Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread Ian Horsey
--- Mike Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My understanding is that the 5 volt requirement is for the charging circuit. I would think that by applying a lower voltage source, the charging circuit just wouldn't engage... Thats what I thought, but I can charge mine off the same 4.5VDC

MD: Question about Minidisc Noise and Microphones

2000-08-03 Thread MarkPregen
Hello, I just bought a Sony MZ-R70 minidisc recorder. It seemed that everything was going fine, but when I tried playing a minidisc in my car using the Sony DCC-E34CP car battery cord with car cassette adapter, I noticed that while driving, everytime I pushed on the gas to accelerate, I

MD: Question about PC Link with Minidisc

2000-08-03 Thread MarkPregen
Hello, I have been trying to use my Sony MZ-R70 with the PC Link. Everything appears to have been setup just fine according to the instructions (USB drivers installed, etc). However, when I finally push record on my minidisc and try to push play on my media player (winamp or napster), the

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Timothy Stockman wrote, | L+R/2 is almost universally used. FM broadcast is trasmitted this way for | compatibility with monaural receivers. The "mono" switch on preamplifiers | does this. However, this simple, almost universally used transformation | does

MD: New Remote for MZ-R70

2000-08-03 Thread MarkPregen
I want to get one of the illuminated remotes for my Sony MZ-R70 (which came with a plastic remote). Where can I find such a device, and how much will it cost me? Thank you Mark Pregenzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this

Re: MD: Question about Minidisc Noise and Microphones

2000-08-03 Thread J. Coon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The buzzing noise is perfectly in tune with the acceleration of the car. Is this normal interference or what? I do not hear the noise while using the radio alone. Is there anything I can do to prevent it or lessen it? I did not hear the noise at all while using

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread David W. Tamkin
Ralph Smeets wrote, | I'll have to look up which algorithm should be used to get a monaural signal | by combining two signals without losing to much information. Would you be able to look up what algorithm Sony decks use (so that we can perhaps counteract it)? | However if you use

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ralph Smeets wrote, | I'll have to look up which algorithm should be used to get a monaural signal | by combining two signals without losing to much information. Would you be able to look up what algorithm Sony decks use (so that we can perhaps counteract it)?

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread David W. Tamkin
I asked Ralph, T Would you be able to look up what algorithm Sony decks use (so that we can T perhaps counteract it)? S Well S No... Ah well. S I think it was ( L * R ) ^ 0.5 It can't be the geometric mean. If it were, then whenever one channel is silent and the mix is all the way

MD: Sony ECM 939LT mics?

2000-08-03 Thread James S. Lee
Is this microphone (Sony ECM 939LT) still being manufactured? Sold anywhere? I would love to find one or two of them. Is there an equivalent mic on the market if this one is, as I suspect, discontinued? Jim Lee -- == James S. Lee

MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread Peter Forest
Yesterday, during the afternoon I was with my friend at Best Buy in Daytona Beach (Florida). Since my friend is really interested in minidisc and I was far from my business (he was just passing by for a couple hours for business purposes). I try to find minidisc equipment and blanks and there

MD: Response from Chris at SP

2000-08-03 Thread MarkPregen
Hello: We are currently closed for vacation until 8-9-00. Your message will be answered as soon as possible after this date. For more details about our vacation and shipping schedule please see this page: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/policies.html Thank you! Chris Carfagno The Sound

Re: MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread Eddie McCarroll
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MD: Response from Chris at SP

2000-08-03 Thread Ralph.Smeets
Hello: We are currently closed for vacation until 8-9-00. Your message will be answered as soon as possible after this date. For more details about our vacation and shipping schedule please see this page: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/policies.html Thank you! Chris Carfagno The Sound

Re: MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread Mike Burger
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Re: MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread Jeffrey Scorsone
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Re: MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Peter, Best Buy does not pay their employees

RE: MD: wireless md-fm adapter

2000-08-03 Thread Dave Helgerson
I have one of these and I can "over-ride" the strongest signal in town if I that's the frequency I set it at. But the thing does drift way too much. I'd think they could lock in one frequency that didn't drift and it wouldn't matter whether or not it was a clear channel. And, by getting rid

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread Jonathan Irwin
On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, David W. Tamkin wrote: I had done an L-R on the original source track before copying it to MD, and it flatlined. If recording to MD in mono knocks the channels out of sync, there is no way to tell afterward, because the MD recording is marked as mono and will play back

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread David W. Tamkin
I'm taking a risk posting this: Carfagno's out-of-control autoresponder might forge my address on another vacation post to the list. Anything from hosting4u.net is not from me, even if it bears my name. Jonathan explained, I I didn't mean that exactly: recording a source with two identical

Re: MD: Sony ECM 939LT mics?

2000-08-03 Thread J. Coon
"James S. Lee" wrote: Is this microphone (Sony ECM 939LT) still being manufactured? Sold anywhere? I would love to find one or two of them. Is there an equivalent mic on the market if this one is, as I suspect, discontinued? WHile this one doesn't look as sleek, it works well.

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread Jonathan Irwin
On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, David W. Tamkin wrote: If the explanation were that the tracks got out of sync, then the soft parts of the redundant stereo input would become louder as they got mixed with louder volumes. Moreover, how can the two channels of an S/PDIF signal get out of sync like that?

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread Graham Baker
You guys are way beyond my technical comprehension and I haven't really followed this thread so my apologies if I am way off the mark... BUT, AFAIK, (and I haven't made detailed tests, just my observations) my Sharp 701 portable does not alter the level of tracks when recording mono compared to

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread Graham Baker
I think you will find that a true, regulated 4.5v will not charge the battery. A 5.0 regulated supply will... Maybe some 4.5v supplies are actually closer to 5v? GB - Original Message - Thats what I thought, but I can charge mine off the same 4.5VDC supply. I did manage to destroy

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread David W. Tamkin
Jonathan continued, | I would certainly be very interested to find out what algorithm Sony are | using. I plan to do a few quick tests myself (probably tomorrow) using my | MDS-JE520 and (homemade) computer digital out. I've noticed it on both the 520 and the W1. | Unfortunately I have no

Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms

2000-08-03 Thread David W. Tamkin
Graham Baker wrote, | BUT, AFAIK, (and I haven't made detailed tests, just my observations) my | Sharp 701 portable does not alter the level of tracks when recording mono | compared to recording the same track in stereo... Thanks for the data point. | (I presume you are talking about straight

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread James S. Lee
Since I asked this question about the Radio Shack "Portable CD Player Power Pack" (23-505) rechargeable lead battery, I have gone ahead and used it with the 722. The unit functions quite well except that the "battery charging" indicator never goes out. So it would seem that the internal battery

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread Graham Baker
- Original Message - From: James S. Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 4 August 2000 11:16 Subject: Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722 Since I asked this question about the Radio Shack "Portable CD Player Power Pack" (23-505) rechargeable lead battery, I

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread Tsuki_yomi
My own personal 701 experience... The original internal battery recently began to fail. However I had 12x 4V lithium cells laying around doing nothing (from an old laptop battery where the circuitry died not the batteries) Now the internal battery is 3.6V where as these were 4V... Hmm,

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-03 Thread Larry Sherry
I'm not sure if you are stating that the external power adapter that comes with the Sharps have special circuitry in them. But as far as I can tell they are cheap bricks made in China. I think that it has more to do with the voltage then the power supply. I have had a constant on going