Re: MD: RE: Car MD/CD combo ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Jason Aspinall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why on earth did Sony not think that people _might_ want to use them for selecting the first ten tracks of a MD?? At least they could've put a menu option in there as to it's function _should_ a multichanger be fitted. Yes, this occured to me too. You could actually get to all the tracks by allowing the "10" button to be suffixed by the other keys (1-10) allowing you to add your way to the track you wanted. I find the MDX-C7900 useable, but I swear almost any one of us could have come up with a better user interface for the thing. See my old rant at: http://www.minidisc.org/c7900_review.html Rick I agree, the usage of the 1-10 buttons isn't logic! But for what I've seen, it has almost the same user interface as all other Sony car units... Back in 1998, I had no choise, but to buy the 7900. It was the only unit available in Grenoble (France). If I compare Sony units with those made by others, I must say the Sonys look the most attractive. The others have flashing lights everywhere. (My car sounds like a disco, but it isn't a disco!). Still, Sony makes strange dissisions when it comes to user-interfaces: 1) end-search.. (Do I nead to say more. And why do they only implement it on portables?) 2) the CMD-Z1 (portable GSM phone). It's got a jog-dial. Ie, the little well to scroll to menus etcetera. if you've got a menu list that goes from top to bottom, it works very intuitive. Ie, you roll down, the cursor rolls down. You roll up, the cursor goes up. BUT if you have a menu in the form of icons from the left to the right, you have to turn right to go left and left to go right! For me that's plain wizardy. Cheers, Ralph -- === 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]
MD: Help with synch recording
Hi all, This was sent to me by a Sharp portable MD user who is sending an optical digital output from his computer sound card to his MD recorder. He asked: My portable MD recorder gets a digital signal from the sound card all the time, making it impossible to synch record. Is this normal? How do I synch record? Any help would be appreciated. Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: digital copy of an analog recording
One friend lent me a MD with Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. It is an analog recording so I can make a digital copy of it. But will I be able to make a digital copy of this copy? Moreover, when you make a digital copy with optic fiber, is there a loss (even unoticeable)? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: digital copy of an analog recording
Probably not, unless you buy or make a SCMS stripper. And there shouldn't be a loss with optic fiber, unless said is fairly long (something like 300m, IIRC) - Original Message - From: "Jeanmougin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 6:53 AM Subject: MD: digital copy of an analog recording One friend lent me a MD with Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. It is an analog recording so I can make a digital copy of it. But will I be able to make a digital copy of this copy? Moreover, when you make a digital copy with optic fiber, is there a loss (even unoticeable)? - 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: digital copy of an analog recording
You will be able to make a digital copy of the soundtrack, but I don't believe you'll be able to make another copy unless you have something to bypass the scms bit. As for sound loss, there will be a minor degredation of the sound since you are decoding the data, passing it to the new MD and reencoding it. If memory serves me correctly you don't notice the generational loss on the newer ATRAC versions till like the fourth or fifth copy down the line. Check out www.minidisc.org and follow the info on ATRAC for the details. -Jeffrey On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Jeanmougin wrote: One friend lent me a MD with Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. It is an analog recording so I can make a digital copy of it. But will I be able to make a digital copy of this copy? Moreover, when you make a digital copy with optic fiber, is there a loss (even unoticeable)? - 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: RE: Car MD/CD combo/MDX-C7900
At 4/27/00 9:10 PM, Austin Wallender increased the world's knowledge by typing: What other head units are people looking at besides the Sony ones? I recently installed a Kenwood KMD-870R. (It's last years 44W x 4 unit.) I've been really happy with it. It doesn't look like it belongs in a disco and the controls are very good. There is one rocker button that controls volume and a separate 4-way set of buttons to control the radio and MiniDisc player and any changer. Left and right control the radio tuning or fast forward/reverse and the up and down buttons control the band or selected disc if you have a changer installed. The play/pause button is near the other 4 buttons. It's very intuitive and I don't even have to look at the thing to make any necessary adjustments. But why would you even bother with CDs in a car? I have yet to see a car that provides an environment where you can hear any differences between MD and CD. But CD's require more storage room and they're easier to damage. Heck, I bought a cheap Sony portable CD player with an optical out and I just dumped a bunch of CDs to MiniDisc. There's nothing illegal about it (this falls under fair use provision of the Copyright Act) and my CDs stay in the house where its safe and I can listen to them there. If one of the MiniDiscs in my car is ever damaged, lost or stolen, then all I have to do is make another copy. Ed "What the" Heckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--+ | Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest | | tragedy a man may have. | | -- Arthur E. Morgan | +--+ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: RE: Car MD/CD combo/MDX-C7900
