The MD format is easier to work with than all its rivals, analogue or digital. Playing a MiniDisc is like playing a CD, while recording is similar to cassette, but simpler. If you're making a digital recording direct from CD things couldn't be more straightforward, with automatic level setting, track numbering and sampling frequency conversion (from 48, 44.1, or 32kHz). Analogue recording is also far easier than cassette--there's quick track numbering and level setting with small but effective meters, and no messing around calibrating tapes.
After you've made your recording, the MDS-JE500 offers a number of post-editing facilities which users of DAT, DCC and Compact Cassettes can only dream about. Thanks to MD's random access you can renumber tracks you've recorded, move them to any position on the disc, or erase one or all of them. You can also combine two or more tracks under a single name, or divide single tracks into identifiable sequences which can be combined with others.
This might sound a tad complicated, but it can all be done by pressing just a few buttons on the remote, and the alphanumeric display tells you precisely what's going on. So friendly is the Sony's operating system that it's got more help messages than many home computers!
The deck is silent and foolproof in operation and offers track access times of under a second for any operation, far superior to DCC or DAT, and faster even than many CD players. Minidisc Deck displays well and shows some slight signs of use through the years such as light and fine scratches. It will be safely and securely packed for its next new home. Thanks!Please look at all photos prior to bidding for the most accurate description. Feel free to ask any questions. Thank you!
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