Akai DPS24

[camdie]

Anyone using this unit? If so, what are your opinions?

[squeegybug]

DPS24 is an outstanding machine, with great sound. Search for my posts here on GS, and drop by the dpsworld forum.

Steve

[davenutz]

the DPS24 rocks!

i think it easily takes the cake over all the other comparable units, at any price point.

In my own direct comparisons between the DPS24, the Korg32xd, and PT LE through a 002r, the dps24 took the cake in every aspect.
Stability, user friendly, sounds huge and transparent....i could go on.

let it suffice to say that i own a dps24, ive had it for more then 2 years, and i continure to use it on a regular basis and have never found myself needing aditional functionality other than a Mac software interface(thats really just wishlist for color meters on every channel.)

In contrast, ive spent the last two weeks working in a room equipped with a DXB200, and i think ive encountered every gearslutz' worst nightmare. Stability is a joke, the touchscreens go out of wack after an hour of use and are a pain to calibrate, the preamps in the mic/line cards suck, and you have the limit of being tied to a DSP pool for EQ, compression and gating....so if you wanted to eq 48 of your 72 channels....you are SOL.
Im not exactly bashing the dxb, but im comparing it to my experience with the dps24, which i feel is a much more solid machine with better functionality at less than 1/4 of the price.

i think that is saying something.
-dave


PS:checkout the DPS World forums that squeegybug linked to. a very helpful place.

[popmann]

Easy to use. Good sound. Pleanty of IO and import/export options for interfacing with the world.

...and a fab sounding mixer.

I have no plans to go elsewhere. Here's two recent mixes of mine, if ya care to listen:

http://dpsworld.vibestudio.net/viewt...82d1472f90130f

[skygod]

Originally Posted by popmann

I have no plans to go elsewhere. Here's two recent mixes of mine, if ya care to listen:

Very nice bro, very nice. Is it your vocal or someone else? The vocal is out front and in your face and great balance in the mix. I know that this is unsolicited feedback, but can I make a suggestion for future recordings of this vocalist? He has a really nice voice but it is weak a-la-tom petty. Tommy boy uses all kinds of shit on stage to compensate for that, incl, SM57 + special compression, doublers harmonizers, and all that. I prefer the old Motown approach ... split the vocal to two tracks, compress the hell out of one and bring it back in under the other to make it huge and full. The other alternative is to use something like an empirical labs fatso and fatten the farker up. Great vocalist, just needs some girth lol!

Love your work my bruva! Keep it up and keep it wet!
Kind regards
/vr/rrc/
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[popmann]

Thanks.

It's me singing. You know what's interesting is how many "thin" comments I've gotten since I switched mics...and I really like the change. I think I've always wanted a thinner voice. ...although, I'm not sure that Tom Petty was the goal...

[run, megalodon]

Sorry to bump this very old thread, but I'm wondering if this or any standalone unit like it features analog input monitoring. I'm thinking about getting away from the computer to a standalone, but the supposedly "zero latency" on my emu 1820 is wreaking havok whenever I try to record vocals.