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2008-02-15 by jonesalley
2008-02-15 by jeffc@netaxs.com
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, jonesalley wrote: > I like to have a variety of media formats in my home studio, and I just > acquired a mint, late-model Alesis ADAT with all manuals, original > accessories and packaging, which I primarily plan to use as an archiving > tool and a lasershow development platform. It cost me the princely sum > of $20.50 on eBay and as it's a local seller, I don't even have to pay > for shipping. Have these things dropped THAT far in value or was that > an unusual deal? they HAVE dropped that far. tape-based digital multitracks are dinosaurs already. the ONLY place i know that still uses them at all is a local post-house that uses a DA88 for recording the 'stems' for film projects. [for those unfamiliar, 'stems' are the separate elements that make up a soundtrack: dialogue, ambient sound, special effects, music. they are used when making alernate language mixes so they ONLY have to re-record dialogue and can keep all the other elements the same] other than that, i have not seen anyone use an ADAT or DA88 type machine for at least 5 years - possibly a bit longer. you got a good deal if the thing is useful to you. just because other have moved on/abandoned then, does not invalidate its usefulness to you. ...jeff
2008-02-15 by jonesalley
Thank you! It seemed like a decent deal. I waste more than that on junk food some days...
> > they HAVE dropped that far. > tape-based digital multitracks are dinosaurs already. > the ONLY place i know that still uses them at all is > a local post-house that uses a DA88 for recording > the 'stems' for film projects. > > [for those unfamiliar, 'stems' are the separate elements > that make up a soundtrack: dialogue, ambient sound, special > effects, music. they are used when making alernate language > mixes so they ONLY have to re-record dialogue and can keep > all the other elements the same] > > other than that, i have not seen anyone use an ADAT or DA88 > type machine for at least 5 years - possibly a bit longer. > > you got a good deal if the thing is useful to you. > just because other have moved on/abandoned then, does not > invalidate its usefulness to you. > > ...jeff > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
2008-02-15 by L. Richards
Thank you! It seemed like a decent deal. I waste more than that on junk
food some days...
>
> they HAVE dropped that far.
> tape-based digital multitracks are dinosaurs already.
> the ONLY place i know that still uses them at all is
> a local post-house that uses a DA88 for recording
> the 'stems' for film projects.
>
> [for those unfamiliar, 'stems' are the separate elements
> that make up a soundtrack: dialogue, ambient sound, special
> effects, music. they are used when making alernate language
> mixes so they ONLY have to re-record dialogue and can keep
> all the other elements the same]
>
> other than that, i have not seen anyone use an ADAT or DA88
> type machine for at least 5 years - possibly a bit longer.
>
> you got a good deal if the thing is useful to you.
> just because other have moved on/abandoned then, does not
> invalidate its usefulness to you.
>
> ...jeff
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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2008-02-15 by fdoddy@aol.com
Is it wood -fired or was it converted to biofuel? fritz
-----Original Message-----
From: jonesalley <jonesalley@cox.net>
To: Mellotronists <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>; mellotronistsII <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 2:08 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] is this typical?
I like to have a variety of media formats in my home studio, and I just
acquired a mint, late-model?Alesis ADAT with all manuals, original
accessories and packaging, which I primarily plan to use as an archiving tool
and a lasershow development platform.? It cost me the?princely sum of
$20.50 on eBay and as it's a local seller, I don't even have to pay
for?shipping.? Have these things dropped THAT far in value or was that
an unusual deal?2008-02-15 by fdoddy@aol.com
2008-02-15 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:43:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes: "Stems"- a 1940's slang term for women's legs uhuh...that'uhuh...that'<WBR>s how I roll yo...old I prefer, "Gams." **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)
2008-02-16 by Jack Younger
Also, "pins" and my personal favorite, "getaway
sticks".
-Jack
--- lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:43:50 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,
> fdoddy@aol.com writes:
>
> "Stems"- a 1940's slang term for women's legs
>
> uhuh...that'uhuh...that'<WBR>s how I roll yo...old
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I prefer, "Gams."
>
>
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> **************The year's hottest artists on the red
> carpet at the Grammy
> Awards. Go to AOL Music.
>
(http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)
>
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"The word."
> Also, "pins" and my personal favorite, "getaway sticks". > >> "Stems"- a 1940's slang term for women's legs>> > >> I prefer, "Gams."
2008-02-18 by ceccles_ca
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...> wrote: Have these things dropped THAT far in value or was that an unusual deal? You will want to buy some blank tapes. Quantegy / Ampex are discontinuing DAT and ADAT tapes and what looks like most R-R audio tapes. http://www.quantegy.com/
2008-02-18 by jeffc@netaxs.com
ADAT uses S-VHS tape. there is nothing special about it. just look for quality [as in 'a brand you have heard of'] S-VHS tapes.
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, ceccles_ca wrote: > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" > <jonesalley@...> wrote: > Have these things dropped THAT far in value or was that an unusual deal? > > You will want to buy some blank tapes. Quantegy / Ampex are > discontinuing DAT and ADAT tapes and what looks like most R-R audio tapes. > http://www.quantegy.com/ >