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Chapter 3: Transport/Locate operation

Recording

—

Recording is cancelled,
and normal playback
resumes (Punch out).
The LED lights up.

Stops.

—

—

Playing back

Pressing the [REC]
button while holding
down the [ 

 ] button

causes the DPS12 to
start recording (Punch
in). The LED lights up.

—

Stops.

Rewinds while playing
back sound (review).

Fast forward while
playing back sound (cue).

Stop

Pressing the [REC]
button while holding
down the [ 

 ] button

causes the DPS12 to
start recording. The LED
lights up.

Normal playback
resumes. The LED lights
up.

—

Normal rewind.

Normal fast forward.

Rewind

—

Playback
starts.

Stops.

Rewind at
higher speed.

Switches to
fast forward.

Chapter 3: Transport/Locate operation

This chapter describes the transport and locate operations of the DPS12.

Transport operation

You may perform locate operations and shuttle playback using the 

[JOG]

 and 

[SHUTTLE]

 dials, and part playback

using the 

[TO]

 and 

[FROM]

 keys, as well as the usual transport operations using the transport buttons.

Transport button operation

GO TO

LOCATE

MEMORY

The following table includes operational information for each transport button.

REC

Using the [JOG] dial and the [SHUTTLE] dial

[JOG] dial

JOG PLAY

[SHUTTLE] dial

[JOG PLAY] key

Using the 

[JOG]

 dial and the 

[SHUTTLE]

 dial enables you to play back data at the desired speed.

Fast

Forward

—

Playback
starts.

Stops.

Switches to
rewind.

Fast forward
at higher
speed.

Summary of Contents for DPS12

Page 1: ...WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Operator s Manual...

Page 2: ...D 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 enc...

Page 3: ...nnect the power and call your dealer Make sure that the unit is well ventilated and away from direct sunlight To avoid damage to internal circuitry as well as the external finish keep the DPS12 away f...

Page 4: ...ZARD 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...

Page 5: ...n 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 ante...

Page 6: ...any injury loss or damage direct or consequential arising out of use or inability to use the product The warranty provides only those benefits specified and does not cover defects or repairs needed as...

Page 7: ...14 Using the display 14 Changing a setting or a value 17 Chapter 2 Recording on the DPS12 20 Connections 20 Preparing to record 22 Turning on the power to the DPS12 22 Formatting a JAZ disk 22 Creatin...

Page 8: ...ttons 48 Punch In Out operation using a foot switch 49 Auto Punch In Out 50 Punch In Out Rehearsal 51 Chapter 5 Assigning Input Signals and Virtual Tracks Assign Mode 52 About Assign mode 52 Switching...

Page 9: ...ing an external effect unit for mixdown 78 Adding sounds during mixdown 79 Chapter 8 Edit technique Edit mode 80 Using an Edit mode screen 80 Basic operations in Edit mode 81 Type and function of edit...

Page 10: ...ng an external device to the DPS12 MTC 109 Synchronizing an external device to the DPS12 MIDI Clock 110 Synchronizing the DPS12 to an external device MTC 113 Controlling the DPS12 remotely from an ext...

Page 11: ...NING DELAY G 135 STEREO DELAY G 135 XOVER DELAY G 135 TAPE ECHO G 136 REVERB SMALL ROOM Small Room Reverb G 136 REVERB BIG ROOM Big Room Reverb G 136 REVERB SMALL HALL Small Hall Reverb G 137 REVERB B...

Page 12: ......

Page 13: ...alled for removable media Switching JAZ disks will expand the available recording space without limits Up to 1GB of data can be continuously recorded NOTE This manual has been prepared based on the un...

Page 14: ...section depending on the settings These input jacks accept balanced stereo signals Ground Cold Hot Balanced signal input 2 Peak indicators These indicators light up when the signals input from the IN...

Page 15: ...and characters When this key is turned on the LED above this key flashes and you can enter the numbers alphabets and symbols using the keys on the top panel that have the corresponding labels below th...

Page 16: ...tions can be restored via the UNDO key is 0 to 250 If the Undo level is set to 2 or higher press the UNDO key then enter the number of possible undo operations R Edit point keys IN key OUT key These k...

