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Title: DAT Bit rates
Post by: blu666z on November 05, 2003, 02:05:45 PM

Dumb question.  Can you run a 24/48 into a D7?

-Kevin

Title: Re:DAT Bit rates
Post by: wbrisette on November 05, 2003, 02:16:44 PM

If I remember correctly, the D7/D8 will take 24 bits and truncate them to 16-bits (no dithering, simply chop them). I know Doug talked about this a few times on the Oade board. You might dig through the archives there for more detailed information.

Wayne

Title: Re:DAT Bit rates
Post by: blu666z on November 05, 2003, 02:22:44 PM

Cool.  Thanks.

-Kevin

Title: Re:DAT Bit rates
Post by: Cooker on November 06, 2003, 08:48:16 AM

you'd probably be better off giving it an analog signal.

Title: Re:DAT Bit rates
Post by: wboswell on November 06, 2003, 09:24:08 AM

All portable DAT machines truncate the last 8 bits when given a 24 bit signal.  

Tascam has 3 studio machines that will record at 24 bits: DA-45HR, DA-78HR, and the DA-98HR.  They play the tape ~2x faster while recording to achive the higher bit rate.  They report 1:48 of record time on a 120m tape.