALL select the Scene or Snapshot followed by EXECUTE or RECALL F6 at the appropriate moment Please note that it is the point that the press EXECUTE RECALL that is stored NOT the point at which you press SCENE RECALL In this way you can press SCENE RECALL in advance select the scene or snapshot you want to insert and then at the appropriate mo ment press EXECUTE RECALL When recalling a scene you can also decide what will be recalled e g ALL controls STATIC controls or NO FADERS as described earlier in this manual NOTE 1 While a Snapshot Recall is immediate a Scene Recall can take a second or so to be regis tered in the dynamic mix automation That is at the point you press EXECUTE RECALL it may take a second or so before the new mix settings take effect In other words try to insert a scene recall a little in advance of where you actually want it to occur If a Scene or Snapshot Recall is not placed where you want it you can use the EVENT EDITOR described later to move it to exactly where you want it
250. to the nearest pitch of the scale In another word if the deviation of the input signal is less than 40 cents 100 cent 1 semitone the result is always correct even if you choose CHROMA the chromatic scale which contains all 12 keys in octave In practice however especially when there is a large step in melody the deviations in attack part of a new note are often much larger than that Based on this fact it is recommended to choose the scale that contains as few notes as necessary reducing the possibility of wrong correction Try to find a scale by changing the Scale and Key param eters that contains the least notes that are used in the melody It is very important as well to adjust the calibration base i e CALIB to the tuning of the recording If none of the preset scales fits to the melody the user scale that you can edit can be used TIP When the correction is too perfect it may sound artificially clean and unnatural you may reduce the lower correction ratio than 100 Also if you reduce the Smoothing parameter to less than 100 small short time fluctuations or a vibrato will not be smoothed out completely making the sound more natural piam Persona AI v1 6 Operator s Manual 148 EFFECTS MODE FX SNAPSHOTS Snapshots of FX settings can be stored from any of the four FX unit channels in much the same ways as channel EQ and Dynamics Recall of FX snapshots to any of the FX channels can also be aut
251. to the underlying audio in real time without the tedious and slow process of actually having to move delete or copy huge chunks of large audio files around However there are certain occasions where you can delete a cue from the project and leave the actual audio files orphaned which can be deleted from disk using the Disk Cleanup feature Under normal circumstances this wouldn t be a problem because you would simply hit UNDO However When a new project is created or another is loaded the UNDO history is re initialised So if after deleting a cue you were immediately to load a different project or create a new one you could not use UNDO to get the cue you deleted back and the audio it referred to would exist on disk but orphaned from its pointers This is a highly unusual scenario and unlikely to happen under normal circumstances However it could happen and so the AUDIO RECOVERY function al lows you to overcome this This tool could also be used in a situation where for instance you would have deleted a Project by mistake Of course in such circumstances the Project has to be rebuilt take by take and it could become a lengthy process if the project contained a lot of recordings However this would be an extreme situation but at least the DPS24 would let you recover valu able takes that would have been lost otherwise This does not replace the necessity to backup your Projects on a regular basis P
252. ubgroup pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Q STRIP FUNCTION KEYS CHANNEL ENCODERS 13 Q STRIP FUNCTION KEYS CHANNEL ENCODERS Below the RECORD EDIT SELECT keys to the left of the panel are the Q CHANNEL key and the O STRIP FUNCTION keys o lololo lolololololololo o olo lololololololololo Olo ol eile e e ei C 9909090099999 sie OO G CO LAL AL L IL 1E 1E 1 L Directly above the channel faders is a row of continuous rotary encoders the Q STRIP Q CHANNEL with a collar of LEDs around each of them that serve a variety of purposes When the Q CHANNEL key is off they operate as the O STRIP On power up their default function is to act as PAN controls with one pan control for each of the channels of the current Fader Bank However they may be used to set FX AUX send levels This functionality is selected using the Q STRIP FUNCTION keys Q STRIP PAN FX AUX1 FX AUX2 FX AUX 3 FX AUX 4 PAN Sets the rotary encoders to act as pan controls for each of the channels FX AUX 1 4 Sets the rotary encoders to act as send levels for the internal effects channels or to the AUXILIARY bus NOTE If the sends are configured as stereo sends FX AUX1 sets the send level and 2 sets
