I would like to make a straight transfer of tracks from my r-t-r TSR-8
to my DA-38. No syncing is required. The TSR-8 has a TDIF out; the
DA-38 has a TDIF-1 (Digital I/O) connector. They both have RCA's ins &
outs as well, though I would like to stay with a balanced connection.
Someone suggested I get a Lightpipe converter to handle the A/D
conversion, although I am not sure exactly what type I would need. I
am a complete neophye in the matter of handling A/O, and would
appreciate any suggestions and specific information on what I need to
transfer my tracks most effectively.
Thank you!
Joe

Joe, I'm not familiar with the TSR-8, but are you SURE it has TDIF-out?
I'd be amazed if an anlog R-R recorder had Digital I/O. Could it be a D-sub
analog connector? If so, maybe all you need is a D-sub-to-D-sub (making
sure the Pins are correct) since the DA-38 has D-sub connectors for
balanced I/O.

writes:
I would like to make a straight transfer of tracks from my r-t-r TSR-8
to my DA-38. No syncing is required. The TSR-8 has a TDIF out; the
DA-38 has a TDIF-1 (Digital I/O) connector. They both have RCA's ins &
outs as well, though I would like to stay with a balanced connection.
Someone suggested I get a Lightpipe converter to handle the A/D
conversion, although I am not sure exactly what type I would need. I
am a complete neophye in the matter of handling A/O, and would
appreciate any suggestions and specific information on what I need to
transfer my tracks most effectively.
Thank you!
Joe

It very well may not be a TDIF connector in the TSR-8 (I have to
apologize for my ignorance in these matters!). I will check to see if I
can use a D-sub connector. This brings me to an additional question:
Do I need to worry about an external device for converting the analog
signal to digital (or are the converters in the DA-38 sufficient)?
Thanks again in adance for helping out a newbie.
Joe

wrote:
I would like to make a straight transfer of tracks from my r-t-r TSR-8
to my DA-38. No syncing is required. The TSR-8 has a TDIF out; the
DA-38 has a TDIF-1 (Digital I/O) connector. They both have RCA's ins &
outs as well, though I would like to stay with a balanced connection.
Someone suggested I get a Lightpipe converter to handle the A/D
conversion, although I am not sure exactly what type I would need. I
am a complete neophye in the matter of handling A/O, and would
appreciate any suggestions and specific information on what I need to
transfer my tracks most effectively.
Thank you!
Joe

Sorry, no digital out of any kind on a TSR-8, TDIF or otherwise. It's
got some connectors on the back for a remote and for synch stuff if
memory serves, but I'm pretty sure the RCA outs are all you've got for
audio (owned one back in the day). And there's really no great need for
balanced connections if your cable runs aren't crazy long. Just make
sure you align (calibrate) the TSR before you transfer. Maybe find a
proper studio near you that will let you rent/use their MRL tape.
Depending on how much use it's had, it probably wouldn't hurt to degauss
as well...

HTH,
-joe.



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wrote:
I would like to make a straight transfer of tracks from my r-t-r TSR-8
to my DA-38. No syncing is required. The TSR-8 has a TDIF out; the
DA-38 has a TDIF-1 (Digital I/O) connector. They both have RCA's ins &
outs as well, though I would like to stay with a balanced connection.
Someone suggested I get a Lightpipe converter to handle the A/D
conversion, although I am not sure exactly what type I would need. I
am a complete neophye in the matter of handling A/O, and would
appreciate any suggestions and specific information on what I need to
transfer my tracks most effectively.

Are you SURE the TSR-8 has a T-DIF output?

There's no reason not to just take the analogue outputs from the
TSR-8 and run them into the DA-38. Spend some time making sure the
TSR-8 is clean and aligned, has a new pinch roller and well-lubricated
motor bearings, etc. Align azimuth for each tape (and align the playback
EQ for each tape too if you can). The hard part is getting good playback.
Recording is easy.

If you want, you can use better converters in front of the DA-38. You
can spend around $1000 for the RME ADI-8 converters, or you can spend
around $12K for a set of Prisms. Or you can just use the converters
built into the machine and not worry about it. Better converters will
definitely sound better, so if you are doing a lot of this sort of work
it's worth the money.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Joe Mama wrote:
wrote:

I would like to make a straight transfer of tracks from my r-t-r TSR-8
to my DA-38. No syncing is required. The TSR-8 has a TDIF out; the
DA-38 has a TDIF-1 (Digital I/O) connector. They both have RCA's ins &
outs as well, though I would like to stay with a balanced connection.
Someone suggested I get a Lightpipe converter to handle the A/D
conversion, although I am not sure exactly what type I would need. I
am a complete neophye in the matter of handling A/O, and would
appreciate any suggestions and specific information on what I need to
transfer my tracks most effectively. Thank you!
Joe

Sorry, no digital out of any kind on a TSR-8, TDIF or otherwise. It's
got some connectors on the back for a remote and for synch stuff if
memory serves, but I'm pretty sure the RCA outs are all you've got for
audio (owned one back in the day). And there's really no great need for
balanced connections if your cable runs aren't crazy long. Just make
sure you align (calibrate) the TSR before you transfer. Maybe find a
proper studio near you that will let you rent/use their MRL tape.
Depending on how much use it's had, it probably wouldn't hurt to degauss
as well...

Sorry, that should have been 'depending on how much use THE TSR-8 has
had'. Whatever you do, don't degauss someone's MRL tape.

In article .com writes:

It very well may not be a TDIF connector in the TSR-8

It most definitely is not a TDIF connector. It may be for a
synchronizer. The 25-pin D-subminiature connector is used for many
things.

Do I need to worry about an external device for converting the analog
signal to digital (or are the converters in the DA-38 sufficient)?

The converters in the DA-38 are just fine for this. All you need to do
is get the analog outputs of the TSR-8 connected to the analog inputs
of the DA-38. I would suggest connecting the RCA jacks on one to the
RCA jacks on the other.


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Thank you all for the information. It has been very helpful. I'm
going to connect the RCA jacks on the TSR to the ones on the DA-38.
Should work fine!
Joe

Mike Rivers wrote:
In article .com writes:

It very well may not be a TDIF connector in the TSR-8

It most definitely is not a TDIF connector. It may be for a
synchronizer. The 25-pin D-subminiature connector is used for many
things.

Do I need to worry about an external device for converting the analog
signal to digital (or are the converters in the DA-38 sufficient)?

The converters in the DA-38 are just fine for this. All you need to do
is get the analog outputs of the TSR-8 connected to the analog inputs
of the DA-38. I would suggest connecting the RCA jacks on one to the
RCA jacks on the other.


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I'm really Mike Rivers - )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo