[Ti] Help with Digital Audio in (original TI400)

[Erik Gaderlund]

For a simple digital in try M-Audio's Transit 
(http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=8165223d4cfae86989745b38a55cdfcb). 
It's a USB device with optical digital in, and out so you can dump 
back to DAT if needed.  You can also use it to output digital from 
iTunes or DVDs to your stereo for surround sound and such.  Or check 
out the various interfaces at Audiomidi.com for options (J&R has the 
best price on the Transit.)  Certainly for just moving DAT digital 
(make sure the device can handle the higher 48kHz sampling rate) back 
and forth Transit is, I think, the cheapest way to go with a 
laptop-if you know someone with a G5 you could use their built-in 
optical in to do a quick dump.  (Check osxaudio.com for reviews and 
articles on lots of audio stuff.)

Now an app to get the data may be a little more tricky, but, search 
the archives (on Yahoo) for other apps that people like, say Spark 
ME, that's free (maybe even ProTools Free if you still using OS 9), 
both do basic capture, and audio editing, otherwise look at the more 
capable programs (BIAS' Peak or Deck, Spark LE-XL, even Toast has 
audio editing stuff.)  You could go all out for one of the audio and 
MIDI packages (Logic, Digital Performer, Metro, etc.) but you just 
need to edit audio which Peak and Spark are made for, also be sure 
you can use AISO, or CoreAudio drivers (usual drivers for audio 
programs) with whatever card you're using to capture from.

Certainly ask questions, I know there are many people on this list 
who have experience with this stuff.

erik g



At 07:13 AM -0500 02/20/04, Derek Matthew wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I need a solution to get STEREO digital audio from a DAT machine 
>into my Ti400 which does not have a digital input. I have heard that 
>this is possible and need help from everyone here to find some 
>solutions asap. Also, if this exists via a USB or Firewire 
>converter, etc.... what program can I use simply to import the 
>tracks. I do have sound editing software, all I really need to do is 
>import songs from DAT to Ti. Then import them into iTunes.
>
>Any links to solutions would be awesome.
>
>Thank you very much in advance. When replying could you please CC to 
><derek at oakvilleaudio.com>
>
>Regards,
>
>Derek
>
>
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