MD: Lens Cleaners

1999-07-13 Thread Paul Johnson
So far, I have avoided buying the $20 lens-cleaning disk for my Sharp 722 MD recorder. However, I find myself using the recorder a lot, so my questions are: How important is it to use a lens cleaner? How often should the lens be cleaned? Thanks in advance, Paul --

MD: Cheap Player only question

1999-07-13 Thread Paul Johnson
Ok, I'm hooked. I find myself using my Sharp 722 recorder all the time for recording music sessions. However, when I go out to record, I always start with a blank disk (because I don't know in advance how much music I'm going to record). Typically, I only wind up with 20-30 minutes of stuff I

Re: MD: can I stand my car MD player on its end?

1999-07-13 Thread Mark Derricutt
--On Tuesday, July 13, 1999, 1:23 PM +0200 Ralph Smeets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A deck has a motorized disc-loading/ejecting mechanism. I must yet see > the first portable that features a motorized disc-loading/ejecting > mechanism. Ah ok. I get ya now. Yes, I can see how the motoried lo

Re: MD: Strange quotes

1999-07-13 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
Cassete through the wash??? uhm, did it once with a micro cassette, and all it did was make a very useless streamer, but there were no parites to use it at, so it just got trashed... I don't know how much I'd trust the MD for data integrety after a washing, as it would probably damage the lube

MD: Optical toslink on both ends

1999-07-13 Thread aldwin
Anyone know where I can get a 5 meter optical (toslink on both ends) for less than $22.99 in the US? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Compression on Radio

1999-07-13 Thread Steven Brooks
Damn... no wonder some of my recordings sound so flat :-P However.. anyone how heard Mr. Mister's "Kyrie Eleison" - a prime example - the beginning is semi-soft, then there's a loud guitar riff. "On air" though, it does sound dull :-( Come on, I need those peaks during the mid-afternoon doldru

MD: FS: Midiman CO3! (Format Conversion and SCMS Control)

1999-07-13 Thread Len Moskowitz
Core Sound is pleased to announce that we are carrying the new professional Midiman CO3! The CO3 converts physical formats (S/PDIF coaxial and optical, and AES-EBU XLR) and data formats (S/PDIF and AES-EBU). It operates at data rates up to 100 kHz and word lengths to 24-bits. It also provides

RE: MD: remove

1999-07-13 Thread Simon Gardner
> please remove me from your list, thank you. > - > To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word > "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ironic really.. :) Simon ---

Re: MD: remove

1999-07-13 Thread Jason Reuschlein
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Any questions? :) > > please remove me from yo

MD: FS: Lower Price on Midiman CO2 Optical/Coaxial Converter

1999-07-13 Thread Len Moskowitz
Just wanted to let folks know that we have the Midiman CO2 optical-coaxial converter in stock at a new lower price. Please visit our Web page for details. -- Len Moskowitz Stealth Microphones (tm), Cables, Interfaces Core Soundhttp://www.stealthmicrophones.com Tea

MD: remove

1999-07-13 Thread ExZeroKool
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MD: Ebay auctions

1999-07-13 Thread Steven Brooks
While to hear (well, read actually) these forward-thinking posts on the lists broadens our minds and opens up the digital recording future, there are people on Ebay selling (drumroll)... reel to reel tapes.. (yeah that was my first thought too... "Huh?" :-) ) Oh... not the house/hip-hop group.

Re: MD: A SONY JB730, JE530 and JE330 comparison

1999-07-13 Thread David W. Tamkin
Petr Simanek wrote, | On every deck I successfully performed | the David Tamkin's TOC Cloning Procedure | described on MDCP | (thanks, David, you are really great!). I can take credit only for checking the procedure out on the JE520 and for writing it out in excruciating detail

Re: MD: can I stand my car MD player on its end?

1999-07-13 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > === > = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = > = be more selective when quoting text = > === > > > Ralph

Re: MD: Strange quotes

1999-07-13 Thread Kiran Wagle
On 7/13/99 Eric Woudenberg wrote: > >>(the cassette also enjoys a certain low-tech robustness to rough > >>handling and harsh environments that the MD lacks). > >I'm dead serious. Let's make a little test where we put an MD boombox >and Cassette boombox in the back of a pickup truck and then dri

Re: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Ralph Smeets wrote: > > > > ALL and I mean ALL chip-manufactures use a > > photographic process to produce chips. The masks use contain details of > > only > > 0.15 micro-meter wide. We're probably able to reduce the details of > > the chip with this > > process

RE: MD: rewinding on MD...

