SONY DTC 690 - Digital Audio Tape (DAT-Recorder)

[Zen5656]

Hi! Welches tape muss ich nehmen für 96khz und aufnahmen von 80 Minuten am Stück? Danke.

[technikfans]

@Zen5656 Hallo! Da mein Consumer-Gerät aus dem Video diese Samplingfrequenzen nicht unterstützt, kann ich Dir da leider keine genaue Antwort geben. Ich denke aber, dass entsprechende Geräte die identischen Bänder nehmen.

[cowboys4life956]

Great video, i never knew this existed

[TVperson1]

Do you know where I can get an RF amp for my DAT recorder?

[technikfans]

@TVperson1 Hi there! Sorry - I think I can´t, cause I don´t know what a "RF amp" is... ;-)

[MinistryOfSoundOldsk]

Those things never had Optical input/output yet? only phono (red / white cable).

[technikfans]

@MinistryOfSoundOldsk Yes, there is a optical input / output at this DAT Recorder!

[CoolDudeClem]

So these use helical scan like a VHS or Beta? Can these play regular analog tapes as well?

[technikfans]

@CoolDudeClem Hi there! Yes it does use helical scan - it´s actually the same system like VHS just in small. You can play and record only DAT Tapes!

[jaworskij]

The tapes are the same size as 8mm/Hi8 camcorder, but record only audio.

[MetallicBill]

Mine is a JVC home DAT tape from the Goodwill, now how often do you see that? I only found one, it was about $40 USD I believe, from memory, but the transport DID need repair, so it was like my Sony TRV99 Handycam, that needed repair as well for audio, not sure, but it's still with me, I wonder, how long though? I'd HATE for it to break now!!

[TVperson1]

I bought a DTC-750 on ebay, but the stupid thing has never worked properly.

[cassetteman1]

Very nice gear you have it! : )

Do you still trade cassettes DTC?

[technikfans]

@cassetteman1 No - I don`t trade any tapes - I never did it...

[Felix2417425]

Very nice recorder, thanks for showing! ;-) Best regards!

[vinyljunkie07]

Is that a SL-1200 underneath with a Ortofon OM Pro? ;-)

[technikfans]

@vinyljunkie07 Hi there! No - it´s unfortunaley not a SL-1200. It´s only a Gemini Record Player with belt drive... ;-) But the system is a Ortofon.

[agfamatic91]

i have heard aboute DAT tape before but never realy seen a DAT cassette deck.

its realy strange seing that tape runing that slow and still have so good sound quality. it seen to be a very nice unit

[technikfans]

@agfamatic91 The tape speed actually doesn´t matter. Don´t forget... It´s a digital recording - only 1 and 0 as signal... ;-)

[agfamatic91]

@technikfans

yes i know but still it looks very strange but that might be becoase im almost only used to analoge tape formats (compact cassette, VHS, mini cassette, hi8 and reel to reel) the only digital tape format i have ever used is DV-videotape.

[MetallicBill]

@technikfans Mine was running fast, and it had been in storage for some time. It is a temperamental mechanism because of Copy Protection built in, DAT was in trouble from day one with recording Rights management, even with a system in place, people felt it was too perfect a replication for consumers. That's why it was under pressure to be adopted widespread sales and acceptance, but paved the way for digital home recordings. Portables are still used by musicians

[spacehelmetforacow]

@technikfans Yep. It's basically a mini-VCR (Well, ACR, technically). It uses Helical scannling, like videotapes.

[spacehelmetforacow]

@agfamatic91 It's digital sound, *and* it uses helical scanning, like a mini version of a VCR, so it can store a lot of information with pretty good density...

[umajunkcollector]

I have DCC from Radio Shack. So sad that obselecense has made them almost worthless now. The Sony minidisk may still be usefull. I had a DAT drive in an old computer. I still like the cassettes bettter than recordable 5" CDs. The disadvantage to cassette is the wind/rewind search time. The mini disk or 3" CDR was the way to go = goodbye DAT/DCC.

[MetallicBill]

@umajunkcollector Actually, I could tell DCC or Digital Compact Cassette was going nowhere right away, to be an early adopter for that format was commercial suicide. Philips is the maker who swallowed the bullet there! I saw nothing remarkable about it, whereas DAT was the first digital recorder, small and effective, and it showed up in Walkman form, and in car stereo versions!

[legOldtimer]

Very nice machine, and still functions very good.

This machine is almost historic and earned cleaning from dust and dirt.

Nice video, thanks for posting.