In article ,
Richard
Robinson wrote:
Brian Gaff said:
Seems an awful waste of money if you only want to do a few.

I still feel that any old xp computer and decent sound caard wiill do
the job.

I think the quality of the A-to-D conversion is relevant. Plus, in some
cases, a different gadget can be more convenient in terms of cabling,
depending on where the various bits of gear are in the room(s).

A point to bear in mind is that default 'internal soundcards' on computers
may have little or nothing in the way of an 'analogue gain control' stage
*before* the ADC section. This can be a real problem if you can't
externally adjust the levels and are 'out of luck'.

And they may also have lousy rejection of electronic noises from elsewhere
inside the computer.

I'd be happy to accept there are superb exceptions. But I've never found
one that came with the machine when buying a general purpose 'PC' or
laptop.

Jim

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

But MiniDisc was
only ever designed as a domestic format - never as a mastering one.


Why on earth would anyone want to master to Minidisc:-)))


Although it did find uses in broadcast, as rather better than things like
NAB carts.

They were ubiquitous in radio. I still have a Denon DN M991R
"professional" minidisc recorder, (a very impressivge and well built
machine with balanced analogue in and out on XLRs and AES/EBU
in and out also. It has a hard wired remote and a conector
for keyboard) It was consigned long ago to the glass
cabinet together with the 2" editing block and Chinagraph pencil.

http://erecycleronline.com/audio-vid...-is-57592.html

Comparison with even a 38cm/s tape master showed the
mindisc format to be rather dull and lifeless. lacking in lustre,
- high woodwinds, cymbals, and strings in particular.

Iain

"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Richard
Robinson wrote:
Brian Gaff said:
Seems an awful waste of money if you only want to do a few.

I still feel that any old xp computer and decent sound caard wiill do
the job.

I think the quality of the A-to-D conversion is relevant. Plus, in some
cases, a different gadget can be more convenient in terms of cabling,
depending on where the various bits of gear are in the room(s).

A point to bear in mind is that default 'internal soundcards' on computers
may have little or nothing in the way of an 'analogue gain control' stage
*before* the ADC section. This can be a real problem if you can't
externally adjust the levels and are 'out of luck'.

And they may also have lousy rejection of electronic noises from elsewhere
inside the computer.

I'd be happy to accept there are superb exceptions. But I've never found
one that came with the machine when buying a general purpose 'PC' or
laptop.

Jim


A cigar for that man:-)

Iain