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Shutting Down
*Power down unit…yes, it can be as simple as that
*Alternate: Press mix/scene “store” button, save to scene “00”, wait for icon to disappear, power
down
When powering down the DPS24, you have two basic options. First, and most appropriate for just
starting out, you can just simply power the unit down. However, there are also many options for
saving settings so that you can start off next time with adjustments you’ve made being recalled when
you re-open the project. To do this, press the mix/scene “store” button. When prompted… save to
scene “00”. When done saving, you’ll see a small “triangle-with-an-exclamation-point” icon appear at
the upper right portion of the screen. Wait for this icon to disappear before powering down. Then
power down the DPS24. The next time you open the project, all your previous settings will have been
saved and you’ll be starting off where you left off so things like pan positions, assignments etc. will
be there along with any audio you recorded. If you simply power down, you will not lose any audio
though. If you do a session where you don’t like settings changes…you can use this function to your
advantage by NOT saving to scene “00” and the next time you open the project you will be at the
previous settings. Also, if you do a session where you’ve made changes to the settings you wish to
be there when you re-open the project, do the save process again and the new settings will overwrite
the old ones.
Re: DPS24 Quick Start Guide and Sean's tips & tricks
Changing Tempo mid song / Metronome
I've got a song where I need to change tempo and back a couple of times.
In other words, the verses are at 98 BPM and the refrain at 104 BPM. The
question is: Can I have a recording where the metronome changes on
sections while I record?
You can change Tempo / Time Sig at the beginning of each bar:
While in the TEMPO MAP page, locate to the bar where you want to make a change and press F5 or
F6 to insert a new Tempo or Time Sig change). You can assign the Metronome to an input channel
and use the Mute automation to switch it on/off.
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ADAT Transfer
I took the DPS into a bigger studio today and couldn't transfer through
ADAT to their system. They had a Motu 2086 (I might have got the number
wrong) and it couldn't read the DPS. Both were set to 44.1, and I'd
assigned the ADAT outputs with track1,2..etc. Was there something else I
didn't do?
The PATCH / OUTPUTS page (ADAT OUTPUT ASSIGN) is the correct place to assign Tracks to
ADAT outputs. Maybe the MPLP Connection parameter in SETUP / PREFS / AUDIO SETUP was set
to SPDIF instead of ADAT? This parameter controls the operation mode of both the optical In and
Out.
You didn't specify what system you are transferring to, but as long as it can import standard WAV
files, it is possible (with V1.50) to transfer the tracks via the internal CD-RW drive or an external
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