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Table of contents
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Outline of the DPS12 ............................................. 1
Features of the DPS12 ...................................................................................................... 1
Parts and functions ........................................................................................................... 2
Top panel .................................................................................................................. 2
Front panel ............................................................................................................... 5
Rear panel ................................................................................................................ 5
Using an optional JAZ drive ............................................................................................. 6
Inserting and ejecting a JAZ disk ............................................................................... 6
Notes on using an optional JAZ drive ........................................................................ 7
About external SCSI devices ............................................................................................. 8
Connecting an external SCSI device .......................................................................... 8
About Projects ............................................................................................................... 10
About physical tracks and virtual tracks .......................................................................... 10
TRACK MIX channels and THRU MIX channels .............................................................. 11
About a scene memory .................................................................................................. 14
About DPS12’s user interface ......................................................................................... 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
Creating a new Project ............................................................................................ 24
MAIN screen and TRACK VIEW screen ........................................................................... 25
MAIN screen .......................................................................................................... 25
TRACK VIEW screen ............................................................................................... 26
Recording the first track ................................................................................................. 27
Recording signal flow ............................................................................................. 27
Recording to the first track ...................................................................................... 28
Using a locate point ....................................................................................................... 30
Overdubbing ................................................................................................................. 31
Overdubbing signal flow ......................................................................................... 31
Overdub operation ................................................................................................. 32
Using the Undo/Redo functions ..................................................................................... 32
Undo level = 1 (default setting) ............................................................................... 32
Undo level = 2 or higher ......................................................................................... 33
Punch In/Out ................................................................................................................. 33
Mixdown ....................................................................................................................... 35
Mixdown signal flow .............................................................................................. 35
Mixdown procedure ............................................................................................... 36
Using Mixer mode .................................................................................................. 36
Completing the operation on the DPS12 ........................................................................ 38