Larry,
I believe you are correct, because this problem just bit me in the butt. I
made original recordings to MD with microphones, and when I try to transfer
them to the computer using a Hoontech soundcard with Yamaha drivers (which
implement SCMS) it will not copy. Interestingly enough, if I try to copy a
commercial MD I bought, it works fine, so it apparently is not marked as
SCMS final. The original driver for the Hoontech card did not have SCMS, but
I was having problems and updated it. The new driver will not copy original
analog material that I recorded. Guess I have to go back to the old drivers
and live with the (minor) problem.
Bummer.
-- Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of LAS
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 11:19 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MD: Unlimited SCMS from SBLive!?
"J. Coon" wrote:
> LAS wrote:
>
> > Hi. If I remember correctly it is the MD recorder that adds the SCMS.
If
> > that is correct, then either you have a one of a kind recorder or the
copy is
> > not true digital.
>
> It is my understanding that computers aren't required to set the SCMS
bits.
> They aren't cover under the law.
>
Hi Jim. You probably don't remember me I've been off the list for some
time.
Yes it is true that the computer does not set SCMS. But I'm still pretty
sure that
it is the recorder and not the source that encodes the signal. So in the
case of a
CD writer, there will be no problem with SCMS. But the consumer MD
recorders are
all designed to add SCMS. So it should be impossible to make a digital copy
of a
digital copy of an MD.
Think about it. If the source encoded the SCMS, you would not be able to
make a
digital copy in the first place. But you can make one original. That's
because
the SCMS is added as the first MD is being "burned".
Bye,
Larry
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