[Dixielandjazz] mp3, CD etc. and DAT

[Scott Anthony]

There are now a number of digital recorders similar to the old "Pro Walkman" 
type portable cassette recorder that record directly to compact flash cards 
in WAV format or MP3. They are not, however, studio quality, multi-track 
devices, just stereo, but produce quite good results.

I have one called the Microtrack 24/96 made by M-Audio (about $400) and I 
know of two or three others in the same price range. Sony also has a really 
expensive one (about $1600 street price). They have lots of recording 
options like sampling frequency, etc. The beauty of these little recorders 
is that they record directly to stereo files on the memory card and the 
files can be transferred via USB cable to a computer where they can be 
edited with standard audio editing/mixing software. Mine came with a free 
audio editor that's actually pretty good for basic editing.

I also have a Yamaha 8-track mini-disk recorder that works great except that 
the digital data recorded on the mini-disk is not directly transferable to 
the computer. Nobody makes (or at least they didn't when I last checked) an 
affordable mini-disk drive that plugs into a computer like an external hard 
drive. The audio has to be "played" in real-time from the mini-disk device 
into the computer via another expensive interface.

Scott Anthony


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] mp3, CD etc. and DAT


> Hi all,
>
> Marty Nichols wrote (regarding DAT tape):
>
>>   I use a portable DAT to record my band. The cartridges
>>   are not readily available. I was told that there is a product
>>   sold at many common outlets, e.g., Walmart etc. that will
>>   substitute for DAT tape. I have'nt found it and wonder if
>>   anyone can tip me off on it?
>
> Now I may be all wrong on this but . . .
>
> It seems to me that a DAT tape is simply a medium for storing digital
> information. Today's recording tools for the studio involve highly
> sophisticated computer programs and prodigious storage capacity for 
> digital
> information.
>
> Is it not the case that the sound from a performance in a modern recording
> studio goes directly into the computer in digital form where it is
> manipulated and stored from the recording to the production of files ready
> to put on CDs as wav files or simply stored as mp3 files ready to be
> transmitted either directly over the internet or via any medium that 
> stores
> digital information (compact discs, etc.)?
>
> However, there is the problem of such technology being made compact and
> portable so that recording in the field is feasible and I have zero idea 
> of
> what exists currently to deal with this issue.
>
> I would think that DAT is rapidly becoming obsolete.
>
> On the other hand, I may be wrong. But one thing I am sure of is that
> technology in this area (as in all areas of handling information) is
> changing so rapidly that it's difficult to keep up with what's happening
> now! And gawd knows where we're bound (computer wise) in the area of
> Artificial Intelligence and what seems (to me, at least) to be the 
> distinct
> possibility that computers will become more intelligent than human beings 
> in
> the not to distant future!!  What are the implications of that!! Maybe Lt.
> Commander Data of Star Fleet Command is not such a distant concept after
> all.
>
> I'm sure Kash has some more knowledgeable information on this matter of
> recording music along with others who are far more experienced in this 
> than
> I.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill "I even think CDs are obsolete" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
>
>>From: "Dingo" <roadie at btinternet.com>
>>To: "Martin Nichols" <marnichols at yahoo.com>,
>><dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>>CC: jim at kashprod.com
>>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] mp3, CD etc. and DAT
>>Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:52:37 -0000
>>
>>
>>Marty wrote:
>>
>>Jim and Listmates,
>>
>>   I use a portable DAT to record my band. The cartridges
>>   arfe not readily available. I was told that there is a product
>>   sold at many common outlets, e.g., Walmart etc. that will
>>   substitute for DAT tape. I have'nt found it and wonder if
>>   anyone can tip me off on it?
>>________
>>
>>As far as I am aware there is not a substitute for DAT tape. The physical
>>size of both the cassette shell and the tape it contains is specific to
>>that
>>format. As to availability, audio stores are your best bet or Google for
>>them.
>>~
>>John D
>>
>>
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