Page 17: ...PHONES LEVEL MAX MIN A B C 1 PHONES headphones jack Connect monitoring headphones to this jack which outputs the same signal as that output from the MASTER OUT jacks on the rear panel 2 LEVEL headpho...

Page 18: ...he Punch In Out operation and playback stop operation with your foot 7 POWER switch This switch turns on off the power to the DPS12 8 Power connector Connect the included power cable here Using a JAZ...

Page 19: ...power to the DPS12 while a JAZ disk is inside the drive the disk may be damaged and data may be lost The JAZ drive automatically enters sleep mode disk spinning is stopped if it is not accessed for a...

Page 20: ...MO drive INPUT dps12 INPUT GAIN Example of connecting a single SCSI device to the DPS12 Install a terminator on the SCSI device If the SCSI device has a built in active terminator turn it on Refer to...

Page 21: ...set to 6 Therefore set the SCSI ID of all external SCSI devices to a number other than 4 or 6 CAUTION Turn off the power to all devices before performing SCSI connection NOTES Use a short high qualit...

Page 22: ...ta You cannot control virtual tracks However you can still record play back and edit them by assigning them to physical tracks The DPS12 provides 250 virtual tracks which you can assign to any of 12 p...

Page 23: ...ACK MIX channels are used Signals input from the INPUT jacks analog digital are adjusted for the gain via the GAIN controls then routed to the Input Assign section and assigned to each physical track...

Page 24: ...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 T...

Page 25: ...ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN SEND B PRE POST SEND B PRE POST SEND A PRE POST SEND A PRE POST SEND A LEVEL SEND A LEVEL SEND B LEVEL SEND B LEVEL PLAY MONITOR PHYSICAL TRACK VIRTUAL TRACK REC PLAY FX R...

Page 26: ...display that appears when you press a mode key is called screen For example the following display is a MAIN screen that is recalled when you turn on the power to the DPS12 or when you press the MAIN k...

Page 27: ...creen will change Function key display Sometimes function names appear on the bottom of the screen as shown below These are the functions that correspond to function keys F1 key F6 key F1 F2 F3 F4 F5...

Page 28: ...in a screen use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to the desired field CURSOR CURSOR Fields are categorized as follows Select field This type of field offers options you choose from Numeric field In...

Page 29: ...en will be restored Changing a setting or a value This section describes how to change the time on the counter and the settings and values of the fields Using the JOG dial to change the setting select...

Page 30: ...me field press the CHANNEL SELECT 1 10 keys in the following order 4 Press the NUMBER NAME key again This time the NUMBER NAME key functions as an ENTER key The NUMBER NAME key s LED turns off and the...

Page 31: ...u can enter characters directly into a character field by using the keys on the top panel 1 Use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to a character field 2 Press the NUMBER NAME key The NUMBER NAME key s...

Page 32: ...INPUT GAIN Master recorder DAT recorder MD recorder DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL OUT AUX SEND A B OPTICAL IN MASTER OUT LINE IN External effect processor DPS12 Sampler Monitor system PH...

Page 33: ...need an optical coaxial converter Similarly if you use an analog recorder as the master recorder connect the MASTER OUT jacks of the DPS12 to the input jacks of the master recorder and the output jac...

Page 34: ...rded data may be lost When you turn on the power to the DPS12 the following initial screen appears 3 Press the SKIP F6 key The following screen called the MAIN screen appears on the display 4 Turn on...

Page 35: ...2 make sure that the SCSI ID field in this screen is set to 4 internal JAZ drive so that you will not erase important data from other disks 5 Press the DO IT F5 key The CAUTION window appears asking w...

Page 36: ...reating 1 Press the NUMBER NAME key An underline appears as follows enabling you to name a new Project 2 Use the JOG dial or alphabet keys and the CURSOR key or the SHUTTLE dial to enter characters TI...

Page 37: ...by the RECORD SELECT keys this field indicates the total of available recording time on those tracks If all RECORD SELECT keys are turned off this field indicates available recording time for a single...

Page 38: ...Punch In Out operation or the edit functions is highlighted This screen is useful when you mark the Auto Punch In Out points or specify the range for editing B A C D E F 1 NOW field This time field in...

Page 39: ...Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 9 Track 10 Track 11 Track 12 Outputs the input source Recording signal flow 1 With the DPS12 s default settings signals input at INPUT jacks 1 2 are sent via INPUT GAIN...

Page 40: ...t the peak indicators do not light up TIP With the DPS12 s default setting the INPUT jacks 1 6 are internally routed to tracks 1 6 and 7 12 However you can change the input assignment to each track Re...

Page 41: ...various methods besides using the transport keys Refer to Chapter 3 Transport Locate operation 9 Press the key to start playback from the top of the song When the DPS12 play back data you can monitor...

Page 42: ...desired point and press the MEMORY key to store a quick locate point 3 Press any one of the CHANNEL SELECT keys 1 12 The LOCATE MEMORY window closes and the desired point is stored as a quick locate p...

Page 43: ...4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MASTER A 2 5 6 OPTICAL AUX SEND MASTER OUT OUT IN A B L R 3 Track 1 Outputs the track playback sound Track 2 Outputs the track playback sound Track 3 Outputs the input source Trac...

Page 44: ...ening to the drum sound set the Monitor in play field of PLAY MONITOR on the Control Panel to REC SOURCE See page 90 In this way you can monitor the input sources while those tracks that have their RE...

Page 45: ...ke 3 4 5 and 6 data are discarded UNDO key Number of steps 0 New recording Returns to the fourth previous status UNDO key Number of steps 4 Take 6 Take 5 Take 4 Take 3 Take 2 Take 1 Take 6 Take 5 Take...

Page 46: ...REHEARSAL and AUTO PUNCH Use the F4 F6 keys to switch these fields on off 7 Press the F6 key to set only the AUTO PUNCH field to on Now the Auto Punch In Out function is turned on 8 Locate a point a l...

Page 47: ...d mixdown Mixdown signal flow The following diagram shows the signal flow during mixdown 1 2 3 4 5 6 INPUT 1 C R L 2 C R L 3 C R L 4 C R L 5 C R L 6 C R L 7 C R L 8 C R L 9 C R L 10 C R L 11 C R L 12...

Page 48: ...e maximum level 4 When you are satisfied with the level and pan settings rewind the song to the top 5 Start recording on the master recorder then start playback on the DPS12 6 When the end of the song...

Page 49: ...Q HIGH FREQ base frequency of high range EQ HIGH LEVEL level of high range EQ LOW FREQ base frequency of low range EQ LOW LEVEL level of low range EQ ON OFF equalizer on off AUX SEND A AUX send A leve...

Page 50: ...below to turn off the power to the DPS12 and connected peripheral devices after you finish recording or mixdown 1 Press the eject button of the JAZ drive to eject the JAZ disk CAUTION Be sure to eject...

Page 51: ...s Rewind at higher speed Switches to fast forward Chapter 3 Transport Locate operation This chapter describes the transport and locate operations of the DPS12 Transport operation You may perform locat...

Page 52: ...ith the point at which you stopped the playback located in the center of the display In JOG PLAY mode the JOG and the SHUTTLE dials have the following function JOG dial Rotating the JOG dial plays bac...

Page 53: ...ition the data at the current time or to listen to the same part repeatedly Operate the TO and FROM keys as follows TO key When you press the TO key while the DPS12 is stopped playback starts from a p...

Page 54: ...recording or playback The time shown on the time counter is captured as a locate point and the LOCATE MEMORY window appears on the screen as shown below A B 1 This field indicates the current position...

Page 55: ...3 Press the DO IT F5 key The DPS12 locates the selected locate point and the window is closed Press the CANCEL F2 key to cancel the locate operation TIP Press the CURSOR w s keys while the cursor is w...

Page 56: ...the DPS12 is stopped 2 Press the GO TO key The LOCATE LIST window appears A 3 Move the cursor to field 1 then turn the JOG dial to select ERASE 4 Use the cursor keys to select a locate point you wish...

Page 57: ...t function see page 80 Using the stored quick locate points IN point OUT point 1 Press the GO TO key The LOCATE LIST window appears 2 Press one of the CHANNEL SELECT 1 12 keys or the IN or OUT key The...

