Re: MD: Vortex2
Computer Geeks has the Vortex2 SQ2500 sound card with digital out for $39 right now. I wonder if anyone has used this card and can comment on its quality. Does it work well with MD? Also, is there any way to add a digital in port? The Vortex2 SQ2500 only has coaxial output, not optical. Unless if you have a deck, it won't work. That said, I really like the Vortex2 chipset. Great for games. :) If you want a good, cheap Vortex2 card with optical output, go for the Aureal Superquad. If you really can't live without input, you would get the Turtle Beach Montego II+ (Vortex2) or the SBLive! value and get the Hoontech optical I/O bracket. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Aiwa F70 Urgent
Oops, missed a step. The proper directions are: 1. Put your unit in stop mode 2. Hold DISP for 3 seceonds 3. Press MODE 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press STOP. Sorry. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Aiwa F70 Urgent
Urgent message - can someone please tell me asap haow to turn the beeps off on an aiwa f70 Here, straight off the AM-F70 manual available on minidisc.org: 1. Put your unit in stop mode 2. Press MODE 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press STOP. If you still need help, consult this image: http://www.minidisc.org/amf70_user/30-31.GIF - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: SB-Live Digi?
A possible stroke of light though, I seem to recall somwhere back a post about using the SB Live to get a digital output. Was that true? Guess what sound card I now have Please? Someone? You need an optical output header. The most popular one among the MD community is the Hoontech one (www.hoontech.com), which is relatively reasonably priced. You could also build one yourself or buy one from another vendor, but I don't know of any other vendors which make SBLive optical I/O headers... - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony's new Internet Audio Recording Interface
On what do you base this statement? My understanding of ATRAC (based upon looking at an ATRAC decoder) is that the computational demands of encoding ATRAC are similar to those for MP3. I would expect a software ATRAC encoder to run about as fast as an MP3 encoder. On that note, remember the whole thing with the legal nightmare that is the Sony Music Clip? That did encoding of ATRAC (albiet ATRAC3) in software. I remember reading somewhere (I think it was in a minidisc.org news update) that ATRAC3 can be easily transcoded into ATRAC1 (or was it the other way around?). I guess you would probably be able to encode ATRAC1, but Sony doesn't want that to happen - legal stuff and all. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sound Cards w/ Optical Output
... optical out. You'll come to love the friendly red laser instead of the boring coax. That's not a laser. If it were, you would be able to point an optical cable at a wall across the room and still get a nice dot. Optical simply uses red light. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony RM-MZE1 Remote Control and SHR-M1 Headphone
I think the headphone has its own FM radio, which would be cool for any MD owner (it is one thing I sometimes miss when I carry my MZ-R90 with me all day). And the remote contol is a new one released by Sony, AFAIK, but what is the special thing on it? If anyone knows, please, I'd appreciate any info (and also pictures). As far as I can see, the MZE1 remote is one of the newer Sony "stick style" remotes like the ones used in the R90. I believe that they are sold purely for the purpose of being replacement parts. They seem to come in several colours, though... With regards to the SHR-M1 headphones, I can say one thing right now: they're not cheap. The store where I saw them wouldn't let me try them, but the price tag says CAN$145 (somewhere in the realm of US$100). From what I can glean from the storeowner, the FM radio is world band (i.e. supports all frequencies used in US, Europe, and Asia). There is a button at the bottom of one side of the earphones which toggles the FM radio on and off. They use a standard miniplug connection. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony's new Internet Audio Recording Interface
... Bleem! is not an emulator. Emulation is slow, I mean really slow, I mean slow like molassas flowing up hill, in Alaska, in winter. The way Bleem! functions, it does not translate PlayStation code to Windows code. It simply maps PlayStation system calls to DirectX and Windows API calls, so that most of the processing happens in hardware, not software. Keep in mind that the PSX core CPU is roughly as powerful as a 166-200MHz Pentium class processor (clock speed is utterly meaningless when comparing RISC to non-RISC architectures). First off, with regards to the RISC comment: Clock speed is utterly meaningless when comparing ANYTHING of a mildly different architecture. For example, comparing the 450mhz AMD K6-2 to a P3-450 using clock speed is utterly meaningless. They are both x86 architectures, and will run the exact same code. The P3 has a nicer FPU, the K6-2 has a good integer unit. They will run different code at different speeds. The whole RISC vs. CISC thing is way overrated. RISC is a design philosophy, not a magic technique