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This exchange was on another list. Just thought I'd pass it on to this
one since it seems to be a slow day. ( The names have been changed )
Steven wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/16/00 8:14:53 PM, John writes:
>
> >But is there anyone
> >besides audio engineers who can actually hear any difference? I suppose
> >some people can, but I sure can't.
>
> Hello,
>
> Granted I'm an audio pro, but in any sort of a controlled A/B comparison you
> will hear the minidisc ATRAC compression compared with a DAT of the same
> thing. Especially in dense mixes, the parts underneath the lead instruments
> get buried.
>
> I have a Sharp MT-15 and Pioneer MJ-D508, they both are good recorders, but I
> would not use minidisc for anything besides "note-taking" recording or
> recording rehersals for later practice work. DAT is still the way to go for
> home recording (if you don't have access to an ADAT).
>
> I'd rate minidisc on a par with an analog cassette. Different distortions -
> you trade speed and pitch stability for inner detail and resolution. Cassette
> machines ALL have flutter and wow, but they can have remarkable amounts of
> low-level information. Minidiscs are great at getting recordings without any
> additional tremelo as the sound decays, but they only get the surface of the
> music.
>
> bye,
>
> Steven
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