Page 58: ...he IN OUT points This is useful when you wish to check the position of the auto punch in out points or a range to be edited 1 Make sure that the transport section of the DPS12 is stopped 2 Press the I...

Page 59: ...enabling you to enter a desired value At this time the CHANNEL SELECT keys 1 10 function as number keys 2 Use the CHANNEL SELECT keys 1 10 to enter the desired time value For example if you enter 1 2...

Page 60: ...button The playback starts and the button s LED lights up You can monitor the recorder s playback previously recorded sound through the record ready track 4 When the punch in point is reached press t...

Page 61: ...d You can use either type of foot switch If a foot switch is not connected to the DPS12 when you turn on the power to theDPS12 it automatically selects normal open mode Do not use a latch type foot sw...

Page 62: ...reaches the IN point time the REC button s LED lights up and the selected track starts recording The monitor signal through the recording track changes to that of the input source the currently record...

Page 63: ...rned on 4 Locate a position a little before the auto punch in point a little before the IN point 5 Use the RECORD SELECT key to select a recording track The selected track enters record ready mode 6 P...

Page 64: ...channels of the Mixer section via the Recorder section or routed to the THRU MIX channels of the Mixer section directly SOURCE F3 key You can select the tracks to which the input signals in the Record...

Page 65: ...on Follow the steps below to switch between SOURCE ASSIGN and THRU MIX 1 Using the CURSOR key move the cursor up and down to select the input signal for which you wish to change the destination Exampl...

Page 66: ...for more information 2 This field is for display only and indicates a physical track 1 12 This field is for display purposes only When the DPS12 is set to default the signals from analog INPUT jacks 1...

Page 67: ...signed to track 3 Now the signal from analog INPUT jack 1 is routed to track 3 In this example the same signal is also sent to track 1 NOTE You may route a single input signal to multiple tracks but y...

Page 68: ...rack that does not contain any recorded data is indicated as unused On the other hand a virtual track that contains recorded data is indicated as V Track is replaced by the virtual track number In the...

Page 69: ...ign a single virtual track to multiple physical tracks For example if virtual track 1 has already been assigned to physical track 1 you cannot assign virtual track 1 to another physical track If you w...

Page 70: ...y selected mix parameter 5 This field indicates the value of the mix parameter for the currently selected channel 6 This area shows a graphical field or a select field depending on the currently selec...

Page 71: ...pond to the following channels When TRACK MIX channels are selected RECORD SELECT CHANNEL SELECT QUICK LOCATE A B C D E F G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 H I J K L 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 72: ...y to move the cursor to the desired parameter 3 Use the SELECT F3 key SELECT F4 key to select a mix parameter Pressing the F3 key scrolls the parameters downward and pressing the F4 key scrolls the pa...

Page 73: ...of the TRACK MIX channels the fader position and the actual value of the level will not match This condition is indicated by a dot that appears above the graphic field of the screen PAN You can adjust...

Page 74: ...you select for the SETUP parameter see page 68 and the sampling rate NOTE When you turn on the EQ for the THRU MIX channel equalization is always applied to the input source even when you are recordin...

Page 75: ...l To check the on off status of the selected channel EQ select the EQ ON OFF parameter see page 62 STRIP F6 key displays all the EQ parameters for the selected channel See page 64 for more information...

Page 76: ...Q on and off 6 Pressing the CLOSE F6 key closes the EQ strip screen and returns you to the previous screen To adjust the parameters in the EQ strip use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to the desired...

Page 77: ...screen is displayed the F5 key and the F6 key function as follows EFFECT F5 key Recalls the screen used to set the internal effects Needs optional EB2M SCENE F6 key Recalls the SCENE MEMORY window us...

Page 78: ...vel setting AUX SEND LEVEL This parameter enables you to adjust the level and the send master level SEND MASTER of the channel signal sent to AUX send Range 0 127 When TRACK MIX channels are selected...

Page 79: ...nnels are selected When THRU MIX channels are selected When this screen is displayed the F5 key and the F6 key function as follows EFFECT F5 key Recalls the screen used to set the internal effects Nee...

