DAT-heads Digest #640
Contents:
Eric Sardinas Shows (Keith Bode)
FS: Graham-Patten ADC-20 ("Holland, John")
Re: Prodif24 Clicking? Whole wav file comparison? (Malcolm Hathaway)
Newbie to the DAT taping scene, question about DAT rig (Hepcat581@aol.com)
Dead and Zappa Video (Smashmark@aol.com)
Pretenders and Aimee Mann (Smashmark@aol.com)
Pretenders and Aimee Mann (Smashmark@aol.com)
Re: melted d8 battery sled? ("DCA")
The BIZ gets bitten back ("Bill J")
Re: DAT-heads Digest #639 - melted d8 battery sled? (Barry Welch)
DVD -> DAT digital transfer? (Massimo de Majo)
ISO- Los Lobos...recent Harrisburg and Washington DC shows (m s)
iso: phish NJ for phish Nassau trade (James Tierney)
stereo problem....rca / speaker wire.....help! ("Phunk1")
FS: Phish 3/01/03 TICKET (Eric Naman)
patty griffin / buddy-julie miller / emmylou in nashville (david)
Any advice on SCSI controllers? ("Ethan Alpert")
From: Keith Bode <t.tunakebo@verizon.net>
Subject: Eric Sardinas Shows
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:15:40 -0800
I have noticed a few posts over the last year and a hlaf or so looking
fr Eric Sardinas shows. If those who asked, and are interested in those
shows would please contact me off list, I may be able to get a show or
2.
Keith
From: "Holland, John" <JHolland@herald.com>
Subject: FS: Graham-Patten ADC-20
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:18:09 -0500
There is a dip switch on both the ADC-20 and the DMIC-20 that toggles
between 48kHz and 44.1kKz.
Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone's in the market for this unit but
doesn't like sample rate conversions. Also, I think Chris uses a V2, so it
should already be set accordingly if that's your pre :)
>From: "Chris Maler" <st_germain45@hotmail.com>
>Subject: FS: Graham-Patten ADC-20
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 04:56:27 +0000
>
>Selling my Graham-Patten ADC-20. Its the 48kHz model. Please email me
>directly for details if interested. $280
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>st_germain45@hotmail.com
From: Malcolm Hathaway <mhathaway@netway.com>
Subject: Re: Prodif24 Clicking? Whole wav file comparison?
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:31:23 -0500
Hey all,
Thanks Jason, for your help.
As an FYI to anyone else who runs into this, or who gets curiously slow
processing when working on large wav files:
I got a very helpful email from Gordon Gidluck, who mentioned he had
similar issues before he got his DMA (Bus-Mastering?) sorted out. Turns
out my DMA mode was disabled on my hard drive (Maxtor 7200 rpm, 40G).
Enabling this (Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Device
Manager/Disks/"hard drive in question"/Properties) speeded up my operations
by about 3-4 X, and my CPU usage dropped from 90% down to around 3%. I
suspect when I upgraded to Win98, my DMA defaulted to "off". I haven't
checked the popping issue again (this was just last night), but I suspect
this will fix it, as it's a pretty big change.
I was helped by using an app called dskbench.exe, which appears to be
written specifically to test DAW hard drive operation. Very cool, and
pin-pointed the problem pretty quickly. I highly recommend it!
I got it from here:
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/files/scsivside7
And there appears to be a bunch of other good info here.
It's a quick check if your processing is slower than it should be...
Thanks again.
Mac
Previously, I said:
Hey Folks,
I've got a Prodif 24 (ISA) running in a 500MHz PC, with an AGP video card.
I extract from DAT ( Sony 670) via an optical cable (SPDIF), with all auto
sensing and other stuff turned off. I have been getting maybe 5-15 pops or
clicks (both channels) in a one hour recital (organ music, if it matters),
randomly scattered. By increasing the buffer size and number (in
Samplitude) I was able to reduce this number of pops, but not eliminate it.
I tried EAC, but it seems to automatically produce a re-sampled wav at 44
kHz and 16 bit resolution (I like to do resampling in Samplitude at 32 bit
resolution... they say it's better that way). Besides, I believe that EAC
error checking only works on CDROM extraction, because it can tell the
drive to go back and read things over again a couple times. Hard drive is
7200 rpm 40G Maxtor.
Questions:
1. Does anybody know (short of getting a different i.e. non-ISA card) how
I might get these pops and clicks to go away completely?
2. Does anybody know of an app that will let me compare two complete wav
files(if I were to extract twice), and "fix" (the way EAC compares and
fixes on the fly) any differences that it finds. Or even if it just
returned a report of the position of "suspicious" jumps in the wave-form,
so I could go in and fix or snip or smooth them out using Samplitude? Is
this what "declicking" software does? Since the errors are usually just
abrubt jumps in the sample values, I can find them manually, but it takes a
while.
