Re: MD: HEL P ME

2001-05-18 Thread Jim Coon
a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways

MD: Sound cards

2001-05-16 Thread Jim Gray
Speaking of DAT, I found an old booklet announcing the new DAT medium, and it mentions End Search. Somehow it just didn't hit me that End Search was vital for not recording over a tape, but it makes it seem that much more stupid and useless for a random access medium like MD! I know this has

Re: MD: Unmatching impedance

2001-05-13 Thread Jim Coon
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message

Re: MD: Miracle it Died

2001-05-06 Thread Jim Coon
, and a new boyfriend. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send

Re: MD: sec: unclassified LP to MD

2001-05-04 Thread Jim Coon
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MD: LP to MD Scratch/click filter

2001-05-04 Thread Jim Coon
What are some of the ways to copy LP to MD and flter scratches and clicks? -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways

Re: MD: CD and MP3 still doesn't have the features I like in MD

2001-05-03 Thread Jim Coon
Nathan White wrote: Are you from Windsor Ontario? Small world isn't it. Nathan White [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess it is. I am just north of you accross the river. (The narrows as it is called in French. At least that is what I am told.)

Re: MD: recovering deleted TOC

2001-04-28 Thread Jim Coon
. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet

Re: MD: recovering deleted TOC

2001-04-28 Thread Jim Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Sorry, that was s'posed to be off list. Jim

Re: MD: sec: unclassified Toslink to Co-ax Adapter

2001-04-27 Thread Jim Coon
price. C ya Kev - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #12 LP speeds

2001-04-19 Thread Jim Gray
I recorded over 3 hours of lectures at a seminar recently, required 2 MDs on my portable Sharp 722, and when I dubbed them onto my JB940 at LP4 speed, I was very happy with the results. Up to 5 hours on a disc is wonderful, when it's just voice-quality you need anyway. This isn't a lowering of

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #1

2001-03-29 Thread Jim Crawford
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Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #923

2001-03-28 Thread Jim Crawford
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Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #920

2001-03-27 Thread Jim Crawford
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MD: earbuds

2001-02-19 Thread Jim Gray
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === This may have already been answered some time ago, but what should I pay = for a really decent pair of earbuds, and what model is recommended? = thanx... === MIME part

Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #865 hi speed copying

2001-01-29 Thread Jim Gray
I'm hoping to find a deck that will do high-speed dubbing from cassette tapes (voice, not music, so absolute hi fi isn't required) This would be sorta convoluted, but if you had an MD deck AND a Sony JB940 deck connected to it, you could actually run your tape thru a dubbing deck and record the

MD: Sony 940

2000-07-29 Thread Jim Gray
So far no one has spoken up: does ANYONE own a Sony 940 deck? I wanted to know if it will still record at mono, and here's another question: if you record on the new, long play lower-bitrate speed, can that disc be played on other models, or only on new equipment with the long play feature?

MD: disc vs. disk

2000-07-17 Thread Jim Gray
I prefer disc, but if you read the New York Times, they ALWAYS spell it DISK even for Compact Discs (trademark). They refuse to spell it with a 'c.' - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word

MD: scms

2000-07-16 Thread Jim Gray
people don't necessarily want SCMS control just to STEAL music, it's also because without it you can't even copy YOUR OWN stuff. And we don't all have the budgets for pro equipment. - To stop getting this list send a message

MD: end search petition

2000-06-01 Thread Jim Gray
I must have missed the first mention of an End Search petition to Sony, but please sign me up. I would strongly recommend that it leave out all other issues, and stick to End Search only, as the others will dilute the message. End Search needs to stand out alone as the greatest abomination of

MD: EXCESSIVE QUOTING

2000-05-30 Thread Jim Gray
I would like to ask [EMAIL PROTECTED] and also liteways to please not put such long quotes into your posts, they are completely unnecessary and in fact the latest digest was probably more quotes than original messages! It's a huge waste of bandwidth and time!

