DAT-heads Digest #339, Volume #6 Sun, 2 Jun 02 09:50:00 EDT Contents: ISO: Grotus ("Rich Gomes") Boston-area FM airchecks sought (drewed@rpi.edu) Sony 7-pin optical cables ("James G. Lykos") Which to buy: M1 or D8?? (Scott Goodwin) Burner trouble. (Rawknya@aol.com) For Trade..LIT 5-31-02 ("TCH") RE: Oade Bros, others, and 7-pin (Alan Saferstein) DAT newbie....care and other things ("BOB \"Tangus\" Klabik") Finding a battery cover for a Sony TCD-D7...? ("Nick Sullivan") Chris Robinson (Paul G) FT: jill sobule 6-1-02 (mike hooker) Using Sony Power Packs in a 220 Voltage convertor (Mark) ISO-China Crisis (Spyro Bouras) Gin Blossoms at it again ("Andy Liu") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rich Gomes" Subject: ISO: Grotus Reply-To: Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:00:19 -0400 Lately I've been re-discovering the band Grotus. As I only have the studio recordings, I would love to get some live stuff of theirs. Does anyone out there have high quality DATs, CDs or even videos of them to trade? Have plenty to offer in trade. Thanks in advance, Rich ------------------------------ From: drewed@rpi.edu Subject: Boston-area FM airchecks sought Reply-To: drewed@rpi.edu Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 10:27:51 EDT Hi Gang: Is there anyone on this list in the Boston, Mass., area, who is willing and able to make some clean FM airchecks of WCRB and WGBH? What I'm interested in are feeds of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's live broadcasts from Tanglewood, from early July to the end of August. I have PLENTY of live classical material from Troy Music Hall and Union College, of big names, recorded by me for National Public Radio, that I will gladly trade for BSO airchecks. Thanks in advance, Don Drewecki ------------------------------ From: "James G. Lykos" Subject: Sony 7-pin optical cables Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 10:50:30 -0400 Hello, I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but I would NOT recommend the use of Sony 7-pin optical cables in the field. I do realize that this is one of the very few options left for patching, but these cables are too flimsy for the money. I have owned two of them. One broke after five shows. I received another one and it broke before I even got a chance to use it! I just laid it flat in my padded Pelican and closed the lid and it broke. The cable is too thin and can be bent the wrong way too easily for reliable field use. Maybe if Sony produced an optical cable with the thickness of Audioquest optical cables (which I have used in the field and like very much) it would not be a problem. For home use or digital transfers to a computer soundcard at home though, the Sony 7-pin optical cables work fine. --Jamie Lykos jlykos@nc.rr.com ------------------------------ From: Scott Goodwin Subject: Which to buy: M1 or D8?? Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 11:51:25 -0700 If you had your choice, which would it be, and why? I'm going to buy one or the other within the next two weeks and would like to know if there is any reason *not* to buy an M1. A friend told me that M1's produce 3.5v at the coax digital out (when used with a passive in-and-out 7-pin), a voltage other DATs don't play well with. Is this true? Seems hard to believe Sony's flagship "pro" portable would produce a digi out that other decks can't use... Anyway, this friend (who does actually own an M1) told me that I'd better be prepared to be relegated to the end of any digital patch chain due to this voltage thing. The only other issue I know of between the two would be SCMS, and that doesn't bother me, as I'll be dumping everything to CDR instead of cloning DATs. I'd also be interested to hear if one has a mic preamp that will be harder to brickwall than the other. I assume the M1 will last about the same time as the D8, although on half the batteries, right? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. ~ Scott ------------------------------ From: Rawknya@aol.com Subject: Burner trouble. Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:05:54 EDT Sorry for the non-taping question. But maybe someone can help... When I put in a blank CD into my burner drive it reads no disk, messages come up saying please insert a blank CD. I thought maybe it was the CD's itself. But, it looks as if the drive it self isn't working. Any suggestions? -Christian I can b&p any shows off my list for you too, when my burner works.(haha) ------------------------------ From: "TCH" Subject: For Trade..LIT 5-31-02 Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 11:25:13 -0500 recorded at the Engine Room, Houston, Texas w/ at853s>sony pcm-m1>d>hhb-850>cdr 60min anyone interested in a trade? hujar@ev1.net Tom ------------------------------ From: Alan Saferstein Subject: RE: Oade Bros, others, and 7-pin Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:43:36 -0400 Dan wrote: > Subject: RE: Oade Bros, others, and 7-pin > Reply-To: "American-Digital" > Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:02:53 -0400 > > Hi Sean/Group- > > I would really like to see the use of the POCDA12P optical > cables more frequently as a daisy chain option in the tapers > pit. > I use a Zefiro Inbox and am more than happy to pass on a patch. Usually one to a few mindiscers will ask for a patch. I give them my optical out. (BTW, if you have a straight optical cable you use on your Inbox, try the RS right angle below, makes getting hold of the tiny rec level knobs much easier). I carry a right angle toslink to right angle optical mini cable with me. But only one of them gets that digital signal, because there's no way to pass it on from the first minidisc deck. They don't seem to mind dealing with analog miniplugs, so I haven't gone out of my way to get a splitter. I also kinda feel they should take care of this. As the taper I have enough stuff to lug around. I wish some of them would invest in at least the passive splitter so their minidisc buddies can get the clean/easy digital signal too. I may just end up picking one up, but really they should carry that as patchers. Here are some helpful optical devices available right at Radio Shack, I hope the links work. BTW, I've brought my POCDA12P to shows on occasion. Thing is they are so stiff and long that they can be a handful. Alan 4 way optical splitter Cat.