Re: MD: MD car audio

2001-06-20 Thread Simon Gardner
At 14:28 20/06/2001 -0700, Marc Britten wrote: anybody know how many and what kind of car units are availible that do CD and MD? and not a CD changer. If you mean both CD and MD within a single DIN headunit, the only one I know of is the JVC KD-MX3000. I'm not too sure whether it's still

Re: MD: . does pioneer MJ-D707 have coax out?

2001-05-20 Thread Simon Gardner
At 12:23 20/05/2001 -0400, Danny-K wrote: according to minidisc.org, the pioneer MJ-D707 does not have coax out. but according to pioneer's website, it does have coax out. which is the truth? anyone here have one or seen one first-hand? Mine has just an optical output. Inputs are optical and

Re: MD: SP/DIF from Dell Inspiron 8000? (And old Acorns)

2001-05-08 Thread Simon Gardner
I'm finally thinking about replacing my 7 year old Acorn RISC PC* with a shiny new laptop, and am looking at the Dell Inpsiron 8000. Anyway, I've heard that it's possible to get an SP/DIF output from it - possibly by sticking some sort of adaptor on the SVideo port (or something). Is

Re: MD: . dvd copyright/fragile MD players

2001-03-28 Thread Simon Gardner
At 21:47 28/03/2001 +, Chad Gombosi wrote: [dvd to MD copying] In other words, just make an analogue copy. Alternatively, go into your player's setup menu and change the digital format from DD5.1/DTS to PCM Stereo. The MD recorder should cope with it fine. -- Simon

Re: MD: A question about the titler...

2001-01-27 Thread Simon Gardner
At 10:43 27/01/2001 -0500, Donald Person wrote: I was reading the posts about the titling program for tha Palm. I personally don't own a PDA because I don't like having to "draw" every letter to enter information into it. [OT] I don't input much by actually using the Palm itself - it just

Re: MD: Headphones

2001-01-01 Thread Simon Gardner
Now, the next problem, where to find the cheapest dealer on the Netfor these :(. Amazon.com are the cheapest I've seen (thanks to Franciso on this list) but unfortunately they won't ship these headphones outside of the USA :( ZM I'm assuming you're in the UK - Richer Sounds is the only place

Re: MD: SACD? Any chance for survival?

2000-12-05 Thread Simon Gardner
SACD=Super Audio CD, a new supposedly superior (and of course incompatble with current CD players) audio format from Sony. However the huge bonus of SACD is that you can have a convential CD-Audio layer on the disc which _will_ play in regular CD players. That is what will sell the format (if

Re: MD: Track labelling

2000-11-11 Thread Simon Gardner
I've got a Sony MZ-R55 portable recordable MiniDisc system, I've also = got a digital soundcard on my PC. What I want to know is if there are = any programmes out there (preferably free- or shareware) that will allow = me to label tracks on recorded MiniDiscs using the computer keyboard. = Any

MD: Ask Slashdot: Is MiniDisc Dead?

2000-11-05 Thread Simon Gardner
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/11/04/2036216 I'm sure some people from here could write some coherent pro-MD posts to balance this out a bit :) -- Simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word

Re: MD: MDLP in the U.S.

2000-10-19 Thread Simon Gardner
Would that be similar to http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MDS-JE440.html Not much info on the unit on the minidisc pages. $199 for a deck. wow.. what are the features and specs for it? On Sony's UK site: http://194.154.177.137/products_details.asp?code=MDS-JE440nav=tech It's quite a basic

Re: MD: Digital protection ???

2000-10-11 Thread Simon Gardner
I have been reading about this copy protection would like to no if I wass to record a mix off the radio and put the track markers in etc could I then copy ot to another MD digitally and keep the markers like when you record from a cd? I know I can't make copys from the copy. If you're

Re: MD: MDLP Car head units

2000-10-11 Thread Simon Gardner
Quick question. When are the mdlp head units from sony due out in the U.K and does anybody no if there compatible with the old cd multichangers. As they go in yearly(ish) cycles and the 6500/8500 came out a couple of months ago, I'd say next summer at the earliest (have MDLP car units even

Re: MD: Ok I got another one, but again, MOVE FAST it won't las

2000-09-25 Thread Simon Gardner
I want to know about any coupons!!! I don't want to have to hunt for them or join another list!!! Larry Then stop being lazy and demanding that a list should change purpose to suit _you_. It's significantly easier for you to subscribe to a new list than the "digest-regular then filtering"

Re: MD: Ok I got another one, but again, MOVE FAST it won't last very long !

