Any MD4S users rec. acoustic guitar?

[Nilbog]

I don't think the MD4s uses higher compression than the MD4, or the MD8. I THINK it's 4.0?
I personally don't think the compression takes waya from the sound much, if at all. I don't think you can tell the difference between a song mixed down from minidisc and any other digital media.
-Nil

[gordone]

Cool new forum! Just wondering if anyone is using their MD4S for recording ac. guitar? I use mine to record my original folky songs and then I mixdown to PC. Any comments on how the ATRAC sounds compared to uncompressed audio (specifically on ac. guitar)?
FYI I use a KM184 and AT4033 through an Aphex pre.
Hope to hear from fellow minidisc fans!
-Evan
PS - you can listen to one song I recorded at http://campharlam.org/mp3/forgotten.mp3

[nay]

I use 2 AKG C1000S in x/y ran straight into my Tascam mixer then out of the buss into my MD4. I can't tell the difference between the MD and my hard drive.

[Nilbog]

The debate goes on, and I don't think I can end it here. First of all, I don't have the equipment to do such a test.
I was only saying what I thought (note the use of the phrases "I personally think..." or "I don't think". Whether my opinions are ignorant or not, well that's another debate.
You can have bad sound on ANY form of media, it's more up to the engineer how it will sound.
-Nilbog

Here are some things to consider. These are quotes from people of the sound profession:

Louis Challis, Electronics Australia, October 1996
"The [output of the D/A] chip is an audio signal with a spectacular dynamic range and a degree of fidelity which convinced me that any previous claims of lack of fidelity and commonality of quality between Mini Discs and CDs has now become a technically invalid issue."
"We ran this A-B testing during two separate sessions encompassing a total period of three hours. After the testing was completed we were satisfied that we could neither identify, nor could we hear any difference between the digital original and the digitally recorded MiniDisc, or the manufacturer's own pre-recorded version of that same disc."

This stuff and more http://www.minidisc.org/near_cd.html


[This message has been edited by Nilbog (edited 06-07-2000).]

[Track Rat]

Well mini disc is a lossy data system, that is it throws away a lot of information. I have a stereo mini disc recorder as well as a DAT and I CAN tell the difference.