Date:         Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:09:46 -1000
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From:         David Lewiston <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Glitchy dats
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Hello David

I encountered a similar problem with my Sony 2700A rackmount machine.

I think it may be clogged heads, because I've switched to my Portadat and 
that is still functioning.

Salutation, David L


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From: "David Lennick" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: August 03, 2006 5:41 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Glitchy dats


> I've been sent a load of DATs to transfer to CD for auditioning, and I 
> find
> that a number of them dating from 1996 have glitches. I don't know if 
> there's
> one brand more prone than others since I'm not monitoring consistently, 
> but
> they do seem to turn up on Sony PDP-124s. Anyone have similar experiences? 
> Any
> thoughts on whether this was a bad brand (I had problems with it myself) 
> or if
> it was a matter of us not thoroughly erasing the tapes before using them 
> or not
> fast forwarding or rewinding them before using them?
>
> dl