Sony's Minidisc-Based MDM-X4 Let's be honest: multitracking onto cassettes was useful in its time, but it's stone-age technology compared to what's available today. Take for example the MiniDisc: It's a highly reliable digital recording medium that's perfect for people who want the kind of quality associated with digital recording, but don't want to invest in a huge, elaborate (and costly) studio setup. The original masterminds behind the MiniDisc format is none other than Sony, so you know their engineers really understand how to get maximum performance from this convenient recording medium. These guys burned a lot of midnight oil and came up with the amazing new MDM-X4 MD Multi-Track Recorder ($1250 list), a whole new standard in personal studios. The MDM-X4 offers up to 37 minutes of superb quality 4-track digital audio on an MD data disc (74 minutes of 2-track) that simply outperforms any cassette system to date. It also includes the exclusive Track Edit system (for editing between two tracks) and a host of other incredible features that will revolutionize your concept of personal recording. The MDM-X4 comes equipped with an integral six-channel mixer with great sound quality (after all, you are recording to digital) and lots of functionality like 10 inputs/4 bus, 2 aux sends and a 3-band equalizer. The unit also incorporates highly sophisticated MIDI features that ensure a flexible system configuration, such as MMC/MTC synchronization and compatibility with all major sequencing software. Sit down in front of an MDM-X4 and one of the first features you'll notice is the Mix-Write function. This state-of-the-art editing feature lets you handle track-summing and doubling as if you were mixing and recording sounds using multiple 4-track recorders. For example: Let's say you recorded music onto all four tracks. With Mix-Write, you can mix the four different tracks and stereo ping-pong them to tracks one and two (go ahead, try that with any cassette multitrack). This then frees up two more tracks (3 and 4) for additional recording. Other super-sophisticated editing functions allow you to further edit your high quality digital sound creations by track, 4-track section and even song. With the MDM-X4, the creative possibilities are almost limitless. It takes Sony eight full pages to describe every MDM-X4 feature (lots of it in little-bitty type), so you know in our limited space we'll never be able to fully describe all its useful functions (like Auto Punch In/Out, Undo/Redo, Rehearsal Mode and 11-Point Locate Function, just to name a few). Fortunately your Sweetwater sales engineer can tell you a lot more about this great-sounding, easy to use digital recorder (they may even own one themselves). So call today for information and your special low pricing on the incredible Sony MDM-X4. Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Previous Page | Next Page