For customers fond of doing their own music compilations, the machine is a godsend - and its simple to operate. Customers can then select five melodies from a 10,000-song music library. MyCD will then play a short clip of each tune to make sure it's the right one. The machines include western and Korean pop songs, classical music, children's' songs and Korean traditional music. Choose from a photograph of the MyCD machine or a favorite music artist.
Users can even put their own image on the disk by having the machine take their picture.
Text can also be printed on the disk by typing on a keyboard. It only takes five minutes for a finished music CD to pop out. Customers seem pleased with the new technology. The deal will allow consumers to create and purchase complete CDs that might be out of stock, as well as eventually download music onto portable devices AKA mpeg players. Retail establishments Virgin and Trans World Entertainment have already signed to offer the kiosks in all of their US stores.