RE: MD: Audiophase MD Player On Sale for $99 at Best Buy

1999-09-08 Thread Daryl O.
I took a look at the MDP1 and the problem is I couldn't find any specs for it. How long is the battery life? How many seconds of shock protection? How good is the sound quality?(Paul Johnson) When I displayed it, I took a look at the manual, and I believe it said that the battery life

MD: MR100, Sony R90 or Sharp 831?

1999-09-08 Thread Lucien Wells
Hi Everyone, I would really appreciate you input on this one. Ok, I will be in HK from 29th Sep - 9 October. I am looking to upgrade my MZ-R50. So, what should I do? I am interested in the Panasonic MR100 and (to a lesser extent) a Sharp 831/832, both of which I can purchase at a good price

MD: MD on UK's 'Taggart' show

1999-09-08 Thread John Chrapowicki
On last night's 'Taggart', they had a better advert for MD than Sony have produced in 6 years of marketing! There were at least 3 references to it throughout the two-hour show. The first MD 'scene' consisted of one guy showing another his MD portie. The other guy asks what is it, and the

RE: MD: R90 and end search

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Barnes
John Chrapowicki wrote: Note to Shawn: If you want to continue the discussion, I suggest we do it via private mail to avoid us getting kicked off the board ;-) I don't believe you would be kicked off for droning on and on so long as you stay on topic, so ignore the hecklers and let us

RE: MD: MD on UK's 'Taggart' show

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Barnes
John Chrapowicki wrote: On last night's 'Taggart', they had a better advert snip Roll on more shows with MD friendly script writers This is very sad indeed, John. Ironically, said MD (an AMF5) ends up being thrown into the Clyde ! ...sadly gone downhill since the actor who

Re: MD: R90 and end search

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
I think we all have it wrong. I think Sony uses the END SEARCH button like a politician. It gives people something to talk about Sony and keeps their name in the public eye. Good or bad it is still there. Another reason is to sell prerecorded minidisks because you can't mess those up by

MD: 9999999 Re: Y2K compliance Hoax

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
Well, tomorrow is also a big day. They day of the nines card. I remember using them to signify EOF or End Of File. So if your computer programs stop tomorrow you will know why. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 9/6/1999 7:41:27 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Audiophase MD Player On Sale for $99 at Best Buy

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
Looks more like the MZ-EP11 to me http://www.connact.com/~eaw/minidisc/part_Sony_MZ-EP10+11.html -- 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/

Re: MD: 9999999 Re: Y2K compliance Hoax

1999-09-08 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
"J. Coon" wrote: Well, tomorrow is also a big day. They day of the nines card. I remember using them to signify EOF or End Of File. So if your computer programs stop tomorrow you will know why. So far all is ok here, but its only been 25 min's.. -- Richard

RE: MD: R90 and end search

1999-09-08 Thread Scott, Tony
Dear All, In general it strikes me that ES is not such a smart idea, it doesn't add any functionality that other portables don't have as you can over record on other units if you want to. It does mean that users (with good memories or no) can more easily make a mistake. I'm no expert in the

RE: MD: R90 and end search

1999-09-08 Thread Regis . PRIQUELER
Hi, I always thought that ES was a dumb idea. I had read all this thread and it made me think about why sony did this and why we don't saw what the point of ES. Every one of us use his/her portie to record CD or music from other audio sources. Maybe

MD: : Re: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-08 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
When digital dubbing, it's important not to record the signal any higher than the "0" mark or you'll get clipping and distortion (when making a digital recording--analog things like cassette decks let you go over the "0" a tad before you start to hear distortion). Whilst I agree with this

RE: MD: HELP R50 youz. ...d@mn!

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Barnes
Simon Gardner wrote: As for not getting any help - well, if you actually bothered spellchecking and writing in sentences then people might understand your posts, This sounds a bit snobby to me, I found PP's eccentric style entertaining. all right m8's ? (uggh) a different simon

Re: MD: New Sony 4x CD/MD dub machine?

