Re: MD: Beeps and more...
David Witzany asked, | I think _all_ portables beep; the question is how many let you disable the | beep, and if you turn the beep off, does it stay off between discs and when | you change batteries? The Aiwa AM-F70 allows turning the beep off, and it stays off when you switch discs; but like the person who told you about the 722, I don't know if the setting holds if you remove and reinsert (or replace) the battery. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I think _all_ portables beep; the question is how many let you disable the beep, and if you turn the beep off, does it stay off between discs and when you change batteries? The manual for the Sharp MD-MS702 says that you can turn its beep off; this is presumably true of all newer Sharp models, as well. (The manual doesn't go into a lot of detail, but someone who owns an MD-MS722 says that the beep stays off between discs; he's not sure about what happens when you change batteries.) Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Sean Buckingham wrote: > >> Are there any thoughts out >> there on the Aiwa machines, as far as their sturdiness and quality of recorded >> sound are concerned? (And I'd still like to know whether you can turn the >> beep off on them...) > >How many other machines beep? beeping is bad. > >Sean. >end > >Sean Buckingham >Media Services >Brunel University, UK - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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David Witzany wrote: > Thanks for all of the responses on this question. Are there any thoughts out > there on the Aiwa machines, as far as their sturdiness and quality of recorded It seems like I heard disparaging remarks about them a year a or so ago. However, I am not sure if it was from a reliable source. I haven't heard much lately so I would assume the first person that complained was just shooting off his mouth, so to speak. -- 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]
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Jimmy and Johnny need to stop eating worlds and sweeping legs wrote: > The quality of the cables does make a difference in some cases. snip... I sing for >a band and I went through two $20 microphone cords > with in a month during performances. Since they were lifetime guaranteed, I got > em replaced free, but I do a lot of microphone tricks involving spinning and > throwing and catching the mic so it was time to find a new cord. Sounds like cord abuse to me You will go through mikes to from dropping them. The sound quality is still in the cheaper cable, even if it doesn't stand up to the abuse. -- 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]
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Yeah, all I needed was a stereo miniplug to two quarter inch mono plugs. it was all good. The radio shack shielded gold plug cost me $7. The quality of the cables does make a difference in some cases. Monster cable is waaay expensive. I sing for a band and I went through two $20 microphone cords with in a month during performances. Since they were lifetime guaranteed, I got em replaced free, but I do a lot of microphone tricks involving spinning and throwing and catching the mic so it was time to find a new cord. I got a Monster Cable mic cord for $50 and I could probably tow a car with it and it would still work. It's shielded to keep extra noise out and sounds great. joe. "J. Coon" wrote: > David Witzany wrote: > > One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent post > > complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a> > computer. > > NO! Contrary to what the audio stores tell you, it isn't the cost or the > quality of the cables, (unless they are extreemly junkie). The qusetion > is do you have the right type of cables. I bet the guy that was having > trouble recording from a stereo sound card to a mono recorder, just > changed to stereo cable instead of a mono cable, and I bet it didn't > cost $50. If it did, he was robbed. -- * http://www.erols.com/emoposer * AIM- emoposer, MCSqUiShYToOsHy * * "bang bang" * -Snoop Doggy Dogg * -- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Are there any thoughts out > there on the Aiwa machines, as far as their sturdiness and quality of recorded > sound are concerned? (And I'd still like to know whether you can turn the > beep off on them...) How many other machines beep? beeping is bad. Sean. end Sean Buckingham Media Services Brunel University, UK * (Ext)2209 * (Direct) 0208 891 8264 * (e-1)[EMAIL PROTECTED] * (e-2)[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I've checked these "special" cables out a bit more and, while they're still analog, they plug into your sound card's USB port, which the manufacturers claim leads to the improved S/N ratio. On the other hand, several companies have these USB-miniplug cables for under $20, so even if I buy the argument, I don't have to buy the Xitel cable... Thanks for all of the responses on this question. Are there any thoughts out there on the Aiwa machines, as far as their sturdiness and quality of recorded sound are concerned? (And I'd still like to know whether you can turn the beep off on them...) Thanks again. Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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These cables aren't completely digital, since they need to plug into a PC sound card. They have an optical connector on one end, and a 1/8" miniplug on the other. The manufacturers and resellers imply that using your MD recorder's optical input means better sound quality, but you've already converted the signal to analog, by using a PC sound card in the first place. This idea would only make sense if the output from the computer was still digital; I've seen no evidence to suggest that this is the case. If the PC output is analog, then, you've already introduced plenty of opportunity for signal degradation, no matter which input you use on the recording end. Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Matthew Wall wrote: > >re cable part of this post, if it's a digital cable it's digital and in all >reality there really isn't much difference. not enough to charge for it >anyway IMO. > > >> >> One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent >post >> complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a >> computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making >> these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. >Has >> anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? > > >- >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]
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Actually, depending on where he bought it, it wouldn't surprise me to hear that the cable cost $50. Radio Shack, as well as most of the "high end" audio shops, charge way too much...this one shop I went to, looking for cables, digital sound cards, etc. had an optical TOSLINK cable for $51.99...it had the normal square connectors on the ends, and the fiber cable, itself, was nearly 1/2" thick and was probably 2 or 3M long. Why? I couldn't tell you...but there it was. On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, J. Coon wrote: > > computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making > > these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. Has > > anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? > > NO! Contrary to what the audio stores tell you, it isn't the cost or the > quality of the cables, (unless they are extreemly junkie). The qusetion > is do you have the right type of cables. I bet the guy that was having > trouble recording from a stereo sound card to a mono recorder, just > changed to stereo cable instead of a mono cable, and I bet it didn't > cost $50. If it did, he was robbed. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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David Witzany wrote: > > > One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent post > complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a > computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making > these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. Has > anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? NO! Contrary to what the audio stores tell you, it isn't the cost or the quality of the cables, (unless they are extreemly junkie). The qusetion is do you have the right type of cables. I bet the guy that was having trouble recording from a stereo sound card to a mono recorder, just changed to stereo cable instead of a mono cable, and I bet it didn't cost $50. If it did, he was robbed. -- 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]
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re cable part of this post, if it's a digital cable it's digital and in all reality there really isn't much difference. not enough to charge for it anyway IMO. > > One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent post > complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a > computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making > these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. Has > anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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David Witzany wrote: > There are $50 cables out now that claim to be > better for making these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from > computer to MD. Has > anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? To the manufacturer and retailer, yes. simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Beeps and more...
I'm on the verge of buying a MD recorder, and I have a couple of last questions to bounce off the assemblage. First, I'm in the same position as Sean, who posted re: machine sturdiness recently. I'm leaning toward the Aiwa line, and a post yesterday suggested that the 65/70 machines might be better built than the 75/80s. Has anyone had a chance to do more than casually compare these? Would I gain more in recorder longevity than I would lose in improved design, batter life, etc., if I bought an older model? Second, a couple of on-line reviews have suggested that some machines are less sensitive to sound levels than others during recording--meaning that to get the volume set where you want it, you need to set some recorders nearer to their input limit than others. Again, has anyone had a chance to compare this detail between makes and/or models? It seems to me that it could affect the sound quality of the recordings--any thoughts? And last, a seemingly small detail that I can see being more important over time: The loudness of the recorders themselves. One post noted that the newest Sony machine, while terrific in most respects, is often very loud. Again, is this true across the Sony line, or just this model? How do the Aiwas compare, in particular? And on the subject of sounds from the machine, can the beeps made when buttons are pressed be turned off on any recorders? One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent post complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. Has anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? Thanks in advance for all responses. Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
