The worst problem with DAT, IMHO, is the same as with the other early
digital formats (Beta, VHS, etc.)--they all relied on helical scan heads
and mechanism. Way too many moving parts to keep that running right, with
the resulting problem of lack of longevity of the equipment. Without
correctly functioning equipment, you are pretty much nowhere with a DAT
tape. That said, I have also got very fine results from playing back DAT
tapes, to transfer them. I would never play them just to listen to the
content,without copying them to another format.
Best,
John
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Eli Bildirici <
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> Hey Ellis,
> Thanks for chiming in. Can you comment on what your digital capture set-up
> was? Did you use a SCSI drive or S/PDIF, what sample rates were you dealing
> with, recording software, IO card, operating system, etc?
>
> May 2 2017 3:54 PM, "Ellis Burman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Definitely not true with DA-88. I always thought the A/D was the weak
> link
> > with DA-88, but once I got ProTools and captured my old tapes digitally,
> > wow - what an improvement! I think the D/A may have been the weaker link
> > in that case.
> >
> > Just my .02
> >
> > Ellis
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> > 818-846-5525 <%28818%29%20846-5525>
> >
> > On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Plus I have a secret thought, not verified technically, that the DAT
> >> decks’ analog playback somehow compensates for the deficiencies of the
> A/D
> >> conversion of the day. It was a system, in my view, from analog to DAT
> to
> >> analog, and is not improved by direct digital playbck with modern
> >> equipment. Many of my DAT transfers were from 48k DAT analog out to A/D
> at
> >> 44.1., back in ye olde days of CD media. THIS century, we have much
> better
> >> conversion from one sample rate to another, especially with Izotope RX.
> I
> >> use RX5 Advanced, about to upgrade to 6…
> Eli Bildirici
> (347) 837-8337
>
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