Page 80: ...he current mix parameter settings via MIDI OUT A 2 C 1 Control via MIDI This field is used to set up a MIDI channel that receives MIDI data to control the mix parameters using the external MIDI data 1...

Page 81: ...turns you to a normal screen ERASE F3 key Erases a stored scene RECALL F4 key Recalls a stored scene STORE F5 key Stores the current mix parameter settings to a scene memory Storing a scene Follow the...

Page 82: ...and PAN controls If a parameter setting does not match the position of the actual control a dot appears in the graphi cal field This screen example shows that the level value for TRACK MIX channels 3...

Page 83: ...ereo and record the mixed signal onto Tracks 1 and 2 1 Connect the sound sources you wish to mix into stereo and record to INPUT jacks 1 6 2 Press the THRU F2 key in Assign mode The DPS12 displays a s...

Page 84: ...the THRU F2 key in Assign mode The DPS12 displays a screen in which you can route input signals to the recorder section as input sources or to the THRU MIX channels of the mixer section 3 Route all An...

Page 85: ...e TIP If the digital output jacks of the DAT recorder are coaxial you will need to use an optical coaxial converter NOTE It is recommended to set the sampling rate of the DPS12 to match it to that of...

Page 86: ...displayed 1 Press the SOLO key to use the Solo function The SOLO key LED flashes and the Solo function is enabled NOTE If you press the SOLO key in Main mode Track View mode or when the Control Panel...

Page 87: ...he OPTICAL OUT jacks You can select multiple channels or select TRACK MIX channels and THRU MIX channels simultaneously NOTE Since the RECORD SELECT keys are used to select channels for the Solo funct...

Page 88: ...th the default setting the DPS12 assigns virtual tracks 1 12 to physical tracks 1 12 Tracks that already have data are named V Track is the number of the virtual track and empty tracks are indicated a...

Page 89: ...tracks Digital ping pong recording A ping pong recording is an operation that enables you to mix multiple tracks and record the mix onto another track The DPS12 performs ping pong recording within th...

Page 90: ...nput jack of an external reverb effect unit and connect the output jack of the reverb effect unit to INPUT jacks 1 and 2 of the DPS12 At this time make sure that the reverb effect unit outputs only th...

Page 91: ...6 and or the OPTICAL IN jacks to THRU MIX channels to mix with TRACK MIX channels For example if you have a MIDI sequencer sync with the DPS12 you can mix up to eight channels of signals from synthes...

Page 92: ...mands 2 This select field enables you to select a type of edit command 3 This field indicates an optional parameter that corresponds to the type of edit command For example if you are using the COPY P...

Page 93: ...int while listening to the sound NOTE This operation is not necessary for the INSERT SILENCEedit command 2 Stop the transport operation at the position where you wish to start editing NOW point NOTE T...

Page 94: ...area that begins with the NOW point The data between the IN and OUT points remains intact and the existing data in the destina tion area after the NOW point is overwritten FROM track TO track IN poin...

Page 95: ...k Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 TO track COPY INSERT This command enables you to copy data between the IN and OUT points and insert it after the NOW point The copy so...

Page 96: ...the IN and OUT point will be replaced with silence and the existing data in the destination after the NOW point will move forward in time FROM track TO track IN point OUT point NOW point IN point OUT...

Page 97: ...ed and replaced with a silence EDIT track IN point OUT point CUT DISCARD IN point OUT point Silence CUT MOVE This command enables you to cut data between the IN point and OUT point The data after the...

Page 98: ...enter a time value in this field to locate a desired point during recording or playback 2 This select field is used to select an item to set Use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to this field and tu...

Page 99: ...te this parameter automatically turns off See page 50 for more information TIP You may want to have this Control Panel displayed during the repeated Auto Punch In Out operations VARI PITCH This functi...

Page 100: ...k When TIME is selected When BAR BEAT CLOCK is selected NOTE Changes in this parameter value will be reflected on all time indications on the DPS12 TIP While you are synchronizing a MIDI sequencer to...

Page 101: ...owing functions 1 ABS absolute time This display only field indicates the current position of the DPS12 in absolute time 2 Offset offset time This time field allows you to set an offset time from the...