253. uency for EQ3 e Gain 18dB 18dB Adjusts the gain for EQ3 Pressing the F5 MORE softkey accesses additional parameters Q1 0 5 10 Sets the for EO1 02 0 5 10 Sets the Q for EQ2 03 0 5 10 Sets the for EQ3 Output 24dB 24dB Offsets the ouput level of the EQ ed sound ENHANCER Enhancer This monaural effect gives frame to the sound by adding new overtones e Drive 0dB 30dB Adjusts the gain of the signal input to the harmonics generator 0 100 Adjusts the filter cut off frequency e Damp 0 100 Adjusts the filter attenuation curve slope Harm 0 100 Adjusts the signal level of the emphasized harmonics DISTORTION Distortion This monaural distortion effect distorts input signals An equalizer is connected to the effect in series Distortion EG Depth 24dB Adjusts the depth of distortion freq 1000Hz 2000Hz Adjusts the center frequency of the EQ Gain 15 15dB Adjusts the gain of the EQ 0 5 10 Adjusts the Q of the EQ persona srl Sy AI V1 6 Operator s Manual 144 FX PARAMETERS DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR LIMITER This monaural effect compresses signals above a certain level and limits the dynamic range It also provides a noise gate that cuts noise during silence HH Attack Threzh HHH Eeleaze e Link ON OFF Links FX1 and FX2 or FX and FX4 See details below
254. ur new mixed project listed in amongst the rest Select and load that project What you will see is a 24 track project that uses just tracks 1 and 2 which contain your stereo mixdown left channel on track 1 right channel on track 2 To record this to CD R in the CD R page described on the previous pages you should select TRACK1 for the LEFT TRACK and TRACK 2 for RIGHT TRACK Now press WRITE your stereo mix will be written to the CD This method may seem convoluted but there are good reasons for it Firstly it allows you to try several different mixes of each project before committing to CD Also it allows you to edit the master mixdown in the usual way just like any multi track project For convenience the MIXDOWN page is also available in the Master Channel page as well as the CD R page Persona Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 194 SETUP MODE MULTI BAND COMPRESSO R EXPAN DER Included in the DPS24 is a multi band compressor expander MBCX that can be used to improve stereo mixes before writing to CD The algorithm used is identical to that released in our QuadComp VST plug in Whilst it is possible to use an ordinary compressor for tightening up and adding punch to a stereo mix it is very common that low frequencies can cause pumping effects on the overall signal Alternatively high frequency sounds such as cymbal smashes can have an adverse affect on the overall sound However by splitting the signa
255. ured to do this because by default the FX SENDS on the FX RETURNS are disabled RECORDING EFFECTS To actually record something with effects i e commit the effects to disk during the track laying process route the appropriate effects return channel to disk via the groups just like any normal channel For example to record a pad sound coming in on Input Channel 4 with stereo chorus and reverb to Track 7 8 1 Use FX1 and FX2 Sends to send a proportion of Input 4 to FX1 and 2 set up as chorus and reverb respectively Route Input 4 to Group 7 8 2 In the GROUP FX fader bank route FX RETURN 1 and 2 to Group 7 8 as well you might also like to send a bit of FX 1 RETURN to FX2 so that the chorus has a hint of reverb too Balance the FX return against the dry signal on Input 4 3 Select Tracks 7 8 for record Input 4 AND the FX RETURNS will be recorded to tracks 7 8 pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual ADDING EFFECTS TO A CONTROL ROOM MONITOR MIX 151 ADDING EFFECTSTO A CONTROL ROOM MONITOR MIX Very often vocalists like to hear reverb on their vocals during the track laying process in order to have their performance flattered However it s not a good idea to commit the re verb to disk at that stage To record a vocal coming in on Input 1 to Track 4 dry but with reverb monitoring 1 Route Input 1 to Group 4 select Track 4 for record 2 Monitor the vocal line via Disk Channel 4 3 A
256. used with AKAI professional products including the cost of recovery of such data The warranties remedies and disclaimers above are exclusive and take precedence over all others oral or written express or implied to the extent permitted by law in the geographical area of the product s use No employee of professional Corp agent distributor or employee of an agent or distributor is authorised to offer any variation from this policy WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SYMBOLS ARE RULED BY UL STANDARDS U S A The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intented to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instruc tions in the literature accompanying the appliance 5 Lithium battery This product uses a lithium battery for memory backup The lithium battery should only be replaced by qualified service personnel I
