ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape)
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The Alesis Digital Audio Tape made its debut in the early 90s as a cost effective alternative to the limited, and expensive DAT (Digital Audio Tape) option from Sony.
Geared for a pro-level studio environment, the ADAT could record up to 8 tracks of digital audio. However, Alesis made it possible to synchronize multiple ADAT machines to achieve a simultaneous recording of up to 128 tracks of digital audio. This was a startling advantage over Sony’s DAT, which only allowed for 2 Track recording.
The machine would utilize Sony’s S-VHS tapes to capture the data, and while ADAT specific tapes were produced, virtually any S-VHS cassette could be used for recording, and would yield up to 40 mins digital audio.
ADAT was able to establish a strong foothold due to its affordability and widespread adoption by the industry, and would continue to have a presence until 2003, before it was superseded by the ADAT HD - a computer based recording format.
