Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Yamaha MD8”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.
| Name | MD8 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Released | 1997/12 |
| Device type | pro |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 484 W x 102 H x 412.3 D mm |
| Weight | 6.4kg |
| ATRAC ver | 3.5 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 120, 230 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥138 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, XLR in |
| Outputs | 1/4 inch headphone, RCA out |
| Control | Not recorded |
8 track recorder with ATRAC 3.5. Supports MD-Data but not MD-Data2. There is an MD8S as well.
- A new "jog/shuttle dial" has been added for speedy cueing and editing, making it easy to perform "skip cue playback" (fast forward/rewind while listening to sound) from 2x to 32x.
- If there is a partial mistake in the recorded content, "punch-in/out" recording is possible by re-recording only that part and correcting it. Depending on the available disk space, you can record as many times as you like up to 99 times, and select the optimum recording.
- Equipped with a "mark search" function that allows you to mark any point up to 10 points for each song and instantly cue. The specified point can be specified in approximately 1/100 second units. In addition, a "cue list play" function that specifies the repeat and playback order of any section between 12 points including the beginning and end of the song, and a "part play" function that copies the specified section of any track to another position The copy function allows you to freely change the composition and length of the song.
12-channel mixer with full-fledged functions
- The mixer has a total of 12 inputs: 8 main inputs + 2 stereo inputs. In addition to the phone jacks on channels 1 and 2, the XLR jacks (with balanced/phantom power) that can be used with condenser microphones and the "channel insert I/O" jacks for applying effects to each channel are also provided. In addition, it is equipped with a 3-band equalizer equipped with a "MID sweep" function that allows you to select the mid-range frequency range to be adjusted, and an AUX send that connects an external effector. can be done.
Optional travel case: TC-MD8
Content adapted from: Yamaha Press Release Yamaha Press Release (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Yamaha features page. Yamaha features page. (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) MiniDisc.org page soundonsound review
Manuals
Various .DXF files from Yamaha's site:
d-mixer.zip — unavailable in this snapshot
mixer.zip — unavailable in this snapshot
process.zip — unavailable in this snapshot
speaker.zip — unavailable in this snapshot
Repair
Hype Video
Photos
Have photos or data to add? Edit the page! We do not accept contributions via email.
Additional specifications and references
| Scms | No |
|---|---|
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | cdx2536cr |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, US/Canada, Europe |