Hey, so where's the MD thread?

[pdxotica]

Hey, so where's the MD thread?

Isn't MiniDisc considered Vintage by now?

:thmbsp:

[ozmoid]

Probably should be :D, but it's a source by definition... so you'll find MD discussions in the Digital Formats forum (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25).

[avionic]

Mogan David:drunk:

Cooking & Spirits

[stuwee]

Mogan David:drunk:

Cooking & Spirits

Kinda messes with the 20/20 vision, don't it!

stu

[pdxotica]

Oh, over on the other side of the tracks, eh?

:music:


I've been doing field recordings with MD for several years, and fidelity, especially uncompressed, is great.

Now looking at MD for transfer of 78's to digital (just found a Sony 520 ay GW).

Shouldn't be losing any info on that format change, I wouldn't think.

:scratch2:

[stuwee]

Since there seems to be alot of intereston Ak lately on 78 to tape and CD/MP?/??? Let everyone know how you like what you can do/hear with this format, K?

Craig

[Cadillac Kid]

Oh, over on the other side of the tracks, eh?

:music:


I've been doing field recordings with MD for several years, and fidelity, especially uncompressed, is great.

Now looking at MD for transfer of 78's to digital (just found a Sony 520 ay GW).

Shouldn't be losing any info on that format change, I wouldn't think.

:scratch2:
How do you record uncompressed to MD? I thought by nature that MD used data compression.

[pdxotica]

Hi-MD equipment can record audio to Hi-MD media in uncompressed PCM (16bits/44.1khz, i.e. CD format) as well as in Sony's ATRAC3plus encoding at 256kbps ("Hi-SP") and 64kbps ("Hi-LP").

(from MiniDisc.org)

Not many (if any) Hi-MD decks though, only portables, as it is a dying format.

I don't often record in Linear PCM mode, but field recordings at that setting will literally make you turn your head when listening with headphones.

SP sounds fine too, although I haven't recorded much live music under controlled multi mic & mixer settings.

Don't use LP, what's the point in carrying that much music on a disc? 7 hours in SP is plenty!

And for transcribing 78's to digital, I can't imagine a better medium. No way do I want to deal with tape.

Just saw a portable MD mixer/recorder on CL, only 100; new price was 2500.

It's got me thinking...

[pdxotica]

Since there seems to be alot of intereston Ak lately on 78 to tape and CD/MP?/??? Let everyone know how you like what you can do/hear with this format, K?

Craig

Sure thing. I'll run and post some tests as soon as I can.