Digital Audio Tape was a groundbreaking format from the past. In this video I'll tell you not just why it shouldn't be revived, but why it will NEVER be revived. There's further information by David Mellor on DAT from back in history at https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/so... Check out the Audio Masterclass Music Production and Sound Engineering Course at https://bit.ly/3W3tpKo

CREDITS

Martin Luther King - Rowland Scherman, public domain

Tape recorder - Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0

Christine Keeler - Lewis Morley

Cassette recorder - mib18 at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lear Jet Stereo 8 - Image believed to be public domain

Chris Rock - gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0

Sarah Jessica Parker - MiamiFilmFestival CC BY-SA 2.0

Halle Berry - Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0

Roman Abramovich - Mark Freeman from Hornchurch, UK, CC BY 2.0

Musicassette - Copyright owner unknown, possibly Philips

DAT cassette - CC BY-SA 3.0, but Wikipedia doesn't credit creator

Karen Carpenter - White House photo by Robert L. Knudsen, public domain

El Santo - Gobierno CDMX, CC0

Submarine - USS Plunger, public domain

Sexy SWAT uniform commonly available online

VHS - Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Betamax - Stevo81989 at en.wikipediaderivative work: Ubcule, public domain

Digital Compact Cassette - JPRoche, CC BY-SA 3.0

DAT cassette - CC BY-SA 3.0, but Wikipedia doesn't credit creator

Television - Science Museum, London, CC BY-SA 4.0

Doctor Who - Copyright presumed BBC

'Home taping is killing music' logo

Akai GXC-510D cassette deck - https://www.audioscope.net/akai-gxc51...

Dolly the sheep - Toni Barros from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0

Sony DTC-1000ES - https://archiwum.allegro.pl/oferta/so...

Elizabeth X (Liz 10) - Doctor Who

Scum movie - Boyd's Company, Berwick Street Productions, Kendon Films

Tripe - Lucarelli, public domain

Napster logo

Rip. Mix. Burn. - Apple Inc.

Fostex D-15 - https://www.springair.de/en/fostex-d-... (probably from Fostex publicity material)

Sony digital audio editor RM-D7300

Revox PR99 - https://reverb.com/uk/item/49258186-r...

Thumbnail background - Mark Ramsay CC BY-SA 2.0