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<div>Hello Anna,<br>
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Are you aiming to digitise these cassettes for archiving purposes, as
backups, or as access copies? <br>
<br>
There are pros and cons for using DAT. DAT is a pretty good
medium for long-term storage as long as they can be kept clean, cool
and dry, and their use is kept to a minimum to avoid damage such as
drop-outs. Their sample rate of 16bits 44.1 or 48kHz is not
considered "archive quality" anymore - we tend digitise at
24bits 48kHz or 24bits 96kHz wherever possible - but DAT's
signal-to-noise ratio and frequency response are still much better
than cassette. DAT has been an industry standard for recording
in film/TV, and for mastering in music for the last ten years or so.
However, DAT seems to be becoming obsolescent, so DAT units and
maintenance may be difficult to source in the future. <br>
<br>
My advice would be to digitise to hard disk at the highest
bitrate/samplerate you can. If MRALC is in a position to, buy a
Dell computer, software and a good-quality soundcard / A/D
converter. Have you approached AIATSIS about archiving your
material? Alternatively, we have digitised tapes for a number of
outside projects - please feel free to contact Amanda at <a
href="mailto:admin@paradisec.org.au">admin@paradisec.org.au</a>.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Frank Davey</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana">Just wondering about
possible options for digitising cassette tapes. We are considering
using our DAT recorder but I believe this may reduce the quality.
Where possible we do request CDs from AIATSIS. Any suggestions?<br>
Anna<br>
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Anna Ash<br>
Linguist<br>
Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre<br>
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