2000-09-23 Thread Simon Gardner
[replying to two posts to save space] Not meaning to offend but please stop posting with coupons for some US-based (and US-only) online shopping company. I'm just guessing here, but the number of US-based list subscribers is probably lower than you think and the number of those that

Re: MD: Ok I got another one, but again, MOVE FAST it won't last very long !

2000-09-22 Thread Simon Gardner
At 16:59 22/09/2000 -0400, you wrote: I told you, we have to be faster then buy it online ! If we act fast, since they are slow a lot of people will be able to take advantage of this coupon... Peter, Not meaning to offend but please stop posting with coupons for some US-based (and US-only)

RE: MD: Interfacing MD Walkmans to OEM stereos in the trendy VWs

2000-09-19 Thread Simon Gardner
1. Display - capital letters only (uses CD/calculator-like display rather than dot matrix, probably because the CD headunits use the same face) but a real shame when you use lower and upper case a lot, doesn't scroll and you can't get remaining time in a track. (minor gripes really) It

Re: MD: Interfacing MD Walkmans to OEM stereos in the trendy VWs

2000-09-18 Thread Simon Gardner
[sorry, can't help with the rest of the post] In these situations, it may be desireable not to mess around with the sound system; and also the owner may not want to put in a new MD head unit because of security reasons or that it may look out of place in the VW's blue-illuminated dashboard.

Re: MD: Sony Reliability

2000-09-18 Thread Simon Gardner
FWIW, I've got: ST-S261 tuner (about 4 years old, still perfect) Tape desk (can't remember model number but 3 years old, no problems) Discman (about 2 years old - ESP is a bit less efficient but plays fine) Clock Radio (5 years old, works fine) Playstation (still great) MZ-R55 (coming up to a

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-23 Thread Simon Gardner
I am trying to help my friend buy a stereo system. Is it worth waiting for the lp. Do you think there is a good chance that there will be a noticeable difference in sound quality when you record in the lp mode. If so, I think it is probably not worth the wait. More to the point - do you need

Re: MD: sblive optical board

2000-08-15 Thread Simon Gardner
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has the optional optical board for the sblive. i was thinking of ordering one, but was wondering if SPDIF is the same as toslink. not sure if there's an optical connection standard yet, and i wanna make sure i buy the right cables. i recently traded up my sharp

RE: MD: ATRAC3 -- Friend or Foe of MD?

2000-08-09 Thread Simon Gardner
One thing's for sure - I was on the verge of saving up for a new MD recording portable (currently only have a playback portable), either R90 or sharp 831 - no way I'm buying them when I can wait 6-9 months and get a portable with LP mode. That said, I just fitted an expensive Sony MD headunit

Re: MD: PC transfer

2000-08-06 Thread Simon Gardner
Did anyone compare the difference between digital transfer of songs from a PC vs. analog? I have downloaded many songs to my MD using just a mini cable out into my MD input. Results are very good. Sometimes I have to edit as the PC does little repeats due to hard drive activity, I guess. Thanks

Re: MD: Pioneer MJ-D707

2000-07-23 Thread Simon Gardner
Does anyone know anything about the Pioneer MJ-D707? I'm seriously thinking of buying one this week from Richer Sounds (149.95 GBP) and just wondered if anyone out there had one and/or knew of any problems with the unit. From the stuff on the Pioneer website, it looks pretty good -

Re: MD: Pioneer MJ-D707

2000-07-23 Thread Simon Gardner
Yeah, what does the pitch control do - does it just alter the speed, and if so, by how much? No idea really, I can't see it being that useful in day-to-day situations.. And what is the S-Link connector? Allows hifi, AV stuff and computers to talk to and control each other (for instance

Re: MD: Coax- Optical Converter [OT]

