CD or Not CD - -DAT is the Question
Sound recording has changed dramatically since Tennyson's voice was captured on a cylinder. The latest quantum leap is digital recording that has spawned the compact disc and now digital audio-tape. Compact disc revitalised a fading industry but will this be threatened by the introduction ofDAT?
David Roper investigates the dilemmas facing the music business as Japan launches the first DAT records on the market. Producer JOHN BOUNDY. Stereo