MD: CD-rom to soundcard?
do you have to digitally connect your cd-rom drive to your soundcard to make use of the digital out on the soundcard? i guess the sound would degrade to analog from cd-rom to soundcard wouldn't it? and this would therefore be pointless to have the digital out on the soundcard at all isn't it? thanks Matt - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R9: Does it occasionally erase disks?
To all those who helped me out this problem: thanks a lot - you were all very helpful! I solved the problem as suggested by different persons by cloning the TOC. For this purpose, I used the instructions of David W. Tampkin on the minidisc.org - site. Hello MD-List readers I just had a severe problem with my Sony MZ-R90 Minidisc recorder: I was listening and editing a previously recorded interview. While pressing T-Mark to add a new track, the minidisc shut down because of low battery. Afterwards, the disk was erased (Blankdisc). Did you ever hear of such data losses? Does anybody know how to recover the recordings? Markus - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: 520 stuttering - update
David W. Tamkin asked: Had you previously used these discs as cloning targets? If not, then it seems the discs just have bad spots, but the E33 doesn't seem to mind them and just plays right through, perhaps going silent for an instant as it goes over the bad spot and finds no data there. Thanks for the comment David. No, these were new discs out of the wrappers. I'm hoping you're right about the discs. I've tried recording a few other discs since the problem and they all seem ok fingers crossed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Analog Recording Quality
This wasnt the case .. there was no quiet patches of 3 seconds or more (its a techno .mp3) I was concerned enough about that when i started the recording ... but it didnt put in all the extra track marks etc until I pressed stop on the unit regards Damien Jeanmougin wrote: When you record with the analog input, the MZ-R55 takes care of the input level. When there's no audio signal during 3 seconds or more, it adds a new track mark. Damien Saunders a écrit: Ok Im still a newbie when it comes to recording ... well no ... but I thought I'd get myself a 3.5mm - 3.5mm lead to record from the PC to MD and yes it seems to work. Now the user manual for the MZ-R55 talks about additional track marks being added due to poor noise quality but I didnt expect this... Watched while the recording was happening ... shows one track at 7.47mins BUT when the TOC Edit function finished I had 13-17 tracks most of them were 0sec in length a few up to 30sec (with bits of the original track) and I had one track that was 7.30mins in length - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Mono recording compatibility
On 21 Mar 00, at 15:43, Tony Antoniou wrote: Add my JA30ES to being a playback-only unit with mono discs. As far as I know, the only unit that cannot play mono discs is the original home unit, the MDS-101. To my surprise, even the original two-ton Walkman recorder MZ-1 will happily play mono, even though it's either the same generation or older than the MDS-101. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: CD-rom to soundcard?
do you have to digitally connect your cd-rom drive to your soundcard to make use of the digital out on the soundcard? i guess the sound would degrade to analog from cd-rom to soundcard wouldn't it? and this would therefore be pointless to have the digital out on the soundcard at all isn't it? thanks Matt You don't *have* to have a digital connection between the CDROM and soundcard to use the digital output, but without one you're converting the signal from digital to analogue and back again before leaving the PC. If you're recording from CD to MD and want to keep it digital, you could rip the tracks to .wav files using a program like AudioGrabber (the first stage of the MP3 making process), and play the .wav files. There's a plugin for Winamp/Sonique that reads CDs digitally (kind of like CD ripping in realtime), and doesn't use the analogue cable (nor do you need a card with SP/DIF in). It's at: http://www.url.ru/~copah/CDReader.htm If you used that rather than a regular CD player program, it'd be a digital signal all the way to the MD. -- Simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: CD-rom to soundcard?
