Re: MD: Minidisd market share is 20%
LAS wrote: Hi Jim. When you say "diffusion ratio", what do you mean? You have to ask TDK http://www.tdk.co.jp/teopt01/opt06000.htm I was quoting from their web site for the benefit of a few that don't have web access. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: OT, 56k modem $9.00 US
IT was late last night when I posted that and I forgot to include the modle number Digicom PCI D1365 Here is the web site, but I am not that familiar with Modems, So if anyone has any comments maybe you could send them to me Off list so people don't get mad at us. http://www.digicomsys.com/product/index.html J. Coon wrote: This is a little off topic. I just stopped by Best Buy to admire the new MD units and on the way out , I looked at some computer equipment. They had a DSI Digicom Systems Inc. 56K PCI FAX modem with Voice, V.90 Plug and Pray, for $29 with a $20 rebate. I don't know how this compares to other units, but I bought one to try out. Did I do the right thing? -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Newb here
Okay, I'm new to this list here, so don't make fun of me too much. Anyway, here's what I'm trying to do. I want to do digital recording between my computer and a digital recording device so my plan was to buy a Sound Blaster Live and a mini-disc recorder. The SB Live has RCA SPDIF in's and out's, however I can't seem to find a mini-disc recorder that has RCA SPDIF. The only one's I find are TosLink or digital coaxial. So what I was wondering is if an adapter exists that will go from digital coaxial to RCA SPDIF? Any info on this would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Duplicating tracks and large buffers
Sounds like a DJ's dream come true ;-) I believe I understand how the pitch control works (at least in theory), but how does the machine have separate controls for pitch and tempo? If you change one you change the other Pitch and tempo are the same thing. Pitch control just allows you to speed up or slow down the song so that you can match the BPM with the next song. Plus or minus 12% is actually quite a bit of pitch control if your going to mix, when I mix I make sure the songs BPM are within +/- 4%. I'm wondering, does the MD mentioned also having cueing features accurate to 1/100 of a second? Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony MDX-C8970
Who has seen this model in action? It appears to have switchable HP filters for the front and rear outputs as well as the typical mono sub-out (which is an unusual move considering my C8900 has stereo sub-out, even though I am using only one sub, I'm sure others would want to use 2). It also has Voice Drive (voice recognition, as opposed to just confirmation as per Voice Guide). But this one also has a spectrum analyser on the display (or so it appears to be), and that's where I'm left stumped as it mentions a HX DSP, but no mention if that is built-in or if it's just an interface for an external DSP unit. Price-wise, it's AUD$100 cheaper (in RRP) than the C8900 was when it was first released. It would appear that the top-end models are a little more popular than I thought, and I thought I was unique for buying the 1st top-end MD deck in Australia 3#-) So if anyone has come across one of these units in their travels, I'd like to find out what's new and improved in it. It may be worthy of an upgrade 3#-) Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: equipment advice, regarding the future
howdy... :) Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Steven Brooks/HOME_OFF/AGLIFE) Subject: MD: equipment advice, regarding the future G'day.. I've got a bit too much cash on hand, and not enough sense, so like a lot of people nowdays, i'm looking at getting a MD setup.. wow wish I could say the same thing :( I intend to be in that position soon though, hehe As for portability, i was looking at the Sony MZ-E33.. which is reasonably priced, and uses atrac-4, apparently.. it has the good headphone amp in it that the original recorder has - i need it to drive some beefy sennheisers :) Good things and bad things about the Sony brand -- they finally had the good sense to implement this AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiting System) for most of these teenagers,etc. who listen to their "Walkmans" (CD/tape/MD/radio portables) way too loud. Then they got even smarter by implementing an "On/Off" switch for this same AVLS ;-) That's why I avoided Sony for so many years... I've heard a few things about it tho - it only has a 10 second anti-shock memory, and apparently this model is more susceptible to shocks than others.. does anyone own one, and go running with it? find any problems? I love going running with my walkman - it's got this hand grip attached to it so in case I stumble or what have you, the thing won't immediately go crashing to the ground. Until Sony, etc. comes out with a "sports" MD walkman, I'm afraid that's what'll happen as soon as I step out of the store... For the home deck, i was gonna do the whole Sony thing and get the MDS-JE330. As this is going to be something i'm looking at having for the next 5 or more years, are there any technical limitations which this model has which will piss me off in a year or so's time? I went with a 320, that I'm sure is similar in some aspects -- but I can tell you I wish I had spent the extra money and gotten at least a 520. I don't have a stereo/mono option, no remote, and no shuffle or repeat options... just Record, Stop, and Play pretty much! :-b Buying a CD deck without an optical out really ticked me off, but luckily the shop is going to trade it up to one with an optical for about $120... I'd bought my CD player long before even thinking