257. using the dedicated DISPLAY SELECT key next to the LED Time Display The first thing you should do when creating a tempo map is identify the start of the song and reset the start time so that the song starts at Bar 1 Beat 1 Clock 1 The Song Start time is always shown as SMPTE EBU at the machine s currently selected T C RATE To set the Song Start time locate to the start of the song and carefully jog over it until you have the exact start point Now press RESET START F2 3 All tempo changes and or time signature changes you enter into the map will now be referenced to that song start point However please note that in the MAIN SCREEN pressing COUNTER RESET F2 will not only reset the relative timecode to 00 00 00 00 but will also reset the SONG START in the TEMPO page If you want the song start to be offset relative to 00 00 00 00 you can then use RESET START F2 3 in the TEMPO page As a practical example With ABS olute timecode display selected locate to 00 00 30 00 Switch to REL ative timecode and press RESET the dedicated timecode display will show 00 00 00 00 Now move forward say 15 seconds In the TEMPO page press RESET START F2 3 the song start will be at 15 seconds 45 seconds in absolute time pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual TEMPO MAPS 171 ARSOLUTE TIRE CRO DoD TOU RELATIVE 23 50 30 D0 20 00 00 00 00 00 30 00 00 0 1 00 00
258. v1 6 Operator s Manual 132 FX PARAMETERS FX Parameters This section describes all types and parameters of the effects included in the DPS24 s internal effects The FX page shows a graphic representation of the currently selected effect and the parameters for that effect can be edited using the Q Link knobs Q1 O6 IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m Reverb 5nall Roon Reverb Pre D Time Fe Channel Effect EE Soll Room Stereo Delay Big Room 3 Stereo Chorus small Hall 4 Pan Phaser Big Hall If there are more than six parameters for the selected effect the F5 softkey provides access to a second set of parameters for that effect REVERB Although the parameter values of the following reverb types are different the available pa rameters are common to all reverb types except Non Linear and Reverse reverb Reverb Pre D Time e Pre D 1ms 100ms Adjusts the Pre Delay time of early reflections e Time 0 1sec 10sec Adjusts the Time of attenuation of reverberation e Diff 0 100 Adjusts the Diffusion density of reverberation e HFDamp 20Hz 20kHz Frequency at which the higher range of reverberation is cut Width 0 100 Adjusts the width and spread of the stereo image Near 0 100 Adjusts the imaginary distance to the sound source The lower the value the more depth and distance rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual REVERB 133 REVERB
259. various displays are Waveform generation is off Co Sk This animation shows that waveform generation in progress Je Waveform generation complete e Waveform generation is inhibited METER BRIDGE In the MAIN SCREEN and also in the main MIXER page a Meter Bridge is displayed in the upper portion of the screen showing small LCD meters for all the channels of the entire Mixer 4 id py E Pun oy zum n Er annii i wa Hn g 7 Wil T I p nmi I I La ri Ho dg run ra The black squares show clipping and you can also see the peak hold indicators Peak Hold Indicators Clip indicator rensonar Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual Q LINK CONTROLS 27 Q LINK CONTROLS In some pages on the right side of the screen adjustable parameters are available Those parameters are adjusted using the corresponding Q1 Q6 Q Link knobs directly to the right of the screen Those Q link knobs can be used to enter parameter values For instance in the FX or CHANNEL Dynamics pages Releaze select option parameters For instance in the SETUP pages sample Rate scroll through lists data entry In particular Q5 and knobs are often used for scrolling data entry in as many pages as possible In general if Q5 Q6 are not use
260. w the inputs are the RECORD EDIT SELECT keys for Tracks1 24 0000000000020 olololololololololololo l Bb cee L IL IL AL L IL 1E 1E L These keys have bi coloured LEDs and normally when recording they illuminate red and are used to select tracks for record However when the EDIT mode is enabled these keys illuminategreen and are used to select tracks for editing The number shown to the right of each key shows the default Group assignment As on a traditional console recorder combination the group outputs are patched to the disk tracks and channels are routed to them by way of the Groups Groups 1 8 routed to Tracks 1 8 9 16 and 17 24 So for example to route Input 5 to Track 3 you would assign it to GROUP 3 4 To route say Tracks 1 2 3 and 4 to say Tracks 13 and 14 for a stereo bounce down you would assign them all to GROUP 5 6 NOTE Because of the flexible patching facilities in the DPS24 it is possible to override the default group routing arrangement so the default assignment shown alongside the record track numbers may not be applicable if you have changed them Routing and patching is explained in more detail later in this manual pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual L R AND GROUP ASSIGN KEYS 11 L R AND GROUPASSIGN KEYS Below the RECORD EDIT SELECT keys to the left of the panel are the ASSIGN keys
