Re: MD: Converting MP3 files to CDA
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, las wrote: > Simply put, how do you convert MP3 tiles to CD audio files so that you > can create audio CDs that can be played on a standard CD player. > > Is there software that does this? Just convert the mp3s into .wav files, use your favorite cd burning program, and away you go! Most popular MP3 players can do this (Winamp/Sonique), just use a "wav writer" or "disk writer" output. Also, many new cd burning programs can actually decode mp3 files on the fly as they are being burned to CD. The newest EZ CD Creator from Adaptec and Nero from Ahead can do this. Nero's definately my favorite Windows burning program. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Car MD
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Dave Helgerson wrote: > won't special order anything. What I'd really like to get is a Pioneer that > would control my existing 6 disc CD changer and would fit right in where my > Pioneer cassette head is. Does anyone have any advice? Check out http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/car/mini_disc.htm It looks like there are several models listed, plus the dealer locator might be able to help you out. Crutchfield doesn't carry any Pioneer MD units as far as I know, and I don't know any other online vendors too well. There's always eBay, you can usually get good deals on MD stuff but it's easy to bid way too much on something. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Portable MD-recorder with Digital Output????
On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Gilbert Hangartner wrote: > Anyway, am I paranoid if I do not want to do the D/A-A/D conversion when > capturing minidisk audio data into a computer? Does this really not > matter when working with radio quality interview and nature sounds > > I'm new in audio, but having grown up with computers I can't hardly > belive that D/A-A/D is the way people do this ... You would be paranoid if you were dealing with radio quality interviews, but if these were high quality nature sounds I would start to get paranoid. D/A-A/D isn't that way people do this, they usually splurge and get a home deck. That's what I did. My Kenwood deck has all the inputs and outputs I need (coax and optical for both input and output). The analog portion also sounds spectacular. I bet you could get some of the older home decks relatively cheap nowadays. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundcards and MD recording
On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Rick Kellerman wrote: > Montego II w/digital out daughterboard. My question > is, will either card while hooked up via a digital > cable still sync and automatically mark each > track, or will I have to manually insert track marks? Generally, no. If your MD recorder can do level sync on digital (as my Sharp 702 can) it will insert track marks if there is a 2 second pause in between songs. There are even some mp3 playlist managers that have the option of adding a pause in between songs (Shuffleplay does this, for example.) My home deck, a Kenwood 1050MD, however, absolutely will not put track marks in between tracks when recording from the computer. It's not too much of a pain though because I usually put the track marks in afterward while listening in my car. I use an SBLive value with the Hoontech SB digital bracket, but this is the case no matter what sound card you use. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Apex DVD/CDR/CDRW/MP3 Player
> Forget the DVD portion, here is what is cool, NO SCMS! Yes, you heard me > correctly. It plays CDR's RW's and will decode MP3's. It also alows you to Does the player automatically set out all audio data SCMS unlimited or do you have to change it in the secret menu like the Region setting? Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: bad memorex discs?
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Aileen Chen wrote: > I was thinking of picking up a pack of 20 memorex discs for 29.99 USD at my > local circuit city(you can buy online too), and I was just wondering if > anybody has had any problems with memorex discs? I've bought about 20 of these discs. They aren't the prettiest and they aren't the sturdiest but I've abused these discs more than my nicer TDK and Sonys (I use those for "archival" recording) because they're the discs that get re-recorded over and over, tossed around my car, dropped on the ground, played and recorded in three different units, etc. They're great discs for the price. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: digital recording from Imac
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Robbins, Geoff wrote: > Does anyone have any info on how to record MP3's digitally from an older > Imac. I have the 333Mhz. I have been recording through the analog > (headphone) output, but was wondering if there was some way to hook up a > digital optical cable to the Imac. You will need a USB audio device with a TOSLink output. The DATPort and SonicPort from Opcode have been reported to work very well. The DATPort has toslink output only, the SonicPort adds analog output. I also believe Roland has a USB device with optical output. I think minidisco is selling these right now for around $220. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Loudness feature on stereos
On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, nick wrote: > However, the other day, we were taught in high school physics the following: > "At low intensity levels our ears are noticeably less sensitive to low and > high frequencies. Loudness controls on stereos can compensate for this." > Which is it? > > My thoughts are that low levels on a stereo simply put through a low level > of all frequencies, and the amp - providing it has sufficient headroom - > will help the speakers produce these frequencies as best they can. The > softness at certain frequencies would then come in with the inadequacies of > our ears, which is partially corrected with the "loudness" feature. > Thoughts? You are pretty much completely right. The loudness setting is designed for low volume levels but most people (like me) just keep it on the whole time simply because it sounds better. However, perhaps some speakers are not as sensitive to low/high frequencies at low volume levels as well. So at low volumes the ear hears even less low and high frequencies. (This is just a wild guess in my part, I'm sure there are some people with some real knowledge on this list who can give some input.) Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: earphones sound quality during recording
