MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 19 December 1999

[MiniDisc Community Pages Weekly News]

MiniDisc Community Pages News for 13 December 1999

 o William Hollingworth has updated his [1]MiniDisc Manager freeware 
   (for Sony decks with S-Link ports) to allow automated recording and 
   track titling of MP3 and CD tracks through an interface with Nirvis' 
   CDJ Music Library software.

      [1] http://web2.airmail.net/will/mdmanager.html


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 15 December 1999

 o Graham Baker points out a [1]positive viewpoint towards Sony's 
   MiniDisc Camcorder in Adobe Premier World.

      [1] http://adobepremiereworld.com/.getarticle/.433537609


 o In a [2]May press release from Sony's European Business Products 
   Group they mention that the MiniDisc market is expected to exceed 20 
   million units worldwide in the year 2001. 

      [2] http://www.dpa-corpcomms.co.uk/clients/sony/1999051113165.html


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 17 December 1999

 o We're collecting signals that [1]trip up ATRAC, have you got a 
   contribution? 

      [1] http://www.minidisc.org/atrac_breakdown.html


 o Tascam has upgraded their [2]two professional MD decks to ATRAC 4.5 
   and offers pdf manuals for the [3]MD-301mkII and [4]MD-801RmkII 
   units.

      [2] http://www.tascam.com/products/category_minidisc.html
      [3] http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/MD-301mkII_manual.pdf
      [4] http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/MD-801RmkII_manual.pdf


 o Peter Westt spots the [5]Terrac MP3 HiFi component, it plays MP3 CDs 
   as well as normal ones and can be fitted with a hard drive for 
   amassing huge music collections.

      [5] http://www.minidiscworld.com/terratec_m3po.htm


 o  Top (Tower Records Magazine UK) wrote enthusiastically about 
   [6]Pre-recorded MD in an article last year.

      [6] http://www.topmag.co.uk/archive/jul98/format.htm


 o Weibel HiFi in Switzerland offers a [7]selection of MD gear.

      [7] http://www.weibelhifi.ch/aktions_liste/minidisc_dat.htm


 o The Robb Report wrote briefly about [8]Minidisc's Revival back in 
   Feb '98. 

      [8] http://www.robbreport.com/backissues/feb98/features/thatshome/minidisc.htm


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 18 December 1999

 o David Boulet recently contributed a thorough review of the [1]Sony 
   MDS-JB930.

      [1] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_jb930_review.html


 o [2]Smalldisc.com opens shop, specializing in Minidisc gear for 
   musicians and composers.

      [2] http://www.smalldisc.com


 o [3]Oade Brothers Audio offers a variety of microphones, including 
   some excellent for stealth work.

      [3] http://www.oade.com/dat/microphones/micro.html


 o The Sound Professionals points out a clear and comprehensive 
   description of [4]how microphones work. 

      [4] http://arts.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-20/teces_20.html


 o Robert Berardino spots Sony's [5]Memory Stick Walkman page, the unit 
   supports ATRAC3 and MP3. 

      [5] http://207.121.190.132/b2/index.html


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 19 December 1999

 o Ian McFarlane and Marc Kieley find news that the Candian Copyright 
   Board has imposed a [1] 60 cent tax on every MD blank sold in 
   Canada. Thomas James finds further word on this in the [2]National 
   Post, and the [3]Globe and Mail. 

      [1] http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/news-e.html
      [2] 
http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?s2=canadianbusiness&f=991218/154807.html
      [3] 
http://archives.theglobeandmail.com/search97cgi/s97_cgi?action=View&VdkVgwKey=%2Fkarl12%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fgam%2Fsearch%2Fhtml%2F19991218%2FRTAPE%2Ehtml&DocOffset=1&DocsFound=1&QueryZip=copyright+board&Collection=TGAM&SortField=sortdate&ViewTemplate=GAMDocView%2Ehts&SearchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Farchives%2Etheglobeandmail%2Ecom%2Fsearch97cgi%2Fs97%5Fcgi%3FQueryZip%3Dcopyright%2Bboard%26ResultTemplate%3DGAMResults%252Ehts%26QueryText%3Dcopyright%2Bboard%26Collection%3DTGAM%26SortField%3Dsortdate%26ViewTemplate%3DGAMDocView%252Ehts%26ResultStart%3D1%26ResultCount%3D10&amp


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