Digital Audio Tape (DAT) FAQ Silicon Graphics (SGI) decided that being able to read and write Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) is a neat idea, so they worked out a deal with Archive to have a special version of the 4320 DAT drive manufactured that would do this. Since then, there have been a number of newer drives released with the same capability, including the most recent from Sony.
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Not all DAT drives support reading and writing audio As far as we know the only companies that have ever released audio capable DAT drives are Archive/Conner/Seagate and Sony. Also these companies have released a lot of different drives that cannot read/write audio.
How to tell if your drive can read/write audio?
A while back, I got a really cheap SCSI Archive DDS-1 tape drive. I had hoped that this model would be flashable to a special firmware to allow it to play and record audio DATs, but I later found out this model hasn't been confirmed to work for this purpose.
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However, in the meantime, I found a nicely working Sony SDT-9000 DDS-3 drive for this purpose, leaving this Archive drive practically unused. Recently as I've looked into getting SCSI devices for my Macintosh Plus, SE and hopefully soon to be fixed SE/30 (boots after recap, but no video, so waiting on a replacement 74LS166 to show up), I've wondered if there's any software out there for System 6 and/or 7 that would allow me to use the tape drive for its original purpose of backing up data. While not massively useful, it would be fun to use such gear on my Compact Macs, with the help of my little SCSI 50 pin to DB-25 adapter. So, does anyone know if there is a tape drive program that would work with DDS? I know Apple shipped Retrospect with their QIC drives, but I haven't been able to really see if that software works with DDS drives or not. I am aware, what I was saying is that using the Mac OS 7 version of Retrospect on top of A/UX would likely not be able to access the DDS-1 drive. SSW7/Mac OS 7 apps can run on A/UX, but whatever solution Apple designed for doing this, strips the ability for said apps to access hardware directly, so if you ran Retrospect for Mac OS 7 on A/UX, it likely wouldn't be able to access SCSI devices.
That point is moot when running Mac OS 7 software on Mac OS 7, or A/UX software on A/UX. And yes, I do want to run A/UX, for fun. A while back, I got a really cheap SCSI Archive DDS-1 tape drive. I had hoped that this model would be flashable to a special firmware to allow it to play and record audio DATs, but I later found out this model hasn't been confirmed to work for this purpose. However, in the meantime, I found a nicely working Sony SDT-9000 DDS-3 drive for this purpose, leaving this Archive drive practically unused.
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The only big Mac program that I know used DDS drive audio was called StudioDAT (originally at ), available bundled in a complete system built from a 9600 or similar and an Archive DDS-2 drive, IIRC. There were a few other playback programs (one resource was ) but none that had as much power as StudioDAT. I tried desperately to find a copy of the software years ago but have never located anything; the original developers still existed at the time but didn't have the software mentioned anywhere and didn't respond to an inquiry. I'd still like to find a copy. What software were you looking to use? Edited November 3 by Franklinstein add linkies. The only big Mac program that I know used DDS drive audio was called StudioDAT (originally at ), available bundled in a complete system built from a 9600 or similar and an Archive DDS-2 drive, IIRC. There were a few other playback programs (one resource was ) but none that had as much power as StudioDAT. I tried desperately to find a copy of the software years ago but have never located anything; the original developers still existed at the time but didn't have the software mentioned anywhere and didn't respond to an inquiry. I'd still like to find a copy. What software were you looking to use?
For the SDT-9000, I would use WaveDAT, a Windows program by the Japanese developer Efu. My Mac plans are specifically to do data storage on DDS-1 tapes with the Archive 4520NT drive, though, which I'll use the Mac and A/UX versions of Retrospect for.
This video is posted in order to explain my difficulties in getting DAT2WAV working with this dedicated XP box. Equipment: Conner CTD8000H with audio firmware Sony SDT9000 with 12.2 audio firmware Adaptec DC-390U SCSI controller 2-terminal ribbon cable P4 WinXP SP3 system w/ ASPI32.sys 4.71.2 installed I am using the popular DAT2WAV program with a batch file to keep the window open. The audio DAT tapes have 44 and 48K material on them. WinDAT sees both drives and reads both tapes PARTLY.
One stops half-way when the sample rate changes, and the other reads but won't write the header, so the file shows up empty. What are the appropriate jumper settings for these drives from users who are successful with DAT2WAV? What does 'Failed to initialize.'
The following is the important information of Sony SDT-11000 installation driver. Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear. Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear. Select a directory to save the driver in and click Save. Locate the driver file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Turn your computer power off. Connect the Sony SDT-11000 to your computer. Power on the computer to start your windows system. Running the downloaded file will extract all the driver files and setup program into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these driver are extracted to will have a similar name to the SDT-11000 model that was downloaded (i.e., c: SDT-11000). The setup program will also automatically begin running after extraction. However, automatically running setup can be unchecked at the time of extracting the driver file.
When the SDT-11000 is first connected to the your computer, the Windows dialog called 'Add New Hardware Wizard' will appear automatically. (To display this dialog manually, you can choose the Start button and then Settings to access the Control Panel, and then double click on Add New Hardware.
The Sony SDT-11000 needs to be connected first.). The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box guides you through the driver installation process. Click on Next to move from step to step. A dialog states 'Windows will now search for any new Plug and Play devices on your system'. A subsequent dialog gives you these options: Search for the best driver for your SDT-11000 (Recommended) Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.
Please accept the recommended choice by clicking on Next. The Wizard will then search your hard drive for a file called.inf (for example SDT-11000.inf). This file contains all the information that Windows needs to install the correct device drivers. The installation process will continue automatically until a dialog displays indicating that the drivers have been installed. Select the Finish button and your drivers for Sony SDT-11000 are installed. Search and consult the Readme file for additional installation drivers instructions for your Sony SDT-11000. Depending on the environment that you are using, a Windows driver provided by Microsoft may be installed automatically on your computer.
However, it is recommended that you use this official driver provided by Sony for SDT-11000.
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The following is the important information of Sony SDT-D9000 installation driver. Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear. Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear. Select a directory to save the driver in and click Save. Locate the driver file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed. Turn your computer power off. Connect the Sony SDT-D9000 to your computer.
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Power on the computer to start your windows system. Running the downloaded file will extract all the driver files and setup program into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these driver are extracted to will have a similar name to the SDT-D9000 model that was downloaded (i.e., c: SDT-D9000). The setup program will also automatically begin running after extraction. However, automatically running setup can be unchecked at the time of extracting the driver file. When the SDT-D9000 is first connected to the your computer, the Windows dialog called 'Add New Hardware Wizard' will appear automatically.
(To display this dialog manually, you can choose the Start button and then Settings to access the Control Panel, and then double click on Add New Hardware. The Sony SDT-D9000 needs to be connected first.). The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box guides you through the driver installation process. Click on Next to move from step to step. A dialog states 'Windows will now search for any new Plug and Play devices on your system'.
A subsequent dialog gives you these options: Search for the best driver for your SDT-D9000 (Recommended) Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want. Please accept the recommended choice by clicking on Next. The Wizard will then search your hard drive for a file called.inf (for example SDT-D9000.inf).
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This file contains all the information that Windows needs to install the correct device drivers. The installation process will continue automatically until a dialog displays indicating that the drivers have been installed. Select the Finish button and your drivers for Sony SDT-D9000 are installed. Search and consult the Readme file for additional installation drivers instructions for your Sony SDT-D9000. Depending on the environment that you are using, a Windows driver provided by Microsoft may be installed automatically on your computer. However, it is recommended that you use this official driver provided by Sony for SDT-D9000.
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