On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Mikolaj Wilczynski wrote: > Hi Folks, > what is sound quality during digital recording on MZ-R90/55? Is it ATRACed sound or >raw CD? AFAIK the monitoring sound is not ATRACed, as the ATRAC chips can not play and record simultaneously. Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD-Data2 as a "Zip killer"
Original data MDs hold 160mb. The new MD-Data2 discs hold 650mb and are currently being used in Sony's new "discam" camera. Old zips had a 100mb capacity, and there is a newer 250mb version out as well. Ian On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Richard Ian [iso-8859-1] Träcy wrote: > > How much space is on an data MD? Don't zips hold 100 or 200 MB? > > Yours, > Dicky > > -- > > He who laughs last thinks slowest. > > A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. > > -- > > http://classifieds.excite.com/cgi-cls/ad.exe?P1+C187+R1275664 > http://homepages.tesco.net/~xwizard/richard/ > http://profiles.yahoo.com/richard_of_atlanta > http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Castro/3420/ > ICQ #: 56224965 Instant Messenger: bunnyphat > - > 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-Data2 as a "Zip killer"
I don't know if you realize this, but this discussion is about the new MD-Data discs which can hold 650mb and which I assume to be quite fast. Does anybody have any specs on these? Ian On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Simon Barnes wrote: > Bear in mind: > (a) MD-data blanks still cost around 4x audio blanks > (b) MD-data was (is?) slow, MD-audio can probably manage ~ 2MBit/s, to > compete you need at LEAST 8MBit/s. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: UNKNOWN CABLE IN SONY COMMERCIAL
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Robert Vargas wrote: > Does anyone know what the white cable in the Sony Minidisc commercial that > is connected to the MZ-R55 is? The commercial usually runs on > MTV. I've only seen this commercial once, but the cable looks like a RJ45 connector, commonly used in ethernet networks and for hooking your PC up to ADSL or a cable modem. This commercial emphasizes that you can use your MD to record your music from the net. No, you can't plug the RJ45 directly into the MZ-R55 ;) Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sanyo MDR-4
Hi, I have returned to MD-L after an absence of several months. My factory car player has finally died and I noticed the Sanyo MDR-4. Does anyone know if these guys are floating around anymore? I'm probably going to try and hit all the Wal-Marts along highway 70 in Missouri (the more rural the better.) I'm probably at least a month too late, however. :( $65 was just too good to be true. I bet a few clueless folks returned some of these things, not knowing what the hell it was, thinking they were just getting a cheap tape player ;) Anyone know of any other car MD bargains? Thanks, Ian Scott - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Useless MD-Data drive
Anyway, MD-audio discs ARE playable in MD-data drives. As far as the PC goes, I think all they can do is just play. They can't even record! Someone needs to hack some software so we can get the ultimate cheap titling solution :D --- Ian Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 2 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/2/99 2:03:23 AM US Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Surely if the media is the same you could just "format" the disc? > > The MO material of the audio and data MDs are the same, but the disc shells > are slightly different and there are some differences in the non-rewritable > portion of the TOC that are hard-coded into the disc when it is manufactured. > Although I was under the impression that you could insert an audio MD in a > data drive and play it. A data disc, though, will definitely not go into an > audio MD recorder. > > Clay Voris > [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: ATTENTION NEWBIES - DIGITAL RECORDING!
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Simon Gardner wrote: > Any places in the UK stock the Hoontech boards or is it a case of ordering > from the US and paying the same again in shipping? Take a look at http://www.hoontech.com/support/distributors.htm for a list of their distributors.. I think there are one or two UK distributors. --- Ian Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Another Time magazine MD appearance
a Sony MD portable makes another appearance in this week's Time newsmagazine here in the US in less than a month. This time the article's about the recent boom of the Japanese stock market. The unit pictured is the MZ-E80. Very pretty. I guess either the MD is making an impact in the US or Time is getting money from Sony ;D Ian --- Ian Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: New lower price for Sharp 702 at Shopping.com
On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, PrinceGaz wrote: > Only if you want the Sharp UTOC problems in a few months, unless of course > it's the "fixed" version which only a "few" people have had UTOC problems > with. > > Now how many Sony portables have a reputation of giving UTOC errors. One? > Two? All of them? To my knowledge, *NONE* ! Now how many Sony portables can be under $200? None. Why else would these be cheap? I'd rather spend $200 on a 702 than $300 on an R55 and be faced with the SLIGHT risk of having to have it fixed uner warranty. I did, and I'm perfectly happy with having a wonderful recorder I don't have to press End Search on, has longer battery life, and has (arguably) better sound quality than the R55. And a remote that I can use with one hand. Ian (rebelling against the arrow thing) --- Ian Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: SP-DIF Category Codes, SB-Live and SCMS treatment
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, aldwin wrote: > Where exactly can I get the new firmware? I can't seem to find it on their > site. The newest drivers (AKA Live!Ware) automatically update the firmware of the board. That's how new drivers can add new and very different functionality to the SBLive. --- Ian Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
