MD: Remote beep hack?
Hi all Has anyone managed to hack any of the Sony portables to disable the annoying beep you get when a remote button is pressed? The continuous beeping in pause is particularly irritating... Cheers Jonathan Oakley - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Remote beep hack?
Jonathan Oakley asked, | Has anyone managed to hack any of the Sony portables to disable the annoying | beep you get when a remote button is pressed? The continuous beeping in | pause is particularly irritating... On some of the newer models, it can be turned off through regular functions with no need to hack. Not on my ancient R3, though: I listen to it through the line-out jack and use headphones with an in-line volume control. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: XLR connection for microphone
If I use a phantom-powered mono XLR mic, and attach a plug to convert it from XLR to stereo mini-plug, will it work? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Earbuds in the UK
I cannot find ANYWHERE in the UK (either on the web, or on the high street) which sells earbuds above 20 UK pounds. (although I know that Index does do the Sony 268s for £35 - this is the exception). There are plenty of places doing big, expensive *head-phones*, but no where with ear-buds. I'm thinking of spending around 50 UK pounds. Does anyone know of anywhere with a decent range? I *was* thinking of simply ordering them from a US site, but the shipping appears to make them prohibitively expensive (although again, if anyone knows of anywhere which will *cheaply* ship to the UK, please give me the URL). Cheers Robin. Robin Landy Manchester University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 07968 775304 --- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No Subject
I'm looking for some purchase advice. There are a lot of models, and it's difficult for me to decide on which to buy. This is what I want to record: ambient sound, from the city to the sea. So I don't care about digital inputs, and I don't care about extended play. What seems important for my situation: 1. Best possible sound (i.e. good A/D converters) 2. Small size 3. Long battery life Please advise. I don't want to spend money for features I'll never use, but I want high-quality guts. Yves Jaques Technical Writer FIDI FIDI - room F-216 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation viale delle Terme di Caracalla - 00100 Roma - ITALIA _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : (39) 0657056058fax.: (39) 0657052476 Please visit our web site at: HTTP://WWW.FAO.ORG/FI http://www.fao.org/FI - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 problems
Hi My MZ-R90 started playing up recently by skipping (jumping a lot and cutting out - just like a scratched vinyl LP). Luckily it was still under guarantee so I took it back to the shop and they sent it off to be repaired. I got it back today (the reciept said "fitted laser assy and tested to spec") but it is still skipping - if anything worse than before. Because of this I thought the problem might lie with the discs, but I've just tested my discs on my friend's Sharp 722 and they play fine. What is really confusing me is that his disc (unfortunately he only has one with him) plays perfectly in my MZ-R90 - no skipping or anything. It appears that my player only dislikes discs it recorded itself?!? Can anyone tell me what the problem might be and what I should do? - I'm loathe to take it back to the shop, as it took them a month to repair and it has come back covered in gunk. Thanks Jens -- Brown Partworks Ltd 8 Chapel Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3DQ Telephone: +44 (0)20 7920 7500 Fax: +44 (0)20 7920 7501 http://www.brownpartworks.co.uk - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: XLR connection for microphone
On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Jaques, Yves (FIDI) wrote: Hi, If I use a phantom-powered mono XLR mic, and attach a plug to convert it from XLR to stereo mini-plug, will it work? Probably don't. AFAIK the stereo connector for a MD minijack is unbalanced: L R and ground. The three wires of a XLR connectors are ground, signal+ and signal- for a balanced signal. There are two ways of achieving what you want: The pretty one: use a external box for suplying phantom power to the mic, and convert the signal from mic, balanced to line unbalanced. They usually supply roll-off filters and the like also... The ugly? one: you can always convert a balanced signal to unbalanced if you shorcircuit ground and signal-. Theoretically, if you solder signal+ to the tip and intermediate ring of a minijack, join signal- and ground and solder it to the ring, that will do the trick. What I don't see clear is what happen with phantom power, or if you will still be able to supply power to the mic. I'd bet yes, but don't believe me... I wouldn't try, specially w/ expensive equipment (MD), without reading a confirmation from someone here first... ;) regards, *---(*)---**-- Francisco J. Montilla - System Network admin - Seville - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] - irc: pukka - Coordinador INSFLUG (insflug.org) DoQmail: qmail en castellano es.qmail.org - OpenSlink Project: slink.org - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: battery charger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Unless your charger says it is capable of charging NiMH, I would seriously consider the purchase of a NiMH capable charger. On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: === The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Would it be damaging to charge a Ni-Mh battery with a Ni-cd battery charger? Also I have the correct charger that takes 100V from Japan. What kind of damage will this do? === MIME part removed : text/html; === - 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: What is Sony thinking?!?