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Gardner
OK - so I saw the add in a comic book (Hitman if you must know) It seem Sony has a new unit that has a CD player and a MD deck. The photo looked like a MXD-D1 http://www.connact.com/~eaw/minidisc/part_Sony_MXD-D1.html But most interesting was the 4x claim. Thats right - it will "rip"

Re: MD: HELP R50 youz. ...d@mn!

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Gardner
As for not getting any help - well, if you actually bothered spellchecking and writing in sentences then people might understand your posts, This sounds a bit snobby to me, I found PP's eccentric style entertaining. all right m8's ? (uggh) a different simon It's not snobby, I just

Re: MD: V2 Boycott and V2's deception. (SoyBomb)

1999-09-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants wrote: The first statement of V2’s policy was in the MD newsgroup. This one came from [EMAIL PROTECTED] This can be found through a dejanews.com search. Note this is the only time this address has ever been used (Do a power search at deja news for

RE: MD: HELP R50 youz. ...d@mn!

1999-09-08 Thread Stefan Baden
Hiall, Simon Gardner wrote: As for not getting any help - well, if you actually bothered spellchecking and writing in sentences then people might understand your posts, This sounds a bit snobby to me, I found PP's eccentric style entertaining. all right m8's ? (uggh) a different

Re: MD: Subject: RE: Audiophase MD Player On Sale for $99 at Best Buy

1999-09-08 Thread Stefan Baden
Huh? All I heard about Audiophase is that it is a small manufacturer of *high-end* components and stuff. I'm wondering why should they bring out a cheapo unit like that? Anybody? Stefan (who probably mixed Audiophase with Accuphase?) __ Get

RE: MD: Audiophase MD Player On Sale for $99 at Best Buy

1999-09-08 Thread Daryl O.
I looked at this unit in Best Buy and didn't see any stop/play/track controls on the unit itself. I expected them to be on the bottom like the Sony units, but didn't see any. Of course, it was hard to get a good look at it because of those cages Best Buy keeps them in. Does this mean you

MD: 300+ mins on MD

1999-09-08 Thread Philip Stokes
Does anyone know about getting 300+ mins. apparently using a computer with Win 95 and using FTS with virtual tracks? I came upon this digest via a site which talked about the subject but an email to the author has not produced an answer. I particularily want to know if it is the computer's

MD: tapers experience with SONY-MD and CSB mics

1999-09-08 Thread Matthias Schweinoch
hi all, i was thinking of getting myself a taping set-up. for microphones i want to use the CSB (core-sounds binaureal) mics (the standard version, not low or high end). also, i first thought of getting a DAT recorder, but because of the price i have decided to go for MD after all. now, before

MD: Recording Live Audio/Computer loading

1999-09-08 Thread The artist formerly known as James Caran
Hello everyone, I am new to the minidisk list. :) Yes, I have a couple of questions to pose for those of you that I suspect have more knowledge of this topic. I am looking heavily into a portable MD recorder. I have been looking on the net for days at different options, and my head

MD: MD TO MD Dubbing

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
Is there a machine that will dub MDs faster than real time? I mean from one master MD to one or even several MDs at once at a high speed? How about copying to a computer and then dumping it to several MDs at once, hopefully faster than real time.? -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-08 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Hi, Well, tomorrow is also a big day. They day of the nines card. I remember using them to signify EOF or End Of File. So if your computer programs stop tomorrow you will know why. Ye gods, here comes another one... This thing is just as fake as the Windows 2-digit one, although not as

RE: MD: Recording Live Audio/Computer loading

1999-09-08 Thread Featherstone, Scott
i record band practices with my aiwa am-f70 with the following mic http://www.soundprofessionals.com/minitmic.htm its OK...not awesome or anything. i also bought a powered mic from guitar center which was similarly OK but not in stereo. im still kinda lookin for the ultimate mic for my

MD: 930 at Brands Mart

1999-09-08 Thread Bob Denton
I picked up a 920 at Brands Mart for $199, but it was DOA so I returned it. They did not have any more so they credited my cc. I decided to find out when the 930 was due in, and they actually had them in stock at $318 but they weren't on the floor. cu

MD: MD batteries Re: #VS29 Lithium type for SONY#Lip-12

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I guess this info didn't make it to the list

