RE: MD: Sony PC-to-MD interface?
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has used the Xitel DG1 USB-MD adapter ? For those that have it, do you need to use the supplied software, or can you use any software (winamp, windows media player, ...etc) to play out of the xitel device. I assume it simply shows up as another audio device ? Do the track marks work automatically even using audio file players besides the supplied one ? I'm interested in the device, however, besides mp3 decoding, I'd need it to work also with playing of WAV files and other audio format files. This seems like a cheap alternative for off-board D/A conversions instead of getting an audio card with digital out. regards, Wayne - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: R50 Problem
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === sounds like it's not re-reading TOCs of new discs ? When you remove the battery, it resets the TOC in memory. Perhaps the small button that senses whether a disc has been removed/inserted has gone bad ? Just a guess... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eddie McCarroll Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 3:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: R50 Problem Well, after a good few years with my buddy, the Sony R-50, it has a problem. A strange one at that. It will only play ONE disc and that disc being the last played! After a I play a disc, I have to remove the battery and let the unit "reset" itself. Once the battery has been out for a few hours I can play any disc, but once I choose to play any disc at length the unit will not play another until the battery is removed again! The unit tries to read the disc but either nothing happens or I get a "disc error" message. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Edders - 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: MDX7900 tel. mute pin
You need a full handsfree car kit (preferably original, as many aftermarket kits don't have the lead) that suits your phone. Then you just connect the car kit's radio mute lead to the deck's tel mute lead, and there you go. Next call that comes in, or that you make, the handsfree kit will ground that connection, thereby enabling the Tel Mute function of your deck. Ah, so when a call comes in, the tel mute lead is grounded ? Maybe I can rig something up myself. I already have a handsfree kit so buying a full handsfree car kit is not an option for me. thx, Wayne - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: SONY DE561 CD PLAYER WITH OPTICAL OUTPUT
While we are talking about portable CD with optical outs. Which of the Sony ones turn on the optical out on battery power alone ? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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]
RE: MD: MDX-65 Changer
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === No, most of the other major manufacturers also make MD changers, but they are really expensive and really rare. So effectively, yes, Sony is the only company that makes MD changers... which limits my head unit choices to Sony, which is unfortunate. Does anyone know if: 1) Sony changers (MD/CD) uni-link can be adapter-converted to work with other manufacturer HU for cheap ? 2) Anyone makes a CD changer that buffers the signal so disc changes take very little time as opposed to the 4-5second disc swaps common in CD changers nowadays ? Wayne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brett Tyre Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 5:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MZ-R30 vs. MZ-R37 vs. MD MS-702 vs. MZ-R90, et. al.
Remotes: I don't use them. Too many wires to get tangled in whatever.
That said, the R30 has the simplest, most straight-forward remote of the
bunch.
Does the R30 have the same remote as the R50 ? I find that i really like
the R50 remote. I am using this in my car, and I can grab the remove, and
stop/play tracks,seek,track seek and change volumes without looking at it.
Of course to each their own.
Titling: Prize goes to the 722. A friend of mine described it as cracking
a safe. The big jog dial really rocks. Second worst goes to the R37 just
hmmm, did your friend really mean it was easy ? I have a really difficult
time cracking safes. :)
the front panel buttons can be used, much like the Sharp 702. Last place
goes to the R30/R50: that thumbscrew they call a jog wheel is the worst
pain in the thumb ever.
Hmm, I really like the job wheel on the R50. My thumb has no problems with
it, and I can title with one thumb. I rotate the wheel, then push down.
I've never used the 722 but I would imagine the big wheel would be handy,
but I have used buttons to title like the 702 and they are a big pain in the
you-know-where. Again, to each his own.
R30: A good recorder for digital input, but setting record levels for line
or mic input is a pain, and they do not keep between discs so you have to
reset them.
I believe ( i haven't checked for sure) that the R50's manual recording
level doesn't change between discs.
