Re: MD: "new" $40 soundcard

2001-06-19 Thread las
Luis Dodero wrote: > Hi all, don't know if this has been seen before, but it seems like a pretty > good deal, soundcard with coax SPDIF, optical SPDIF and even an MD optical > cable for $40! The review's here: > > http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/reviews/zoltrix_nightingale/ Wow!! This so

MD: "new" $40 soundcard

2001-06-19 Thread Luis Dodero
Hi all, don't know if this has been seen before, but it seems like a pretty good deal, soundcard with coax SPDIF, optical SPDIF and even an MD optical cable for $40! The review's here: http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/reviews/zoltrix_nightingale/ -Luis

Re: MD: Earphones for MD

2001-06-19 Thread Mike Lastucka
>others? Or do you want to be able to hear the outside world? Keep in mind >that in *general* open cans sound better. Personally I prefer the closed type. Especially at work. :) They do an excellent job of blocking out ambient noise. Definitely wouldn't wear them while driving, and you defi

Re: MD: Mironics computer interface

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
i noticed the feature list shows a few features not supported for my unit w/ the DIY stuff, but nothing vital from what i could see. i think it was volume marc On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 10:04:35PM -0400, Wesleyan Hsu wrote: > > than the DIY instructions he first posted on his web site. The site

Re: MD: Earphones for MD

2001-06-19 Thread Dan Frakes
on 6/18/01 4:44 PM, Bard, James at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I saw a post concerning B & O earphones, and it just so happens that >I tried a pair which a friend had today. I thought they sounded very >good. I'm not sure what the model was, but may have been A6 or A8. Those B&O headphones look re

RE: MD: Mironics computer interface

2001-06-19 Thread Wesleyan Hsu
I purchased their product and am reasonably pleased with it. Although I am an experienced software developer, I have not worked at the hardware level so I can't give a fair assessment as to how difficult it is to write your own software. My guess is that it would be difficult as the timing of com

RE: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Richard Lang
> marc > (who has nothing against the current faq's, but thinks we can get ALOT more > info going) Then may I suggest you send the extra information to Rick Woudenberg who can add it to the existing MDCP FAQs. It's up to you guys to do whatever you want, of course, but I don't see the point of

Re: MD: Mironics computer interface

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === wow, that looks pretty cool, i think i have a p

RE: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Jacob Alifrangis
The email address I gave earlier. Will be up momentarily. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Marc Britten Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 2:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD FAQ just so we can have this straight, send to you m

RE: MD: MD and Cassette Walkmans.

2001-06-19 Thread Alan Dowds
Wouldn't it be great to have an MD player like that? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Lastucka Sent: 18 June 2001 14:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD and Cassette Walkmans. >When was the last time someone on this m-list

MD: Cheap minidiscs in Croydon

2001-06-19 Thread Alan Dowds
Hail to you all, minidiscers of the world. I was in the Croydon Dixons today and bought a five-pack of Sharp *80* minute MDs for eight quid (7.99). That's £1.60 each, the cheapest brand name 80 min discs I've seen so far, especially in those quantities. I'm going to buy more! Al.

Re: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
I'm all for it and will contribute if i can might i also dissuade from the use of FaqOMatic or anything like that. We can make this look so much more professional and usable for beginners by hand. marc On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 08:52:48PM +0100, Stuart Howlette wrote: > > Any more votes for th

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Stuart Howlette
What about BeOS and BSD, FreeSD, etc, you get the point -- Stuart Howlette "There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it?" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.liquid2k.com/st

RE: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Jacob Alifrangis
I agree, Let's take this to the highest possible level of accuracy and look/feel. I will be responsible for maintaining the files and editing their content for grammar/punctuation. Send me what you've got and I'll make it look the best. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailt

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
BeOS, god i hope they can access PDF's do you know how much developer info is distributed for BeOS in PDF form? Be has several programs for viewing PDF's both their own and ported Unix applications. BSD, BSD is a unix w/ support for several of the PDF apps that I've used FreeBSD(i'm assuming

Re: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Stuart Howlette
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Any more votes for this cause or is that it, tw

Re: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Jen Abildsoe
Personally, I dont see whats wrong with the current set of faqs on minidisc.org What is wrong with reading through those and giving suggestions for changes, updates and additions? I dont think you are going to stop many of the newbie postings, most people seem to want instant free tech support, n

Re: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Robert J. Lynn Jr.
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Might I suggest the Faq-O-Matic? http://faqomat

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
i guess, but really, the software is free and just about every CD i've used to install windows software has acrobat reader on it. i'm not sure how prevelent it is in the Mac world, but ever Unix machine i've been on has some piece of software i could use to view PDF's perhaps we should go w/

Re: MD: Clie (OT)