Page 102: ...d turn the JOG dial to set a value between one and ten seconds in steps of one second PLAY MONITOR selecting a monitoring source during playback You can select track monitor source during playback A W...

Page 103: ...MTC at the MIDI IN jack and synchronizes to the timecode The MTC format conforms to the frame rate specified by the Frame rateparameter in the TIME DISPLAY Control Panel See page 88 OFF Any sync sign...

Page 104: ...nce to the internal clock or to an external digital clock Use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to this field then turn the JOG dial to toggle between these two options INTERNAL internal clock The DPS...

Page 105: ...can set tempo information for a Project B C A D When an external device such as a MIDI sequencer synchronizes to the Song Position Pointer and MIDI clock transmitted from the DPS12 the tempo settings...

Page 106: ...ck Use the CURSOR key to move the cursor to the Out Thrufield and turn the JOG dial to select one of the following options THRU The MIDI OUT THRU jack functions as a MIDI THRU jack The signal received...

Page 107: ...ield and turn the JOG dial to switch between PRE pre fader and POST post fader 2 Undo level This numeric field enables you to set the number of previous edits or recording operations that can be resto...

Page 108: ...he project being processed on the DPS12 is called the current Project If a disk does not have enough space to accommodate Projects you may erase unnecessary Projects from the disk or back up data to a...

Page 109: ...of the Project RELOAD F3 key Recalls a back up Project ERASE F4 key Erase a Project in the current disk NEW F5 key Creates a new Project in the current disk SELECT F6 key Selects the current Project...

Page 110: ...ation of the new Project NOTE When you turn on the power to the DPS12 and load data from the disk it will automatically recall the first Project a Project you accessed for the last time in the Project...

Page 111: ...2 3 1 4 2 Move the cursor to the Devicefield 1 and select SCSI You can select SCSI SCSI device or DAT DAT recorder as a back up device in the Devicefield 3 Select a Project to back up in the Projectf...

Page 112: ...When the first disk becomes full the Change Disk window appears Insert a new disk then select FORMAT or ERASE in the Format operation field Press the DO IT F5 key to continue the backup operation NOTE...

Page 113: ...kup operation depends on the sampling rate The backup data does not contain the UNDO data CAUTION Do not monitor the audio via the DAT during the backup operation Since audio and other data is transmi...

Page 114: ...for the data to be loaded 4 Play the DAT tape that contains the backup data When the reload operation is complete the display returns to the PROJECT screen CAUTION Do not monitor the audio via the DA...

Page 115: ...ower on If the DPS12 does not find disk that contains a Project in the SCSI bus it will continue to search for one while the start up screen is displayed At this time pressing the SKIP F6 key will cau...

Page 116: ...onnections REC NOT READYappears if a backup disk that the DPS12 cannot access directly is connected 3 This area indicates the functions assigned to the function keys in Disk mode INFORM F1 key Press t...

Page 117: ...drive Follow the steps below 1 While the DISK SETUP screen is displayed move the cursor to the SCSI ID number of the drive whose data you wish to review NOTE You cannot view the information of a driv...

Page 118: ...is displayed move the cursor to the SCSI ID number of the disk you wish to format 2 Press the FORMAT F2 key The FORMAT DISK window appears A B This window includes the following information 1 This fi...

Page 119: ...this case you can defragment the disk to reduce the used space in the audio management table and regain available space on the disk 1 While the DISK SETUP screen is displayed move the cursor to the SC...

Page 120: ...of the destination disk is larger than the size of the copy data If it is smaller an error message appears indicating that you cannot execute the copy operation Also you cannot copy two or more disks...

Page 121: ...is setup is useful when you wish to sync the DPS12 to a MIDI sequencer with frame accurate precision 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the DPS12 s MIDI OUT THRU jack and the MIDI sequencer s MIDI IN jack...

Page 122: ...ynchronizes the MTC Synchronizing an external device to the DPS12 MIDI Clock This example also uses the DPS12 as a sync master However sync signals supplied to an external device do not constitute MTC...

Page 123: ...Move the cursor to the Out Thru field and select OUT 4 Move the cursor to the SLCT field then turn the JOG dial to recall the SYNC Control Panel 5 Move the cursor to the Type field and turn the JOG d...

