MD: Minidisc track management

1999-08-31 Thread David Sice
Hi A few people have replied to my question about overwriting tracks, and I thank you. The general view is that it is better to write a new track and then 'move' it to the desired location. Agreed. However, my situation is that the minidisc machine (MDS-E11) is under remote control and in a re

MD: Overwriting existing tracks

1999-08-30 Thread David Sice
Hi Does anyone know whether there is a way to 'overwrite' an existing minidisc track so that the original track numbering is maintained? I want to be able to 'replace' one item for another and not disrupt the numbering or audio material recorded on any of the other tracks. This seems like a si

MD: Control using hexadecimal serial data

1999-08-17 Thread David Sice
Hi I have a Sony MDS-E11 which can be controlled by a PC using remote serial commands. The communications protocols are 9600 8N1, and the commands are in hexadecimal. Does anyone have any suggestions for software to use, or experience in using off the shelf terminal software with these or simi