Thank you for the confirmation, Brian!

On 2012-09-04 9:24 AM, Brian Carpenter wrote:
> I did some sleuthing through some accompanying documentation for the
> collection from which these DATs came and found out what machine they were
> originally recorded on, which is definitely a 16-bit device. So, the
> recorder's other notes saying that they're 24-bit turns out to have been a
> red herring.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys
>> The only dat machine capable of 24 bit recordings was the Tascam 45. These
>> will not play at all on normal dat machines. And there was also the Pioneer
>> 96kHz dat. Also not playable on normal machines.
>> Shai
>>
>> Sent from my ringing donkey
>>
>> On 28 באוג 2012, at 18:58, "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Brian,
>>>
>>> That is great to hear...(or in your case not to hear), but this does not
>> resolve the question in my mind that the original post said 24-bit DATs and
>> then there was a brief discussion that some HR DAT machines could record 24
>> bits (not yet confirmed from another source) and I did confirm that the
>> DA-20MKII is a 16 bit machine (the MKII supplement says everything the same
>> except...and does not show performance specs, so I found it in the main
>> manual).
>>> So, if you have 24 bit DATs and are using the DA-20MKII, I think that
>> the signals are being truncated (not even dithered) at 16 bits.
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> On 2012-08-28 11:25 AM, Brian Carpenter wrote:
>>>> To my very great chagrin (mixed with relief), the error was a very
>> simple
>>>> matter of some dislodged wiring in the jungle of wires. Nonetheless, all
>>>> the suggestions that everyone provided is much much appreciated, as it
>>>> re-familiarized with some finer points that I shall be glad to have at
>> the
>>>> ready for any mysterious troubleshooting scenarios that should arise in
>> the
>>>> future.
>>>>
>>>> Much obliged,
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>> Brian Carpenter
>>>> Mellon Digital Audio Archivist
>>>>
>>>> American Philosophical Society
>>>> 105 South Fifth Street
>>>> Philadelphia, PA  19106-3386
>>>> (215) 440-3418
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 28, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Brian Carpenter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I couldn't find this question addressed in the ARSCLIST archive, so,
>>>>> apologies for any redundancy. I'm transferring a set of DATs, recorded
>> at
>>>>> 48/24, using a TASCAM DA-20MKII and WaveLab 6 software. The .wav files
>> I
>>>>> end up with in WaveLab are highly, highly glitchy. Errors and dropouts
>>>>> galore. However, when I listen to one of these tape directly from the
>> deck
>>>>> itself, it sounds completely fine. No problems at all. I've transferred
>>>>> hundreds of DATs and have never encountered this before. Any ideas as
>> to
>>>>> what's going on here?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any pointers much appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>> Brian Carpenter
>>>>> Mellon Digital Audio Archivist
>>>>>
>>>>> American Philosophical Society
>>>>> 105 South Fifth Street
>>>>> Philadelphia, PA  19106-3386
>>>>> (215) 440-3418
>>>>>
>>> --
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>
>

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