Re: MD: magnetic damage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an MD encoded optically? Maybe I'm just mistaken, but there better be a damn good reason for having a Class 1 Laser product sticker on my deck... Yes and No. MD is magneto-optical. The material of the disc is a special material that has a special carecteristic. The atoms can be alligned into a certain direction when the temporature is higher than 160 degrees Celcius. In order to heat the material a laser is used. In order to change the direction of the material, a magnet is used. Atoms reflect more or less light depending on the direction they have. Thus you can read the direction (thus the information) using a laser. Cheers, Ralph - changing directions without magnetics or laser. -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then something happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MZ-R3: lost TOC due to power break [Looking for Help -eaw]
Hello Ellen and all on the MD-L list, From: Eric Woudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ellen Van Praet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 9:35 PM Subject: MD: MZ-R3: lost TOC due to power break [Looking for Help -eaw] Yes, your recording is salvageable, but you will need a Sony deck to help you do it. You need to do a TOC cloning operation (see http://www.minidisc.org/cloning_procedure.html), which can only be done with Sony decks, not portables (well, actually it can be done with some Sharp portables). If you don't have this equipment, perhaps someone nearby in Belgium or Europe may be able to help you. I'm forwarding your mail to the MD mailing list in case someone can offer to help you out. Rick I will gladly help out - if you are unable to recover the material yourself then you can just put the discs in the post to me - I suggest as the material is important you use recorded delivery. If you would like to do this then E-Mail me and I'll send my postal address to you. I will make a copy of what is on the disc so that if it does not make it back to you I can run off another copy - that way the information will not be lost. 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc in the Comic Section
Hi list. The minidisc is the subject of a cartoon in the comic section of today's NY Daily News. The strip is called "Zits" and it revolves around a teenage boy and his world. In the strip, his father is holding a minidisc and says "What's this? Some kind of foreign currency?" The boy responds "It's one of my minidiscs". In the second frame: Dad: "Mini-what?" Son: "Mini-discs! They hold an hour's worth of music and can be rerecorded a million times with no loss of sound quality" Third frame: Dad: "Wow" as they are both looking at the disc. Final Frame: Dad: "Not much room for the album cover art though". Son: "Album what?" Pretty cool. Too bad the son didn't repsond "over an hour's worth of music". Also, I am much closer to the age of the father in this comic than I am to the son. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MiniDisc in the Comic Section
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === ...or a whole bunch of 78's (what did he say??) Irv Chamberlain James Jarvie wrote: Hi list. The minidisc is the subject of a cartoon in the comic section of today's NY Daily News. The strip is called "Zits" and it revolves around a teenage boy and his world. In the strip, his father is holding a minidisc and says "What's this? Some kind of foreign currency?" The boy responds "It's one of my minidiscs". In the second frame: Dad: "Mini-what?" Son: "Mini-discs! They hold an hour's worth of music and can be rerecorded a million times with no loss of sound quality" Third frame: Dad: "Wow" as they are both looking at the disc. Final Frame: Dad: "Not much room for the album cover art though". Son: "Album what?" Pretty cool. Too bad the son didn't repsond "over an hour's worth of music". Also, I am much closer to the age of the father in this comic than I am to the son. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Minidisc blank sound quality 'myth'
I know from experience that Sony ES mds sound far superior to TDK MJs, ON A SONY JA20ES for example. I find it interesting that you should make that statement because Sony ES mini disc blanks are the same discs as "regular" Sony blanks. The only difference is the color of the packaging. Do you feel that Sony ES's sound better then other Sony blanks? If that's the case then it is the psycho acoustic effect that makes you think that they sound better. Also in your note you make no mention of error correction. Unless a disc has such a high number of errors that it approaches the limits of error correction circuitry, I don't see how an audible difference could be heard, all other things being equal. Regards, LAS - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MiniDisc in my car -- possible?