MD: end search again and again

2000-05-18 Thread Jim Gray
We wouldn't be arguing about end search if Gaz would stop trying to defend something so stupid, useless, and ergonomically idiotic, not to mention destructive. I don't understand why he does this, unless he just likes calling people stupid and arguing with them. But more importantly: does

MD: circuit city site

2000-04-12 Thread Jim Gray
I got this nice reply re that circuit city web page: Dear Mr. Gray, It ?s always a pleasure hear from one of our customers, but when we can learn ways to improve our web site in the process we always feel we've gotten the better end of the bargain. As a result of your note to us, we

MD: circuit city

2000-04-10 Thread Jim Gray
uld rather have a CD than a MiniDisc copy, but oftentimes the MD copy sounds good enough to keep, and I would ALWAYS rather have an MD copy than a cassette copy of something. That's the point you seem to miss. Thanks for your time on this.

MD: CDs with graphics

2000-04-04 Thread Jim Gray
About 10 or so years ago some CDs on the market had graphics included, but you needed a special player to see them; it was usually lyrics and maybe some artwork. Does anyone know of a Windows CD player program that would display those graphics? I still have the Hendrix Smash Hits and I think

MD: toslink v. coax

2000-04-04 Thread Jim Gray
Thanks, everyone, who answered my query about toslink v. coax; I figured it was BS. The info came from a book by Robert Harley, who I'm told is "controversial" among audiophiles. I'm not an audiophile yet, but hope one day to have the bux to do so. But no matter how rich I ever get, I plan

Re: MD: md and pc question

2000-03-26 Thread Evil Jim
for Winremote, and I'd hate to invest in it if it didn't preform this function. Thanks! Jim - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording

2000-03-23 Thread Evil Jim
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Re: MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording

2000-03-23 Thread Evil Jim
cable out, then it makes a new track when pulled out, then another when put back in. Note: On a sharp 702 player, this whole digital synch recording works perfectly. That's why I asked about the Sony MZ-90. Maybe it behaves...

MD: Boosting digital input

2000-03-23 Thread Jim Gray
This may be a silly question, but I hate to assume; when I digitally copied a CD, I found it was recorded at a very low volume, so I kept boosting the input volume on the MD recorder until it was still undistorted, and recorded a much louder MD from the CD. I would imagine that there will be no

MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording

2000-03-22 Thread Evil Jim
would be appreciated. Jim - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording

2000-03-22 Thread Evil Jim
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, David W. Tamkin wrote: Evil Jim wrote, | When recording mp3's, regardless of | whether I put a space of up to 5 seconds of silence inbetween tracks or | not, the MD will not place track marks. | Right now, I've tried it with all the signals from my computer

MD: Sharp and Sony

2000-03-21 Thread Jim Gray
I use a Sony 520 deck and a Sharp 722 portable, and everything recorded on one plays perfectly on the other, including mono recordings. I've been very happy with both units. I recently got the little Aiwa bookshelf unit (XDM110? not sure of the number) and it came with a free portable player,

MD: Sony 520

2000-03-19 Thread Jim Gray
My 520 has worked great, flawlessly for over a year now. A couple of Memoriex discs have been troublesome, but on all 3 of my recorders, not just the 520. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word

MD: Apex DVD/CDR/CDRW/MP3 Player

2000-03-03 Thread Jim VeNard
I am an avid fan of the ZDTV an they have been pushing a new DVD player that offers some very interesting features. So while kicking around my Circuit City Store here in Phx, AZ I noticed that they had the Apex DVD player on sale for $179. I thought I would give it a try, and man what a deal!

Re: MD: MD boombox?

2000-02-21 Thread Jim Morgan
use to take places and not their primary home machine. I think it's cool they make multi-speed dubbing boomboxes but really, is that necessary? Sigh...this is so ridiculous. Regards, Jim | -- | | Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 15:23:02 -0500 | From: Dale Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: MD: Aiwa MD boombox on sale

2000-02-12 Thread Jim Morgan
|Aiwa CSD-MD50 for $199. I think it's normally around $300.||| | |http://www.jandr.com/ |http://www.aiwa.com/Catalog99/models/CSD-MD50.asp | |-- Regards, Jim - To stop getting this list send a message conta

MD: Sony

2000-02-04 Thread Jim Gray
I would tend to doubt that anyone at Sony bothers to look at this digest, else someone would've spoke up by now... we still do not know ,to this day, whether Sony knows how much most of us hate and despise End Search, and probably don't know or care that they really blew it when they didn't put

MD: and another thing...

