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Convention Paper

Application of Oversampling A/D and D/A Conversion Techniques to R-DAT

Authors: Kakiuchi, Shizuo; Iizuka, Hiroshi; Chijiiwa, Masaru; Ohtsuka, Takao

AES Convention 83 · Paper 2520 · October 1987

Abstract

The rotary-head digital audio tape recorder (R-DAT), which was launched in the Japanese consumer market in March 1987, is the latest in a series of digital audio equipment which has appeared recently. Besides offering high-speed search, ease of operation, and other functional advantages, it boasts recording and playback performance well above that of conventional analog consumer recording equipment. Audio performance of the R-DAT is determined mainly by the quality of the A/D and D/A conversion circuits. This paper describes the application of an oversampling technique to both A/D and D/A conversion circuits in our first-generation R-DAT. A drastic improvement was achieved in the phase characteristics in the recording/playback processes, resulting in virtually identical recording and playback waveforms.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 83
AES Convention
83
Paper number
2520
Publication date
October 6, 1987
Session subject
Advances in CD and DAT Multimedia
Affiliation
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper