las wrote:
> > J. Coon" wrote:
> > > I think you are short sighted. MD has more uses than just copying CDs.
> > > 1. It is a learning tool for students.
> > > a. Take it to a lecture and record it with a microphone.
> > > b. have a friend take it to a lecture if you have a hangover and need
> > > to sleep it off.
> > > c. Take it to a jam session to record new tunes tol learn
> > > 2. It is a practice aid.
> > > a. Record a tune you are learning, and play along with it.
> > > b. set it to repeat problem sections of a tune so you can hear it and
> > > practice that section.
> > > c. Record a band practice so you can play along with it later.
> > >
> > > 3. It is a cheap way to make a demo CD.
> > > a. Record your band on MD, edit out the mistakes and talking and dump
> > > it to a computer CDROM.
> > > b. Use the time and date stamp to see how long the cut will be.
> > >
> > > 4. It is a way to improve performances.
> > > a. Record the performance and listen to it afterwards.
> > > b. Record the tunes at a practice, and use the time/date stamp to see
> > > how many tunes you need for a gig.
> > > 5. It is a way to prepare a presentation.
> > > a. record your presentation and play it back tosee what needs to be
> > > improved.
> > > 5. It is a way to record business meetings.
> > > a. set it on the conference table with a mike and if you use one with
> > > time and dates stamping you know when it was recorded.
> > > 6. Use it to master a CD
> > > a> more than one CD has used a minidisc recorder to produce all are
> > > part of it.
> > > 7. Use it for a guided tour.
> > > A. record details on certain parts of the tour. play back that track
> > > when the bus gets to that site.
> > > 8. Use it for a back up band for a low paying gig.
> > >
las wrote:
> > Yes,
> > All of the above are true, but a cassette would do fine for many of your choices at
> > a much lower cost.
Obviously you haven't tried using a cassette to do any of the above.
With a cassette,
1. you can't go directly to a track and play it instantly.
2. you can't repeat a selection ad infinitum
3. you can't title the tracks
4. you can't tell what date and time the recording was made
5. you can't get a recording quality master
6. you can't erase unwanted jabber, comercials, etc.
7. you can't stop it in the middle of playing a track and imediatley go
to a non adjacent track.
8. you can't record in stereo on many of them
9. you can't record in mono for 149 or more minutes and not worry about
fragle tape getting messed up.
10. you can't get around the tape hiss
11. you have to mess with different settings for different kinds of
tape, metla, chrome, high bias, tec.
A cassette may be cheaper, but it can't do the things a minidisc
recorder can do.
Let's face it, tape sucks. It always has.
> >
> > I was thinking of the most common use for the largest number of people.
Well, as the prices drop down on recorders, people will abandon tape,
and it will be resigned to childrens toys.
The problem, as I see it, is the manufactures want to keep producing
newer models, like the auto firms do. They should take some of the good
designs and keep producing it until they can produce it at costs
competitive with tape recorders. With all the mechanical krap in a tape
recorder to transport the tape, it has to be just about as expensive to
make as an a MD machine. Sure the MD has a laser, and a servo motor, but
if they made enough of them they would be cheap too.
--
Jim Coon
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