Since Sony introduced DAT (digital-audio tape) in 1987, it has been the preferred format option of many journalists, musicians, and live-concert and lecture-audience members, who want to capture a ...

I've recorded live music events on DAT tape for years and recently started thinking about ways to modernize the process and skip the tape altogether. I've been looking for a portable audio recorder to ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the compact disc waters, here comes yet another new format for recorded music. It`s digital audio tape–DAT for short–and it is being touted as the next ...

The DAT system houses the tape in small cassettes roughly half the size of a standard analog cassette and is protected from dust and handling by the same kind of hinged door used for video tapes. As ...

The controversial digital audio tape (DAT) recorders, with sound comparable to compact discs, were the stars of the International Winter Consumer Electronics Show. The DAT, prototypes of which were ...

Digital audio tape, or DAT, may be a big hit with audiophiles, but whether it ever ends up in most of our living rooms is another question. The problem isn't sound quality. The most discerning ears ...