===BEGIN QUOTE= We've all discovered that FM modulators are no good. So I'll reverse the question: is there an affordable option to play MDs from my portable (R37) in my car, which has a factory CD player only? (I have no CD changer controls, BTW.) J. C. R. Davis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===END QUOTE= Come on car-audio manufacturers! Wake up! There is room for an affordable car MD player unit WITHOUT TUNER here for these cars! These units should be car MD players that have their own amplifiers (or can connect to an outboard amplifier system) and have NO radio tuner. They should be designed to mount under the dashboard or in an auxiliary equipment bay in the dashboard and work without any need for a particular head unit rather than just being a slave "MD drive" to a head unit. Because there is no tuner in the unit, there is room for extra abilities like designing in an MD changer; large display suited to MD needs; and "add-on" facilities for the existing car stereo. This means that the existing OEM car stereo (which is often under-powered) can benefit from more power and access to extra speakers via a fader control. Also OEM stereos can benefit from features like cellular-telephone mute (the unit mutes or fades-down the volume on the OEM car stereo if the mobile phone rings or you place a call on the mobile phone) or a graphic equialiserwhich can improve the sound somewhat. This issue that was raised regarding MDs in a CD-equipped car is an issue also shared by people whose cars are equipped with older car stereos that are regarded as classics; like the Eurovox units made for the Australian market between 1980 and 1989; the Nakamichi cassette car stereos; the early Becker Mexico units installed in European cars between the late 70s and the mid 80s; any of the Blaupunkt "high-end" units or those classic Concords. This concept is a tried and tested concept which was successful in the form of those 8-track cartridge and cassette players that often had to be installed under a car's dashboard or in its console for that car to he considered classy during the 60s and 70s. It was also tried with success during the late 80s with the car CD players that were in vogue during that time. With regards, Simon Mackay - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Better sounding digital cable
| Yes, your CDs can sound much better. With this Interlink Datalink 100 | audio cable from Monster Cable (an industry leader), your CDs can | sound crisper and have greater dynamic range. Compared to analog interconnects. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Better sounding digital cable
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === o come on i thought you knew that by speeding up light by 5 or 6 times that we achieve much better audio quality :P doesn't that have something to do with the flux capacitor too? -Original Message- From: Eric Woudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 12:34 PM Subject: MD: Better sounding digital cable Lest one start to think that the myth of "better" digital cables is passe', I found this ad copy on a page touting a Monster Cable coax (for digital audio use): Yes, your CDs can sound much better. With this Interlink Datalink 100 audio cable from Monster Cable (an industry leader), your CDs can sound crisper and have greater dynamic range. The cable is coaxial, shielded from outside interference and made with high-quality materials that will transfer the best sound and withstand heavy use. Everything you need for a complete hookup is included. Cable length: 2 meters (6.56 feet). Product Features High-performance digital coaxial cable for connecting a CD player to a receiver using a low-loss, SPDIF-style cable. Everything you need for a complete hookup is included. Double shielded to prevent interference. High velocity of propagation for greater sound clarity and dynamic range. Structured matrix dielectric for low stored-energy and better detection. Cable length: 2 meters (6.56 feet). I like the part where the *speed* of the bits improves the sound! See: http://www.mercata.com/cgi-bin/mercata/mercata/v2/pages/details.jsp?BV_Sess ionID=1786545938.956163799BV_EngineID=jalhicggligbemfcfkmcgeckg.0OID=9134 - 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: magnetic damage
"Brett Tyre" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... MO (magneto-optical) disks are alive and well. They are widely used for backup and archiving solutions because they are still the most reliable medium out there (debatable with CDR, but MO disks are a lot more flexible). I use a Fujitsu SCSI MO drive that I bought new last year. There are now FireWire versions of the 1.3GB and 640MB MO drives. Less popular than a Zip? Yes. Ancient and obscure? Hardly ;-) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Cheap semi-pro interconnects
Hi guys, I think we all know spending say 40UKP/meter on an interconnect is probably madness but I have been tempted recently to buy 5UKP connects for my CD-Amp, and MD-Amp to replace those provided with the kit. After all Richer Sounds suggest a small but still aignificant portion of your budget should go on cables (including speaker), and they are normally cheap and don't bull$hit you. I can't remember how much they say but I think it is about 10% of your total hifi expenditure. That would mean my spending about 100UKP on my fairly modest hifi setup on cables! Thats crazy (though admitedlly soon after getting my MZ-R3 I spent about 25UKP on a genuine Sony optical cable, /me is mad!) Is it really worth getting these cheap (but supposedly higher quality) interconnects than those provided with the units, or is it just another scam? Cheers ___ ___ | || | | o || o | | |Gareth Bell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | o || o | | | _ _ | | | o | | __ \ _ _ _ / ___| _ | O | | | | |__| )| __)(_)| _ \| __)| _ \ | | _ ( \|__ / | | | o | | ___/ | / | ||_| | || | | |_| | | | \ || _ | / _/ | O | | | | | | | | ||_| | || |__ | / | |_| || |_| |/ /__ | | | o | |_| |_| |_||_| |_||)|_) \_/|_||| | O | | || | | o || o | | | ICQ: 36892193 http://website.lineone.net/~princegaz/| | | o || o | | |"An it harm none, do what thou wilt"| | | o || o | |___||___| - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Cheap semi-pro interconnects
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Re: MD: sb live! value + hoontech = ?
