MD: first impressions of MZR90
Dear All, following our discussions last summer, I was disappointed to find that now I have a portable minidisc, persons of the gender(s) to which I am attracted obstinately refuse to throw themselves at me. Perhaps I should hold the MD in full view and kinda sashay down the street to make my new coolness more evident. I'm very pleased with my new MZR90, but I have to say that its user interface leaves a LOT to be desired. Right out of the box, I plugged it in the charger and discovered that there is no indication of how long the charging process has to run. The little battery icon cycles all its segments in a thoroughly pointless way, but you can't tell if there are 3 hours or 3 minutes to go. It would have been easy to use the level bargraph to show progress, assuming the charging software KNOWS where it is up to. The "jog" lever. I've used the jog wheel on an MZR30, and found it an excellent input device, easy to operate with one thumb, giving good mechanical feedback as it clicks once for each step, and requiring only a gentle push to enter. The jog lever is a BIG step back. There is no click as the options/characters spin on the display, and the you need a firm push to enter, in fact, it's possible to think you've pressed enter without it registering. They have not taken the opportunity to make the speed of scrolling proportional to the up/down movement of the lever, so you easily (usually) overshoot. By default, the LCD panel on the unit displays the track number. If you want the track name, you have to do: enter,jog,enter,jog,enter. When you press STOP, it goes back to track number. It's easier to get the track name on the remote, but I can't actually focus my ageing eyes on this when it's clipped to my shirt :-( The track mark button is hidden round the side for no apparent reason. Incidentally, the track mark is great, working on record or playback, much better than the awkward procedure on my MDJE 520 deck, but it gives an annoying loss of music for a second when pressed. End Search - well, it hasn't got me yet - interestingly, it is only mentioned twice in the manual, and only once in the context of recording, and there is no explicit warning that you will overwrite an existing recording if you DON'T press it. Almost as if they wish it would go away by itself Joint text (crazy name) - this means taking the track names from a CD with CD Text automatically titling the tracks, except: 1) You need a special CD player 2) You need a special lead 3) and this beggars belief, you have to manually confirm that you want to title EACH TRACK !!! as if you might have connected up all that fancy hardware, but not want to use it with some tracks ? The pause button on the remote actually replaces the music with an irritating beeping sound, which is very handy if you are trying to listen to someone talking to you. In general, I find myself repeatedly referring to the manual to find out how to do things. I can't help feeling that it could have been made much more obvious. Mr. Picky - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
Simon Barnes wrote: Dear All, following our discussions last summer, I was disappointed to find that now I have a portable minidisc, persons of the gender(s) to which I am attracted obstinately refuse to throw themselves at me. Perhaps I should hold the MD in full view and kinda sashay down the street to make my new coolness more evident. No, Simon. The trick is to keep the MD unit in your pocket so it can't be seen, wear the earbuds, and sort of bounce to the beat so it is obvious that you are either listening to something kewl or a neat tune is going through your head. Don't forget to smile a lot and talk freely to people. i.e. don't get so lost it the music that you are oblivious to the girls flaunting themselves at you and bareing certain parts of their anatomy(which is probably what is happening now) When the girls see you enjoying yourself and looking happy, they will come over and you MUST be able to keep in the present to know they are there. They will start talking to you and they do expect a response when they do that. They will notice the earbuds and the wire and ask what you are listening to. At that time, you nonchalantly show them the cute MD unit and talk about it a little and then suggest that they can come over to your house/car and you can plug it into the home/car stereo so they can hear the kewl tunes too. I'm very pleased with my new MZR90, but I have to say that its user interface leaves a LOT to be desired. Right out of the box, I plugged it in the charger and discovered that there is no indication of how long the charging process has to run. The little battery icon cycles all its segments in a thoroughly pointless way, but you can't tell if there are 3 hours or 3 minutes to go. I think that is pretty much standard. My R30 is the