Re: [microsound] Concert and field recording: MD a good idea?

["jan.larsson" <jan.l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nothing that removes that amount of information is inaudible no matter the
salesmen would like it to be true. On the other hand the degradation is very
agacceptable in many applications.

Alternatives would include using a powerbook (recording to HD), something
like the Creative Nomad 3 or even a digital video camera set to 48khz PCM
mode for sound.

Den 03-04-19 23.40, skrev "Guillaume Grenier" <grenier.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On 19/04/03 16:44, "morning time still at work and bored" said in living
> color:
> 
>> i agree -- my only complaint about MD has been the shitty compression.  plus,
>> sometimes if it's recording something very loud, it skips a little / loses a
>> few split seconds of the recording.  that's a little bit weird and i'll have
>> to 
>> figure out what's causing it perhaps.
> 
> Hasn't ATRAC (the compression algorithm used by MD) improved significantly
> over the years, so much so that it has now become virtually imperceptible to
> the human ear?
> 
> Of course, I'd like lossless digital recording as much as the next guy, but
> I don't think I can afford a portable DAT recorder right now.
> 
> g.

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