Re: CD recorders...MD too??

[andre <andre@monmouth.com>]

any thoughts on MD and where it's headed??
here are a few of mine...humble as i can make 'em...

i recently got a MD , a sony mz1 walkman recording MD (minidisc) - it's a
technology that died a few yrs back, but sony and i think, phillips has
tried to keep it alive... anyway - i'm totally blown away by how good it
sounds - even just recording a band rehearsal in basement - great, quiet
sound. and very convenient - it's kind of a happy medium betw. DAT and CD
burners:

-same time limit 74 minutes
-same technology, more or less, same durability, maybe more, you can hardly
scratch these MD discs, they are housed in a plastic case, like a 3.5"
computer disc...
- iknow, ikno, someone will say the dynamic range is smaller, sample rate
etc - but 'i'll tell ya - most of us are deaf, (kidding) but really, i 
A/B'd
some stuff recorded from a CD, and .... couldn't tell.

- you can pause , stop, etc just like a tape.
- you can, within seconds, delete a poor take or wasted time betw. songs,
etc, thus releasing the disc space for usage..
- most MD players will let you display song/disc title, set track points
wherever you want (great for a live/gig tape or a rehearsal - i can jump to
the 7th tune we worked on in 1 second...

so - check out this option folks - there are new home models coming out
regularly, the blank 74" discs cost me 6.49 on the low side, 9.99 on the 
high.