DAT Recorders
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:01 pm
I’ve had a DAT tape of a studio recording mix that my old band did back in like 90 or 91, one of the “master copies”. It’s been sitting around forever because that format didn’t last, and I haven’t done anything with it.
It’s tucked away, somewhere... I think I know where, I just have to look.
So recently I went to see my friend that runs a sales & repair shop, and he had one for pretty cheap and I bought it. They’re not getting any less scarce, but the prices are still good.
It’s a Tascam DA 30. Not as swanky as the later stuff just before it went extinct, but pretty nice. it should serve it’s main purpose (to pull that into today’s media format), and hopefully still be useful, at least for backups, maybe (?).
Aside from normal high end cassette tape decks, back in their day, I’ve never jacked with one of these. No manual, and I can’t seem to find one to download. I’m a pretty RTFM kind of guy with electronics. And still have questions
Anyone have any experience with these or similar ones? Is it all pretty straight forward, is there anything nuclear I need to know besides don’t hit the record button on that master tape and ruin it forever? Any tips about anything?
It’s tucked away, somewhere... I think I know where, I just have to look.
So recently I went to see my friend that runs a sales & repair shop, and he had one for pretty cheap and I bought it. They’re not getting any less scarce, but the prices are still good.
It’s a Tascam DA 30. Not as swanky as the later stuff just before it went extinct, but pretty nice. it should serve it’s main purpose (to pull that into today’s media format), and hopefully still be useful, at least for backups, maybe (?).
Aside from normal high end cassette tape decks, back in their day, I’ve never jacked with one of these. No manual, and I can’t seem to find one to download. I’m a pretty RTFM kind of guy with electronics. And still have questions
Anyone have any experience with these or similar ones? Is it all pretty straight forward, is there anything nuclear I need to know besides don’t hit the record button on that master tape and ruin it forever? Any tips about anything?