261. want need to recover from the date time shown to the right of the display pensons Sy e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual PERFORMING AN AUDIO RECOVERY 187 PERFORMING AN AUDIO RECOVERY We are going to assume the following scenario You have just recorded a guitar part on Track 6 of the project NEW SONG 3 but you don t think it s very good so you delete it You want to listen to a guitar part you recorded in another project for a guideline or for some inspiration or whatever so you load that project You listen to that guitar part and think that maybe the one you just recorded in NEW SONG 3 wasn t so bad after all You then go back to NEW SONG 3 but oooops The guitar part you just recorded is not there you deleted it However because loading the other project wiped the UNDO history you can t undo the deletion either Panic sets in Don t worry all is not lost if you follow these ten simple steps 1 With NEW SONG 3 loaded press EDIT and select Track 6 for edit 2 Press SETUP 3 Press DISK 4 Press DISK TOOLS 5 Press AUDIO RECOVERY 6 Select TODAY as the DATE RANGE 7 Press BROWSE 8 You will see orphaned audio file 9 Select that file by pressing SELECT F5 10 Press IMPORT and enable TO TIMESTAMP when prompted You re done Now press MAIN you will see the guitar part you thought you had lost has been re in stated safely on Track 6 Please note that when using audio recovery the files ar
262. xt unused mix scene you can simply type that two digit number 02 22 54 whatever followed by ENTER or STORE F6 Again the scene will be stored and will use the default name SCENE nn where nn is the scene memory number If you know the number of a mix scene you would like to overwrite type the number on the numeric keypad and press ENTER STORE The scene will be stored with the original name It is also possible to name scenes using NAME STORE F3 4 Pressing this will pop up the usual naming prompt and you can name the scene as appropriate If the scene memory is an existing one the new name will overwrite the original You can also rename an existing scene using RENAME F5 You will note the extra parameter at the bottom of the prompt window This allows you to select exactly what will be stored You can select the following options ALL Everything will be stored in the selected scene fader position pan posi tions Aux send settings channel on off status and FX settings STATIC ONLY Only static controls such as EQ and FX settings will be stored The faders pans and FX settings i e those that can be dynamically automated will not This allows you to recall different EC settings on one or more channels and also switch different effects as the track plays NO FADERS Everything except the faders will be stored This allows you to set the mix parameters such as pan FX Aux sends EQ and FX and regard them as
263. y NOTE When you perform a CLEANUP operation the waveform files for the deleted audio are also removed TRACK NAMES IN GRID Track names are now shown in the GRID view SHIFT MAIN However if you don t want them shown for whatever reason they can be optionally switched on or off in the SETUP PREFS MORE page using the SHOW GRID NAMES O3 option PROJECT INFO Because the sample rate and bit depth info has to be calculated each time you enter the PROJECT page this will cause a slight delay before the PROJECT page is displayed If you have just a few projects on disk it is unlilkely that you will notice any difference If however you have lots of projects on disk you may notice a small delay before the PROJECT page is displayed If you prefer to have faster acsess to the PROJECT page you can disable the project info display in SETUP PREFS MORE page using the SHOW PROJ INFO O4 option The default for this preference is ON but this can be switched OFF if you prefer to have more immediate access to project loading creation Sy 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual 176 SETUP MODE SHUTTLE 5 MODE It is possible to select how FF and REW shuttle will perform A unique feature of the DPS24 is its ability to rewind and fast forward in PLAY with tape chatter just like analogue reel to reel tape machines By default this is achieved by pressing FF or REW when the DPS24 is playing
264. yy SELECTED IH cg Oe Oe 00 06 07 OWT 909 gg oe 14 Pressing ERASE F6 or the ENTER key will remove the selected IN OUT region to the clipboard but subsequent audio will not slip in time biam persona e 1 v1 6 Operator s Manual INSERT 59 INSERT Pressing INSERT F4 displays this screen IDE 0 Project Free 107h 22m REGION H Source Original Clipboard of Inserts Edit Tracks Automation Edit A SELECTED 07 OO gg When pressing INSERT F6 or the ENTER key the contents of the clipboard are inserted at the NOW time and all subsequent audio is shifted in time You can specify the number of times the inserted cue will repeat when inserted using Q5 No of Inserts This will insert in the cue n times up to 99 with each one appended to the end of the previous one For example with 4 repeats specified you would get this result NOW Before After No of Inserts 4 All audio after the point of insertion is shifted accordingly Pressing SILENCE F5 allows you to insert a section of silence that is equal to the IN OUT region All audio on the selected track s after the IN point will be slipped in time by the

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