MD: mac question off topic a little sorry
any mac users here know if there are drivers for aureal cards with spdif out (os 9.1) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Q about MDLP - ATRAC3
wolfgang buresch [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just read on the MDCP the faq about ATRAC3 at http://www.minidisc.org/mdlpfaq.html and it says for Q#10: What bitrates are used? A:.In LP2 and LP4 modes 20 bytes of dummy data per 212 byte soundgroup.. -- those 20 bytes -- are they a fact or just a wild guess? Fact. I double checked it with Sony. Sorry, my fault, but I guess I was misunderstood. I understand that ATRAC3 has to be somehow embedded into ATRAC1 and I know that that's a fact. What I meant was whether the number of bytes (20) are a fact or not (Why not 19 or 21 bytes per SG). For, you only need 13 bytes per soundgroup to produce silence. I even could ask differently. If we were ask to define the new ATRAC3 algorithm and we know we have to embed it into ATRAC1, why come up with 132kbps? Why waste 7 bytes per SG for nothing? Think about it, we have 775.104 SoundGroups available for recording, that means we are wasting more than 5MB per 74m59s disc and there is no future use for that space. Right. I received the 20 bytes number from Sony after publishing an initially incorrect guess at the number of bytes needed to produce silence in ATRAC1. My guess is that 132kbps is really just the average, and that the extra unusused space is actually slop space for the Huffman encoder. Since Huffman coding exploits redundancy in the information to be encoded, some signals will require more space than others (just as with .zip files). ps: last Q: Does anyone know why the very first ATRAC coder [ATRAC1 Version1 (MZ-1)] sounded soo bad. (I know the answer, but before I am going to post it I want to have your thoughts). The 16 bit math? Rick - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: off topic- sound card to amp problems
Hi Mike, i ran a ground cable fromn the chassis of the reciever to the chassis of my pc. touching the ground cable to the PC chassis also causes a spark. There's at least some unwanted voltage between PC and ground. You might have a dangerous risk of shock now. And if not now, one might well develop if the failure gets worse. I recommend fixing it soon. Since the problem appeared abruptly, I'd think that a component failed. Since you get that spark between ground and the PC, I think that the failure is in the PC's power supply. That's moderately good news in one sense. Replacement power supplies are a commodity. There are many sources for them. There might be some trouble deciding which of a few kinds you need (different shapes and connectors). You also need the replacement supply to have the same watt rating the one you now have, or the new one can be higher, but that rating is pretty easy to find on the labels. Replacement generally involves disconnecting plug-together cables, removing screws, removing the old unit, and vice versa. You might do it, or a shop shouldn't charge you for a lot of time to do it. So repairing the PC could well cost less than repairing the receiver. Dick - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MD Label blank
Yes. They seem to be sticky enough to not come off in normal use, but they can be peeled off easily enough. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall Sent: 19 October 2001 01:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD Label blank === = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === do these labels remove easily from md's? i'm curious because i hate having stacked 3+ labels on top of each other because they all stick together. - Original Message - From: Alan Dowds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:21 PM Subject: RE: MD: MD Label blank Pressit make label software and labels for MD. I got mine from discount discs (www.discountdiscs.co.uk), or try www.pressit.com They seem to work well enough with my Epson inkjet printer. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hayes Sent: 18 October 2001 03:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MD Label blank Hello... I'm looking for an online MD labeler. I have found one PDF stylefor DAT tape cases. Anyone know of an MD labeler. Hayes - 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] - 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: List check
Never mind.. I misotook a lull for technical difficulties. - Original Message - From: Stilson Snow [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:16 PM Subject: MD: List check I haven't gotten any messages for the last two days unusual for the list. Checking to see if anyone else still there??? - 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: off topic- sound card to amp problems
You have a GO to Home Depot or a good hardware store and get a plug in tester that shows if a receptical in wired correctly. They have three prongs like a plug and there are three neon lights. They cost about $15 or less. All the do is show if the recptical is connected properly and has power. Some will also test to see if a GFI works propely too. Plug that into the two recepticals and you will find that one of them is wired incorrectly. Before you make any changes in the wireing to correct it, makes sure the power is off for the receptical you are working on. There are three wires connect to a three prong receptical. Black is or should be the HOT wire, and it connects to the small flat prong. White is neutral and it connects to the large flat prong Green or bare is Ground and it connects to the metal electrical box and the round grounding prong. It is possible that one of your extension cords is plugged in backwards also. Hopefully neither the reciever nor the computer has been damaged. Usually it is just leakage current, but enough to activate the protection circuitry involved. Mike Hooker wrote: hi, i ve got a wierd problem connecting the line out jack from my PC soundcard to an input on my stereo reciever. it used to work fine, but suddenly, the amp was shutting itself down, some kind of failsafe. it only happened when the AUX is used, which is where the rca cables( 1/8 in. minijack cable to rca's) from the card are plugged into.you can actually see a spark jump from the jack to the soundcard input when you connect them. i plugged in a protable cd walkman to the cables, and all worked fine, so i dont think there are shorts in the rca cables. i believe its got to do with proper grounding of the units. the reciever has a two prong, polarized plug. i ran a ground cable fromn the chassis of the reciever to the chassis of my pc. touching the ground cable to the PC chassis also causes a spark. with the two units grounded together, the amp works, but the monitor display behaves funny, it gets jiggly. i disconnected the ground and havent used the sound cars since. i'm thinking of grounding both the pc and amp chassis to a cold water pipe, which i guess would be the ultimate of grounds. if anyone has any ideas about this , please let me know before i blow up the pc, the map, or both. thanks much take at look at my music trading list http://www.oe-pages.com/ARTS/Ballet/mikehooker or if it doesnt work, use this: http://pages.zdnet.com/mikehooker/hookstradingpage have fun, Mike Hooker - 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]
MD: NetMD release date revisited + speaker setup question
Hi all. I know that the Sony release date for the NZ-1 will be around the 10th of December. Does anyone know when the Sharp units will be available? More specifically I will be in London in December and wanted to know if it will be possible to buy the Sony or Sharp units before Christmas (as a present). My second question. I have a set of Cambridge pcworks speakers lying around. I would like to hook this up to my mini sound system at home. My problem is that the Hi-Fi only gives out normal speaker output, and not low volume output that the built in amp of the Cambridge set needs. Any ideas of how this will be done? TIA Gerard. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
