MD: NiMH batteries
I am using the NEXcell Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in a Sony EP-11. I've been getting great results out of these batteries (3-5 hours of use per charge), but after listening to the discussion about alkaline vs. NiCad, I'm wondering if there's a possibility of danger to my Sony? Any ideas? David Fincher -- David B. Fincher Assistant Professor Central Christian College of the Bible [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: AIWA CSD-MD50 Question
I just recently got myself an AIWA CSD-MD50 and I like just about everything about it except multi jog dial. It is very inaccurate. I got used to using these things on R30 and JE510. On those machines every turn of the dial takes you to the next function, locking the dial. on AIWA, I turn the dial, it might take you to the next function, or to some totally random function or jump to forward and back again. Basically, right now it is very difficult to control the unit using that thing. Luckily, most of the main function could be done through buttons. Has anyone experienced the same problem? Or do I have to exchange the unit? __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Getting around SCMS (again)
I own a JB920 and a JE510, and both have been good to me, though I had to go in and fix the minidisc bug on the 510 last year. Perhaps the biggest mistake I've made as an electronics purchase is getting a home audio CD-R recorder. I've been resisting the inevitable connection of every machine in my house, and, at least until now, have wanted to keep my computer and electronics separate, even though I know computer CD-R's don't have problems with SCMS. I thought I would buy the Pioneer 555RW and pare down my massive CD collection. I would group and record similar material onto minidisc (for back-up and MD's editing capabilities) and record the minidisc to CD. Then I could get rid of all the CD's I have that only have one of two good songs. Now, though you may find this hard to believe, I rarely have recorded onto minidisc from a CD source, even though I have had a machine for several years. I record a lot of live music off of satellite (I have an optical out on the satellite receiver). Maybe because I have used the "one track analog trick" I have made third generation MD's from the satellite source. The Pioneer 555RW isn't intuitive and the remote is horrible. My JB920 has more editing features in its little pinkie (if it had a pinkie). I suppose this lack of features is to try and foil dangerous and sick individuals as myself. Speaking of being a dangerous and sick individual, I am unable to make a CD-R from the minidisc copy. I have tried the cloning trick but end up with a strange garbled mess. Is there another way, or should I just try analog? Is an analog copy noticeably inferior? Thanks for any replies, Sean - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Additional battery
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Re: MD: Macintosh SPDIF interface solved
on 00.1.17 8:48 PM, P. Grover Cleveland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has coax and optical I/O and an audio output. Drivers for the Mac are available from the Midiman website. I was wonder how good the drivers are. I didn't check but they are ASIO and Sound manager drivers? or just ASIO? tkwong - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Getting around SCMS (again)
Speaking of being a dangerous and sick individual, I am unable to make a CD-R from the minidisc copy. I have tried the cloning trick but end up with a strange garbled mess. Is there another way, or should I just try analog? Is an analog copy noticeably inferior? Thanks for any replies, Sean It shouldn't be that much worse if it's a first generation copy (assuming you're using decent cables etc). You could also look into getting an SCMS "stripper" that resets the bits to allow you to make the copy. Just out of interest, why CD-R? Around here, blank MDs cost less than consumer CDR, so it's cheaper to archive music on that. -- Simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Opcode SONICport - External A/D conversion bit by bit via USB
Does anyone have experiences with the Opcode SONICport (USB)? How is the quality of the analog/digital conversion? What kind of analog inputs does it have? For more information see: http://www.opcode.com/products/sonicport/ or http://www.opcode.com/products/sonicport_optical/index.shtml At http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/1999/apr15a.html I found: The two interfaces both sport professional quality analog to digital conversion as well as S/PDIF digital connections in either Coaxial or Toslink (optical) flavors. ... Analog and Digital I/O SONICport connects externally to any USB-compatible computer for a high-quality stereo, analog to digital conversion away from the noise inherent inside a computer. The 20-bit Philips DACs were used to ensure professional quality analog conversion. In addition, the SONICport includes digital coaxial S/PDIF for pure, bit-for-bit digital transfers. S/PDIF devices include DAT machines, digital multitrack recorders, MiniDisc systems and front-end A/D converters. The SONICport is compatible with 16 and 24-bit systems at 48Khz , and 44.1K. Plug in a line-level signal to the 1/8th inch stereo inputs and record with any Windows 98 compatible software (Macintosh drivers available in the near future). ... Bundled with SONICport is the N-Track Windows 98 multi-track audio recording software which supports Direct-X plug-in effects and has built in conversion of audio files to the popular MPEG 3 format. ... The SONICport and SONICport Optical are available at a street price of under $250 Bert - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Additional Battery