Thanks,
Mac
From: Hepcat581@aol.com
Subject: Newbie to the DAT taping scene, question about DAT rig
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:03:22 -0500
Hey all,
I'm newbie to the DAT-taping scene and, well, I feel almost *stupid* asking a question that is not so technical in nature. Well, anyway, I'll suck it up in hopes that someone (most likely ANYONE) in this here group can help me out b/c the prob i'm having probably is really simple for all those who are quite experienced with DAT rigs.
PROBLEM: As I said, I'm a newbie and recently acquired a rig--a TCD-8, AKG 3000B and AKG 1000 mics complete the rig. I went out the other day to get an XLR>1/8 inch adapter for the mics. I've been fucking with this thing ever since--i just get digital hiss everytime I plug in the 1/8" to the D8 with the mic plugged in and, for a second, the sound levels fluctuate making me think something is being picked up outside of the static of the 1/8" going into the D8.
QUESTION: Can anyone out there tell me why this isn't working? And what I should do to remedy this situation/what I should get. It might be important to mention that the 3000B runs on phantom power. Any help is GREATLY appreciated, as I want to get this rig up and running very soon. Thanks in advance! -CB
From: Smashmark@aol.com
Subject: Dead and Zappa Video
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:13:47 -0500
Hi.
Im looking for a few videos:
1) the dead's first appearance on SNL from 1978 -- 11/11/78
2) Zappa baby snakes and the torture never stops commercially released videos (preferably the actual released copies)
thanx
From: Smashmark@aol.com
Subject: Pretenders and Aimee Mann
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:15:44 -0500
Looking for a few shows:
Pretenders @ the beacon (either night)
Aimee Mann @ irving plaza
The Donnas/OKGO @irving plaza
also would be interested in other recent shows by these artists...
e-me
From: Smashmark@aol.com
Subject: Pretenders and Aimee Mann
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:15:55 -0500
Looking for a few shows:
Pretenders @ the beacon (either night)
Aimee Mann @ irving plaza
The Donnas/OKGO @irving plaza
also would be interested in other recent shows by these artists...
e-me
From: "DCA" <phisher72@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: melted d8 battery sled?
Reply-To: "DCA" <phisher72@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:06:04 -0500
Hey Pedro,
It looks to me like it is a heat-related problem that melted the plastic in
the shape of the battery.
If it were a leaky battery, it would be messy on the inside - corroded, acid
residue, etc.
Since I can't really see the inside, I can't tell, but it would be obvious
to you. I do see an inside contact in one pic, and it looks perfectly
clean - so I think you can rule out chemical breakdown of the plastic.
Now, the question is - Why did the batteries overheat? I can't really help
you there. If the batteries became shorted this could happen. For
instance, in the case of an internal device (D8) fault. I have not heard of
bad batteries themselves causing overheating, I suppose it is possible, but
unlikely. How did the deck behave last time your friend used it? Was this
caused by one-time damage or an ongoing problem?
I would have the device tested for current draw / proper operation before
buying a new sled, then finding out there is a bigger problem, and possibly
ruining another sled.
Dave
>From: pwking <sleepypedro@yahoo.com>
>Subject: melted d8 battery sled?
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 06:08:01 -0800 (PST)
>hi --
>a friend of mine has a weird problem with his d8
>battery sled. it won't fit into the d8 anymore
>because the plastic has apparently become malformed.
>hard to describe in words, so i took some pictures of
>the sled, viewable here:
>http://home.nyc.rr.com/pedroworld/d8_problem/
From: "Bill J" <johnwil1@hotmail.com>
Subject: The BIZ gets bitten back
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:38:33 -0800
So you've always wanted to get back at the rich, evil music industry eh?
Here you go:
http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/english/default.htm
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From: Barry Welch <barryw@io.com>
Subject: Re: DAT-heads Digest #639 - melted d8 battery sled?
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:43:34 -0600
At 1:50 PM -0500 02/10/03, Digestifier wrote:
>From: pwking <sleepypedro@yahoo.com>
>Subject: melted d8 battery sled?
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 06:08:01 -0800 (PST)
>
>hi --
>
>a friend of mine has a weird problem with his d8
>battery sled. it won't fit into the d8 anymore
>because the plastic has apparently become malformed.
>hard to describe in words, so i took some pictures of
>the sled, viewable here:
>
>http://home.nyc.rr.com/pedroworld/d8_problem/
>
>it seems as though the plastic has sort of bubbled and
>expanded around the battery contact points, creating a
>plastic nipple of sorts. (mmmm, nipple....) anyway,
>the raised plastic & bent gold contact point no longer
>fit into the deck.
>
>we both pretty much know this sled is shot, but i'd
>sort of like to get a feel for WHY it happened -- i've
>never seen nor heard of anything like this in all my
>days of d8 ownership. does it indicate an electrical
>problem with the deck? or leaky batteries? i'm
>really stumped.
>
>please drop me a line if you have any clues. i assume
>if you've got any info that it'd be informative to the
>list as well.