Hi! I just switched from my TerraTec DMX to a Soundblaster Live 1024 Player (at least that's what it's called back here in Germany) and a hoontech digital bracket, and I have to say, this card is awesome for - well for anything. I'm not sure whether the analog outputs are as high-quality as the ones the DMX features, but the drivers (and possibilities for digital out) _definitely_ are! No problem to get the optimal digital out level (just put the wave and master sliders to 100%, and there you go). I payed about DM 135,- for the SB Live! and about 80,- for the bracket. And I can't think of a better combination für recording MP3s to minidisc (yes, I know, that's not really the best quality) or editing live recordings made with minidisc or ... well, you get the idea. Ah, yes, I use a Sony MDS-PC2 connected to my PC. So, Creative, that's a job well done! CU, Enno - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Aiwa AMF 80 microphone
Hi, I'd like to know which kind of microphone is the one supplied with the Aiwa AMF 80? I get it as a gift, and I don't have any specifications about it is it Omnidirectional, Unidirectional, what is the sensitivity?). Thanks for a help. IP - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: magnetic damage
I was thinking about a damage in the magnetical orientation and not in the inner structure of the MD, but this is also a possibility. -Original Message- From: Stainless Steel Rat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 3:55 AM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage * "Black_Angel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 18 Apr 2000 | Teorically it's impossible to damage a MD only with a magnetic field. No, it is impossible to _erase_ an MD with a magnetic field. But a sufficiently powerful EM field could warp or crack the metallic layer, rendering the disc unusable. -- 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: magnetic damage
Herro, They may be obscure and ancient, but MO discs are brilliant. I bought a 230MB Fujitsu M2512A drive six years ago for a printing business I ran. The drive is still going strong, the discs seem indestructible and it gives good performance, even through my old ISA SCSI card. It certainly beats Zip, especially for reliability. And the discs look exactly like a MD on steroids - splendid. Cya Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brett Tyre Sent: 19 April 2000 04:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Sean Harding" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:51 PM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage On Tue Apr 18 at 07:36:29 PM, Brett Tyre wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an MD encoded optically? Maybe I'm just The recordables are magneto-optical. sean -- Sean Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED]|"Don't spread discontent, don't http://www.dogcow.org/sean/ | spread the lies." | --Natalie Merchant - 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: magnetic damage
On Tue Apr 18 at 08:07:22 PM, Brett Tyre wrote: So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... Optical is older than MO...If you're more concerned with where else the technology has been used than how it works in its current implementation, then perhaps MD isn't for you. But those of us who just care how well it works have no problem with it. sean -- Sean Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED]|"I'm consuming my life http://www.dogcow.org/sean/ | and it tastes so good." | --The Nields - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: magnetic damage
Hey, I'm impressed with MD. It works great, and its much more convienient than CD-R. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Sean Harding" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage On Tue Apr 18 at 08:07:22 PM, Brett Tyre wrote: So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... Optical is older than MO...If you're more concerned with where else the technology has been used than how it works in its current implementation, then perhaps MD isn't for you. But those of us who just care how well it works have no problem with it. sean -- Sean Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED]|"I'm consuming my life http://www.dogcow.org/sean/ | and it tastes so good." | --The Nields - 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]
