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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: dolphinsmile on March 24, 2017, 08:11:03 AM
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right now im cloning to microtrack, but was wondering if there was another way, simple and cheap?
i have a small opcode datport device but no software> does anyone know where to obtain the software and if it would work on windows 7 or 8?
mucho appreciation in advance
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Personally, unless it's giving you trouble, I'd continue transferring digitally (right?) using the microtrack. DAT transfers are asynchronous (meaning there's no real "back and forth" between the devices to assure integrity of the digital signal). Given all of the background tasks going on in a computer, it's surprisingly easy for a computer to miss/skip parts of the data stream sent to it, resulting in dropouts.
Since the microtrack is designed to receive a digital signal (and is dedicated to doing so), it should do a much better job of capturing the data stream from the DAT player. And, since transfer of the flash drive to the pc occurs in a synchronous manner (i.e. the integrity of the datastream IS confirmed during transfer), you stand a much better shot at avoiding corruption during transfer.
What issues are you having using the microtrack?
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microtrack speeds up the tape when cloning a 32 dat.
ive fixed on goldwave using pitch correction but its a bitch.
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Import your file as raw data into your audio editor. It should ask you to define the wav details, so set it at 32k, 16 bit. It should now play normally. Resample the file to 44.1 or 48 and save.
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thx will give it a try.
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i have the opcode software somewhere, but you need a win98 box i think, for some reason i didnt remember win7 working out
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i have the opcode software somewhere, but you need a win98 box i think, for some reason i didnt remember win7 working out
if you find it and can make me a copy let me know. ill test it out on an older computer, maybe i can make the box i have work.
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Having just transferred over 200 DATs, I would opt to record to a stand alone recorder with matching inputs to the outputs in your DAT deck, either AES or SPDIF. Computers are hit and miss unless you have a dedicated stand alone computer without any other functions going on, and even then I wouldn't trust it. I just transfer the wave files from the SD Card to the computer.
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im talking about a LOT more than 200 dats.
i do have a couple of microtracks and they work fine but i also have the little opcode box that id like to test out, if anyone can copy the software for me.
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it wouldnt work for me on win7. i kept an older WIN box around for just this type of work, but it would inevitably fail if a computer process began midway thru a transfer.
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http://www.drivermax.com/driver-download/0/USB+Universal+Serial+Bus/usb-audio.de/Opcode+-+Datport+(commercial+2.8.40)
quick search for driver.
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I don't remember the OPCode DATport needing a driver (it uses standard USB Audio miniport drivers) but you can only change the sampling rate using the OPCode software which only works in Windows 95/98/ME
BTW - it only supports 44.1 and 48Khz
Read more info on this old thread:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=42147.0 (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=42147.0)