#: 15-1586 $29.95 http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F002%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=15%2D1586 Optical Right Angle Cat.#: 15-1589 $5.99 http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F004%5F005%5F000&product%5Fid=15%2D1589 Passive Optical splitter Cat.#: 15-1585 $9.95 http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=15%2D1585 ------------------------------ From: "BOB \"Tangus\" Klabik" Subject: DAT newbie....care and other things Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 20:14:01 -0400 i just procured a sony pcm-r300....looking in the archives i came up with no luck. i'm searching for both the manual and rack ears.....would be interested in bying them from somebody who doesn't need them or a pdf file would be awesome of the manual. also i can't find a number to sony to call and order these accessories, does anybody have a phone list in there manual or the parts number i will need? next question(bear with me please) where can i find out about DAT care. i have read the faq on dat heads but there has to be more to it. right? last one i promise. google came back with all the wrong stuff, but where is pro-digitals webpage? i think i need my deck cleaned. check you later BOB ------------------------------ From: "Nick Sullivan" Subject: Finding a battery cover for a Sony TCD-D7...? Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 01:28:46 +0000 Is this an easy task? Where would I look for such a part? Curious because a friend has a D7 for sale sans a battery cover.. :) If I were to run some sort of external power would it even be required? Much thanks for a speedy reply, if you can write back to my hotmail address as well: npsinboro@hotmail.com Thanks again!!!! Nick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ npsinboro@hotmail.com (H) nick_sullivan@lord.com (W) http://www.forwardhall.com http://db.etree.org/npsinboro The wind of pleasure and pain will not stir me, for I am silently in harmony with the Path. - D.T. Suzuki _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ From: Paul G Subject: Chris Robinson Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 20:39:40 -0500 Looking for some European Chris Robinson gigs (Ex Black Crowes). Much to trade (Extensive Crowes list)....DAT or CDR only. No Bozos with 32X burners. Long live the Slow Burn. Paul ------------------------------ From: mike hooker Subject: FT: jill sobule 6-1-02 Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 22:56:20 -0400 hi, i taped jill sobule at the brooklyn museum of art today( 6/01/02) . it was an outdoor gig, nice sound. she played a long time, 2 sets, over two hrs. i enjoyed it a lot. please see my music trading page: New URL http://hometown.aol.com/mhooker216/myhomepage/index.html being its AOL, its not always up. try it a few times, or ask me for a text list. thanks have fun, mike hooker ------------------------------ From: Mark Subject: Using Sony Power Packs in a 220 Voltage convertor Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 01:06:39 -0700 (PDT) Hi, I am headed over to the UK for a few shows. I will be using a D8 & M1. Are there any issues with pluging them into the common 220~50hz to 110~60 hz "travel" convertors. Thanks- ___________________________________________________________ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Spyro Bouras Subject: ISO-China Crisis Reply-To: spyro@senet.com.au Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 23:12:19 +0930 If anyone recorded them during their recent UK shows please get in touch ( or older shows) Spyro ------------------------------ From: "Andy Liu" Subject: Gin Blossoms at it again Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 06:43:24 -0700 They are reunited, this time for more than one show. Any one planning to tape any of them? 6/7 Fairfax Fair Fairfax, VA (Carbondale opening, GBs at 9:30 PM) 6/8 River Park Amphitheatre Tulsa, OK 6/9 The Swamp Fort Walton Beach, FL 6/13 Rib America Cincinnati, OH 6/15 Harbor Fest Racine, WI (GBs at 10:30 PM) 6/28 Jammin’ At The Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL 7/3 Newport Sunset Music Festival Newport, RI (Becky Chase Band opens, GBs on at 8 PM) 7/4 Bricktown Brewery Oklahoma City, OK 7/5 Summer Celebration Muskegon, MI (NWD Tour) 7/6 Summerstages Indianapolis, IN 7/7 Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ (NWD Tour) 7/8 Waterstreet Milwaukee, WI (NWD Tour) 7/11 Moondance Jam Walker, MN 7/13 Basilica Block Party Minneapolis, MN 7/19 Chautauqua Park Sioux City, IA (NWD Tour) 7/20 Second Wind Ranch Comstock, NE (NWD Tour) Please email me offlist! _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ ** 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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