MD: OT: Vinyl to MP3
This is slightly offtopic, but short of wading through USEnet, this is the best place for this question. Can anyone suggest an excellent program for encoding vinyl to high quality MP3 w/o the use of a preamp or receiver/amp? Thanks, -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "If you hear any noise/It's just me and the boys" - Parliament's 'Mothership Connection' - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet!
Oh, I did realize that there would be some distortion, but I find it varies from song to song. Some songs while be perfect, others will be terrible. The reason I putting my mp3s to to MD is because I *don't* have a CD burner, otherwise I would just put everything to CD and only MD the stuff I like when I get an MD changer for my car. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "There's too much booty in the pants." -Soundmaster T - Original Message - From: "las" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 9:14 PM Subject: Re: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet! Brett, you can't rely on anything in between the mp3 and the mini disc. Even the best sound card with a digital output might still create some distortion. Right now the best way I see to make good copies of Mds from mp3 files is to convert them to wave files and transfer them to CD then to MD. Or to have a player like the Apex DVD player that will read mp3 files and has a digital output (unfortunately not optical on that model-that's why I ordered a coaxial to digital converter from Nate White, hint, hint-Nate, I still didn't receive it yet). Larry Brett Tyre wrote: - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet!
I've found that mp3s of songs with vocals sometimes do not transfer over to MiniDisc well (analog), especially 128k files. Although it is partially dependant on the EQ settings on my home stereo, even if I drop the bass down and boost other parts up, with some songs the vocals are kind of muddled and hard to hear amongst the music. On other songs at 128, some of the higher stuff is muffled, or "combed" or really sharp. Fortunately, I record a lot of instrumentals which seem to pick up better than vocals. No complaints on a digital CD copy yet. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "There's too much booty in the pants." -Soundmaster T - Original Message - From: "PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: MD: Is 128kbps MP3 bad? MD has loadsa life yet! Thing is I have been using Napster lately, to download mp3 music most of which has been at 128kbps, and to be honest it is to my ears quite acceptable, provided it was recorded properly. Having just downloaded and listened to Kate Bush Wutheing Heights, there were definite probs with the high freq stuff, sorta muffled artifacts added to them but overall, in any listening environment other than my home I doubt they would be detectable. Cheers, Gareth Bell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Forgot just how bad vinyl sounded
Odd that you should mention this. With some of the music I listen to, it is cheaper and easier to buy vinyl part of the time. While all of the vinyl I've purchased has been 'used', the extent of its use has been limited to a few sample plays in the store. When I get home, I plug in my turntable and my minidisc deck and start recording. By going through a pre-amp, I actually get very good sound out of the vinyl. In fact, the only time I notice the usual pops and crackles is at the beginning, or between songs - it sounds almost like a CD. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/brett_tyre London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "There's too much booty in the pants." -Soundmaster T - Original Message - From: "las" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:11 PM Subject: MD: Forgot just how bad vinyl sounded We have been selling off much of what we own because we are moving and don't want to take it (I have a Sony 510 deck for sale on e bay). I have been attempting to sell my old albums. Before I will list one for sale I play test it. I can't believe what we used to put up with. At first, ignoring the ticks and pops, I though, "what a warm sound". But the more I listened I realized, "man this sounds bad". You see people selling lps in sealed mint condition. I wonder if they didn't reseal them. How could anybody know 35 years ago that some day music would be read by lasers?? Back then lasers had just come out. They were very powerful and used to cut things. 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]
MD: Minidisc Canada?
