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Michael Barry
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 584
From: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-11-2001 09:36 PM

Joe: Yes, that's true about CDR not being an exact replica of a CD, irrespective of the method used to duplicate it. Recently, I've been comparing burned DVD-R discs to test pressings from glass masters and the glass master discs are always better - the picture is visibly sharper. So it would seem that burning is simply not as accurate as stamping from an original.

According to reviews I've read, the higher-end Sony minidisc recorders can produce results which are very close to indistinguishable from the original, plus minidisc is a little more flexible than CDR in some respects, too, in terms of changing the order of tracks later on and things like that.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 11-12-2001 05:20 AM

I love MiniDisc. I have been using MD for a very long time. The sound quality is very very good on most units I have tried. The volume is too low in all Sony made portable models, even when cranked up all the way... maybe because Sony wants to save battery life by having reduced volume (this does not effect recording). But I have noticed little to no difference between CD and MiniDisc as far as sound quality is concerned. And in my book MiniDisc recordings beat the hell out of CD-R recordings in audio quality. MiniDisc is MUCH truer to the original source than any burned CD. Don't let the numbers fool ya, let your ears do the talkin'!

PS - MiniDisc uses the ATRAC data scheme to store its music and sound.

PSS - So does SDDS.

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John Schulien
Expert Film Handler

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From: Chicago, IL, USA
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-12-2001 03:53 PM

Sony (and a few other brand) DAT recorders have a 32 KHz, 12 bit mode. When you use this mode, the tape runs half as fast, and the recording time of the tape doubles, from 2 to 4 hours. Yes, the signal quality is noticably poorer; it isn't CD quality at all.

Long-Play mode was really designed for recording radio broadcasts, which already have everything over 15KHz filtered out, and are heavily compressed.

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Josh Jones
Redhat

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From: Plano, TX
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 11-14-2001 05:59 PM

Joe, how do you transfer your cd's to minidisk? I am getting a little annoyed with the 5 sceonds of silence between each track that is inserted to force track seperation. any other methods that would work better?

P.S. I am using a program that came with my soundcard to digitally connect the recorder and my pc.

Josh

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Joe Redifer
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posted 11-14-2001 09:49 PM

I don't involve my computer when I make MiniDiscs. I take the digital output from a CD player into the digital in of the MD recorder. Usually I use coaxial digital connections, but optical is fine too. I stop and start the MiniDisc recorder myself, eliminating any gaps. They even have units on the market now that have CD players and MD recorders built into the same deck, and allow for 4x copying speed.

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Josh Jones
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From: Plano, TX
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 11-15-2001 08:53 AM

Yes, If you dont mind the $400 price tag.....

so you manually record the MD's? Is there a button you can press to designate a track break without stopping record mode? it would make transfering cd's much faster if you could.

Josh

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Joe Redifer
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posted 11-15-2001 05:25 PM

While the unit is recording (not in record-pause) press the "record" button and the tracks will serparate where you pressed the button without stopping the unit or causing any adverse affects like skips, dropouts, fatigue, drymouth, or impotence.

If you are recording from an analog source simply pausing the unit will create a new track upon unpausing. Or a new track will automatically create itself if it hears two seconds of silence (again, analog recording only).

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Josh Jones
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posted 11-15-2001 06:16 PM

Thanks Joe

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