Akai DPS12, Operator'S Manual, Page: 24 / 156

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Chapter 1: Outline of the DPS12
Analog signal
Digital signal
INPUT
(ANALOG)
1
2
3
4
5
6
OPTICAL IN
(DIGITAL)
1
2
3
4
5
6
DL
DR
OPTICAL OUT
(DIGITAL)
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
L R
THRU MIX channel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
TRACK MIX channel
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
Tr1
Tr2
Tr3
Tr4
Tr5
Tr6
Tr7
Tr8
Tr9
Tr10
Tr11
Tr12
MASTER OUT
(ANALOG) L
R
MASTER LEVEL
Mixer section
Recorder
section
A typical signal flow when both TRACK MIX channels and THRU MIX channels are used
• You can route each input signal to a THRU MIX channel or to the recorder section individually. In this
example, all input signals are sent to the THRU MIX channels. (This routing is done in Assign mode. Refer to
page 52 for more information.)
• You can also set the mix-related parameters, such as the level, pan, channel on/off, EQ, and AUX send A/B, for
the signals sent to the THRU MIX channels, as well as the signals sent to the TRACK MIX channels. Use
Mixer mode to set the mix parameters for the THRU MIX channels. You cannot control the level and pan from
the top panel. (Refer to page 58 for more information on Mixer mode.)
• The stereo mix signal of the THRU MIX channels and TRACK MIX channels is adjusted for the master level
by the master fader on the top panel, then output from the MASTER OUT jacks (analog) and the OPTICAL
OUT jacks (digital).
• You can use two-channel (A/B) internal effects in the digital domain if you have an optional effects board
EB2M installed. In this case, each channel’s AUX send A/B functions as an effect send. The return signal from
the internal effects can be routed to the tracks for recording, or routed directly to the mixer section via the
THRU MIX channels.