2001-06-19 Thread Rich
> Sorry, that was completely unclear - maybe I should have read the message > twice before hitting send. ;-) I should have said "use my Clie to > record something in place of what I signed out". So, what happens when > you cannot sign your music back in? Based on how I use my MD recorder,

RE: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Jacob Alifrangis
If, when done, you send the finished or unfinished work, my way, I will have my editor-in-chief edit and compile the thing. We could roll it into a book and publish it later, as some novelty item too! Let's get together! I'll setup an email address for this task called [EMAIL PROTECTED] if anyo

Re: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Stuart Howlette
I've got an idea, why doesn't EVERYONE on this list group together, and create the most comprehensive MD FAQ in existence? Then, advertise it as the main FAQ on minidisc.org, and also put it as a link when subscribing to this list?

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Stuart Howlette
> what wouldn't be a compatible pc? every system i know of can display PDF's(with the proper free software) A pc without the software I guess Stuart Howlette - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word

MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor
"t0ner, inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > No offense, but there certainly needs to be a good MiniDisc FAQ created, as > > we get this question every two weeks "Is there a minidisc drive I can put > > audio on" or "How do I record MP3's to MiniDisc". > None taken. I agree, a good FAQ would b

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Marc Britten
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === what wouldn't be a compatible pc? every system

Re: MD: Mironics computer interface

2001-06-19 Thread Matt Wall
Tim, this may seem like an extreme solution, but in the end it might work out better for ya. if you watch every once and a while someone is selling the sharp MD-X5 unit for $99, yeah it's 20 more than the prefab unit your looking at but it's a md/cd/reciever small bookshelf thing with a ps/2

Re: MD: Sony MZ-R700DPC

2001-06-19 Thread Kenny Hannah
- Original Message - From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:17 AM Subject: Re: MD: Sony MZ-R700DPC > > Kenny Hannah wrote: > > > > > > > >I dropped by Target today and picked up the 700, as someone on this list > > > >had earlier promised

Re: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Stuart Howlette
I myself would say go with the PDF's, but not everyone may have a compatible PC, so maybe do both and give em a choice (although I know some people are afraid of choice:) ) Stuart Howlette - To stop getting this list send a mes

RE: MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Jacob Alifrangis
Well, PDF Already does streaming, so on a slow connection it will load one page at a time. Just takes forecver to load the one page :) I will gladly host the PDFs if space is a concern. I have an unlimited NAS array (currently 856 GB) 2% in use. So if wanna, I will host them at my co.lo. They

MD: Mironics computer interface

2001-06-19 Thread Tim Pitman
Thanks to those who replied about my track mark insertion query. To overcome the problem of track marks when copying music from the computer, and to enable titling, I have constructed the computer link specified on the Mironics web site http://www.mironics.com It cost about $15 in parts, and no

MD: Minidisc.org manuals: GIF or PDF?

2001-06-19 Thread Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor
Hi, I have several PDF format Sony manuals that I am about to put up on the MDCP and am thinking about junking the HTML+GIF equivalents that are kept there. Does anyone see a good reason to keep e.g. http://www.minidisc.org/jb940_manual/ when there now exists: http://www.mini

Re: MD: Clie (OT)

2001-06-19 Thread Dave Kimmel
> The white MagicGate memory sticks have some kind of security features > on-chip... I'm not sure what they are, but I'm sure Sony have tested > them! :) I'd sure hope so! > > So what happens if I "sign out" some music, which I've paid for, put > it on > > a memory card, then decide that I want

MD: off topic- leo lottke for trade

2001-06-19 Thread Mike Hooker
hi, i recorded leo kottke last week and it came out so well i'd like to share it. if you dont know him , he is an amazing acoustic guitarist . if you want to trade, let me know. take at look at my music trading list http://pages.zdnet.com/mikehooker/hookstradingpage have fun, Mike Hooker

RE: MD: Re: Recording speeds

2001-06-19 Thread Tony Antoniou
I would imagine that it is hardware dependent as there is no real digital audio standard from the USB's point of view. It wouldn't be of any AES/EBU or S/PDIF standard, that is for sure. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message---

RE: MD: Record Level Control for Minidisc from Sound Professionals

2001-06-19 Thread Tony Antoniou
And your point is? 3#-) Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Peter Brown Sent: Monday, 18 June 2001 11:21 To: Minidisc List Subject:MD: Reco

MD: Clie (OT)

2001-06-19 Thread Rich
> This seems strange, but I'm sure there's some explaination... Why does > the hardware (the type of Memory Stick used) affect what can be put on it? The white MagicGate memory sticks have some kind of security features on-chip... I'm not sure what they are, but I'm sure Sony have tested

Re: MD: Composite v's Component (was: MD and Cassette Walkmans / Macrovi sion).

2001-06-19 Thread Neil
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:55:20 +0800, [EMAIL PROT