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In article <2013@ifi.uio.no> ketil@ifi.uio.no (Ketil Kirkerud) writes:
>In article <sZ3O9Ae00WB_B0829S@andrew.cmu.edu> yh0a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Yary Richard Phillip Hluchan) writes:
>This, of course, will be the largest problem : My main use for DAT 
>(when I get hold of one...) will be for music recording/mastering :
>Not being able to make (digital) copies would seriously cripple 
>the usefulness of the system : There is always som editing, etc
>to be done.. 

I don't think this will be a problem. From what I've heard, DAT can playback
at 32kHz, 44.1kHz and 48kHz, but record at only 32kHz and 48kHz, thus
making it impossible to copy directly. Unfortunately, this was easily
patched in DAT decks, so the manufacturers considered using a blocking
tone (yes, adding a high-pitched note and then trying to filter it in the
D/A stage -- fools !) to protect CDs. I'm happy that they seem to have
left this approach...

The only problem with dubbing should be in 44.1kHz, 48kHz would be no
problem, since you can't get there directly from CDs.

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