Re: MD: Digitizing recordings on cassettes

[Peter Jaques]

i see no reason that a dcc deck would be useful for this. find a standard
home cassette deck with a stable 1-7/8ips speed & good frequency response,
and just record into the soundcard's line input. if you're into looking
around for a new soundcard with better audio input, you might check out
http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/index.htm . 

peter

On 29 Jan 01,  1:14AM, Simon Mackay wrote:
> For this purpose (of digitising standard cassette recordings), should I
> stick to a regular cassette deck or use a secondhand DCC deck as a cassette
> playback deck? When choosing a tape deck for this purpose, what features
> should I be concerned about?
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Re: MD: A question...

[Peter Jaques]

well, as mentioned there are no PORTABLES with digital out, but several
home decks do. look at www.minidisc.org's equipment browser, under home
decks & you'll find some.

peter

On 28 Jan 01,  5:13PM, Don Capps wrote:
> 
> ...for all the MD gurus.
> 
> Does anyone know of a MD Recorder that has a digital out (optical or spdif
> or what-have-you) other than the rather pricey HHB Portadisc professional
> recorder? Any? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Don C.
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Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

[jgvp]

Well, that's the problem, Don, I once had the means but I am now retired, so
you now march to a different drummer, as they say. I was hoping to hear from
someone who had the module installed and learn from their first-hand
experience whether the sound was dramatically enhanced or not. As it is I
think the sound right now is just wonderful, depending on the source, e.g:
DVD v satellite TV.

> From: "Don Capps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:18:52 -0800
> Subject: Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...
> 
> My friend, if you have the obviously considerable wherewithall to afford
> McIntosh home theater gear, then buying the THX module should be well within
> your means. By all means buy it.
> 
> Don C.
> 

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MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 28 January 2001

[MiniDisc Community Pages Weekly News]

MiniDisc Community Pages News for 22 January 2001

 o  Bob finds RealPlayer's "RealAudio 8" [1]supporting Sony's ATRAC3 
   format.

  [1] http://realguide.real.com/ra8/index.html?src=001222realhome_1


 o Christian Abegg maintains a [2]French MiniDisc site with a database 
   on the latest MD recorders, an MP3-to-MD guide, and a [3]full French 
   translation of the MDLP FAQ (originally [4]in English ). 

  [2] http://toutsurlemd.nexen.net/
  [3] http://toutsurlemd.nexen.net/mdlpfaq.php
  [4] http://www.minidisc.org/mdlpfaq.html


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 23 January 2001

 o  [1]iTunes, a free program for Mac users to manage their MP3's 
   (including the burning of MP3's to CD), is released by Apple.

  [1] http://www.apple.com/itunes/


 o Thinking of [2]buying some MD equipment from Crutchfield ? Then use 
   coupon code 20686263 (found by Blue) to get $25 off an order of $250 
   or more.

  [2] 
http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-6IhL4xz3SLH/ProdSearch.asp?est=&Search=minidisc


 o Arne Striegler notes Minimaniax, a German online MD dealer, offering 
   [3]10 Hi-Space MDs and a pair of JVC headphones for free when 
   ordering the Sharp MD-MT866.

  [3] http://www.minimaniax.de/stuff/news.php3


 o A user finds [4]Quality Electrical Direct, a UK MD dealer with good 
   prices on MD equipment. 

  [4] http://www.qed-uk.com


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 25 January 2001

 o Larry Bakst points out an interesting article on the [1]perils of 
   industrially imposed copy protection by John Gilmore of EFF fame.

  [1] http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 27 January 2001

 o  Peter Ravn and Desmond spot a Sony Japanese press release 
   [1]describing the new MZ-E600 portable MD player. When using the 
   unit, it will alert you to an incoming cell phone call (how exactly 
   is not very clear yet!).