which will make a CPU instantly 200% faster. A RISC CPU is *designed* to have a smaller number of instructions which have been heavily optimized. That said, I'd also like to point out that the 33mhz MIPS CPU used in the PSX does nothing but execute game code. It doesn't have to worry about operating systems, device drivers, memory protection, multitasking, networking, et al. Instead, it will execute game code. And game code. And game code. Bleem! does, in fact, emulate the MIPS CPU directly. It's the only way you can run code for another CPU architecture. What it DOES "map" to PC equivalents is the custom PSX chipset (consisting of 4 seperate chips, if memory serves correct) and the sound chipset. The emulator will tell the emulated CPU that this chipset exists and that you can access these chips directly, and then proceeds to execute the code. Rendering can be passed onto a 3D hardware accelerator this way. And the 33mhz MIPS CPU has nowhere *NEAR* the power of a P166. And a P200 will not be able to emulate the Playstation fast enough for 3D games using a software renderer. And a P200 will play Street Fighter Zero3 for the PSX at a speed which is, to borrow a quote from above, not unlike "molassas flowing up hill, in Alaska, in winter". But we're straying WAY off topic here. I just wanted to make some corrections. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Perfect Portable
Am I the only one who thinks it's brilliant? I have no problems with changing songs without hitting the stop button, but that might have to do with the size of my fingers. I've tried other remotes (Aiwa AM-F7, Sharp 721, Sharp 702, Panasonic SJ-MJ70, the newer Sony remote used in the R90), and the older Sony "twist-stick" remote was by FAR the most annoying remote to use with one hand. I mean, it's not that it's unbearable, but it pales greatly in comparison to the others when you factor in ease of use with one hand. And I have small fingers. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Editing on the Aiwa's
One of the things I love about the R50 is how easy it makes editing stuff that's on the disc. Setting track marks, erasing tracks, moving tracks and setting titles are all dead simple operations. The reviews I've read of the Aiwas lead me to believe that their editing features are not as simple to use as the Sony's. Is this really the case? Or does it sound worse than it really is? This comes from my experience from using my Aiwa AM-F7. Editing on the Aiwa is relatively simple. You slide the record "switch" (it works like the "eject" switches ono many units) once while playing to get into "edit" mode. Now, you can press "mode" until you get to the function you want, press enter, and then perform the function. Not cryptic by any stretch of imagination. Everything can be performed during play. Tell me if you want more dirty details. - Ed. Another one. :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Remote control
Sorry, i misred that! But it might be interesting to have a sony remote control a sharp walkman, because the MT15 does not come with a remote. A standard Sharp remote works well. I think it would still transmit display bits, but I'm not sure... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD Advertising: Sharp
The ad starts with several twentysomethings listening to some music on a bookshelf system (by Sharp, obviously). After a couple of rather uninformative shots of the people "grooving", one guy pops out the minidisc, which looks like a blank (it had no label I think), puts it into his portable and walks out. Cut to: a harbour environment, two guys meet, both with portable MD players. They sit down, open their portables and exchange the discs. One of them points his indiglo Sharp remote into the camera, then they part. Subtitle: "Digital deal with Sharp minidisc" or something like that. On another note, I remember seeing the Sony MD ads back in or '93-ish in Hong Kong. The flow of it went something similar. This was at least 6 or 7 years ago, so I'm doing this purely off the top of my head. It started with a guy listening to music at home (I think it was a deck). "MD in your home." Pops out the disc, gets into his car, loads it into his head unit. "MD in your car." Gets to his destination, takes out the disc again, pops it into his portable. "MD on the go." Or something like that. Your sypnosis (sp?) of the Sharp ad just reminded me of it and I wanted to share that. :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Just bought First MD Player/Recorder
After muc intrest in MiniDisc I finally bought one. I went to Circuit City
hoping to buy the Sharp MT15 but upon seeing the Sony R37 for $20 less(199
vs. 179) I went for it and even more to my delight the salesman said that
the floor model was the only one left which gave me another $20 off for a
total of $159 plus a $25 3 year protection plan(which I will use!) and a
pack of 5 blank memorex discs for $11. It came to 204.92 altogether. It came
with everything except the box. I was a little dissapointed that the remote
didnt have a display but upon further reading on the internet I heard that
it will accept the R55's remote is this true? and if so can I call sony and
buy one? If not does anyone know where I can get one? Please let me know!
