See Digital Audio Recorder. Any type of audio recording system which records upon a digital medium, such as DAT or hard disk. DAT or DCC recorders, digital dubbers, digital multitracks, and hard-disk recording systems are all example of digital audio recorders. These recorders are an alternative to analog recorders, such as traditional cassette or reel-to-reel formats which do not convert the waveform to a digital representation prior to writing it to the recording medium.