Re: MiniDisc for field recording

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Well, size and price were the main consideration.  DAT is nice but 
expensive, bigger and not random access, which is nice.  I've got a 
friend who uses a MD to record Irish Music sessions she plays at, and 
it seems to do a decent job.  For sure good enough for her needs.  
Again, I'll point out my post about my Nikon 35mm vs my Olympus 360 
digital camera.  I can get really nice results from my Nikon, but it's 
size and material cost and complexity (of processing) keep it stashed 
away most of the time.  My Olympus gives me fair quality at best, but 
the ability to stuff it into my cargo shorts pocket, whip out it's 
smartmedia card and pop it into my Mac's USB reader makes it my most 
used camera.  Stealth is often the difference between use and not use.

Mark Sottilaro

On Sunday, September 22, 2002, at 06:20  PM, Duke Sexton wrote:

> Pardon me for asking what may seem an obvious question but why 
> Minidisc in particular, as opposed to something like portable DAT?