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The Sony MZ1, the first MiniDisc player, released in 1992. MiniDisc (MD) is an erasable magneto-optical disc-based data storage format offering a capacity of 60, 74, and later, 80 minutes of digitized audio. Sony announced the MiniDisc in September 1992 and released it in November [2] of that year for sale in Japan and in December in Europe ...
Some examples of products that used the format are a few multitrack "portastudio"-style audio recorders such as Sony's MDM-X4 and Tascam's 564. Sony's MDH-10 MD Data disk drive, meant for use with Windows and Mac PCs, could also play back audio MiniDiscs. However, the drive was expensive compared to the Zip drive and others.
This codec is used in Sony Hi-MD Walkman devices (e.g., "Hi-LP and Hi-SP"), Network Walkman players, Memory Stick players, VAIO Pocket, PS3 and PSP console, and ATRAC CD players. It is a hybrid subband/MDCT codec based on a 16 channel QMF followed by a 128-point MDCT. Prior to MDCT coding, Generalized Harmonic Analysis (GHA) is used to extract ...
According to the official ECMA specification Sony designed the UMD to support two possible future enhancements and products. [2] Protective Shutter: Similar to the MiniDisc and 3 1 ⁄ 2-inch floppy disk, this protective shutter would shield the inner disc from accidental contact.
The player was marketed as an MP3 device, and the user was encouraged to burn MP3 music files to a mini CD, and then play them in the player, which was noticeably smaller than a standard portable CD player. The player could also play Red Book audio content burned onto mini CDs. It can play both CD-R and CD-RW media, as well as pressed mini CDs.
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Minidisk, Mini Disk, MiniDisc, Mini Disc or similar may refer to: MiniDisc, a magneto-optical disc-based music and data storage format developed by Sony; Minidisk (CMS), a minidisk formatted for use by the CMS operating system under CP-67 or VM; Minidisk (floppy), 5.25-inch floppy diskette type
Before its release, both Sony representatives and the press referred to the device as the Sony Bookman; [7] [8] [9] that name remained in use in later publications. [10] The player was sold concurrently with Sony's Data Discman e-book players. [11] Unlike those devices, the MMCD Player could read full-size 120-millimeter CD-ROM discs, including ...