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> While this is enough to record, say, one side of a cassette tape, it > may not be enough for a 10" reel at 3 3/4 ips, nor is it enough for > those few occasions when we record from 95- or 125-min DATs. Most DAT recoding is done at the native sampling rates/bit depth of either 44.1/16 or 48/16. At any of these rates you'd be well below 2GB for 2 hours. It seems like madness to either create preservation files from DAT by outputting in analog and converting that analog signal back to digital just for the sake of creating a 88.2/24 file, or doing a digital transfer and then upping the file to 88.2/24. It makes a lot more sense to me transfer the signal digitally at its native sampling rate/bit depth and preserve that. Especially if your intention is to preserve the substance of the original when you preserve the content. My 2 bits, so to speak. Best, andy -- ********************************* Andy Kolovos Archivist/Folklorist Vermont Folklife Center P.O. Box 442 Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-4964 akolovos @ vermontfolklifecenter.org http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org