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"David W. Tamkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Evil Jim wrote,
>
> | When recording mp3's, regardless of
> | whether I put a space of up to 5 seconds of silence inbetween tracks or
> | not, the MD will not place track marks.
>
> | Right now, I've tried it with all the signals from my computer
> | muted, except for the wav output and Toslink output. The MD is set to
> | synchro record, and auto track marking.
>
> The description of AUTO MARK in the F70 manual says that it listens for
> resumption after silence only when it is recording analog input. For digital
> input, AUTO MARK means to follow the track marking information in the input,
> which, when you play computer files out through a soundcard, is nonexistent.
>
> Until somebody writes S/PDIF generating software that makes proper use of
> the subcode bits to let a receiving device know when a new track begins,
> you're out of luck. For now you know your options: make an analog transfer
> with silence between tracks, make a digital transfer and later separate the
> tracks manually, or transfer one track at a time while you pause the recorder
> between tracks.
What about somehow getting the sound card to briefly stop emitting the
S/PDIF signal (i.e. turning digital output off and on again)? I'll bet
the AM-F70 will start a new track after it loses digital input sync.
Rick
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