MD: Aiwa MM-FX500
MDL wrote: A friend spots Aiwa's photo and Japanese announcement of their MM-FX500, the world's first portable MP3 encoder/player. With 32MB of memory, it records music (analog input) at 128kbps/44.1khz or voice memo (builtin mono mic input) at 8kbps/16khz. Battery life on AA x 1, rec: 5h, play: 10h. Dim: 65 x 90 x 18.5mm, 80g. I have to say I'm seriously underwhelmed here. 32 MB = 33 minutes @ 128k. This thing is nearly as big as my MZR90, and has a shorter battery life, despite having no moving parts. OTOH, glad to see encoding built in, so it can be used stand-alone for recording music (just like an MD). simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Off topic- Playstation 2
I think someone mentioned that it will be using DVD drives un/fortunately. Speaking of that, didn't Sony mention some sort of MD drive for the thing when it was in development? What ever happened to that, is it still gonna have that? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Playstation 2
There was a small rumor that instead of a VMU like the dreamcast or whatever memory thing the current playstation uses, they would put a md data drive in there for pretty much unlimited game saves, i doubt that's gonna happen though. - Original Message - From: Joost de Meij [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 11:36 AM Subject: MD: Playstation 2 Speaking of that, didn't Sony mention some sort of MD drive for the thing when it was in development? What ever happened to that, is it still gonna have that? I thought i heard that they were not going to use MD's for the playstation 2. They were going to use DVD's. __ 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]
MD: Playstation 2
Speaking of that, didn't Sony mention some sort of MD drive for the thing when it was in development? What ever happened to that, is it still gonna have that? I thought i heard that they were not going to use MD's for the playstation 2. They were going to use DVD's. __ 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]
MD: Help finding Sony MDS-JE630 for sale.
Hello All, I've started manufacturing a radio Frequency (RF) remote control that works with the Sony MDS-JE630, and have run into a big problem. My supplier for these units says he can no longer get them, as Sony is at the end of their production of this unit for this year, and will have a new model coming out in June. Well, I have 2 pending orders, and need to find 2 Sony MDS-JE630 units to fill these orders. I've called several dealers that I've found on the internet who are all out of stock. Does anyone on this list know a dealer that has two of these in stock? I need them BADLY! Thanks, Jay Nelson __ 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]
RE: MD: MDS-PC1
These are the slink-commands. I'm trying to control my MD with Visual Basic. I found an interesting program called listen32. It displays what goes out your com-port, and what goes in. I can tell you, there's a lot more going in and out than to activate 'play'. I'm going to do some experiment next week. My goal is to make a program that makes automaticly a database of my MD's. I also want to be able to communicate with the online cddb (www.cddb.com) so that my md's are automaticly labeled when I record a new cd. If you have any other interesting suggestions about what my program should be able to, please let me know. er!k Met de groeten van, Er!k Hauters Tiensevest 23 3010 Leuven 075 384 304 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Editing on the Aiwa's
Now that I know that I can't avoid the Sony R50's major drawback, I need to know about possible replacements. One of the things I love about the R50 is how easy it makes editing stuff that's on the disc. Setting track marks, erasing tracks, moving tracks and setting titles are all dead simple operations. The reviews I've read of the Aiwas lead me to believe that their editing features are not as simple to use as the Sony's. Is this really the case? Or does it sound worse than it really is? Ed "What the" Heckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--+ | Not all of us have to posses earthshaking talent. Just common| | sense and love will do. | | -- Myrtle Auvil | +--+ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: unattended timer recordings
From: "Timothy P. Stockman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MD USB summary... Already, I use RealAudio and MP3 as a substitute for the radio. This gives me access to a much wider variety of programming than is available over-the-air. It would be great to have software that allowed me to do unattended "timer" recordings of streaming audio feeds. This would allow me I use LOOPREC for unattended timed hard disc recordings. It's shareware and very cheap to register. It's excellent, someone on this list recommended it to me. You'll find it at http://www.config.de/LoopRecorder/ John - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Editing on the Aiwa's
