DAT (Digital Audio Tape)

DAT (Digital Audio Tape) The first consumer-oriented and pro/semipro digital tape recording format to appear in the U.S.. Actually, it had been around for some time, at least in Japan and Europe, but suffered a delayed introduction in Americabecause the recording industry was philosophically opposed to consumer-oriented digital recorders from the beginning. The industry had (and still has) the not altogether unjustified fear that “perfect” recorders of any kind would allow individuals…