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Re: [ARSCLIST] Tape recorders
Hi, Travis,
I don't think many of us consider cassettes or DATs to be archival. DAT is
a dying format so machines will be hard to find (for example, Panasonic is
now out of that business). Cassettes have a very narrow track width and a
slow speed making them less archival than one would like.
I also have a problem with open reel as an archival format as many open
reel players are ending up in landfills and are being sold off at firesale
prices. Few new ones are being made. However, the "best practices" to
completely cover yourself is to make an open-reel backup as well as some
CD-R recordings.
Cheers,
Richard
http://www.richardhess.com/tape/
At 10:48 AM 02/25/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Why do you want tape-to-tape, instead of cassette or DAT? What's your
reasoning? :)
--Travis
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Hooley, T.J. wrote:
> I want to buy a tape to tape recorder for copying oral history
recordings. We've been using domestic recorders (TEACs etc) and one of
them has just broken down. I guess it is because we are giving them so
much heavier usage than they would normally get. Ideally we would want
something more robust that we could plug into an amp and record tapes and
CDs at the same time.
>
> Does anyone have any advice on what to buy?