grrrrr vestax pdx d3s vs technics

[Microdot]

Sony still went with the format of betamax, it became digibeta and was widley used in the TV and Video edit industry for years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacam

Check that link, Sony lost the consumer end battle but where was most of the recorded content recorded to??? Digibeta / Betcam SP

Kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing :lol:

betamax video tapes are awesome for recording audio onto.

[TechMouse]

betamax video tapes are awesome for recording audio onto.

How does one go about that, Jon?

[RDR]

Via their audio input.

seriously though, if memory serves a lot of the later models have DIN style inputs which means you can use a DIN to L/R audio and Composite Video

[Microdot]

How does one go about that, Jon?

as RDR says, using din leads is the best way.

[RDR]

as RDR says, using din leads is the best way.

My word i remembered something LOL!

[TechMouse]

Ah, interesting.

So you only use the audio bit of the tape then?

[RDR]

Ah, interesting.

So you only use the audio bit of the tape then?

Pass, i do know people who used it for compressing drums, by recording at a slow speed and saturating the tape then speeding up and recording back you get some VERY tight sounding breaks. Fat as FK