Check out the Sony MDS-DRE1 at the 'MiniDisc Community Page.' Features: "Backtrack" recording feature allows unit to play an MD track and record a new (separate) track simultaneously. If the machine's output is run through a mixer, new material can be mixed with existing material and recorded. From the Sony announcement: "The BackTracking feature effectively makes the unit two machines in one. In conjunction with the MDS-DRE1's digital I/Os, BackTracking allows the DJ to record and synchronise tracks on the fly from any source, while a song is being played. These sources can be mixed (with an external DJ mixer) along with material on the same disc. This provides the DJ the flexibility to create customised mixes and audio transitions in real time. Additional planned features of the ergonomically designed, portable, tabletop unit include seamless looping; turntable-style scrubbing and trick play; digital archiving; digital disc and random access capability; "hot start" buttons, allowing up to eight tracks to be assigned simultaneously for continuous instantaneous play; slider faders to control pitch and tempo; and full song-based editing function (1/86 sec accurate) including the capability to divide, combine, move, erase or copy a track." Unit features independent speed and pitch controls (+/- 12% each). "Steven Brooks" wrote > If, for whatever reason, you wanted to copy a track (basically, duplicate a > track -- like for putting one at the beginning, and the same track at the > end), is there a reason why you wouldn't be able to do this? If I want to > duplicate a file on my hard drive, all I have to do is select it and hit > duplicate (or command-D). I don't have to sit there and recreate the file > again! Is this option going to be available? I just thought, given it is > a digital medium, perhaps the MD is still in a pre-adolescent stage... > > On the same tangent, is it possible to have (for an audio deck) a large > enough memory buffer (say, 5-7 minutes worth) to copy entire songs? > Take for example, a situation where you are mixing a track, adding effects > and whatnot kind a spur-of-the-moment, and recording this track as you go > along. > In that instant of semi-"live" recording, you would not be able to > realistically (without quite a number of tries) repeat that same > performance; yet, this track that you have recorded (maybe it's the first > time or the 100th time) is perfect, and you want to put it one disc for > your archives, and send it to a friend so s/he can listen to it. Does this > make sense? > > Well, yes, I know having a second deck would solve the problem, but I'm > just saying if you had ONE deck! :-) > > -sb, remembering my reaction 6 or 7 years ago when told of the possibility > of multi-gigabyte hard drives ["How the hell could you fill up those > monsters?" Just download the 'net nowadays... ;) ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