2000-07-07 Thread Simon Gardner
There are also new versions of both DD and DTS, I think called DD-ES and DTS-ES (Extended Surround). (Actially, I can't find the article I read on DD-ES so I could be remembering things wrong! DTS-ES definitely exists, though.) The ES part gives DTS yet another channel for rear-centre. All very

Re: MD: Digital CD-MD-Amp passthrough

2000-06-27 Thread Simon Gardner
Hi Leo, My problem is that my Sony CD megachanger has a pretty bad DAC and sounds a lot better when connected to my Amp via an optical cable. If I get an MD deck I want to connect the CD changer to it in the same way to get digital-quality MD copies, but the changer only has one optical/digital

Re: MD: MD car units

2000-06-11 Thread Simon Gardner
Anyway, I'm looking to buy an MD unit for my beloved Saturn. I am rather partial (ok, very snip Problemo dos: If I do get this new deck, it will only fill half of my oversized Saturn deck opening. I planned to fill in with a tray, but I hoped I could find a tape deck that would fit there

Re: MD: CAR Sony MDX-C6500R and -RV

2000-06-09 Thread Simon Gardner
At 18:36 09/06/2000 +0200, you wrote: Hello, anyone knows the differences between the two models listed in the subject? Apart from the different display I can't see any... what's the catch? Thanks Luca Milano, Italy Hi Luca, There's no operational or feature difference - the RV version just

Re: MD: Sony MDSJE530 Richer Sounds

2000-06-05 Thread Simon Gardner
I am thinking of getting the Sony MDSJE530 from Richer Sounds. I was wondering if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with the deck or Richer Sounds. Richer Sounds are great *if* they have the stock - always ring and check first (they'll usually offer to put items aside for you). If

Re: MD: Recording from midi-keyboard

2000-05-30 Thread Simon Gardner
I would like to record directly to my Sharp mini from my midi keyboard. Is that possible and what do I need to be able to do this? If it's a plain MIDI keyboard (ie. it sends MIDI signals only, nothing else) then you'll need a module that converts the MIDI data to some kind of notes (you can

RE: MD: Great Minidisc player and recorder starting at $0.01 !

2000-05-23 Thread Simon Gardner
Kheops GlassArt wrote: I just start some player and recorder for 1 cent on ebay... and numerous other offers of minidisc stuff. I seem to remember that Kheops offered us the opportunity to join his (its?) own mailing list a month ago. At the time I thought this was a good idea, as we

Re: MD: inserting blank space between tracks when recording mp3 to md

2000-05-17 Thread Simon Gardner
At 19:20 17/05/2000 -0400, you wrote: does anyone know of a program or plugin for winamp that can insert blank space between tracks on a playlist so tracks don't get recorded together? it's a pain to go back and divide the tracks that are recorded together.

MD: Hifi World (UK)

2000-05-12 Thread Simon Gardner
Hifi World (UK magazine) this month has a free HiSpace MD mounted on the cover - proper disc with labels, case, etc. First time I've seen a MD given away free with anything - from the ad HiSpace had inside they seem to have a "try one of these and see what you think" attitude. Maybe some people

RE: MD: Notebook S/PDIF IO solution

2000-05-12 Thread Simon Gardner
Hi, I'm sure this has probably been covered before, but I can't find it in any of the archives or on the MDCP: What ways are there to get an optical S/PDIF input and output for a notebook computer, preferably available in the UK. I know there's the Opcode *Port products but I stopped by

RE: MD: EasyBuy2000 MPTrip Discman

2000-05-09 Thread Simon Gardner
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Jeanmougin wrote: It's looks really

RE: MD: Low price minidiscs in the UK

2000-05-08 Thread Simon Gardner
"Adam Zenkner" writes: Coming from the U.K i am used to high prices on the high street but i was shocked to find that the two cheapest places on the web to buy minidiscs are in the U.K They are: www.unbeatable.co.uk and www.abargain.co.uk If you din't mind could you look at these

RE: MD: Where to buy MX25 (DigiOut - Addon Card to MX300)

2000-05-08 Thread Simon Gardner
I live in Europe, can anybody give me a hint where I am able to buy (online or shop, doesn't matter) the MX25, the Addon Card to my Diamond Monster Sound MX300, which features Optical Out? If you can't tell me a place where to buy (cuz perhaps Diamond stopped to manufacture them etc...)