Sony vs. Sharp: End Search ('nuff said). When shifting character sets
(upper, lower, special), the R90 resets the letter to "A" each cycle; 702
is smart enough to remember that "n" and "N" are the same letter.
R50 is similar to the 702. Then again I have the JDM version so the int.
version may be different.
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RE: MD: md compression
First off dont get all bent out of shape on the compression arguement. = what i was curious about is from what i've read ATRAC removes sounds = that are not hearable by the human ear. my question is what frequency = does the MD stop recording at? I ask this because recently i was = playing around with a tone generator (stomper) and made a 15 hz sound. = outputted it to my md deck, recorded it then played it through my home = stero. Strangly enough my sub was playing it (i couldn't actually hear = it, but i could definately see and feel it) It is a sunfire signature = sub. So what is actually cut out when recorded to a md? Well your sub should be playing a 15hz signal. Any other speaker you have doesn't have the freq range to play a 15hz audibly. I'm not sure what the lower limit is, but the upper limit I think is either 20kHz or 22kHz. I believe minidisc.org has the specs somewhere. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: digital recording between sony discman d-ej715 and sony md mz-r70
Just to double check that this "static" doesn't exist on the original CD ? I know some of my CDs have the static, hiss, pop associated with vinyl. Also, what does the level meter on the r70 say at the point of the static, is it maxed out ? If not, then it's not the recording level. Something to try, record via analog cable and see if you still hear the static. of the 'Third Eye Blind - Blue' cd there are many points where static is clearly noticable. i use a sony optical cable (poc-15b), sony blanks, and i o i need to manually lower the recording level? or could this be limitations of the ATRAC the mz-r70 uses? would it help to use higher quality media like the ceramic sony discs? please help! MD discs are discs. Like computer discs, the quality does not depend on the disc. Even couple years ago, it was determined that most MDs had a block error rate well below (was it 160 or 220?), which is 100% correctable with ATRAC's error correction algorithm. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Compression on Sharp-831
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I find that my Sharp-831 does not offer particularly good compression. I can clearly HEAR the artifacts, especially if the music contains a quiet passage that contains a proportionately large amount of background hiss, and on cymbals, hihats, etc. Is this a feature of the Sharp ATRAC scheme or is it a limitation of portables in general? I ask this because I've borrowed some MDs of the SAME music recorded on a Sony deck (not portable) and the difference is quite astonishing. Just remember, it could also be due to the ADCs. Decks often have much better ADCs than portables. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: search on MDL archives
How come the search engine only seems to search back to Jan. 2000 ? When I do a search for 701, it comes up with like 2 hits... which is impossible! WZ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: compression
All other things being equal, 16-bit linear PCM takes up less space on a CD than analog audio does; cf CD-Video (not to be confused with I have not seen an analog audio on CDs. If you sample the analog audio at a higher freq. or with a smaller resolution, it won't fit on a traditional CD. You still haven't shown how to measure the size of analog data. sampling process has made the data smaller. Playback of the PCM data is in most cases almost indistinguishable from the analog original. This meets To your ears maybe, but if you look at the waveform on a oscilloscope, the data is far from close to the analog data. Another example: cellular vs. digital pcs. Same absolute bandwidth. No What are you talking about ? digital pcs _IS_ cellular. Which digital PCS technology are you refering to ? CDMA, TDMA, GSM ? The "bandwidth" is not fixed. It is a design constraint. conventional compression. Yet you can get several times more effective No conventional compression ? You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Cellular uses codecs (coder/decoder) which encodes the data (in a wireless system, reduces the bit rate, and also adds redundancy for error correction), which is then modulated through the channel (air). The decoder's responsibility is to reconstruct the data by the received data, correct any errors, and convert them back to the analog domain known as speech. The encoding process among other things _DO_ compress the data, and the effects are quite obvious. Try playing music through the cell phone. making a thing smaller. I have cited references where feasable (admittedly not many, but enough). I have cited examples of A vs. D, where D is Your references all have fundamental flaws that everyone has pointed out. You refuse to open your mind and listen to what people are saying but you are entitled to your opinion. Once you finish high school/University you'll be singing a different song. WZ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: TOC cloning on R50
