DAT-Heads Digest #153
Contents:
Do it yourself SCMS stripper (Oliver Friedman)
FS: DTC-790 (new) (jns@skapunx.ml.org)
DAT storage solution (CLARKDA@NKU.EDU)
Re: RATDOG (w/Donna) TRADES??? / bass roll off for CSSC? (Len Moskowitz)
rmt-d7 and inbox and d7? (Udo van den Heuvel)
Re: rmt-d7 and inbox and d7? (Seth Breidbart)
Re: radio shack caps?? (Eric ANgel)
AC Power Adapter for trade for Ni-MH batteries (Reto Wieduwilt)
D-Cell Battery Pack for the D8 / Make a Right Angle Plug!!! (Barry Welch)
Re: NON-DAT but DIGITAL RECORDING ("David D. Rogers")
Re: NON-DAT but DIGITAL RECORDING ("David D. Rogers")
EXTRA DATS- Newbie offer (Jason Matkowski)
Did you know that *69%* of all tape backups fail? ("David D. Rogers")
Tapetree.com:{ (duncan@epix.net)
2nd Leg of HUM Tour announced, NDC (rj)
TOM WAITS ON KCRW (rob)
From: Oliver Friedman <OliverFriedman@compuserve.com>
Subject: Do it yourself SCMS stripper
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 12:11:02 -0500
Find a PCB layout for a Do It Yourself SCMS stripper based
on CRYSTAL chips at:
http://homepage.cistron.nl/~nctnico/projects.htm
Layout is available in PostScript, GIF and HP Laserjet =
format.
Cheers,
Oliver
From: jns@skapunx.ml.org
Subject: FS: DTC-790 (new)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 12:21:56 -0500 (EST)
Hey, I've got a brand new (still sealed in box) Sony DTC-790 for sale.
$600/OBO + shipping. E-mail me if you're interested or have any
questions... thanks!!
jason
=================================================
Jason Schmidlapp jns@skapunx.ml.org
"so while you're staring at me i'll be grinning back at you
at various intensities we'll both know that it's true
that what each other represents is an image we've been fed
if i'm a fucking waste of space then you're a mutant head!"
- Citizen Fish, "Social Insecurity"
From: CLARKDA@NKU.EDU
Subject: DAT storage solution
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 12:27:46 -0400 (EDT)
Hey all,
For clarification to all those who e-mailed me about my post the other day, his
web site IS at www.ujws.com (I just checked it out), his e-mail is
jim@ujws.com, and his number is 606-341-4720. I guess maybe his page was
temporarily down for some reason or another when you all tried to access it.
--Dan
SEE YA' LATER, TAR HEELS!!! GO WILDCATS!!!
From: Len Moskowitz <moskowit@panix.com>
Subject: Re: RATDOG (w/Donna) TRADES??? / bass roll off for CSSC?
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 13:15:17 -0500 (EST)
Brian Kelley <bpkelley@pop.mindspring.com> wrote:
> Speaking of which, I have recently purchased some Core Sounds cardioid
> stealth mics and for the most part I love them. I've only taped 4 shows
> with them so far, and they sound pretty sweet!!! However, I had a question
> about them...
>
> Is there a way to enhance the bass on these mics where you can elect NOT
> have the bass roll-off?
The bass roll-off in the Stealth Cardioids is done acoustically. It's a
property of the mic capsule design and there's no way to defeat it.
As with most cardioids, you'll get a bass emphasis via the proximity
effect, if you record very close to the sound source.
And you could always add active EQ during or after recording.
Hope this helps!
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound WWW site: http://www.panix.com/~moskowit
moskowit@panix.com
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound WWW site: http://www.panix.com/~moskowit
moskowit@panix.com
From: udo@dinges.xs4all.nl (Udo van den Heuvel)
Subject: rmt-d7 and inbox and d7?
Date: 29 Mar 98 19:28:21 +0100
Hello All!
Is it technically possible (given the right cable) to connect a sony rmt-d7
*and* a zefiro inbox to the 7-pin input of the D7 (at the same time)?
I doubt this, but need confirmation.
If this /is/ possible: where do I get the right connectors? These 7-pin
connectors and sockets (?) are really hard to find over here in europe!
Greetz,
Udo
--
From: Seth Breidbart <sethb@panix.com>
Subject: Re: rmt-d7 and inbox and d7?
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 13:52:41 -0500 (EST)
>Is it technically possible (given the right cable) to connect a sony rmt-d7
>*and* a zefiro inbox to the 7-pin input of the D7 (at the same time)?