RE: MD: Li-ion Gumstick Battery for MZ-55?

2000-05-01 Thread Simon Gardner
I lost my MZ-r55 MD battery and remote and I am clueless on what to do. Ive heard wonders about the Li-ion batteries. I was just wondering if they are available for the MZ-r55 and where can I get the gumstick batteries. Anyone know where I can get a cheap remote? pelase help thanx

RE: MD: Hi...

2000-04-27 Thread Simon Gardner
First I'll explain what I want to do: 1. Listen to music that I have in mp3s and CDs in a compact player 2. Use this player while running or travelling. As I see it, either a minidisc player/recorder or one of the new mp3 = players (like the Rio) would let me do the above. I'm not too

RE: MD: Question: PC to MD Titling.

2000-04-26 Thread Simon Gardner
Thankyou! One more Question, mainly to simon as he seems to be clued in, but do u have any idea where I can find the 4 pin plug to attach to the end of my Bazginge Device?? Thanx in advance. ~J~ I'm afraid not - I'll be using a plug/wire from my brother's E25 (unit was stolen, remote

RE: MD: the death of MP3

2000-04-26 Thread Simon Gardner
There was an article in today's paper - http://www.digitalmass.com/columns/internet/0426.html Basically, MP3 compression is a patented item, and the patent holder wants money. So folks are developing new 'free' standards that have a real good shot at replacing MP3s... Now, as far as we

RE: MD: Question: PC to MD Titling.

2000-04-25 Thread Simon Gardner
Are there inexpensive ways of achieving the capabilities to title MD tracks from your Personal Computer? I currently have an MD-R91 (sony)(current) and an old Sharp (701/2 i dont even recall) Being able to do it for either would be great. Inexpensive implies nothing over 150ish. Thanx in

MD: MD remote in Freestylers video

2000-04-20 Thread Simon Gardner
Saw on MTV the other night a video by the Freestylers that showed the main character controlling stuff around him with a MD remote (the stick type that's used on the R55 among others). It was done with track names like "REWIND" "PAUSE" etc. - the only problem was that they were pointing the

MD: Traxdata MDs (UK)

2000-04-20 Thread Simon Gardner
I bought 20 of these a week ago from Richer Sounds (btw, the 69p each is with the usual What Hifi? vouchers, max 20), and I'm pretty impressed with them. No problems with the few I've recorded onto, and they're solidly built with metal shutters. I've scanned the front and back:

RE: MD: Car MD Player

2000-04-14 Thread Simon Gardner
Just a quick query. Does anyone know of anywhere selling cheap car MD head units? Preferrably in the UK, but mail order from the US may be worth considering if much cheaper. I'd also appreciate any comments anyone may have about the reliability/useability of car

RE: MD: md - my opinion after 2 years

2000-04-13 Thread Simon Gardner
#4 - Price: The cost plus the fact that the format requires you to invest in a recorder as well as any players you might want. This is because the music industry for some reason decided not to support it with pre-recorded selections. Probably because the things cost so much that they knew

MD: UK - what hifi? magazine / MXD-D3

2000-04-13 Thread Simon Gardner
Their main "first test" (double page spread) this month is of the Sony MXD-D3 CD/MD deck, where it got the full 5 stars. What interested me is that they noticed (more) degredation when it was high-speed copying than at realtime. Can anyone comment on this? Does this happen, or is it more

RE: MD: MZ-R37 Questions

2000-04-13 Thread Simon Gardner
1. Anyone know where I can get a copy of the manual? On the MDCP: http://www.minidisc.org/mzr37_user_manual/ 2. Does it use standard AA Ni-cads or some special Sony batteries? It comes with two rechargeable AA batteries - runs fine on alkaline AAs, so I'd have thought Ni-Cads will be ok as

RE: MD: sound blaster live value

2000-04-13 Thread Simon Gardner
Does the sound blaster live value have a optical digital out? no. (short answer) The later (MP3+, X-Gamer, 1024 depending on region) versions have a non-standard electrical digital out (which could be converted to optical), or you can buy a Hoontech bracket that adds optical ports