Hi Yaniv, If it is just one cell that you use, then a standard AA alkaline battery, say Duracell, will have a rated voltage of 1.5 V, and rated capacity of 2,700 mAh, and a 5 year shelf life. The maximum open circuit voltage is normally 1.56V, and the recommended end voltage is 0.8V. It will operate efficiently at high or low discharge rates If you use an equivalent AA sized Ni-Cad rechargeable battery, (say a Sanyo Cadnica High Capacity, one of the better brands) then the rated voltage will be 1.2V, and the capacity is likely to be 1200mAh. If you want to successfully recharge it, then you should not allow the end voltage to fall below 1V. The open circuit voltage will depend on temperature, and the time since last charged. NiMH rechargeables for AA, will be 1.2V, with a slightly higher capacity (compared with a Ni-Cad) of 1500mAh. You will not damage the Sharp MD (or any other MD) if you substitute a rechargeable cell for the alkaline cell, but you may well find that the unit does not work, because the voltage is too low, or it does not work for very long, due to the reduced battery capacity, or it works in play mode but not in record ,say, due to the inabilty of the rechargeable cell to deliver a high rate of disharge. The Sharp handbook on the MT161 is also completely wrong about batteries. Best wishes, Ray (other battery stuff on http://www.rwc.cwc.net) Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 12:47:42 -0500 From: "Yaniv" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Additional battery I just got a sharp 722. The instructions say that you can only use an alkaline battery in the reserve battery attachment. Why is this? Will it really cause problem if I use rechargeable AA? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Will MD Survive?
I was hoping that when I got my new Sony MXD-D3 that MD would survive the MP3/CD-R/Memory Stick onslaught, but it might be nearing the end of real support with MD. I think if Sony wants MD to live in the "Internet Age" they need to make a unit with USB support that can take a MP3 data stream and do high speed (4x-12x) data dumps. With some of the new products I have researched on in the MP3 world I might have made a bad decision going back to MD. Some of the new products that are arriving at our local Internet shop are: - a Blaupunkt CD head that takes CD-Audio and MP3's CD-R's. - a CD-shaped player that has a 6GB HD (I'm sure large HD models are on the horizon. - a new stand alone CD-MP3 (CD-R format) recorder with a "Soulmate" 64MB dockable protable [For those that complain that MP3 is a PC only format, this changes everything] To top all that off, Sony seems to be shifting it's publicity towards Stick Media. H. Changes. I like change, but my plead to the industry is to include MD's! Lou Paris Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ltparis.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Will MD Survive?
* "Lou Paris Jr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 23 Jan 2000 | I think if Sony wants MD to live in the "Internet Age" they need to make a | unit with USB support that can take a MP3 data stream and do high speed | (4x-12x) data dumps. With some of the new products I have researched on in | the MP3 world I might have made a bad decision going back to MD. Why? I mean, MP3 audio is inferior to MD as far as quality is concerned, even at the highest coding rates. Going from CD to MP3 to MD is just plain stupid if you ask me. Now, a faster means of dumping CD-DA tracks to MD would certainly be desirable. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ unknown glowing substance which fell to PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ Earth, presumably from outer space. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Will MD Survive?
"Lou Paris Jr." wrote: I was hoping that when I got my new Sony MXD-D3 that MD would survive the MP3/CD-R/Memory Stick onslaught, but it might be nearing the end of real support with MD. I think if Sony wants MD to live in the "Internet Age" they need to make a unit with USB support that can take a MP3 data stream and do high speed (4x-12x) data dumps. With some of the new products I have researched on in the MP3 world I might have made a bad decision going back to MD. I agree. Even if Sony wants to keep MD compatible with older units, they don't HAVE to include built-in MP3 decoders. An invisible high speed MP3 to ATRAC conversion before it saves to the MD would be sufficient and retain compatibility with older hardware. I don't know if MD will carry very far into the future. I don't see many more people using MD than there were a year ago. I don't see any more MD hardware than I did a year ago, to be honest, I see less. Where MD used to stand alone at Best Buy, the displays are reduced to a fraction their original size with the rest of the space dedicated to $400-500 CD Audio recorders. I was looking for an OEM stereo for my other car, and on every OEM car stereo website, they also sell car MP3 players that have a CD-ROM drive built into them. MP3 is big, and Sony is making a mistake if they sit still with MD. It's obvious that to fit into this trend of MP3's reigning popularity, MD has to have some really cool MP3 and MD integration. The need for a special soundcard with digital audio output, special Toslink cables, and realtime recording just doesn't make MD the best MP3 solution out there anymore. -- Shawn Lin http://www2.cybercities.com/g/gmwbodycars/ __ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
