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 Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: DAT question |
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I'm considering purchasing a small DAT recorder for location (read:
"stealth") recording. There are, however, a few things I'm concerned about.
How standard is the format? Are there variances in the size of casings,
tape lengths, etc.?
How available are the tapes?
Any suggestions of make/model capable of recording from a simple plug-in
microphone with little or no distortion at high volume?
Anything to steadfastly avoid or be wary of?
Any enlightenment appreciated! |
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P
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Re: DAT question |
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| Quote: | Why DAT? Minidisk? Solid-state?
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I've used a MD, a Sony MZ R70, for many recordings but it's very unreliable
now. For a long time I've been dissatisfied with its high volume level
clipping/distortion, but it also now shuts off during recordings without
warning.
I'm not sure at all about solid state, I know very little about it other
than that the units I've seen have been bulkier than I'd want.
Ultimately I suppose it really doesn't matter, as long as the device can
handle high volume (such as a concert). |
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Laurence Payne
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Re: DAT question |
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:52:58 +1100, "P" <pnj6@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I'm considering purchasing a small DAT recorder for location (read:
"stealth") recording. There are, however, a few things I'm concerned about.
How standard is the format? Are there variances in the size of casings,
tape lengths, etc.?
How available are the tapes?
Any suggestions of make/model capable of recording from a simple plug-in
microphone with little or no distortion at high volume?
Anything to steadfastly avoid or be wary of?
Any enlightenment appreciated!
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Why DAT? Minidisk? Solid-state? |
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Geoff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:37 am Post subject: Re: DAT question |
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P wrote:
| Quote: | I'm considering purchasing a small DAT recorder for location (read:
"stealth") recording. There are, however, a few things I'm concerned
about.
How standard is the format? Are there variances in the size of
casings, tape lengths, etc.?
How available are the tapes?
Any suggestions of make/model capable of recording from a simple
plug-in microphone with little or no distortion at high volume?
Anything to steadfastly avoid or be wary of?
Any enlightenment appreciated!
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DAT is standard. There are many recorders available with varying degrees of
quality. However you will probably find it had to gt a new one, as the
format is pretty much obsolete now.
Is there any rason you don't want the superior in all aspects 'solid-state'
type recorder ?
geoff |
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Geoff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:38 am Post subject: Re: DAT question |
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P wrote:
| Quote: | Why DAT? Minidisk? Solid-state?
I've used a MD, a Sony MZ R70, for many recordings but it's very
unreliable now. For a long time I've been dissatisfied with its high
volume level clipping/distortion, but it also now shuts off during
recordings without warning.
I'm not sure at all about solid state, I know very little about it
other than that the units I've seen have been bulkier than I'd want.
Ultimately I suppose it really doesn't matter, as long as the device
can handle high volume (such as a concert).
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The device does handle volume - the mic does. You would doubtlessly want a
plugin stereo mic rather than any puny built-in one.
geoff |
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Geoff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:41 am Post subject: Re: DAT question |
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| Quote: | I use an iRiver H320 with a small Sony stereo mic for such jobs. Auto
record level can be defeated (though I often don't).
It's interesting you mention iRiver, as a friend showed me his just
last weekend. My misgivings were much the same as I've previously
expressed - ability to handle high volume - but also its versatility
or otherwise in setting the bitrate for recordings, and available
recording capacity, in minutes.
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As before - it's not the recorder (so much) or the medium that is affected
by volume, but the microphone. Unless the input circuitry is for some
reason inferior then 'sound level' does not come into the equation wrt
recording media.
DAT has several drawbacks, including fragility, short record time, high
battery drain, linear access only, and limited recording formats
geoff |
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