BS EN 61595-3 discusses Multichannel digital audio tape recorder (DATR), reel-to-reel system, for professional use with a focus on 24-bit operation for 16-bit media. BS EN 61595-3 is the third part of the multi series on that is applicable to the use of a 16-bit track pair to record 24-bit data words per channel.
A requirement for multi storing digital audio data with words wider than 16-bit has arisen in the market, influenced by the availability of A/D converters with resolutions higher than16-bit, and the introduction of digital mixing consoles incorporating signal processing with higher resolution that 16-bit.
BS EN 61595-3 on multichannel digital audio tape recorder is useful for:
Digital multitrack tapes, with their enormous data storage capacity, are an ideal medium for such an implementation. BS EN 61595-3 provides a method that described herein is also applicable to any other medium of two tracks.
BS EN 61595-3 discusses description of data recording, definition of “A” AND”B” tracks. This will help you to understand multichannel digital audio tape recorder.
EN 61595-3:1999
IEC 61595-3:1999