same way and my sharp 702 was similar as I recall. You can tell when it is recharged by when the charge indicator turns off, but not how long it will take. Snip By default, the LCD panel on the unit displays the track number. If you want the track name, you have to do: enter,jog,enter,jog,enter. When you press STOP, it goes back to track number. It's easier to get the track name on the remote, but I can't actually focus my ageing eyes on this when it's clipped to my shirt :-( Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. You can also ask them to help you read the remote for you. They like helping out, and it is a good way to start a conversation. With out the MD unit, youhave to ask them if they have anything for a headache. (Girls always carry something for that because of the nature of the female anatomay) So, even if you don't have a headache, you can ask if they have anything, and start a conversation. (You don't really have to take the medicine after they find it, you can just say "wow, it is so refreshing talking to you that I feel better already") End Search - well, it hasn't got me yet - It will, rest assured on that. I didn't think it would get me either, but I managaed to mess up about three live recordings that I can't replace because of that stupid feature. In general, I find myself repeatedly referring to the manual to find out how to do things. I can't help feeling that it could have been made much more obvious. I still have trouble doning some functions on my R30 because I get used to doing them on the 520 deck. Like, how do I erase a whole MD and not just go track by track? -- 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: first impressions of MZR90
Prof Jim wrote: Don't forget to smile a lot and talk freely to people. If I could do that, I wouldn't need the MD. I think I was hoping to miss out the argy-bargy and cut to the chase. i.e. don't get so lost it the music that you are oblivious to the girls flaunting themselves at you and bareing certain parts of their anatomy(which is probably what is happening now) Pardon me, we ARE British you know! Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. If they are turned on by a winkle that size they must be as desperate as I am. You can also ask them to help you read the remote for you. Yeah, the sympathy angle. I forgot to mention, it takes 8 seconds from when you press PLAY until the music starts. I know this is a corollary of the long battery life, but it's deeply unimpressive. I'd have been tempted to include 10 second's worth of flash memory to store the next bit of music to play, so there would only be a delay when you skipped tracks. Actually, you'd maybe need a bit more, as the flash could wear out after 100,000 cycles. simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Digital out ...
Hrm. I wonder if this has been discussed before? Is it possible to take the R30 apart and get a digital out? I assume that at the simplest level, we're talking about taking it apart and connect a digital out connection on the "out path" before the signal hits the DAC? Albert - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Digital out ...
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Albert Tanone wrote: Is it possible to take the R30 apart and get a digital out? I assume that at the simplest level, we're talking about taking it apart and connect a digital out connection on the "out path" before the signal hits the DAC? The digital data in the player is likely to be in parallel ( ~24 bit ) format, or a simple serial bit stream, rather than the highly encoded SPD/IF format, which contains all sorts of data irrelevant to the DAC. simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Best Brand Labels?
I'm curious: which MD manufacturer has the best disc labels? That is, they won't peel off. (I do like Sony's half disc labels.) J. C. R. Davis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Digital out ...
While I've never seen the inside of an R30 (or any other minidisc unit) I would be very surprised to see a standalone DAC in there, I would think that there would be one chip that took ATRAC'd data in one end and put analog audio out the other. And even if there was a seperate DAC in there, the data stream to that DAC wouldn't have the overhead of SPDIF, it would be a simple serial data stream, since everything internally would be running off the same clock sources you dont need all the clock encoding or the copy bits etc. Regards, David - Original Message - From: "Albert Tanone" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it possible to take the R30 apart and get a digital out? I assume that at the simplest level, we're talking about taking it apart and connect a digital out connection on the "out path" before the signal hits the DAC? Albert - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Digital out ...
