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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: ts on May 06, 2018, 11:58:21 AM
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So my buddy has masters of the final GD tour. Problem is neither one of us has a working cassette deck. Back around 2003/2004 i transferred some of these masters to DAT. Back then the transfer method was NAK CR5A>Sony PCM2600. My 2600 is in excellent operating condition. Im thinking of transferring these DATS using my Mix Pre 6. Unfortunately i have to go analog out on the PCM 2600. No digital in on the Mix Pre. So my question is how do I list the lineage and I guess I should also ask if this transfer method is acceptable?
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First off, are they worth transferring? Were they made with quality gear? I don't care a whole lot about '95 so I haven't really checked in detail what's there, but I'm sure there are a several sources for each show on LMA that come from DAT masters and quality mics, have you compared? If it's worthwhile to transfer these, then lineage would be: mics > cass deck > cassette master, cassette master > PCM2600 > DAT > playback on PCM2600 > analog out > Sound Devices Mix Pre > whatever is next (editing/mastering software, tracking, TLH, etc).
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To add or not to add is the real question, do you really want to add another analog gen to the source when it's very possible to go straight to digital.
I know you don't have the gear to do it, but I'm sure someone would/could lend a recorder with a digital in or would be willing to do it themselves.
Maybe they have one laying around they aren't using.
I agree with Jefflester as well, check and see if there are better sources/comparable sources available as well.
Not that there isn't anything wrong with adding another source option but is it worth the effort?
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To add or not to add is the real question, do you really want to add another analog gen to the source when it's very possible to go straight to digital.
I know you don't have the gear to do it, but I'm sure someone would/could lend a recorder with a digital in or would be willing to do it themselves.
Maybe they have one laying around they aren't using.
I agree with Jefflester as well, check and see if there are better sources/comparable sources available as well.
Not that there isn't anything wrong with adding another source option but is it worth the effort?
That’s what I was thinking. It’s now a 1st Gen, right? Shit I have DAT masters I’ve yet to transfer. So 2600>MP6 is not a preferred method? Maybe I should have held onto my 702 until all DATs were transferred.
As far as my buddies cassette masters, I think we need to find a good working cassette deck to do a proper transfer. Most of his recordings are 93 to 03. All with pretty much the same gear.
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Nick is going to contact you TS. He can do the cassettes and I can help with your dats.