One of the things I love about the R50 is how easy it makes editing stuff that's on the disc. Setting track marks, erasing tracks, moving tracks and setting titles are all dead simple operations. The reviews I've read of the Aiwas lead me to believe that their editing features are not as simple to use as the Sony's. Is this really the case? Or does it sound worse than it really is? This comes from my experience from using my Aiwa AM-F7. Editing on the Aiwa is relatively simple. You slide the record "switch" (it works like the "eject" switches ono many units) once while playing to get into "edit" mode. Now, you can press "mode" until you get to the function you want, press enter, and then perform the function. Not cryptic by any stretch of imagination. Everything can be performed during play. Tell me if you want more dirty details. - Ed. Another one. :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Editing on the Aiwas
Ed "Darnittu" Heckman asked, | The reviews I've read of the Aiwas lead me to believe that their editing | features are not as simple to use as the Sony's. Is this really the case? | Or does it sound worse than it really is? It sounds worse than it really is. The Aiwa portables don't have as many buttons, so you sometimes have to press one several times to get to the desired editing function, but that's the major difference. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: My Diamond Rio Experience
On 22 Feb 00, at 21:11, Edward Nigma wrote: using good equipment, SACD and Dvd-audio should have the analog warmth afaik. E. Nigma But what is analog warmth. AFAIK analog warmth is nothing more then plain distortion of the signal. Vinyl sounds warmer then a CD because the signal is more distorted then the signal from a CD. Remco - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Ideas: computer controlled S-Link CD/MD/MP3
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Er!k Hauters wrote: Hi! These are the slink-commands. I'm trying to control my MD with Visual Basic. :) You aren't the only one. I know of several people with the same interests, though I'm developing it for *nix (perl under Linux to be exact) and is more batch than GUI oriented. But interest on slink commands is common to all of us... Mine will be GPL, hope yours too ;) BTW, what device are you using? a CAV-50? I found an interesting program called listen32. It displays what goes out your com-port, and what goes in. I can tell you, there's a lot more going in and out than to activate 'play'. I have seen several people with the same interests, maybe we could join efforts, at least in producing an open and useable s-link protocol documentation and tips for program implementations. There's a slink resource page with a mailing list, maybe we could join there. I have a CD-changer and MD unit command listing whose urls I've mentioned a couple of times on this list. Let me know in case you can't find them. I'm going to do some experiment next week. My goal is to make a program that makes automaticly a database of my MD's. I also want to be able to communicate with the online cddb (www.cddb.com) so that my md's are automaticly labeled when I record a new cd. If you have any other interesting suggestions about what my program should be able to, please let me know. hehe :) I intend to do my apps more batch than GUI oriented (Only thing with GUI will be the database browser, through a web server using PHP MySQL, maybe if I finally got a cable modem I'll let people play with it or let them extract/compress on the fly songs and stream 'em), but here are some suggestions: I have a CD Caroussel, and a MD unit. As you know, few, very few CD Caroussels, have the "Custom Memory" function we are accustomed to on car changers. That implies that when you label, you label a caroussel position, it doesn't remember the disc itself. If you swap discs, the CD title remains the same. Mine is a 50+1 CDs unit, I don't even want to think what a "pain" a 300 CDs unit would be. Sony claims that some MD units automaticly copy CD-Text; what hides is that almost all of the few CD-Text enabled original CDs prevent text to be copied. Silly, and stupid, but true. So my first thought was to do a script to duplicate all my CDs with CD-Text added, by querying CDDB and later toasting them. Then I discover that again, few, very few CD-R units supports writing CD-Text. All said, I guess you all know what do I think about CD-Text *practical* usefulness. Let's go into the matter: goal 1: Make the app query the discs on the changer, issue cddb querys, and build a local database with CD and song titles. Having that you could: - upload CD-Titles to the caroussel - be able to label CD to MD compilations. - be able to have thousands of playing lists to suit your moods (if you have as much, maybe your wife? :), with a song (not a whole CD) precision. - integrate your MP3 collection into the database, so that the app include them along with the CDs when doing compilations. - be able (typical knapsack programming problem) to tell your app: "I have a 78:35:06 blank MD, make a "random" compilation for me that fits almost or perfectly on that MD, and impose some restrictions: I also want 40% jungle, 30% rock, 30% industrial. Sounds like a good job for a computer to do, eh? :) CD units have terrible random algorithms. On