Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Mix buses | 4 |
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| Bit depth | 16 bits |
| Channels | 8-input / 4-bus mixer, up to 22 inputs at mixdown (4 mic/line + 4 line + 8 secondary + stereo buss) |
| EQ | Two-band sweepable EQ per channel (Hi-Mid, Low-Mid with Shift frequency control) |
| Aux sends | 2 aux sends, 2 stereo aux returns |
Surface
| Touchscreen | No |
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Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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| Recording | 8 hard-disk tracks, 16-bit / 44.1 kHz (uncompressed) · Up to 4 tracks recorded simultaneously · Internal 540 MB Quantum IDE drive ≈ 12 min of 8-track |
Networking
| Redundant PSU | No |
|---|---|
| Redundant networking | No |
| Sync | MIDI Time Code (out), MIDI Machine Control, tempo map |
Other
| Applications | Non-destructive editing: copy / paste / erase / undo / redo, jog/shuttle wheel |
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| Price | US$1,995 at launch (1996) |
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History & design
The DMT-8 (Digital MultiTracker), previewed in late 1995 and shipped in 1996, is one of the first hard-disk digital multitrackers designed as a “Portastudio”: mixer and recorder integrated in a single chassis, at a launch price of US$1,995 — the cheapest hard-disk recorder on the market at the time.
It records 8 tracks at 16-bit / 44.1 kHz (uncompressed CD quality) to an internal 540 MB Quantum IDE drive, giving about 12 minutes of 8-track recording, up to 4 tracks simultaneously. Editing is non-destructive: copy / paste / erase / undo / redo, with a jog/shuttle wheel to place edit points precisely.
The mixer is an 8-input / 4-bus section offering up to 22 inputs at mixdown: 4 mic/line channels (unbalanced), 4 line channels and 8 secondary channels (monitor returns / extra inputs), plus a stereo sub-mix buss input. Each channel has a two-band sweepable EQ (Hi-Mid and Low-Mid with a “Shift” frequency control), two aux sends and two stereo aux returns. Sync is via MIDI Time Code, MIDI Machine Control and a tempo map. A separate monitor section lets you keep two mixes running in parallel.
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