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I'm looking to get a MiniDisc recorder to do field recordings/found sound type of things and was wondering which brand to get. Also any recommendations for mics would be appreciated as well. And as far as IDM content goes... I picked up the If.Then.Else cd on Emenate a few weeks ago and I liked it so much that I ran out and bought the other 2 cds offered by the label-- the Emanated comp & the Lilienthal cd! Tasty, melodic IDM with interesting rhytmic pulses. Should be appeal to those with a pallete for 92-94 era IDM/ambient. It's not incredibly 'innovative' but I find myself listening to it more than the AE-esque DSP stuff (as opposed to the real deal). Not that I have anything against DSP sound fuckery but the music on Emanate seems to have some more personality for lack of a better word. thanx Howard

At 06:32 PM 10/5/1999 -0400, you wrote:

quoted 13 lines And as far as IDM content goes...

>And as far as IDM content goes... > >I picked up the If.Then.Else cd on Emenate a few weeks ago and I liked it >so much that I ran out and bought the other 2 cds offered by the label-- >the Emanated comp & the Lilienthal cd! Tasty, melodic IDM with >interesting rhytmic pulses. Should be appeal to those with a pallete for >92-94 era IDM/ambient. It's not incredibly 'innovative' but I find myself >listening to it more than the AE-esque DSP stuff (as opposed to the real >deal). Not that I have anything against DSP sound fuckery but the music on >Emanate seems to have some more personality for lack of a better word. > >thanx >Howard

I wholeheartedly agree with Howard's comments. You all know how much i enjoy the Emanate label stuff and the two recent Emanate cds, Lilienthal's Castor & Pollux and if.then.else's Realizations, as well as the new ultra-limited Sybarite 7" are no exception. A few weeks ago i was one of the lucky few to see emanate artists if.then.else and solenoid eat and then play live here in cleveland. They excelled at both! For more info and Emanate soundbites visit their official website at: http://www.syncopated.net/emanate/ -->-Lance--- lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Shih <hmshih@eclipse.net> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 6:32 PM Subject: (idm) MiniDisc Recommendations?

quoted 3 lines I'm looking to get a MiniDisc recorder to do field recordings/found sound

> I'm looking to get a MiniDisc recorder to do field recordings/found sound > type of things and was wondering which brand to get. Also any > recommendations for mics would be appreciated as well.

I have a Sony MZ-R50 and it's awesome (although no longer a current model). Avoid the R55 at all costs. Sharp makes some nice models, as does Aiwa. http://www.minidisc.org/ is a *VERY* thorough resource and alt.audio.minidisc is helpful too. They should be good starting points. As for mics, I don't know. I'm still researching them myself. Try these links out: http://www.core-sound.com//mics.html http://www.soundprofessionals.com/binaural.htm http://www.dimensional.com/~reasoner http://www.sonicstudios.com http://members.aol.com/rhcp9876/microphones.html http://www.arches.uga.edu/~tidmarsh/binmic.html

quoted 1 line And as far as IDM content goes...

> And as far as IDM content goes...

I guess that means I have to provide some IDMish stuff too... For anyone who cares, I bought the em:t 2000 2xCD compilation today (used). It's my first taste of em:t and I'm pretty satisfied so far. Disc 1 is far better... superfuzz@home.com

thanx for the advice! On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Superfuzz wrote:

quoted 31 lines I have a Sony MZ-R50 and it's awesome (although no longer a current model).

> > I have a Sony MZ-R50 and it's awesome (although no longer a current model). > Avoid the R55 at all costs. Sharp makes some nice models, as does Aiwa. > > http://www.minidisc.org/ is a *VERY* thorough resource and > alt.audio.minidisc is helpful too. They should be good starting points. > > As for mics, I don't know. I'm still researching them myself. > > Try these links out: > > http://www.core-sound.com//mics.html > http://www.soundprofessionals.com/binaural.htm > http://www.dimensional.com/~reasoner > http://www.sonicstudios.com > http://members.aol.com/rhcp9876/microphones.html > http://www.arches.uga.edu/~tidmarsh/binmic.html > > > And as far as IDM content goes... > > I guess that means I have to provide some IDMish stuff too... > > For anyone who cares, I bought the em:t 2000 2xCD compilation today (used). > It's my first taste of em:t and I'm pretty satisfied so far. Disc 1 is far > better... > > superfuzz@home.com > > > >