Albert Tanone wrote: Hrm. I wonder if this has been discussed before? Is it possible to take the R30 apart and get a digital out? It probably best to keep your digits out of the R30 if you want it to continue to work. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: labels
I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
Simon Barnes wrote: Prof Jim wrote: Don't forget to smile a lot and talk freely to people. If I could do that, I wouldn't need the MD. I think I was hoping to miss out the argy-bargy and cut to the chase. Not a chance, unless you just want to go to a topless pup. The gals do like some communication and interaction with you. They like it if you can make them laugh a little, but not too much. (You don't want to come off as a clown). i.e. don't get so lost it the music that you are oblivious to the girls flaunting themselves at you and bareing certain parts of their anatomy(which is probably what is happening now) Pardon me, we ARE British you know! Well, it even applies the British folks. (I've even watched some Brit sitcoms on PBS) Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. If they are turned on by a winkle that size they must be as desperate as I am. They probably are, but they don't talk about it like guys do. Besides, I heard on TV, it isn't the size that counts. However, the small size of the MD should be very appealing to them and make them think along the lines..."This guy is prepared to get down to business any time, anywhere.. wow, hip" You can also ask them to help you read the remote for you. Yeah, the sympathy angle. Don't knock it, it works. I forgot to mention, it takes 8 seconds from when you press PLAY until the music starts. I know this is a corollary of the long battery life, but it's deeply unimpressive. It is the anticipation that keeps 'em coming back. You can make a little game of it. Press PLAY, then bounce your hand like you are a conductor of an orchestra and tick off the seconds. When you get the timing down, you can say something like TaDA and they will be impressed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: labels
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 16:10:13 - , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'M curious: Howdy Curious, I'M Neil...pleased to meat you ;-) (read my emails and you know it) S'funny, I've always seen you sign them as Simon :-))) Oops - Doh! You mean you're curious by nature, and your emails are testament to this...silly me! do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? No Siree Bob! Not me. I just title my MDs (my bookshelf has a PS/2 keyboard port on the front, so titling is pretty easy for me...), can't be bothered with those nasty, sticky, manual-type labelly thingmies. I guess if you just wanted to pick a MD and know what was on it (assuming you kept the physical label up-to-date - perhaps in pencil?) they could be useful, but I don't mind putting a MD in my portable to check what's on it. I can't write (or read) that small. ...said the actress to the bishop... ;-) I digress! As I spend most of my time using a keyboard, and very little time at all writing, now, it kinda feels a little strange to actually write with a pen - sometimes when I'm signing a debit / credit card slip, I sometimes pause for thought - must look a bit strange. I think if you've got some MDs that are unlikely to change, putting a written label on, may mean you don't have to load it, to check what's on, but as I seem to change quite a lot of my MDs, from time to time, I kinda figure that sticky labels would be unwieldly. Cheers Neil ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
Simon Barnes wrote: Jim wrote: Not a chance, unless you just want to go to a topless pup. Hold on there, I did specify persons, not animals. I meant Pub, but to each his own. s. (I've even watched some Brit sitcoms on PBS) And these are supposed to have any resemblence to real life ? I think not. Now you tell me. Jim, from all your helpful advice, I can tell you're a real babe magnet. As I tell the womenfolk, "Glad to be of service!" Keeps 'em smilin. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: labels
I've used labels on occasion. But usually it's a pain to set them up on the computer. My printer, cna print that small, but I sure can't. When I do, its just a small spine label, and a tracklist on the top. Comes in handy when you want to take 20 discs with you on a trip, and see what you're gonna put in, while you're still listening to tunes. -Jeffrey -- The day MS makes something that doesn't suck will be the day they start making vacuum cleaners. On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Simon Barnes wrote: I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. simon - 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: first impressions of MZR90
From: "Simon Barnes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear All, following our discussions last summer, I was disappointed to find that now I have a portable minidisc, persons of the gender(s) to which I am attracted obstinately refuse to throw themselves at me. Perhaps I should hold the MD in full view and kinda sashay down the street to make my new coolness more evident. (snip) Since you say gender(s) Simon, I have found that minidiscs along with most geeky hi-tech stuff tends to be a male orientated thing. I have a few lady friends who are gadget freaks but it is generally male. I think your male friends to whom you are attracted are more likely to share your gadget/minidisc love. Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "if it harms none, do what you will" Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://website.lineone.net/~princegaz/ ICQ: 36892193 Earn a minimum of $20 per hour by watching ads on the net! Visit http://www.bepaid.com/users.rhtml?REFID=10164669 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: labels