RE: MD: MD vs DVD

2000-04-03 Thread Simon Gardner
Is it true that minidisc will not be able to compete when recordable DVD comes? Will it end up like DAT? how long will the market for minidisc lasts u wreckon? I don't know much about recordable audio DVD, will it have a TOC structure that allows MD-like editing features? It seems the

RE: MD: Fw: Transferring MD to CD

2000-03-31 Thread Simon Gardner
Can anyone advise of good software for 'producing' a minidisc recording, ie; making them sound better, fading out etc. In general I would like to know what everyone does to move a minidisc recording to CD, what tools people use, interesting websites, etc. I'm talking about live gigs

RE: MD: MP3 on cassette

2000-03-28 Thread Simon Gardner
Hmmm. Is this trouble for MD? http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/27/flashtrax.idg/index.html - J A device that combines the drawbacks of tape AND mp3 players? I don't think MD has a lot to worry about.. I don't think it stands a chance - it relies on people with a lot of tape-based

RE: MD: Cheap, playback only portable....

2000-03-24 Thread Simon Gardner
I don't want to carry around £250's worth anymore, I don't really want to at college, but there you go. I need a cheap and relativly small playback only model. I'll take Sony or Sharp ;), anyone got a recommendation for a smallish cheap playback only model? K' thanks guys, Peter. If

RE: MD: Cheap, playback only portable.... (corrections!)

2000-03-24 Thread Simon Gardner
I don't want to carry around £250's worth anymore, I don't really want to at college, but there you go. I need a cheap and relativly small playback only model. I'll take Sony or Sharp ;), anyone got a recommendation for a smallish cheap playback only model? K' thanks guys,

RE: MD: CD-rom to soundcard?

2000-03-21 Thread Simon Gardner
do you have to digitally connect your cd-rom drive to your soundcard to make use of the digital out on the soundcard? i guess the sound would degrade to analog from cd-rom to soundcard wouldn't it? and this would therefore be pointless to have the digital out on the soundcard at all isn't

RE: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-20 Thread Simon Gardner
Just thought i'd pitch in here: I just don't find anything compelling (yet) about those overpriced little MP3 boxes, sorry. Maybe I'd feel differently if I listened to tunes during high-g sports activites. Rick I see a market for MP3, but unless they solve the high cost of taking

RE: MD: Car MD

2000-03-09 Thread Simon Gardner
I'm not having a lot of fun trying to find an MD player for my car. A couple of stores don't carry them because "they don't sell well." How can they sell well if you don't carry them?? Best Buy has one Sony model and won't special order anything. What I'd really like to get is a Pioneer

RE: MD: Mono

2000-03-08 Thread Simon Gardner
I have heard many people mention about recording in mono to double the time on an MD. What is the command on an MZR-55? (I assume they have one somewhere cause it isn't in the manual...) Danke... Get to the place you want to start recording (end search or scan through the tracks)

RE: MD: MD jukebox...

2000-03-08 Thread Simon Gardner
I saw on "Tomorrow's World" (a UK science and technology programme if you didn't know what it is) an item about music of the future. Other than mentions of MP3, they also showed an MD jukebox. It was about the same size as a traditional jukebox. You put your MD in the machine, selected the

RE: MD: Prices On Websites and Legal Factors Implied

2000-03-07 Thread Simon Gardner
If a price on a website is incorrect, how legally binding is it? I was on a website today, and saw a price for a MD7xx battery for 0.00 and a postage cost of 1 ukpound. In the UK, legally can I hold them to this? That depends - in a shop situation, the marked price is an "invitation to

MD: List operation (was: DJ minidiscs)

2000-03-07 Thread Simon Gardner
This is the only list I'm on which has this bug. It's not a bug, it'a a feature. :) And you can't be on very many lists then - Reply-To set to the list is standard on at least 80% of the lists I subscribe to. 80%, so what it's still a crime making a concious decision if what you

MD: Digital CD playback from CDROMs

2000-02-29 Thread Simon Gardner
Haven't had a chance to try this yet: http://www.url.ru/~copah/CDReader.htm It's a plugin for the Apollo, Sonique and Winamp audio players. By the looks of it, it's like ripping a CD in realtime and feeding it directly to the soundcard. Thus if you've got a soundcard with a digital output (and

RE: MD: My Diamond Rio Experience

2000-02-23 Thread Simon Gardner
tube amp. Now if you have a DVD-audio and a nice tube amp you should get some of this warmth back, but i personally dont think these new formats will give us much more than a lot longer listening time, and hopefully another channel or two :) Matt I doubt that the extra time will be used

RE: MD: iDEA !: choose your sample rate...

