[Sonsey@mac.com]

Producers still want DA-88's because it's on the distributor's list. They really have no idea WHAT it is, or why it's a pain for most of us- yes musikwerks, for some it works just fine, but for most it's a pain - or even that the list is way out of date. But the Producer see's it on the list and says "I must have it". In one case, I actually asked the Distributor if they would rather have DVD/LTO etc... and they said yes, they no longer wanted DA's but they hadn't changed the sheet yet.

In another instance, I was using the Maxell BQ stock, and sent the tapes to the Producer - I might add CLEARLY labelled as DA-88 tapes - but packaged in the original box. I got a furious call from the Producer the next morning telling me what an incompetent I was, because I had sent Hi8 tapes when she had CLEARLY asked for DA-88 tapes, and that I had completely blown her deliverables. I explained that those WERE what a DA-88 recorded to and that they WERE the tapes she needed. Her response? "Oh... well I've never seen DA-88 tapes before, so I thought they must be something else... I haven't really had my tech look at them....".