Re: MD: Enhanced resume effect

1999-09-08 Thread David W. Tamkin
| My aim was not to emulate tape. Tape sux, man. :-) Didn't think it was, Kade. Just figured that the whole dang resume feature's goal was to do that. | This is how computer discs work. I do | not have a problem with this- there would be no point resuming a disc you | had changed somewhere

Re: MD: Recording Live Audio/Computer loading

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
The artist formerly known as James Caran wrote: I would love if someone could suggest a model(s) for me. Just about any of the portables will work well for what you want to do. Sony has END SEARCH button to contend with and you WILL lose some recording because of it. However, Sony also has

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-08 Thread Case
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Actually this is a problem for some system..

Re: MD: V2 Boycott and V2's deception.

1999-09-08 Thread David W. Tamkin
I had said previously about the post of V2's message to the MiniDiscusion boards, Why did the post come from somewhere else? My guess is that someone who received it in email posted it, and it was not posted by anyone at V2. Mark has said since, | ... it seems obvious that the policy did

Re: MD: Recording Live Audio/Computer loading

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Gardner
2)Load this audio onto my mac into Digital Performer and other audio programs for edit/additions. I have a mac G3 with firewire and USB connections, so I want to try to get a digital out. I haven't yet seen a portable with optical out. Even if I do, will this work with my computer?

Re: MD: 300+ mins on MD

1999-09-08 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I emailed the author as well for more information on both the FTS, and some other information regarding the MDH-10 and never received a reply. I'm not sure the author is still around (at that adress) or what the story is... I have yet to hear of anybody on

MD: MXD-D1 4X CD-MD

1999-09-08 Thread BARFKO
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:47:12 -0400 From:

RE: MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-08 Thread Peter Pan
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === well, thanx mr. intelligent (DO note mr.

MD: SB Live and Minidisc ?

1999-09-08 Thread Paul Pak
I found this on the following web site : http://www.europe.soundblaster.com/sblive/liveware/benefits.html Who can tell me more about it and the way SB Live handles SCMS? Powerful Digital Content Creation Live!Ware 2.0 enhances content authoring features such as SPDIF Digital Recording*, so that

RE: MD: HELP R50 youz. ...d@mn!

1999-09-08 Thread Tony Antoniou
There's entertaining and then there's annoying. I agree with Simon Gardner. If you want people to deal with a problem seriously, it should be addressed in the same tone. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: MD: HELP R50 youz. ...d@mn!

1999-09-08 Thread Simon Gardner
RE! thanks Simon..and... Simon :) Finally someone who does not take my post Literally... I expected negative response from the list, but not so serious... People these days, just take the net too seriously, netiquette! what the hell are you throwing that out?! its like going to the public

MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-08 Thread Dan Frakes
Peter Pan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is it helping with that all these people are writting ESSAYS about end search - i think its bullshit and you should spend more time doing something else than to think about what good end search is for or not, and theorize and hypothesise about sony's

MD: V2 Boycott (Soy)

1999-09-08 Thread SpongeBob SquarePants
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 06:00:11 +1200 (New Zealand Standard Time) From: Mark Derricutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: V2 Boycott and V2's deception. (SoyBomb) On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants wrote: The first statement of V2's policy was in the MD newsgroup. This one came from

MD: Bad recording with binaural mics. Help???

1999-09-08 Thread rbetcher
Hi, If anyone has experience with recording live show with Core's cheap binaural's I am looking for some help. I recorded a live show in a club(somewhat loud), and the sound that I got was terrible. It was extremely muffled, enormous bass boom, and poor treble. Things sounded

RE: MD: end search

1999-09-08 Thread Tony Antoniou
If I recall correctly from my last post about the End Search feature, my closing comment was "each to his own". What the f__k is it with you people? We keep going round and round in circles and never agree anyway so why can't you all just get it through your skulls that for the amount of people

RE: MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-08 Thread Tony Antoniou
One, this thread is getting too personal. Two, if you don't get a response the first time, you try again, but it doesn't have to mean a complete change in character. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-08 Thread Tony Antoniou
But he makes a valid point with regards to that thread because nobody ever agrees on it anyway. I like the feature, others don't. But why harp on about it? Why try and shove it down people's throats like some posters here are (perhaps unintentionally) doing? It goes round in circles every time,

