DAT-heads Digest #459, Volume #7 Fri, 22 Apr 05 09:50:01 EDT Contents: RE: Baffling DVDR Issue - Calling all geeks ("wboswell@excite.com") where to purchase thin mic line? ("Neil Sturtevant") dat & pcm > pc? (acffh) ISO Sonosax SX-M2 ("Doug Lantelme") Re: Baffling DVDR Issue ("Dave & Em") Bass Cut (or any EQ) with Cool Edit Pro ("Gary Davis") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "wboswell@excite.com" Subject: RE: Baffling DVDR Issue - Calling all geeks Reply-To: wboswell@excite.com Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Scott- I went through a similar experience and, through some research, discovered that there are lots of variances in available media. This website helped me discover which media best suits my current drive... http://makeashorterlink.com/?L25D14EEA Hope this helps William _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ------------------------------ From: "Neil Sturtevant" Subject: where to purchase thin mic line? Reply-To: Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:28:36 -0700 also, one can purchase the mic cable used for the sennheiser l;avalier omni's. it is very small and one version is very strong as they use steel wire to keep cable from breaking Neil Sturtevant "shadowboxing the apocalypse, wandering the land" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release Date: 4/20/2005 ------------------------------ From: acffh Subject: dat & pcm > pc? Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:42:16 -0500 The thing about the sampling rates is this- The old PCM tapes are not quite 44.1KHz, they are actually 44.056 KHz. . . If you transfer PCM tapes directly to 44.1 there will be a slight pitch shift. My friends and I transfered a bunch of PCM tapes over the years, and in order to do the digital transfer from a PCM 601 to a soundcard, we had to use something to match the sampling rates. We used either the Panasonic SV3500 or the HHb CDR-800 in monitor mode (no DAT/disc, passing signal constantly) so that the Audiomedia III could lock onto a digital signal This was a couple years ago, and I did not make tech notes on the setup but I recall that either the soundcard would not lock on our PCM601's output, or it would lock up in 44.1 mode but there was a pitch shift compared to the 44.056 source signal. According to what notes I have copied a lot of PCM's to DAT via PCM>HHbCDR-800>SV3700 and I just loaded the DAT's into Protools (v3 at the time?) via the Audiomedia III's S/Pdif input. hope this sheds some light on the difference between DAT and PCM transfers (I do DAT's all the time at my workstation via DAT > (Oade cable if needed) > S/Pdif > Audiomedia III > Powermac G3/OS9 > Protools 4.1.1) . -tom ps I have an M-Audio 2496 now on my newer machine, aPowermac G4/Panther, and have used it a few times with Audacity v1.2.3 to bring in DAT's, and it's fine, but the old machine still works great, and I still like protools better than audacity for editing. From: "fun soul" Subject: dat & pcm > pc? Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:58:49 +0000 What hardware do I need to do digital transfers from DAT and PCM to pc? The DAT machine is a Sony DTC-59es and the PCM is a Sony PCM-601esd. I know that the sampling rates are slightly different between the 2 formats so would appreciate info on how to deal with that issue as well. ------------------------------ From: "Doug Lantelme" Subject: ISO Sonosax SX-M2 Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:36:44 +0000 ssia, sell me your Sax and buy that V3 (or m148, or 722, or...)you've always wanted BWT: David Byrne 8-18-04 to the first 3 replies, shn or wav DougL ------------------------------ From: "Dave & Em" Subject: Re: Baffling DVDR Issue Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:47:09 -0400 Scott, Try updating the firmware in your DVD drive. Many times the manufacturer releases these updates to add new media support. Since it is a generic drive, they may not have good support updates, but its is definitley worth a look. Dave >From: "Scott" >Subject: Baffling DVDR Issue - Calling all geeks >Reply-To: "Scott" >Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:35:58 -0400 > >I've got a generic DVD+/-RW drive in a Win 2K SP4 machine with a gig of RAM >and a Celeron 2.4. The drive has performed flawlessly for a year. > >I just bought 2 spindles of Philips DVD+Rs at $3.99 for 15 - a great deal. >Problem is, they seem to be sorta useless. >...... ------------------------------ From: "Gary Davis" Subject: Bass Cut (or any EQ) with Cool Edit Pro Reply-to: g@hoxnet.com Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:53:04 -0700 Cool Edit Pro allows a full range of equalization through the option: TRANSFORM>FILTERS There are a number of choices that can all accomplish the same thing, but you specify the eq parameters somewhat differently. The "Graphic Equalizer" is perhaps the easiest to use and most common way to express EQ. Note that it pops up as a 10-band equalizer but you can change it to 20 or 30 bands. If you want to draw a specific bass curve, the FFT Filter option is for you. Or, you can use the Parametric Equalizer. For removing feedback, there's also a Notch Filter. Note that CEP has a "preview" option which lets you listen to your chosen EQ in realtime. You can also change the parameters in realtime while you're monitoring, but this doesn't work as smoothly as a real (hardware) equalizer - you have to take your mouse off the adjustment and wait a second for the change to take place. Also note that each of the Equalizer features has a number of built- in presets. For example, you can go to FFT Filter and then choose "Bass Cut" as a starting point - you can then modify the curve yourself if you like. You can also save your own presets in any module. Finally, if you want to analyze the bass before you cut it, to "see" the problem, use the feature ANALYZE>FREQUENCY ANALYSIS. To see the bass clearly, click the "Linear View" box to OFF (ie, a logrythmic view). Don't forget to click "Scan" or you'll only be seeing a graph for one frame of sound. (Highlight a few minutes of a single song first or you'll be waiting a long time to analyze your whole concert). Finally, if this is all too complicated, CEP has a featue called "Quick Filter" which is basically just a simplified graphic equalizer. Or if this is too simple, it has a feature called "Scientific Filters" which allows for very precise specification of your filter. Both of these options are also found under Transform>Filters. Good luck! --Gary ------------------------------ ** 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 ******************************