Pre-recorded MiniDisc albums were released by the world’s biggest artists, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Massive Attack, and other acts that didn’t start with ‘M’.

MiniDisc never really challenged formats like CD, cassette, and vinyl as a medium for audio sales. Though some artists and labels released pre-recorded MiniDiscs, ...

Sony’s record label was fearful of piracy, and so the MiniDisc was hostile to consumer recording: digital recordings of CDs were locked-down with proto-DRM that restricted the format to just one ...

Last Sony MiniDisc players will ship in March. T3. Smarter living since 1996. US Edition ... and there weren't many pre-recorded MiniDiscs to buy because none of the record labels gave a damn. As ...

I got my hands on some pro Minidisc hardware in the 2000s, and really loved the format, except for one glaring weakness. There wasn’t a way to dump the audio data to a computer.

Also, record labels never really took to the MiniDisc, ... I actually own a MiniDisc player, an MZ-R90 from 1999, along with a few discs that I bought at a Sony outlet store.

The neatly handwritten labels, the durability and, perhaps most importantly, the concealability of a MiniDisc can't be beaten. A burnt CDR with a giant TDK logo and felt-tip writing scrawled on it ...

Thanks to enthusiasts at minidisc.wiki, you can still add songs to a MiniDisc from a modern computer using its web app. Which means we live in a world where a Pixel 9 Pro can talk to a MiniDisc ...

Sony first introduced the MiniDisc in 1992 as a portable, ostensibly stylish, and durable alternative to CD players. With its writeable disc and plastic shell, it looked like a combination of a ...

Get out your calendars—Sony will be making its final MiniDisc stereo system in March, marking an end to the 20-year-old media format. MiniDisc was launched in 1992, but never saw widespread ...