Is mini disc comparable to mp3...

[1hdr4u]

I've been doing some research on my old out-dated mini disc recorder which uses ATRAC recording and causes the final recording to be 5 times less than the original source. Even though it mini disc sounds good to my ear, mp3 also has a loss ratio involved and I was wondering if recordings from a mini disc are better or worse than mp3. I'm concerned about this because I use mini disc for my performances in singing and doing shows. I start with a Fostex vf160 and use ADAT to transfer from the 160 to mini disc. Anyone with answers I would appreciate. Thanks.

 

[rayc]

Try these for some thoughts:
Happy Beat
and
I've had a little to do with Fran and his work SOUNDS terriffic.

Re minidiscs:
http://www.minidisc.org/minidisc_faq.html
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question55.htm
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct98/articles/sonyminidisc.html
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/sep/24/sony-minidisc-20-years
http://www.quietamerican.org/links_diy-md.html

& from around here the fostex
https://homerecording.com/bbs/user-forums-brand/fostex-forum/anyone-have-fostex-vf160-275229/
There are additional links at the bottom of that page.


MODS - you might consider moving this to a more useful section like Digital Recording.

 

[Btyre2013]

minidisc is better quality than mp3, I would stick with minidisk over mp3 anyday, I only use my ears and intuition but to me it sounds better, forget what the specs say.