[Dixielandjazz] Re: dat?

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

The DAT recorder some of the guys got was quite small as were the tapes. 
One of the band leaders in town has a machine that uses a large tape like 
and maybe is a VCR tape and will record multi tracks.  The small ones I saw 
used a tape very much like a cassette only smaller.  Is that what you are 
describing?  I don't know what the brand was.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:52 PM
Subject: FW: [Dixielandjazz] Re: dat?


> Larry wrote:
> Its (Di)gital (A)udio (T)ape recorder.  Some use VCR tapes and can record
> multiple tracks.  Great but usually too bulky to take on a gig.  They are
> strictly studio machines however they do make small portable units but I
> haven't seen any for quite awhile.
>
>
> Right, but wrong, Larry.  Firstly, the DAT recorders were supposed to be 
> for
> domestic use, but ended up being a professional tool, as they didn't take
> off domestically.  You won't find any domestic machines in the shops now.
> Dat tapes are very small, and can be as long as 2 hrs, with no difference 
> in
> thickness of tape than the shorter 15 min tapes.  The portable Dat 
> recorders
> (with SMPTE time code to sync up to film & video cameras) put an end to 
> the
> open reel two track machines used for ads & film work.  DAT is still the
> main equipment used.  Most Spanish films are done on DAT tapes I sell to 
> the
> film guys (24 hr service!).
>
> DAT in the studios was & is used as a mastering, finished product tool,
> although other formats now are being used such as CDR (not a better 
> medium).
>
> I have some 13 Dat recorders on my prof. rental gear list. An excellent
> format, and impossible to erase once recorded.  I once put a tape in a
> professional magnetic eraser machine, and nothing happened to the audio!
>
> I also have TASCAM DA88 multitrack machines that use Hi8 tapes that are
> about the size of 2 DAT tapes.  I have Alesis multitrack machines that use
> VCR tapes to record 8 tracks digitally.  All these can be linked with 
> other
> machines to create up to 64 tracks.  Sometimes they are used to record 
> film
> on 8 tracks.  The audio can be digitally transferred to a digital hard 
> disk
> & digital console.
>
> All of these items are really for the pros.
>
> Jim
> www.kashprod.com
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>
>
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