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<p>Dear Jim:</p>
<p>I don't know what David is getting at. If you put your DAT
machine on internal sync and lock the MOTU via SPDIF or AES/EBU it
will do a good job capturing the DAT.</p>
<p>The major cautions working in this mode (slaving to the DAT) is
some DAT machines revert to outputting 48k clock when they are
stopped, so you need to ensure that the DAT machine is putting out
the intended (44.1k) clock before you hit record in your DAW. And
if you have a MOTU control panel, watch what rate it says it is
slaved at.<br>
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<p>Best wishes,</p>
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<p>Bob</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/6/21 2:04 AM, Jim Brown via
ProAudio wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:8ee88fa6-0409-f40d-ee8f-c130f8ad9a16@audiosystemsgroup.com">I
need to transfer a few dozen DATs to a hard drive for archiving
before it's too late to find hardware on which to do it. 20-25
years ago when I was recording this material, I had a tower
machine set up as a DAW with all the interfaces needed to do the
transfers. It's been 15 years since that machine was booted, and
it was more than ten years old then. And I don't remember the
logon. :)
<br>
<br>
So I need advice about hardware. I still have the Tascam DA-P1 on
which they were recorded, but I'm not sure it will live long
enough. I'll try it first. It outputs S/PDIF, so I need an
interface to get into my Windoze machines. All use USB, but I
think I might have one with Firewire.
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<br>
I found a MOTU 8D with USB 2.0 and S/PDIF I/O. David Josephson has
cautioned me that some interfaces may not sync well enough to the
stream for a clean transfer. Can anyone advise about this
particular product? The material is all acoustic jazz with
important artists, so quality is paramount. Most if not all of the
masters are 44.1.
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<br>
Can anyone suggest another interface? Also suggestions of a source
for a good used DAT if mine doesn't make it through the process?
I'll be 80 in the fall, my last recording was 12 years ago, this
project is going to be a one-off, so I don't want to spend big
bucks if I don't need to.
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<br>
Thanks, Jim Brown
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