MD: Double trackmarks and MP3s?

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
Is there any possible way the bit that indicates a track mark on a CD could be encoded into MP3s? I'm getting double track marks when playing MP3s through the digital pc-link when I put a 2sec pause between tracks. Its pretty repeatable; at least half of the tracks I play get two trackmarks. It

Re: MD: ear buds

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, jerry wrote: > I just got Sony MDR-ED228LP "groove" ear buds ( $20.00 ). They have a > little longer ear insert that put the sound closer but are light and > comfortable. I think the sound is pretty good. Anybody else use them? How snug do they fit in your ears? Would they

Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, David W. Tamkin wrote: > > Brian asked, > > | The other thing that bothers me is that I have yet to find a way > | to return to the first track on a disc without repeatedly hitting the << > | button. Is there a way to do that? > > Eject and reinsert the disc; or since your m

MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-08 Thread Brian Lalor
Well, I've had my first ever MD player/recorder for a few days now. I was in a pretty big hurry to get it my hands for a looong motorcycle trip I took this past weekend and I wanted the tunes to keep me company. That didn't work out so well, unfortunately. Not enough volume, and the speakers I

RE: MD: Sony PC Link with a Mac (linux, too!)

2001-10-05 Thread Brian Lalor
Just for the record, I've been recording with XMMS under Linux (RH7.1) pretty much flawlessly for the last couple of days. I also have Win98 on my laptop and tried it last night, and it worked surprisingly poorly with WinAmp. Seemed like it was really struggling to keep up, and the MP3s were gl

MD: Intro & MZ-R700 and D vs. A recording

2001-10-02 Thread Brian Lalor
Morning, all. I'm a complete newbie in the MD world. I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new MZ-R700, purchased off eBay. Should be here tomorrow! One of the things I'm psyched about is the non-analog recording ability brought by the Xitel dongle. I'm assuming, however, that the R700 ha