Klarinet Archive - Posting 000343.txt from 2000/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Minidisc Recorders
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:38:40 -0500

on 2/8/00 12:10 AM, Benjamin Maas wrote:

>yes, cheap DAT machines have a crappy transport, but at least a DAT tape
>will not lose all of its data when the table of contents gets corrupted
>while "editing." (The larger, non-Sony units have great transports that are
>pretty much bullet-proof) As I have explained on this list before, the way
>I see MD is that it is a good replacement for the cassette. However,
>beware, it is NOT a professional recording medium for some very good
>reasons. You can get a decent MD plus microphone for about what a Sony Pro
>Walkman plus mic would cost.

One of my UR students got the Sony MZ-55 for a Christmas present, and it
sounds pretty nice. Seems to work pretty well too.

Ben, at the risk of turning this into another of the ever recurring
topics such as M... B... - Is the Sony Pro Walkman you refer to the
analog one? There is a digital Sony Walkman size machine, which makes
nice tapes, but last I knew it was significantly more expensive than the
MiniDisc recorder. Is there a portable DAT machine you could recommend,
and how much would it cost (approx)?

Thanks

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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