[78-L] Pre-recorded DAT..ever seen one?

[David Lennick]

On 8/19/2012 7:21 PM, Sammy Jones wrote:
>> David Lennick wrote:
>>
>>> I knew the format never caught  on with consumers but I didn't realize
>>> any major labels ever released anything on DAT.
>>
>> I don't know about major labels getting into the DAT field; but Schwann
>> listed DAT pre-recorded tapes in its May 1988 issue, I believe for the
>> first time.  There were 44 titles by Delta Music (on the Capriccio,
>> Delta and Jazzline labels) and 8 titles on the GRP label.  I bought one
>> of those on the Delta label -- "Action Movie Themes" from Apocalypse
>> Now, Delta Force, Karate Kid, Rambo, Rocky III, etc.
>>
>> -- Jack Raymond
>
>
> I'm curious if the pre-recorded DATs you've seen were recorded at 48kbps.
> One consumer DAT recorder I've used (Pioneer?) would only allow recording at
> 48.
>
> Sammy Jones
>
My JVC consumer dat machine (first one I owned) would record at 48 and also 24 
(archive speed, double length), and if it received a digital signal it would 
record at 44 and defeat the copy guard. That machine is still in use because it 
plays everything perfectly and also performs the "renumber" function more 
efficiently than professional machines.

dl