Mini-Disc Recorders are they around for long?

Agree with Slappy for this application......Hard to beat MP3's for editing, storage (no discs to change/mess with), size, ease of use, etc. Since sound quality is not that important in a Magic Show application, MP3 is probably the way to go.

That having been said, I own an MD recorder and a portable walkman player and I love them both. The sound quality is superior to MP3, and you still have outstanding editing capability. It's very easy to create "mix" discs for special occasions/parties and I use the portable for walking, cutting the lawn, and in my car through the cassette deck. I really enjoy the MD format.

Hope this helps.....

I think the mini-disks are more capable than cds...

If he has a computer, he oughtta get some kind of an MP3 player. They are cheap, small, plus you can do alot of sound editing over the computer that you cannot with Minidisc and CD.