Dat Tape Machines - Tascam PCI-822 User Manual

DAT Tape Machines

Any DAT tape machine acts as the audio clock master when it's
playing, and as a slave when it's recording digital input (but not
analog input).
To record from a DAT machine into the PCI-822, connect a SPDIF
cable from the DAT's coax output to the PCI-822 coax input, set the
PCI-822 clock source to 'SPDIF,' press PLAY on the DAT, and then
record within your computer audio application. You can also use your
DAT machine as an A/D converter in this mode. Without pressing
PLAY, you can just set the DAT machine to monitor its analog inputs,
passing the audio through to the PCI-822 for recording on the
computer.
computer with
PCI-822
Clock Source: SPDIF
To send audio from the computer to a DAT machine such as the
TASCAM DA-20mkII, connect a SPDIF cable from the PCI-822 coax
output to the DAT machine's coax input, set the PCI-822 clock source
to 'Internal,' select the DAT's coax (digital SPDIF) input, and press the
RECORD button to put the DAT into record-pause mode. At this point,
the meters on the DAT machine will show the incoming digital audio
data. In record-pause mode, you can also use the DAT as a D/A
converter, playing audio from the computer through the DAT's analog
outputs. To turn off pause mode and begin recording on the DAT,
press the PAUSE button.
computer with
PCI-822
Clock Source: Internal
SPDIF
DAT machine
(automatically set to
sync
internal sync when playing)
SPDIF
DAT machine
(automatically set to external sync
sync
when recording digital input)
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