Why MiniDisc failed: Exploring the 90s' audio format craze (Revivals series)

MiniDisc was an incredibly popular, much-loved, high-performing format of the 1990s. Er... no. A few people liked it, but that's as good as it gets. So will there ever be a MiniDisc revival? Probably not. Check out the Audio Masterclass Music Production and Sound Engineering Course at https://bit.ly/3W3tpKo

MORE REVIVALS...

The cassette revival - https://youtu.be/dlVj8jk4H0A
The vinyl revival - https://youtu.be/grahWS5L5rE
The CD revival - https://youtu.be/7gvjzQc-f5U
The cassette, vinyl, and CD revivals revisited - https://youtu.be/0oW95iEGDaI
The analogue tape revival part 1 - https://youtu.be/obymcNXa4T8
The analogue tape revival part 2 - https://youtu.be/kFYU0VDW0hM
The analogue tape revival part 3 - https://youtu.be/c_s8OV2ArMk
The analogue tape revival part 4 - https://youtu.be/s5sAa2zqNUs
The analogue tape revival part 5 - https://youtu.be/i8gi5hEJjFY
The computer audio revival - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7nagM5xJ0A
The film photography revival - https://youtu.be/Gm-nGwJUGFI
If new old tech became available, would you buy it? Would you use it? (Revival series) - https://youtu.be/DOZ0no7MHC0
The DAT revival - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVSYF-yS6vc
The DVD revival - https://youtu.be/a3cp5C9tJFI

CREDITS

MiniDisc images in thumbnail - https://twitter.com/David_Rudnick

Noah's Ark - Edward Hicks

Cassette deck - Akai GXC-510D - AudioScope https://www.audioscope.net/akai-gxc510d-p-2438.html

Vinyl surface noise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Mz9Tqs9CE

Vinyl scratch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPGcpIXeA-4

MiniDisc - Evan-Amos, public domain

MiniDisc Walkman - Nixdorf, CC BY-SA 3.0

MiniDisc deck - Plenz, GNU Free Documentation License

Pre-recorded MiniDiscs - Daniel Huntley CC BY-SA 2.0

Dinosaur - David Kryzaniak CC BY-SA 2.0

Dodo bird - Dodo Pizza World CC BY-SA 2.0

Tasmanian tiger - Ed Dunens CC BY 2.0

Dr. No and Honey Ryder - Dr. No, Eon Productions

DAT cassette - From Wikipedia, but there doesn't seem to be a credit

Michael Fish - BBC

Digital Compact Cassette - JPRoche, CC BY-SA 3.0

Disc formats - Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0

Treaty of Maastricht - Museum der Bayerischen Geschichte, CC BY 2.0 DE

Recording Walkman - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1144004238/sony-tcm-s64v-vor-cassette-tape-recorder

Ray Dolby - https://www.dolby.com

Rupert Neve - https://www.rupertneve.com

Sony MZ-R3 - YouTube freund333 https://www.youtube.com/user/freund333

SSL console - JacoTen, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Royal Sun, Begbroke - https://www.the-royal-sun.co.uk/

Akai S900 - Angie Schwendemann, CC BY 2.0

Doubting Thomas - Source unknown at present

Apollo 11 moon landing - NASA

Sony Walkman TPS-L2 - Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 4.0

MiniDisc car player - Sony MDX-670RDS

CD drive - Evan-Amos, Public domain

Diamond Rio MP3 player - John Fader at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

iPod - The original uploader was Rjcflyer@aol.com at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5

Hi-MD - Bruce Taylor (broooce), CC BY-SA 3.0

MiniDisc cart machine - https://www.springair.de/en/denon-dn-m991-r-md-recorder/h70973

NAB cartridge - RPflug, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sonifex cart machine - https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/sonifex-broadcast-cart-machine-168357647

Denon DN-990R - https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/denon-dn-990r-mini-disc-player-511740570

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