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I know about 40 people that purchased them primarily for recording from
a mike.
Myself, I have recorded two CDs and I own them. I have yet to copy a CD
that I just borrowed. I have several that I recorded from radio
programs, but most were recorded with a mike.
Scott, Tony wrote:
>
> I have no stats to back that up but at the moment I personally know about 10
> of my friends who have bought into MD. As far as I am aware not one of them
> has or is ever likely to use it for recording live music. They all use it
> exclusively for recording CDs/radio/vinyl which is what people use MP3 for
> as well. Several of them have taken a look at MP3, didn't like what they
> saw (heard?) and went MD anyway.
>
> For you the issue of live recording is the decisive factor. Effectively MD
> can and MP3 can't. Fine but if you don't mind me saying so its a bit of a
> niche market inwhich the real competition is probably DAT. MP3 doesn't
> compete with MD as a live recorder - it competes with MD as a home recorder,
> which is arguably a far larger market.
>
> So for me (and it seems Ralph) *THE* decisive factor that makes MP3 utter
> pants next to MD is the fact that you can start recording a CD (or whatever)
> within 10 seconds of switching it on and pressing a couple of buttons and so
> can my Mum. In other words its very easy compared to the hoopla you have to
> go through with MP3.
>
> or perhaps the fact that the media is a fraction of the price is the
> decisive factor
>
> or that it sounds great and MP3 doesn't,
>
> or that you don't need a computer,
>
> or that you don't need to be a computer geek to use it,
>
> or that in Europe we pay for local calls and MP3 downloads could cost you a
> fortune anyway,
>
> or that MDs (players and discs) look cooler
>
> or that ...
>
> Tony
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