  [1] http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/CorporateCruise/Press/200101/01-0122/


 o [2]Argos, a popular UK chain store, is found (by Adam) offering 
   portable MiniDisc units with through online store. (choose Browse By 
   Category / Audio and Video / Portable Hifi / Personal MiniDisc )

  [2] http://www.argos.co.uk/argos/home.html


 o Minidisco, Sound Professionals, and the T-Station all team up for a 
   [3]giveaway contest including various blank MDs, an MD carrying 
   case, headphones, and a microphone. Contest ends January 31st.

  [3] http://www.minidisco.com/minipages/tcontestmailing2.html


 o T-Station gets the scoop on the [4]Aiwa AM-HX77 portable MD player.

  [4] http://www.minidisct.com/products/aiwa_hx77.html


 o Sharp [5]MD-MS722 and [6]MD-MT821 Quick Guides (PDF) are found by 
   Tom Trussell on Sharp's USA website.

  [5] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdms722_quickguide.pdf
  [6] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdmt821_quickguide.pdf


 o [7]WoofersEtc.com, an online car audio dealer, has a selection of 
   [8]car MD units. 

  [7] http://www.woofersetc.com
  [8] 
http://www.woofersetc.com/categories.taf?f=show_category_brands&SubCategory_ID=2


MiniDisc Community Pages News for 28 January 2001

 o  A very interesting article on Cryptome covers the [1]issues of 
   copyright protection in the modern world with digital media. Found 
   by K. Tidwell, it mentions MiniDisc and reason for the lack of 
   digital output on MD portables.

  [1] http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm


 o Irage Tursoon-Zadeh finds the [2]Sony MZ-E75 manual (PDF) on a Sony 
   website.

  [2] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_mze75_manual.pdf


 o Another user finds the [3]Sharp MD-SR60 user manual (PDF).

  [3] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdsr60_manual.pdf


 o My-MiniDisc in Germany writes a [4]review of the Sony MDS-PC3. 

  [4] http://www.my-minidisc.de/



Minidisco- It's like a box of lovin' with the lid off.
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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[Mario Diaz]

> How does it stack up against HCDC CDs?

It blows them away. SACD is THE "non plus ultra" of current music
reproduction hardware.

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MD: Sony MZ-E55 on ebay (blue) w/ extra batt and headphone

[Kenneth Lee]

Hi everybody, I have a blue color Sony E55 player
selling on ebay.  Very new and perfect working
condition, selling just because of upgrading to MDLP. 
Include extra battery and earphone.  Take a look!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=128267




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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[las]

Don Capps wrote:

> The new technology is just around the
> corner. And computers? Even worse! Oi vay!
>
> Don C12

Some how I have managed too accept that computers price per new features ratio
drop every day.  I tell everyone that asks me what to buy, not to feel bad when
in a few months they will be able to get either the same computer for  much less
or much more computer for the same money.

Larry

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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[Don Capps]

From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>That's one of those human weaknesses that make other people rich. I swear I
have spent my life saving to buy things only to have them become obsolescent
as soon as I finally get them.

It's the nature of the hobby Larry. I've been an audiophile for many years
(too many) and it NEVER changes. The new technology is just around the
corner. And computers? Even worse! Oi vay!

Don C12

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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[las]

Don Capps wrote:

> They're both very good...very comparable to each other. It's just another in
> the long line of format wars Larry. Who knows which will be left standing
> when the dust settles?
>

Buddhists have the right idea.  They don't put too much importance on material
things.  That's one of those human weaknesses that make other people rich.  I
swear I have spent my life saving to buy things only to have them become
obsolescent as soon as I finally get them.

It's only been a few months since I got a THX/DTS receiver after having the same
Pro Logic receiver for about 15 years and now they come out with THX-EX and
dts-SE!

Larry

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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[Don Capps]

From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> How does it stack up against HCDC CDs?

They're both very good...very comparable to each other. It's just another in
the long line of format wars Larry. Who knows which will be left standing
when the dust settles?

Don C.

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RE: MD: A question...

