RE: MD: Aux input
James, unfortunately I think the answer, without resorting to complex electrical re-engineering workarounds, is No. I have a Sony CD changer, and it has two main connections: (1) 2 standard RCA plugs/optical out for the sound output, and (2) a multi-pin bus which connects to a Sony headunit). I'm pretty sure all recent Sony CD Changers are the same. You can connect the RCA plugs into anything, whether directly into other RCA inputs, or conceivably even into a female RCA - 3.5mm jackplug (although I'm not sure about impedance issues here) but unless you can plug the *bus* into something, the unit simply won't go. There's no way to supply power to it or give it instructions to play. It does seem that apart from RF CD changers (which apparently don't work well at all) the manufacturers consciously try to prevent you from adapting one make CD changer to another make headunit. I've had a couple of mates who keep telling me you can adapt, say, from pioneer to sony, but none of them have ever been able to actually show me how or point to anyone who actually has! Conversely, if the bus is hooked up to a Sony Headunit, I don't see why the sound output RCAs of Sony CD changers couldn't be hooked up To Something Else. My CD changer has an optical out which I suspect could be connected to an MD walkman for digital copying while I'm away from home. The only problem would be that you couldn't listen to the changer on the car stereo (switching it to optical out seems to cut off the analog outputs). Hope this helps:-) richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancotterill.com ... last one remaining. The Sony CD changer will not work with my Aiwa head unit, nor is there an adapter (per the installer). Can the CD changer be made to work through the AUX input on the head unit? Please keep in mind that I know nothing about electronics, etc. Thanks. James ___PLEASE NOTE: ___ This communication contains information that is confidential and which may be subject to legal privilege or subject to copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, distribute or copy the contents of this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 379 2430 and destroy the original. We virus scan all e-mails and electronic media but are not responsible for any virus or alternation. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony Compo system for half off
Frys electronics has the Sony DHC-ZX50MD compo system on sale this weekend for $249.00. List is $600, Crutchfield and Frys normal price is $499. It has RDS Tuner, 5 CD changer, 2 cassette play/record and MD recorder/player. Many features but most interesting is 2 x CD-MD dubbing, MDLP mode, and Scale factor edit. Sound quality is typical for this kind of system, but you could hook up better speakers and get better results if need be. At $249 its a good deal. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: recording to CD
Hi, This is slightly off topic, and for that I apoloigize. But I have a question that I'm sure someone in this group can help me with. I use my Sharp MD 722 to record live music quite often. The sound quality on the MD master is always superb and as flawless as one can expect from a live recording. I recently recorded a friend's band off a sound board patch and the quality is so good that they now want to post it to their web site... My problem is that when I record it to my hard drive, there are skips in the sound that do NOT exist on the MD. They sound like digital hicups that happen momentarily when you listen to a CD through your computer and you open a big program. They are very short (less than a second) but annoying and detract from a recording they could sell or give thier fans... I've been told to lower the bit rate on my editing program (Sound Forge 4.5) from the default 44,100. When I did (the next lowest setting is 32,000), the recording came out fine, but the CD burner software then told me that the files were not "of CD quality" and wouldn't burn to CD. Ideas? Should I re-set the bit rate? To what if so? Or is there something else entirely I should be doing? Thanks for your help. Since this is a bit off-topic, if you want to reply only to me, that's fine. Charlie - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: RE:Re: MD: RE:Upcoming Creative Sound Blaster AUDIGY Lineup
Sounds like you are neither running a dual processor system nor Windows 2000. Check out the SBLive newsgroup in the Creative's news server and you will understand what I was talking about.. Good luck! Actually I own a Creative product...nothing fancy though...SB Live! Value...and I'm happy with it so far :) --icantelu Man..I have got to stop sending these one liners emails - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: recording to CD
Try to close other service programs running in the background of your computer.. like antivirus and the like, this should free up some system resources, so you can record in 44.1khz Or you can upgrade your computer by adding more memory. If you have the 32khz file already, the burner program should be able to recognize it and transform it to 44.1k.. try to use Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.0. If not, your sound editing program should also be able to do a re-sampling of the file, and expand it to 44.1k. Good luck Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Redell Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:33 PM To: MD Subject: MD: recording to CD Hi, This is slightly off topic, and for that I apoloigize. But I have a question that I'm sure someone in this group can help me with. I use my Sharp MD 722 to record live music quite often. The sound quality on the MD master is always superb and as flawless as one can expect from a live recording. I recently recorded a friend's band off a sound board patch and the quality is so good that they now want to post it to their web site... My problem is that when I record it to my hard drive, there are skips in the sound that do NOT exist on the MD. They sound like digital hicups that happen momentarily when you listen to a CD through your computer and you open a big program. They are very short (less than a second) but annoying and detract from a recording they could sell or give thier fans... I've been told to lower the bit rate on my editing program (Sound Forge 4.5) from the default 44,100. When I did (the next lowest setting is 32,000), the recording came out fine, but the CD burner software then told me that the files were not "of CD quality" and wouldn't burn to CD. Ideas? Should I re-set the bit rate? To what if so? Or is there something else entirely I should be doing? Thanks for your help. Since this is a bit off-topic, if you want to reply only to me, that's fine. Charlie - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R70 battery charging...
