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Title: OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: Bri on June 25, 2003, 04:26:17 PM: just got a shn with this lineage...

archive python>DAT2WAV>SF6.0(fades, 48>44.1)>

so I looked into it and found this...

http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571/dat2wav.htm

Seeing as how I have litteraly hundreds of DATs to transfer and am going through the audio decks like water, I'd love to get my hands on the hardware to do this. Anyone had any luck or make some rec's on a good cpu deck? Or should I avoid this completely?

Bri
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: Lee on June 25, 2003, 05:27:02 PM: My buddy Hall just picked one up... I'll ask him what (which?) model it is when I return his MiniMe this week.
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: twoodruff on June 25, 2003, 05:30:45 PM: what mics are hall running these days? tell him trey says hello
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: Lee on June 25, 2003, 05:36:51 PM: he's coop-ing his rig these days, he owns the minime and the P1, his buddy owns the cmc6's, and I think he has 4's and 41's?
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: creekfreak on June 25, 2003, 07:41:13 PM: I would love to be able to transfer DAT's to my pc on an internal drive.
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: dmonterisi on June 25, 2003, 08:08:14 PM: here's a short thread about this:

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=2260;start=msg16408#msg16408

from oade:

http://www.oade.com/cgi-bin/miva?Forum/technology/viewthread.mv+thread=2181&message=2185

apparently error correction (or the lack thereof is a big concern). however, extracting at 2.2x speed is pretty nice. my understanind is that you can get the SCSI card and a drive off of Ebay for pretty cheap. I'm thinking of going this route to continue my archiving...don't know what the problem is, i just can't get myself to do transfers.

-damon
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: DaryanLenz on June 25, 2003, 08:10:15 PM: conner ctd 8000s I think was the drive I used to have. I can probably also get a copy of cdwave...which I payed for since they send me the updates and I don't use them. All that really needs to happen is the drive needs to be flashed and you should be good to go from there!

Daryan
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: rabhan on June 26, 2003, 01:00:51 AM: transfers are easy, press play on the deck, record on your pc, puff a nug, sit back listen to the dank show, hit stop. load into cdwav. puff a nug, sit back listen to the dank show again, track it at the same time. convert it to flac, upload it. easy like sunday mornin!
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: F.O.Bean on June 26, 2003, 01:03:07 AM: or keep wavelab set on 'stop if silence' and puff and walk away, go get food, get back, DONE...then track in about 2 mins. on cdwave.....but my only altercation is i can walk away......and i think my deck is hitting the end of the road..... :'( :'(
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: rabhan on June 26, 2003, 01:15:11 AM: that'll werk also!
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: JAH on June 26, 2003, 07:57:07 AM: Quote from: Bri on June 25, 2003, 04:26:17 PM
just got a shn with this lineage...

archive python>DAT2WAV>SF6.0(fades, 48>44.1)>

so I looked into it and found this...

http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571/dat2wav.htm

Seeing as how I have litteraly hundreds of DATs to transfer and am going through the audio decks like water, I'd love to get my hands on the hardware to do this. Anyone had any luck or make some rec's on a good cpu deck? Or should I avoid this completely?

Bri

Hey Bri...look on DAT HEADS (both archives and real time ping) and ask for Wayne Hoaxly (not sure about his last name spelling) he seems to be chiming in on those subjects all the time.....I think he is in St/ Louis area.

Hope it helps
JAH
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: Bri on June 30, 2003, 12:21:26 AM: thanks guys, got some reeeeesearch to do on my end! I'll have a full report as soon as there is something to report!

Bri
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: dmonterisi on July 03, 2003, 11:12:30 AM: ok, so i bought a refurbished Connor CTD8000, which Mitch Hibbs told me to go with. apparently the two-letter designation at the end of the model doesn't matter. i got mine for $40 (buy it now) with a 30day warranty. you can get em cheaper, but having a warrantly seemed like a good idea. there are plenty more of these on ebay.

so now i need a scsi card...i don't know anything about scsi cards, anyone got any idea on what I need? brand/model recommendations or specifications would be great. thx.

-damon
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: dank on July 06, 2003, 01:12:21 PM: re: error correction

the new version of dat2wav has read error correction.
i havent tested it out yet as im waiting for a DDS cleaning tape to arrive (ive never cleaned my DDS and I started to get static last week)
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: dmonterisi on July 08, 2003, 12:21:17 PM: Quote from: dmonterisi on July 03, 2003, 11:12:30 AM
ok, so i bought a refurbished Connor CTD8000, which Mitch Hibbs told me to go with. apparently the two-letter designation at the end of the model doesn't matter. i got mine for $40 (buy it now) with a 30day warranty. you can get em cheaper, but having a warrantly seemed like a good idea. there are plenty more of these on ebay.

so now i need a scsi card...i don't know anything about scsi cards, anyone got any idea on what I need? brand/model recommendations or specifications would be great. thx.

-damon

bump

anyone recommend what kind/brand/model of scsi card i need for this? i have no idea what the hell i'm looking at....any help greatly appreciated.

thx.

-damon
Title: Re:OK, So whoze gonna help me find a computer DAT drive that reads audio? :P
Post by: mirth on July 08, 2003, 12:24:30 PM: SCSI is SCSI. Your best bet would be Adaptec, a used 2950 or similar is all you'd need, since these drives are at best SCSI-2.

Hell, I think I have a spare that I'd prolly be willing to sell/trade ya.