[Tony Antoniou]

I'd say that's precisely it - a reason to make more money. Still, I can't
complain. I'd rather save my portable for live recordings and let my JA30ES
do everything else.


Adios,
LarZ

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Don Capps wrote:

> Does anyone know of a MD Recorder that has a digital out (optical or spdif
> or what-have-you) other than the rather pricey HHB Portadisc professional
> recorder? Any?

Since the first Sony MZ-1 portable, they don't make them.

CD players are not problem.  But for reasons I don't understand, digital
outputs of any kind are not offered on portable MD gear.  It has nothing to
do
with being able to make digital copies since they make home decks with them.

Sorry.

Larry

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RE: MD: deep optical question

[Tony Antoniou]

1) The input doesn't get resampled since there is a direct connection
between optical in and optical out. This is in accordance with the schematic
diagram for my JA30ES, and I would imagine yours would be the same.
2) A pro format would be transmitted via 3-pin XLR connectors. I have yet to
see an AES/EBU format transmitted along an optical medium. You sure about
this?


Adios,
LarZ

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Subject:RE: MD: deep optical question


>Putting it simply, no. The reason for this is because the digital out
spits
>out exactly the same information as what comes into the MD's input
simply
>because it is put through to the digital out directly without any
looping
>through the unit's ADC/DAC circuits. It is unprocessed/untouched.

Using my JE520
If the input is 48Khz or 32Khz  the out put is resampled to 44.1khz,
Don't know it a 44.1Khz input is resampled though.
Sending a 44.1/16bit wav through my 520 (from my computer) and then
recording back in the the computer is causing a wave file with differing
sample values, which leads me to belive the output of the 520 is been
reclocked ie resampled.

also noticed the 520 will accept a "pro" (AES/EBU) format digital
signal, which is output
as S/Pdif format.


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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[las]

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Sorry that's HDCD CDs.

Mario Diaz wrote:

>
>
> Super Audio CD is Sony and Phillips latest
> new hardware release. The sound reproduction is definitely superior to CD
> but they have a serious limitation. THE PRICE!! Even though SONY and others
> have come out with Economic SACD players that function very close to their
> high price items, the software itself is outrageoulsy expensive. They will
> not succeed with this format because of this reason. It's a shame because
> the music is better than analog
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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

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How does it stack up against HCDC CDs?
larry

Mario Diaz wrote:

> Super Audio CD is Sony and Phillips latest
> new hardware release. The sound reproduction is definitely superior to CD
> but they have a serious limitation. THE PRICE!! Even though SONY and others
> have come out with Economic SACD players that function very close to their
> high price items, the software itself is outrageoulsy expensive. They will
> not succeed with this format because of this reason. It's a shame because
> the music is better than analog
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Re: MD: A question...

[las]

Don Capps wrote:

> Does anyone know of a MD Recorder that has a digital out (optical or spdif
> or what-have-you) other than the rather pricey HHB Portadisc professional
> recorder? Any?

Since the first Sony MZ-1 portable, they don't make them.

CD players are not problem.  But for reasons I don't understand, digital
outputs of any kind are not offered on portable MD gear.  It has nothing to do
with being able to make digital copies since they make home decks with them.

Sorry.

Larry

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Re: MD: A question...

[Jeanmougin]

At the beginning of MD, Sony sold a portable recorder with digital
optical out. Nowaday, the only equipments that have digital out capacity are
MD decks. They very often have optical out but the high-end decks have
TOSLink and S/PDIF.
Concerning me, the only equipment with digital out I own is a Sony JE 530
(excellent deck) that has one optical out only.

Don Capps a *crit :

> ...for all the MD gurus.
>
> Does anyone know of a MD Recorder that has a digital out (optical or spdif
> or what-have-you) other than the rather pricey HHB Portadisc professional
> recorder? Any? Thanks in advance.
>
> Don C.
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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Stainless Steel Rat]

* las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  on Sun, 28 Jan 2001
| We used to refer to this a "hot wiring".  Surprising (although you could not
| control the volume of the rear speakers with my set up) the results were
| often very pleasing.  I don't know if what came out of the back was supposed
| to be there, but it sounded good.
   ^^^
Important words.  If it sounds good then it is "right".
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MD: A question...