do you have to digitally connect your cd-rom drive to your soundcard to make use of the digital out on the soundcard? Here's my experience with a Samsung 40X CDROM and an M Audio DIO2448. The Samsung does have an S/PDIF (TTL level) header, but the problem is that it does not produce a valid signal unless the drive is playing an audio CD. This causes glitches when the drive starts playing or seeks to a new track. The sound card *does not* remove these glitches. The only way to dub from the CDROM via S/PDIF to the MD is to play the last few seconds of the previous track and start recording at the beginning of the desired track. There is reportadly a real-time CD ripping plug-in for winamp. CD ripping is *not* a trivial task, since the CD data format and CDROM drives were not designed to do it reliably. The performance you achieve will be highly dependent on the drive model and CPU speed. A standard CD audio drive with digital output is still by far the best way... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance
Hi there, I think it really depends on what kind of environment your MD player is in. It seems that MD players will hardly ever skip if you don't let them bounce around. Use one of those bags that wrap around your waist, hold it in your hand (that's where hand straps come in handy), and so on. Some of my pants (not cargo) have pockets that are about the size of six MDs lined up in three rows. If I walk with a MD player in one of these pockets, every single unit skips, there are no exceptions. Newer models seem to recover faster from skips, too. On my Panasonic MJ75, the sound usually doesn't break up when it skips. It's only as if the player's "missed a beat". My Kenwood K5, even with its 40-second buffer, doesn't skip less than the MJ75. A friend's JVC XM-PJ1 goes into a downward spiral once it skips - doesn't recover even when I stopped walking. hope this helps, Leon Okay... I'm very concerned with it... I like mp3 players because they odn't skip and wha tboaut these.. The faq said MD players rarely skip.. Is it true then?? What about batteries and how long they last..?? I jog and jump and do alot of action... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sharp and Sony
I use a Sony 520 deck and a Sharp 722 portable, and everything recorded on one plays perfectly on the other, including mono recordings. I've been very happy with both units. I recently got the little Aiwa bookshelf unit (XDM110? not sure of the number) and it came with a free portable player, those have worked fine as well. Of course, I hate any unit that has only a digital in but no digital out, like that Aiwa and the Sony CD to MD dubbing deck, what a stupid idea, having no digital out or keyboard input! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: [MD-L] Re: MD's future / Circuit City / LETS TAKE OVER SONY
it every morning. I had an old Sony E-40, and the casio beats that. The sony started skipping after i dropped it once. I've dropped the casio and its still working fine. I got an E-40. I dropped it once, it started to skip, then the control chip fried so Circut City replaced it. Portable #2: fell a total of 8 times, worse being fall from table to tile floor (appx. 3 ft.) skipped easier and sucked batteries dry. I took it back to have it realigned. no problems yet. But, if it messes up again, can you say "Lemon Policy" :) -J.R. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc
I got a MDS-JE510 which has NEVER had any problems, it plays on and on without any hint of the "known 510 bugs" Those bugs were allmost all related to the Malaysian units. I got the European model which was made in Japan and it is absolutely trouble free. Those Malaysian units take down the whole 510 range allso the perfect ones... I traded my 320 with my sister for the 510 she got in a Bundle4 we found at Mont. Wards during the summer. She never even uses the 320, but anyway, only bug I've found is the microswitch bug. -J.R. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: [MD-L] Re: MD's future / Circuit City / LETS TAKE OVER SONY
- USB MOUSE -ITS MP3 COMPATIBLE WITH JUST ONE CLICK HEAR YOUR FAV. SONGS auctually, some programs will let you program the third mouse button to launch a MP3 player. - DIGI CAMERA -TAKE A PIC OF YOUR FAV. MP3 PLAYER !! Not only that. but Samsung's new CyberMax digital camera not only features a low-low 640x480 res, but a built in MP3 player. - SOUND CARD -MP3 READY, COMPATIBLE ... WILL PLAY MP3s... Auctually, there IS a MP3 Sound card that with proper software, will decode MP3's in the card. MP3's are for dumbasses. Get VQF. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD's future and long play MD's
