D24 Features - Yamaha D24 Owner's Manual

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Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24

D24 Features

Recording Media
• Standard 3.5-inch MO (Magneto Optical) disks.
• Convenient removable media for quick access to recorded material and sound libraries.
• No backup downtime, loading, or winding.
• Up to 99 projects per disk.
Sonic Performance
• 16/20/24-bit linear recording for superb sonic quality.
• 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz sampling rates.
• Sampling rate and recording resolution can be set on a project-by-project basis.
Recording
• 8-track simultaneous recording on 640 MB Overwrite-type MO disks, with a 24-bit
recording resolution and 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate.
• 4-track simultaneous recording on 640 MB Overwrite-type MO disks, with a 24-bit
recording resolution and 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz sampling rate.
• 120 track minutes (15 minutes for 8 tracks) using 640 MB MO disks (16-bit, 44.1 kHz).
• 8 virtual tracks per main track, for a total of 64 tracks.
• Auto punch in/out recording with multiple take capability—record and choose the best
from up to 99 takes.
• Manual and auto punch in/out recording, with rehearsal.
Playback
• Video machine-like shuttle playback.
• Position nudge, with audio listen.
• Solo function for individual track monitoring.
• ±6% varispeed.
• A-B repeat playback.
Quick Locate
• Up to 99 locate points per project, plus A, B, Last Rec In, and Last Rec Out points.
• Project Search, Return to Zero, and Roll Back functions.
• Location points can be specified with sub-frame accuracy.
• Fast forward or rewind at 8x or 16x normal playback speed.
System Expansion
• SCSI port for connecting external disk drives (hard disks, removable media drives, etc).
• Tracks can be expanded by combining up to eight D24s, for a total of 64-tracks.
• Continuous recording time can be extended by using two D24s in Serial mode.
• 3U rack size for drop-in alternative to tape-based modular digital multitrack recorders.
D24—Owner's Manual