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Are DATs Still Worth Buying?

Posted by Cliff on from the media-types-slated-for-extinction dept.

Anonymous Coward asks: "DATs are currently the standard for recording legal concerts like Phish and the Grateful Dead. However, they're absurdly expensive even on eBay and are no longer being developed actively by any companies. Are there any alternatives that are more cost effective than DATs (Sony has a D100 out for 700 USD) and maintain the same quality? (DATs can sample up to 48kHz)."

3 of 71 comments (clear)

  1. hmmm by Tumbleweed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ask the RIAA, I'm sure they'd be more than willing to help you out.

  2. Old-fashioned way by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hook up the sound engineer with the drug(s) of his/her choice, and get yourself a direct digital feed from the board. Don't be stupid, there is a protocol for doing this intelligently and I leave its details as an exercise to the Googler (hint: it does not involve approaching the sound engineer during the concert)

    Then use a Nomad or similar to capture the PCM.

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  3. Found it! by sakusha · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have located a tape recorder that will meet all the quality requirements for any Phish or Dead concert.