{"product_id":"dat-digital-audio-tapes","title":"DAT Digital Audio Tapes","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003eDAT Digital Audio Tapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDigital Audio Tape (DAT) is a professional 4 mm digital format introduced in 1987, delivering clean, lossless 16‑bit audio at 32–48 kHz for mastering, archiving, and field recording. All DAT tapes use a high‑coercivity metal‑particle formulation, giving the format consistent performance across brands. Compact, reliable, and precise, DAT became a studio standard throughout the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 30 Mins: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIC DAT 30XR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low inventory. One was open for photography. It will be offered as \"brand new\" if you order 2 or more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Mins: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanasonic RT-R90P:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLow inventory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 3: 120 Mins: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePanasonic RT-R120P:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Very few available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 4: 124 Mins: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBASF DAT Master:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Very few available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 5: 125 Mins: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMaxell DAT125 Pro:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Very few available. These are \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e factory sealed... they are factory \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eUnsealed\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 6: 12 Mins: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 126, 32);\"\u003eMaxell DDS Cleaning Cartridge\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available. Careful: This is a used cartridge. It looks like it was not used much though.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout DAT Technology:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital Audio Tape (DAT) was developed by \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e and introduced in 1987 as a compact, high‑fidelity digital recording format using 4 mm metal‑particle tape and a helical‑scan mechanism adapted from video technology. It delivered and enabling exact digital clones, and quickly becoming the studio standard for mix-downs, mastering, and archival work through the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAT Today: \u003c\/strong\u003eConsumer adoption remained limited due to cost and copy‑protection concerns, but today DAT survives among enthusiasts who restore old recordings, transfer archival masters, and preserve early digital history—valuing its precision and role in bridging analogue and digital eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 128, 42);\"\u003eDAT Digital Audio Tapes - All Made in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"DAT","offers":[{"title":"30 Mins - Note 1","offer_id":51936026886436,"sku":"DIC-DAT-C30-JP","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Mins - Note 2","offer_id":51936851558692,"sku":"PANASONIC-DAT-C90-JP","price":12.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 Mins - Note 3","offer_id":51936851591460,"sku":"PANASONIC-DAT-C120-JP","price":13.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"124 Mins - Note 4","offer_id":51936851624228,"sku":"BASF-DAT-C120-JP","price":13.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"125 Mins - Note 5","offer_id":51936851656996,"sku":"MAXELL-DAT-C125-JP","price":12.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 Mins - Note 6","offer_id":51936851689764,"sku":"MAXELL-DAT-CLEAN-C12-JP","price":13.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/E07D7A9C-3711-4DAD-B188-E5904603199C.jpg?v=1768758283","url":"https:\/\/www.cassettecomeback.com\/products\/dat-digital-audio-tapes","provider":"Cassette Comeback","version":"1.0","type":"link"}