MD: MD interface with Mobile Sony XR-CA300
Hi, This is a sort-of middle topic, but someone out there must have experience with this type of problem. I just bought a Mobile Sony radio/cassete deck with CD/MD changer control capabilities and tried the following: The Mobile head unit's got RCA inputs at the back and I connected a RCA cable to it to connect to my portable Sony MD, so that I don't have to give the MD input via the tape unit with that special 'CD courier' (I think that's what it's called) connector device that is a RCA cable connected to a special tape. BUT, the mobile head unit doesn't want to change the source to the MD, thus I can't give the input to the mobile head unit. There is a MD/CD changer control plug at the back as well, and I suspect that you need the special plug of the MD/CD changer that comes with those appliances, and ONLY then will the head unit register that there is more input to select from. But I want to give input from the portable unit, so how and what now. I'll appreciate any input on this whole scenario. Thanx, Sean. -: Sean Snyders -: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cs.sun.ac.za/~snyders -:Computer Science Department secretary: +27-21-808-4232 -: University of Stellenboschvoice: +27-21-808-4393 -: South Africa fax: +27-21-808-4416 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: No sync operation
I am trying to write songs from my pc (with sound blaster live platinum 5.1) through optical cable to my md-mt20 but the sync operation is not working.With my deck dvd working perfectly.Any ideas? And another problem i cannot understand is that when i am recording from my deck dvd through optical cable the minidisc recording is PERFECT even if the recording level is high.But through my pc with optical cable i have to use low volume so the level to go unter 0 so for good sound.Why is that? TIA!!! __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: No sync operation
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- I know something about the first problem, but I aint gonna attempt the second one (could know but could lead u in the wrong direction completely). Basically, there are no track marks being passed through because there isn't any, short silences maybe, but no actual track definitions. There are a couple of options for ya, either create a wave/mp3 with about 4 seconds of silence (only supposed to be about two, but you might as well make sure) or you could look for a plugin for your audio player (I would guess it be winamp, but I dont know your system) and search for minidisc plugins on the makers site, eg on winamp.com search in the plugin section for minidisc, theres one called Joe's MiniDisc Track Monitor Plugin which inserts 4 seconds of silence between each track, which will fool the MD player into thinking there is a track mark, thus giving you track marks where you want em -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - Original Message - From: Georgios Akaluptos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: MD: No sync operation I am trying to write songs from my pc (with sound blaster live platinum 5.1) through optical cable to my md-mt20 but the sync operation is not working.With my deck dvd working perfectly.Any ideas? And another problem i cannot understand is that when i am recording from my deck dvd through optical cable the minidisc recording is PERFECT even if the recording level is high.But through my pc with optical cable i have to use low volume so the level to go unter 0 so for good sound.Why is that? TIA!!! __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.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: MD interface with Mobile Sony XR-CA300
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- From what I understand, you cant control an MD portable like that (although I bet there is some DIY approach to it, but thats not what we're on about here), what it means is a proper 6 or 10 MD or CD changer, the ones where you put about 10 MD's/CD's in a magazine and hope that they will last your journey. The best idea (although money constraints may stop you) is to have an MD head unit, so you can change to whatever MD you fell like bringing with you, but thats going slightly down a different path anyway. To answer your question, unless you can construct a CD/MD control to MD remote port module, or buy one from someone who has already done (but an MD head unit could be cheaper anyway), theres no forseeable way of doing it without spending a few bob. -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - Original Message - From: Sean Snyders [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 9:16 AM Subject: MD: MD interface with Mobile Sony XR-CA300 Hi, This is a sort-of middle topic, but someone out there must have experience with this type of problem. I just bought a Mobile Sony radio/cassete deck with CD/MD changer control capabilities and tried the following: The Mobile head unit's got RCA inputs at the back and I connected a RCA cable to it to connect to my portable Sony MD, so that I don't have to give the MD input via the tape unit with that special 'CD courier' (I think that's what it's called) connector device that is a RCA cable connected to a special tape. BUT, the mobile head unit doesn't want to change the source to the MD, thus I can't give the input to the mobile head unit. There is a MD/CD changer control plug at the back as well, and I suspect that you need the special plug of the MD/CD changer that comes with those appliances, and ONLY then will the head unit register that there is more input to select from. But I want to give input from the portable unit, so how and what now. I'll appreciate any input on this whole scenario. Thanx, Sean. -: Sean Snyders -: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cs.sun.ac.za/~snyders -:Computer Science Department secretary: +27-21-808-4232 -: University of Stellenboschvoice: +27-21-808-4393 -: South Africa fax: +27-21-808-4416 - 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: sony mz-r700 battery / USB vs digital soundcard
