DAT (Digital Audio Tape) Transfer to File

Complete pricing below.

DAT (Digital Audio Tape) records and plays back digital audio and was introduced by Sony in 1987.  Audio content providers did not produce much consumer content due to high cost and concerns that copyright laws would not protect them since consumers could make high quality direct digital clones of the content.  DAT audio tapes did find use in professional settings and for computer data backup.  DDS (Digital Data Storage) computer backup tapes are backward compatible for audio recordings.  DAT is 3.81mm (often shown as 4mm wide (.15-inches) and measure 73 x 54 x 10.5mm in size.  DAT audio is usually recorded at 44.1, 48, or 32KHz at 16 bits -or- 32KHx at 12 bits.


PRICES:
TRANSFER to mp3 file: $45 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
CD (audio CDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (80 minutes max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 for each additional hour ($0.20 per minute).

mp3 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs.  Other file formats available by request (wav, aaif, etc).

DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE - DAT
AMPEX 467 R-90 Digital Audio Mastering Tape.
DIC Digital, DIC DAT 30-MQ, D3 Master Quality
Philips D4-120, DDS2 4mm Data cartridge (also holds music).
Quantegy R-94 DAT, professional, Peachtree City, Gerorgia, USA.
Scotch 270 Revere STereo Tape cartridge, 45 min stereo, 90 min mono. 
Sony PDP-125, Pro DAT Plus.

DAT HEAD CLEANER TAPE
Sony 5CL, 5m, 16 feet, DG5CL
Sony 15CL DGD15CL, 4mm DAT, 50 feet.