What to do with an ADAT?
What to do with an ADAT?
I just did some recording for a friend and he didn't have much money so he offered me an Alesis XT20 as payment instead. And me being a good friend, I accepted. I don't really need an ADAT recorder as I can record 14 channels at 96k 24bit into my computer already. Thinking about using it to record live shows or ebaying it. Any ideas?
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That's what my band is using my old ADAT's for. One lives at the rehearsal space all ready to go, the other is in my studio for mix down of rehearsal tapes. It's pretty great.TooLoFi wrote:use it for rehearsals. You can listen back, and mix whatever turns out good to your hard disk. then you can use the same tape for the next rehearsal.
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I wouldn't even consider it. Aside from the obvious likelyhood of transport failure, the ADAT would look at the control code track and just freak out. And even if that weren't an issue, the likelyhood of lining up the helical scan properly so the unit would track across the edit would be minimal at best.Tatertot wrote:Has ANYBODY ever made a looped ADAT tape by dissecting a VHS? I can just imagine the shrill digital cacophony...
or (probably) the machine gobbles up the tape and ends the fun immediately....
On the original topic, I further concur that it's a great thing to have for little remote recordings, practice sessions, whatnot.
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The machine gobbles tape even under the best of circumstances.
What a wonder and a marvel a brand new ADAT was, what a miracle in its way, opened the door to our world of today. As the fleets of ADATs get older and older, they are all breaking down, it's sad really, like the dying Veterans of World War One, soon there will be no more, except for perfectly preserved museum pieces.
What a wonder and a marvel a brand new ADAT was, what a miracle in its way, opened the door to our world of today. As the fleets of ADATs get older and older, they are all breaking down, it's sad really, like the dying Veterans of World War One, soon there will be no more, except for perfectly preserved museum pieces.
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Yes yes yes, hang on to the blasted thing - recently a friend of mine and I had a conversation along the lines of that in 10 years hipsters will be combing the internet looking for working versions of them so they can properly capture that "90's sound!" It will be worth a fortune!
"What you didn't record yours on vintage ADATs and 3630 compressors and mix on Monitor Ones? Phffff - Philistine. ADATs are CLASSIC man....it's got the vintage sound - so many great records were recorded on them...."
I know we weren't the first ones to figure this out, but you watch. It'll happen.
"What you didn't record yours on vintage ADATs and 3630 compressors and mix on Monitor Ones? Phffff - Philistine. ADATs are CLASSIC man....it's got the vintage sound - so many great records were recorded on them...."
I know we weren't the first ones to figure this out, but you watch. It'll happen.
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As crazy as this sounds that's exactly why I haven't gotten rid of the 3 that I have. Shit I have the space to store them so why not. What am I gonna get $200 a piece for them right now????? If I'm lucky. Maybe in 10 years someone will want them and be willing to pay. They are in the original boxes with all manuals so might as well store them well, you never know.Garthplinko wrote:Yes yes yes, hang on to the blasted thing - recently a friend of mine and I had a conversation along the lines of that in 10 years hipsters will be combing the internet looking for working versions of them so they can properly capture that "90's sound!" It will be worth a fortune!
"What you didn't record yours on vintage ADATs and 3630 compressors and mix on Monitor Ones? Phffff - Philistine. ADATs are CLASSIC man....it's got the vintage sound - so many great records were recorded on them...."
I know we weren't the first ones to figure this out, but you watch. It'll happen.
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