I’m not an expert on digital recording but I’ve played around enough with DAT machines over the years to know a little. Yes, there’s a timecode embedded that tells the machine various data. I’m not sure how they go about keeping the signal syned-up when the pitch is changed. I’m assuming they increase or decrease the sampling rate. Hope this helps a little.

what song is that?

amazing and beautiful

LHB - Olivia Newton Christ

nice machine, i like how both reels are connected or seem like they are when you turn them by hand you could almost scratch that way but thats prob not good for it. id love to get my hands on one of these unit hell maybe a multitrack recorder.

Ampex 466 or 467, 3M 275, BASF/EMTEC 931, and Sony D tape can be used.. I have not tried the instrumentation tape formulations; they might work, but aren’t common in 1/4″.
Digital machines cannot use standard oxide tape.

These sort of decks were only way to record dig. 2-trk in the early 80’s, so that’s the point (1610 was for press masters and NED’s DTD sucked). These recorders are useless today, which is “the point” of putting this video up.. you don’t see these in the wild anymore for good reason, so does it matter if Radar’s converters are better? They probably are; Radar is years newer and they’re not comparable machines in form or function, so it’s irrelevant. technology evolves, you realize

the coercivity of standard tape (e.g. Quantegy 456, 499, etc) is incompatible with digital machines and will not work. Digital machines require metal-particle tape stock.

I believe the machine auto cross fades across tape edits if necessary and has strong error correction, it can handle mangled tape to some degree.. and I doubt parts are available, they certainly wouldn’t be worth the cost in comparison to the usefulness/value of the machine.

Have you ever tried recording on conventional “non digital” 1/4″ tape?
How about about mangled and badly spliced tape?
Can you still get parts and heads?

DAT and ADAT used helical-scan heads like a VTR. This machine uses a fixed head, like an analog recorder. The format of this machine is known as ‘DASH’ - Digital Audio Stationary Head.

Damn that thing is sweet… How much does it cost?

How does the sound compare to CD or other media? It looks like a high end mastering deck.

Future Proof by Massive Attack

and I’m glad you enjoy them!

Damn these great machines of your just drive my nuts. I want one!