But why would you even bother with CDs in a car? I have yet to see a car I am a big fan of MDs (I have over 100 MDs). But here in Canada, CDs are under $20CDN, while blanks are about $6-7. Not to mention the time involved in dubbing a CD to MD and titling it...etc (yes I know about the MXD3). Also MD isn't as popular here compared to Japan, so all my friends have CDs, and a CD player would be nice for those road trips when I want to listen to my friends CD. Lastly, cost. An MD head unit is usually more expensive than a comparable CD HU. While I like those CD/MD single DIN units, they cost the same as a MD with CD changer or CD with MD changer! Now that's crazy! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Can't record more material
Following up on my recent post where I described a suddenly-occuring problem in my JE500 where I can't record more than 4 seconds of material, despite having obvious signal (analog) going to the machine and everything else as it was before the problem began... I have experimented with the following variables, to no avail: + Trying another disk (tried 2 different disks) + Tried a brand new disk (Sony 74) + Trying signal from a different playback device + Letting the machine be powered off overnight (tho not unplugged) + Trying stereo vs. mono Trying a second MD unit (JE520) DID work (:) If anyone thinks there are troubleshooting ideas to apply, I'd appreciate the feedback. It is beginning to appear that the machine has developed a problem requiring service, which leads me to this question: What are some good options for sending this unit in for servicing? Is sending to a Sony Service Center near me the best answer, or are there reliable independent authorized repair alternatives (particularly if any are in the Dallas area would be helpful) to suggest? (The unit is not under warranty.) Thanks for the assistance. Richard Huggins [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Fair Use
Not to quibble over details - but I think the notion that copying a CD to MD for personal use legal is based loosely on case law and not on "fair use". Fair use (section 107 of the Copyright Act) allows a critic to quote a line from a movie in his review or allows a professor to reproduce a page or two from a novel for his class. It doesn't allow under any circumstance for copying a work in its entirety. (See http://www.loc.gov/copyright/faq.html#q47). About ten years ago, a US court ruled that "time shifting", i.e., videotaping a TV show to watch at a later time, didn't violate copyright law when the networks were trying to put a tax on the sale of blank VHS tapes that would compensate them for what they considering illegal taping. By extension, I think people have inferred that this also applies to location shifting, i.e., making a copy so you can play in your Walkman while exercising, etc. But my memory is sketchy on this and I am unfamiliar with what the laws are in other countries or what the Bern Convention agreement on international copyrights says. -Original Message- From: Ed Heckman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:51 AM To: MiniDisc List Subject: Re: MD: RE: Car MD/CD combo/MDX-C7900 At 4/27/00 9:10 PM, Austin Wallender increased the world's knowledge by typing: What other head units are people looking at besides the Sony ones? I recently installed a Kenwood KMD-870R. (It's last years 44W x 4 unit.) I've been really happy with it. It doesn't look like it belongs in a disco and the controls are very good. There is one rocker button that controls volume and a separate 4-way set of buttons to control the radio and MiniDisc player and any changer. Left and right control the radio tuning or fast forward/reverse and the up and down buttons control the band or selected disc if you have a changer installed. The play/pause button is near the other 4 buttons. It's very intuitive and I don't even have to look at the thing to make any necessary adjustments. But why would you even bother with CDs in a car? I have yet to see a car that provides an environment where you can hear any differences between MD and CD. But CD's require more storage room and they're easier to damage. Heck, I bought a cheap Sony portable CD player with an optical out and I just dumped a bunch of CDs to MiniDisc. There's nothing illegal about it (this falls under fair use provision of the Copyright Act) and my CDs stay in the house where its safe and I can listen to them there. If one of the MiniDiscs in my car is ever damaged, lost or stolen, then all I have to do is make another copy. Ed "What the" Heckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--+ | Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest | | tragedy a man may have. | | -- Arthur E. Morgan | +--+ - 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: Can't record more material
Richard Huggins wrote: What are some good options for sending this unit in for servicing? Is sending to a Sony Service Center near me the best answer, or are there reliable independent authorized repair alternatives (particularly if any are in the Dallas area would be helpful) to suggest? (The unit is not under warranty.) Since you can get a Sony 630 for about $199, you may want to consider the unit too old to worry about fixing it and having it break again. http://www.gabtoof.com/minidisc24/table1.htm http://www.video-direct.com/sony/minidisc/mdsje630.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Fair Use
* "Norlin, Chris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 28 Apr 2000 | Not to quibble over details - but I think the notion that copying a CD to MD | for personal use legal is based loosely on case law and not on "fair use". Actually, it specifically falls under the AHRA (American Home Recording Act) and generally under international copyright law. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ away immediately. Seek shelter and cover PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ head. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: the death of MP3
for me i'd rather not have something that sounds nasty and uses expensive solid state media, i'll stick with my MD. Well I kinda only caught part of the thread. MP3 is diffently not the last word in digital audio formats. MP3 isn't as good as VQF. Granted VQF uses vector quantization, it does a much better job. It's 96kbps, damn near transparent, and sounds great then transferred to MiniDisc. Solid Audio is hopefully, going to hit stores this fall and will feature not only MP3 decoder, but VQF decoder as well. -JR - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
