Akai DPS 24

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Table of Contents
User Guide
OS UPDATE ................................................................................... 180
DISK ............................................................................................... 182
CLEANUP DISK .................................................................................................. 183
DISK TOOLS......................................................................................................... 183
DISK FORMAT..................................................................................................... 184
AUDIO RECOVERY............................................................................................185
PERFORMING AN AUDIO RECOVERY ........................................................ 187
CD-RECORDER ................................................................................ 188
DOWNSAMPLING PROJECTS FOR CD MASTERING................ 190
HOW TO PREPARE MATERIAL FOR DISK-AT-ONCE ................. 191
MIXING DOWN .............................................................................. 193
MULTI-BAND COMPRESSOR/EXPANDER .................................. 194
LOADING/SAVING MBCX PRESETS ........................................... 198
MASTERING ON THE DPS24 ....................................................... 199
CD PLAYER ................................................................................... 201
EXT SYNC KEY ................................................................................. 202
SETTING EXT SYNC OFFSETS ................................................... 203
INTEGRATING ADAT™MACHINES.................................................. 203
24-TRACK TRANSFER - ADAT TO DPS24 ................................... 205
24-TRACK TRANSFERS - DPS24 TO ADAT ................................ 205
OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADAT EXPANSION OPTION ............... 205
ADAT AND DIGITAL CLOCK ......................................................... 206
SURROUND MIXING ......................................................................... 207
“SURROUND MIXING” TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................... 208
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 209
CREATING A SURROUND PROJECT .......................................... 210
DIFFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS IN SURROUND MODE ........ 214
MIXING IN SURROUND ................................................................ 219
SURROUND MIXING INDEX......................................................... 224