RE: MD: end search

1999-09-08 Thread Rick Pali
From: Tony Antoniou I'm sick to death of seeing these debates because it's always the same inane, monotonous garbage! It's clearly on topic. If you don't want to read about it, *you* deal with it. Rick. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alienshore.com/

RE: MD: end search

1999-09-08 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Well as one of the people that there appears to be something the 'f__k' with, I'd have to say we're bored, tired, LOVE to debate and argue, and can't seem to come by the most obvious conclusion which is: Agree to Disagree! Just a thought - -Jeffrey

Re: MD: tapers experience with SONY-MD and CSB mics

1999-09-08 Thread Mikeyled36
I have used my homemade binaural mics and my Sharp 702 with great satisfaction.!! I reccomend these Sharp decks over the Sony's. Some peopel are shunned off by the UTOC thingy with Sharp 702's but I have had mine since December 1998 and have not had the first problem!! I have gotten great

Re: MD: Bad recording with binaural mics. Help???

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
You have the mike sensitivity too high or the record level set too high. rbetcher wrote: Hi, If anyone has experience with recording live show with Core's cheap binaural's I am looking for some help. I recorded a live show in a club(somewhat loud), and the sound that I got

Re: MD: Bad recording with binaural mics. Help???

1999-09-08 Thread rbetcher
At 07:34 PM 09/08/1999 -0500, you wrote: Hi, If anyone has experience with recording live show with Core's cheap binaural's I am looking for some help. I recorded a live show in a club(somewhat loud), and the sound that I got was terrible. It was extremely muffled, enormous bass

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
When I wrote code back in the 60's and 70's using FORTRAN, we would read the data, then check for 99 and if that apeared, we interpreted it as End Of File and the program then processed the apropriate code to stop reading the data and do the calculations and print the report. When you

Re: MD: Bad recording with binaural mics. Help???

1999-09-08 Thread J. Coon
You don't give the whole picture. What you are discribing tells me that you have the record level set too high and the sound is clipping when it gets too loud. If you have a Sony, change the mike sensitivity to low instead of high, and press END SEARCH. If you have a Sharp or other brand,

Re: MD: Bad recording with binaural mics. Help???

1999-09-08 Thread Graham Baker
If anyone has experience with recording live show with Core's cheap binaural's I am looking for some help. I recorded a live show in a club(somewhat loud), and the sound that I got was terrible. It was extremely muffled, enormous bass boom, and poor treble. Things sounded pretty good

MD: recording safety?

1999-09-08 Thread Scott Legg
Is it safe to leave a unit in 'record mode' for any amount of time? I am using a Sharp 722 to record a bunch of MP3s with different volumes, and I need to press record to hear the output through the MD headphones. Is the record head burning a groove in my disks or is this harmless?

RE: MD: end search

1999-09-08 Thread Tony Antoniou
You don't seem to understand that these threads go on for a very long time (a lot longer than they need to be, so much so that people actually ask for the thread to end!), are not productive by any means and is repetitious. Let's face it, it's déjà vu, only more annoying. So I strongly suggest

Re: MD: protect your unit

1999-09-08 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- not a bad idea if you don't treat it gently, but I have to say.. I LOVE the subject line!!! ;-) - -- I am not a folder! On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Scott Legg wrote: Hey... when I got my new portable I was worried about scratching the clear parts over the

RE: MD: end search

1999-09-08 Thread Rick Pali
From: Tony Antoniou You don't seem to understand that these threads go on for a very long time are not productive by any means and is repetitious. Not at all correct. I've seen many many threads like this over the years. What I've observed is that they all eventually die out and that

MD: personal update (totally MD related!!!)

1999-09-08 Thread lpe . jr
hi all! it's been awhile since i've posted so i thought i'd update... i'm a professional dj and i use MD 95% of the time @ work and at home/car it's MD all the way(except for the am traffic reports) i've had the Denon DN-M2300R for two weeks now and it rocks!