Pioneer MJ-D508 - Manual (Page 4)

Features of the MJ-D508 MD Recorder
Sound quality and flexibility
Minidisc technology delivers sound quality connparable to that of compact disc,
and adds recording and editing capabilities that make it far more flexible and easy
to use than either CD-R (compact disc recordable) or DAT (digital audio tape).
Because the discs themselves are small and are housed in a protective cartridge,
MD is also an ideal format for music on the move. Use the MJ-D508 to make high
quality digital recordings from other components in your stereo system which you
can then use with your portable or-car MD player wherever you go.
_____ Advanced Parameter Processing
To fit over an hour of high quality stereo audio on such a small disc, MD uses a
much more compact digital coding system than CD —there's around 80% less
digital data on an MD than on a CD. The basic technology that makes this possible
is called Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding (ATRAC for short), and is present in
all MD players and recorders. Advanced Parameter Processing is a Pioneer
technology that further improves the sound quality of MD by providing extremely
precise control over the ATRAC process.
_____ Digital recording levels control
The MJ-D508 gives you more control over digital recording levels than most other
digital recorders, allowing you to raise or lower the level as appropriate. This can
be especially useful for equalizing the average recording levels when making 'mix
discs' compiled from various sources.
_____ Digital Noise Reduction
Pioneer's Digital Noise Reduction ( dnr ) technology reduces audible noise both on
playback and recording. This means that you can use it to make better sounding
recordings from sources such as analog cassette tapes, and use it on existing
MDs that were recorded from noisy sources.
_____ РАС function
You can use the high quality digital/analog converter (DAC) in the MJ-D508 to
improve the sound quality of other components in your audio system—analog
and digital. Use it together with the Digital Noise Reduction feature for cleaner
playback of records and analog cassette tapes, or use it to improve the sound of
other digital components by taking advantage of the latest in DAC technology.
_____ Advanced editing
The MJ-D508's editing features are quick and intuitive to use, yet extraordinarily
powerful with precise control. Moving individual tracks, re-ordering the whole
disc, combining and dividing tracks into new tracks, erasing tracks or sections of
tracks, naming and copying disc and track names can all be achieved with just a
few button presses. And if you make a mistake, you can always undo last edit
operation—even if you just accidently erased the whole disc.
_____ Recovery recording
If you've ever just missed the beginning of something because you didn't get to
the record start button in time, you'll appreciate the recovery recording feature.
This lets you start recording from six seconds before you hit the record start
button. When recording, or in record-standby mode, the recorder stores the last
six seconds of audio passing through the unit, so when you choose recovery
recording, the recorder simply records those last six seconds to the disc in
addition to the material coming afterwards.