Hi-Md for live recording?

[keith runfola]

Hi. I'm a musician and I want to do some live recording.

I have a few questions about Hi-Md.

My understanding so far is that I can record via a mic input in PCM 44.1, 16bit quality and then upload to the computer at very hi speed. Is this the case?

Will I ever run into copy protection issues if I'm only recording live, non copywritten material?

Are these units available in the US? I have yet to see one.

Is Hi-Md going to be a flash in the pan or will it be around for a while?

(get out your crystal ball Are any other companies making or planning to make Hi-Md units?

Thanks!

Keith Runfola

www.jazzdrummer.com

[xeroxide]

lol, I bought the hi-md for this very reason. I am also a musician (violinist) and wanted a quick/easy way to record rehearsals (quartets/trios/sonatas etc...) - havn't done much in terms of jazz but i love improvisation :cool:

The live recordings can be transfered to hdd and then converted to wav. Quite a few people have reported problems with the transfer (this has never been the case for me - I usually record in PCM mode, sometimes in Hi-SP on a normal disc).

You can only transfer the file to computer once! do not loose this copy if you really want it otherwise you will have to transfer in real time.

I was also worried about 1gb hi-md going to disappear, but i then realised I only need a few discs and a mic for my purposes cause i can reuse the discs many times over. A friend of mine has had his minidisc for live recording since 1996, he's only ever bought 2 discs and he's still using that same two discs!

hope this helps.

Cheers

[keith runfola]

Thanks for that info.

Is the one time transfer thing because of some kind of copy protection?

Do you have a mic that you are happy with? I have a friend who records to DAT and uses some kind of Audio Technica that seem to do really well.

Thanks again,

keith runfola

www.jazzdrummer.com