DAT-heads Digest #409, Volume #7 Fri, 4 Mar 05 11:50:01 EST Contents: ISO: Australian Tapers for Upcoming Chris Whitley shows ("Kenneth Dudzik") Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer (Thomas Wulf) Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer (Clark Guy) calling alex coluzzi ("Neil Sturtevant") iso:Tapers for Shellac 4/13 Minneapolis & 4/14 Milwaukee (Geoff/Morgan) Nada Surf on VHS or DVD (KindTaper@aol.com) Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer and cassette decks (Keith Bode) Anyone taping Interpol on March 9th in Boston? ("William Schofield, III") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kenneth Dudzik" Subject: ISO: Australian Tapers for Upcoming Chris Whitley shows Reply-To: Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:53:51 -0600 Hi DAT-Heads, If there are any Australian tapers reading, please let me know if there is a chance you could tape any of these shows. CW is taper friendly audience and sbd hookups are welcome. Just get there early and talk to his manager. Any help is greatly appreciated! Ken 03/25/05 Friday "Cockatoo Island Festival" Showtime: tba Ticket Info: tba 03/26/05 Saturday "Byron Blue Fest" Byron Bay Showtime: tba Ticket Info: tba 03/28/05 Monday "Byron Blues Fest" Byron Bay Showtime: tba Ticket Info: tba 03/29/05 Tuesday "Vanguard" Newtown (Sydney) Showtime: tba Ticket Info: tba 03/30/05 Wednesday "Heritage Hotel Wollongong" New South Wales (Sydney) Showtime: tbaTicket Info: tba 03/31/05 Thursday "Brass Monkey" Cronulla (Sydney) Showtime: tba Ticket Info: tba ------------------------------ From: Thomas Wulf Subject: Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer Reply-To: Thomas Wulf Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:15:36 +0100 an oldie but goodie topic. Seth wrote: Subject: Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:42:40 -0600 I'm amazed that no one's still doing it this way: Play DAT back into computer through a digital I/O card such as the Zefiro ZA-2. I have a Tascam DA-30 MkII that I use mostly for playback only (I record on one of two good ol' Sony TCD-D3 DAT recorders). I connect the Tascam to the Zefiro card via the AES/EBU connectors. I also have a good Sony minidisc deck that I connect via the coaxial RCA connectors, leaving the optical open for future reference. While this takes real time to play back, I usually do this when I get home at night and let it go overnight. Now, there are USB devices that have digital I/O (as well as analog I/O) such as the ESI U24X. While I haven't used the digital I/O on my U24X, the analog section works fine, so I have no concerns about using it instead of the Zefiro card. These USB devices are pretty reasonable in cost, like less than US$150. Hope this helps!!! Guy Clark ------------------------------ From: "Neil Sturtevant" Subject: calling alex coluzzi Reply-To: Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:51:55 -0800 can you contact me off list, please Neil Sturtevant "shadowboxing the apocalypse, wandering the land" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.2 - Release Date: 2/28/2005 ------------------------------ From: Geoff/Morgan Subject: iso:Tapers for Shellac 4/13 Minneapolis & 4/14 Milwaukee Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:15:07 -0600 Hey, anyone planning on taping Shellac 4/13 Minneapolis at the 1st Avenue or 4/14 Milwaukee at Todd Wehr Hall? I'm willing to cover ticket cost, dats and batteries if you want. These need to be stealth. thanks, Geoff ------------------------------ From: KindTaper@aol.com Subject: Nada Surf on VHS or DVD Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 19:38:25 EST Anyone on the list ever filmed Nada Surf? Please contact me if you have shows to trade. Thanks, Wes Kindtaper@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Keith Bode Subject: Re: Best Way To Convert DAT to Computer and cassette decks Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:41:55 -0800 Cassettes I'm with Seth on this: >2. Play the dat tape on a dat deck, take the output into the > computer. (2a: digital, 2b: analog. Don't go there.) > If you have a DAT with only Toslink out,and a card with a Coax in, you may need to get a C02, or other converter. I usually use SF6.0, and I like to hopefully keep nominal levels around -6, but peaks can absolutely not touch 0.0 db, so I occasionally have to set EQ's. Personally, I know cassettes are not the crap they are painted as. I have a bunch of cassettes I recorded from CD's for listening in my vehicle. I own 2 3 head Onkyo's, one the TA 2070 that I was told was built by Nak, and a TA 2056. Both are nice 3 head units. I'd sell the 2056 for a fair price. When I listened to the cassettes, and a-b'ed them to the CD player, I preferred the sound of the cassettes to the CD. I am very biased against listening to CD's, With Reel ToReel being my favorite listening source, and DAT and LP almost equal to reels. For the narrow minded and under expose, there are vast quantitie of LP's around, that don't sound like your older sisters Paul Revere and The Raiders records. the The 2070 has all the azimuth adjustments and everything I can imagine a tape deck having ------------------------------ From: "William Schofield, III" Subject: Anyone taping Interpol on March 9th in Boston? Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:47:45 -0500 Is anyone going to see Interpol in Boston on March 9th and taping them? 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