[Don Capps]

...for all the MD gurus.

Does anyone know of a MD Recorder that has a digital out (optical or spdif
or what-have-you) other than the rather pricey HHB Portadisc professional
recorder? Any? Thanks in advance.

Don C.

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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[Mario Diaz]

> I noticed this as a format that you can buy on CDNow.com for some albums.
> What is this format?
> Thanks a lot.
> Matthew

Super Audio CD is Sony and Phillips latest
new hardware release. The sound reproduction is definitely superior to CD
but they have a serious limitation. THE PRICE!! Even though SONY and others
have come out with Economic SACD players that function very close to their
high price items, the software itself is outrageoulsy expensive. They will
not succeed with this format because of this reason. It's a shame because
the music is better than analog

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Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

[Don Capps]

From: "jgvp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> All my McIntosh components are THX approved; however, a not too
inexpensive THX module is required to be incorporated into the Control
Preamplifier in order to complete the design and quality control for theatre
sound reproduction. I have  yet to purchase and have this module installed,
so can anyone here state whether or not this is being "penny wise, pound
foolish", if you get my drift ? Thanks.

My friend, if you have the obviously considerable wherewithall to afford
McIntosh home theater gear, then buying the THX module should be well within
your means. By all means buy it.

Don C.

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Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

[Don Capps]

From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> The best way to decide would be to go to a place like Circuit City and ask
to hear one of their high end receivers that have switch able THX circuits
(like Onkyo).  Listen to the sound in the standard Dolby Digital mode and
the THX mode and see if you feel it is worth it. Like speakers, you will
have to hear them and decide for yourself.  Also, who old is your receiver?
With the new THX-EX and DTS-ES you may just want to wait a little while and
buy a receiver that has these circuits.

Larry...he has McIntosh equipment bro. Not exactly the kind of stuff you
pick up at Circuit City. ;-)

Don C.

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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Don Capps]

From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Carver of Carver electronics once noticed what he felt was a marked
improvement in the sound while he had his fire place going.  He experimented
and added a circuit to some of his equipment that infused that background
sound into the system.

ROTFL!

What a snake oil salesman!

Bob could sell shoes to double amputees.

Don C.

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Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

[las]

jgvp wrote:

> All my McIntosh components are THX approved; however, a not too inexpensive
> THX module is required to be incorporated into the Control Preamplifier in
> order to complete the design and quality control for theatre sound
> reproduction. I have  yet to purchase and have this module installed, so can
> anyone here state whether or not this is being "penny wise, pound foolish",
> if you get my drift ? Thanks.
>

The best way to decide would be to go to a place like Circuit City and ask to
hear one of their high end receivers that have switch able THX circuits (like
Onkyo).  Listen to the sound in the standard Dolby Digital mode and the THX mode
and see if you feel it is worth it.

Like speakers, you will have to hear them and decide for yourself.  Also, who
old is your receiver?  With the new THX-EX and DTS-ES you may just want to wait
a little while and buy a receiver that has these circuits.

Then you can sell your old stuff on E bay.  You never know how well you will do
on eBay.  I has listed stuff at a very low price just because I wanted to get
rid of them.  At the end of the auction sometimes I have been shocked to see how
much they sold for.

Once the other hand, sometimes stuff that I really thought was worth something
would not move.  But the nice thing about eBay is that their insertion fees are
relatively low and you set the minimum bid.

Larry

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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[las]

Stainless Steel Rat wrote:

> Exactly.  The trick is to use phase inversion to matrix multiple audio
> tracks together.  Which sounds (heh) like it shouldn't work, but it does
> when done right.

