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From: bprice@bmcg.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: New digital audio recorder--more specs
Message-ID: <1044@bmcg.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 11:57:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: bmcg.1044
Posted: Wed Jun 13 11:57:43 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 14-Jun-84 07:11:20 EDT
References: <3023@brl-tgr.ARPA>, <3030@brl-tgr.ARPA>, <1036@bmcg.UUCP>
Organization: Burroughs Corporation, San Diego
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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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