>
>thanks,
>peter
HA, reminds me of the time that I had one in my pocket with some keys and
change. Smelled something smoking and it was my pants... %^) I was able to
repair the damage from that one in the oven, but later lost it.
I called Sony about a replacement and they like wanted $32 for it... Sheesh...
Someone here on the list gave me a suggestion which I followed that seemed to
work pretty well. Go to radio shack and pick up a 4 AA battery holder.
It has those 9 volt like connectors on the end, just take
some needle nose pliers and flatten those and you're set.
Total cost $1.49 if you already have needle nose pliers. It's sorta
hard to get out,
so keep those needle noses handy.
B
as to WHY it happened... something obviously shorted out the terminals...
Happy taping folx
From: Massimo de Majo <massimo@interbusiness.it>
Subject: DVD -> DAT digital transfer?
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:41:52 +0100
hello everybody
I've been lurking for a while and I must thank you all for the advices and
tips I got from you guys. thanks again.
I want to make a digital copy of the audio from a DVD to my Panasonic DAT
SV-3700.
The DVD player (of a friend of mine) is a top-of-the-line Sony with coax
digital out, but I do not know if it comes out with a digital 5.1 channel
signal or normal SPDIF.
I could record the audio from the analog outs but I would prefer digital
transfer...
Any suggestions?
thanks
Massimo de Majo
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www. piccolitraslochi.com
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From: m s <vodochld69@yahoo.com>
Subject: ISO- Los Lobos...recent Harrisburg and Washington DC shows
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:30:12 -0800 (PST)
Hey All
I was unable to go (and subsequently tape)....but a
few of my friends went, met the band and are now
shaking me down for audio mementos of these events.
Lots of quality Lobes and others to trade, Dat or cdr
is fine
cheers- Mike
BWT- LL 7.22.02 WFUV-FM studios for the 1st few B&P'ers
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From: James Tierney <jtierney@colby.edu>
Subject: iso: phish NJ for phish Nassau trade
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:59:26 -0500
Hey--
I have a pair of tickets to the Phish Meadowlands show (2/24?), sec 106,
row 1 (midway back in the arena, first row, left side), but can't go
because of an organic chem exam the next morning... and my school is like 8
hours away, so that's not gonna work.
If anyone is interested in these tickets and has (or knows where I can
find) a pair of tickets to Nassau, that would be awesome... Anything in a
tapeable location would be great, but I'll take anything that I can get
into the arena with.
I run schoeps ccm4 > v2 > adk > dap1.
Thanks for your time...
james
WoB: Club d'Elf 2003-02-07 Colby College, Waterville ME (schoeps onstage, 3
discs)
From: "Phunk1" <phunk1@phunk1.com>
Subject: stereo problem....rca / speaker wire.....help!
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:40:21 -0500
I am helping a friend setup a stereo for a small store he's opening. He's on
a short budget, and he had only a few requirements - a record player and
non-obtrusive speakers.
Another friend came through with an older, audiophile record player, so I
quickly settled on a Bose Acousticmass system. You can see it here:
http://bose.com/home_audio/ht_speakers/am3/
While Bose doesn't pack the best sound, they do make unobtrusive, quality,
dependable products.
I thought that the specs stated that the "sub" accepted an rca input.
I was wrong.
I have a cheap turntable mixer (phono pre-amp) for the record player, and I
was hoping to use the line-outs from the mixer to go to the "sub".
The "sub" takes "speaker wire". The type that comes from an amp/reciever.
Damn.
What can I do? Is my only option replacing my cheap turntable mixer ($75)
with a more expensive "receiver"($200).
Damn.
Anybody have any bright ideas? I'm supposed to have this ready on Wednesday.
My only other feasible option is exchanging the Bose speakers for a pair of
Bose outdoor powered speakers. But they won't fill up the space nearly as
well as this system does...
Anybody?
From: Eric Naman <catndhat@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: FS: Phish 3/01/03 TICKET
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:04:11 -0500
this ticket isnt on sale yet , but the party I bought it for probley
wont be able to attend do to unforseen circumstances. I bought the
ticket from KenPhish@hotmail.com off E-bay for around $100 + insured
return recept 1st class mail
if anyone is interested , I can arrange room and board after the shoe
in our hotel room as well....
let me know,
thanks ,
NEMO
From: david <slowtrain@comcast.net>
Subject: patty griffin / buddy-julie miller / emmylou in nashville
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:15:09 -0500
hate to pester, but somebody taped the ryman theater patty griffin show
with all these special guests, yes? also looking for the West Collingswood,
birchmere and ram's tavern shows..... lots to trade
dwb
From: "Ethan Alpert" <ethan@audio-crusade.com>
Subject: Any advice on SCSI controllers?
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:47:32 -0700
Just landed an SGI audio capable drive. I need to get a SCSI controller and
was wondering if anyone has a advice. There are a bunch of cheap ones on
ebay. Obviously I'd like both 50 and 68 pin internal and need 32 bit PCI but
other than that I don't know what will be best especially when it comes to
transfer rates.
Thanks,
-ethan
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