Possibly, but why would you want to? Why not connect the InBox to the
input of the RMT-D7 and run the signal through that way? (To do it
directly, you'd have to wire some of the pins of the connector to the
InBox, others to the RMT; I still don't know if it will work, and it
certainly doesn't seem like it would be worth the effort.)
Seth
From: Eric ANgel <ejangel@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: radio shack caps??
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 12:17:44 -0800
I made a pair of mics out of those capsules only because I needed some
cheap stealth mics right away and Digi-Key was out of the Panasonics. I
recently was able to get some of the Panasonics from Digi-Key and they
are *way* better. IMO don't waste your time with the Radio Shacks, they
actually cost more than the Panasonics at Digi-Key(but you have to pay
for shipping and extra fees for a small order). I suggest buying all
your capsules, resistors, capacitors, and plugs(if they carry them, I
don't know) all at once from Digi-Key because I think they stuck me with
a $5 fee ON TOP of shipping and handling because my order was below $20.
If you are using the instructions on the binaural set that is linked to
from the DAT-Heads page, I suggest NOT having the mics plug into the
battery box with a 1/8" mini and then have the battery box plug into
your deck. I tried that with two different mini jacks and both of them
"hissed", "cracked", and "popped" a lot. So I took a couple of spare XLR
connectors and using that instead of the mini to mini connection, now I
never have to worry about a mini plug coming out(you still have to worry
about it coming out in your deck though). Or you could always hardwire
it and put in an on/off switch so the battery doesn't drain when you're
not using it(I think I'm going to do that, the XLR connector is too
bulky).
Eric Angel
From: Reto Wieduwilt <widu@bluewin.ch>
Subject: AC Power Adapter for trade for Ni-MH batteries
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 22:53:06 +0200
Hi
Some time ago I bought a Sony D100 in the US and since I live in Europe, I
dont have use for the 4.5V AC Power Adapter. It is made for US standards
(120V/60Hz) and can't be used in Europe.
On the other hand I have problems getting Ni-MH batteries (1.2V/1300mAh)
for my D100. I still only have the 2 that came with the D100.
If somebody needs a AC Power Adapter and could send a couple Ni-MH
batteries for it, I would be very thankful.
Anybody interested? Please e-mail me privately.
-widu
P.S. Where else can I get/buy Ni-MH batteries in Europe?
From: Barry Welch <barryw@io.com>
Subject: D-Cell Battery Pack for the D8 / Make a Right Angle Plug!!!
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 16:14:30 -0600
Brent5552 <Brent5552@aol.com> :
...
>connector and *snaps* shut around the neck of the pin. So.... taking the coax
>DC plug and unscrewing the black plastic protector, tossing it and using the
>DC pin in the (now empty) right angle body. Used a release agent, filled the
>R/A body with epoxy, (uh....best to connect everything before the epoxy! )
D'oh! NOW you tell me. ;-)
Thanks for the tip Brent, the time has come for me to do this.
From: "David D. Rogers" <drogers@lightlink.com>
Subject: Re: NON-DAT but DIGITAL RECORDING
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:38:09 -0800
Sorry for the lack of DAT/digital recording content that follows...
>From: Randy Canis <700083@fs3.law.missouri.edu>
>Subject: NON-DAT but DIGITAL RECORDING
>Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 10:42:52 -0600
>
>Here's something I thought about tonight:
>If people can copy digital CDs fairly easy and record shows even easier, why
>are people going to still by CDs in the stores?
I don't want to legitimize the act of selling or buying bootleg/counterfeit
CDs, or wholesale copying of other peoples' CD collections. I do know that
in Hong Kong, where counterfeiting is fairly rampant, record companies
include a lot of artwork and other things to make their CDs more
aesthetically pleasing. (From counterfeit CDs of Japanese recordings coming
out of Taiwan, I've seen that even the best copying of the original
booklets that come with CDs is disappointing at best. There's a Taiwanese
company called Son May (SM-- a FAQ is at http://www.anime.net/SM.html) that
sells counterfeit CDs of Japanese animated soundtracks; when they're
imported into the U.S., they usually sell for $15, compared to $25 for the
lowest-price Japanese imports. For some people who want to sample these CDs
but don't want to pay $25-$30, these are tempting enough to buy. (And a lot
of people don't know these are really counterfeits; at least I didn't,
until I'd already bought a few CDs. When I've had a chance to compare them
to the originals, the sound quality on the SM CDs was, of course, as good
as the original; except in one case where there were digital errors on one
disc. I'd wager a few dollars to a few doughnuts that SM is the most
popular "record label" for Japanese animated ("anime") soundtracks in the
U.S.; Victor/JVC's imports would probably be the second.)
