DIGITAL MULTITRACK
RECORDING
MIDI COMMUNICATION
 
 
 
 
 
akai dps24
 
       


TECHNICAL DETAILS

 
Recorder Section
SAMPLE RATE 32 kHz / 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz / 96 kHz
Note: tracks/channels number is halved when operating at 96 kHz.
QUANTIZATION BIT 24-bit/16-bit linear
PHYSICAL TRACKS 24
VIRTUAL TRACKS 256 (dynamically assignable)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE - 96 kHz: 10 Hz - 44 kHz +0/-2 dB
- 48 kHz: 10 Hz - 22 kHz +0/-2 dB
- 44.1 kHz: 10 Hz - 20 kHz +0/-2 dB
- 32 kHz: 10 Hz - 15 kHz +0/-2 dB
RECORDING MEDIA Internal IDE Hard Disk
EDITING FUNCTIONS - Non-destructive audio editing
  (Copy, Cut, Erase, Paste, Insert, Overlay, Move functions)
 
Mixer Section
A/D CONVERTERS 24-bit (128x oversampling), enhanced dual bit delta/sigma modulation
D/A CONVERTERS 24-bit (8x oversampling), advanced segment delta/sigma modulation
DYNAMIC RANGE > 104 dB (30 kHz LPF, SR = 44.1 kHz)
DISTORTION RATIO < 0.003% (1 kHz, 44.1 kHz)
CHANNEL CROSSTALK < 80 dB (10 kHz referenced, 100 ohms terminated)
WOW & FLUTTER Below misurable level
ANALOG INPUTS - Bank A, ch. 1-4: balanced Phone/XLR Combo jack with Phantom power (XLR)
- Bank A, ch. 5-12: balanced Phone/XLR Combo jack
- Bank B, ch. 1-12: balanced Phone jack
- Hi-Z input (1/4" jack)
- Stereo Aux In (2x 1/4" TRS jack)
- Stereo 2-Track In (2x RCA jack)
INPUT LEVEL - Mic: from -62 to -2 dBu (+16 dBu max. balanced, 1 kHz)
- Line: from -47 to +13 dBu (+31 dBu max. balanced, 1 kHz)
- Hi-Z: from -68 to -8 dBu (+10 dBu max. unbalanced, 1 kHz)
- Aux In: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 1 kHz)
- 2-Track In: -14 dBu (+4 dBu max. unbalanced, 1 kHz)
INPUT IMPEDANCE - Mic: 3k ohms
- Line: 12k ohms
- Hi-Z: 1M ohms
- Aux In: 10k ohms
- 2-Track In: 15k ohms
ANALOG OUTPUTS - Stereo Out (balanced, 2x 1/4" TRS jack)
- Main (Monitor) Out (balanced, 2x 1/4" TRS jack)
- Nearfield (Monitor) Out (balanced, 2x 1/4" TRS jack)
- Studio Out (balanced, 2x 1/4" TRS jack)
- Aux Send 1-4 (balanced, 4x 1/4" TRS jack)
OUTPUT LEVEL - Stereo Out: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 20k ohms load)
- Main (Monitor) Out: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 20k ohms load)
- Nearfield (Monitor) Out: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 20k ohms load)
- Studio Out: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 20k ohms load)
- Aux Send 1-4: +4 dBu (+22 dBu max. balanced, 20k ohms load)
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE - Stereo Out: 1k ohms
- Main (Monitor) Out: 1k ohms
- Nearfield (Monitor) Out: 1k ohms
- Studio Out: 1k ohms
- Aux Send 1-4: 1k ohms
DIGITAL I/O - Coaxial S/PDIF stereo In/Out
- ADAT Optical In (8 ch.), can also be configuread as S/PDIF optical In
- ADAT Optical Out (8 ch.)
WORDCLOCK - BNC connector, can be configured as In or Out
CHANNEL
PARAMETERS
- Faders
- Pan
- 3-band semi-parametric EQ
- 4 Aux sends
- Gain
- Phase invert
INSERT - Available on input channels 1-4
- Insert Send can also be used as Direct Out
- Insert Return can also be used as ADC In
HEADPHONES - 2x 1/4" stereo jack
- Max. output: 155 mW / 32 ohms
 
Other Functions and General Features
FX PROCESSORS - 4 independent FX processors
INTERFACES - Footswitch connector (1/4" jack)
- MIDI In/Out/Thru
- PS2 ASCII keyboard connector
- USB Slave interface
OPTIONS - IB-24LTC: SMPTE/EBU LTC interface board
- IB-24ADT: 16-channel ADAT interface board with 9-pin ADAT Sync
- IB-24SCSI: SCSI interface board
USER INTERFACE - 320x240 dots STN backlit graphic display
POWER SUPPLY - US & Canada: AC 120 Volt, 60 Hz
- Europe: Ac 220-240 Volt, 50 Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION 110 W
SIZE 726 (W) x 190 (H) x 579 (D) mm. (with LCD display tilted down)
WEIGHT 17.8 kg (without internal Hard Disk)