At 08:11 PM 1/23/01, Kevin Sample wrote:
quoted 10 lines At 16:53 1/23/2001 -0800, Static Beats wrote:
>At 16:53 1/23/2001 -0800, Static Beats wrote:
>>yeah Ive got it and I love it as well.
>>
>>Problem is that aside from that and the Gescom release I have *nothing* else
>>on MD.
>
>same here, but i originally got into MD because of its recording
>versatility--i put heavy-rotation vinyl-only stuff on MD, and record some
>radio shows as well. i never had any intention of buying
>commercially-released MDs.
The main reason that MiniDisc was viewed by many as a "failure" in North
America after it's original introduction in the early '90s was the attempts
of the record industry to present it as a new pre-recorded music medium.
Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) was also introduced as in a similar way
around the same time. But since most people were already in the process of
upgrading from vinyl to CD, they weren't interested. (Not to mention the
fact that none of the major labels were backing both new formats - some
went with MD, some with DCC - meaning that mainstream music fans would have
to buy TWO new pieces of hardware rather than choosing the format they
prefered.)
Thankfully, other markets (like Japan and the UK) recognised MDs real
usefulness was not as a replacement for CDs, but as a replacement for
cassettes as a home recording media. I use MD to record vinyl and MP3s for
portable listening, and to record my live DJ sets. It's a good thing.
Greg
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