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Title: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: c.b.taper on September 20, 2006, 01:42:48 PM

i want to be able to transfer my dats that i have recorded over the years to my laptop. i have a dell xps m140 with an express pc slot so vx pocket is out. is there a interface out there i can use to connect my dat digitally to the laptop?

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: JasonSobel on September 20, 2006, 03:16:33 PM

your best bet is probably a USB soundcard with a digital input. 

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on September 20, 2006, 03:28:55 PM

This might work for you:

EDIROL UA-1EX
http://www.roland.com/products/en/UA-1EX/index.html

Optical SPDIF in > USB out.

Terry

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: terrapinj on September 20, 2006, 05:42:46 PM

Quote from: twatts on September 20, 2006, 03:28:55 PM

This might work for you:

EDIROL UA-1EX
http://www.roland.com/products/en/UA-1EX/index.html

Optical SPDIF in > USB out.

Terry

wasn't it found out that the UA-1 is not bit-perfect?

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on September 20, 2006, 05:44:01 PM

Quote from: terrapinj on September 20, 2006, 05:42:46 PM

Quote from: twatts on September 20, 2006, 03:28:55 PM

This might work for you:

EDIROL UA-1EX
http://www.roland.com/products/en/UA-1EX/index.html

Optical SPDIF in > USB out.

Terry

Hmmm...  Now that you mention it, you are right, the 1A was NOT BitPerfect...  However, that was a different product from this (at least in looks).  I have no idea of this devices BitPerfection...

T


wasn't it found out that the UA-1 is not bit-perfect?

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: dnsacks on September 20, 2006, 07:10:24 PM

I think there's a maudio audiophile series usb device that's been shown to be bit-perfect.  Another option, x-fer to a jb3 via optical and then x-fer to the pc from the jb3

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: c.b.taper on September 21, 2006, 11:58:27 AM

Quote from: JasonSobel on September 20, 2006, 03:16:33 PM

your best bet is probably a USB soundcard with a digital input. 

would a m-audio firewire do the trick?

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: jbraveman on September 21, 2006, 02:33:17 PM

Quote from: c.b.taper on September 21, 2006, 11:58:27 AM

Quote from: JasonSobel on September 20, 2006, 03:16:33 PM

your best bet is probably a USB soundcard with a digital input. 

would a m-audio firewire do the trick?

Yes it would.

I've used the m-audio audiophile usb.

I now prefer my Microtrack because it does not tie up my computer, which I'd otherwise be using.  If you have a lot of DATs to transfer, you will save time by doing the transfer to a CF card recorder, while you're editing/tracking/flacing the files on your computer.

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on September 21, 2006, 03:06:00 PM

Quote from: dnsacks on September 20, 2006, 07:10:24 PM

Another option, x-fer to a jb3 via optical and then x-fer to the pc from the jb3

That's actually how I transfer my DATs...

Terry

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: kskreider on September 21, 2006, 03:08:26 PM

M-audio Firewire 410 would work as well.

I currently dump 16bit DAT's to my JB3 and load it up.  Then I hook it up to the PC before I go to bed and do the JB3>PC transfers while I sleep.  :-)

Title: Re: use laptop to trasfer ton 0 dats
Post by: c.b.taper on September 22, 2006, 12:29:00 AM

Quote from: DarkStarJedi on September 21, 2006, 03:08:26 PM

M-audio Firewire 410 would work as well.

I currently dump 16bit DAT's to my JB3 and load it up.  Then I hook it up to the PC before I go to bed and do the JB3>PC transfers while I sleep.  :-)

how bout maudio solo or is that too low end?