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Convention Paper

An Overview of the PD (Prodigi) Format

Authors: Ishida, Yoshinobu; Onishi, Ken; Sugiyama, Kazuhiro; Yamaguchi, Tetsuya; Tanaka, Kunimaro

AES Convention 83 · Paper 2521 · October 1987

Abstract

The PD format is a worldwide format of the stationary head digital audio tape recorder for professional use. The PD recorders have high reliability thanks to a recording method with practical recording density and a robust error correcting code. Moreover, 2-channel and multichannel recorders are used for different purposes, thus the PD format has optimum format adaptability. This paper describes an overview of the 2-channel and multichannel PD format.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 83
AES Convention
83
Paper number
2521
Publication date
October 6, 1987
Session subject
Studio Digital Recording, Mixing, and Editing
Affiliation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kyoto, Japan ; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Hyogo, Japan (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper