Illustrated Media Format Guides

ADAT

AKA
Alesis Digital Audio Tape
Era
1992–2003
Format
digital
Developed by
Alesis
(Max) Capacity
40 minutes
Size
18.7 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm
Fun facts
  • This format could support recording up to 8 tracks, but it was possible to connect more machines together and create recordings with up to 128 tracks
  • This format's recorder used S-VHS cassettes as the recording medium
  • This format targeted the professional recording studio market