DAT-heads Digest #117, Volume #6 Sat, 17 Nov 01 22:50:00 EST Contents: M1 batteries (Richard Hammond) Archos Jukebox HD-MP3 Recorder (jff@ix.netcom.com) Extra DATS up for grabs (Jagjit Chadha) bowery ballroom (nyc) security? (JBurneyko@aol.com) For Sale ("Dan Marsh") Recorded Dats For Sale ("Dan Marsh") Anybody taping the Strangefolk Tour? (Wayne Brissette) /metal detector ?/iso king crimson & jpj 11-15 la ("oleg grinshpan") Desperate! Zefiro Inbox overload?? ("Winnie Olmer") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Richard Hammond Subject: M1 batteries Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:26:36 -0600 I agree with Mark (Hi Mark)... I love my M1, it's small and is easy to get anywhere with. Batteries are not a problem either. With the included Sony batteries I still get over 3 hours of recording (got my deck back in '98), and can rewind the DAT and listen for a bit on the way home with one charge. With 1600mAH batteries I'm set home free without a problem listening to the whole deal afterwards. For the times I do an all day festival, I buy one set of Lithium batteries. I did all of the Bridge Show last month in Mt. View with one set for each day. Batteries had enough power left to listen to a few of the DATs on the flight back home. I can get away with one set of rechargeables for any show I attend, and the full day ones I either bring an extra set or go with the Lithium's and never worry about power. Rich ------------------------------ From: jff@ix.netcom.com Subject: Archos Jukebox HD-MP3 Recorder Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:44:23 -0500 >anyone has any experience with this thing ? >Might it be a replacement for portable >DAT-devices ? I mean issues like battery life >while recording, user interface, quality of the analog >input cirquits etc. I am not mentioning the >disadvantage of lossy compression over >pure pcm-storage. We have gone over that many >times before :-) There is a built-in mic which is okay for voice but picks up a lot of hard disc noise, totally no good for music. Analog in is line level only, so you'll need to use an external pre-amp, or something like the Zefiro Inbox to amplify and do the AD conversion (the Archos MP3 Recorder takes analog line-in or digital in, both with 1/8" plugs). If there were a way to record PCM in, instead of mp3, I think I'd use the Inbox over the internal ADs. Since it's going to mp3 anyway, I have purchased a really small preamp from Sound Professionals which runs on a 9V battery. The Archos runs about 7 hours on its charge (4 AA NiMH, comes with an extra set, you can get higher rated ones that should give slightly better times). The Sound Professionals web site had some results of testing with live recording. I've fooled around but have not tried using it at concerts yet. Jeff ------------------------------ From: Jagjit Chadha Subject: Extra DATS up for grabs Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:33:26 -0800 Hey there. I have 10 extra DATS up for grabs. they're all on 90 meter tapes and I'd like to get 10 new Maxell HS-4 60 meters for them in return. Priority goes to the individual who wants them all. Phish: 9/10/99 The Gorge, WA-Schoeps MK4V (FOB) 9/11/99 The Gorge, WA-Schoeps MK5 (FOB) 11/2/96 SLC-Neumann KM184 9/15/00 Hershey, PA-Schoeps CMC64 9/18/99 Chula Vista, CA-Neumann KM140 (FOB) 9/29/00 Vegas-MBHO 603W 9/30/00 Vegas-MBHO 603W 10/4/00 Chula Vista, CA-Neumann KM140 10/6/00 Mtn. View, CA-Schoeps CMC641 Thanks! Jagjit ------------------------------ From: JBurneyko@aol.com Subject: bowery ballroom (nyc) security? Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 01:47:05 EST has anyone been to bowery ballroom in nyc in the past month or so? if so, can you let me know (via email) how the security was at the door? jay jburneyko@aol.com ------------------------------ From: "Dan Marsh" Subject: For Sale Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 01:46:19 -0500 Tascam DA-20 Tascam DA-30 Recently serviced, very few hours on both machines. Please email me for specifics. ------------------------------ From: "Dan Marsh" Subject: Recorded Dats For Sale Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 01:47:24 -0500 okay, i',m about to start selling 240 dats in groups of 40. they are all the dats i have collected through the years. cost $200 per 40 plus $10 shipping and I include the datrax. first group: 13 allman brothers 2 blues traveller 5 broken angels 1 james carter i eric clapton i sheryl crow 1 miles davis 1 derek and the dominoes 1 dream theatre 11 bob dylan 1 steve earle 1 flo and eddie 1 john fogerty 1 steve earle email me for particulars ------------------------------ From: Wayne Brissette Subject: Anybody taping the Strangefolk Tour? Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:40:34 -0600 If anybody has been taping Strangefolk on their recent tour, I'd love to hear from you. The show here in Austin was cancelled due to bad weather (up to 9-in of rain depending on what part of the city you were in), and I'd love to hear their stuff with the new keyboard player. Peace, Wayne -- "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte Music Trading Page: http://homepage.mac.com/wayneb/ PowerMail AppleScript Archives: http://homepage.mac.com/wayneb/powermail.html ------------------------------ From: "oleg grinshpan" Subject: /metal detector ?/iso king crimson & jpj 11-15 la Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 09:20:49 -0800 word of warning: new security procedures @ universal amph, la. metal detectors, big airport-style walk through deals. went off for cell phones, coins, keys, bowls... i chickened out assuming certain bust. my question is: what decks/mics/batteries can be rated "metal detector safe", "maybe safe" or "unsafe" ? sorry if this has been settled here before. if anyone did record crimson 11-15, please drop me a line, have several kc masters to trade. thanks. oleg. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ From: "Winnie Olmer" Subject: Desperate! Zefiro Inbox overload?? Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 14:56:57 -0500 Just did a Phil Lesh show and had "issues". I have three more shows next week and need to resolve this ASAP!! I am trying to determine the source of my problems. I have some low cost cardioids (AT853). They run into a battery box, then into my Zefiro and on to my Sony D8. Twice now at Phil Lesh shows I have pegged the Sony even with the Zefiro preamp set to zero... no gain. The question becomes, is it the mics or is it that even at zero, the Zefiro still has gain and overloads the Sony.. Of course... I am using the 7-pin digital in on the Sony using an Oade brot. cable, so the Sony has no levels to set. thanks for the feedback!! winnie ================================== "Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, No religion too, Imagine all the people living life in peace..."-John Lennon Winnie Olmer mailto:who@sover.net ================================== ------------------------------ ** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ** To unsubscribe from this digest, please send email to dat-heads-unsubscribe@datheads.phish.net If your email address has changed, you may (optionally) send the message to dat-heads-unsubscribe-oldaddress=olddomain@datheads.phish.net and the old address will be removed. 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