ANALOGUE DAT TAPES CONVERTED TO DIGITAL

Got some old DAT Tapes stored away in a drawer somewhere? Some of those DATs may contain gems, but it’s so hard to find a DAT machine to listen to that lost or forgotten material.  Over the years, I’ve heard so many stories and testimonials from individuals who have DATs sitting around collecting dust.  Many of them are Soundmen and Recording Artists who may be masters of their craft, yes, but also are masters of procrastination.  Eventually years go by, they talk the same talk, and the DAT Tapes remain hidden in storage.  Well here’s an opportunity to put an end to all that.  I’m offering to convert your DAT Tapes.  I use a Tascam DA-20 DAT Machine (pictured above) to archive them by converting them to easy to use digital formats including .mp3, .Aiff, and .Wav formats.

PRICE LIST

  • $20 Per DAT
  • You get2 continuous Digital Files (Side A/B) in .mp3 and/or .wav Formats
  • Same Price for 60m/90m/120m Lengths
  • Add $5 per File if you want songs & files on your DAT to be truncated (just spliced – no re-mastering or altering) and re-titled and professionally prepared for delivery.  This means if a DAT Tape contains 10 Songs, the price for transfer is $50 (10 Songs X $5 each) + $20 (initial fee), totaling $70.  If the DAT Tape has 20 Songs the price is $120 – and so on.
  • Of course, as a reminder, there is no need to order the extra Truncation service if you are comfortable with editing software which can split your two-part digital file that we have provided for you.

TURN AROUND TIME

Please allow a 48-hr turn-around-time for continuous audio transfers, and more time for transfers needing multi-file truncation.  Same-day, same-hour, rush, weekend, and holiday service can be negotiated on a per-order basis.

OUR LOCATION

ReggaeMania.com is located at 2275 Victoria Park Ave., @ York Mills Rd., Scarborough, M1R 1W4. 

DROPPING OFF YOU DAT(S)

We accept drop-offs by appointment only, so it’s important that you call to arrange a specific drop-off time. We are generally available M-S, 9am – 6 pm. You can also contact if you prefer to ship your DAT order to our address.

LABELING YOUR DAT(S) BEFORE DROP OFF:

When you have your DATs ready, please have them properly sorted and clearly labelled before dropping them off.  If labels are not to be found, clearly number and label your DATs with a marker and some masking tape.

MAKE YOUR DATS NON-ERASABLE

Remove (break off) the pair of Tabs (covering small holes) on the top left and right corners of your DAT Tapes so that they cannot be accidentally erased.   To make these same tapes recordable again, just cover these same two spaces with a small piece of scotch tape or masking tape.  If you don’t know how to do this, there’s lots of information on google.

DELIVERY-PICK UP

I can deliver your final files to you digitally in the following methods ;

  • email to your account
  • sent to your cloud
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If a digital file being delivered to you by email or cloud is not your preference, you also have the option of providing (at time of DAT drop-off), your own External (Thumb) Hard Drive for transfer.  We can also transfer to CD/DVD format – although these discs will eventually scratch and possibly ruin your files.

PAYMENT TERMS

e-transfer to djronnelson@gmail.com
Pay Pal to djronnelson@gmail.com
Credit Card Visa, Mastercard
Direct Deposit to TD-Canada Trust 6257143 trans 1032

Payment Due on completion of work…

Thank you for your business, now send me those tapes!