what kind of dat tapes to buy?

[halleyscomet8]

what length is good for two hour sets, and where is the best place to get these? i have noticed some are in meters, and others are in minutes. any advice is greatly appreciated.thanks

[jessedscott]

http://www.oade.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=OADE&Product_Code=SONDG60P&Category_Code=RM



http://www.oade.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=OADE&Product_Code=MAXHS460M&Category_Code=RM



FYI, 60M = 2hrs  90M= 3hrs, ^^ those are sony, I like Maxell myself, but to each their own.

[halleyscomet8]

so 60m, and 60p both last about 120 min? this is good to know.

[jessedscott]

also, check around different places, have different prices. usually within a couple of $$ of each other..


www.cascademedia.net
www.sonicsense.com
www.oade.com
www.micsupply.com


those are just a few....

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

What deck are you using?  I had poor results (two loading failures and one media related dropouts) with the Sonys in my D7 since they changed the shell.  The Green labled Maxells I got from Oade have been flawless performers in my D7.

[Dr.FOB]

so 60m, and 60p both last about 120 min? this is good to know.

Be careful!  With DAT 60m is 60 minutes.  With DDS 60M is 120 minutes (60 meters).

[peterbilt]

I have only used HHB DAT's, be it 65 or 95 minute tapes and I have never had an issue with them, aside from the cost! However, I may have access to a huge lot discount of Sony's through a great friend, I just need to remind her! If anything good comes of it, you folks will hear about it.

[halleyscomet8]

if i am correct then dds 120's, are 120 minutes long? sorry if this is stupid but i get confused easily.

[Brian Skalinder]

if i am correct then dds 120's, are 120 minutes long?

Nope.  DDS and DAT (audio) tapes use different units:

DAT (audio) = minutes
Obviously, minutes are minutes - no confusion here.

DDS = meters
To convert meters to minutes, multiply by 2.  So...a 120m DDS tape = 120 meters x2 = 240 minutes.

However, you should not use DDS 120m tapes in your DAT deck - audio DAT decks are not made to handle tapes of that length and they'll wear out your deck faster if they work at all.  In general, DDS 60m (x2 = 120min) tapes are the way to go, with an occasional DDS 90m (x2 = 180min) tape if there's a chance the sets will run longer than 120 minutes.

[ice8888]

http://www.totalmedia.com/catalog/catalog_home.asp?CatID=1737&OID=-1&CID=&bustype=01

$1.90 for both 60m and 90m Maxell's.  I also received free shipping and a set of cheapo headphones with my purchase of 3 boxes. 

[George]

http://www.totalmedia.com/catalog/catalog_home.asp?CatID=1737&OID=-1&CID=&bustype=01

$1.90 for both 60m and 90m Maxell's.  I also received free shipping and a set of cheapo headphones with my purchase of 3 boxes. 

Excellent!  Thanks for the link!

[admkrk]

just another note:  dat tapes are usually an odd #  i.e. 64m, 92m, 124m, ect.

[Depechemode1993]

just another note:  dat tapes are usually an odd #  i.e. 64m, 92m, 124m, ect.

you mean even. 


are these the good maxell green tapes?

http://www.cascademedia.net/products.asp?catid=75&prodid=545

and is this a good deal? and again is it ok to run 2 hr DAT's all the time. I know 180 min DAT's aren't good to run all the time.thanks guys.

[Tim]

2 hour dats are fine.... that's pretty much the taping standard

[admkrk]

just another note:  dat tapes are usually an odd #  i.e. 64m, 92m, 124m, ect.

you mean even. 


are these the good maxell green tapes?

http://www.cascademedia.net/products.asp?catid=75&prodid=545

and is this a good deal? and again is it ok to run 2 hr DAT's all the time. I know 180 min DAT's aren't good to run all the time.thanks guys.

got me, i ment as opossed to ending in 0. i don't think there's such a thing as a 92 min tape either, just hit a #.

unless i know a show is going to be less than 2 hrs., or in the case of wanne were i could fit 2 on a tape, i prefer the 90m(3hr.).  i get too nervious when the tape's almost done and there's still an encore to go, coming up, sometime, soon, i hope, 10 min left, hope it's next and short. it realy sucks hoping for the show to end so you don't blow maybe the best part.