DAT-heads Digest #408, Volume #7 Thu, 3 Mar 05 11:50:04 EST Contents: Melt Banana Taping Policy-reply (Bruce Burnett) Tascam 103 analog deck manual? (Compudude) WTB: AKG SE300 "Blueline" series active cables and capsules. ("Sanjay M. Suchak") Re: Best Way to Transefr from DAT to Computer (Peter DiCamillo) Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer (Philip Dinhofer) Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer (Seth Breidbart) Re: Melt Banana (Ryan Gear) The Grays or Jason Falkner on VHS/DVD (KindTaper@aol.com) ISO: Kyuss - 08-30-1995 Helsinki Video (pstoltz1@tiscali.se) FS - Mint V2 (ngregory@nc.rr.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Burnett Subject: Melt Banana Taping Policy-reply Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 10:04:49 -0800 (PST) They have been cool with it in the past, but I always ask permission from someone the band at "each show", because the policy could change from tour to tour. I'd dig a copy btw :) BB __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ------------------------------ From: Compudude <75541.100@compuserve.com> Subject: Tascam 103 analog deck manual? Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:19:39 -0500 Hi James, I am not familiar with and don't have the manual for the Tascam 103, but = if your tapes are really valuable, you have to pay the price for a decent cassette deck (unless you find other source than ebay). I can recommend y= ou to join "naktalk" at naks.com, as you can get valuable info about cassett= e decks and how to use them. = What you'll probably need is a deck with adjustable azimuth (head-angle alignment). The bias control is for recording only, has no function for playback. Hope this helps, _Fuad Message text written by Digestifier >From: James Treworgy Subject: Tascam 103 analog deck manual? Reply-To: James Treworgy Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:04:57 -0500 I realize this is a DAT list, but there's no such thing as an analog discussion group anymore I and figured someone might still own one of these. I picked up a used Tascam 103 deck in order to use a decent quality cassette deck for transferring a lot of irreplaceable analog tapes to digital. (Amaazing how hard is is to find a decent used cassette deck that's not just way too expensive... people apparently still willing to pay $150+ for a pro deck on ebay that's 10 or 15 years old!!) Anyway it obviously has no manual. I'm not sure how to adjust the bias controls on the deck. I wondered if anyone either has a manual for the deck they'd be willing to scan (at least the relevant sections) or could explain/direct me to info on setting bias correctly. It has a single "BIAS" knob with "REF" labelled at the center position, and two other knobs labelled "PRESET" for the L&R channel that are near the bias knob with range "MIN" to "MAX". I am not sure if these are also for bias adjustment or for something else. Sorry for the non-DAT related content (except that the purpose of this is to create bits from sine waves...) and any suggestions or help appreciated. < ------------------------------ From: "Sanjay M. Suchak" Subject: WTB: AKG SE300 "Blueline" series active cables and capsules. Reply-To: sms21@geneseo.edu Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:06:49 -0500 (EST) I would like to buy a set of extension/active cables for these microphones and possibly the ck91 and ck92 caps depending on the price for those. thanks, Sanjay ------------------------------ From: Peter DiCamillo Subject: Re: Best Way to Transefr from DAT to Computer Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:59:03 -0500 I wrote: > Bob Ramstad wrote: > >> I can tell you what I use. I have an audio capable DAT drive that I >> purchased from Mashtek. I have it connected to a box running a >> version of Linux (White Box Enterprise Linux) but any version of Linux >> would do. I use read_dat to import from the DATs. >> >> This avoids the whole soundcard and timing issue entirely, and as a >> bonus, the DATs are read in at 2x normal speed. > > I use this method too, and find that it works very well. I do it using > an audio-capable Sony SDT-9000 DAT drive, and using Mac OS X with a > program I wrote, based on the code for read_dat. The program should > work with other drives as well. I'll be glad to provide a copy of the > program to anyone who requests it. Due to receiving several requests, I've set up a web page from which you can download my program. You can get it at: http://buzzlabs.com/~peter/datxtract/ There is more information there as well. Peter ------------------------------ From: Philip Dinhofer Subject: Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:13:37 -0800 (PST) Don't know if it is the best, but it has worked for me for many years. Also depends on how much you are willing to spend for your connection as the add ons always cost $$$. I use a Lynx1 soundcard that has XLR cables connected to it. They just plug into the back of my DAT and transfer via the DAT's digital output right to my Hard Drive. I don't worry about Analog to Digital converters, because I am keeping the digital signal digital all along. I upload the information to my HD with Sound Forge software. I am using version 4.0 but I think they are up to 6.0 and when I get some cash I just may upgrade myuself. Sound Forge permits the editing of the .wav files, allows you to index them (i.e.: inster the track positions) while watching the sound in the form of an osiliscope reading of the sound's wave forms, thus by the changing patterns you can find the precise start / end of a song and mark your tracks accordingly. I then burn to CD with one of the tools in Sound Forge called CD Architect. __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ------------------------------ From: Seth Breidbart Subject: Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:02:52 -0500 (EST) There are three basic classes of ways to convert dat tapes. 1. A hardware device that reads dat directly into the computer (computer dat drive), with appropriate software. 2. Play the dat tape on a dat deck, take the output into the computer. (2a: digital, 2b: analog. Don't go there.) 3. Convert the dat tape externally to something the computer can read directly. E.g. Dat deck into CDR burner, dat deck into PDAudio on a Pocket PC recording on a PCMCIA disk. Seth ------------------------------ From: Ryan Gear Subject: Re: Melt Banana Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:29:37 -0500 > > >Anyone know the deal with taping MB? >Let me rephrase that, Does anyone know the deal with taping Melt Banana and >would they please let me know if they allow open taping? :) > > I imagine they're still pro-taping. Haven't taped them in a few years, but never had any trouble the few times I have taped them. r. ------------------------------ From: KindTaper@aol.com Subject: The Grays or Jason Falkner on VHS/DVD Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:10:57 EST Just wondering if anyone knows the filmer of the Tower Records acoustic concert The Grays performed when their album was released. I have a very poor version of it but would like something better. Would also love to find any other Grays or Jason Falkner on VHS or DVD. I have one master from IPO in 2001 but plan to film him in a couple of weeks at SXSW. If anyone is going to that show and can try to get a SBD patch, that'd be great. Please contact me. Rawk! Thanks, Wes Kindtaper@aol.com ------------------------------ From: pstoltz1@tiscali.se Subject: ISO: Kyuss - 08-30-1995 Helsinki Video Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 07:47:05 +0100 Kind of a long shot, but I'm in search for an upgrade on video for this show: Kyuss-AUG-30-1995-Helsinki, Finland @ Icehall Short set, about 26minutes. Need an upgrade from my pretty grainy copy. If anyone has any info, I would really appreciate it. Thanks! PS! Always looking for good quality The Mars Volta video material. Get in touch if you have any. ------------------------------ From: ngregory@nc.rr.com Subject: FS - Mint V2 Reply-to: ngregory@nc.rr.com Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 08:36:37 -0500 submitting for a friend...contact him at email below: I am selling my absolute *mint* condition V2. This was one of the last units Grace made, and is only about 2 and 1/2 years old. It looks as if it was just taken out of the box. It performs flawlessly. I still have the original box and manual, and will include them if I can locate them. I will also include a $100 set of Ixos Gamma XLR interconnects. Please get in touch if you are interested. You can contact me at: gottajiboo40@mac.com Thanks! -Jason ------------------------------ ** 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 ******************************