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Minidisc was a HUGE commercial flop, with a paltry number of releases. It found utility in some pro audio racks but in no nation did it ever come close to repla
by OldGoodNewBad 5y ago
Minidisc was a HUGE commercial flop, with a paltry number of releases. It found utility in some pro audio racks but in no nation did it ever come close to replacing DAT in pro audio applications, or cassette tapes for music copying or distribution.
- rualca 5y ago> Minidisc was a HUGE commercial flop, with a paltry number of releases. What I remember from my minidisc days were that at least the ones I owned were all recorders. Even though I bought zero minidisc albums, I had a few minidiscs with albums recorded from CDs. Even though minidisc wasn't ubiquitous, I'm not sure that the number of releases is a good measuring stick.
- LeoPanthera 5y agoYou are equating the number of commercial pre-recorded MiniDisc with the success of the format but that's just not how it works. MiniDisc replaced tape, not CDs or records. Its raison d'etre was recording your own discs.
- OldGoodNewBad 5y agoIt never even matched tape, in terms of blank media or devices sold yearly even at its peak even in Japan.