Music, I been heavily into minidiscs for the past 5 years. I recently got a nice mic; the Sony ECM-MS957. Before that MIC i was using a cheap old logitic mic that a re-soldered so there was no on off switch or else it wouldn't work. I record a lot of Guitar and vocals. It helps me tremendously to be able to hear my music immediatly after I record it. Much more efficient than using a computer. Minidiscs are simply great but many people don't have the patience for them or already have invested in many CD's etc...