minidisc audio recorders

Now you can begin recording by pressing a play/record button on the minidisc recorder.

The minidisc recorder will record to a track on the minidisc.

The track number will be shown in the recorder's display window.

With a new minidisc, this will be track no. 1. With a minidisc on which you're already recorded some audio, the recorder should skip to a new track, numbered one higher than your last recorded track.

On the Sharp Net MD minidisc recorder, you start recording by pressing the top arrow (just below the words Menu/Enter) on the main large button.

You can tell you're recording because two tiny black bars will disappear from the left of the word Rec on the display screen and the current track number displayed to the right will stop blinking.

The time duration of the recording also will start displaying in the lower right corner of the screen.

On the Sharp MD-MT90 minidisc recorder, you start recording by pressing the play/pause button.

You can tell you're recording because the circular icon next to the word Track will start spinning slowly on the display screen and the current track number displayed to the right will stop blinking.

The time duration of the recording also will start displaying in the lower right corner of the screen.

Note: On the Sharp Net MD and MD-MT90 minidisc recorders, after 5 minutes of continuous recording a new track automatically will be created (this is the default setting for the recorders).

This will not interrupt your audio - you'll be able to download the audio onto a computer later as one continuous stream using a program like ProTools. Breaking the audio into separate tracks just makes it easier during playback to find particular segments of your audio.

Pausing Recording

You can pause the recording at any point.

On the Sharp Net MD minidisc recorder, you do this by pressing the top middle arrow (just below the words Menu/Enter)on the main large button.

On the Sharp MD-MT90 minidisc recorder, you do this by pressing the play/pause button.

Resuming Recording

You then can resume recording, and the new audio will automatically be placed on a new track on the minidisc (and thus will not overwrite any previous audio you have recorded).

On the Sharp Net MD minidisc recorder, you do this by pressing the top middle arrow (just below the words Menu/Enter) on the main large button.

On the Sharp MD-MT90 minidisc recorder, you resume recording by pressing again on the play/pause button.

Recording on a Minidisc That Has Existing Audio

When you record on a minidisc that has existing audio tracks on it, the recorder will automatically go to the end of the existing tracks and create a new track for your new recording. Thus it will not overwrite any previous audio you have recorded.

If you want to record over an existing track or tracks, go into playback mode, go to the track you want to record over, and then begin recording.

Stopping Recording and Writing to Disc

When you're done recording, you need to finish storing the audio you've recorded onto the disc.

On the Sharp Net MD minidisc recorder, you store the audio by pressing the off/hold button at the bottom of the main large button (but quickly release the button, or you'll go into hold mode). You can press the off/hold button either while you're still recording or while you've paused the recording.

After a moment the words "TOC Edit" will appear on the recorder display screen (TOC stands for Table of Contents). You'll be in this "TOC Edit" mode for several moments, until the minidisc recorder displays a "No Name" message that means it has finished storing the recorded audio. Push the off/hold button again and the minidisc recorder will display a "Good Bye" message and shut down.

On the Sharp MD-MT90 minidisc recorder, you store the audio by pressing the off/hold button (but quickly release the button, or you'll go into hold mode). You can press the off/hold button either while you're still recording or while you've paused the recording.

Wait a moment for the words "No Name" to appear on the recorder display screen, and then push the off/hold button again. You'll go into "TOC Edit" mode for several moments (TOC stands for Table of Contents). The minidisc recorder then will finish storing the recorded audio, display a "Good Bye" message and shut down.

You now can push the open/eject button to eject the minidisc.

Be sure you go through the entire procedure for properly shutting down the minidisc recorder. If you don't, you may not be able to eject the minidisc from the recorder and you may lose what you've recorded.