This document is the owner's manual for the Yamaha DS2416 digital mixing card, providing instructions for operation and a compliance information statement.
The Yamaha DS2416 is a PCI bus digital mixing card designed to provide professional multitrack recording and mixing capabilities within a personal computer running Windows 95. It features five onboard DSPs that handle high-quality effects, equalization, and dynamics processing, allowing the main processor to focus on timing tasks.
The device supports up to 24 input channels with 4-band parametric EQ and dynamics processors, as well as two onboard effects processors. It offers 8-track simultaneous recording and 16-track simultaneous playback capabilities. The card includes analog inputs and outputs, stereo coaxial digital I/O, and supports cascading two cards for a total of 48-channel mixing.
| Bus Type | PCI bus (compliant with version 2.1) |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 95 |
| DSP Count | 5 onboard DSPs |
| Analog Inputs | 2 analog inputs with 20-bit 128-times oversampling A/D converters |
| Analog Outputs | 2 analog outputs with 20-bit 8-times oversampling D/A converters |
| Digital I/O | Stereo coaxial digital input and output (20- or 24-bit) |
| Input Channels | 24 channels |
| Bus Outs | 8 bus outs |
| Aux Sends | 6 aux sends |
| Effects Processors | Two onboard effects processors with Yamaha ProR3/REV500 quality |
| Recording Capability | 8-track simultaneous recording |
| Playback Capability | 16-track simultaneous playback |
The DS2416 requires an IBM PC compatible computer running Windows 95.
Yes, two DS2416 cards can be digitally cascaded for 48-channel mixing.
The optional AX44 Audio Expansion Unit offers four 1/4-inch analog inputs and outputs.