MD: noise (mechanical)
Hello, I'm new on the list, so sorry for mentioning an old flamewar-subject. I'm thinking about buying a portable MD-recorder (my first MD-equipment) and the Sharp MT-90H and the Sony MZ-R700 look pretty fine, so I need to make a decision... One hint could be the noise (made by the motors and such, not the one I'm hearing in the phones) the players produce. Does anyone have an opinion about which player is quieter (while playing, track searching..) Thanks! Christoph - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Brand New Sony R900 for $250
Hi, I am selling some Brand New Japanese domestic model Sony R900 for $250 each on ebay. The ebay address is: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1242774260 You can choose the color you like, and every unit is brand new with original accessories. I can only supply these recorder for 10 more days, after that I will be heading back to US from my trip, so act fast if you want one. The standard air-mail shipping is $30, so all you need to pay is just $280. Please email me if you have any questions. I only accept Yahoo! Paydirect for payment method. My email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: High price of solid state memory (was: If MDs had come out before CDs)
But is Md really on fire in say, Japan, like it was about 3 years ago? Well.. I mean it was a bit different over there. Most people I know in Japan used MD because they frequently rent audio CDs. There are A LOT of places to rent CDs over there! Before there weren't that many home computers over there either, as space is very limiting. That's why most people over there own laptops. Back then there weren't any laptops that could burn CD... (anyone here remember burning CD using a CLI in the early 90's?)Plus the fact that MD small and keen make them very appealing I guess. tk - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: DCC?
Hello- I know this is the MD list, but I figured some of you probably had DCC players back in the day. In my ever-lasting quest for a recording medium that provides optical/digital out (for transfer to PC/CDR) I have come across a DCC deck. It's going for $50 on ebay right now, and has optical/coax in/out. I also get the feeling that maybe DCC is not compressed sound? Only problem is finding blanks. The guy is giving two blanks with the unit, and I guess I could just recycle, but does anyone know of a place selling blank DCC? Is it worth getting into? The price is right, but do you guys think it's totally a dead medium at this point? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
* Grant Goodale [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 31 May 2001 | Also, is it just me, or does the PCLink cable pictured look remarkably | similar to the new DG-2 available from Xitel? Are they both sourcing some | third party for that cable now? That is because it is a genuine Xitel MD-PORT DG-2. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
* David W. Tamkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 31 May 2001 | The picture on that page shows a deeper brick color for the 900DPC than the | painfully vivid reds in other photographs of it on the web. Is there anyone | on the list who has seen one and can describe the color? That is an MZ-R700 I think, not an MZ-R900 depicted. And yes, the red R900 is a brighter shade of red. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ accelerate to dangerous speeds. PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
* Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Jun 2001 | And yes, the red R900 is a brighter shade of red. URL:http://www.tweeter.com/commerce/product1.asp?sku=MZR900DPCpf_id=9389942dept_id=60 The image is the correct model, and the shading is close to right, but the real thing has a glossy metallic finish which does not show. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ accelerate to dangerous speeds. PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: DCC?
