Re: archiving methods

[bruce tovsky <bruce@skeletonhome.com>]

i have to agree with mr. monk here. a well-made 1/2" 30ips master kills
a dat or cd-r. i have heard (but not 'heard') that 24bit/96khz comes really
close, but that format is just being born. i backed up a lot of my 1/4"
tapes when i first got a dat for convenience, but i still go back to my
masters and my revox when i need to remaster something. archiving is
essential - do it on the best format you can - but store those originals
well, you'll be glad you did!
bruce

mr.monk wrote:

> i think you may be missing the point here. if you mix to something 
> like 1/2" ampex 499. it will probably be in pretty good shape 30 years 
> from now. and though there are other advantages to digital, no one who 
> seriously listens thinks that a cd or a DAT sounds as good as a half 
> inch master. as the digital teechnology gets better, you can take the 
> half inch and make better digital recordings. DVD audio is a great 
> example. if everyone had mixed to dat or cd then when higher fidelity 
> reproducers became available, there would be no point in out. why 
> limit yourself forever to 16 bit /44.1 when someday the standard will 
> be much higher. i understand that not everyone has an ATR102 1/2 
> machine in the studio (i'm very lucky...) but there is a reason that 
> when folks get enough cash together to make a modest priced record 
> that they don't mix to DAT...
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