I think it's a good idea, and I would be interested in seeing an MD Data2 (650MB) based audio MD portable. I think it would be great for MDs to hold 4 times as much audio (~5h20m of 292kbps ATRAC, or ~21h of 66kbps ATRAC3). However, there are a few issues that complicate Sony's decision: 1) Incompatibility - The new format would be incompatible with what came before and make a lot of equipment obsolete. Given the recent leak about a higher compression rate ATRAC, Sony isn't completely averse to such things, but it certainly would be a big decision. 2) Size/Weight/Power - I don't know about this, but I wonder how hard it is to make an MD Data2 drive fit into a tiny portable. 3) Cost - certainly the MD Data2 drives and media are more expensive. Is the [perceived] consumer benefit worth the added expense? 4) Evolution of the format - Would the high density version become the standard, or could Sony reasonably have two incompatible formats being promoted side by side in the market? I would think they would phase out the smaller one, which would mean the added expense in (3) would be placed upon all units. As I say, I think it would be nice to have the high density MD format available for audio recording. But I have some doubt as to whether it's the right time to transition the entire format to it as a new standard. But maybe the MD market more robust than we give it credit for and Sony should keep the MD ball rolling by moving on to bigger and better versions. Sony's gotta figure something out, in fact, I know they will. MD is only one of a few products that are backward compatable. A few that come to mind are" casette tapes - any compact casette player will play a compact casette unless it's digital or a different speed DirecTV stuff - Hey, they changed the compression, but then again, they planed on that. Atari - Hey, the 7800 played 2600 games Playstation 2 - I can sell my old box for a upgrade. Granted it's all the same generation of ATRAC, there have been enhancements. MP3 is a different version of MP2, well, a major version change, but still, same basic principal, and MP3 decoders by nature can't decode an MP2 stream AFAIK, programs like Winamp added that. Maybe sony will interdouce this new format and possibly do a "buyback" thing like the goverment in Canada is trying to do with grey-market dishes up there, only, instead of trying to control what we watch, Sony is trying to increase popularity and compatability. -J.R. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: UK readers: IMF monitors?
Greetings, all. I have a quick question somewhat related to MDs. I'm looking for some new speakers, and someone near me is selling "IMF monitors". I thought those were people who watched the International Monetary Fund :), but he tells me that they're some really good British-made speakers. I can't find anything about them anywhere on the web. Have any UK listers read about these in What Hi-Fi or something similar? Are these well-known? Does anyone know where I can find out more about this brand (website, etc) Any information would be appreciated (please email me, since it's not terribly on-topic). --Shane in Seattle - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Mono recording compatibility
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Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === on 3/21/2000 09:09 AM, Leon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I think it really depends on what kind of environment your MD player is in. It seems that MD players will hardly ever skip if you don't let them bounce around. Use one of those bags that wrap around your waist, hold it in your hand (that's where hand straps come in handy), and so on. Some of my pants (not cargo) have pockets that are about the size of six MDs lined up in three rows. If I walk with a MD player in one of these pockets, every single unit skips, there are no exceptions. Newer models seem to recover faster from skips, too. On my Panasonic MJ75, the sound usually doesn't break up when it skips. It's only as if the player's "missed a beat". My Kenwood K5, even with its 40-second buffer, doesn't skip less than the MJ75. A friend's JVC XM-PJ1 goes into a downward spiral once it skips - doesn't recover even when I stopped walking. hope this helps, Leon Okay... I'm very concerned with it... I like mp3 players because they odn't skip and wha tboaut these.. The faq said MD players rarely skip.. Is it true then?? What about batteries and how long they last..?? I jog and jump and do alot of action... Well, let's see I have an EP-11 (I think that's the model #...),which I got from one of those Sony mdbundles. Anyway, I have yet to experience a single skip. I've even _tried_ to skip it, but to no avail. I've also dropped my player, and had it not skip. Seems pretty durable to me. Maybe this is because I only have a portie player.. those two cents. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Please Help! test mode on R50