Hi All, A friend of mine is experiencing the dreaded UTOC error on his 702. It rendered a couple of his studio recordings so they come up with error (even in my R50). I'm wondering if the 702 TOC cloning procedure would work with the R50s. Or will opening the door notify the unit that a disc has been inserted ? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: TOC cloning on R50
I've found the button that determines whether a disc is in the unit, but what I've found out that once you "open" the door of the clamshell, the unit knows, so the next time you close the door, it re-reads the TOC. I'm going to open up the top tomorrow and see if I can fool the button/lever that deterines whether the door is closed or not. Anyone have any info, I'd appreciate it. Like how many springs I should expect to pop out... :) WZ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: compression
You always get 120 minues in SP mode, whether you are recording your favorite program, static, or nothing at all. The data itself has a constant, quantifiable size. You can run the tape slower, to fit more data, but quality drops in proportion to speed. Sounds exactly like lossy compression to me: less quality, more data in a given quantity of media. Depending on the quality of the magnetic media on the tape, running in EP mode will not suffer in quality. How is it lossy compression ? What is being compressed ? Can you explain why the quality suffers ? I don't think the VCR is performing lossy compression. The quality drop is due to the magnetic media. And no, the media is not perform analog compression. It if was claimed it is, then it's saying that an el cheapo 60min no-name audio tape after playback 10 times was compressing since the quality now sucks. My point was never about whether or not it is generally considered to be compression, because it obviously isn't. The point is whether or not it actually *is* compression. ?! Does this even make sense ? A to D, is not compression period. Is reducing the "size" of analog data somehow not compression? Would your professor care to explain why reducing the size of analog data is not compression? How do you reduce the size of analog data ? What is the size of analog data ? Like I said before, size of analog data is not defined. Regarding your point about density defining analog data size. You conveniently deleted my point about 74 vs 80min MDs. density is different, yet no compression took place. WZ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: RE: Car MD/CD combo/MDX-C7900
But why would you even bother with CDs in a car? I have yet to see a car I am a big fan of MDs (I have over 100 MDs). But here in Canada, CDs are under $20CDN, while blanks are about $6-7. Not to mention the time involved in dubbing a CD to MD and titling it...etc (yes I know about the MXD3). Also MD isn't as popular here compared to Japan, so all my friends have CDs, and a CD player would be nice for those road trips when I want to listen to my friends CD. Lastly, cost. An MD head unit is usually more expensive than a comparable CD HU. While I like those CD/MD single DIN units, they cost the same as a MD with CD changer or CD with MD changer! Now that's crazy! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Car MD/CD combo ?
Hi, I've had my new car with the stock tape deck for more than 6 months and I can't stand using my R50 with the tape adapter. Not only is it clumsy, the sound is terrible! I think the tape adapter levels is set too high for the tape head, sounds like analog clipping! Anyways, I'm deciding to go with a in-car MD/CD solution. I've looked at the few CD/MD combo units like the JVC MX3000, or the Panasonic and Alpine units, and while they are ideal for my situation (flexibility, I don't really need a changer), for the cost, I can get either a MD head with a CD changer or a CD head with a MD changer. I'm more inclined to go with a MD head with a CD changer given the fact that CDs are so readily available here in Canada as opposed to MDs. However, are there any CD changers that don't have that annoying 10sec disc change delay ? I would think that since most of these CD changers have shock memory, that they could change to the next CD while the buffer is being played out like the MD changers ? If so, please let me know. If such a thing doesn't exist, I'm more tempted to go with a CD head with a MD changer. Anyone know whose ATRAC the non-Sony units use ? Also, which CD heads are able to play CDRs properly ? thx, Wayne p.s. Are the Sanyo MDR-4s all gone ? What are the opinions of people who purchased this ? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