2000-02-21 Thread Simon Gardner
well since i use my md to record lectures (mono obviously...) i think it would be bitching to change to a lower sample rate so that more than 160minutes(max on a 80min md) would fit on a md ... it wouldnt be that hard... imagine ... 320min of lectures ... beautiful... Maybe not that hard,

RE: MD: Controling The OPTICAL SPDIF Output Stream.....

2000-02-21 Thread Simon Gardner
I Dont believe i have seen one program which is able to control the digital stream of a sound cards Optical output. I find it very strange that when i play a cd on computers cd drive (Which is conected to the sound card through its SPDIF input) it comes out of the Optical Ouput

RE: MD: MD chargers for home use?

2000-02-10 Thread Simon Gardner
The Sony "car" 6 disk MD player MDX-65 will relay play across all 6 disks. need a Sony Head unit or Unilink controller though. That's something that looked odd to me, and that seems to be in the Sony's stupid-non-practical-non-consumer-thinking that stigmates the minidisc format

RE: MD: Solid State media vs. MiniDisc - cost calculations

2000-02-06 Thread Simon Gardner
I originally posted this on Slashdot, ready to refute FUD about MD and correct points. Seeing as how a guy claimed that a couple of SmartMedia cards to swap music, I whipped out my trusty calculator and did some calculations. I thought some of you might find this to be of at least mild

RE: MD: SBlive with Hoontech DB III on Win 2000

2000-02-06 Thread Simon Gardner
I thought microsoft were gonna do a "final" release of Win 9x aka Win 2000 for home users who may need support for DOS apps, and an update of NT called Windows Millenium for business users. I might have got those two MS app names mixed up and if so I apologise. Other way round - Windows

RE: MD: defeating scms possible on some machines was Unlimited SCMS from SBLive!?

2000-02-05 Thread Simon Gardner
What is it about what I hear on the minidiscorg site about scms that makes this certain kind of resister put into the remote input that some how pops up a menu that lets you shut off scms? Why did the companies make this feature built-in, just for this purpose, or does the resister

RE: MD: OT - CDR/W

2000-02-03 Thread Simon Gardner
A while ago someone posted a URL that listed CDR and CDR/W drives that were capable of "overburn" and "CD text". Can the person please repost the URL location off list. A search in the MDCP archives did not reveal the information I'm seeking. Sorry for taking up bandwidth. Many thanx

RE: MD: Using a Timer with Sony MDSJE530

2000-01-29 Thread Simon Gardner
Not sure it's so much of a wish, it *could* be made possible. I have a Denon tuner which has RDS and Radio-Text. You can set it to re-tune to the news broadcasts and traffic information, and you can also search for specific styles of music, skipping other radio stations. One of the things

RE: MD: MP3?

2000-01-28 Thread Simon Gardner
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Does anyone know how to get Winamp to play

RE: MD: opinion wanted

2000-01-26 Thread Simon Gardner
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I would like to know if anyone "out there"

RE: MD: Will MD Survive? / CD copy protection

2000-01-26 Thread Simon Gardner
I think it also results in the CD player putting out a duff SPDIF stream too, preventing them from being copied digitally to MD. If that's true, the CDs will be useless for those of us with outboard DACs. I checked the manufacturer's site and as I'd feared, there was no information of

RE: MD: MP3 -- Am I the only one that hates it so?

2000-01-26 Thread Simon Gardner
I too think that Sony needs to actually do something about MD. I see Phillips' CD-R ads ("Got to admit it's gettin' better -- gettin' better all the time") on TV and elsewhere If we're thinking of the same ones, I think they're great and the sort of advertising MD needs. Guy's at home,

RE: MD: MZ-R91 is the poo.

