DAT/DDS resources

(miscellaneous useful info)

• The DATlib README talks about the problem with DDS drives in lengthy detail.
• DAT-Heads (this is a frequently asked question, but not yet in the FAQ).
• Recent DAT-Heads post on this issue.
• Statement on Seagate drives.
• Technical note from HP explaining why normal DDS drives can't read audio DATs.
• Audio & Music Applications for SGI.
• SGI hardware FAQ
• Ask Slashdot thread on this topic.
• A Google search on this topic.
• Survey of digital sound cards (if you have access to a real audio DAT drive).
• Linux MIDI & Sound Applications; a long list of good links, but not strictly DAT-related.
• The Source Of All Tape Knowledge (not audio-related).
• DATMAN make software to use a DAT tape as a "disk drive". They also have some great technical bulletins.
• Sampling cassettes (thread on mp3.com).
• Giving up? Here's a list of audio DAT decks and another of S/PDIF cards.
• Converting 78rpm Records to Modern Media on Linux is a great article on sampling audio data digitally using a PC, with links to some excellent Linux software.
• Home-Recording.Com has some useful info on digital recording.
• For recording studios in the UK, try Scoot or Yell.