I seriously doubt that home recording would become a serious threat to CD
sales. First, I don't think that the CDs people record from friends or
public libraries are CDs these people were seriously going to buy. If the
person who copies the CD ends up liking it, they may end up buying more
commercial releases, and the CD copying has actually helped the record
industry. Second, commercial CDs (at least in the U.S.) are relatively
cheap; if you shop around, you can usually get a new release for about $13.
And I don't think people aren't going to copy unpopular CDs that they can't
borrow from their friends or the library. :) Besides, the record companies
are competitive enough that they'll find ways to get people to buy CDs.
>I thought a possible solution is that with the increased capacity of DVD,
>why not start recording DVDs in 8 Tracks (1 Center, 2 Front, 2 Back, 1 Sub).
>This new technology would required a new DVD player, and hopefully some
>costs could be shifted so the record companies can make a few extra bucks...
>
>Any thoughts on this?
Well, Time Warner is on the standards committee for DVD. Already (AFAIK),
every time someone buys a DVD disc or player, Time Warner gets a small
royalty. :)
It's more likely they'll put in some type of copy protection on audio DVD
or "Super CD" (Sony's and Philip's competing proposal). It's also
all-but-certain that said copy protection scheme will be overcome by
pirates and/or audio preservationists. If they also put in some type of
regional coding (like DVD video), it's more than likely that the format's
initial target audience (who probably also buys a fair number of imports,
like myself :) will stay away from it until that aspect of it is abandoned.
>
>Randy
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>
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>Brian Tichy's Homepage http://www.missouri.edu/~c700083/briantichy/ (3/26/98)
>Marty Friedman's Homepage http://www.create-inet.com/mic/martyfriedman/
>
Peace,
<> David
URL me at http://www.lightlink.com/drogers/
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"You can kill a thousand; you can bring an end to life; you cannot kill
an idea."
--Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on the assassination of
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
=================
Do you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand!
From: "David D. Rogers" <drogers@lightlink.com>
Subject: Re: NON-DAT but DIGITAL RECORDING
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:50:30 -0800
>aesthetically pleasing. (From counterfeit CDs of Japanese recordings coming
>out of Taiwan, I've seen that even the best copying of the original
>booklets that come with CDs is disappointing at best. There's a Taiwanese
>company called Son May (SM-- a FAQ is at http://www.anime.net/SM.html) that
>sells counterfeit CDs of Japanese animated soundtracks; when they're
>imported into the U.S., they usually sell for $15, compared to $25 for the
>lowest-price Japanese imports. For some people who want to sample these CDs
>but don't want to pay $25-$30, these are tempting enough to buy. (And a lot
>of people don't know these are really counterfeits; at least I didn't,
>until I'd already bought a few CDs. When I've had a chance to compare them
>to the originals, the sound quality on the SM CDs was, of course, as good
>as the original; except in one case where there were digital errors on one
>disc. I'd wager a few dollars to a few doughnuts that SM is the most
>popular "record label" for Japanese animated ("anime") soundtracks in the
>U.S.; Victor/JVC's imports would probably be the second.)
I should add that (to my knowledge) no one in the U.S. has *ever* been
prosecuted for selling SM CDs. I think this is because it's a very small
market, and the copyright owners, who aren't exactly seeing a sh*tload of
sales go by the wayside, aren't interested enough to contacting the feds.
Also, most of these CDs don't have licensed U.S. distributors, who might
call the feds. (OTOH, at one anime store I saw a SM pressing of a JVC disc;
right next to it was the U.S. JVC pressing, which is now being distributed
by WEA. And the prices on both discs were *exactly* the same! :( ) SM discs
sell for $8 in Taiwan (sometimes more for special gold CDs), where
counterfeiting these works are legal. I can get a $25 non-counterfeit
Japanese pressing from the UC Irvine bookstore for $25 (where they don't
sell SM), so the SM markup for the stores are probably *much* greater. And
I don't think they price 'em higher because they want to make it worth
their while in the face of the Feds...
Peace,
<> David
URL me at http://www.lightlink.com/drogers/
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"You can kill a thousand; you can bring an end to life; you cannot kill
an idea."
--Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on the assassination of
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
=================
Do you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand!
From: Jason Matkowski <jrm176@psu.edu>
Subject: EXTRA DATS- Newbie offer
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 18:08:57 -0500
I have extra dats of the following GD shows:
5-2-70 sbd acoustic and electric through CR&S
10-31-70b sbd late show
6-10-76 1 sbd
8-30-85 2 matrix
11-21-85 1 and most of 2 sbd
12-28-88 2 sbd
10-8-89 2 sbd
3-22-90 2 fob cmc4
9-14-91 2 dsbd
12-17-92 2 daud Neuman KM56
7-3-94 I dsbd & 4-2-93 1 fob schoep MK-4
7-2-94 2 dsbd
7-20-94 2 fob schoep MK-4
8-1-94 2 fob schoep MK-4
2-28-69 I sbd & 10-17-94 I aud
I am looking for cost of blanks and postage, but will trade for Pearl Jam.
