BlackFace ADAT's?

[Daht32]

Hello, I'm a new guy to this board!

In a couple of weeks I'm renting an ADAT from a guy. I asked him what kind it was and He said it was a blackface. I have never heard of them before and really dont know if they are any good.

Does anyone know anything about them?


THnx,

Tyler

[MISTERQCUE]

Originally posted by Daht32
I'm renting an ADAT from a guy. it was a blackface. I have never heard of them before and really dont know if they are any good.
Does anyone know anything about them?

Anything ADAT is good. I believe the particular one he is referring to is the Type1 model that is a 16 bit recorder. The LX's and XT's
are 20 bit.

[Daht32]

ok thnx! whats the difference between 16 and 20 bit?


THnx,

Tyler

[Dom Franco]

4 bits.....





More data points... hence more detailed recordings....?

Dom Franco

[Daht32]

haha!



Is the difference really noticable?

[dragonworks]

I have the 2nd generation silver face xt, isnt that 16 bit?

[Automaton]

yup

[MISTERQCUE]

Daht,16 bit vs 20 bit to the common consumer will both sound
clean and clear. To your average home recordist to a major studio engineer, the differences in sonic quality can be heard. But note that many a fine recordings has been and still is being made at 16. At the present time, digital quality has been extended to 24/96.

But 16 or 20,ADATS,IMHO,still rule for us old-school,tapehead,analog-retention recordists (and some engineers)!

Peace
Mr.Q

[mnicoletti]

For every bit you get (theoretically) 6 dB of dynamic range. Thus a 16 bit system will yield a max of 96 dB dynamic range and a 20 bit system a max of 120 dB dynamic range. 24 dB difference is a lot since dBs are logarithmic.

For full scale (loud) recordings, 16 bits are fine. If you are recording softer passages or classical recordings with lots of dynamics, 20 bits is a minimum.

You can hear differences especially at low levels. Raise your monitors at the end of a fade and you will hear some "hash" or quantization noise with a 16 bit system, whereas the 20 bit will be clean all the way down.

Mike

[Hot Rocks]

Hi all,I'm considering a blackface too. Price is the factor + the portability of these decks and the step up in quality recordings for live situations as I now use a tascam 234 which has it's place. What I want to know is how many hours on a used deck is too many? Assuming it has been matained and how much does it cost aprox. to service adat's here in the NY tri state area. and lastly can I use a mixer like my Peavey unity Reference 300? How ya been Q

[Hot Rocks]

I forgot,What's a reasonable price and how much is too much

[MISTERQCUE]

I get my heads cleaned professionally at the Alesis Service Center
in Midtown Manhattan (NYC).Normal cost's are $25.00 (But I pay only $10)

[Hot Rocks]

Thanks Q!.. For a guy like myself who lives in the stone ages that's cool to hear. Hope your summer is going fine.

[Blue Bear Sound]

Originally posted by MISTERQCUE
I get my heads cleaned professionally at the Alesis Service Center
in Midtown Manhattan (NYC).Normal cost's are $25.00 (But I pay only $10)

I repeat..........DIY!!!!!!!!!!!




Bruce