2000-01-25 Thread Simon Gardner
It costs more in hard drive storage space and necessary hardware to store all those CDs than it does to buy a 200CD jukebox player. That pretty much eliminates the "want everything in one place" argument. CDR Drive- under 120UKP Media - under 1UKP That's cheaper than any 200CD jukebox I've

RE: MD: Will MD Survive?

2000-01-24 Thread Simon Gardner
Blanks may actually be where the money is made on MD. I doubt that - I pay less for blank (branded) MDs than branded CDR, and the MDs come in their plastic jackets, with the shutter + labels, etc. MD has a smaller potential market too, so there's no economy of scale going on. It's hardly like

RE: MD: MP3 -- Am I the only one that hates it so?

2000-01-24 Thread Simon Gardner
The subject says it all: am I the only person in the world -- or even here -- that hates MP3? I mean, yes, it has definite advantages, such as trying out music or getting it free by downloading; but I hate having to depend on my computer so much. I think that a music medium shouldn't be so

RE: MD: MP3 -- Am I the only one that hates it so?

2000-01-24 Thread Simon Gardner
To add something to this - UK's Radio 1 had a report earlier tonight (Monday) saying that vinyl was the fastest-growing format over here (may have been the only one with growth - can't remember the details), largely fuelled by young people buying dance music on 12s. Now it's a *real* hassle to

RE: MD: Attention Sony Marketing Department

2000-01-24 Thread Simon Gardner
I was showing someone my MD home deck the other day and they didn't know that it could *record*. They thought the format was playback only. I've said this before: does ANYONE at Sony READ this mailing list? I hereby invite them to REPLY ON THIS LIST! It would be comforting to know that

RE: MD: Will MD Survive?

2000-01-23 Thread Simon Gardner
Some of the new products that are arriving at our local Internet shop are: - a Blaupunkt CD head that takes CD-Audio and MP3's CD-R's. - a CD-shaped player that has a 6GB HD (I'm sure large HD models are on the horizon. - a new stand alone CD-MP3 (CD-R format) recorder with a

RE: MD: Getting around SCMS (again)

2000-01-22 Thread Simon Gardner
Speaking of being a dangerous and sick individual, I am unable to make a CD-R from the minidisc copy. I have tried the cloning trick but end up with a strange garbled mess. Is there another way, or should I just try analog? Is an analog copy noticeably inferior? Thanks for any replies,

RE: MD: Titling on Sony MZ-55

2000-01-21 Thread Simon Gardner
Hi, New to the list, so apologies if this has already been covered. I'm looking for a better way of inputing titles to my MZ-55, idealy via a qwerty type keyboard. Any suggestions? Is there anything avaiable commercially? Thanks Paul There's a schematic and software for a PC-based

RE: MD: Titling on Sony MZ-55

2000-01-21 Thread Simon Gardner
Does anybody know if it is possible to create a colution that would work with an R50? thanks -Jeffrey I don't know what the R50 can / can't do, but if you can title entirely from the remote, I don't see why not. -- Simon -

RE: MD: quality of optical cables

2000-01-16 Thread Simon Gardner
Is it something to do with Toslink error correction, or is it just a fun new tech for all the first adopters amongst us? It sounds cool, it sells better. Is there really much difference between optical and co-ax digital connections in home audio use? Coax is a lot cheaper... other

RE: MD: AIWA CSD-MD50 Atrac?

2000-01-16 Thread Simon Gardner
As I'm very nearly a student (gap-year sorta thing) I'm looking for somewhere that sells a nicely priced mini-bookshelf system WITH a minidisc system in it. Have any of you lot FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM seen anything? Oi'm currently saving up. Cheers! Edd "I'd rather have a full bottle

RE: MD: Minidisc questions (was no subject)

2000-01-11 Thread Simon Gardner
Richard, are you sure the Technics SL-PG390 has a digital-out? I know the 490 and 590 do [I recommended the 590 to my father as a good starter unit to use with the Sony MD JE520]. I would swear the Richer Sounds mag [a UK cheap hifi chain] said the Tehnics 390 as having no digi-out.

RE: MD: Gapless CD Audio Track Playback

2000-01-11 Thread Simon Gardner
When I transfer the track to the computer HD, then burn the CD, when you play the audio CD back, there is always a 2 or 3 second 'countdown' before the actual track starts playing. This creates a problem when trying to divide a song into multiple tracks. Have a look for a "Disc at Once"

RE: MD: Car journeys and I'm bored!