It should accept the R55 remote fine, as well as any other relatively
recent (ala the last 4 or 5 years) Sony remote. The newer Sony remotes
should work fine too. See below.
You can probably get one from Sony, but they would probably charge an
astronimical price for it. Hyperjack
(http://www.iris.ne.jp/cgraph/hyperjack/HYPERPLmd.htm) sells some Sony
remotes for 4,500 yen. (Despite the cryptic URL, they are an extremely
reputable dealer). That's about $41, which is still not cheap. And you
still add 2,500 yen SH. You're going to see which is cheaper. It looks
like Hyperjack is selling the newer Sony remotes ("stick style", which
you don't twist), but they should still work.
I don't know if any other dealers sell the remotes. Anybody else know?
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Re: MD: Naming Track
Does anyone know how to name a track without playing the track? (i.e. naming a track while 'stopped') I have a MZ-R91 and I can't figure out how to do that. The best you can do is name a track during pause. Why, exactly, do you want to name while stopped, anyway? :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Naming while playing on MD-MT15
I have another question: How can you name a track while it's playing on a Sharp MD-MT15? Firmware limitation. No go. Sorry. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Defeating BEEP on Sony portables?
i'm the owner of 2 MD sony MZR-35 and i would like to know if you succeeded to find a way for killing the beep of the remote control. I need this information for making an interactive sculpture with remote controlling of the play/pause/sound level. i did not find any answer in minidisc.com Chalk up another thing Sony needs to clear up (along with End Search) before I buy a Sony portable. The Sharp and Aiwa units definately let you do this (I own one of each). I find the beep to be one of the most dismally annoying things the Sony units have. I don't mind End Search as much (I usually record from MP3/CD, anyway). - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: programmable portable??
I'm looking for advice (just brands and model numbers would do it) of portable recorders that have programmed play. To the best of my knowledge, only Aiwa portables have this feature. Word of advice: Don't drop the AM-F5/F7. I don't know about the newer units, but my AM-F7 didn't take a drop too well. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Which soundcard for Minidiscs
I went for an Soundblaster Live! Platinum. It has an expansion box which fits in a spare disk bay and allows front access to digital SPDIF (RCA), optical, analogue aux2 (RCA) and MIDI (DIN), all both in and out, as well as a microphone and headphone socket. There's also the usual line in/out, CD and mic sockets on the card too. Note that the US version of the Live! Platinum comes with the "Live Drive 1" and does NOT have optical input/output. The US version contains only coaxial input and output. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MZ-R90 and shock protection
I think it's rather that the motor spin-up time is slower. Motor speed itself would not seem to have a direct relation to power consumption. On the Sharp MD-MT831 the top end motor RPM (400-1350rpm) is actually higher than on mainstream units (400-900rpm), I've always assumed this was to save power since you can read faster and the amount of time you need to run the motor is less. Ahh, but the Sharp has the power saving mode. Remember that the power saving mode will fill the buffer and stop the disc (and thus motor) until the 40 seconds are almost over and then start filling it again. The Sony doesn't have such a feature and then I assume will constantly be filling the buffer (much like the Sharp when power saving is turned off) Won't this affect shock protection? I would imagine that this would cause the shock buffer to fill more slowly. Anybody know how to monitor the MZ-R90's shock buffer? I did have my MZ-R90 mute on me once while on a Nordic-track. That's never happened with my MZ-R50 (same Nordic-track, same pocket). Was this near the beginning of playing? I'm curious. If the motor spin up was slower, then it would still affect shock buffer filling near the beginning of playing, right? Since the disc is spinning fast enough to be read from, but is still slower than peak... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: labels
