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Chapter 3 : What is the CBX-D3?
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Chapter 3 : What is the CBX-D3?
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Chapter 3 : What is the CBX-D3?
3 What is the CBX-D3?
The CBX-D3 is a digital recording processor. When connected to a controlling computer
with supporting software and a SCSI hard disk, the CBX-D3 provides up to four channels
of CD-quality audio recording, processing, and playback.
Computer based
The CBX-D3 is controlled by a computer that is running CBX-D3 supporting software.
All audio data processing takes place inside the CBX-D3, so there is very little demand on
the controlling computer. For this reason the CBX-D3 can be used even with relatively less
powerful, inexpensive computers. The CBX-D3 leaves the computer free to get on with
other jobs such as processing of MIDI sequence data and screen updates.
The CBX-D3 is connected to your computer and hard disk by SCSI. It is also connected
to the computer by MIDI cables. The SCSI connection supplies control data from the
computer, and transfers audio data to or from the hard disk for recording or playback. The
MIDI connection carries real-time volume data, synchronization clock, playback speed
data, and playback and recording start/stop signals.
Four-channel system
The CBX-D3 is a four-channel system, providing two channels of simultaneous recording
and four channels of playback. Two channels can be recording while the other two are
playing back.
The CBX-D3 requires about 100 megabytes of free hard-disk space to record 10 minutes
of stereo digital audio at a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz. You can increase the available
recording time by changing to a larger disk or adding more disks to the SCSI chain.
CD quality & editing
The CBX-D3 records audio data in 16-bit resolution. Recording quality at sampling
frequencies of 44.1 and 48kHz is at CD level, with true reproduction, low noise, and
minimal distortion.