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It looks like 8 cm CDs are showing up in more and more places. I've seen CDRs in stores, but where are the 8 cm CDRWs?
It would be really cool if someone came out with a device that could record MP3 or WMA audio in real time on an 8 cm CDRW. Same size as a minidisc, but you could actually copy
your recordings back to your computer for digital editing.
You could also burn your own 8 cm MP3/WMA CDRs on a computer and play it back on the device too.
There are a few companies that make MP3 players for 8 cm CDs, like NAPA (http://www.amaxhk.com/products/napa/mcd380/mcd380n.htm). This should now be taken a step further so that you can do recordings too.
Does the minidisc need killing?
http://news.bbc.co....1478000/1478158.stm
It seems to be dying of its own accord, as a pre-recorded format at least [-alx, Aug 08 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
... like NAPA ...
http://www.amaxhk.c.../mcd380/mcd380n.htm
(Jedi, use [link] to add links to an article - they're easier to layout that way.) [jutta, Aug 08 2001]
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As well as 8 cm CDRWs, why not have 12 minute cassettes, and 310 Kb floppy disks? I'm sure I'm missing something here. |
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Angel, I think Jedi means recording sound to disc the same way a minidisc recorder works, but instead using a smaller CD and converting the sound to mp3/WMA format. Because of the compression systems in place, an 8cm CD will still fit a good six or so hours of sound encoded at CD quality. |
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Yes, I get that bit, but he (?) seems to want to copy onto a 8 cm CDRW, transfer to computer, edit, then burn onto 8 cm CDR. I can see the benefit of the last part, but where's the need for smaller-capacity *re-writable* media? |
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Angel:
12 minute cassettes and ~310 Kb floppy disks were Baked, and then disposed of many years ago, for good reason :) |
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[Pallex] But what other media are so convenient for storing ZX Spectrum games on? |
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Yeah, that's what I'm saying. You copy someone's 40-minute vinyl LP onto a 40-minute reel-to-reel tape, then run off a copy onto a 40-minute cassette that you keep in the car (pretend that cassettes are write once read many). Then you want to copy someone's 3-minute single, so do you need shorter reel-to-reel tapes? |
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alx- "But what other media are"... |
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Are?? If you`d said `were`, i`d have let it lie; its hard disks all the way, nowadays! |
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( Or online, from ftp://ftp.void.jump.org/pub/sinclair/ ) |
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I'll stick with 180 minute cassettes made from the tape inside 4 90 minute microcassettes. |
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Actually I have some 8cm CDRW's I use to transport files back and forth to work. I got them at a computer show- they're made by CDRMarket, they have a website but it doesn't list the CDRW's. I imagine if you email them they could give you a quote. |
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Why WMA's? Who need to carry around a lousy proprietary format? |
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Get a 78 recorder and a gramophone. That way you can play game tunes without electricity. |
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[Amishman], you have a one-track mind. |
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I get what you are saying here, and I want one. Portable recording to mini-CD, how hard is that to understand people? I've actually spent some time hunting the web for one, and the nearest baked item I can come up with is a USB external burner that uses mini-CDs and also functions as a portable CD audio player with MP3 decoding. Still, it doesn't do standalone recording, so I'm leaning towards one of the hard disc based units, like the Archos Jukebox. |
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//Then you want to copy someone's 3-minute single, so do you need shorter reel-to-reel tapes?// |
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8cm CD's are somewhat smaller than larger ones, and some players will only handle the smaller format. |
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