hey guys I'm probably going to buy the sony mz-r700.. I've been looking on a bunch of webpages but I can't seem to find what the battery life is.. does anyone know? any other warnings that I should know about before buying this? I know generally it's similiar to the mz-r900.. from minidisco.org Differences from MZ-R900: Non-LCD remote, battery is AA formfactor (i.e. round), does not have 1) double jog lever 2) Joint-text recording (transferring titles from special CD-TEXT CDs when recording with special Sony cable from special Sony CD players) 3) date-time stamp recording 4) Personal disc memory. I think my only concern is battery life.. I am a little confused.. what does batter is AA formfactor (i.e. round) mean? it just uses a regular AA battery? rechargable? video-direct.com and RadarCity.com both have it for $217 in case anyone else was interested. also say you were recording something from the net.. is there a difference if you use a USB pc link.. or just a digital sound card that has optical out? h questions, questions. thanks :) Lalita -- Lalita Pukyama - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/lpukyama IRC: leetz * ICQ: 4634919 * AIM: Pukyama --- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: No sync operation
The problem was about the sync.Well for sync to work through the sblive optical cable i had to reduce the treble to 50% (normal setting) from 75% which i use and the sync is working perfectly. Thanks for your replie! :) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MD interface with Mobile Sony XR-CA300
From what I understand, you cant control an MD portable like that (although I bet there is some DIY approach to it, but thats not what we're on about here), what it means is a proper 6 or 10 MD or CD changer, Agreed. I looked for a way to hook my MD portable up to the MD/CD changer inputs on a Sony CD head-unit for ages. I eventually gave up. The fact that on the back of every Sony head-unit with changer control there are RCA inputs makes it all the more frustrating - it *seems* so simple to connect an MD portable up to the inputs! Unfortunately, however, if the changer bus input is not connected to a Sony CD or MD changer, the head-unit will simply not recognise the RCA inputs and it won't allow you to switch to them. I assume the same applies to those Sony head-units with optical inputs for the changers - you still need to have the bus connected. As Stuart said, there will be some DIY way of engineering something - either to fool the head-unit into thinking that a changer is connected, or to modify the internal switch inside the head-unit, but I've no idea how, I've never found anyone who's done it, and it would certainly invalidate all warranties etc etc etc. The problem is: MD changers aren't cheap (or widely available). One solution, if you can get your hands on a cheap (e.g. second-hand) Sony CD changer would be to connect the bus up to the CD changer, but connect the RCAs up to the MD portable. That way the headunit *would* switch to the changer, although the controls would relate to the changer. The portable could play through the inputs when the headunit was in changer mode. If it seems like a waste of a changer, you could wire in some switch into the RCAs so that although the bus was always connected to the changer, the RCAs could be switched between the changer and the MD portable. This would come at the price of sound quality, of course. Personally, I just assembled the doleros and bought a Sony MD headunit (last year's 6500 model - NZ$800 (c.US$400) but worth every penny as it sounds superb - one day I'll find the time to write up a review of this unit). Much easier than the hassles of an in-car portable and much better sound quality. I eventually found a cheap Sony CD changer as well (they're reasonably easy to pick up second-hand here) and I have to say the MD format lends itself to being bounced around the inside of a car than CDs! HTH Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancotterill.com I just bought a Mobile Sony radio/cassete deck with CD/MD changer control capabilities and tried the following: The Mobile head unit's got RCA inputs at the back and I connected a RCA cable to it to connect to my portable Sony MD, ___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]
Re: MD: sony mz-r700 battery / USB vs digital soundcard
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 09:20:10AM -0400, Lalita wrote: I think my only concern is battery life.. I am a little confused.. what does batter is AA formfactor (i.e. round) mean? it just uses a regular AA battery? rechargable? yeah, it can use both a regular AA battery and the rechargable battery that comes with it. the rechargable can be charged while in the unit, but not while the unit is in operation. i get LOTS of play time out of my unit, but never counted, a few hours a day for a week and a half at least. also say you were recording something from the net.. is there a difference if you use a USB pc link.. or just a digital sound card that has optical out? USB link only works with the special sony software that comes with it, if you have an optical out, some cards might(i've heard of problems but never tried myself so i don't know) have trouble outputing the correct format because of different sample rates. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 problems (why won't this show up???)