1999-07-13 Thread Simon Gardner
> Is there any potential damage one could cause by being a slight fanatic > about a certain song and listening to a one-minute segment of the > song over > and over? Only to your sanity I'd imagine - as there's no contact there's nothing to damage or wear out. Simon ---

Re: MD: Update of the FAQ

1999-07-13 Thread Eric Woudenberg
Hi Georges, thanks for the note, I'm responding to MD-L as well. >Sorry to bother you, I'm not on the MailingList (lack of time) but I >like interesting and technical info :) > >Would it be possible to update the part "15" in the FAQ, namely > >"What's the difference between the various ATRAC ge

Re: MD: Strange quotes

1999-07-13 Thread Eric Woudenberg
Hi Kiran, thanks for the note, I'm replying to MD-L as well. >>(the cassette also enjoys a certain low-tech robustness to rough >>handling and harsh environments that the MD lacks). > >You've GOT to be kidding. This is just a test to see if we actually >read this stuff! I'm dead serious. Let

RE: MD: can I stand my car MD player on its end?

1999-07-13 Thread Simon Barnes
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > Ralph Smeets wrote: > > A deck has a motoriz

Re: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Mark Vinton
As Ralph states in his last email chip design is limited by the lythography process(defining features onto the silicon waffer). Actually as an aside by decreasing the wavelength of radiation used the lythography process obviously becomes more accurate; they already use UV and (I think) will soon

RE: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Simon Barnes
> Ralph Smeets wrote: > > ALL and I mean ALL chip-manufactures use a > photographic process to produce chips. The masks use contain details of > only > 0.15 micro-meter wide. We're probably able to reduce the details of > the chip with this > process two times, but after that it's over Ie,

Re: MD: mini disc sound quality

1999-07-13 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > PrinceGaz wrote: > > >Haven't measured > >them exactly but an LP compressed through ATRACs 5:1 ratio should > >squeeze onto an MD, just. Remember an MD is roughly 2.5in diameter > >so anything up to 12.5in should fit once ATRACed. > > No Gaz, you're wrong. Someth

Re: MD: can I stand my car MD player on its end?

1999-07-13 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --On Monday, July 12, 1999, 11:55 PM +1000 Tony Antoniou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Most decks will have it in their instructions that they have a maximum > > playing angle of anything between 50 - 70 degrees. I've yet to see one > > Is there really that mu

Re: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Mark Vinton wrote: > > > ... I hope a much better compression algorithm is used as MP3 sounds > so > > BAD! > > > As I pointed out last week, MP3 need not sound bad if a high enough > data rate is used. > > > There are much better algorithms availa

Re: MD: I've got a really good idea... who wants to help me out?

1999-07-13 Thread J. Coon
Post it and we will take a look at it. Can't promise anything, but who knows? Keith Wilson wrote: > > I have been sent some curcuit diagrams showing how to make a transmitter > and would love to share it with any 'beany caps' out there. The text > documentaion that is with it is a little garbl

Re: MD: a vs. an

1999-07-13 Thread J. Coon
IF it says MD, it is "an MD". If it says MiniDisc, it is "A MiniDisc". When you see CD, do you think CD or Compact Disk? PrinceGaz wrote: > > Okay, just how do we all "read" the term MD. Do we subconciously > read "Em-Dee" or "MiniDisc". Personally I read "Em-Dee" -- Jim Coon Not just a

Re: MD: Compression on Radio

1999-07-13 Thread Mark Vinton
Martin wrote" BTW, to get back on topic, I'd love to have a compression feature for MD walkmen like the R50 and for car players. I often want to play back my favourite recordings at low volume in areas with a lot of background noise and I have to turn up the volume quite a bit to hear enough."

Re: MD: Compression on Radio

1999-07-13 Thread BorusSylt
>>I read somewhere (i.e. i don't know if this is true or not) that the >>pop/rock >>stations are compressed so they sound 'better' on cheap radios such as >>walkman's etc. Considering that many people will be listening at work or >>other places where they can't get up and change the volume ever

Re: MD: using mixers (like Gemini 225, etc.)

1999-07-13 Thread Graham Baker
Jeeze PG, are you blind? - there it is, partly hidden under your flux capacitor!! A parametric equaliser is similar to a graphic equaliser with the additional function of variable frequency selection, instead of a bank of fixed frequency sliders, allowing you to 'tune' in accurately on the desir

Re: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Mark Vinton
Valid point MP3 will sound good at higher data rates. But if you are going to use a higher data rate eg 256Kb/s/stereo program why use MP3? It is far too complex to be used at higher data rates and there are other algorithms that would offer similar quality at higher data rates that are very simp

RE: MD: I've got a really good idea... who wants to help me out?

1999-07-13 Thread Keith Wilson
I have got a really really crap CD player in my car and I have a 701 portable player. The only connection problem that I have is that the CD player does not have a line in on it. I have seen boot loader systems that have a little transmitter box in the boot and you can pick up the frequency o

RE: MD: look into the future

1999-07-13 Thread Simon Barnes
> Mark Vinton wrote: > ... I hope a much better compression algorithm is used as MP3 sounds so > BAD! > As I pointed out last week, MP3 need not sound bad if a high enough data rate is used. > There are much better algorithms available eg AAC (I have yet to hear > it but techn