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Digital Audio Tape & Mastering... Posted by Steve... (from: 194.117.146.208) on May 30, 2000 at 07:24:38: In Reply to: need help now--tascam 302 or DAT or what? posted by debra on May 29, 2000 at 16:01:30: DAT is quite expensive as it was never really adopted by the Consumer market. Midi Disk is cheap and sounds excellent although some people complain about it's compression routines, most people quite frankly, wouldn't notice. DAT is now a professionally adopted market (as Beta Video cassettes are compared to the consumer adopted VHS. Beta was always considered better but Sony didn't market it properly). You have a tape based MultiTrack recorder which would be out-classed by the DAT machine. Unless you need the DAT format, I would go for the Minidisk in your situation. They are barely more expensive than a double audio cassette deck and much more usable. More to the point, they sound better. You also have the option to buy one of the 'Portable MidiDisk player/recorders' which are extremely attractively priced and sound great. Make sure that it has a 'Digital Connection' as you may be needing that in the future... Cheers Steve... Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : DAT is quite expensive as it was never really adopted by the Consumer market. Midi Disk is cheap and sounds excellent although some people complain about it's compression routines, most people quite frankly, wouldn't notice. DAT is now a professionally adopted market (as Beta Video cassettes are compared to the consumer adopted VHS. Beta was always considered better but Sony didn't market it properly). : You have a tape based MultiTrack recorder which would be out-classed by the DAT machine. Unless you need the DAT format, I would go for the Minidisk in your situation. They are barely more expensive than a double audio cassette deck and much more usable. More to the point, they sound better. You also have the option to buy one of the 'Portable MidiDisk player/recorders' which are extremely attractively priced and sound great. Make sure that it has a 'Digital Connection' as you may be needing that in the future... : : Cheers : : Steve... Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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