Read my lips. BIFOCALS. I can read and write the edge labels easily, but not without my glasses [grin]. -- Martin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon Barnes Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: labels I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. simon - 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: first impressions of MZR90
I don't know about that. The last time I went to the dentist, I brought my 702 and was listening to tunes while getting my teeth cleaned, and the dental hygienist (female) was very interested. She said that she was going to go out and buy one. She seemed very friendly also [grin]. -- Martin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PrinceGaz Since you say gender(s) Simon, I have found that minidiscs along with most geeky hi-tech stuff tends to be a male orientated thing. I have a few lady friends who are gadget freaks but it is generally male. I think your male friends to whom you are attracted are more likely to share your gadget/minidisc love. Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "if it harms none, do what you will" - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], J. Coon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes No, Simon. The trick is to keep the MD unit in your pocket so it can't be seen, wear the earbuds, and sort of bounce to the beat so it is obvious that you are either listening to something kewl or a neat tune is going through your head. Don't forget to smile a lot and talk freely to people. i.e. don't get so lost it the music that you are oblivious to the girls flaunting themselves at you and bareing certain parts of their anatomy(which is probably what is happening now) I think anyone who bounces around in public needs locking up. Also wouldn't the earbuds fall out with all that bouncing around? Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. Yeah right, you must have a really strange idea of what us girls think. -- Joanne Harrod BSc Appiled Computing (Now I'm an offical geek) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: labels
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === At 14:25 09/02/00 -0500, you wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon Barnes Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: labels I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. simon I write the disc title artist on the spine and top labels and that's about it. I use the titling thingy on my Sharp 722 to do the rest - that's what it's there for, isn't it? Wrighty - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: labels
I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. Well, I frequently listen to few enough discs that I can colour code them somewhat. I buy the colour collections usually, and store them in the TDK Colour cases (useful things). Recently I've started recording to more discs (usually when I want to record something else I see if there's anything that's "so-so" that I can delete), so I simply add a surface label to the discs with nothing written on them. They don't peel easily (I'm doing it with my TDK MusicJacks right now), and you can re-record on them and still tell the discs apart. My discs are organized by artist(s), you see... It works well enough for me. I've got recorded on 6 colour MusicJacks (I've put labels on an orange and a green) , one clear, one black sony prism, one emerald green sony prism, a set of the newer sony prism colour collection, one of the new silvery-orange sony prisms, the pink and blue sony Luminas, and one Maxell GS (the clear ones). I have a black Prism set aside as a temporary disc - it must have been rerecorded on fifty times already. I record anything from a video the class is showing (which I usually record on the computer and encode as a 22khz mono 64 kilobit mp3 and then wipe the disc again), to the contents of a new CD (I barely ever listen to the CD. I record the entire discs to find out which tracks I like to transfer onto other discs) to general silliness. That has a label on it which has been written on. And it has on it one word: "blah." :) - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 and shock protection
All this talk about the MZ-R90 taking forever to: a) read the TOC and start playing, and b) write the TOC has made me come to the preliminary conclusion that the MZ-R90/91 spins the disc at a lower rate to save power. Won't this affect shock protection? I would imagine that this would cause the shock buffer to fill more slowly. Anybody know how to monitor the MZ-R90's shock buffer? If If the NORMAL mode on the Sharp units is indeed a monitor for the shock protection, then my MT-821 takes 14-16 seconds to fill all 40 seconds of the buffer. (At this point the disc spins down and the meter starts decreasing steadily). - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: DIY Battery Box?
