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Re: DAT to PC recording

Subject: Re: DAT to PC recording
From: Dan Dugan <>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 01:38:02 -0800
pratap singh wrote:

>Dear Nature Recordists,
>I  am going to transfer my DAT bird song recordings to pc using Sony 
>D100 , Coresound 7 pin cable, Roland UA30 USB interface and Cooledit 
>pro LE software. I need suggestions regarding:
>
>1.Resolution of recording to hard disc? My UA30 is 20 Bit.

You should transfer the files digitally, so the number of bits in 
your interface's A/D converter doesn't matter. Since they're from 
DAT, they're 16-bit and I'd transfer them to 16-bit files.

>2. File format to save the recordings for ultimately CD burning for 
>archiving or producing a birdsong CD. I find options like PCM wave 
>etc.

Depends on where the files go next.

>3. Reliable CD brand for archiving recordings?

I hope Mitsui Gold is reliable, that's what I use.

-Dan Dugan


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