Third time trying to post this e-mail I got an MZR90 in December of 1999, and have had some mysterious problems with it. First of all, I would put a fresh new rechargeable battery in and it still blinks LOW BATT even though it is fully charged. I either have to use the AC adapter to start up the unit or use a dry battery. Although a minor problem, it still is very frustrating to have to carry around the battery case when going on my recording sessions with my microphone. Secondly, the battery life seems to have diminished greatly. Now I cannot record on a fully charged battery for more than 1 hour! However, it may be time for me to get a new battery. I also have an MZ-R55 (bought in Mar. 99) and I can use batteries in it but it is hard to tell whether it is the battery or the unit because it dies after 30 minutes of use. Thirdly, once a mysterious problem happened (with the r90). I was recording a cool track from the radio. I finish and hit stop. The recorder flashed data save and toc edit, as usual, then flas! ! hed low batt. But when I reboote d the unit, there was no track there! The time remaining indicated that it was recorded, but I couldn't get to the track! It also recorded over some of the last track on the disc, even though I pressed the end search. Also, ff/cueing was really slow on that track, and it would stop at 1:20 (although the song continued to play for about 30 sec) and it was one of my favorite songs, also! I also put the disc in my r55 to check out the source of the problem. The R55 did the same thing: I couldn't get to the track, and ff/cueing was slow, too. I deduced that the problem was the disc, and not the r90, although it wrote bogus information to the disc. So I lost about 4 min. of time on the disc. But that's not all. I used the same disc to record two of my favorite songs (using the r90). Even though there was about 14 min. left, the rec light still flashed even though there was enough space. Afterwards the thing locked in data save mode! I left it for an hour or so, guessing it was ju! ! st slow. But it was still flashi ng, and I assumed it was going to stay so I canceled it. End of songs on disc. Well, at least most of them. To describe it, it was horrible. I lost several parts of my fav. songs. There was no track, I lost all available space on the disc, and little snippets of the songs I recorded (I mean like split-second snippets) were scattered around the disc, and several fake track marks were added, AND I lost many parts of the songs already on the disc. It is VERY difficult to explain but the bottom line is that the songs on the disc were ruined. So I recorded all I could of what was left to another disc (with the r55, I did not want to risk another problem occurring) and took the defective disc and recorded several songs on it my other recorder. The R55 showed the correct information, the songs were written correctly, however the TOC was still messed up. Then I used it to erase the whole disc and now I use it for microphone recordings (instead of rap music). I guess this is one of t! ! hose phantom problems that jus t pop up out of nowhere. And this wasn't the first time I've had a problem like that with the r90. I think it has done little things to my discs (however correctable) in the past but this one was the worst of them all. Since then I've been saving my money to get a new unit in case this one should break. (I've been looking at the MZ-R700, the 900 is bad and is too expensive) Just thought I'd share a little experience...any comments are appreciated. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Connecting non-sony gear to my Sony MD car head
Hi there, I've been away a while from this list, but now I'm back :D Hope to be able to help some of you and read a lot of interesting MD-related stuff... I also have a question. I've been trying to connect various equipment to my sony car head (MDX-C7890R) but to no avail. On researching it I found out that I needed to also connect the changer control. But since I'm not using a sony changer I don't have that. A solution offered by Sony is a small box that sits between the source and the car head. the downside to this that, like almost every accesoire sold by Sony, it's very expensive. About 150$ in the Netherlands (where I life...) which is IMO pretty steep. So my question is; is there any CHEAP way to get my car head to accept an aux source ? Thanks in advance, Tom Daniels MD buff since '96. Also check my website about MD: http://btentertainment.cjb.net/Md - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Unmatching impedance
I just got some new headphones - Panasonic RP-HT710's. They have a 58ohm impedance, and I have a Sharp MD-MS722. It says 16-19ohm impedance in the manual. Need I worry? -Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brainbench certified PC Technician, Linux Admin, and Win98 user. Claiming that video-games affects kids is ridiculous. If that was the point, then everyone who played Pac-man in the late 80s would be running around a dark room eating pills to monotonous music. - Swedish culture-journalist Staffan Blomsjø in newspaper Aftonbladet - - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Unmatching impedance
Going lower than recommended can damage equipment. Higher impedance generally won't harm anything. There may be some fidelety issues, but it sholdn't damage anything AFAIK. Robert J. Lynn Jr. wrote: I just got some new headphones - Panasonic RP-HT710's. They have a 58ohm impedance, and I have a Sharp MD-MS722. It says 16-19ohm impedance in the manual. Need I worry? -Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brainbench certified PC Technician, Linux Admin, and Win98 user. Claiming that video-games affects kids is ridiculous. If that was the point, then everyone who played Pac-man in the late 80s would be running around a dark room eating pills to monotonous music. - Swedish culture-journalist Staffan Blomsjø in newspaper Aftonbladet - - 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: Fw: Vaio
In my previous post when I mentioned that Apple has never sold a sub-$1000 G3, I was refering to tower-style G3s, not iMacs. Apple, and just about everyone else refers to iMacs as iMacs, not G3 despite the fact that most have G3 chips in them. The name of the iMac is iMac, look at the size of the box. The name of the G3 tower is G3 (also refer to box). 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 Right now apple is selling the lowest end iMac for 900 USD. (www.apple.com) Their low end iMac comes with a g3 CPU running at 400 mHz and is Indigo colored. Well the wierd thing here is that you must have been buying these G3s when they were rather old because there has never been a G3 with a list price of less than $1000 US from Apple, this price would have had to have been from a retailer with a good mark down sale. _ 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]
