Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 02:56:26PM -0500, David W. Tamkin wrote: Larry asked, | David, do you know of any specific model that is on the market today that | will copy CDs to MD (in digital transfer) at a rate of 4x?? Others will know better than I, but didn't the Sony MXD-D3 do it? It sure does - I purchased my mxd-d3 about 3 months ago. It works great, encodes nicely - they only gripe I have with it is that there is no optical output (only input). Aside from that I recommend the unit if you're out to grab a deck that does 4x (actually it's the only one I've heard of that'll do 4x). -- Mike Malsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX Systems Administrator - Verio, Inc. http://verio.net/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
How about high speed MD to MD copy? THere are tape duping machines, that will do that. is there one for MD? Mike Malsman wrote: On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 02:56:26PM -0500, David W. Tamkin wrote: Larry asked, | David, do you know of any specific model that is on the market today that | will copy CDs to MD (in digital transfer) at a rate of 4x?? Others will know better than I, but didn't the Sony MXD-D3 do it? -- 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]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
It sure does - I purchased my mxd-d3 about 3 months ago. It works great, encodes nicely - they only gripe I have with it is that there is no optical output (only input). Aside from that I recommend the unit if you're out to grab a deck that does 4x (actually it's the only one I've heard of that'll do 4x). -- Mike Malsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX Systems Administrator - Verio, Inc. http://verio.net/ Where did you buy yours and how much did you pay, if I may ask?? As far as the optical output goes, I have a coaxial to digital converter that I bought from Nate White, who is on the Md list. With shipping to the US, I think the price was still under S40. I have a receiver now that has 2 optical and 2 coaxial in and outs, so I'm not sure if I even need the converter any more. I'm pretty sure that I have already used the coaxial out from my DVD player to the receiver and then used the optical out to my portable MD recorder. One big question. When the unit is copying CDs to MD, does it do it by direct digital transfer? If it only copies analog, then I don't think I'd want one. Maybe it's just a psychological thing with me, but I do all of my copying in digital only. But the fact is that when I got my first MD recorder (Sony MZ-1) I had to wait for them to special order the digital cable, so I made some MDs in analog. They sounded fine to me. But then again everyone hates the way the MZ-1 with ATRAC 1 sounded and I didn't think it was that bad. It all depended upon the system you used to listen to it on. Thanks, Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
"J. Coon" wrote: Jim, even if there is, you can't make a digital copy of a digital copy of an MD. Plus let's not forget ATRAC. Even if you could bypass SCMS, you are going to have some generation loss for each copy. I'd love to hear how many generations it really takes before you start to notice the loss. But since I can't make a digital copy from a digital copy, I have no way of trying this experiment. Changing the subject to our "favorite", while the record companies are bitching about Napster, how come they have never lowered the price of prerecorded CDs? It is my understanding that it actually costs less to make a CD then a cassette. I think that the process is different from the way they originally make them and the cost is very low. You can buy a blank CDR for fifty cents!! I once heard that it costs them about sixty cents to make a prerecorded CD. I'm speaking of the actual pressing. Nothing else. A vinyl record album cover most cost as much as a Jewel box with the tiny graphics they have. Is it true that Napster offered the record companies the idea of a monthly fee for downloading and the record companies rejected it flat out? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
"J. Coon" wrote: Jim, even if there is, you can't make a digital copy of a digital copy of an MD. Plus let's not forget ATRAC. Even if you could bypass SCMS, you are going to have some generation loss for each copy. I'd love to hear how many generations it really takes before you start to notice the loss. But since I can't make a digital copy from a digital copy, I have no way of trying this experiment. Changing the subject to our "favorite", while the record companies are bitching about Napster, how come they have never lowered the price of prerecorded CDs? It is my understanding that it actually costs less to make a CD then a cassette. I think that the process is different from the way they originally make them and the cost is very low. You can buy a blank CDR for fifty cents!! I once heard that it costs them about sixty cents to make a prerecorded CD. I'm speaking of the actual pressing. Nothing else. A vinyl record album cover most cost as much as a Jewel box with the tiny graphics they have. Is it true that Napster offered the record companies the idea of a monthly fee for downloading and the record companies rejected it flat out? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
On Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 09:02:35PM -0400, sherryl wrote: snipblah blah I bought an mxd-d3/snip Where did you buy yours and how much did you pay, if I may ask?? As far as the optical output goes, I have a coaxial to digital converter that I bought from Nate White, who is on the Md list. With shipping to the US, I think the price was still under S40. I bought mine at Best Buy for ~$300. I'm sure you can find it for much cheaper ( a quick google search shows: http://www.electronicsemall.com/electronicsemall2k/sonmxcdplaym.html for $185), but I just need instant gratification =) One big question. When the unit is copying CDs to MD, does it do it by direct digital transfer? If it only copies analog, then I don't think I'd want one. Maybe it's just a psychological thing with me, but I do all of my copying in digital only. Of course! The cd-md is purely digital. I'm the same way, none of my recorings are analogue - the cd-md copy is essentially the only reason I bought the deck (although, now that I have my rm-d20p kb remote I'm even more happy with it) But the fact is that when I got my first MD recorder (Sony MZ-1) I had to wait for them to special order the digital cable, so I made some MDs in analog. They sounded fine to me. But then again everyone hates the way the MZ-1 with ATRAC 1 sounded and I didn't think it was that bad. It all depended upon the system you used to listen to it on. Some analogue recordings I've made sounded alright, but still don't compare to digital. Bleh =P Thanks, Larry -- Mike Malsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX Systems Administrator - Verio, Inc. http://verio.net/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
"David W. Tamkin" wrote: The exception is certain CD-MD combo units that can copy from CD to MD at 2x or even 4x; but if you're recording input from an external source, David, do you know of any specific model that is on the market today that will copy CDs to MD (in digital transfer) at a rate of 4x?? I'd be more interested in something like that than an MDLP 4 unit. My goal is to copy all of my CDs to MD. I've started to stock up (thinks to Peter and "his" coupons on MDs). Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
Larry asked, | David, do you know of any specific model that is on the market today that | will copy CDs to MD (in digital transfer) at a rate of 4x?? Others will know better than I, but didn't the Sony MXD-D3 do it? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked, | I am new to the minidisc scene.. I was wondering if there is a way to "dump" | files from a computer to a minidisc w/out having to play the entire track.. | like for example from mp3, aif or wav to md.. No, sorry. Remember that a MiniDisc recorder is an audio recording device; don't think of it as a computer peripheral. It can store tracks only in its own format; you can copy the sound of an MP3 or wav file to it but you can't transfer the file itself. Something has to generate an audio signal (S/PDIF or analog) for the MD unit to record. It can -- the exception will be noted below, so cool your jets, folks -- go only in real time. You can always do other things while it's running. The exception is certain CD-MD combo units that can copy from CD to MD at 2x or even 4x; but if you're recording input from an external source, then they, too, go at real time. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
