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Re: [ARSCLIST] 12 bit non-linear DAT and Sony LP mode
I was going to say what Richard said. I would add -- I can't imagine that this content is such high
fidelity that it will be audibly degraded with a good D-A and then A-D chain. The advantage is, you
can hear unrecoverable errors in real time and mark them as you go, you can mark edit points or
track cuts as you go and you may want to tweak EQ or dynamics in the analog realm to improve
audibility.
So, satisfy our curiosity here:
1. what's on tapes made in that mode?
2. did they play OK on the Tascam deck?
PS -- ping me off-list if you're having trouble getting them to play. I am almost certain my Sony
DAT deck will play this format.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 12 bit non-linear DAT and Sony LP mode
At 02:02 PM 2007-10-10, andy kolovos wrote:
Folks,
Richard Hess--as always--has been wonderful in addressing a series of questions I'm confronting,
this time with some quirky DATs. I feel I need to let him off the hook at this point as I am sure
he has better things to do than spend his day holding my hand. As such, now I am off to pester
the lot of you.
1. Is this the same as the Sony LP mode, or did Sony do something characteristic and create there
own proprietary LP mode?
What happens when you play it?
4. Assuming I can indeed get the tapes to play, does it make the most sense to output it as an
analog signal and then bring it back into the digital domain via my A/D converter?
If the digital links don't work then this is a good way to go. I wouldn't worry much about the A-D
adding anything--assuming you're using your normal "good" chain and hopefully the D-A in the
playback machine is good enough.
P.S. to those who are interested, I've opted to go with the Aphex balancing amp based on Richard's
thorough review.
Glad to be of help.
Cheers,
Richard
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX
Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.