DAT-heads Digest #396, Volume #7 Sat, 19 Feb 05 11:50:01 EST Contents: FS: MasterDAT 124minute Tapes (waynefb@earthlink.net) fs HHB 830 Burnit (tom groff) Re: emphasis (Bill Shaw) FS: Dictaphone Bulk Eraser ("terrapin") Travis on BBC Radio Scotland Tsunami Benefit show ("Ken Ko") Slint - Reunion Tour 2005 ("Dave") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: waynefb@earthlink.net Subject: FS: MasterDAT 124minute Tapes Reply-To: waynefb@earthlink.net Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:16:12 -0600 (GMT-06:00) I recently moved to a hard-drive solution and have the following unopened audio DATs left: QTY: 3 Boxes (10 tapes per box) of MasterDAT 124 minute tapes. 2 packages (10 tapes per package) of Fuji Bulk 94 minute tapes. All of these are unopened and came from Cassette House last year. Both the MasterDat and Fuji tapes come in hard plastic audio DAT cases. You cannot get either of these from Cassette House any longer since Fuji stopped making DAT tape. If you used either of these tapes you know what a great tape this was. I want to sell the 94 tapes together (all twenty of them) for $30.00 The MasterDATs I'll break up, but I want $27 a box for each... If someboday wants all 50 I'll work something out with you. Regards, Wayne ------------------------------ From: tom groff Subject: fs HHB 830 Burnit Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:38:23 -0800 (PST) For sale is a HHB 830 cd recorder, in very good condition, used very little. This is the same one that was for sale on Datheads a few weeks ago. I bought it , then found another one a HHB 830 Burnit plus. I went with the 830 burnit plus because it has xlr ins and outs. Since i have a cassette deck that has xlr outs, the 830 plus is more conveinent for me. I am selling the HHB 830 for the same price I got it here $350 with shipping. comes with original box, manual Please email me off list if interested.. Tom __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Bill Shaw Subject: Re: emphasis Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:27:24 -0800 Another option, I believe the simplest, would be to play the tape back on a deck that supports emphasis. (Teac DAP20 for instance and some JVC home decks). Bill > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Ramstad > Subject: Re: emphasis > Reply-To: rramstad@alum.mit.edu > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:42:46 -0800 > > It is absolutely critical when transferring from DAT to WAV or similar > to account for preemphasis. > > That said, there are many ways to skin the proverbial cat if you are > doing a digital transfer. > > 1) (Recommended earlier by another poster) > > Use a CD burning program that supports setting the preemphasis flag, > and if you keep the WAV files around as data, make sure you keep notes > that they require preemphasis. > > Pros: least manipulation of the data so the result is essentially > identical to the source DAT > > Cons: some idiots will inevitably do a DAE on the audio CD and then > wonder why the result sounds like crap, or burn the WAV to audio CD > without setting the preemphasis flag and wonder why the result sounds > like crap, or will listen to the WAV file through WinAmp or similar on > a computer and wonder why it sounds like crap > > WAV files do NOT have a space in them for noting if the preemphasis > flag is set or not, and as a result, it's super easy for this > information to be lost. > > 2) (New suggestion) > > If you have an appropriate sound editing program and are doing other > extensive work on the recording -- resampling, normalizing because > levels are really low, and so on -- most editors have the ability to > apply preemphasis which will result in corrected WAV files. > > Pros: possible for people to listen to the WAV directly and have it > sound good, impossible for people to screw up later > > Cons: if it isn't done properly, the correction of preemphasis can > introduce audible artifacts... modern software shouldn't have this > problem. That said, there is a slight digital generational loss by > doing this process, much like resampling. > > Long story short, if you are going to be doing any extensive work on > the audio, especially resampling, it would be an excellent idea to > also deemphasize in the digital domain. > > One program I know of that does the deemphasis is sox, which is kind > of a swiss army knife type tool that runs on Linux. I think any of > the standard DAW type programs (Sound Forge et al) should have > deemphasis functions, though. > > I've only dealt with one recording with preemphasis, and the results > turned out pretty good, I tried both methods and ultimately decided > the corrected version was easier in the long run. I imported the 44.1 > kHz DAT at 24 bits, deemphasized, then did a bunch of other work > including normalization and some fades and correction of levels in > various places, then went to 16 bits for CD audio. If I was doing it > again today, I'd probably do the same thing except import at 32 bits. > It was a long time ago but I think I used Sound Forge for everything. > > Hope this information helps! > > -- Bob > > ------------------------------ From: "terrapin" Subject: FS: Dictaphone Bulk Eraser Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:08:37 -0500 FS is a Dictaphone Audio/Video Bulk Tape Eraser, Model 404846. I've used this to erase VCR video tapes and Dat audio tapes. Very solid unit. I thought I'd offer it up here before going to ebay. I think these go for around $75 so that's what I'm asking, but if that figure is out of line, I'm willing to accept offers. Buyer pays shipping. Unit weights approx 10 lbs and dimensions are 10" x 7" x 3.5". ------------------------------ From: "Ken Ko" Subject: Travis on BBC Radio Scotland Tsunami Benefit show Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:30:18 -0800 Looking for a UK FM taper who can record this. Travis are playing tomorrow night as part of a spectacular line-up of Scottish bands to raise money for the victims of the tsunami in southeast Asia. The concert takes place at Glasgow's SECC and the bill includes Teenage Fan Club, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Idlewild, Mogwai and Mull Historical Society amongst many others. BBC Radio Scotland are broadcasting live from this event from 19:05 - 22:00 (GMT) and you can listen to the event online at the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/scotland.shtml Scottish Television (STV) viewers will also be able to see edited highlights of the gig at 11.30 - 1.10am. http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=37&programmeId=25443197&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details.jsp Thanks! -Ken ------------------------------ From: "Dave" Subject: Slint - Reunion Tour 2005 Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:53:39 -0600 If anyone is planning on recording any shows on the upcoming tour, please get in touch. I'll be covering - Louisville, ATP and all three Chicago dates. DPA4060 - M1 All dates available here http://www.descendo.com/slint/ ------------------------------ ** 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. Problems or questions about a subscription should be addressed via these avenues and then if needed to dat-heads-owner@datheads.phish.net or postmaster@datheads.phish.net never the list itself You can submit a message for inclusion in the next digest via this address: Internet: dat-heads@datheads.phish.net Archives of DAT-Heads digests and related files are available on the DAT-Heads home page: http://www.solorb.com/dat-heads/ End of DAT-Heads Digest ******************************