bprice@bmcg.UUCP (06/13/84)
Here is a partial spec of the "Professional" product line from this place.
My comments and annotations are [in brackets]. I have omitted those items that
I didn't feel like typing--if you want some more information, go to the source,
like I did.
Excerpts from CompuSonics, Inc., specification sheet, by permission:
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CompuSonics DSP-2000 Series
of Professional Digital Audio Mixer/Recorders
Specifications
[comes in 4-by-4 through 64-by-16-channel versions--wcp]
...The recording time capacity of any DSP-2000 Series console may range from
10 to 320 minutes in stereo, depending on the number of Music Workspace
(storage) Modules installed. The key features of the DSP-2000s are:
- Trackball Array control panel
[omitted-wcp]
- Stereo mix-down to Compact Disk PCM master format
- Data reduction for CompuSonics Audio Super-Floppy mastering
Principal Components
[I/O module with mike preamps, A/D's, D/A's, & patch bay--wcp]
Cental Processing Unit Module containing:
Multibus computer backplane(IEEE796 Standard)
Digital signal processing units (Texas Instruments TMS320 based)
System bus master processor (Motorola MC68000)
Direct memory access interface to disk storage modules
Graphics processor (Motorola MC68000 + NEC 7220)
Input/Output module interface
Telecommunication interface to AT&T Accunet (56,000 baud)
Music Workspace Module containing:
Superfloppy disk drive; 3.3 megabytes
Hard disk drives; 1 minimum, 3 maximum; 140 to 420 megabytes
Disk controller and power supplies
Music Workspace Expansion module (up to 7 maximum) containing:
Hard disk drives; 1 minimum, 4 maximum; 140 to 640 {?-wcp} megabytes
Disk controller and power supplies
Performance
[48kHz sample rate, other rates optional, 16-bit resolution, no
surprises--wcp]
[omitted]
Editing Facilities
[omitted]
Archival output:
- 16 bit PCM to video cassette or digital tape deck
- 14 bit PCM to video cassette or digital tape deck
- CompuSonics Audio SuperFloppy diskette
[omitted]
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I'll draw some conclusions later.
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