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Chapter 2: Recording on the DPS16

Overdub operation

1. Connect the bass guitar to INPUT jack 8. Play the bass guitar and use [INPUT TRIM] knob 8 to adjust

the signal level while checking the level meter, so that the OVER indicator will not light up even when

the volume level reaches maximum. If the bass guitar is high-impedance, turn the [GUITAR/NOR-

MAL] switch to GUITAR.

NORMAL

INPUT

GUITAR

✐

TIP :

“High-impedance” instrument here means an electric guitar or bass that has passive-type pick-

ups (a guitar or bass (without an internal pre-amp) that produces sound without using batteries).

INPUT jack 8 accepts high-impedance instruments. You can connect an electric guitar or bass directly to this

input.

2. Press the [PATCH] key

The DPS16 enters Quick Patch mode in which you can change the internal routing, and displays the following

Quick Patch screen.

1 Input

This field indicates the destinations of the signals input from the INPUT jacks (1–8) and DIGITAL IN jack.

A thick ascending line indicates a signal routed directly to the INPUT MIX channels in the mixer section. A

thick descending line indicates a signal routed to the Source section (2) where you can select a recording

source for the physical tracks. To record the input signal, a thick descending line should appear. Press the

[INPUT SELECT] key repeatedly to toggle between ascending and descending lines.

2 Source

This section displays the recording source for physical tracks 1-16. You can select a recording source using

the [TRACK SELECT] keys. [TRACK SELECT] keys 1-8 correspond to input channels 1-8, [TRACK SE-

LECT]

keys 9 and 10 to digital input L and R, [TRACK SELECT] keys 11-14 to AUX SEND 1-4, and

[TRACK SELECT] keys 15 and 16 to Ping-pong bus L and R.

3 Record Track

This field indicates physical tracks 1–16. You can select a recording source by connecting (patching) track

numbers (1–16) with the recording sources in the Source section using patch cable (thin lines on the

screen).

As you see in this figure, with the default setting, the input signal from INPUT jack 8 is sent to track 8. In

this example, we change this to track 3.

3. If a thick ascending line from Input 8 appears, press [INPUT SELECT] key 8 to change to a thick

descending line.

4. Press [RECORD SELECT] key 3 while pressing and holding down [INPUT SELECT] key 8.

This causes the patch cable between Source 3 and physical track 3 to be disconnected. Instead, the input signal

from Source 8 is routed to physical track 3.

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