Sorry, The email didn't include my attachment. Here's the circuit, it may need to be cut and pasted into notepad or something so the font is right: --||---hot--- (left) | 2.2 microfarad from left mic | input capacitor | ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" \ ---ground--)---+shield- /| ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" "-" |resistor 9 volt from right mic| battery | --||---hot--- (right) 1 microfarad input capacitor Thanks Jason -Original Message- From: Lynch, Jason JD Sent: Thursday, 10 February 2000 9:56 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: MD: DIY Battery Box? === The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === I'm going out in about 2 hours to buy the components for a battery = box... I was wondering if anyone has the time before hand, could you have a = look at the circuit attached and edit it so that it has some gain = faders? i'd like to know what else i need to buy before i go to the = electronics store. Thanks for your help!! Jason -Original Message- From: J. Coon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2000 16:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: DIY Battery Box? There is a schematic on this site = http://www.mindspring.com/~tidmarsh/binmic/ you will have to come up = with a box, the jack, cord and plug. since only one channel is shown, = be sure to make both channels "Lynch, Jason JD" wrote: Yo. I was wondering if anybody here could give me, or point me in the = direction of, a schematic to build my own battery box for a mic to plug = into my R91. Something with a stereo level fader would be just = splendid. Any help / greatly appreciated. Why buy it when you can make it?? ( no one has the schematic for an MDS-PC2 do they? :=DE ) Thanks a heap. -jason EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use = of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or = privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you = are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any = action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error = please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon 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] EOM=20 NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of = the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or = privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you = are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any = action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error = please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20 --||---hot--- (left) | 2.2 microfarad from left mic | input capacitor | ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" \ ---ground--)---+shield- /| ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" "-" |resistor 9 volt from right mic| battery | --||---hot--- (right) 1 microfarad input capacitor - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MZ-R90 and shock protection
It would be impossible for the R90 to actually spin the disc slower. If it did, it would not have enought headway to fill the buffer and play music. What it does, is slowly spin up the disc (smooth acceleration) instead of starting it of at full speed. That saves battery juice. So what you are really waiting for is the disc to get up to full speed. eD - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Digital out ...
Adding digital out *may* be as simple as adding a TOSlink transmitter *if* the data decoder chip has an S/PDIF output pin. Most modern ones do. If not, it will involve adding a digital audio transmitter chip, like the CS8401, to take the serial data/bit clock/frame sync signals from the output of the data decoder and encode them into S/PDIF. I've done it both ways in home CD players, where there's tons of room to add the extra parts, but I wouldn't want to try it in the cramped quarters inside a portable MD unit... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: first impressions of MZR90
Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. Hey Jim... you sound very experienced in this area; has it payed off for you yet? A question about clipping these Remotes onto yourself where do you clip them, and how, and where do you put the cable, and which hand do you use to adjust the controls??? I clipped my remote onto my shirt last night and i gotta say i looked like a goose. I haven't used it to attract women yet, but it'd be nice to know for the future. Especially at the gym. I can imagine gym chicks would dig MD gear. Lie there with 50lb in your hands, unable to move, and turn to the girl next to you: "Can you please skip to the next track for me? The remote's in my pocket." - jason EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
Joanne Harrod BSc Appiled Computing (Now I'm an offical geek) This degree sounds much more exciting than the one I'm doing - maybe I should transfer? Ian === "Nullus Anxietas" e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website : http://www.btinternet.com/~ighorsey ICQ : 41782725 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: DIY Battery Box?
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === I'm going out in about 2 hours to buy the components for a battery = box... I was wondering if anyone has the time before hand, could you have a = look at the circuit attached and edit it so that it has some gain = faders? i'd like to know what else i need to buy before i go to the = electronics store. Thanks for your help!! Jason -Original Message- From: J. Coon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2000 16:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: DIY Battery Box? There is a schematic on this site = http://www.mindspring.com/~tidmarsh/binmic/ you will have to come up = with a box, the jack, cord and plug. since only one channel is shown, = be sure to make both channels "Lynch, Jason JD" wrote: Yo. I was wondering if anybody here could give me, or point me in the = direction of, a schematic to build my own battery box for a mic to plug = into my R91. Something with a stereo level fader would be just = splendid. Any help / greatly appreciated. Why buy it when you can make it?? ( no one has the schematic for an MDS-PC2 do they? :=DE ) Thanks a heap. -jason EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use = of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or = privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you = are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any = action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error = please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon 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] EOM=20 NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of = the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or = privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you = are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any = action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error = please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20 --||---hot--- (left) | 2.2 microfarad from left mic | input capacitor | ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" \ ---ground--)---+shield- /| ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" "-" |resistor 9 volt from right mic| battery | --||---hot--- (right) 1 microfarad input capacitor - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: DIY Battery Box?
You need to upload the file to a web page and then give us the URL - you can't put attachments onto these messages as you can tell. Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Lynch, Jason JD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 10:55 PM Subject: RE: MD: DIY Battery Box? === The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === I'm going out in about 2 hours to buy the components for a battery = box... I was wondering if anyone has the time before hand, could you have a = look at the circuit attached and edit it so that it has some gain = faders? i'd like to know what else i need to buy before i go to the = electronics store. Thanks for your help!! Jason - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: DIY Battery Box?