Page 124: ...o the MIDI sequencer the tempo setting of the MIDI sequencer will be ignored Therefore you need to set the tempo in the TEMPO MAP Control Panel 12 Move the cursor to the TEMPO field and enter the firs...

Page 125: ...sequencer s MIDI OUT jack INPUT DIGITAL PERSONAL STUDIO dps12 INPUT GAIN DPS12 MIDI OUT MTC MIDI IN MIDI sequencer 2 Move the cursor to the SLCT field then turn the JOG dial to recall the SYNC Control...

Page 126: ...he MIDI IN jack of the DPS12 and the MIDI OUT jack of an external device INPUT DIGITAL PERSONAL STUDIO dps12 INPUT GAIN DPS12 MIDI OUT MMC MIDI IN MIDI sequencer 2 Press the F2 F6 keys in the MAIN scr...

Page 127: ...l 2 Create a mix to be recorded as a scene memory while playing the DPS12 3 Use the SELECT F1 key or the SELECT F2 key in Mixer mode to recall the MIDI CONTROL parameters 4 Move the cursor to the Cont...

Page 128: ...back a mix automation Real time changes in the mix parameters can be output as Control Change messages In addition the parameters can be changed in real time by Control Change messages sent from an ex...

Page 129: ...y Turn off the MIDI thru function of the MIDI sequencer 7 Start playing the DPS12 The DPS12 transmits MIDI Clock via the MIDI OUT THRU jack to the MIDI sequencer and the MIDI sequencer synchronizes to...

Page 130: ...U A 8 9 9 1 7 U R H T L E V E L 9 5 7 U R H T A D N E S X U A 9 9 0 2 8 U R H T L E V E L 0 6 8 U R H T A D N E S X U A 0 0 1 1 2 1 K C A R T N A P 1 6 1 K C A R T B D N E S X U A 1 0 1 L E V E L R E...

Page 131: ...END B PRE POST EB2M Stereo effect return signals sent from EFFECT A B can be recorded on the tracks in the recorder section as analog input signals 3 4 5 6 or only 5 6 in the same way as usual input s...

Page 132: ...fect You can select a different effect type for EFFECT A and B individually and set the effect parameters if necessary Follow the steps below to select an effect type and set the parameters 1 Press th...

Page 133: ...the transport section is stopped press the ASSIGN key to recall Assign mode 2 Press the FX RTN F1 key The following screen appears 3 Turn the JOG dial and select 1 MIXED STEREO or 2 STEREO PAIRS for t...

Page 134: ...as analog inputs 3 and 4 and EFFECT B return signals L R are routed as analog inputs 5 and 6 You cannot use analog INPUT jacks 3 6 to input external signals INPUT 3 ANALOG INPUT 4 ANALOG ASSIGN FX RT...

Page 135: ...PAIRS in Assign mode route FXA RTN L FXA RTN R FXB RTN L FXB RTN R to THRU MIX Setting the effect send level You may set the AUX send level of the TRACK MIX channels to which you wish to apply effect...

Page 136: ...itch to THRU MIX channels in Mixer mode and recall the LEVELparameter 2 Select the THRU MIX channels to which the effect return signal is routed and raise the LEVEL If you selected 2 STEREO PAIRSin As...

Page 137: ...U MIX channel to 0 The THRU MIX channel signal is not sent to master L R Example Set the level of THRU MIX channel 1 to 0 3 Recall the AUX A PRE POSTparameter in Mixer mode the parameter for switching...

Page 138: ...y in Assign mode and set the corresponding analog inputs to SOURCE ASSIGN Example Set the effect return signals from EFFECT A to SOURCE ASSIGN 8 Press the SOURCE F3 key in Assign mode and assign these...

Page 139: ...N mode THRU THRU MIX INPUT 3 ANALOG GAIN INPUT 4 ANALOG GAIN 6 ASSIGN mode FX RTN 2 STEREO PAIRS SOURCE ASSIGN SOURCE ASSIGN 7 ASSIGN mode THRU 8 ASSIGN mode SOURCE 2 MIXER mode LEVEL 4 MIXER mode AUX...