I'M curious: (read my emails and you know it) do many people actually use the labels (other than the narrow, edge ones) ? I can't write (or read) that small. Well, I frequently listen to few enough discs that I can colour code them somewhat. I buy the colour collections usually, and store them in the TDK Colour cases (useful things). Recently I've started recording to more discs (usually when I want to record something else I see if there's anything that's "so-so" that I can delete), so I simply add a surface label to the discs with nothing written on them. They don't peel easily (I'm doing it with my TDK MusicJacks right now), and you can re-record on them and still tell the discs apart. My discs are organized by artist(s), you see... It works well enough for me. I've got recorded on 6 colour MusicJacks (I've put labels on an orange and a green) , one clear, one black sony prism, one emerald green sony prism, a set of the newer sony prism colour collection, one of the new silvery-orange sony prisms, the pink and blue sony Luminas, and one Maxell GS (the clear ones). I have a black Prism set aside as a temporary disc - it must have been rerecorded on fifty times already. I record anything from a video the class is showing (which I usually record on the computer and encode as a 22khz mono 64 kilobit mp3 and then wipe the disc again), to the contents of a new CD (I barely ever listen to the CD. I record the entire discs to find out which tracks I like to transfer onto other discs) to general silliness. That has a label on it which has been written on. And it has on it one word: "blah." :) - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 and shock protection
All this talk about the MZ-R90 taking forever to: a) read the TOC and start playing, and b) write the TOC has made me come to the preliminary conclusion that the MZ-R90/91 spins the disc at a lower rate to save power. Won't this affect shock protection? I would imagine that this would cause the shock buffer to fill more slowly. Anybody know how to monitor the MZ-R90's shock buffer? If If the NORMAL mode on the Sharp units is indeed a monitor for the shock protection, then my MT-821 takes 14-16 seconds to fill all 40 seconds of the buffer. (At this point the disc spins down and the meter starts decreasing steadily). - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MZ-R55 to KEYBOARD???
Is there any way to hook up my sony Mz-R55 to my keyborad to name the songs??? No. The closest thing you can get is to reverse engineer the Sony remote protocol and to do PART of the titling from a computer, but it won't be extremely easy to construct. It does require a bit of programming knowledge. Similar to the Sharp MS7xx titling interface, you can speed up the process by calculating how many presses of forward/backward/shift are required to reach a particular character, and then executing it via the interface. See http://my.nichols.de/meierth/MD70X.HTML for the 7xx interface. - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: AC Adapter
Does anyone know where in the UK I can source a replacement adapter (i.e. 3-pin plug to 2-pin socket, 240v to 100v)? Better still, is the Sharp adapter for UK models (ADT20APE I think) available to purchase separately? Any AC adapter that's rated for 4.5v to 5.5v at 700mA to around 900mA should techinically work with the unit as long as it has the same plug. Don't take my word for it, though. Sony 4.5v at 700mA adapters have been reported to work fine, albiet charging at a slower speed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: SBlive with Hoontech DB III on Win 2000
working perfectly. When I installed Windows 2000 it stopped working. Of course in Windows 2000 i haven't installed the LiveWare software but the card seems to be working fine in anything else. Does anybody know what S/PDIF support comes purely through the drivers. Make sure the drivers you're using actually support S/PDIF. If they don't, find ones that do. No, I don't have an SBLive! so I can't help you beyond this. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Solid State media vs. MiniDisc - cost calculations
