Introduction - Art DPS User Manual

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing an ART DPS (DI/O Preamp System ) - and
congratulations: You now own one of the most versatile preamplifiers
available. Offering a superb level of sound quality, the DPS hybrid tube
and solid state circuit design, combined with a straightforward user
interface, quickly and easily gives you access to all of its features - and
moves you forward into the digital recording domain.
The original ART Tube MP put professional-caliber tube preamplification
into the hands of thousands of musicians and recordists that wanted great
tube tone in a compact and flexible package. The New ART DPS is the
first tube microphone preamplification system designed with recording
musicians in mind. It has been carefully designed, engineered and
manufactured to provide you with years of great sound and reliable service.
The DPS extends the range of applications by adding V3 (Variable
Valve Voicing ) which will help you to quickly and easily record a variety of
instruments – including drums, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, and
more. We also feature our OPL (Output Protection Limiter) to make V3
even more powerful. The DPS also functions as a direct box, with
impedance matching and preamplification for instrument or line-level
sources.
A versatile insert loop on each channel provides access for additional signal
processing or direct access to our high quality A/D converter. Separate gain
controls on analog and digital outputs allow you to optimize the unit for
simultaneous applications.
Digital outputs include S/PDIF, TOSLINK or ADAT (front panel selectable).
The A/D is front panel adjustable from 44.1kHz-96kHz or syncs to ADAT or
external word clock (32kHz-100kHz). You can patch into any ADAT stream
and select which pair (or ALL) of channels the DPS transmits.
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