Page 140: ...d rate of LFO1 2 Rate2 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed of LFO2 3 Fdback 0 127 Adjusts the feedback amount 4 Depth1 0 127 Adjusts the depth of LFO1 5 Depth2 0 127 Adjusts the depth of LFO2 6 Pan L63 MID...

Page 141: ...the depth of LFO2 6 Width 0 127 Adjusts the width and spread of the stereo image MONO FLANGER G This is a common flanger effect 4 1 3 B 5 LFO inverter Delay Pan Fdback Parameter Setting range Function...

Page 142: ...ng range Function 1 Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed of LFO 2 Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of LFO 3 Fdback 0 127 Adjusts the feedback amount 4 FB Inv ON OFF Inverses the phase of feedback signals...

Page 143: ...reo image 4 1 3 B LFO LFO Width inverter Phaser Phaser Parameter Setting range Function 1 Rate 0 1Hz 10 0Hz Adjusts the speed of LFO 2 Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of LFO 3 Fdback 0 127 Adjusts the f...

Page 144: ...he panning width PITCH SHIFT I This effect has a pitch shift with a range of one octave along with a delay effect and can be set for the left channel and the right channel independently 3 1 B 4 Fdback...

Page 145: ...ing from Rate 1 to Rate 2 4 Init R1 R2 Sets the initial rotation speed Rate1 Rate2 5 MIDI ch 1 16 Selects a MIDI channel that receives Control Change messages 6 Ctrl No 0 127 Sets a Control Change num...

Page 146: ...becomes effective 5 Width 0 127 Adjusts the panning width MONO DELAY G This is a common delay effect 4 1 3 B Delay Pan Fdback HFdamp Parameter Setting range Function 1 Delay 1 1500ms Adjusts the dela...

Page 147: ...an be set for the left and right channels individually 4 1 3 B 5 6 HFdamp Fdback HFdamp Delay Fdback Delay Parameter Setting range Function 1 LDelay 1 1500ms Adjusts the delay time of the L channel 2...

Page 148: ...elay2 3 Head3 1 1500ms Adjusts the delay time of Delay3 4 Fdback 0 127 Adjusts the amount of delay that is fed back 5 HFdamp 20Hz 20kHz Sets a frequency at which the higher range of the feedback sound...

Page 149: ...y time of early reflections 2 Time 0 1 10sec Adjusts the time of attenuation of reverberation 3 Diff 0 127 Adjusts the density of reverberation 4 HFdamp 20Hz 20kHz Adjusts a high frequency damp the hi...

Page 150: ...7 Adjusts the density of reverberation 4 Width 0 127 Adjusts the width and spread of the stereo image COMPRESSOR LIMITER I This effect suppresses signals with a certain level or higher and limits the...

Page 151: ...6 Key GATE Parameter Setting range Function 1 Thresh 60dB 0dB Adjusts the level at which the gate opens or closes 2 key AUX A AUX B Selects the source signal that triggers the gate to open or close A...

Page 152: ...omes effective 2 Depth 0 127 Sets the depth of the effect 3 Reso 0 127 Sets the amount of resonance CHORUS DELAY G This effect consists of a chorus effect and a delay effect connected in series 4 1 3...

Page 153: ...ets the amount of the delay effect that is fed back 6 Bounce ON OFF Pans the delay sound left and right when turned on PHASER DELAY G This effect consists of a phaser effect and a delay effect connect...

Page 154: ...acks 8 Frequency response 10Hz 22kHz 2 0dB FS 48kHz 10Hz 20kHz 2 0dB FS 44 1kHz 10Hz 15kHz 2 0dB FS 32kHz Quantization bit 16 bits linear ADC 18 bits 64 times oversampling Fifth order delta sigma modu...

Page 155: ...ut Optical SPDIF Digital audio output Optical SPDIF Foot switch jack x1 6 3mm phone jack SCSI x 1 Half pitch 50 pin for external hard disks Accessories 3 pin power cable with a two polar conversion pl...

Page 156: ...18 for the Control Change assign table Program Setting Range Change OFF 1 16 OM X System Exclusive O 1 O 3 MTC MMC System Common Song Position O X Song Select X X Tune X X System Real Time Clock O 2 C...

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