I originally posted this on Slashdot, ready to refute FUD about MD and correct points. Seeing as how a guy claimed that a couple of SmartMedia cards to swap music, I whipped out my trusty calculator and did some calculations. I thought some of you might find this to be of at least mild interest. The original message: - Let's compare prices here. A 64MB CF card costs from $150 to $200. And it stores around 60-62 minutes of 128kilobit MP3 data. Now, I only record my favourite tracks to minidisc. It just so happens that I listen to a lot of music. I carry around 12 MiniDiscs (In a pair of TDK MusicJack cases), and every single track in there is golden. The "so-so" tracks may be recorded onto other discs, which I have around 20 of which I don't listen to too much. If I don't use the cases it actually doesn't take up much space. Okay, all 12 of the discs are filled to the brink. There's usually around 73 minutes on them (there's usually around one or two minutes left at the end which I can't fit a complete track in). 73 minutes/disc * 12 discs = 876 minutes 876 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 52560 seconds 52560 seconds * 131072 bits/sec = 6889144320 bits 6889144320 bits / 8 bits/byte = 861143040 bytes 861143040 bytes / 1048576 bytes/megabyte = 821.25 megabytes 821.25 megabytes / 64 megabytes/card ~= 12.83 cards. Since you can't have fractional cards, we'll round it up to 13. 13 cards * 165 dollars/card = 2145 dollars. Note that $165 per 64MB card is a relatively optimistic price already. Two boxes of TDK Colour MusicJacks cost me HK$69 each. According to the current exchange rate of US$0.1285 per Hong Kong dollar at 8:30pm today, that's ~$17.73. Okay, discs in the US and Canada are around $1.50 to $2 if you know where to look. (Note that $165 per 64MB CF card is also a price quoted for "if you know where to look"). Let's make it $2.50. 2.5 dollars/disc * 12 discs = 31.25 dollars Let's look at the ratio, shall we? 2145 : 31.25 = 68.64 : 1 So CompactFlash media costs 68.64 times more than MiniDisc media. Then again, if you listen to the same songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again, suit yourself. Get MP3. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: How to mark tracks when recording digitally from a soundcard?
Right, S/PDIF carries track number information along with the digital audio. When an MD deck senses a change in track number, it marks a new track. I don't know of any way of making track marks when digitally recording from a PC, but I'm forwarding your note to the MD mailing list in the hope that someone there can help. Your best bet is to rely on the autotrackmark function of your deck. You do not mention what you are recording. If you are playing MP3s, you can use the Soritong MP3 player (http://www.sorinara.com/) or the Winamp pause plugin (http://students.washington.edu/llin/toslink.html, scroll to the bottom). A pause of 2-3 seconds will make most portable units start a new track. Not sure about decks, though - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: OT: Victor Bouch's autoresponder
Something tells me I don't want to get a prepackaged message every time I send a message to the list, as I am undoubtedly going to after I send this one. Victor Bouch apparantly went on a holiday and setup an autoresponder to all incoming messages. Which means that anybody who posts to this list will get one. We can: a) ignore them b) deal with it ourselves or c) temporarily remove him from the list until he gets back. Suggestions? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: How to mark tracks when recording digitally from a soundcard?
IS ONLY A HALF-BAKED SOLUTION. BEING A DJ I KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING THIS CAN
BE, HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF MIXED CDS! NO 2 SECOND MARKER IS GOING TO
WORK FOR THAT BECAUSE DAH IT SPLITS THE MUSIC UP WHICH ON A MIXED CD
(I.E. NO GAPS BETWEEN TRACKS ONLY MARKERS) THIS WILL NOT WORK, AND IF YOU
PUT IN 2 SECOND GAPS IT RUINS THE MUSIC. HOW CAN I TRANSFER DIGITALLY
WITHOUT RUINING THE MIXED MUSIC(NO 2 SECOND GAPS), AND INSERTING TRACK
MARKERS?
We don't care if you rant, but if you do rant, don't shout. Please.
That aside, you have to appreciate the technical side of this. Current
consumer sound cards will not send track marks because a sound card is only
designed to take the input from the application and pump it out to a format
other equipment will understand. No sound card will know the difference
between a music track to the sound of rockets whooshing past you in Quake.
That's not the job of the sound card.
Most current drivers are designed to pump out only the "essential" bits to
an S/PDIF stream - the sound data. A notable exception is the newer Yamaha
YMF744 drivers, which will also transmit SCMS. Of course, if a sound card
is able to transmit SCMS bits it will probably be able to transmit track
marks. However, this will probably involve writing directly to the sound
chipset (writing track marks to the sound device will probably NOT work) -
which is not a good thing to do unless if you're a driver. So this will
probably mean modification of the drivers.
