[ARSCLIST] extracting audio from 32kHz 12bit DAT tapes digitally

[Dave Rice <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi ARSC group,
	Can anyone help me with this scenario?

I am an archivist working with a large collection of DAT tapes. The  
majority of these tapes are recorded in long play mode in 32kHz 12bit  
audio.

For other the 44.1kHz and 48kHz DAT tapes I extract the audio  
digitally using a Sony SDT-9000 deck connected via SCSI to a Mac  
which runs DATXtract to pull off the audio. However either the deck  
or the software does not support digitally extracting the DAT audio  
from tapes recorded in long-play mode.

I am looking for suggestions on how to digitally extract 32kHz 12 bit  
audio from DAT tapes. I have a DAT player that will play 32kHz but  
since my MBox2 only takes S/PDIF at 44.1 or 48, I've had to do  
digital->analog->digital conversions which I would like to avoid.

Thanks much,


David Rice
Archivist
Democracy Now!
87 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 431-9090 x811
Fax: (212) 431-8858
Email: dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx