OSC - About The Software DEC II

Here's some basic information about DECK II Macintosh software from OSC. DECK II requires a Power Macintosh, Macintosh 840/660av, or any NuBus Macintosh with an audio card.

This is our electronic brochure, so if youre annoyed by ad copy skip to the Specifications at the end.

Remember, you can contact OSC by phone at (415) 252 0460 or (800) 343 DECK.

DECK II: Power Mac Hard Disk Recording - No Additional Audio Hardware Required!

Hard disk recording has been around for years. And it's always been an expensive luxury only the privileged few could afford.

Well, OSC is changing all that.

We saw that off-the-shelf Macintosh(tm) computers, with the right software, could bring professional digital audio to the people who really need it, people like ourselves: underground musicians, independent film makers, educators and multimedia designers.

So OSC created DECK(tm), the first Mac program to integrate digital audio and MIDI. It broke the price barrier for digital audio workstations. MacUser named it "best new music/sound product" in 1990 and 1993.

DECK II(tm), version 2.2--our current offering--will play back eight to sixteen tracks of 16-bit digital audio on any Power Macintosh(tm), with no additional audio hardware or AV-enhancement required. DECK II(tm) includes all of the features associated with high-end digital audio workstations, such as an unlimited number of virtual record tracks with full mix-to-disk and automated mixdown, easy graphic editing, SMPTE sync to all frame rates, synchronous QuickTime(tm) and MIDI playback and 24-bit moving-fader mixer automation.

DECK II(tm)'s visual editing makes it easy to get real work done fast, allowing you to maintain as many virtual tracks as you want, while swapping between track versions or takes instantaneously. You can record and edit audio, build fades and crossfades, and automate level directly in DECK II(tm)'s track window. Zoom in close for sample-accurate cut and paste graphic editing.

DECK II(tm) includes QuickTime(tm) playback so you can watch a digital video played from the hard drive while recording or arranging multitrack digital audio. You can easily spot effects and music to exact QuickTime(tm) or SMPTE frames and your QuickTime movie chases your edits (or vice versa). To complete the process, just mix the finished session directly to hard disk, DAT, tape or a QuickTime(tm) movie with an 8-bit or 16-bit copy of the CD-quality audio mix.

DECK II(tm) is made by OSC. For many years we have been suppliers of digital audio recording and playback technology to Digidesign. Today we offer that technology directly to you at a significant savings. The digital audio revolution is over...now it's your turn.

New Features in version 2.2

Who uses DECK II(tm)? If you're a studio owner who must always have the latest high-end hardware, then you may have overlooked DECK II(tm). If you need Big Science to impress clients, you've probably focused on expensive dedicated workstations.

Of course, DECK II(tm) works with the fancy systems (it runs directly on Digidesign Pro Tools(tm), Avid Media Composer(tm), Avid Media Suite Pro(tm) and Radius Telecast(tm), and swaps files with any OMFI-compatible workstation via OSC's new Transport(tm) utility), so you can expand your production facility by setting up inexpensive satellite workstations using off-the-shelf Macs.

But we really made DECK(tm) to empower autonomous creative people. If you're an individual trying to produce audio of competitive quality on a real-world budget, or an educator setting up a sound lab, or an independent musician, film maker or media artist, then DECK II(tm) is the audio tool for you.

DECK II(tm) is being used to produce public radio programming, record albums, computer games, feature films and national TV ad campaigns. It's a serious professional tool at a street level price. It's radical technology that gives more power to the people.

The way we look at it, what good is a digital audio revolution if the workers can't seize the means of production?

DECK II(tm) version 2.2 Specifications

Recording Features

Editing Features Automation and Mixing Features Digital Video Features MIDI Features Synchronization Features System Requirements and Support All specifications subject to change without notice. DECK II(tm), METRO(tm) and 16- Track Tool(tm) are trademarks of OSC, all rights reserved. Audiomedia(tm), Sound Tools II(tm), Pro Tools(tm), Video Slave Driver(tm) and SMPTE Slave Driver(tm) are trademarks of Digidesign(R). Macintosh(tm), Power Macintosh(tm) and Quick Time(tm) are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

©1995 OSC, all rights reserved. Manufactured and assembled in U.S.A. using recycled materials.

[revised 2/24/95]

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