Digital Recording - Akai CD3000XL Operator's Manual

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DIGITAL RECORDING

Using the digital input, you may record digitally into the CD3000XL. This offers excellent sound
quality with no deterioration of signal or increase in noise. If you own many sampling CD's (as
distinct from CD ROM which is a different thing altogether), recording digitally is the obvious
choice. The digital input is selected in the RECORD SETUP page described earlier. When DIGI
is selected as the input source, the RECORD screen looks like this
This is virtually identical to recording analogue except that you can see the message indicating
that the CD3000XL is receiving digital audio correctly where it says "RECEIVING 44.1kHz". If
there is some problem with the digital audio signal, you will receive the following display:
This indicates that the digital audio signal is not getting to the CD3000XL. Please check your
connections carefully - it could be that the cable has become disconnected. Also, check that
the DAT machine or CD player is switched on.
You can rename and copy samples in exactly the same way as we have already seen.
Assuming everything is connected properly and set up correctly, when you press
will receive the usual prompt:
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