Re: MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- Here's a happy thing: this afternoon when I showed up at the radio station where I work part-time (WWFM - classical radio network), the chief engineer pointed out to me the newest piece of equipment - a Sony MDS-E12 MINIDISC deck. There's one in the on-air studio and there will soon be one in the production studio. Two of my daughters have worked on college radio stations. Don't laugh. Since college stations don't have the financial pressures of commercial stations, they are often very good. You can often hear home grown music and music that a commercial station would never play because of fear that they would not attract a large enough audience. Traditionally commercials and public announcements are recorded on carts (cartridges)? Is that what they are called? Mini Discs offer the advantages of carts in that if you only record a specific audio clip on a mini disc that's what it will play each time it is inserted. It has the advantage of not having to be a continuous loop, like tape and is digital. Mini Discs should have taken off big time at radio stations. They, in my humble opinion, would have be an advantage over CDs. Since FM radio is cut off at 15,000Hz anyway, I doubt that anyone would notice if the stations was using CDs or an MD copy. With their compact size and protective jackets, mini discs are far superior to CDs. The more I think about it, the more amazed I am that MDs did not replace CDs as the source of consumer music collections. With the exception of compression, it seems to me that the mini disc has it over the CD in EVERY other area. It doesn't have it over CD in every other area at all, in Europe it is still just a cool toy for most people, where CD's are the norm, the only place I know of it being bigger than CD is in Japan. And do you wanna know the reason MD's didn't take over CD's much? CD's had a 10 year head start Lets not forget that you have been able to record on MDs from the day they were introduced. Burning CDs is relatively recent compared to the MD. And people dont want to wait for music to be recorded, thats why pre-recorded music does so well, and probably one of MD's downfalls, little pre-recorded support If someone were to make a comparison table of all types of recorded media, the mini disc would end up with the post pros. Think about them compared to records, reel to reel, 8 track, cassette, HiFi video tape (should we even bother to include the DCC?). DATs and CDs. Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
From: Stuart Howlette [EMAIL PROTECTED] It doesn't have it over CD in every other area at all, in Europe it is still just a cool toy for most people, where CD's are the norm, the only place I know of it being bigger than CD is in Japan. And do you wanna know the reason MD's didn't take over CD's much? CD's had a 10 year head start I dont know which part of europe you are from but in the UK, minidisc has a general acceptance now amongst most people to the point that it is a mainstream recording format. Be it Dixons (a nationwide general electronics retailer), or more specialist hi-fi stores, you will find minidisc at least on a par with cassettes for shelf space. Even in music stores where two years ago they would have only CDs and cassettes, I see increasing numbers of pre-recorded MD's available to the point where it now about equals tapes. And the fact those same stores stock a variety of brands (yeah I know) of blank minidiscs says something for their demand. Many peeps I know had bought into minidisc before I met them, I wonder which part of europe this is where minidisc is just a cool toy. PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
Many peeps I know had bought into minidisc before I met them, I wonder which part of europe this is where minidisc is just a cool toy. PrinceGaz. I'd just like to add to what I said previously that roughly half the peeps I know own only a minidisc player, and have chosen the format for their portable music because there is finally a decent choice of pre-recs available now, and it is a lot more convenient for them than carrying around a CD player. PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
James Jarvie wrote: Here's a happy thing: this afternoon when I showed up at the radio station where I work part-time (WWFM - classical radio network), the chief engineer pointed out to me the newest piece of equipment - a Sony MDS-E12 MINIDISC deck. There's one in the on-air studio and there will soon be one in the production studio. Two of my daughters have worked on college radio stations. Don't laugh. Since college stations don't have the financial pressures of commercial stations, they are often very good. You can often hear home grown music and music that a commercial station would never play because of fear that they would not attract a large enough audience. Traditionally commercials and public announcements are recorded on carts (cartridges)? Is that what they are called? Mini Discs offer the advantages of carts in that if you only record a specific audio clip on a mini disc that's what it will play each time it is inserted. It has the advantage of not having to be a continuous loop, like tape and is digital. Mini Discs should have taken off big time at radio stations. They, in my humble opinion, would have be an advantage over CDs. Since FM radio is cut off at 15,000Hz anyway, I doubt that anyone would notice if the stations was using CDs or an MD copy. With their compact size and protective jackets, mini discs are far superior to CDs. The more I think about it, the more amazed I am that MDs did not replace CDs as the source of consumer music collections. With the exception of compression, it seems to me that the mini disc has it over the CD in EVERY other area. Lets not forget that you have been able to record on MDs from the day they were introduced. Burning CDs is relatively recent compared to the MD. If someone were to make a comparison table of all types of recorded media, the mini disc would end up with the post pros. Think about them compared to records, reel to reel, 8 track, cassette, HiFi video tape (should we even bother to include the DCC?). DATs and CDs. Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
Here's a happy thing: this afternoon when I showed up at the radio station where I work part-time (WWFM - classical radio network), the chief engineer pointed out to me the newest piece of equipment - a Sony MDS-E12 MINIDISC deck. There's one in the on-air studio and there will soon be one in the production studio. I'm not sure what he has planned for them; but I suggested, and he seemed to agree, that we could use them instead of DAT (DAT tapes have been giving us some problems) for locally-produced shows, and for recording from the satellite any programs to be rebroadcast at a later date. I'm excited because this unit has a keyboard input so I can bring in my keyboard and title my own discs. Nice to see someone else who recognizes that MD is a terrific format. James __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
