Listening To A File Without Recording; Running The Naplay; Front Panel Indications - Townshend Computer Tools DAT-Link User Manual

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5.1.2 Listening to a File Without Recording

To listen to a le (live playback) without recording, the same instructions can be
followed with one exception | instead of starting the tape recording, put the DAT
machine into record-standby mode. This is usually accomplished by pressing either
just the record button or both the record and pause buttons on the DAT machine.
The DAT's user manual should provide details on placing the machine in this mode.
While the DAT is in record-standby mode, the digital audio provided by the
Link
will be converted to its analog form by the DAT machine allowing you to listen
to the output using the DAT's analog or headphone outputs.
5.2 Running the
The program allows you to transfer audio data from a disk le to the
naplay
Link
for either listening or recording. It has numerous options, but in its simplest
form you may simply type:
naplay file
le
where is the name of a le containing the audio data. In this form,
identi es the type of the le using some heuristics and interprets any header present
DAT-Link
to set up the
assumes the le contains stereo audio data sampled at 48,000 samples/second and
stored as 16 bit signed integers. The entire le will be played once.
If you are running
naplay
DAT-Link
connected to the
variable before running
naplay
The following sections describe the various options available to override the defaults.
A short summary of these options is available at any time by simply typing:
naplay -help
You can also refer to the online manual page (a copy of which in included in Ap-
pendix G).

5.3 Front Panel Indications

DAT-Link
While the is sending valid data to its digital audio outputs, the Playback
LED on the front panel should be on. A quick check of this light can help isolate
Program
naplay
parameters. If the le type is not recognized,
on a machine on a local area network other than the one
, you will need to set the
. See 3.2 for more details.
Playback Tutorial
DAT-
DAT-
naplay
naplay
environment
AUDIO DEVICE