That album wasn't recorded in DASH format, it was made in 1975 or 76. As I recall, it may have been
made in 1" 16-track on a Tascam or Otari deck, but I might be wrong on that. In any case it was
pre-digital. The first multi-track'd rock album that was all-digital was Ry Cooder's "Bop Till You
Drop," 1979. Recorded on the 3M digital system at Warner Brothers studio by Lee Hirschberg.
WARNING -- Whacky-Packia, so use a shaker of salt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Stationary_Head
according to that article, DASH wasn't in-market until 1982.
There were a few non-major-label recordings done using the Sony F1 format (an adapter that hooked up
to a consumer or pro/industrial VCR). This article says it was released circa 1981:
http://mixonline.com/TECnology-Hall-of-Fame/1981-sony-pcmf1/
I have one of those first-generation F1 adapters and still use it to time-shift radio broadcasts via
my trusty Sansui tuner and Panasonic VHS machine. It can even work in the 6-hour (EP) mode at
14-bits if the tape is in decent shape.
-- Tom Fine
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From: "David Breneman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Green Pens and Tweaks
--- On Sun, 7/18/10, Myles B. Astor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are any still using the original Sony digital
> recorder that everyone
> raved about? 14 bit resolution? But it measured perfect.
Are you talking about their DASH machine, or a machine that
recorded on video tape? I remember when Heart's "Dreamboat
Annie" came out, and I believe it was one of the first
recorded on the DASH format. It just blew everyone away.
The sound was so crisp and immediate sounding. And that
was with an LP between the master tape and the listener.
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