Topic: DAT to MAC Transfers?

[magicsalsa]

I've written an email to Sonic Sense - the sound engineering place I bought my DAT and 7-pin>coax cable.  Hopefully, they'll have some insight as well.  I'll let you know what they say.  Thanks for your input, everyone.

magicsalsa

[nic]

there was a thread the other day about I think Pro Digital having the 7pin>optical cable...not sure if it was optical input though

[scb]

>>I've written an email to Sonic Sense - the sound engineering place I bought my DAT and 7-pin>coax cable.  Hopefully, they'll have some insight as well.  I'll let you know what they say.  Thanks for your input, everyone.
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it's easy.  if you are getting a g5, just get a cheap coax > optical converter

if you're getting a different mac, either get a usb, firewire or pci card and make sure it's NOT made by Creative. 

it's no different from a pc.  the same hardware works (with the exception of Creative interfaces, which i tend to ignore anyway)

[magicsalsa]

So, it would go: 

DAT > 7-pin > coax > (f2f coupler here) > coax > optical > G5

Man, there's gotta be some loss with that.  But, who knows - maybe not.  I'm checking.

magicsalsa

[nic]

So, it would go: 

DAT > 7-pin > coax > (f2f coupler here) > coax > optical > G5

Man, there's gotta be some loss with that.  But, who knows - maybe not.  I'm checking.

magicsalsa

not quite
dat> 7pin> coax> convertor> optical> G5

[magicsalsa]

Sonic Sense got back with me.  They recommended for DAT>Optical - Hosa’s ODL-276 or ODL-312 (276 is spdif<>optical; the 312 is AES<>optical).  This is not considered a cheap coax>optical converter, which I wanted to avoid in the first place.  Apparently, both of these converters have proven themselves "bit perfect" in tests that Sonic Sense ran right here on taperssection.com.   Price is about $57.

Now, I also found out that the Nomad JB3 not only plays and records MP3s, but can also be used for WAV file recording - 44.1 or 48.  Sorry, if some of you knew this, but there were a few that weren't sure.  However, I don't know how much storage a JB3 has, so it may not be as practical as a DAT with an endless supply of tapes.

-magicsalsa

[John Kelly]

Sonic Sense got back with me.  They recommended for DAT>Optical - Hosa’s ODL-276 or ODL-312 (276 is spdif<>optical; the 312 is AES<>optical).  This is not considered a cheap coax>optical converter, which I wanted to avoid in the first place.  Apparently, both of these converters have proven themselves "bit perfect" in tests that Sonic Sense ran right here on taperssection.com.   Price is about $57.

Now, I also found out that the Nomad JB3 not only plays and records MP3s, but can also be used for WAV file recording - 44.1 or 48.  Sorry, if some of you knew this, but there were a few that weren't sure.  However, I don't know how much storage a JB3 has, so it may not be as practical as a DAT with an endless supply of tapes.

-magicsalsa

I gotta go with the suggestion of simply getting a 7 pin optical cable and hooking it directly to the G5.  No adapters necessary.

And there is TONS of information on the "Recording Gear" forum about the JB3.

[Cooker]

what chipset does the G5's native optical interface use? does it resample? what bit-depth/sample rates will it handle?

strictly interested here... about time apple built digi i/o into their hi end boxes.

[barthatronic]

what chipset does the G5's native optical interface use? does it resample? what bit-depth/sample rates will it handle?

Quoted from link below:
"The sound circuitry and audio device drivers handle audio data in multiple formats. Both digital and analog sound circuitry handle audio input and output data at sample rates of 32.0 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48.0 kHz at sample depths of 16 bits and 24 bits."

Check out this Apple developer's page for more info on the G5's audio hardware:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G5/PowerMacG5/3Input-Output/chapter_4_section_11.html

strictly interested here... about time apple built digi i/o into their hi end boxes.

Apple has been supporting pro audio (built in) on select models since the early 90's. The G5's have just kicked it up a notch.

[barthatronic]

Now, I also found out that the Nomad JB3 not only plays and records MP3s, but can also be used for WAV file recording - 44.1 or 48.  Sorry, if some of you knew this, but there were a few that weren't sure.  However, I don't know how much storage a JB3 has, so it may not be as practical as a DAT with an endless supply of tapes.

Oh buddy, it's practical. The JB3 comes in 20GB and 40GB (and is upgradeable). Check out the JB3 FAQ here for all the particulars:
http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=14;action=display;threadid=16338

This thread might have some good JB3 info for you too:
http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=21017.15#msg267963

I use a JB3 and a G5 and must say that the pairing is quite nice (although somebody needs to hack that Creative plug-in for iTunes to work better). I'm hoping the next round of iPods support something like the same high quality recording the JB3 does... tapers everywhere!