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Title: Tascam DA-40 and DDS-90 tapes compatibilty
Post by: emalvido on August 10, 2014, 09:23:40 PM

Hello, someone knows if a a Tascam DA-40 can handle 90M DDS tapes? I mean, not eating, breaking, them? etc?
Purpose if for transfering some of these to other media/archiving HDD, DVD
thanks ::)

Title: Re: Tascam DA-40 and DDS-90 tapes compatibilty
Post by: H₂O on August 10, 2014, 11:41:20 PM

I don't have a da-40 but I have never had issues with 90m tapes in any full sized deck I have owned

Sony pcm-d500, d700, 7040, dtc-a8
Fostex d-5
Panasonic SV-3800/4100

I knew someone who ran 120m tapes in their DA-45hr to run 24bit and didn't run into any issues either

Title: Re: Tascam DA-40 and DDS-90 tapes compatibilty
Post by: emalvido on August 11, 2014, 12:41:44 AM

Thanks for your reply, very useful  :)

Title: Re: Tascam DA-40 and DDS-90 tapes compatibilty
Post by: adrianf74 on August 11, 2014, 03:43:37 PM

Agree.  DDS-90 tapes were never an issue with my Tascam DA-20 nor a Fostex D5 when I owned both back in the 90's.  My TCD-D7 wasn't a big fan but I did record on them a handful of times (when I was at shows that were gonna run 3 hours).