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by mokele
Tue May 29, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: low input volume
Replies: 6
Views: 1644

Re: low input volume

Okay, it appears that I'll need to go then from RCA-sized coaxial on the DAT to mini-TOSLINK on the Mac. I looked on Amazon for a single cable to do such a thing; no luck, it seems. In fact, it appears that I need a Digital Fiber Optical (Toslink) to Digital Coaxial (S/PDIF) Converter, with cables o...
by mokele
Tue May 29, 2012 3:57 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: low input volume
Replies: 6
Views: 1644

Re: low input volume

Whoops! I left out an important piece. I'm using an ARTcessories USB Phono Plus as an interface. After these DATs, I have some records to digitize. Am I better off looking for a spdif cable for the DATs? The original material was very much analog- everything from cassettes to 15 ips reel; it's prett...
by mokele
Tue May 29, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: low input volume
Replies: 6
Views: 1644

low input volume

I am looking to transfer a bunch of DATs to hard drive, then cut them into pieces per song. Later, I'll "improve" them, but for now I just want to move them into a more permanent, manipulable and easily backed-up medium. I find that the input volume is really low (-24db) and there don't se...