The MZ-R70 is supplied with a NiCd cell and has a built-in charger. I have the following questions: 1) When the charge cycle is initiated by pressing "Stop", does the internal charger first discharge the battery completely before charging so that the NiCd does not exhhibit the "memory effect" problem? 2) Will the internal charger recharge NiMH cells? They do not exhibit the "memory effect" and also have greater capacity per unit volume, so NiMH would be a better choice if the charger supports it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: recording to CD
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === defrag your computer before digitizing. (look under accesories) close every other program before digitizing. do a fresh reboot before digitizing, and do not open any programs (other than sound forge), and do not log onto the net. these should fix your problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Redell Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:33 PM To: MD Subject: MD: recording to CD Hi, This is slightly off topic, and for that I apoloigize. But I have a question that I'm sure someone in this group can help me with. I use my Sharp MD 722 to record live music quite often. The sound quality on the MD master is always superb and as flawless as one can expect from a live recording. I recently recorded a friend's band off a sound board patch and the quality is so good that they now want to post it to their web site... My problem is that when I record it to my hard drive, there are skips in the sound that do NOT exist on the MD. They sound like digital hicups that happen momentarily when you listen to a CD through your computer and you open a big program. They are very short (less than a second) but annoying and detract from a recording they could sell or give thier fans... I've been told to lower the bit rate on my editing program (Sound Forge 4.5) from the default 44,100. When I did (the next lowest setting is 32,000), the recording came out fine, but the CD burner software then told me that the files were not "of CD quality" and wouldn't burn to CD. Ideas? Should I re-set the bit rate? To what if so? Or is there something else entirely I should be doing? Thanks for your help. Since this is a bit off-topic, if you want to reply only to me, that's fine. Charlie - 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: skips in rips (was recording to CD)
Charlie Redell asked, | My problem is that when I record it to my hard | drive, there are skips in the sound that do NOT exist on the MD. Sometimes the ripped file is fine, but the playback software skips while you're playing it, especially if you have other programs running or a net connection open (as Ken and payvand have said). The only ways I know to tell for sure are (1) to replay the passage where you heard the skip, and if it's fine on the second try, the file is probably all right at that point or (2) to burn to CDRW as an audio track and listen to the copy in a CD player [not on the computer], but that works only if you have a CD player that reads CDRWs reliably. | I've been told to lower the bit rate on my editing program (Sound Forge | 4.5) from the default 44,100. When I did (the next lowest setting is | 32,000), the recording came out fine, but the CD burner software then | told me that the files were not "of CD quality" and wouldn't burn to CD. That isn't the bit rate; it's the sampling rate. I doubt that lowering either will help with this problem. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: recording to CD
I've been told to lower the bit rate on my editing program (Sound Forge 4.5) from the default 44,100. When I did (the next lowest setting is 32,000), the recording came out fine, but the CD burner software then told me that the files were not "of CD quality" and wouldn't burn to CD. The problem is probably that either you soundcard, or you PC in general cannot keep up with recording files at that high of a samplin rate. This would explain why lowering it to 32,000 works. To record the file to CD, you can use Sound Forge to convert the file to 44,100 after you have recorded it at 32,000. It should sound OK. Chad Gombosi Member SCP www.scponline.net Chad's Game Music Page www.chadsgamemusic.com MP3.com page: www.mp3.com/signofzeta "Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick. If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel." Emit - Far Away So Close _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Longer than 80 minutes - is it possible?
Hi everyone! Is it possible within the MD standard to make discs that go longer than 80 minutes in SP mode by tightening the "pre-groove" spiral on the disc? This could be interesting because I have heard a rumour being passed amongst retailers that there could be 90-minute MDs on the market. If the rumour proves true and someone starts to manufacture 90-minute MDs, you could have discs that go for 3 hours in mono or LP2 stereo or 6 hours in LP4 joint stereo. This would be enough to threaten Audio CD-R and most solid-state MP3-carrying media. With regards, Simon Mackay - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