2000-01-05 Thread Simon Gardner
After I eventually subscibed to this list I've now got a few questions = to ask (in the vague hope they'll be answered...). 1.) For us English people on this list, does anyone know where I can get = a car adapter for long journeys - I'm going to France this year and I = have no desire to

RE: MD: Optical Cables

2000-01-04 Thread Simon Gardner
Hi I seem to remember a while ago that someone on here could get hold of = optical cables at reasonably competitive prices in the UK. Could that person e-mail me please, as I am in the market for some leads = and some other bits. Cheers Ian Keene ( http://www.keene.co.uk ) sell

RE: MD: satellite receivers?

1999-12-27 Thread Simon Gardner
My internet connection only operates at 26.4 even though my modem supports 56k, think it's the lines because I tested it with my laptop that does work at almost full speed other locations, and it still goes 26.4, but I'd like to listen to the shows. You're right - it's the lines. Poor 56k

RE: MD: MD trading

1999-12-26 Thread Simon Gardner
Yes, ethics matter. But copying a friend's CD is not unethical. And in the United States, it's not even illegal. You may wish to re-read the AHRA - it allows copies of works *you* have bought, not anyone else. The idea is that it's "reasonable" to let someone take a copy of something

Re: MD: Cheap Minidiscs in the UK

1999-12-15 Thread Simon Gardner
Beginning of question: who the f**k are Makro? MK They're a bulk/trade supplier (and where small shops like newsagents often get their stock from). Basically if you're self-employed, work in the public sector, or have a legitimate work-related reason to shop there (say if you're the one that

Re: MD: Mini Disc Purchase

1999-12-14 Thread Simon Gardner
Doesn't the Sharp have problems recording solo French horn? Seem like there was a bug in the Sharp ATRAC that sometime caused problems with French horns that weren't in an ensemble. Don't know, but if it's a concern there's a horn sample at: http://sound.media.mit.edu/mpeg4/audio/sqam/

Re: MD: Name Full!!!

1999-12-14 Thread Simon Gardner
I'm suprised no one has taken CaliforniaRod to task for suggesting that his recording library would require a laptop with at least 4GB of memory. At 1800 bytes per minidisc, he would need ~2.3 million MD's to store that much title info, which would occupy a 9 metre (30 foot) cube without

Re: MD: Cheap Minidiscs in the UK

1999-12-14 Thread Simon Gardner
Makro are selling a pack of 10 Bush 74 minute minidiscs for =A39.99 = excluding VAT which works out to =A311.73 including VAT. That is just = =A31.17 per minidisc. But, it gets better. You can get two packs for = =A318 excluding vat (=A321.15 including vat), which is =A31.05 including = vat

Re: MD: Name Full!!!

1999-12-12 Thread Simon Gardner
Rodney Peterson wrote in detail about how he puts a lot of information into track titles. So Rodney, back to the subject: about how many tracks do you commonly get onto a disc before filling the titling space? When the titling space is full or too nearly full to accommodate another long

Re: MD: Name Full!!! [getting a bit OT]

1999-12-12 Thread Simon Gardner
A Psion or a Palm simply would not have enough memory. At one time, I had the entire HitDisc library stored on word processor (but name, title and location only.) I think there were about 25 or so 1.44 MB discs fllled before the word processor could take it no more and blew up. I would have

Re: MD: mp3 to md quality

1999-12-10 Thread Simon Gardner
Many of my newer mp3s are encoded at 96kbps. I have read that this is "near cd quality" for an mp3. How will these mp3s sound recorded to MD through a digital output? analog? I need to decide whether or not to get better conversion software (and throw out the free stuff!). Thanks! 96kbps

Re: MD: OT, anyone know how to title tracks on a CDR?

1999-12-10 Thread Simon Gardner
The calculated checksum/signature is used as an index in the data file that stores the title info. This is the same approach used by www.cddb.com. There's already Linux support for cddb, so duplicating the Windows approach is kind of silly. (And if you haven't checked out www.cddb.com yet,

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