Michael Graves wrote:
> The early PCM decks to which someone refered were in fact Sony Betamax
> inductrial VCRs with a special PCM encoding unit that converted
> analogue audio to PCM data the coded it for recording as a vide signal.
> These were widely used to master classical recording when digital audio
> was in its infancy. To my ear they sounded harsh.
>
Aren't 8mm video tapes (I believe that they use Hi 8 tapes) also a common standard
in professional studios?
Also, isn't the final stereo mix for an audio recording almost always stored on
DAT?
Actually the blank DAT tapes used are data grade and are certified as 100% error
free (if you can believe that such a thing exists.
When my oldest daughter was graduating from college, she wanted to send out demo
tapes to recording studios (she was applying for in internship). At first we were
looking for "professional grade" compact cassettes.
Several people on the list that are in the business including Len Moskowitz from
Core Sound told me that if we didn't use DATs they would get thrown in the
garbage. I also first learned about Art's Cassette Castle from Len when I asked
for a source of reasonably priced blank DATs
We were sending out 30 copies, so it could have gotten costly. Art had single pass
data grade (HP) DATs. At first i was concerned that there was a difference and
with my background in MD was afraid that data and music DATs were not compatible.
Fortunately it turned out that not only were DATA grade DATs compatible, they were
what professional studios used.
I guess the so called music grade DATs are for non professional use.
Larry
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