Audio Editing: Recording to DAT: Instructional Systems Technology<br> Lab Reference, School of Education, Indiana University at Bloomington

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Audio Editing: Recording to DAT

Hardware: Amplifier & TOA Mixer / DAT device
Softward: Aardvark Router Program

1. Turn on equipment

Amplifier & TOA Mixer [1]

DAT device [2]

Computer [3] (should be on)
Open Aark 20/20 program [3]

2. Insert DAT tape

Depress "Open/Close" button [2]
Insert DAT cassette in tray with arrow pointing into device [2]
Depress "Open/Close" button [2]

3. Locate blank portion of tape

Depress "End Search" button on deck or remote [2] (the display will flash "EE" until it locates the next available cue. At that time it will indicate the number of that cue point)

4. Select source to record on router

On the right hand portion of the Aardvark control panel under Outputs, find "SPDIF 9, 10" and select the input device from which the signal will come [3] (for instance, if you wish to record from the microphones, then select "Analog 1, 2 IN"
On the "Sync Source" window below the output selection. Select "SPDIF" to appear in that window.

5. Test recording levels

Depress record button on deck or remote [2]
If necessary adjust record level knobs
Depress "Stop" [2]

6. Prepare to record

Cue source media to beginning of selection
Or cue narrator to be ready

7. Begin recording

Press record [2]
Press play [2]
Start source play or cue narration

8. Stop recording

Press Stop [2]

9. Repeat above two steps as often as necessary