Danny-K asked, | I also get the feeling that maybe DCC is not compressed sound? Sorry, but it is compressed (under an algorithm known as PASC). - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
The picture of the MZ-R900DPC shown at etronics.com is incorrect. First off, they show a Sony MZ-R700DPC. Secondly, the color in the etronics.com is incorrect. If you want to see what the MZ-R900DPC really looks like, go to planetminidisc.com or crutchfield.com. The MZ-R900DPC's red color is brighter than the picture at etronics.com indicates, but it's not at all obnoxious. I actually bought an MZ-R900DPC from planetminidisc.com and the PCLink unit that is supplied with it is the Xitel DG-1...it even says so right on the back of the unit. AFAIK red is the only color that the MZ-R900DPC (with PC-Link) is going to be available in. If you want a silver MZ-R900 AND a PC-Link device, you're going to have to buy them separately. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: color of the MZ-R900DPC
Thanks, Richard and Rat. That bright red is too much for me, and I'll wait for the silver model. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
After I'd seen Richard's and Rat's replies and thanked them, another came in from Greg Schwabacher, the person who had originally told us about the etronics.com offer. Thank you as well, Greg. | The picture of the MZ-R900DPC shown at etronics.com is incorrect. | First off, they show a Sony MZ-R700DPC. Secondly, the color | in the etronics.com is incorrect. If you want to see what the | MZ-R900DPC really looks like, go to planetminidisc.com or crutchfield.com. Yes, I'd already seen it on (in retina-burn red) on their pages. | The MZ-R900DPC's red color is brighter than the picture at etronics.com | indicates, but it's not at all obnoxious. Obnoxious is a stronger term than I'd use either, but it's still too much for my tired old eyes. | AFAIK red is the only color that the MZ-R900DPC (with PC-Link) is going to | be available in. If you want a silver MZ-R900 AND a PC-Link device, you're | going to have to buy them separately. Red is certainly the only color so far, and if what I heard about other colors later this summer doesn't come to pass, I'll have a decision to make. The PC connector is unimportant to me, as I have another way to go from PC to MD for the very rare occasions I want to do so; the reason I don't buy an imported MZ-R900 in a milder color right now is the lack of local warranty service. So if no other color of MZ-R900 or MZ-R900DPC is to be sold in the US, I'll have to select among (a) tolerating the color, (b) settling for a non-local warranty, (c) buying an MDLP portable with fewer features, or (d) saving the money and not buying an MDLP portable at all. One possible realization of (c) is to get an MZ-E900 [if you classify recording as a feature] because the MDS-JB940 that I already own can record MDLP and I have no portable MDLP recording needs. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: DCC?
DCC Uses PASC a derivitave of mpeg, is lossy, but not more than an mp3. See braindonors.net for more information Blanks are a real pain to find. But DCC deck for 50 isn't bad. It will also spit out the analog tapes with S/PDIF and Coax :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Danny-K Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:51 AM To: MD List Subject: MD: DCC? Hello- I know this is the MD list, but I figured some of you probably had DCC players back in the day. In my ever-lasting quest for a recording medium that provides optical/digital out (for transfer to PC/CDR) I have come across a DCC deck. It's going for $50 on ebay right now, and has optical/coax in/out. I also get the feeling that maybe DCC is not compressed sound? Only problem is finding blanks. The guy is giving two blanks with the unit, and I guess I could just recycle, but does anyone know of a place selling blank DCC? Is it worth getting into? The price is right, but do you guys think it's totally a dead medium at this point? - 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: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- Also, is it just me, or does the PCLink cable pictured look remarkably similar to the new DG-2 available from Xitel? Are they both sourcing some third party for that cable now? From what I understand, Sony gets the link from Xitel and rebadges it Stuart Howlette - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: ADMIN: Archive facility restored
Dear All Just a quick note to say the MD-L archives, including the search facility have been restored. Sorry about the extended outage of this service which has been due to compatibilty issues on our new server. The contents of the archive are updated hourly and the search indexes are updated daily. http://md-l.amulation.com/archive/ Nick -- Nick Perry | LONDON N16, UK | http://www.amulation.co.uk/ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
| AFAIK red is the only color that the MZ-R900DPC (with PC-Link) is going to | be available in. I think that color choice and combinations may be cultural thing. In the mid 80's one of the leading Japanese auto manufactures was offering their red cars with only BROWN upholstery and interior trim. Sports car red and brown are not generally an acceptable combination to Americans (myself included). The following year they changed the interior to gray. I'm not sure that there is any direct tie in to consumer electronics, but it is interesting that you can't order a Japanese car with the options that you want. These cars are assembled in Japan and shipped with various combinations of accessories. The dealer hunts his computer for a car with with closest options that you want. Often you are stuck purchasing expensive options that you do not want in order to get the ones you do. Americans usually have a car built for them. You can usually choose the color combinations and most of the options. I wonder if a person purchasing a car in Japan has the same limitations as Americans do when it comes to Japanese autos? Until Apple commuter decided to offer color choices in their iMacs, when it came to electronics you were pretty much stuck with the color that they came in. I imagine having to stock computers in 6 different colors is a retailer's nightmare! Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: DCC?
