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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: hobbes4444 on October 18, 2006, 11:14:06 AM
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I have a few old DATs that were analog masters transferred at 32k to DAT. I'm wondering what is the best way to transfer these to cd/flac. I do not have a digital soundcard, and I'm not going to install one in my PC since I'm going to replace it within the next year.
I have a JB3, but not sure if it will support a digital transfer from a 32k source.
I also have a Marantz standalone cd burner that I'd have to get fixed, and I think that would convert the 32 k source on the fly.
And I have a MD home deck recorder that is full digital in/out. I think that would convert on the fly as well. Would it still be considered lossy transferring digitally from 32k DAT>MD>JB3/CD? I guess anything transferred digitally to MD would be considered lossy. . .
Thanks as always. . .
Dave
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If you have no decent resampler or PC with good digital inputs you can just go the analog route?
It is 32KHz anyway so no HiFi?
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I think going through the MD could possibly be the worst option - because it would resamople to ATRAC (which is considered lossy) - unless you have a more recent MD which can record in WAV.
As I understand it, you should be able to use the JB3 to get from DAT to PC.
Or you could get an external soundcard - which is what I have.
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I just did a couple that a noobie taper accidentally did and the JB3 locked onto the 32k signal via optical.
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cool, will try the JB3! thanks for the info. . .
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I have a few old DATs that were analog masters transferred at 32k to DAT. I'm wondering what is the best way to transfer these to cd/flac. I do not have a digital soundcard, and I'm not going to install one in my PC since I'm going to replace it within the next year.
I have a JB3, but not sure if it will support a digital transfer from a 32k source.
I also have a Marantz standalone cd burner that I'd have to get fixed, and I think that would convert the 32 k source on the fly.
And I have a MD home deck recorder that is full digital in/out. I think that would convert on the fly as well. Would it still be considered lossy transferring digitally from 32k DAT>MD>JB3/CD? I guess anything transferred digitally to MD would be considered lossy. . .
Thanks as always. . .
Dave
Standalone burner. I had some panic shows like this. I transfered the via soundcard and they ran fast. The only way I could get them to play right was to transfer them to my Sony CDRW-33 standalone. Worked like a charm
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In a lot of cases, your best option is to go analog. However it doesn't sound like you have a decent soundcard, so I'm not sure I would attempt this route. If you only have one or two tapes, you might consider asking somebody with a good soundcard and a DAT player to hook you up and transfer these for you. The fact is they are 32K, so going the analog route isn't going to kill you.
Wayne
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Use the JB3 for the transfer and convert the 32khz to 44.1 in the software of your choice...
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Yep, it seems like the JB3 is handling the 32k sources no problem. Now if my M1 would only play nice with LP tapes. . . ::)