Transfer:
Instead of converting DAT to CD, most people who convert audio to digital choose to use mp3 or wav formats on a USB drive. Some of you, however, still want to use CDs . Unlike VHS in the video world, CDs are holding steady in their marketshare and appeal.
Even more rare are the few of you who also have DAT tapes and want to listen to CDs. While converting DAT tapes to CD is a straighforward process, the key piece of equipment is the DAT player. If there is no working DAT player, conversion is impossible and the data is lost.
Because CDs quickly followed, DAT was a short lived technology, there are only a few DAT players left, and when those are gone, all DAT data will be permanently lost as well.
Benefits and Drawbacks
The most obvious benefit when you convert DAT to CD is so that they are heard again. CDs are an excellent method for accomplishing this goal and preserving the sound. The sound can be edited during the conversion process using electorinic equalizers, noise filters, and voice enhancers. CD copies can be made cheaply for sharing as well.
While CDs are great solutions, technology has advanced so that digital conversions to mp3 and wav are attractive also. Sharing, backup, and future editing are some of those benefits. Read HERE to explore digitized benefits using mp3 and wav files. For example, mp3 files can be played on smartphones and shared through the internet and CDs cannot, nor can they be shared without making physical copies.
If you chose to convert DAT to CDs, consider also acquiring the mp3 and wav forms as well. They can be used as backup and new CDs can be created in the future if needed.
Convert DAT to CD: Get Started
- Call or text Jamey: 720 204-5464
- Set an appointment (every project receives my personal attention)
- Drop off your tapes (and records, cassettes, slides, or negatives, too)
- Pick up your new digitized video in a week or less.
