Re: MD: Clie (was: Sony doesn't seem to have a portable MP3 player)

2001-06-18 Thread Dave Kimmel
drooling over for a while now, but with more and better features. The only thing I don't like, which is the same complaint I have with all solid-state storage devices, is the cost of the media. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

Re: MD: Sony doesn't seem to have a portable MP3 player

2001-06-17 Thread Dave Kimmel
the existance of this car deck affects your theory. Since they have the technology and the willingness to build a _mobile_ MP3 player, I have to wonder why they aren't building a _portable_ MP3 player. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

Re: MD: S/PDIF

2001-01-23 Thread Dave Kimmel
dropdown. If I still had my Vortex card in the Windows machine, I'd just look and tell you exactly where it is. I know its in there somewhere and it defaults to about half volume. I had the same problem you did until I discovered that. Hope that helped -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ

Re: MD: MD

2001-01-11 Thread Dave Kimmel
er to make it easier to compress the data, therefore the compression and decompression process loses data. This is, coincidentally, why audio MD equipment would be very poor for data storage. I believe this has been discussed on-list a few times. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: MD: ATRAC loseless compression techniques...

2001-01-11 Thread Dave Kimmel
a disc, it would take a long time (74 minutes for a full disc) to read and write the data. This isn't to say that it can't be done, just that it would be fairly impractical when compared to using something designed for storing data. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

Re: MD: Xitel Sound Card

2000-09-28 Thread Dave Kimmel
if I were making a disc where I want to appreciate every nuance of the music. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Xitel Sound Card

2000-09-28 Thread Dave Kimmel
, the plugin may not be to your liking. You could try playing with the settings and see if you can find something that offers a good balance between volume equalization and preserving the nuances and effects. -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

MD: Karaoke?

2000-08-14 Thread Dave Kimmel
) and www.tune1000.com (I think that's what it was) - they don't have most of the songs I sing, and the midi renditions of the ones they do have are poor at best and insanely terrible at worst. Any thoughts? TIA -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

Re: MD: MZ-R50 Performance

2000-08-13 Thread Dave Kimmel
to be a perfect for a jacket or pants pocket and the remote fits perfectly on my backpack right above the length adjuster for the shoulder strap. Does Sony still make the R50? Or has it been discontinued in favor of the insanely small R90/91? -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049

MD: MD - MD dubbing?

2000-04-12 Thread Dave Kimmel
degradation in the sound quality? Is it something that someone would even notice? Thanks! -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe"

Re: MD: old soundcard topic

2000-03-31 Thread Dave Kimmel
, which probably refers to the boxed card. If you can find an OEM one with an optical out though, you'll be happy! As for quality, I've found the Vortex 2 to be an outstanding card, I certainly have no complaints! -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5615049 On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, JK wrote

Re: MD: Help screen for MD recorders

2000-03-23 Thread Dave Kimmel
rers could take some really big hints from cell phone makers (especially Nokia) to make their products better. I have to admit that my R50 is fairly easy to use, but how exactly do I move a track around again? ;-) /rant -- Dave Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECT