Akai DPS24

Akai DPS24 Product Details

Description

The Akai Professional DPS24 Digital Personal Studio combines a 24-track 24bit hard disk recorder/editor, a 46-channel automated digital mixer with a complete studio monitoring section, 4 stereo effects processors with FX library, a programmable patch-bay and a mastering suite with built-in CD-RW drive, in one extremely powerful desktop unit. With its generous complement of dedicated keys, rotary encoders, and motorized faders, the DPS24’s tactile user interface provides direct access to all commonly used functions, without requiring that you cursor your way through endless menus and peer at countless LCD pages just to make some small but significant adjustment.The DPS24 offers extensive and expandable connectivity: numerous analog I/Os using high-quality AD/DA converters, multiple digital I/Os, Wordclock, MIDI, USB, and even SCSI and SMPTE options.Its custom real-time multi-tasking Operating System and dedicated hardware saves you from the headaches of computer-based configurations, conflicts and crashes. Ease-of-use and reliability are the keys of the DPS24. However, the DPS24 also communicates very well with computer systems: complete audio import/export features are included, using standard Data CD and Hard disk formats, and the free akSys TrackView software allows you, with a simple USB connection to your PC, to view your projects on a large monitor, see waveforms scrolling across the screen and see detailed metering. The display also shows timecode, edit points and locate markers, track names/status and more. The free akSysServer utility can also be used to transfer files to/from your DPS24 and PC via USB, and Art Technika’s Console application allows you to run multiple off-the-shelf VST and DX plug-ins in real-time via ADAT optical lightpipe. For instance, the recorder/editor offers as many track keys as physical tracks (i.e. 24) and you can seamlessly punch-in/out individual tracks on-the-fly. It features sample accurate editing with sample accurate waveform display and analog-like multi-track audio scrubbing thanks to its dedicated jog/shuttle wheel, including varispeed and reverse playback. Both non-destructive copy/paste editing and off-line DSP functions such as timestretch and pitchshift are provided.

Features:

- reversible monitoring between MAIN, NEARFIELD and MONO

- 2-channel Talkback System with integrated microfon

- 4-channel 56 Bit effectprocessor

- dynamiceffects (compressor/limiter/gate) in every channel

- 8 channel digital I/O plus 16 channel expansion option with ADAT? Sync

- MIDI Clock and MTC Sync, optional SMPTE LTC

- USB connection for ak.Sys. Control & Networking software with TrackView

- slide-in for optional 5,25" CD-R writer

- dynamic and scene automation

- Timestretch, Pitch Shift, BPM Matching, Reverse and Normalize

- 256 virtual tracks per Project

- 100 writeable Locator-points

- 3 Expansion Slots