I would like to send them all to the same person- first come first serve!
thanks for the space,
Jason
From: "David D. Rogers" <drogers@lightlink.com>
Subject: Did you know that *69%* of all tape backups fail?
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 15:16:53 -0800
(Sorry for the dearth of DAT-related content, again... :( )
>From digest 4.137, http://www.eklektix.com/dat-heads/digests/V4.100/D137#Msg20
>From: pkmin@rsc.rockwell.com
>Subject: Did you know that 58% of all tape backups fail?
>Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:32:26 -0800
>
>So I'm surfing the web looking for info on Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc and
>come across one of those totally jerous (jerous is a word I just made
>up--it means heinous on a higher level), obnoxious microsoft windows
>looking advertisements for a company called @backup. It states "58% of
>tape backups fail". So I called and asked where they come up with this
>number and the guy pauses for a moment and says. "From a casual survey".
>I ask him what the survey size was and he has no idea. So I send the
>following.
[snip]
News Flash!-- now *69%* of tape backups fail! Hey, it says so on the
@backup ad I found at http://www.liveconcerts.com/harddrive/kcrw/ . In case
you can't find it, I archived it at
http://www.lightlink.com/drogers/backupcrap.gif .
69(%), dudes! <G>
Someone really oughta report these boys to the FTC, and tell the websites
accepting these ads that they're making false claims.
Peace,
<> David
URL me at http://www.lightlink.com/drogers/
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"You can kill a thousand; you can bring an end to life; you cannot kill
an idea."
--Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on the assassination of
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
=================
Do you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand!
From: duncan@epix.net
Subject: Tapetree.com:{
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:46:28 -0500 (EST)
Hello everyone, got some bad news regarding tapetree.com.Nick lives in
Southern San diego EL NINO has struck hard where he lives causeing 2 feet of
water to flood his basement Apartment,where his computer was stack on the
floor:{ I guess
from what he told me he needs a new mother board,but isn,t sure.He sends out
his deepest apologies. Hopefully he,ll be up and running in a couple of
months.If anyone can help in anyway e-mail me privately, at duncan@epix.net
Please pass the word.Thanks for the space,,,,,,,,Dunc
From: rj <rjacob@newsguy.com>
Subject: 2nd Leg of HUM Tour announced, NDC
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 21:43:58 -0500
sorry for the grovel...
following are the confirmed dates for the upcoming second
leg of the HUM tour...if you can catch any of these, please
drop me a line...the soundman's name is myles, and he's
usually open to giving patches...
SUN 4/5 DEKALB, IL Northern Illinois Univ. confirmed
THU 4/16 PEORIA, IL Madison Theater confirmed
FRI 4/17 CARBONDALE, IL Copper Dragon confirmed
SAT 4/18 CINCINNATI, OH Bogart's confirmed
SUN 4/19 TOLEDO, OH Main Event confirmed
MON 4/20 KALAMAZOO, MI Club Soda confirmed
TUE 4/21 ANN ARBOR, MI Blind Pig confirmed
WED 4/22 CLEVELAND, OH Peabody's DownUnder confirmed
THU 4/23 PITTSBURGH, PA Graffiti confirmed
FRI 4/24 BUFFALO, NY Showplace Theater confirmed
SAT 4/25 UNIVERSITY PARK, PA Penn State confirmed
SUN 4/26 LOUISVILLE, KY Brewery confirmed
SAT 5/2 CHAMPAIGN, IL Planet Fest confirmed
MON 5/4 NASHVILLE, TN Exit / In confirmed
TUE 5/5 TBA
WED 5/6 SPRINGFIELD, MO Regency Showcase confirmed
THU 5/7 ST. LOUIS, MO Mississippi Nights confirmed
FRI 5/8 CHICAGO, IL Vic Theater confirmed
SAT 5/9 MILWAUKEE, WI The Rave confirmed
SUN 5/10 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue confirmed
thanks for the space,
rj - randy jacobson
rjacob@newsguy.com
tapelist available at (this is case sensitive):
http://home.att.net/~randy.jacobson/TAPELIST.HTM
From: rob <limslip@opera.iinet.net.au>
Subject: TOM WAITS ON KCRW
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:50:40 +0800
is anyone taping the tom waits special on kcrw tuesday at 11a.m ?
if you want to trade a copy just get in touch i want it .
thanks
rob
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