MiniDisc: Adding Track Titles without a PC

Looking at various methods to add track titles onto MiniDiscs.

Here are some Affiliated links to the HiFi MiniDisc section on eBay

FAQ
Q) What does the red 'UK Tuned' badge mean on the Minidisc recorder?
A) Well it depends if you take Sony's answer or the real one.
Sony would claim that the components have somehow been tuned to suit the particular sensibilities of the UK ear.
However reading between the lines it was really just a way for Sony to differentiate models that were supposed to be sold in the UK from the unofficial parallel imports.
Some HiFi dealers sold parallel imported models that weren't originally intended for the UK market and because these avoided various duties and taxes, they were able to sell them at a lower price than the stores who were selling the official products. I believe Sony added the UK tuned badge to the official UK models to appease the Sony centres and other official dealers who were sick of getting undercut for price in the adverts shown in the back of HiFi magazines.

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[fab]

I thought the automatic label printer waa the most odd and niche MD accessory you could ever show to us, but it took you less than a month to surprise me again! A flippin IR keyboard MD remote controller, just for editing your MD text... God I love Sony

[qreeves]

"Make sure it says keyboard" - I always love how thorough Techmoan is.

[SuperPJG]

I nominate Techmoan as YouTuber of the year

[trippymchippy]

Minidisc was the perfect physical medium. Small enough to be carried around - cool and capable enough to be a quality option.

[offspringfan]

Is it me, or the more obscure the format is, the best the video from Techmoan is? The Minidisc videos are easily my favourite episodes, Techmoan's research on the format was simply fantastic, almost PhD thesis-like stuff.

By the way, happy Minidiscday!

[SwitchAndLever]

The title of this video triggered my PTSD. I spent too many hours entering characters one by one on my discs.

[hammerheadcorvette]

Physical Media needs to stay. The more we move away from it, the more we lose ownership of things. We are basically renting content at that point

[Vaggumon]

The sadness of the world in which we live. When you have to specify the fact that you just told an obvious joke. Techmoan is one of my favorite folks on YouTube. The snark always makes me smile.

[brettjohnson]

When I was in high school my friends and I used a MD recorder/player for the audio when we made our amateur films for the 48-hour film project. It was the best quality we had available and was one of the few pieces of equipment that never required any special care, it just worked without complaint. Even in 2004, in Cincinnati, OH we had trouble finding the media for it. We even called a Best Buy who told us they no longer carried them. We didn't believe them, so we showed up and found them on the shelf. It was thought to be so dated by 2004 the employee couldn't believe we the store would have them. It's incredible that people are able to get into the format today.

[lennyg]

Happy Minidisc day!

I own Sony MDS-JE510 since 1995.

[Techmoan]

NOTE: Various manufacturers besides Sony also had MD HiFi decks in their ranges with PS/2 keyboard sockets e.g. Teac/Tascam, Kenwood, JVC/Victor, Denon. You can find the model numbers of _some_ of these by using the link I've posted in the *video description text box*

[DRDCC]

My Sony MD MDS-E10 has the PS2 keyboard input and I love using it. Sony was smart implementing it also into their CD Changers (CPD line). I can't imagine typing the 800 cd titles in both without a keyboard. Great video Mat.

[atare]

You are the Ultimate Tech Guru. You talk about a lot of audio/video tech from the past & even now. I enjoy watching you on YouTube. You are very tech savy. I like all of these things too but I can't take them apart & fix them like you do. Good luck in your tech ventures...

[tejanospecial]

I lived in the US and used minidisc for a good 4-5 years. I had a Sony MZ-R37 for portable use and also a Kenwood KMD-673R for my car. Loved mini disc! Thanks for all the videos on this tech I fondly remember

[Phil-Sands]

For years I loved (and still do) analogue tape including cassette and wished for a better tape format and wanted DAT to succeed at the time, but now after watching Techmoan's videos I have three personal minidisc players and a minidisc deck, all I can say is thanks to Techmoan for opening my eyes to this fantastic format.

[angi]

Sony minidisc stuff of all levels was so nice to use, good looking, well made and well thought out. They also sounded pretty damn good too!!

[a]

I have to confess that the Sony MDS-JB980 is an absolute joy to use. I've only had mine for a few months now but it is lovely. The only thing I've not got working on it yet is the NET-MD function which is a shame but having a PS2 keyboard really makes up for it.
I do really enjoy it when you cover mini disks (discs?) so really glad to enjoy this video.
I guess it's the tactile experience but there is something special about MD (to me anyway).

[maximumfang]

I swear not even a week ago i had recently picked up my old minidisc player for fun. I had first gotten the player and two album books by chance from helping a friend clean their garage. I tried to learn how to record albums but never found the right method.

So watching the second part of this i have to say thank you, and much appreciated.

Why can't audio equipment manufacturers be adventurous again? PS2 on front of a HiFi unit it's just, wild :)
Then again there were PC controllable VHS machines which I thought were very cool, but never had the chance to see one in action.

[KaraBela]

For me is Minidisc the best format ever made.