Many years ago before I owned a Pro logic receiver, I took the right + from the
RT front speaker and sent it the Rt+ on a rear speaker I then took the Left + did
the same with a rear left speaker and connected the - of the two speakers
together.

We used to refer to this a "hot wiring".  Surprising (although you could not
control the volume of the rear speakers with my set up) the results were often
very pleasing.  I don't know if what came out of the back was supposed to be
there, but it sounded good.

I was especially impressed with the movie "The Last Star Fighter".  I had some
friends over one night to show the movie and they enjoy it so that they applauded
at the end!

Now eventually I got my Pro logic receiver.  The first movie I went to see was of
course "The Last Star Fighter".  When I listened, I actually thought that I liked
the way my hot wired version sounded.

Hot wiring can add a nice effect to music also.  In theory it is supposed to give
you the "ambient sound" which they claim is present on all stereo recordings.

There is so much that you can play with when it comes to sound.  In my humble
opinion, much more than video.  For video you want a sharp picture with good
color reproduction and as much detail as possible.

Grass should look like blades of grass.  Not a green blur.  Some people might
like there picture a little more color intense, more "vivid", more blue, more
red, etc.  But these are all minor things when compared to sound.

Carver of Carver electronics once noticed what he felt was a marked improvement
in the sound while he had his fire place going.  He experimented and added a
circuit to some of his equipment that infused that background sound into the
system.

I can't remember what he called it.  But since you don't see it as an option on
equipment today, I guess other people's ears did not enjoy it like his did.

But for all of the advances in home audio, in my humble opinion, stereo was the
biggest.

It created the "WOW!" factor when listening to music.



Larry

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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Stainless Steel Rat]

* las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  on Sun, 28 Jan 2001
| Dolby Surround Sound existed in home receivers before Dolby Pro Logic.
| Pro Logic was an improvement over "plain" Dolby Surround.  It added
| steering logic to help direct the sounds to the proper speakers.

Right.  I think what I meant to say is that home Dolby Surround is two
channels (left and right with mono rear) while theater Dolby Surround is
three channels (left, right with mono rear and center channel steering).
When three channel Dolby Surround was added to home receivers they renamed
it "Pro Logic" to avoid confusion with two channel Dolby Surround.

| Now Dolby Digital is a discrete set up while Dolby Surround and it's
| enhanced version, Pro Logic were matrixed kind of similar to SQ
| quadraphonic sound.

Exactly.  The trick is to use phase inversion to matrix multiple audio
tracks together.  Which sounds (heh) like it shouldn't work, but it does
when done right.  When done wrong -- like on the Japanese audio for the DVD
box set of "The Slayers" -- it screws up everything.
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Re: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

[jgvp]

All my McIntosh components are THX approved; however, a not too inexpensive
THX module is required to be incorporated into the Control Preamplifier in
order to complete the design and quality control for theatre sound
reproduction. I have  yet to purchase and have this module installed, so can
anyone here state whether or not this is being "penny wise, pound foolish",
if you get my drift ? Thanks.

> From: "Don Capps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:32:15 -0800
> Subject: MD: THX...yadda...yadda...yadda...

> WHAT IS THX?

> THX is a set of implemented design and quality control standards for
> theatre sound presentation.

>   The new Home THX system consists of a family of
> licensed products that various licensees have developed to meet specs.
> designated by our engineers.
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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Don Capps]

From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Now Dolby Digital is a discrete set up while Dolby Surround and it's
enhanced version, Pro Logic were matrixed kind of similar to SQ quadraphonic
sound.

Correct!

Go to the head of the class! ;-)

Don C.

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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[Don Capps]

From: "Matthew Bullis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> I noticed this as a format that you can buy on CDNow.com for some albums.
What is this format? Thanks a lot.

SACD = Super Audio Compact Disc. It's a new high bitrate (24 bit word
lengths) CD format developed by Sony.

Don C.


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Re: MD: what is an SACD?

