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I used to have a Sony DAT . I had an issue with the fast forward and rewind intermittent and slow. The problem is a little two-way clutch in the fast forward mechanism. When the motor turned one way, the clutch would turn a unit that had gears on it - when it turned one way, the assembly would swivel and engage in on direction and when reversed, it would turn the assembly to engage in a different gear. The clutch in mine was too tight and caused drag in the mechanism, resulting in the FF/RW drag-Mickey -----Original Message----- From: Tim Gillett Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:49 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DAT players, Care to share your experience with tape breakage and 32 kHz capture Hi Karl, DAT machines had delicate, tiny, fiddly mechanisms even when new and these days the situation is much worse re parts and expertise to keep them going. The tapes are very thin and vulnerable. I wouldnt put a recorded DAT tape anywhere near a player unless I was very confident both machine and tape were in top condition beforehand. It's so easy on these miniature tape formats to damage the tape even just a little, and not even know it's happening, but enough to make retrieval of the contents impossible. I dont know if some DAT players are more gentle on tapes than others but these days I suspect damage to tapes is less from the design of the original machine and more failure to maintain the mechanism in tip top condition. Tim Gillett Perth, Western Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl E. Fitzke" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 4:40 AM Subject: [ARSCLIST] DAT players, Care to share your experience with tape breakage and 32 kHz capture Hi, everyone. Anybody out there want to venture what DAT machines are more or less gentle with tapes? And/or talk about their experience with tape breakage? I broke two tapes earlier this week, both of then near the end of recorded program, I think when trying to fastforward past the end of recorded program. Inspecting the breaks, the remaining portion of blank tape took some careful effort to unravel a bit and repair. So I'm guessing each tape hadn't been exercised beyond that point since the day the tape was manufactured! So, best to just play DATs (slow/gentle pull away from supply reel) - no fastforwarding (fast/abrupt tugging from supply reel)? Might some make/model handle a situation like this better or worse? While we are at it, any recommended means of Digital-to-Digital at 32kHz? Same goes for 32 kHz data playback in DAWs that (in my mind rightly) don't employ SRC like Quicktime or VLC will. Neither of my two converter box make/models support 32kHz. Looking at RME ADI-2 already. Of course we could do SRC, but I'd rather not. See for instance, ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation page 112. -Karl Karl Fitzke Audio/Visual Specialist 214 Olin Library Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-5521 [log in to unmask] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus