Klarinet Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2004/01

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Question about computer/audio editing
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:22:15 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas [mailto:thomas@-----.com]
>
> Get yourself a minidisc. www.minidisco.com has a lot of
> them. I have a
> Sony MZ-N707. One of the Sharp MDs is supposed to be really
> good, too. And
> then get yourself a basic Mic jack with small ends and a
> large adapter for
> one of the ends, so you can plug the large one into the
> stereo, and copy
> your records. You can put a lot of music onto a minidisc.
> (Make sure you
> buy a supply, they do Not have them at the WalMart!)

I try to steer people away from Minidisc because the quality just isn't
there. The conversion sucks and they often have some really nasty sounding
compressors to even out dynamics (just what we as acoustic musicians want).
The Sony's sound is the worst of them... The Sharps are a bit better, but
still not great. They are noisy (hear a lot of background hiss) as well...
Also, the table of contents is easily corrupted and then you loose all the
data on the disc.

The MD is a great replacement for the cassette, but not a great format.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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