[las]

Matthew Bullis wrote:

> I noticed this as a format that you can buy on CDNow.com for some albums.
> What is this format?
> Thanks a lot.
> Matthew

Here's some information on the subject:

http://www.dvd-audio.co.uk/dvda_sacd.html


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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Stainless Steel Rat]

* "Don Capps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  on Sun, 28 Jan 2001
| Actually Mark, this isn't accurate. THX is not a type of surround
| processing. The two surround formats which superceded Dolby Pro Logic are
| Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1.

Some relatively minor points.  Dolby Digital was originally called AC3 for
home systems (just FYI).  Both AC3 and dts (they use lowercase letters for
their abbreviation) are independant of the number of channels.  Both can
have up to six discrete channels -- left, right, center, left rear, right
rear, center rear -- plus subwoofer crossover.

DVD-Video in the US requires AC3 minimum for audio; Europe and other
regions require MPEG-1 Layer III audio minimum.

Reason I mention all of this is because most of the Sean Connery "James
Bond" DVD-Video releases are mono, and I have a bunch stuff that is stereo
(two channel).  All are Dolby Digital.  The US release of "Gladiator" is a
good example to look at, because it describes exactly what the different
encodings are capable of achieving, with 6.1 surround using dts-es, 5.1
surround using AC3, and 2.0 surround using Dolby Surround, the last of
which is actually encoded on the disc with AC3 and converted to analog at
playback time for use in Pro Logic receivers.
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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[las]

Stainless Steel Rat wrote:

> Right, but it was not called that, it was called "Dolby Surround Sound".
> It was renamed "Dolby Pro-Logic" for home receivers to avoid confusion with
> 3-point surround systems.

Dolby Surround Sound existed in home receivers before Dolby Pro Logic.  Pro
Logic was an improvement over "plain" Dolby Surround.  It added steering logic
to help direct the sounds to the proper speakers.

Now Dolby Digital is a discrete set up while Dolby Surround and it's enhanced
version, Pro Logic were matrixed kind of similar to SQ quadraphonic sound.

The big improvement in Pro logic was the steering of the center channel.  But
like SQ you still only have 4 channels because the right and left rear carry the
exact same information.

LAS

Larry

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Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

[las]

Dan Scellen wrote:

> When I went to the same Best Buy a couple months ago to see about buying an
> MD minisystem, the salesperson tried to convince me that MD was dead.  He
> said that it has no advantages over any other format.  How can we expect MD
> to become mainstream like this?  If I didn't know what I was talking about
> there, he surely would have convinced me against minidisc.

Dan, this all goes back to the discussion that we frequently have here about
what idiots they hire at best buy and circuit city.

For example, I was in a Best Buy in a large upscale area north of
Philadelphia.  There were a young male and female sales person standing around
the CD department.  Now this is their department.  This is where they work.
one was the manager.

You'd expect that they would have at least a minimal knowledge about CDs and
the format.  I asked them where the HDCD CDs were.  The girl looked at the guy.
and deferred to him.  He said "what's that?!!!

When I described HDCD CDs, they just told me that if they had any they would be
mixed in with the other CDs.  They didn't have a separate section for them.  No
kidding.  How can you have a separate section for something they you don't even
know exists!!!

But what really gets me (most of my experience is with Circuit City, which I
try to avoid buying things in if it is at all possible) is the attitude and
arrogance of these stupid people.

I'm sure there are exceptions (probably people working there until they find a
job that they really want) but for the most part, the sales persons that they
hire are losers who are really only qualified to be sweeping the floors.

I don't understand how these places have gotten so big.  Their prices aren't
good either.  But there seems to be some kind  of price fixing going on because
many of the competing stores seem to have the same prices.

Larry

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Re: MD: THX In Layman's Terms

[Stainless Steel Rat]

* [EMAIL PROTECTED]  on Sat, 27 Jan 2001
| Originally, Pro-logic was exclusive to movie theaters.