Yamaha, Aureal, and Creative will probably not give up the specs to their
flagship chipsets without a fight - or at least a messy NDA (which usually
involves ). The most likely candidate for this kind of development
would be the Trident 4DWave chipsets, as they ARE willing to give away the
specs without any messy legal stuff. However, you either need a) driver
source or b) to rewrite the drivers.
Interestingly, the easiest way you would do any of this would be to
implement it under Linux. Aureal and Creative have open source Linux
drivers (although they have no specs and Aureal uses a weird abstraction
layer), and Trident 4Dwave drivers exist for the ALSA project. Potentially
you can create a device under /dev/snd in ALSA which, when written to, will
create track marks?
(This is conceptual stuff, guys. Don't flame me.)
Barring that, the best you can do is to look at the track times on the
playlist and fastforward in pause mode (relatively quick) to that point and
mark a track. Sorry.
That or you can beg
{Aureal|Creative|Yamaha|Xitel|Trident|Guillemot|TurtleBeach|Videologic|Hoontech|insert_sound_chipset_or_card_manufacturer_or_reseller,_vendor_,or_supplier_name_here}
for drivers that insert trackmarks.
- Ed.
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Re: MD: Characters available for titling MDs
I know that there are Kanji-abled version in Japan and am curious if the Kanji displays in an English-only player. Anyone know? Also, what happens when a disc with Kanji titles is inserted into a unit which does not know how to display them? Something else that has been bothering me - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: OT: WMA file to MP3
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Sorry this is off-topic, but I'm not sure where else to ask. Anyone have any idea how to get a WMA file into an MP3? I have Windows 95 or MacOS9, so take your pick of platform. If you'd rather not clog the list, respond to me personally... You could use the Winamp DiskWriter plugin to decmopress the WMA file and then use an MP3 encoder to re-encode. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD boomboxes anyone?
If no one has an MD boombox that runs on batteries (I still think it's ludicrous that this is such an unusual criteria for a boombox) then I'd appreciate any input on the Aiwa CSDMD50 boombox, which I think is the one I will get if I can't find one that runs on batteries. A quick case insensitive search for the string "batter" on the Boombox list on minidisc.org yields the following results: Kenwood MDX-F3 (http://www.minidisc.org/part_Kenwood_MDX-F3.html) Sanyo MD-U4R/U4T (http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sanyo_MD-U4R+T.html) Casio MDH-505 (http://www.minidisc.org/part_Casio_MDH-505.html) However, I have no idea where you can buy any of them. :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Help my CD-RW drive thinks all CDs are audio discs
friend I'm visiting end of march. I did install AOL 5.0 trial recently but surely they couldn't have sent an infected CD out!!! Well, AOL 5.0 has been known to conflict with virtually everything on earth apart from itself. In fact, tech support departments regularly tell users to call AOL tech support to teach them how to downgrade themselves to 4.0 (which does not conflict with as much stuff...)! No joke. I would seriously suggest you call up AOL and tell them to help you downgrade to 4.0. That could help. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sharp 832
Well, it seems that nobody knows the answer to my previous question. Drat. Here's a slightly more general question. Has anybody actually used a Sharp 832 (not 831) and used the Kanji remote? :) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Question: Sharp 832 Kanji and home decks
All right, I have a rather unusual question here... I currently own a Sharp 821 portable. It works fine. I am, however, really interested in Kanji titling. Now, a) An 832 remote (which displays Kanji) would definately fit into an 821, but would it display Kanji assuming that it had such track titles? From the information I could glean, Kanji titles are stored on a different sector from normal titles. Would the unit have to be specifically programmed to read and send the Kanji titles? b) If the above were to be correct, then I would be able to buy a Sony MDS-PC1/PC2 and title in Kanji on that, and then get a 832 remote for the 821 and have the titles display correctly? Thanks in advance, - Ed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
