[Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There

[Tim Gillett]

Yes the three different versions, mono, stereo and NLS 4 track mono are all listed on their website.
Because of limited demand they are made to order by the manufacturer. 

The stereo and NLS 4 track versions would be very similar on the analog side
 but would of course treat the 4 tracks differently once into the digital realm.

 For stereo you would end up with two stereo files, each representing side 1 and side 2.
For NLS 4 track you would end up with 4 separate files, one for each of the four  "sides".

No matter what tape format is being copied they all  take the same  time
 to whiz a tape through the Digitiser.

But of course with NLS 4 track,  instead of converting 90 minutes per tape 
you are converting 360 minutes worth. 

With NLS 4 track, any high speed  duplication was always 4 times faster.
 
And so it only used 1/4 as many:

*cassettes
*cassette labels
*cassette boxes
*cassette box labels 
*mailing containers,
*storage space etc. 

Strange  how anyone could  refer to NLS 4 track as not "cost effective"
when it was 4 times more cost effective than standard cassette.

It was like the mp3 of its day. 

Regards,

Tim Gillett
Audio/Electronics Technician
Perth
Western Australia