Akai DPS12 Frequently Asked Questions

Features

(from the Akai website, with additions)

 Powerful random-access digital recorder
  • 12 audio tracks
  • 250 virtual tracks (freely allocatable between the 12 physical tracks)
  • Can record 8 tracks simultaneously (6 analog and 2 digital)
  • Record onto convenient internal removable media drive or external drives via the standard SCSI-2 interface
  • Backup to DAT or SCSI drives
  • (V2.0) Support for CD-R/CD-RW drives
  • Supports archiving and audio CD creation using most drives that support the MMC (Multi-Media Command) command set. Write speeds of x1 and x2 are supported.
 The fully professional sound quality you expect from Akai
  • 16-bit linear data format (no compression) - 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz sample rates
  • 18 bit 64-times oversampling delta-sigma ADCs
  • 20 bit 8-times oversampling, 1 bit delta-sigma DACs
 Intuitive, easy-to-use graphic interface
  • Dedicated panel keys for most common functions
  • Easy-to-read backlit 248x60 graphic LCD
  • Graphic waveform display
  • Soft keys for quick access to parameters
 Flexible locating and editing
  • 12 direct locate points
  • 100 stack locate points
  • Random-access editing including Copy, Move, Insert, Delete and Erase
  • High-quality jogging
  • 256 level Undo
  • (V2.0) Timestretching functions
 Integrated MIDI-automatable digital mixer
  • 6 balanced analog inputs and 1 optical S/PDIF digital (stereo) input
  • 2 aux sends
  • 2 Master stereo outputs (analog and optical S/PDIF digital)
  • Inputs act as thru mix during mixdown for a total of twenty channels (12 internal recorder tracks plus 8 inputs)
  • Digital EQ
  • Save and recall mix snapshots
  • Faders and pan pots generate MIDI controller data for sequencer-based automation.
  • Optional multi-effect processor board (EB2M)
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