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In article writes:
The Sony HiMD (high capacity minidisc) recorders have a linear PCM recording
mode, that's essentially the same as what you get on a CD. The HiMD blanks
are about $7, but you can find the lower capacity (original "80 minute")
MD's for less than $2 each.
In Linear PCM mode, an "80 minute" MD can hold 28
minutes of audio. A HiMD can hold 1 hour 34 minutes of linear PCM.
That's good info. I wasn't aware that a HiMD recorder could use
standard MD blanks in the PCM mode. That's under $5/hour for media as
long as your subject matter can stand to be interrupted every 28
minutes. The way we solved that problem with Nagras (or Revoxen or
Ampi) was to use two, starting the second one before the tape ran out
on the first one, splicing if necessary.
But what can you do with the recording to get it to a more practical
medium? A shelf full of HiMD disks is likely to be useless in another
ten years, and I don't mean because of deterioration, but because
it'll be too hard to find something to play them on. CDs are a little
better in that respect because it's strong in the consumer market.
There were "issues" with making file transfers from original
recordings on the standard Minidisk. Are these really non-issues with
the HiMD, or is it necessary to make a real time transfer to another
medium?
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