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Not having the remotest chance of a second of access to a
1/2" tape deck, I choose on the side of preserving the work in a state that I
can pick up in the future - and, if I want to go back to the tape (if it hasn't
fallen to time's ravages) to catch something, I can; but to avoid using the
tape, I have a 32-bit 44.1 WAV file to work with. One can screw up a mix
to DAT in any event, such that one couldn't tell the difference by what was
recorded. After encountering the DVD Audio process, and its promise of not
only better audio but surround as well, I started recording at 32-bit
44.1. When I upgrade the sound card, it'll be one capable of recording at
DVD Audio's rate, and not just 44.1. If I'm not happy enough with the
results made under the present regime, I'll go back.
For now, I utilize the three main rules of Data
Processing, circa 1980:
1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup
Neh?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
21:32:PM
Subject: Re: archiving methods
i think you may be missing the point here. if you mix to
something like 1/2" ampex 499. it will probably be in pretty good shape 30
years from now. and though there are other advantages to digital, no one who
seriously listens thinks that a cd or a DAT sounds as good as a half inch
master. as the digital teechnology gets better, you can take the half inch and
make better digital recordings. DVD audio is a great example. if everyone had
mixed to dat or cd then when higher fidelity reproducers became available,
there would be no point in out. why limit yourself forever to 16 bit /44.1
when someday the standard will be much higher. i understand that not everyone
has an ATR102 1/2 machine in the studio (i'm very lucky...) but there is a
reason that when folks get enough cash together to make a modest priced record
that they don't mix to DAT...
On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at
04:07 PM, S.P. Goodman wrote:
Jeepers folks,
All of us should already know how
fast tape degrades, no matter how much you paid for it. I suppose if
you don't like the idea of Bad CD Mixdown Syndrome one can just keep it in
storage, on tape, and hope for the best. Each dupe you make loses more
and more - but we know that too. The way I figure it, as long as I can
make a CD containing the archives formerly saved on tape, I can freeze that
degradation, yes?
I'm in the long process of archiving old
recorded material of mine to CD, dating back to 1979. Boy, is there a
lotta hiss in those early ones! But a lot less than there would be if
I put this off, hm?
S.
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From: Nemoguitt@aol.com
To:
Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent:
Wednesday, December 04, 2002 20:32:PM
Subject: Re: archiving
methods
In a message dated
12/4/02 3:22:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
das@ubuibi.org
writes:
your tapes are falling apart as you read
this....
well so am i....:).....what to believe?.....michael
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