I've got an MZ-R50,which i commonly use to get into "parameter" service mode in order to bypass the SCMS. This unit has firmware version 1.3. Unfortunately, yesterday, i forgot to exit the "parameter" service mode before using the original remote. I did not realise that i was still in service mode until i've pushed and twisted the remote, thinking it was broken. By the time i did realise and reset the unit, the following changes to the operation of the remote happened: decrease volume-stop increase volume-decrease volume playmode-decrease volume display-increase volume Could somebody please, please help me out with this? Would buying the service manual be able to help me sort out this problem? Has anyone experienced this before? I did not go into the real service mode as i am afraid it would only make things worse. All other operations of the buttons on the unit and remote works fine. Regards Faizal __ 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]
Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Here is where i have a question about all this stuff. Everyone keeps siting performance skipping etc... bla bla bla, but panasonic has made i believe 2 unit's now specifically for hard use, the panasonic sjsw9(discontinued) and the sjsw90 which is still available but at a pretty penny. anyway I enjoy the outdoors either biking, running etc. and i have been trying to find anyone with personal knowledge of these products. Are they really better than the other units? will they not skip when others will? any other info would be greatly appreciated too. Later Matt - Original Message - From: Aileen Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 1:02 AM Subject: Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance === = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === on 3/21/2000 09:09 AM, Leon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I think it really depends on what kind of environment your MD player is in. It seems that MD players will hardly ever skip if you don't let them bounce around. Use one of those bags that wrap around your waist, hold it in your hand (that's where hand straps come in handy), and so on. Some of my pants (not cargo) have pockets that are about the size of six MDs lined up in three rows. If I walk with a MD player in one of these pockets, every single unit skips, there are no exceptions. Newer models seem to recover faster from skips, too. On my Panasonic MJ75, the sound usually doesn't break up when it skips. It's only as if the player's "missed a beat". My Kenwood K5, even with its 40-second buffer, doesn't skip less than the MJ75. A friend's JVC XM-PJ1 goes into a downward spiral once it skips - doesn't recover even when I stopped walking. hope this helps, Leon Okay... I'm very concerned with it... I like mp3 players because they odn't skip and wha tboaut these.. The faq said MD players rarely skip.. Is it true then?? What about batteries and how long they last..?? I jog and jump and do alot of action... Well, let's see I have an EP-11 (I think that's the model #...),which I got from one of those Sony mdbundles. Anyway, I have yet to experience a single skip. I've even _tried_ to skip it, but to no avail. I've also dropped my player, and had it not skip. Seems pretty durable to me. Maybe this is because I only have a portie player.. those two cents. - 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: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance
Hi Matt, Here is where i have a question about all this stuff. Everyone keeps siting performance skipping etc... bla bla bla, but panasonic has made i believe 2 unit's now specifically for hard use, the panasonic sjsw9(discontinued) and the sjsw90 which is still available but at a pretty penny. anyway I enjoy the outdoors either biking, running etc. and i have been trying to find anyone with personal knowledge of these products. Are they really better than the other units? will they not skip when others will? any other info would be greatly appreciated too. The SJ-SW9MD is based on the SJ-MJ5/7, and the SJ-SW90MD on the SJ-MJ70. The "rugged" models are in performance from their "non-rugged" siblings. They even come with normal remotes and headphones that are not more suitable for outdoor uses in any way. The SW9's shock buffer is 10-second, and while the SW90's buffer is 40-second, it doesn't excel other portables in any way. The rugged Panasonics also have VMSS (vibrating headphones). I've owned two cassette players, and have found VMSS to be appalling. If you don't want it, you can't turn it off without turning off all bass boost. But many headphones, and virtually all earbuds, will distort with VMSS on. The composition of sound on VMSS-equipped models have more treble, but may sound extremely tinny. I sure hope this is not the case with the MD players, but I own a MJ5 and the sound is really no good, there are even tape-like hisses. So I imagine the SW9 is no good. The SW90 should be better, but you can't turn off VMSS at all on the SW90. :) There are still no MD portables that are really something-proof (water, shock...). Maybe one day Kenwood will make a MD version of their Vogelguide radio. That could be pure bliss in so many different ways. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