A while back, someone had posted a URL for a Canadian based on-line MiniDisc shop. Due to the frail and old state of my mind, I have failed to bookmark, write down or remember this URL. Would someone be kind enough to post it for idiots like me? Thanks. -- NP: Laughing Buddha -Karma Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "Ah...the InterNet King, maybe he can provide me with faster nudity." -Comic Shop Keeper - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MDX-65 Changer
This is kind of a side note, but is Sony the only company that makes MD changers for cars? -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "They have the internet on computers now?" -Homer Simpson - Original Message - From: "WZ" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 8:02 AM Subject: RE: MD: MDX-65 Changer Did you find that price off of carmedia ? I couldn't find anything cheaper than carmedia myself, but I've heard of people complain about their customer service. wrt to your question, i believe sony's changer use sony's own proprietary connector so if your chrysler headunit wasn't made by sony, then you'd probably have to get adapters, if they exist. My mom is going to put a CD changer in her convertable, I convinced her to go with a MD changer. I found a MDX-65 changer on sale on the net for $319.99. Anybody know how good this changer is and will it work with a stock Chrystler head unit that has changer controls for a 6 cd changer out of box, or will I have to get all sorts of adapters. Someone let me know something so I'm better prepared to install the thing if we order it off the net. I know Crutchfield knows all that shit, but, they're too expensive. - 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: Opinion: Best Brand of MiniDisc
I'm curious as to everyone's opinion on what the best brand of MiniDisc happens to be. I've been pleased with the results of the Sony 74s and 80s, both in my Sony deck and my Aiwa portable; TDKs also seem very good. I've tried a few Maxells (Gold), but of all my MiniDiscs, the two Maxells have been ejected from my deck with the shutter half-open much more frequently than the Sonys or TDKs. AFAIK, this has only happened once with my Sony discs and never with my TDKs. Has anyone else experienced this problem with the Maxell Golds? The sound quality is good, but this problem deters me from saving a few cents and buy more Maxells. Any other brands I should try? -- NP: Tristan -Valve Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Well I did it.
I've had this problem too, and while having the songs blended together is nice for something like a DJ mix, its a minus not having track markers. I usually create my playlists in Real Jukebox, and between each track (unless it has a proper fade), I place recorded silence. I took one of my albums with secret tracks and I recorded 2 seconds of silence as an MP3. This adds two seconds on to the end of whatever song I'm recording, causing my deck to read it as time for a new track. (I have the MDS-S707, which uses two or three seconds bursts of silence as track spacers). -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Neon John" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mini disc mailing list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 12:43 AM Subject: MD: Well I did it. The biggie. The Sony doesn't detect intersong spaces and lay down a mark in any mode. I have the WinAmp inter-song silence plugin and it's working. Using the optical interface, I've tried both manually recording and using sync record. Nadda. Records OK, just no track marks. What's the trick. John -- John De Armond [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.bellsouth.net/~johngd/ Neon John's Custom Neon Cleveland, TN "Bendin' Glass 'n Passin' Gas" - 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: magnetic damage
Hey, I'm impressed with MD. It works great, and its much more convienient than CD-R. -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Sean Harding" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage On Tue Apr 18 at 08:07:22 PM, Brett Tyre wrote: So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... Optical is older than MO...If you're more concerned with where else the technology has been used than how it works in its current implementation, then perhaps MD isn't for you. But those of us who just care how well it works have no problem with it. sean -- Sean Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED]|"I'm consuming my life http://www.dogcow.org/sean/ | and it tastes so good." | --The Nields - 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: magnetic damage
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an MD encoded optically? Maybe I'm just mistaken, but there better be a damn good reason for having a Class 1 Laser product sticker on my deck... -- NP: Kox Box -Electronic Brainwash Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Stainless Steel Rat" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "MD-L" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:55 PM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage * "Black_Angel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 18 Apr 2000 | Teorically it's impossible to damage a MD only with a magnetic field. No, it is impossible to _erase_ an MD with a magnetic field. But a sufficiently powerful EM field could warp or crack the metallic layer, rendering the disc unusable. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ unknown glowing substance which fell to PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ Earth, presumably from outer space. - 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: MiniDisc Labels
Is there a print program in existence that can print out customized labels for MiniDiscs? I'm looking for something that will allow me to put graphics onto a label so that I don't have to use the boring labels provided with all blank MiniDiscs. Thanks, Brett. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
