MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
Sony doesn't include earbuds on US model products. Does anyone know why? -- | Kenton A. Hoover | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Private Citizen || | Motorcycle Mobile, 1998 BMW R11RT, CA 15B7022 |+1.415.850.5924 | |= http://www.marchordie.org/otr ===| |Everything is chrome in the future!| - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Minidiscs at Borders
I stopped in my local Borders yesterday, and was surprised to see they were selling Maxell MD blanks. But I was SHOCKED to see the price! A 2-pack of Maxells for $14.99!!! And 5 packs for $30!!! What gives? Is Maxell overpriced, or does Borders have its head in the sand? JMJ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Pleasant Surprise
I was recording a CD recently on my Sony MXD-D3 (is that the right number? it's the CD - MD deck), and I got a pleasant surprise. While recording I decided to title the tracks, so I wouldn't have to go back and do it later. To my surprise, once I hit "name" to enter the titling feature, the track name was right there, and all I had to do was hit "name" again to enter it. What a treat! Of course, it was a Sony disc. :-) JMJ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
Americans have bigger ear holes??? earbud won't fit. hehe just kidding. - Original Message - From: "Kenton A. Hoover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 9:40 AM Subject: MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models? Sony doesn't include earbuds on US model products. Does anyone know why? -- | Kenton A. Hoover | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Private Citizen | | | Motorcycle Mobile, 1998 BMW R11RT, CA 15B7022 | +1.415.850.5924 | |= http://www.marchordie.org/otr ===| |Everything is chrome in the future! | - 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: SCMS Stripper
To EWong. Maybe the original poster would have bought the professional equipment, if he had realized that he wanted that feature (i.e. the ability to set the SCMS); but now that he has a MD recorder, doesn't really want to go out and buy another unit. P.S. There are times when one would want to get around SCMS that aren't necessary copywrite infringements. Judge not, lest ye be judged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
* "Kenton A. Hoover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 16 Jul 2000 | Sony doesn't include earbuds on US model products. Does anyone know why? Because a) they cost more for equivalent audio quality and b) the average American doesn't like them. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Minidiscs at Borders
James Jarvie wrote, | I stopped in my local Borders yesterday, and was surprised to see they were | selling Maxell MD blanks. But I was SHOCKED to see the price! A 2-pack of | Maxells for $14.99!!! And 5 packs for $30!!! What gives? Is Maxell | overpriced, or does Borders have its head in the sand? More likely the latter. Around here two drugstore chains carry Sony MDs at ridiculous prices: Osco has 2-packs for $14.99 and Walgreens (I'm old enough to remember when it was Walgreen's before apostrophes became uncool) has single discs for $7.99. Even Target carries 2-packs for $7.99. One Osco near me is in the same plaza as a Target and a Best Buy. Of course their MDs don't sell at all. Maybe if someone ran in desperate for blanks at 3 AM, when Target and Best Buy are both closed ... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I'm not sure that "a" is correct. But I believe that "b" is the reason. Larry Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * "Kenton A. Hoover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 16 Jul 2000 | Sony doesn't include earbuds on US model products. Does anyone know why? Because a) they cost more for equivalent audio quality and b) the average American doesn't like them. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - 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: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I don't know if this is the reason why they don't sell ear buds with there units here, but A lot of people in the US prefer regular headphones. Larry "Kenton A. Hoover" wrote: Sony doesn't include earbuds on US model products. Does anyone know why? -- | Kenton A. Hoover | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Private Citizen || | Motorcycle Mobile, 1998 BMW R11RT, CA 15B7022 |+1.415.850.5924 | |= http://www.marchordie.org/otr ===| |Everything is chrome in the future!| - 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: Pleasant Surprise
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The other day I was playing an old CD on my computer and the names of the songs showed on the screen. I guess that some CDs come that way. Larry James Jarvie wrote: I was recording a CD recently on my Sony MXD-D3 (is that the right number? it's the CD - MD deck), and I got a pleasant surprise. While recording I decided to title the tracks, so I wouldn't have to go back and do it later. To my surprise, once I hit "name" to enter the titling feature, the track name was right there, and all I had to do was hit "name" again to enter it. What a treat! Of course, it was a Sony disc. :-) JMJ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.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]
Re: MD: Minidiscs at Borders
I wouldn't say their head was in the sand, more like in their... well I think you know where I'm referring to... Even BestBuy has Maxell at normal prices... 2 for 14.99? damn... they must be looking for really stupid customers to jump on the MD bandwagon.. -Jeffrey On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, James Jarvie wrote: I stopped in my local Borders yesterday, and was surprised to see they were selling Maxell MD blanks. But I was SHOCKED to see the price! A 2-pack of Maxells for $14.99!!! And 5 packs for $30!!! What gives? Is Maxell overpriced, or does Borders have its head in the sand? JMJ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.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: Every once and a while I'm reminded just how great MDs are!
Hi. I'm going to be moving and am selling off as much stuff as I can. I pulled out one of my portable MD recorders (no, I don't plan on selling the portables, I sold the deck). I had bought a new pair of headphones and couldn't find my portable CD player. So I auditioned them on my MD recorder. Once again I was reminded just how great MD is. Unless I am missing something big time, I still don't think that they will be able to get the cost of flash memory low enough to make building a library of music on them. In addition, isn't Flash memory really meant as a temporary means of storage? Not archival? I think that it is time for someone to reintroduce the MD. Maybe they should even change the name (but of course it would make the claim that it is compatible with standard MD players-because it would actually be mini discs). Then they should have an interface on it to make it compatible with either serial and or USB. There are two ways that they could turn Mp3s into ATRAC. The first would be by having firmware right in the recorder. The other would be a software solution that would convert Mp3s to wave files and them spit them out as PCM through one of the ports mentioned above. One of the first USB peripherals I saw were speakers. If you can go from USB to speakers, I don't see any big deal in going from USB to PCM. Actually there is a third option. This would be a software hardware solution. I don't think that what I am about to describe is the best way to go because we want to keep it as simple as possible. You have a computer card that converts mp3s into PCM and has a USB or serial. This is too complicated. Besides, I realize that in order for this crazy plan of mine ot work, you would have to be able to have instant transfer of mp3s to ATRAC. In that way, the recorder would be able to create an MD in seconds instead of real time. But today's recorders can't input ATRAC. I realize that this is going to take a new breed of recorder, with high speed recording capabilities. But if people are will to put up with CD writers that give you 2X real time, if the new MD recorder could make the transfer in say 5 time (the compression ratio of ATRAC), I think that the majority of the people would be happy with that. If it could do it faster, fine. I thought of yet another way to do it. I guess first of all, they should wait until all of this mp3/Napster stuff settles down. If an agreement is reached that allows companies such as Napster and Mp3. to exist legally, that would be the time to strike. I don't know anything about mp3 compression. All a do is download songs and play them by either converting them to wave files or on my Apex DVD player. I know that ATRAC is bit wise reduction. You throw away the bits that you don't hear. Couldn't ATRAC be used instead of mp3?? Can't you use ATRAC instead of mp3 to provide you with files small enough to download, so you wouldn't need a life time to record just one song. From what I have seen of mp3, it seems to have about a 5:1 ratio like ATRAC?? If so, the ATRAC files should take up about the same amount of space a mp3 and be able to be downloaded at about the same speed. I'm getting into areas that I know little about (which is just about everywhere G), but even if the songs on an MD are the compressed equivalent of music tracks on a CD, you should be able to do some of the things I have mentioned using a form of digital audio extraction. I really don't understand it, but I'm told that the tracks on a CD are not real files, but rather virtual files. If you take a CD and check it with Windows Explorer, each track is listed as only 1KB. Now you know that it is actually much larger then that. I think one problem with the MD is that it was born too early. The MD is 21st century technology. At the price of solid state I feel it is going to be 21st century plus 10 years or more (maybe never) technology. I may be shocked in a year or so, but I just can't see 140MB of memory dropping to $3.00 in my life time. Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Every once and a while I'm reminded just how great MDs are!
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Wouldn't an ATRAC-encoded track be double the file size of when it's encoded in MP3 (around 128kbps)? Correct me if I'm wrong. The reason that ATRAC3 was invented was to give a compression (all right, lossy compression) ratio similar to what MP3 could do. If the original ATRAC could do it, Sony wouldn't create ATRAC3, would it? Or does quality make sense to broke college kids like me...? :) Leon P.S. How about the AAC compression that Panasonic is using on SD (memory card) players? They claim better quality than MP3 and higher compression ratio. P.S.S. A Japanese retailer has listed the Panasonic SJ-MR200 for sale. It doesn't look like a typo, because it's listed alongside the MR100. No pics yet; hope to see it soon. http://www.pasoq.co.jp/shopping/hard/maker/E6F009.html Unless I am missing something big time, I still don't think that they will be able to get the cost of flash memory low enough to make building a library of music on them. In addition, isn't Flash memory really meant as a temporary means of storage? Not archival? I think that it is time for someone to reintroduce the MD. Maybe they should even change the name (but of course it would make the claim that it is compatible with standard MD players-because it would actually be mini discs). Then they should have an interface on it to make it compatible with either serial and or USB. There are two ways that they could turn Mp3s into ATRAC. The first would be by having firmware right in the recorder. The other would be a software solution that would convert Mp3s to wave files and them spit them out as PCM through one of the ports mentioned above. One of the first USB peripherals I saw were speakers. If you can go from USB to speakers, I don't see any big deal in going from USB to PCM. Actually there is a third option. This would be a software hardware solution. I don't think that what I am about to describe is the best way to go because we want to keep it as simple as possible. You have a computer card that converts mp3s into PCM and has a USB or serial. This is too complicated. Besides, I realize that in order for this crazy plan of mine ot work, you would have to be able to have instant transfer of mp3s to ATRAC. In that way, the recorder would be able to create an MD in seconds instead of real time. But today's recorders can't input ATRAC. I realize that this is going to take a new breed of recorder, with high speed recording capabilities. But if people are will to put up with CD writers that give you 2X real time, if the new MD recorder could make the transfer in say 5 time (the compression ratio of ATRAC), I think that the majority of the people would be happy with that. If it could do it faster, fine. I thought of yet another way to do it. I guess first of all, they should wait until all of this mp3/Napster stuff settles down. If an agreement is reached that allows companies such as Napster and Mp3. to exist legally, that would be the time to strike. I don't know anything about mp3 compression. All a do is download songs and play them by either converting them to wave files or on my Apex DVD player. I know that ATRAC is bit wise reduction. You throw away the bits that you don't hear. Couldn't ATRAC be used instead of mp3?? Can't you use ATRAC instead of mp3 to provide you with files small enough to download, so you wouldn't need a life time to record just one song. From what I have seen of mp3, it seems to have about a 5:1 ratio like ATRAC?? If so, the ATRAC files should take up about the same amount of space a mp3 and be able to be downloaded at about the same speed. I'm getting into areas that I know little about (which is just about everywhere G), but even if the songs on an MD are the compressed equivalent of music tracks on a CD, you should be able to do some of the things I have mentioned using a form of digital audio extraction. I really don't understand it, but I'm told that the tracks on a CD are not real files, but rather virtual files. If you take a CD and check it with Windows Explorer, each track is listed as only 1KB. Now you know that it is actually much larger then that. I think one problem with the MD is that it was born too early. The MD is 21st century technology. At the price of solid state I feel it is going to be 21st century plus 10 years or more (maybe never) technology. I may be shocked in a year or so, but I just can't see 140MB of memory dropping to $3.00 in my life time. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: scms
people don't necessarily want SCMS control just to STEAL music, it's also because without it you can't even copy YOUR OWN stuff. And we don't all have the budgets for pro equipment. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Why does Sony not have earbuds on US models?
Taky Cheung wrote: Americans have bigger ear holes??? earbud won't fit. hehe just kidding. Pretty funny Taky. LOL I think the real reason is so the cops can tell if you are driving and listening to MD. Just a guess.. -- 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: scms
I agree with you 100% and that's why I don't think that they should be alowed to force it on us. It can be looked at two ways regarding preventing crime. You put locks on doors to keep people from stealing or people know that stealing is a crime and even though you have a sidewalk sale, people don't just run away with stuff. Larry Jim Gray wrote: people don't necessarily want SCMS control just to STEAL music, it's also because without it you can't even copy YOUR OWN stuff. And we don't all have the budgets for pro equipment. - 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: scms
I agree with you 100% and that's why I don't think that they should be allowed to force it on us. It can be looked at two ways regarding preventing crime. You put locks on doors to keep people from stealing or people know that stealing is a crime and even though you have a sidewalk sale, people don't just run away with stuff. Larry Jim Gray wrote: people don't necessarily want SCMS control just to STEAL music, it's also because without it you can't even copy YOUR OWN stuff. And we don't all have the budgets for pro equipment. - 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: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet!
I've found that mp3s of songs with vocals sometimes do not transfer over to MiniDisc well (analog), especially 128k files. Although it is partially dependant on the EQ settings on my home stereo, even if I drop the bass down and boost other parts up, with some songs the vocals are kind of muddled and hard to hear amongst the music. On other songs at 128, some of the higher stuff is muffled, or "combed" or really sharp. Fortunately, I record a lot of instrumentals which seem to pick up better than vocals. No complaints on a digital CD copy yet. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "There's too much booty in the pants." -Soundmaster T - Original Message - From: "PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet! Thing is I have been using Napster lately, to download mp3 music most of which has been at 128kbps, and to be honest it is to my ears quite acceptable, provided it was recorded properly. Having just downloaded and listened to Kate Bush Wutheing Heights, there were definite probs with the high freq stuff, sorta muffled artifacts added to them but overall, in any listening environment other than my home I doubt they would be detectable. Cheers, Gareth Bell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet!
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Brett, you can't rely on anything in between the mp3 and the mini disc. Even the best sound card with a digital output might still create some distortion. Right now the best way I see to make good copies of Mds from mp3 files is to convert them to wave files and transfer them to CD then to MD. Or to have a player like the Apex DVD player that will read mp3 files and has a digital output (unfortunately not optical on that model-that's why I ordered a coaxial to digital converter from Nate White, hint, hint-Nate, I still didn't receive it yet). If you are willing to spend $180.00 I really think that they DVD/ mp3 (or they also have portable CD/mp3 player but I don't know if the models they have out yet have a digital output) is the best way to transfer mp3s to MD. Larry Brett Tyre wrote: I've found that mp3s of songs with vocals sometimes do not transfer over to MiniDisc well (analog), especially 128k files. Although it is partially dependant on the EQ settings on my home stereo, even if I drop the bass down and boost other parts up, with some songs the vocals are kind of muddled and hard to hear amongst the music. On other songs at 128, some of the higher stuff is muffled, or "combed" or really sharp. Fortunately, I record a lot of instrumentals which seem to pick up better than vocals. No complaints on a digital CD copy yet. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "There's too much booty in the pants." -Soundmaster T - Original Message - From: "PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet! Thing is I have been using Napster lately, to download mp3 music most of which has been at 128kbps, and to be honest it is to my ears quite acceptable, provided it was recorded properly. Having just downloaded and listened to Kate Bush Wutheing Heights, there were definite probs with the high freq stuff, sorta muffled artifacts added to them but overall, in any listening environment other than my home I doubt they would be detectable. Cheers, Gareth Bell - [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]
MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 16 July 2000
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 9 July 2000 o George Michalski kindly sends in an [1]Aiwa AM-F80 user manual (.pdf) and adds a few [2]favorable comments about the unit. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/aiwa_amf80_usermanual.pdf [2] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Aiwa_AM-F75+80.html#comments o August West spots a [3]Shorten audio format plugin for Winamp at etree.org. [3] http://etree.org/software1.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 10 July 2000 o Me- ow! `T' posts a photo of Sanrio's [1]Hello Kitty MD Player (JVC [2]XM-PX3 clone). [1] http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/md_data/index.htm [2] http://www.minidisc.org/part_JVC_XM-PX3.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 11 July 2000 o Calum Tsang sends in a well rounded [1]Sony MZ-E33 review. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/Sony_MZ-E33_review.html o Professional solid state MPEG recorder: Developed jointly by Digigram and Nagra, the [2]RCX220 allows up to 3.25 hours of MP2 stereo recording on a 192MB (!) flash card, with USB transfers to PC. [2] http://www.digigram.com/products/rcx220.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 13 July 2000 o Fabian Lamaestra finds [1]Pacific Coast Distributors selling various Sony MD service manuals (search for "Sony" and indicate model "md"). [1] http://www.pacparts.com/default.html o Video-Direct continues to be the first to find statistics on the [2]latest Sony MD decks. [2] http://www.video-direct.com/sony/minidisc/compare.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 16 July 2000 o We now have a [1]Sherlock plugin which allows users of MacOS 8.5 and above to search this site (and the MD-L mailing list) from the MacOS Sherlock search interface. Let us know if you find these plugins useful. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/search-help.html#sherlock o Minidisc CD Solutions is [2]holding a contest looking for the strangest mixed music or sounds you can create with MD. [2] http://www.minidisc-uk.co.uk/competition.htm o [3]MD Land posts information and zoomable photos of the [4]Sony MDS-JB940 and [5]MXD-D5C home MD decks. [3] http://www.mdland.co.uk [4] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mdsjb940/index.htm [5] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mxdd5c/index.htm Minidisco- Free-range MiniDiscs, Humanely Raised http://www.minidisco.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Disc vs Disk
Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the difference". Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini Discs spelled DISC?? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Disc vs Disk
las wrote: Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the difference". Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini Discs spelled DISC?? Disk = magnetic Disc = optical Floppy Disk, Zip Disk, Hard Disk Drive, etc. MiniDisc, Compact Disc, Digital Video Disc, LaserDisc, etc. Shawn - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Disc vs Disk
From: las [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:39:48 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Disc vs Disk Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the difference". Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini Discs spelled DISC?? As far as computer disks are concerned "DISK" is an abbreviation of "DISKETTE". Where as MD and CD refer to DISC as a flat circular object. Beyond that *shrug* who knows? Possibly the thickness of the disc? Like cigar - cigarette? -- James Budworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# Tsuki_yomi - 684547 The Complete Clow http://www.techserv.curtin.edu.au/tsuki_yomi/clow/clow.htm The Ranmascan Project (Australian Mirror) http://www.techserv.curtin.edu.au/ranmascan/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Disc vs Disk
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === But a Mini Disc is Magneto Optical? Maybe it should be Disck. "Shawn R. Lin" wrote: las wrote: Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the difference". Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini Discs spelled DISC?? Disk = magnetic Disc = optical Floppy Disk, Zip Disk, Hard Disk Drive, etc. MiniDisc, Compact Disc, Digital Video Disc, LaserDisc, etc. Shawn - 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: Pleasant Surprise
The other day I was playing an old CD on my computer and the names of the songs showed on the screen. I guess that some CDs come that way. Larry Or check to see if the names aren't already in the cdplayer.ini file. L8R GC - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet!
I've found that mp3s of songs with vocals sometimes do not transfer over to MiniDisc well (analog), especially 128k files ... at 128, some of the higher stuff is muffled, or "combed" or really sharp. I've noticed some minor problems with 128k MP3, sometimes sort of a "hard" sounding high end, but 99% of the problems with MP3s are with the source material (azimuth error on analog source tape, encoding from cheap computer sound card, etc). Some of the stuff I've picked up from MP3.com is fairly well encoded and very enjoyable to listen to. Mind you, *no* 128k file has ever sounded as good as a well made CD or even an MD, if care is taken when encoding, they can sound quite good. For transfer to MD, I've used an optical connection from the computer. I use CoolEdit2000 (Fraunhofer licensee) to decode the MP3 and play it back. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