Right, but it was not called that, it was called "Dolby Surround Sound".
It was renamed "Dolby Pro-Logic" for home receivers to avoid confusion with
3-point surround systems.
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MD: what is an SACD?

[Matthew Bullis]

I noticed this as a format that you can buy on CDNow.com for some albums.
What is this format?
Thanks a lot.
Matthew

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Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

[Dan Scellen]

> there are NO stores in the Albany, NY area that carry a good selection!!

When I went to the same Best Buy a couple months ago to see about buying an
MD minisystem, the salesperson tried to convince me that MD was dead.  He
said that it has no advantages over any other format.  How can we expect MD
to become mainstream like this?  If I didn't know what I was talking about
there, he surely would have convinced me against minidisc.


Dan

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Re: MD: mr-z30 problems

[Jeanmougin]

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Maybe your unit is quite old. Do you often use these buttons? This may explain
your problem.
Anyway, how do u enjoy the MD I sent you (The Corrs MTV Unplugged)?

Mike Hooker a *crit :

> hi,
> my trustry mz-r30 is no longer trusty. it seems the display and mode
> buttons no longer work. i cant change from stereo to mono record mode with
> the mode button. i cant change the display from time elapsed to time left
> either. i set the clock, something i never did before, and cant get the time
> to display after the clock has been set. has anyone had this problem before?
> unless a home fix is available, i doubt it is worth sending out. any and all
> ideas are most appreciated.
>
> see my music trading page:
> http://pages.zdnet.com/mikehooker/hookstradingpage
>
> have fun,
> Mike Hooker
>
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Re: MD: mr-z30 problems

[Dave Hooper]

Did you try turning the unit off, and taking the batteries out, and leaving
for 30 seconds to a minute, putting them back in and turning on?  Failing
that, see if there is a 'reset to factory defaults' option in the service
menu (see minidisc.org for details on how to enter the service menu, I can't
remember how or if it can be done on an mzr30)

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> my trustry mz-r30 is no longer trusty. it seems the display and mode
> buttons no longer work. i cant change from stereo to mono record mode with
> the mode button. i cant change the display from time elapsed to time left
> either. i set the clock, something i never did before, and cant get the
time
> to display after the clock has been set. has anyone had this problem
before?
> unless a home fix is available, i doubt it is worth sending out. any and
all
> ideas are most appreciated.


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MD: mr-z30 problems

[Mike Hooker]

hi,
my trustry mz-r30 is no longer trusty. it seems the display and mode
buttons no longer work. i cant change from stereo to mono record mode with
the mode button. i cant change the display from time elapsed to time left
either. i set the clock, something i never did before, and cant get the time
to display after the clock has been set. has anyone had this problem before?
unless a home fix is available, i doubt it is worth sending out. any and all
ideas are most appreciated.

see my music trading page:
http://pages.zdnet.com/mikehooker/hookstradingpage

have fun,
Mike Hooker

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MD: Digitizing recordings on cassettes

[Simon Mackay]

Hi everyone!

There are times when we want to copy recordings that are on a standard
cassette to MiniDIsc or a computer's hard disk for "polishing up" with
programs like CoolEdit.

A format that has been forgotten about is the Digital Compact Cassette,
which was discontinued in 1997. One feature that was heavily promoted in the
format was the ability for DCC hardware to play standard cassettes using
auto-reverse, auto-search, the ability to handle chrome and metal tapes, and
Dolby B & C decoding (in the case of home decks). I often wonder whether it
is worth it to use one of these decks as a tape player for this purpose?
This also includes the question whether any home DCC deck ever uses the A-D
subsystem to digitise the standard cassette's signal for exporting via the
SP/DIF output?

For this purpose (of digitising standard cassette recordings), should I
stick to a regular cassette deck or use a secondhand DCC deck as a cassette
playback deck? When choosing a tape deck for this purpose, what features
should I be concerned about?

With regards,

Simon Mackay

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