caroussels, this get even worse. Forget that myth of having a 300 CD caroussel, and "let it play music randomly". It will repeat same CDs, with same songs, with more of the 60-70% of playlists contents being the same again and again and again. Aside from the persistents "CDs/songs" issue, even in the theoretical case they do *truly* random playlists, most caroussels I know can't store what CDs/songs they have played. Truth is that maybe you'd find (although isn't) more randomness if the same CD weren't played again until all, or a percentage of the total discs have: in summary, to impose some restrictions to "randomness". goal: Today computers have plenty of space and power to cook several algorithms to suit your "preferred randomness". Having a couple of caroussels, that cost almost the same as portable units, and a big drive for MP3 fans, you could have an all-online, worry-less playlists vast collection of music. I have more ideas, I'll let you know if you found this interesting. greets, *---(*)---**-- Francisco J. Montilla System Network administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] irc: pukkaSevilleSpain INSFLUG (LiNUX) Coordinator: www.insflug.org -
Re: MD: My Diamond Rio Experience
It is not distorted. Cd's can be gritty and harsh unless you have good equiment. and many cd's are poorly recorded. "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." --Marilyn vos Savant - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MD Glimpsed in TV's Now And Again
On tonight's broadcast of CBS's new hit sci-fi drama "Now And Again," the minidisc made a guest appearance as a data disk stolen by the character of Michael Wiseman. TV viewers had a clear view of the little 2 1/2 disc as Mr. Wiseman removed it from a suit jacket pocket to hand over to a corrupt general. The disc appeared to be a TDK gold disc, although I suppose it could have been a Maxell Gold. Minidiscs are often seen in sci-fi movies, but rarely are they depicted as what they actually are: music audio discs. Wouldn't it have been nice if Chandler had given Monica a minidisc as his belated Valentine's Day present, rather than an audiocassette, on yesterday's episode of "Friends"? I guess we'll have to wait a few more years. At least TV producers think that our beloved MD is cool-looking Daryl - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Arita Blanks??
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I can find out who supplies Arita in Brisbane no worries, my dad brought one home for me to try from one of the reps that visits his store.will ask him. I found it to be fine...no worries. Actually I had a friend complain the other day that his Sharp portable simply won't play TDK discs and SOME sony discsit just gets stuck on TOC access.has this been brought up before...seemed awfully strange to me. cheers, jeremy. -Original Message- From: RMS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2000 09:23 Subject: Re: MD: Arita Blanks?? Ive bought 10 sofar thru jaycar in auckland, they record fine in my 20ES and little bookshef system, and play fine in my car player (all sony) I cant fault them, and the price is great. Anyone know the distributor of arita in australia/nz at all? might see if I can bypass the middleman so to speak. - Original Message - From: Lynch, Jason JD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 10:59 AM Subject: MD: Arita Blanks?? Hi all, I was wondering if anybody here has heard-of/seen/used Arita brand MD blanks before? I picked up a box of 5 at a computer market here in Australia pretty cheap... they seem to work OK. Anyone had any experience with these before? Thanks Jason - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Arita Blanks are Memorex or Visa Versa
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === yeah, It was yelow alright, but it came in an individual case and had labels etc included, I do remember there being a funny thing with the shink wrap around it though, I think it was really sticky or something!! The distributor here in Brisbane is Techtrade. Cheers. jeremy. -Original Message- From: Link :-7 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2000 14:31 Subject: MD: Arita Blanks are Memorex or Visa Versa Hi List, For all of you Aussies who are wondering about the Arita discs you bought, I'm pretty sure they are the equivalent to Memorex discs here in the US. Someone sent me an Arita disc from Norway (yeah, believe it or not) and it is identical to the Memorex Color Series which has been flooding the market here in the US for $1.50 a disc. Memorex is cutting costs on these though, there are no individual slip/flip cases and the 5 Disc case isn't the most sturdy thing in the world. For all you guys and gals "Down Under" what color was the discs you bought if I might ask. The one sent to me was Yellow, and the plastic shrink wrap actually stuck to the disc case when I pealed it off. Anyone experience this. I was wondering if you are getting more than one color. Also, are they made in Taiwan? Just curious. Cheers, from a guy who has nearly 100 different varieties of blanks... Link __ 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]
