PCM adaptor
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A PCM adaptor is a device that encodes digital audio as a video signal for recording on a videocassette recorder. The adapter also has the ability to decode a video signal back to digital audio for pl
Sony PCM-1630
A Sony PCM-501ES EIAJ LPCM Adapter on a Sony SL-HF360 VTR
Digital Audio Tape
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Digital Audio Tape is a discontinued digital recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987. In appearance it is similar to a Compact Cassette, using 3.81-millimetre, commonly
PCM adaptor
…a transport. In 1987, a few years after the PCM adaptor's introduction, Sony introduced a new cassette-based format for digital audio recording called Digital Audio Tape (DAT). Since DAT did not rely on a separate video cassette recorder, it was a much more portable and less-cumbersome format to use than a PCM adaptor-based…
A 90-minute DAT cartridge, with a AAA battery (LR03) for size comparison
Aiwa HD-S1 portable DAT recorder from 1990 with DAT tape for size comparison. It is 146 mm high and 95 mm wide; the thickness is 38 mm.
DAT recorder (Kenwood DX-7030)
DAT was also used in professional environments like recording studios and broadcasting institutions. The depicted device is a professional Sony PCM-7030 DAT recorder, which had a recommended retail price of 8000 US dollars.