How can the folks at Sony be so thick-headed? The Fall 2000 issue of Sony Style magazine advises us to connect the USB PCLink to our computers to "record mixes to your MD recorder with almost no loss in sound quality." To further reinforce their contention that MD doesn't sound as good as it could, they go on to advertise their MDW-80D premium discs as being constructed in a way that "reduces vibrations during disc rotation to produce even better sound." While MP3 advocates crow about their "near CD sound quality," Sony seems to want to warn people that Minidisc doesn't really sound that good. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:md-l-mimedigest V2 #829 Message: md-l-mimedigest V2 #829 (530 bytes) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: XLR connection for microphone
No, if the mike uses phantom power, there isn't enough voltage from the MD to make it work. If you are handy enough to attach a stereo mini plug, just make one of my T mikes. THey work just fine. http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone "Jaques, Yves (FIDI)" wrote: If I use a phantom-powered mono XLR mic, and attach a plug to convert it from XLR to stereo mini-plug, will it work? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: What is Sony thinking?!?
It's the same thinking that brought us that beloved END SEARCH button that lets people record over material they want to keep. David Helgerson wrote: How can the folks at Sony be so thick-headed? The Fall 2000 issue of Sony Style magazine advises us to connect the USB PCLink to our computers to "record mixes to your MD recorder with almost no loss in sound quality." -- 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: Battery Charger
I have been using a 1500mAh Ni-Mh in my R-70 with great results. No real heat buildup it just takes several hours longer to charge. It's not the best way to charge a Ni-Mh as it has a slightly higher cell voltage than a Ni-Cad but works never the less. I get about 18 hours playback with it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Battery Charger
I have been using a 1500mAh Ni-Mh in my R-70 with great results. No real heat buildup it just takes several hours longer to charge. It's not the best way to charge a Ni-Mh as it has a slightly higher cell voltage than a Ni-Cad but works never the less. I get about 18 hours playback with it. Most Ni-Cd chargers will happily charge a Ni-MH though normally take longer due to the Ni-MH higher capacity and as noted above may not quite achieve full cell capacity. One thing to note however is that the AA Ni-MH cells I have seen are not stamped with a extra-fast recharge rate; my 1300mAH Ni-MH cells are rated as 210mA for 8 hours or 130mA for 14-16 hours, whereas my 650mAH Ni-Cd are 350mA for 2 hours or 150mA for 5 hours, or 65mA for 14-16 hours. Both cells are manufactured by Uniross by the way. Whether the Ni-MH could be safely charged at, lets say 350mA for 4 hours I know not, though I'm tempted to think doing so may shorten their overall number of useful recharge cycles, and given modern Ni-Cd generally are stated as having about twice the cycles of Ni-MH I don't think its worth risking it. So whilst I have few qualms about charging the Ni-Cd in my R3, I won't do that with the Ni-MH. Yours, PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDH-10
I just got a Sony MDH-10 data drive (thru eBay, $150). I'm having some problems with it on my Win'98 VAIO laptop, using the Win'95 drivers v1.25 from the Sony web site. Has anyone else had any trouble with using these drivers on Win'98? Specifically, if the drivers are present when I boot, Windows fails with "initalizing device SHELL: unable to load KRNL386.EXE" and then eventually says "It's now safe to turn off your computer." (How nice.) I can boot in command mode, rename the offending VXDs, and then reboot successfully. Then after Windows is up and running, I put the VXDs back in place and then I can use the drive. Rather annoying. Since these drivers aren't any use unless the drive is connected, is there any way to force Windows to postpone loading them until I've plugged in the drive? (I figure the SCSI drivers must already work this way, since I'm using a PCMCIA SCSI adapter...) -- Howard Chu Chief Architect, Symas Corp. Director, Highland Sun http://www.symas.com http://highlandsun.com/hyc - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony MD-X5: Any good?
Hi all, i am going to be getting a new shelf system for christmas, and i was looking at the sony md-x5...does anybody have any praises or gripes about the system? i heard it in the store...the sound seems kind of weak, but i happen to like the built-in MD recorder/player. While I'm on that subject.. is it better to have a separate deck or to have an integrated system? All I do is copy cds to md, and i occasionally dump mp3s onto md (though I'm considering getting a portable to do the mp3-md). i already have a je-320 and i was considering just buying a shelf system with an optical digital out so that i could do transfers and such...but the MD-X5 is so much cheaper and seems like a good idea... =) Does anybody have any recommendations about this subject at all? :) Please let me know or point me to someplace that can help me out. Thanks a bunch (and in advance), Aileen - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
