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I'm compiling some music from a DAT to a CD, using digital IO.
Sounded fine going in. When I finished the CD and checked, though, on
about half of the tracks I can hear what sounds like cracks and pops
from an old record.
Probably a temporary loss of sync. It could be a funky cable between
the DAT and the CD recorder, or it could be a small dropout on the DAT
tape.
Are you monitoring the audio output of the CD recorder full time and
not hearing any clicks there? If it was a transfer problem, you'd hear
it. If you're ABSOLUTELY SURE there are no clicks audible in the
transfer, then it's a problem with the recorder.
Generally when doing "archive resuscitation" like this, the best
process is to record directly to a computer, fix the pops, and then
burn a CD. Sometimes you can locate them by eye and that saves some
time, but it's still a multi-pass non-automated process.
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You shouldn't have pops & clicks that need to be fixed if you don't have them
on playback.
If all else fails, just transfer using analog.
Tascam machines have some pretty funky interfacing when dealing with the rest
of the world.
Richard H. Kuschel
"I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty