I asked pretty much the same question before over here:
http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=32282
apparantly some Hi-MD decks don't age well and begin generating very bad errors when recording in LPCM WAV, and the taper doesn't have the time/money to buy a new recorder before the show.
that or else a) by accident or b) to fit the entire show on one disc to avoid the hassle of changing discs & having to turn off autogain and/or being spotted doing this (not as good reasons!).
I prefer analog cassette over ATRAC for sound quality, but we all work with what we have and are able to get past security if it has to be stealth. At one point I was recording on an ATRAC-only MD deck and the improvement in sound using the same mics on my new Hi-MD was incredible. I hope that all tapers who are using ATRAC make the upgrade, but as I said before, we all work with what we have and can afford.
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