Common sense tells us that mostly all people have used or even own some form of cassette recorders. Average people know how to use tape recorders. But, both with the DAT and MiniDisc, the formats, technology, and operation systems are confusing. I only know one person who uses MiniDisc and records his own mixes, but I don't know anyone who uses DAT for personal use. Contrarily, I could walk down my hall and count the number of tape recorders.
News surrounding digital audio tape are uncertain.
DAT is floundering in the market, as it was mainly directed at consumers. Some professional musicians use it, but many musicians also prefer the fuller, less technical sound of analog tape. One solution, from TechWeb , for DAT is storing digital information. Read the article . Read the following excerpts or the entire article .