about getting MD, and it has no digital out at all. I'm going to upgrade hopefully within the next 3-4 months though to one with digital out, and possibly this Technics model 5-disc changer with pitch control... it's only +/- 12% though. the whole bundle, cd upgrade and everything, will come out at about $1000.. which is a lot, and i dont intend to re-spend in a few years time. My cost predictions would be as follows (sorry, these are USD$): New CD player: $250; New MD player: $300; Portable MD player/recorder: $250; Good Headphones: $100; 10 Sony/Maxell blank MDs: $25. Gross Total: $925. Texas tax is 8.25%, so the Net Total would be $1001.32 and I know you're speaking under AUS$1000, but this is only $1.32 over USD$1000 :-) Any input will be appreciated.. Keep in mind, tho, that australia doesnt have the largest range of .. well .. anything :) Would it be probitively more expensive, because of shipping, to go by mail-order? Er, or internet-order? thanks a heap nick hopefully this helps! __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)
Does anyone ever actually use AVLS? I've not ever seen the need or the point of having a system that limits the volume - I can just about manage that myself with the volume control, thankyaverymuch :) Yeah, what I would like to see is an option to reduce hissing. On a portable that's a very annoying thing at high volumes, IMHO Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)
er... not to be a smart ass, but isn't that Dolby B/C NR is for? :-) And another thing an equalizer would be nice. Those features, and more, I'm sure will come in another year... Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Steven Brooks/HOME_OFF/AGLIFE) Subject: Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future) Does anyone ever actually use AVLS? I've not ever seen the need or the point of having a system that limits the volume - I can just about manage that myself with the volume control, thankyaverymuch :) Yeah, what I would like to see is an option to reduce hissing. On a portable that's a very annoying thing at high volumes, IMHO Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: AVLS
Simon Gardner asked, | Does anyone ever actually use AVLS? I've not ever seen the need or the | point of having a system that limits the volume - I can just about manage | that myself with the volume control, thankyaverymuch :) It depends on how easy it is for the volume buttons to get pushed accident- ally in your pocket or by other things you are carrying. The irony here is that units most subject to unintentional volume setting changes -- those with protruding thumbwheel analog volume controls -- don't have AVLS. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: changing pitch Xor tempo (was duplicating tracks and large buffers)
Steven Brooks wrote, | I believe I understand how the pitch control works (at least in theory), | but how does the machine have separate controls for pitch and tempo? If | you change one you change the other I wish someone else who knows this stuff better than I would explain; all we've had so far is a post confirming Steven's error, unless there are posts I haven't received. So I'll take a stab at it: In analog storage, pitch is determined by what fraction of a second passes between oscillations in the waveform, so changing the playback speed alters both the pitch as well as the tempo. Some Sony units MD with pitch control (like the JB920 and the W1) simulate tape by changing both together. But in digital audio storage, tempo is determined by how many samples there are between successive downbeats while pitch is determined by a number in the data for each sample. They're no more interdependent than, say, tempo and volume. The DRE1 keeps them separate; one can alter the tempo to move smoothly into the beat of the next song without changing the pitch. Likewise, the double-speed play on some portables does not change the pitch, and if you make a track play at half-speed by marking stereo material as mono or at double speed by marking mono material as stereo, you don't change the pitch. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: changing pitch Xor tempo (was duplicating tracks and large bu ffers)
In analog storage, pitch is determined by what fraction of a second passes between oscillations in the waveform, so changing the playback speed alters both the pitch as well as the tempo. Some Sony units MD with pitch control (like the JB920 and the W1) simulate tape by changing both together. But in digital audio storage, tempo is determined by how many samples there are between successive downbeats while pitch is determined by a number in the data for each sample. They're no more interdependent than, say, tempo and volume. The DRE1 keeps them separate; one can alter the tempo to move smoothly into the beat of the next song without changing the pitch. Well, in DJ terminology pitch is the tempo. I'm sure all the only thing the MD player does is adjust the tempo of the music, not change the frequency. However, my guess is that they don't have very good cueing functions, so they wouldn't even really be very good for mixing music like real DJing CD players. Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDCP moving left about 10 feet
Hi, The web site at http://www.connact.com/~eaw/minidisc will begin appearing at http://www.minidisc.org within about two days, then the www.connact.com version will slowly be phased out over several months. I'd like to publicly thank Rich Brennan, the site's owner, for his efforts in making this move possible The mirror sites will remain as they are, but take updates from the new page at www.minidisc.org. You can see a preview of the new site (identical to the old one) at www2.minidisc.org. As always, I thank all of you for your activity in the MD mailing list and for the comments, suggestions, and helpful submissions you have made over the years. Your effort continues to make the MDCP a resource we can all be proud of. Rick - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Pitch vrs. tempo. Not the same thing
Yeah, well in DJing, tempo is commonly referred to as pitch. You pitch up or down to match the BPM for the next song. Scott Wilson Fab\Extr, x6544 -Original Message- From: J. Coon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 4:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Pitch vrs. tempo. Not the same thing Wilson, Scott wrote: Pitch and tempo are the same thing. Nope, they are different. Pitch is the whether the notes of the song are high and squeaky or low and growly. Tempo is how fast the individual note are played. You can play a tune real slow, but at a high pitch, and you can play it real fast at a low pitch. Pitch control just allows you to speed up or slow down the song so that you can match the BPM with the next song. That, my friend is tempo, not pitch. If you take a tape recorder or one of hte old vinyl records, you can change the speed of the playback and it will change both the tempo and the pitch. With Minidisc, if it is designed right, you can change them independently. (I think there are a few that don't but the better ones will) Plus or minus 12% is actually quite a bit of pitch control if your going to mix, when I mix I make sure the songs BPM are within +/- 4%. I'm wondering, does the MD mentioned also having cueing features accurate to 1/100 of a second? Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Mi Minidisd market share is 20%
I have recorded a few concerts, but with the consent of the performers. Well, what fun is that. You gotta bootleg it, then sell copies. Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Pitch vrs. tempo. Not the same thing
Wilson, Scott wrote: Pitch and tempo are the same thing. Nope, they are different. Pitch is the whether the notes of the song are high and squeaky or low and growly. Tempo is how fast the individual note are played. You can play a tune real slow, but at a high pitch, and you can play it real fast at a low pitch. Pitch control just allows you to speed up or slow down the song so that you can match the BPM with the next song. That, my friend is tempo, not pitch. If you take a tape recorder or one of hte old vinyl records, you can change the speed of the playback and it will change both the tempo and the pitch. With Minidisc, if it is designed right, you can change them independently. (I think there are a few that don't but the better ones will) Plus or minus 12% is actually quite a bit of pitch control if your going to mix, when I mix I make sure the songs BPM are within +/- 4%. I'm wondering, does the MD mentioned also having cueing features accurate to 1/100 of a second? Skipp - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Mi Minidisd market share is 20%
LAS wrote: "If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet?" Is that who makes your mandolin?? Nope, it's a Flatirn copy of the Gibson, but that is another story. What about other classic guitar companies, like Martin? They make nice guitars, but I don't care for their mandolins. The ones I have tried don't have very much volume. (Not very loud) I went to a Kingston Trio concert (you kids may have to look that name up). Mike Shane kept breaking strings. He went on to say that Martin custom makes their guitars and how great they are. The he said something about them making really shitty strings though. I love the KT, My kids grew up on it 'cause I had tapes they could listen to. Even got to take them to a couple of concerts in the last few years. You know (to keep on topic) I had my old Sony MZ-1. They had actually set up an extra row of chairs in front of the first row (long boring story) and we sat there. We were very close to the stage. I can't believe that I never thought of taking my MD recorder. I have recorded a few concerts, but with the consent of the performers. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Mi Minidisd market share is 20%
"Wilson, Scott" wrote: Well, what fun is that. You gotta bootleg it, then sell copies. Skipp Then you spend 20 years in prison while some schmuck who killed 3 people gets probation. What a country!! :LAS - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: changing pitch Xor tempo
Scott Wilson wrote, | Well, in DJ terminology pitch is the tempo. Sure, because with analog media all you can change is the playback speed, which affects pitch and tempo proportionately. But surely everyone here knows the difference, even those who are disk jockeys. | I'm sure all the only thing the | MD player does is adjust the tempo of the music, not change the frequency. The MDS-W1 (and, per people who own it, the MDS-JB920) changes both. If you set pitch control to -50%, the music plays half as fast and one octave lower. The MDS-DRE1 can change either or both. | However, my guess is that they don't have very good cueing functions, so | they wouldn't even really be very good for mixing music like real DJing CD | players. If you're talking about the DRE1, start by reading the manual (available on the MDCP). It has a whole array of cuing functions, which, not being a DJ, I didn't fully understand. I don't remember seeing mixing functions, though. If you're talking about home models with pitch control, then you guessed right: they do not have advanced cuing operations for DJ work. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Which is the BEST Mindisc Portable RecorderPlayer???
LAS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Where do you buy your 702?? I keep telling people to stay away from these units!! But same people look at the low price and then shut off their brains. Or, those people use their brains, do some research, and find that the newer 702s (MK) don't seem to have the same problems as the older ones. They then realize that for $130 they're getting a pretty good deal. And if you want to get into probabilities and expected values, assuming an average repair cost of $100, a machine for $130 that has a 20% chance of breaking down over the next year is still a better deal than a machine for $300 that has a 2% or 3% chance (and there is little evidence that the 702MK has anywhere _near_ a 20% failure rate, or that other brands are as low as 3%). Sony has been a mixed bag. I really haven't seem to many problems with the R55. But Sony products other than the R55 have been know to be nothing but trouble. I own the original Sony portable MD recorder. (MZ-1). I had to return it twice during the warranty period. You personally having trouble isn't the same thing as a brand being "known to be nothing but trouble." Sony's tend to be one of the more reliable MD portables. Sorry, but if we're supposed to be here to help each other out, let's be objective about it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Personal Request
PrinceGaz, I don't know if you're being serious or not about users having "rocks in their head" if they use any other "pretend" computer--namely those that don't use Microsoft Windows--but, serious or not, it's really starting to bother me. I know I could skip your posts (as I receive the digest edition), but your seemingly uneducated bashing of alternative operating systems is wy off topic, despite any comments concerning ES gear or whatever MD-related comment that may be. Use what you like, but don't criticize those who may prefer MacOS or BeOS. Another thing that tends to grate on me is the fact that you keep referring to Bill Gates as "God." I'm not gonna try and cram any religous foo down your throat, but I hardly think Gates deserves that much respect. When it comes right down to it he's a dork that has an uncanny ability to market poorly written software to the majority of computer users. Quite remarkable, though his business ethics make me want to vomit and take a shower. I don't mind off topic posts in moderation, but this is ridiculous. I see enough annoying Microsoft propaganda everyday at the office, and I could do without someone advocating MS fud on a minidisc mailing list. If you'd like to heed my request, thanks. If not, that's fine too. And if you want to flame me, please email me personally as I don't want to clutter the list with more off topic mails. Sincerely, Taylor Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:01:33 +0100 From: "PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 newbie Rather than fuel the ES fire, I'll be more sensible and say anyone who uses a Mac, Acorn series computer, or any other pretend home computer have just as many rocks in their head as Linux or BeOS fools who at least had the good sense to get a PC originally but went on to fill their HDs with c**p. The jury is still out here on OS/2, I am very sad that v3 (Warp 3) flopped but God's marketing machine hit it with a lightning bolt and what may have become a much better home PC OS vanished into obscurity :-( I think it's far too late for OS/2 to make a fight against the next Win 9x, apparently codenamed "Windows Millenium" according to the online MS news. And I thought it might be called "Windows Zero" :-P FYI- God= Bill Gates (MicroSoft) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 newbie
"PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, we're teetering on the brink of a fall back into the "ES" debate... Oh, and this message is sure to avoid debate ;-) Rather than fuel the ES fire, I'll be more sensible and say anyone who uses a Mac, Acorn series computer, or any other pretend home computer have just as many rocks in their head as Linux or BeOS fools who at least had the good sense to get a PC originally but went on to fill their HDs with c**p. The man who calls Bill Gates "God" speaks of others having heads filled with c**p? ;-) Gaz, you must have a big target on your back you like to flaunt... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
