Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Still not as easy as using a remote and a deck

MD: Sorry, seriously OT: for dutch subscribers, speciaal voor nederlanders

1999-08-21 Thread meeder
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Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Jough Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sat, 21 Aug 1999 | Let's see... a short spin of a little wheel... or a repetitive pushing of a | button... With the 702 simply hold the button down. No motion at all after the press. I personally find titling

Re: MD: sb live value and CD rom

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
False alarm, it just wasn't turned on in the mixer. I have both the digital and the analog connections made and the mixer will enable or disable either or both. Now the thing I can't figure out is why the mixer doesn't show balance controls. When I record form the CD inputs, either digitally

Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread Dan Frakes
Jough Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Let's see... a short spin of a little wheel... or a repetitive pushing of a >button... > >The 702 is a chore to title with. A jog dial is a superiour method of >selecting most items than a button is. Buttons should only have to be used >if the list i

Re: MD: Sound&Vision Mag

1999-08-21 Thread Steve
Actually, I have a mid-range Sony dolby S three-head cassette deck (paid about $300 maybe 6 years ago), and I will say straight up I believe the sound is as good or better than minidisc Atrac 4.0, if I do EVERYTHING right when making the tape, and I mean EVERYTHING, which is STRESSFUL as hell, an

Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #324

1999-08-21 Thread Geoffrey Goode
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, md-l-digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I think what Nathan / "the Rodent" said about a ten-fold power increase (10dB) >being needed to make something sound twice as loud may well be true. The >booklet from a fairly well-respected speaker manufacturer (Wharfedale)

MD: sb live value and CD rom

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
I can't seem to get my CD ROM to work with the sb live value card digitally. It is an ancient vintage 1995 CD ROM made by Panasonic I think. Does anyone have a list of CD ROMs taht the digital out actually works? It seems like there was one floating around when I wasn't interested in the topic

Re: MD: Sound&Vision Mag

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
Can someone interpret the chart on page 8 of this for me? http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/hottopics/hot_special_download_0699.html 8 pages and they still don't give an answer that is understandable. besides they didn't include minidisc in the tests. What a stupid magazine. -- Jim Coon N

MD: input impedance

1999-08-21 Thread guto
Hello, I have built a battery box and a binaural mic with Panasonic electret capsules and want to use it with MiniDisc recorder (JVC XM-F3). I dont know the mic and line input impedance, and the question is: How can I measure the line input impedance ? Best wishes to all, Guto --

MD: Denon is owned by Philips

1999-08-21 Thread Lfmcarthy
A recent post suggested the following: > BTW other brands "owned" by Philips: Magnavox, Aristona, Denon (Yes, a > japanese company which has been making MD stuff for years, so they've actually > produced MD for quite some time) > Hmm, didn't know Denon is owned by Philips. I don't believe thi

RE: MD: Denon is owned by Philips

1999-08-21 Thread Tony Antoniou
I believe Denon is owned by Hitachi but I'd have to do a little more research to confirm that. I can, however, add a company name to Philips' ownership list: Marantz. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PR

RE: MD: Control using hexadecimal serial data

1999-08-21 Thread Paul Johnson
>Pehaps you will forgive me if I suggest this is a bit of a show-off remark. >For those in the know, programming is indeed a trivial task for the most >part, in fact one might say that the dreadful trivialities involved make it >so difficult to do well. Sorry if this sounded "show-offy," I was r

MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread Lfmcarthy
Eric Woudenberg wrote: > Consider: > MZ-R55 intro: 10/98 > MZ-R50 intro: 10/97 > MZ-R30 intro: 10/96 > October is coming! > Rick I'm with you, Rick. And since the current new players are being announced for mid September shipments, I give it about 4 weeks max before we hear about the next

MD: Sound&Vision Mag

1999-08-21 Thread Lfmcarthy
I read Ken Pohlmans remarks too. He is so biased it is ridiculous. At one point he seemed to warm up to MD a little, but I think he is regressing. The thing that really pisses me off is how the same magazine is happy to pretend that the compression in MP3 is no big deal. In both cases, MD

MD: Deck and Portable Reliability

1999-08-21 Thread Lfmcarthy
Note: expect a string of posts as I catch up. FWIW, I currently have 7 MD recorders/players of various ages. Only problem was mechanical disc eject in a car player which was repaired in less than a week under warranty. I get the occasional glitch. I correct it and forget it. MD has been

Re: MD: MZ-R50 Problems.

