Minidisc with pre-roll

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

Lou Judson wrote:
> Won't help wth Minidisc, but the great thing about
> HD or CF recorders is the 10 second pre-roll.

A couple of portable Minidisc machines had the pre-roll
feature.  The Sharp MD-DR7, IM-DR470 and IM-DR480
(versions of the same recorder sold to different markets)
all have pre-roll, which Sharp calls "trace back recording."
The minimum pre-roll time is 5 seconds, long enough for the
recordist to wake up and release record/pause.

The MD-DR7 was introduced in early 2003, and replaced in
Sharp's lineup about a year later.  It's a great recorder
if you can find one.

--oryoki