miniDisc is a good sweet spot i think. its something physical but not as bulky as a cassette player
if you get one that has netMD support then you can transfer new music onto it just like it was a USB drive. there are even chrome websites that will let you do this so you dont have to install any software
theres also the compression modes where you can fit either 3 or 5 hours worth of music on one disc so you could easily make do with just 1 or 2 disks if you were going out somewhere for the day
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actually on second thoughts its not really like a USB drive where you can just drag and drop files, it has to convert them to some format so it can take a minute
I’ve seen videos of netMD. Do I need special drivers for the OS too?
The main issue I have with buying one is that even when the ad says that it’s fully tested and working. I contact them and they haven’t actually tested recording.
I have a Sharp MD Studio (great for recording and editing) and a Sharp portable. They don’t record anymore so I imagine it’s a common problem.
Thanks for the links! When I say “recording” I mean any attempt to write to the disk or edit a track (eg a deletion). I get a TOC error. I’ve looked at repair videos on YouTube but I’m not up to the job. If it’s just a matter of cleaning though I think I could do it.
miniDisc is a good sweet spot i think. its something physical but not as bulky as a cassette player
if you get one that has netMD support then you can transfer new music onto it
just like it was a USB drive. there are even chrome websites that will let you do this so you dont have to install any softwaretheres also the compression modes where you can fit either 3 or 5 hours worth of music on one disc so you could easily make do with just 1 or 2 disks if you were going out somewhere for the day
EDIT: actually on second thoughts its not really like a USB drive where you can just drag and drop files, it has to convert them to some format so it can take a minute
I’ve seen videos of netMD. Do I need special drivers for the OS too?
The main issue I have with buying one is that even when the ad says that it’s fully tested and working. I contact them and they haven’t actually tested recording.
I have a Sharp MD Studio (great for recording and editing) and a Sharp portable. They don’t record anymore so I imagine it’s a common problem.
oh yea, you have to install a driver manually as well, just follow the instructions here
then this is the page where you can manage the tracks https://web.minidisc.wiki/
when you say recording do you mean recording live audio or just “burning” tracks to the disk?
Thanks for the links! When I say “recording” I mean any attempt to write to the disk or edit a track (eg a deletion). I get a TOC error. I’ve looked at repair videos on YouTube but I’m not up to the job. If it’s just a matter of cleaning though I think I could do it.