(idm) pauses: CD vs MiniDisc

From Bob Weisend
Sent Fri, Jun 11th 1999, 17:48

Marc Weidenbaum <xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

> The idea is that because of the nature of the minidisc technology, there
> is no pause between tracks (as there is on a traditional CD). Therefore,
> if you play the Gescom minidisc on "Random," it will flow in an
> unpredictable manner, and the little snippets will start to appear in
> pairings and sequences that, although unplanned in their specificity,
> will illuminate each other in a manner that a normal recording does not.

On my Sony Discman, you can achieve the same result by having ESP on in
shuffle mode.  Since ESP buffers 10-20 seconds of music, it will reach the
end of a track before the song ends.  It will cue up the next track while
the first one continues, and when the first one finishes, the next one
starts up immediately.  This technique works great when dubbing a
selection of tracks from a continuous mix; if the CD was indexed properly
(say, at the end of a 4x4 beat sequence), the tracks run together
seamlessly.

- Bob Weisend
- xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx