Re: MD: Edd's extra tracks
Hmmm, so *this* is what happens when I go on holiday for a fortnight... 400+ messages!!! Doh! Oh well. Anyway, the same thing happened with a Fun Lovin' Criminals CD (100% Columbian if you must know) - first time I recorded it, it was fine. 2nd time and I ended up with 30+ tracks from a 16 track CD... Any suggestions? Thankz! - Original Message - From: David W. Tamkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MD-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 1:41 AM Subject: Re: MD: Edd's extra tracks The Rodent wrote about all the extra track divisions Edd is getting, | There are a few other possibilities, but those are what I'd check first. Another one is that the source CD's tracks are subdivided with intra-track indices. The practice is rare, but the CD standard does support it, and I faintly remember reading ages and ages ago on either this list or its prede- cessor that in an S/PDIF transfer an MD recorder will start a new track at each intra-track index mark. What I'd really check first is trying to copy the CD to MD with a different MD recorder, preferably with a different CD player as well. If extra track marks show up in the same places, it's the CD. - 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: Edd's extra tracks
From: David W. Tamkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another one is that the source CD's tracks are subdivided with intra-track indices. The practice is rare, but the CD standard does support it, and I faintly remember reading ages and ages ago on either this list or its prede- cessor that in an S/PDIF transfer an MD recorder will start a new track at each intra-track index mark. Missed this post at the time. The intra-track marks are not replicated on the MD recording in my experience. I have a small handful of discs which employ this practice - one that I've very recently dubbed to MD was Autechre's "tri repetae", and none of the sub-divisions produced further track-marking. Little to add in response to the original poster's problem, other than to say that this has happened to me in the past and it was down to a faulty recorder (the Sharp 702's periodical problems when recording with the mains adaptor attached) and/or a dirty disc (each 'bad' sector skipped produced another track-mark, gradually reducing the capacity of the disc). Mike. __ Do You Yahoo!? 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: Sharp MS-722
You say that the Sharp 722 has no editing functions? Is it a joke? You have a button called EDIT or something like that. You access to DISC NAME, TRACK NAME, COMBINE, DIVIDE, TRACK ERASE, ALL ERASE functions. Moreover, on my Sharp 722, when I press RECORD, I can change the recording levels with the remote ( with and slider). Finally, Susan, I don't think that there's no portable recorder with more than 3 bass levels. Charles Redell a écrit: susan wrote: i like the 722, Also I would like a remote with recording functions. The 722 remote does have some recording funtions. Obviously, pause and stopand record The track skip slider (where the play button is) adjusts the record level (not that the remote is backlit so you still have to look at the unit to see what level you are peaking at). The slider on the stop button, if you push up (marked "Bass Mode") gives you track marks. There is no labelling or editing as far as I know. with an option to override and refine the levels of bass and treble. I, for one, would love that. Are there any portable units with a better eq than three levels of Bass boost? C Susan Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Susan and the Wolves of Suffern, Cory at the Bridge ICQ #17750260 cc to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MS-722
You didn't read very closely...what was said was that the 722 *remote* didn't have many editing features. Whether or not that's true is beyond me, as I only have the MT15. On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, jeanmougin wrote: You say that the Sharp 722 has no editing functions? Is it a joke? You have a button called EDIT or something like that. You access to DISC NAME, TRACK NAME, COMBINE, DIVIDE, TRACK ERASE, ALL ERASE functions. Moreover, on my Sharp 722, when I press RECORD, I can change the recording levels with the remote ( with and slider). Finally, Susan, I don't think that there's no portable recorder with more than 3 bass levels. Charles Redell a écrit: susan wrote: i like the 722, Also I would like a remote with recording functions. The 722 remote does have some recording funtions. Obviously, pause and stopand record The track skip slider (where the play button is) adjusts the record level (not that the remote is backlit so you still have to look at the unit to see what level you are peaking at). The slider on the stop button, if you push up (marked "Bass Mode") gives you track marks. There is no labelling or editing as far as I know. with an option to override and refine the levels of bass and treble. I, for one, would love that. Are there any portable units with a better eq than three levels of Bass boost? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: DIO2448
I have had a DIO2448 for about 6 months. I'm writing this because DIO2448
information is currently on the Minidisc Community page. The DIO2448 has 6
connectors on the attached bracket: TOSlink in, TOSlink out, S/PDIF coax in,
S/PDIF coax out, and 2 RCA connectors for analog line level output.
The good features of the DIO2448 are:
1) High quality, low distortion, low noise analog output, much better than
many sound cards or motherboard audio.
2) TOSlink and coax digital inputs and outputs.
3) Native support for both 44.1KHz (MD) and 48KHz unlike some 48KHz only
outputs.
4) RCA analog output connectors; much more reliable than mini-phone jacks
due to the higher contact pressure.
5) Up to 24-bits supported. Machines with ATRAC 4.5 generate 20-bit audio,
ATRAC "R" generate 24-bit audio. But resolution greater that 16-bits is not
well supported by most PC software.
6) Low cost. I got mine for $120.
The problems with the DIO2448 are:
1) Digital output not accepted by Sony MDS-PC2.
2) No digital input switching. The TOSlink, coax and internal TTL header
are all ORed together, so you can only connect a signal to one at a time.
Routing features, may be useful, may be a problem, depeding on your
application:
1) Analog outputs can be switched to monitor the digital output or the
digital input.
2) Digital outputs can be switched to the DAC or to the digital inputs
("loop" mode).
3) No analog input, so you have to use the ADC in the minidisc.
Loop mode does *not* retime or modify the digital audio signal in any way.
Several people have suggested that I connect the S/PDIF header on my CDROM
to the header on the DIO2448 in an attempt to fix the "DIN unlock" problem
that occurs between tracks. Not only does the *not* change anything, but it
effectively disables use of the TOSlink or coax inputs!
I've been using the DIO2448 for input (from the MDS-PC2) only. I added a
TOSlink transmitter to my motherboard (16-bit only) and am using that to
transfer from the PC to the MD.
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MD: Service Manual of the SONY MZ-E40
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MD: Scale Factor Edit
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Re: MD: DIO2448
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I am not sure if this would solve any of your problems, but have you looked
into the Dio 2496 to see if it would work better for you?
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From: Timothy P. Stockman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: MD: DIO2448
I have had a DIO2448 for about 6 months. I'm writing this because DIO2448
information is currently on the Minidisc Community page. The DIO2448 has
6
connectors on the attached bracket: TOSlink in, TOSlink out, S/PDIF coax
in,
S/PDIF coax out, and 2 RCA connectors for analog line level output.
The good features of the DIO2448 are:
1) High quality, low distortion, low noise analog output, much better than
many sound cards or motherboard audio.
2) TOSlink and coax digital inputs and outputs.
3) Native support for both 44.1KHz (MD) and 48KHz unlike some 48KHz only
outputs.
4) RCA analog output connectors; much more reliable than mini-phone jacks
due to the higher contact pressure.
5) Up to 24-bits supported. Machines with ATRAC 4.5 generate 20-bit
audio,
ATRAC "R" generate 24-bit audio. But resolution greater that 16-bits is
not
well supported by most PC software.
6) Low cost. I got mine for $120.
The problems with the DIO2448 are:
1) Digital output not accepted by Sony MDS-PC2.
2) No digital input switching. The TOSlink, coax and internal TTL header
are all ORed together, so you can only connect a signal to one at a time.
Routing features, may be useful, may be a problem, depeding on your
application:
1) Analog outputs can be switched to monitor the digital output or the
digital input.
2) Digital outputs can be switched to the DAC or to the digital inputs
("loop" mode).
3) No analog input, so you have to use the ADC in the minidisc.
Loop mode does *not* retime or modify the digital audio signal in any way.
Several people have suggested that I connect the S/PDIF header on my CDROM
to the header on the DIO2448 in an attempt to fix the "DIN unlock" problem
that occurs between tracks. Not only does the *not* change anything, but
it
effectively disables use of the TOSlink or coax inputs!
I've been using the DIO2448 for input (from the MDS-PC2) only. I added a
TOSlink transmitter to my motherboard (16-bit only) and am using that to
transfer from the PC to the MD.
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Re: MD: Scale Factor Edit
James Jarvie asked, | What is Scale factor edit? How to describe it ... it's a feature of certain new units that will adjust the volume level of a track after it's been recorded. Theoretically it should take much of the guesswork out of setting levels: just copy them as they are from a digital source or err a little on the low side from an analog source, and Scale Factor Edit can fix them after the fact. Also, it can soften a track if, for example, you play it along with another track that is supposed to be louder, but making the other track louder would clip it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: JE640 vs. JB940
Someone who wants to be called a Clueless Towel was kind enough to address my question. I had asked, Is there a comparison somewhere of the features of the Sony MDS-JE640 to those of their MDS-JB940? and Towel replied, | While looking for speakers today, a salesman thrust a copy of the latest | Sony New Zealand Pulse magazine into my hands. It has all the new MDLP | models in it. Thank you. | "Step Up Features" for the 940 over the 640 are: | Aluminium Front Panel | 2x Optical/ 1x Coaxial Input (640 has no coax) | Variable Coefficient Digital Filter 24 bit | R-Core Transformer | 1x Optical/ 1x Coaxial Output (again 640 has no coax) | Music Scan Even the JE5?0 machines have music scan; the 640 doesn't? It's not important to me anyway; I prefer just using FF to play the length I want from each song instead of the number of seconds for which music scan is set. | AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL! | Thick AC Cable How thick does it have to be? I wasn't planning to use the machine outdoors. The 940's power consumption is 1/3 more than that of the 640, so maybe it needs a sturdier cord. | I couldn't find this info on the web in English yet, so go pick up a copy of | Pulse. I probably couldn't find the New Zealand edition in the US, so thank you for sharing it. | Also what is "Scale Factor"? Scale Factor Edit is a capacity to change the volume level of a track after it's been recorded. That's why I want to buy one of those units. The 940 is heavier and uses more power; the only advantage it offers that is meaningful for me is the 24-bit filter. (OK, maybe the coax ports.) Unless the 640 turns out to be *more* expensive than the 940, I made a mistake. Video-Direct tell me they'll have a price on the JE640 by the end of the week. Sounds as though I'll cancel my order with them for a JB940 and get a JE640 instead. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: JE640 vs. JB940
When deciding which of the two units to buy, one comment I would make is: if you can, *listen* to the two units before you buy. Don't just go on specs or price alone, obviously price is one of the most important factors, but the device is designed for making sound, so the sound should also be an important consideration. Either way you're going to wind up spending a lot of money, so best to make sure you're not going to regret your choice either way. Go to a decent hi-fi store and A-B the two units on the same amp and speakers or if you can borrow the units to A-B in your home (some stores here in NZ will let you do this over a weekend or overnight, don't know how trusting they are overseas). Specs will tell you what features you're buying, and features, bells and whistles can be extremely important with MD gear. But specs won't tell you how it sounds - maybe the two units have different D/A converters. Maybe you won't notice a difference, or maybe you subscribe to the "all digital music sound reproduction systems must produce the same sound" school of thought in which case you free yourself up for the cheaper system with total confidence. But you never know. You don't want to get the cheaper machine and then go to someone's place is 9 months, hear the 940 in action and cry! I woudn't describe myself as an audiophile, but in my search for a decent CD player with a digital output for my JE520 I A-B'ed the current NZ model Sony CD players of the time - the CDPXE 500, 700(?) and 920. Each have different transports, D/A converters (or so I'm led to believe...) and different build quality. I won't argue which made the difference, but each CD player sounded different even though hooked up to the same amp and speakers, listened to from the same place and playing the same section of the same track from the same CD. They all sounded good, but the 920 was significantly better in sound - cleaner and more detailed, less fuzzy, plus it ws nicer to operate (including the digital filter, which it's sister MD models 930/940 have, which is fun). It was either buy the bottom model (still a considerable outlay), regret it, and lose money selling it later (which I've done before) or buy the better model and keep it. So. maybe the situation is the same with Sony MD separates. That said, it looks to me like the 640 is a new evolution of the 520 and I can vouch for the quality and sound of the 520 (mind you I've never compared it to a 920/930/940...!) p.s. Towel - where in NZ did you score the Sony Pulse from? I'm keen to lay my hands on a copy (if they're in Chch yet..) richard Richard Lang -Original Message- From: David W. Tamkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 16 August 2000 9:10 a.m. Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: JE640 vs. JB940 Video-Direct tell me they'll have a price on the JE640 by the end of the week. Sounds as though I'll cancel my order with them for a JB940 and get a JE640 instead. - 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: Scale Factor Edit
Another question: is it compatible with existing hardware? From what I've heard it is storing information on the disc, and the actual volume reduction is happening on playback, so can existing hardware read the information and do the volume adjustment? Jonathan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Scale Factor Edit
At 8/15/00 4:53 PM, David W. Tamkin increased the world's knowledge by typing: it's a feature of certain new units that will adjust the volume level of a track after it's been recorded. That sounds good. Does this only work on the unit doing the scaling, any unit with this feature, or any MiniDisc player? Put another (slightly different) way, is this a permanent change to the info on the disc, or is it forgotten as soon as the disc is ejected? Thanks. Ed "What the" Heckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--+ | It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud | | of than by 60 million for something you're not. | | -- Albert Brooks | +--+ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: off topic, sorry
Charles Redell wrote: Matthew Wall wrote: the amount of Hello Kitty stuff available i thought it was = kinda funny they would offer something pretty obscure like that. OK. Way off topic and I'm sorry, but I just have to share this then: There used to be a vendor on Z-shops at Amazon.com (I used to work there) who sold Hello Kitty Vibrators It should make your hands feel a lot better. I don't think hand vibrators are all that collectable myself. I wonder if it works on feet? http://www.iap.net.au/~mu/lollipop.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: sblive optical board
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has the optional optical board for the sblive. i was thinking of ordering one, but was wondering if SPDIF is the same as toslink. not sure if there's an optical connection standard yet, and i wanna make sure i buy the right cables. i recently traded up my sharp md-x5 for a sony dhc-mdx10 after i had to get it repaired 4 times from best buy (no lemon policy). anyways, the sony doesn't have coax digital in, so i'm gonna have to buy an optical board. here's a link to the spec page for the optical board: http://www.soundblaster.com/accessories/optical-io/specs.asp. thanks! Kenny - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: conf. room mic?
"Ryan K. Brooks" wrote: Could someone recommend a conference room/table mic that would work well with a MD recorder? I see that RadioCrap has one- but it looks cheap. Here is a picture of the one I made in action http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=89237a=7718856p=26191361 http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone -- 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: sblive optical board
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has the optional optical board for the sblive. i was thinking of ordering one, but was wondering if SPDIF is the same as toslink. not sure if there's an optical connection standard yet, and i wanna make sure i buy the right cables. i recently traded up my sharp md-x5 for a sony dhc-mdx10 after i had to get it repaired 4 times from best buy (no lemon policy). anyways, the sony doesn't have coax digital in, so i'm gonna have to buy an optical board. here's a link to the spec page for the optical board: http://www.soundblaster.com/accessories/optical-io/specs.asp. thanks! Hi, You seem to be confusing S/PDIF and TOSLink - S/PDIF is the standard for transmitting digital audio data TOSLink is (afaik) the "standard" for the size/shape, etc of the plugs on optical cables. S/PDIF can be send down any kind of cable - as long as there's appropriate electronics at the other end to recieve it :) The board you gave the URL for should be fine for your purposes. -- Simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: JE640 vs. JB940
Richard, you and I live in different universes. | When deciding which of the two units to buy, one comment I would make is: | if you can, *listen* to the two units before you buy. Operative clause: "if you can." Neither of those units is going to be on display in any store near me. To compare them hands-on, I would have to order both by mail and ship one back for a refund. To return the more ex- pensive one and keep the less expensive one, yet pay shipping both ways on the one I returned, would total more than ordering and keeping only the more expensive one. So I can't compare them hands-on, and that's why I've turned to MD-L for assistance. | Don't just go on specs or price alone, obviously price is one of the most | important factors, but the device is designed for making sound, so the sound | should also be an important consideration. Oh, I assure you, they will sound the same to my tin ears, so specs and price are, in this situation, the tie-breaking criteria. What are very unequal for me are the power consumption and the weight. | Go to a decent hi-fi store and A-B the two units on the same amp and | speakers ... WHERE? I would have no idea where within a reasonable drive of my home to find a store that would carry both. I doubt that I could find two stores, one that carries each, and get a chance to listen to them on different amps and speakers. If this were Japan, sure, but this is the US, a vast MD desert. | Specs will tell you what features you're buying, ... And my decision has come down to that. | But specs won't tell you how it sounds - maybe the two units have | different D/A converters. Maybe you won't notice a difference ... I guarantee you that I won't notice a difference in sound. At 1/3 more power use, though, I'll notice a difference in my electric bill. At nearly 2 kg more weight, I'll notice a difference in the strain on my back when I move it and on the gravitational stability of my component stack. Richard, there are no stores here where I can compare the two units in real life, and there will be no difference in sound to my tin ears, so this purchase comes down to specs and price. | You don't want to get the cheaper machine and then go to someone's place is | 9 months, hear the 940 in action and cry! Then the 940 owner's unbrushed long-furred cat must have triggered my allergy. If I buy the 640 but the 940 sounds better, I might say "darn." Not even "damn," just "darn" if even that. However, the 940 owner may cry when I tell him/her how much less my 640 weighs and how much less electricity it uses. (The kwh are very expensive here.) The more you try to turn me toward the 940, Richard, the more I lean toward the 640. It must be the way the Cori- olis Effect reverses when one crosses the equator. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: JE640 vs. JB940
Hi David, Richard, you and I live in different universes. It's a real shame you can't try them out. Prior to your post I would have thought that New Zealand was about the hardest place in the world to access and try MD items. The JE520 and MZR-55 are still new models here. The MZR-91s have just hit the stores here (in silver only) almost a year after their US release (I believe) and cost NZ$1000 (approx. US$500). You'd be lucky to find a JE 920 here, let alone a 930, and 940s are probably six months to a year off. There are virtually no Sharp or Aiwa products where I live. Generally MD equipment and blanks are hard to come by and universally more expensive than in the US. However, it seems that wherever you live is even less MD saturated, so that's real bad luck. I'm sorry, in my previous post I had no idea where you were from, and in any case would have assumed that price, service and availability wise the US would beat poor old little NZ hands down. Maybe it doesn't. Obviously I have no idea of what stores are like where you live, but I can appreciate your frustration, as MD equipment is hard to get here too. I guess I'm fortunate to know of a couple of stores who will audition equipment. Please be assured my post was not meant to be condescending, nor was I trying to "turn you toward buying the 940", it's not like I'm connected with Sony or anything and I own a 520 myself after all. I was just trying to be helpful - I wouldn't have believed there would be a difference between the CD players I tried sound wise until I actually tried them, so maybe you'd be surprised too, if you had the opportunity. Since you don't, yes you have to go on specs and MD-L experiences, and as a member of MD-L, my (analogous) experience with Sony "Step-up" CDPXE items is a noticeable difference in sound quality. One thing I've noticed in many of the reviews of MD items on the MDCP is that often people overlook mentioning how the MD thing they've bought actually sounds! On weight - you do seem to view the greater weight spec of the 940 as negative, I think weight could be a positive, as it might indicate better build quality (maybe better reliability e.g. the transport, if not sound quality etc). I can see Scale Factor Edit could be useful for adjusting the level of the MDs you record, and the digital filter is a cool whistle, but all in all, if chasing down sound quality isn't an object, sounds like the 640 might be the beast for you. Just trying to be helpful, mate... richard Richard Lang -Original Message- From: David W. Tamkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 16 August 2000 11:15 a.m. Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: JE640 vs. JB940 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Fw: Scale Factor Edit
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Does anyone know what units (ie; home decks) have Scale Factor Edit on them. Sounds like a dream feature to me. Peter Another question: is it compatible with existing hardware? From what I've heard it is storing information on the disc, and the actual volume reduction is happening on playback, so can existing hardware read the information and do the volume adjustment? Jonathan - 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: JE640 vs. JB940
On weight - you do seem to view the greater weight spec of the 940 as negative, I think weight could be a positive, as it might indicate better build quality (maybe better reliability e.g. the transport, if not sound quality etc Maybe I'm becoming cynical in my old age but all this 'weight', 'thick power cable' and 'angled circuit boards'/'centre mechanism' stuff that Sony gush out on other products is nothing more than total clap-trap... My JA3-ES boasted a rather heavy weight due to the 'aluminium front panel' boasted by Sony. Big deal - it won't even record in mono mode... GB - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #721
and Towel replied, | "Step Up Features" for the 940 over the 640 are: | Aluminium Front Panel | 2x Optical/ 1x Coaxial Input (640 has no coax) | Variable Coefficient Digital Filter 24 bit | R-Core Transformer | 1x Optical/ 1x Coaxial Output (again 640 has no coax) | Music Scan Even the JE5?0 machines have music scan; the 640 doesn't? Um, I don't know, the magazine is at home now, those step up features were just the ones marked in red, could be a misprint or misread. | AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL! | Thick AC Cable How thick does it have to be? No, I was just joking. Aftermarket AC cables are big business for tweakers. Want to spend $500 on a cable from your wall to your amp? I find the fact that they exist staggering. Now I'll just cram those worms back in the can and tack weld the lid on, no-one saw me open it right? I probably couldn't find the New Zealand edition in the US, so thank you for sharing it. Do you get a Sony mag called Pulse there? Is it an international thing or just here? | Also what is "Scale Factor"? Scale Factor Edit is a capacity to change the volume level of a track after it's been recorded. Interesting, could be quite useful. (OK, maybe the coax ports.) Heh! From: Richard Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED] p.s. Towel - where in NZ did you score the Sony Pulse from? Palmerston North's Leader Watt. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
