2. digital
  3. 991352384

DAT Transports

It looks like Dat has seen it's last days. A recent report indicates that the major manufacturer of DAT transports will no longer be producing them. The news on the street is that there is a 2 year supply and that Sony, Tascam and others will no longer be manufacturing DAT players after that time.

It appears that 8mm will be the de-facto choice. As well as lap top computers for "in the field" recordings.
ramstl
9fold
5 posts
 
...which company is the major manufacturer of DAT transports? I would have thought Sony was the main one manufacturing DAT transports.
grumpybb's avatar
grumpybb
124 posts
 
Sony as far as I know has always made there own transports. I have 3 DAT decks, a Sony DTC 670, Sony PDC-R300, and Fostex D-5, and each one of them has a completely different transport. I find it hard to believe that 1 company would be the only provider of transports for the differet companies such as Sony, Fostex, Tascam, Otari, and Panasonic that make DAT machines.
ramstl OP
342 posts
 
According to Mark Nutter, who owns and runs Sonic Sense in Denver, he spoke with Alps, who is, according to Mark, the major manufacture of 4 mm data transports, at this years N.A.B. show in Vegas. According to his report, Alps stated they would be no longer produce audio transports. He then spoke with Tascam and others who confirmed that they have a 2-3 year supply and then that would be all.

For more information on this check out Sonic Sense's web site at www.sonicsense.com
More to discover