I think you want both capacitors to be 1 microfarad. This will give a bass roll off at about 16 hz if the input impedance is 10 k ohm. read the description at http://www.mindspring.com/~tidmarsh/binmic/ If you have to have variable output, you could bridge the output with a potentiometer say 10k or so, with and audio taper and connect the wiper to the capacitor. You can't get gain out of a passsive circuit, you can only fade it.. I think you'd be better off making with out that though, because it will make it bulky and you get little out of it.. I show the modification on the circuit below if you have to try it. I haven't gone through the math but it should work. "Lynch, Jason JD" wrote: Sorry, The email didn't include my attachment. Here's the circuit, it may need to be cut and pasted into notepad or something so the font is right: --||--hot- -- (left) |1 microfarad | from left mic | input capacitor|___ | ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" \ | ---ground--)---+shield- /| ---hot+10k ohm-- "+" "-" |resistor 9 volt (Same as left circuit) from right mic| battery | --||---hot--- (right) 1 microfarad input capacitor Thanks Jason -- 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: Sharp MD-R3
Hi, Sorry to bother you all, but has anyone got any experience/comments on the Sharp MD-R3? Also, anyone know where I can get it from online? Thanks R Brown - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: first impressions of MZR90
"Lynch, Jason JD" wrote: Clipping the remote in full view should help attrac the girls too. Makes them a little curious, and sometimes the shape can really turn them on, if you know what I mean. Hey Jim... you sound very experienced in this area; has it payed off for you yet? Well, now that you mention that...g A question about clipping these Remotes onto yourself where do you clip them, and how, and where do you put the cable, and which hand do you use to adjust the controls??? I clipped my remote onto my shirt last night and i gotta say i looked like a goose. That IS a good question, if you put it high on you shirt, you look like a goose. If you put it on your belt, it is too short. Who designs these things any way? I stick mine inside my shirt so they have to look hard to see it. Makes them more curious... "Is that a gun in your pocket? or are you just happy to see me?" And when they get a load of that digital camera...look out ...big babe magnet. I haven't used it to attract women yet, but it'd be nice to know for the future. Especially at the gym. I can imagine gym chicks would dig MD gear. Lie there with 50lb in your hands, unable to move, and turn to the girl next to you: "Can you please skip to the next track for me? The remote's in my pocket." You got the idea... -- 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: MD chargers for home use?
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, do any manufacturers make minidisc decks that have a carousel feaure, i.e. play 2 or more minidiscs? The Sony "car" 6 disk MD player MDX-65 will relay play across all 6 disks. need a Sony Head unit or Unilink controller though. That's something that looked odd to me, and that seems to be in the Sony's stupid-non-practical-non-consumer-thinking that stigmates the minidisc format since its born. Why there aren't any multi-MD home chargers? I see them more practical that car chargers. I have a C670 car unit, which is a radio/only one MD system. I think the only thing I'd add to that will be a CD charger, as MDs are way small and light, As I posted some days ago, a roughly $2 pen-case whose volume is similar to carrying an agenda, will fit about 8 md's with jacket, being fairly convenient to carry. (Can't say the same about CDs). You can even have a set of md's just for taking them to your car, and let (as I do) your CD carousel to record whatever it pleases in "random" mode for all or groups of CDs every now an then, to change your car listenings. So a MD car charger wouldn't change my life, taking into account that swapping MDs from the head unit is fairly easy without taking your eyes from the road (not like CDs). Where I see a clear pratical use of a MD charger is at home, where if you have (as I) a growing number of MDs, and you don't want to deal with the embarrasment of burning them to CD, you could keep them on the charger, and let it to play randomly, or by a group to suit mood. I assume that the kind of units MD users have are portable, deck, and car in that order (correct me if I'm wrong) What do you think you'll buy guys, a $600 6 MD car charger, or a $1000 150-200 MD home charger? greets, *---(*)---**-- Francisco J. Montilla System Network administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] irc: pukkaSevilleSpain INSFLUG (LiNUX) Coordinator: www.insflug.org - ftp.insflug.org - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
