ART Pro Audio DPS II - Digital Preamplifier System - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing an ART DPS II  (DI/O Preamp System II) - and
congratulations: You now own one of the most versatile preamplifiers available.
Offering a superb level of sound quality, the DPS II
 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 ART DPS II
 is a 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 II  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 II
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 II™ transmits.
The DPS II™ also features ART Analog to Digital conversion system and ART Tube
Technology similar to that of the ART D/IO
. This ensures that when you are going from
the analog preamplification to digital, your signal will be as warm and musical as you
decide it to be.