1999-08-21 Thread Jough Dempsey
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === At 02:37 PM 8/21/99 +1000, ollee wrote: >When recording, it will insert bits of crackly noise into the recording. >This is happening with new discs, and I even had a Sony ES d

Re: MD: Question on MZ-EZ40 (regular clicks)

1999-08-21 Thread md_it
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:36:03 +0100 "PrinceGaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A sort of "quiet click every 2 seconds or so, with very quiet > whirring / disk spinning between alternate clicks" which when I monitored the > current consumption corresponded with the motor running then stopping. O

Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread Jough Dempsey
At 10:03 PM 8/20/99 -0400, Stainless Steel Rat wrote: >On the other hand, pressing/holding buttons on my 702 is a no-painer. > >RSI most certainly is an issue when wheel/dial vs. buttons is a factor in >one's decision over which unit to buy. Let's see... a short spin of a little wheel... or a

Re: MD: MP3 to MD digital recording

1999-08-21 Thread Colin Burchall
jeff wrote: > However, it's recording, but not in digital. I = >am assuming this because in the MD user manual it explains that the MD = >will stand by until it receives input from the digital source and pause = >when no input is received for 3 seconds. This does not occur. You are using a TO

MD: mono capacity of buffer (was question on MZ-E40)

1999-08-21 Thread David W. Tamkin
Zach asked, | When playing mono tracks, how does it affect the buffer? If your unit | has 10 seconds of anti-shock, does it double to 20 with mono audio? :-) I haven't tried it with a portable, but with my decks I can tell you these: 1. When tracks are played out of their physical layout ord

Re: MD: MZ-R50 Problems.

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
ollee wrote: > When recording, it will insert bits of crackly noise into the recording. > This is happening with new discs, and I even had a Sony ES disc fail after > about a day of use a week or so ago. snip./ > Should I try a lense cleaner disc? No don't use a lens cleaner except as a last r

Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Just record on your R50 and edit/ title on your

Re: MD: decibel scale

1999-08-21 Thread PrinceGaz
Since this topic is continuing and I have nothing better to do before the Vision channel starts on cable at 4am, I'll post this from my Wharfedale speaker manual: [anything in square brackets like this is my own "witty" comments]. Very Faint: 0dB- threshold of hearing 6dB- human breathing [assum

Re: MD: Comparision between MZ-R50 and MZ-R55

1999-08-21 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Jough Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 20 Aug 1999 | Well, most people are so used to video games and remote controls and other | things that one has to control with their thumbs these days that RSI is | hardly an issue. I have both Saturn and

Re: MD: decibel scale (was analog follow-up question)

1999-08-21 Thread J. Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === It has to come out the same either way. Sort o

Re: MD: MZ-R50 Problems.

1999-08-21 Thread PrinceGaz
From: ollee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've had my R50 since December, and since then have used it pretty heavily > (about 3-4 hours a day). I don't keep my discs in cases, but haven't really > had any problems with my unit until recently. > > When recording, it will insert bits of crackly noise into

Re: MD: 24 bits/MD standard

1999-08-21 Thread Alex LeVine
> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 16:15:27 +0200 > From: Ralph Smeets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: MD: 24 bits/MD standard > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> of BS; meanwhile 24 bit in could just trun

Re: MD: OT: off-topic:-) was decibel scale

1999-08-21 Thread PrinceGaz
From: Stainless Steel Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Another rule-of-thumb, though not really usefull: If it hurts in > | your ears, it has been damaging your ears. The level damaging your > | ears is lower than the pain-causing level. > Pain is your body's way of saying, "STOP THAT, DAMNIT! THAT HU

Re: MD: decibel scale (was analog follow-up question)

1999-08-21 Thread Colin Burchall
Ralf Kuchenhart wrote: (or schrieb) >The formular for sound power level is 10(dB)* log (I/Io), but the formular for >sound pressure is 20(dB)*log (p/p0). If you regard the (electrical) power you >need in your amps and to drive the speakers, your formular is absolutely right, >Ian, but if you reg

MD: MZ-R50 Problems.

1999-08-21 Thread ollee
I've had my R50 since December, and since then have used it pretty heavily (about 3-4 hours a day). I don't keep my discs in cases, but haven't really had any problems with my unit until recently. When recording, it will insert bits of crackly noise into the recording. This is happening with new

Re: MD: decibel scale (was analog follow-up question)

1999-08-21 Thread Colin Burchall
Ralf Kuchenhart wrote: >> As a rule of thumb, 10dB is very close to an average person's perception of >> doubled volume. > >Only a rule of thumb? Have a look onto the "sone" scale and it's formular (I >don't have it at hand) when converting between sone and dB. A sound of 2 sone is >exactly twic

RE: MD: Question on MZ-EZ40

1999-08-21 Thread Simon Mackay
===BEGIN QUOTE= I think the motor just runs to fill the buffer. It is a way to conserve the battery. My R30 does the same thing. ===END QUOTE== This is also how the portables can achi

MD: MP3 to MD digital recording

1999-08-21 Thread jeff
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Hello all: I'm new to this list, however, I have searched through the archives and = I need some assistance. I am trying to record my MP3's digitially to my SONY MZ R-50. I

Re: MD: decibels

1999-08-21 Thread meeder
When you double the amplitude you will get an 6dB amplification according to the Soundforge 4.5 manual. it is an logarithmic scale. When you have a amplitude which is at half of the scale you will get 20log(0.5) = -6dB. If you double the amplitude you will get 0dB Remco - Oorspronkelijk be

MD: SCMS

1999-08-21 Thread Joost de Meij
Hi all, just a question: How is SCMS-information stored on CD's and pre-recorded MD's? Tanx... Joost ->Don't mind my grammar... __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---