David W. Tamkin wrote: Danny-K asked, | I also get the feeling that maybe DCC is not compressed sound? Sorry, but it is compressed (under an algorithm known as PASC). I wonder why they would have to compress it? To me it seems that digital music shouldn't take up more room than analog? Did the DCC offer more music per tape? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: DCC?
Analog is recorded with sine waves, whereas digital is recorded with square waves, which take up more room. Also, tapes sound better if the tape is moved past the head faster (lower density). So there is less available time that the tape has per foot. So the data is compressed to make it fit. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of las Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: DCC? David W. Tamkin wrote: Danny-K asked, | I also get the feeling that maybe DCC is not compressed sound? Sorry, but it is compressed (under an algorithm known as PASC). I wonder why they would have to compress it? To me it seems that digital music shouldn't take up more room than analog? Did the DCC offer more music per tape? Larry - 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: DCC?
* Jacob Alifrangis [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Jun 2001 | Analog is recorded with sine waves, whereas digital is recorded with | square waves, which take up more room. Where did you get that bit of misinformation? | Also, tapes sound better if the tape is moved past the head faster | (lower density). Not for digital media. The capacity of digital media is a function of the size of the read/write heads. For example, DDS-2 is a 120m DAT tape and stores 4GB of data, while DDS-3 is a 125m tape and stores 12GB of data, a three-fold increase. | So there is less available time that the tape has per foot. So the data | is compressed to make it fit. Just... wrong. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
* Stuart Howlette [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Jun 2001 | From what I understand, Sony gets the link from Xitel and rebadges it Sony doesn't rebadge it. The DG-2 that came with my MZ-R900 (that I purchased this morning) says Xitel on the back. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Radio Station Just Got MD Equipment
Here's a happy thing: this afternoon when I showed up at the radio station where I work part-time (WWFM - classical radio network), the chief engineer pointed out to me the newest piece of equipment - a Sony MDS-E12 MINIDISC deck. There's one in the on-air studio and there will soon be one in the production studio. I'm not sure what he has planned for them; but I suggested, and he seemed to agree, that we could use them instead of DAT (DAT tapes have been giving us some problems) for locally-produced shows, and for recording from the satellite any programs to be rebroadcast at a later date. I'm excited because this unit has a keyboard input so I can bring in my keyboard and title my own discs. Nice to see someone else who recognizes that MD is a terrific format. James __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: DCC?
Analog is recorded with sine waves, whereas digital is recorded with square waves, which take up more room. Also, tapes sound better if the tape is moved past the head faster (lower density). So there is less available time that the tape has per foot. So the data is compressed to make it fit. Wow, a little knowlege is a dangerous thing. That's quite a compact string of misunderstanding there... 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]
RE: MD: DCC?
Re DCC decks handling analog tapes ===BEGIN QUOTE It will also spit out the analog tapes with S/PDIF and Coax :) END QUOTE If this is so regarding DCC decks digitizing the signals that come out of analogue cassettes, then this could be good for cassette restoration exercises. If you use a soundcard or USB-SPDIF block that can capture SPDIF signals, you could record a cassette to hard disk as a WAV file using the DCC's on-board A/D process. By containing the analogue process in the DCC deck during this exercise and the fact that DCC decks may digitize post-Dolby or apply the Dolby playback curve using a bit of DSP, there is very little risk of computer interference getting into the playback chain. Then you use a good sound-editor package like SoundForge to treat the sound of the cassette recording that you captured. Here you could do effects like applying frequency filters to the sound to cut out tape hiss or augmenting the sound level to bring-up low-level recordings. Then you export the finished recording to CDR as a Red-Book volume or to MD. With regards, Simon Mackay - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
