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From: langford@reed.UUCP (Chris Langford)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.audio,sci.misc
Subject: Using a VCR as a tape recorder
Message-ID: <8592@reed.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 88 18:40:41 GMT
Organization: Reed College, Portland OR
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Keywords: VCR, data, recording

Hi!

I work for a neurophysiology lab, and we are looking for more 
convenient ways to store our data.  Currently we read electrical
impulses from neurons, put the signal through a DC amplifier,
and save the data on a 4 channel DC tape recorder.

This works ok, but I have heard tell that there are setups where
you can use your VCR as a tape recorder (and a good one, at that).

Can anyone give me any information on any systems like that?  Can
one store DC signals on a VCR (which I assume are AC)? I have also
heard of people using their digital VCRs as a sort of DAT-like system.
Would it be feasible to use a system like that to convert our data
from analog to digital, and later dumped to a computer for analysis?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please reply by email, as I don't normally read rec.video or
sci.misc (though I am an avid fan of rec.audio).

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