2000-02-04 Thread Jim Gray
Forgot to mention that a product called D-Solvit is good for getting labels off, it's orange scented and comes in very small or large plastic bottles, if it's still on the market... I guess I'm gonna have to try that timer thing, so can we assume that when you press "timer' on your Sony deck,

Re: MD: Anyone had any experience with the Marantz MD unit

2000-02-02 Thread Jim Resinger
two weeks ago. It's the Marantz PMD650, a pro portable machine. Whaddya wanna know about it? Jim R. 02/02/00 2057 |"I have always imagined that [EMAIL PROTECTED] | paradise will be a kind of

MD: MD boomboxes anyone?

2000-02-01 Thread Jim
will get if I can't find one that runs on batteries. Thanks a bunch! Regards, Jim - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MD: Timer

2000-01-28 Thread Jim Gray
What type of timer works with these Sony decks? Is it a special model you buy from Sony? Surely it's not a kitchen timer that cuts the power on, since the deck has to be powered the whole time it's on standby. What model, make, price, where does one get a timer as described? On another topic,

Re: MD: quality of optical cables

2000-01-16 Thread jim
to find that I had 20 blank tracks. :( -- Jim Coon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

Re: MD: Odp: ATRAC-R and Laser Colors

2000-01-16 Thread jim
BassCube 8. It bottoms at 80Hz, not 20Hz. What I get for posting without checking. I may be wrong, but I think when it says it bottoms and 80Hz, that 80Hz is the point it is 3db down on the response curve. It is still responsive to the lower frequencies, but not as responsive. Jim Coon mailto:[EMAIL

MD: dropouts

2000-01-05 Thread Jim Gray
I've found problems with Memorex blanks on several occasions, in 2 different recorders; the problem is that the disc 'hangs' up and won't record or play past a certain point. Sometimes it will record all the way thru, but on playback it stops at a certain point and the timing display flashes

MD: MD and Constitutional Law

2000-01-02 Thread Jim Resinger
I know you guys are trying to hash out an issue which is kind of "thorny" and complex, but it sure will be nice to see the MD list go back to being the MD list and stop being the Constitutional Law list. Jim R. 01/02/00 1340 |"I have

MD: Dropouts on minidiscs

1999-12-27 Thread Jim Resinger
a track mark on each side of it, erased the rest of the disc, recorded on the blank part, and then erased the dropout track. Anyway, before you rush to blame the MD for a dropout, consider that it might be a "mismatch" between the disc and a particular machine

MD: DVD's and CD-R/RW's

1999-12-22 Thread Jim VeNard
The Sony 7700 will play CD-R's but not CD/ RW's. My first gneration Pioneer Model 500 will play CD/RW's but not CD-R's. In fact, I can record CD/RW's of DMX (Digital Music Express) and dub them back to CD-R on my Marantz CD Recorder and the SCMS does not kick in!! The new Sony 200 CD/DVD

RE: MD: MXD-D3 Read Errors

1999-12-22 Thread Jim Resinger
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:41:03 -0600 From: "Daryl O." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MXD-D3 Read Errors After I read your post, I grabbed a handful of MDs which were recorded on various machines, and as far back as May of 1993. They all worked just fine. It sounds to me like you probably have

RE: MD: MXD-D3 and CD-TEXT from recorded CDRs

1999-12-12 Thread Jim Resinger
are audio recorders, not computer-based, so I rather doubt that any CD-TEXT is recorded on to the CDRs. Jim Resinger 12/12/99 1018 |"I have always imagined that [EMAIL PROTECTED] | paradise will be a kind of

MD: MD and MP3

1999-11-24 Thread Jim VeNard
Does anyone know how this new MD/MP3 package from Sharp works. They make it sound as if one could record a data stream of MP3 data and decode it using the MD as a "memory" source like a CDR. My take is that it will allow you to hood your PC to your md and do standard analog recording of live

MD: tricks

1999-11-01 Thread Jim Gray
re the 930 editing trick, I've sometimes added a dummy track (a few seconds of silence or noise) at the end just so that I could go backwards into the previous track, rather than take forever to go forward. after finishing, delete the dummy track. it's fun, working out these little tricks,

MD: friendly advice

1999-10-15 Thread Jim Gray
If you're going to post this on every single message: "A book judged by it's cover makes for a very shallow read." you might want to get rid of the apostrophe, it's "its" not "it's" don't get offended, just trying to save you some embarrassment

MD: Iomega CD

1999-10-10 Thread Jim Lytthans
quiet and vibration-free. Does this drive have compatibility issues with Win98? Not that I know of. I replaced an HP drive with the Iomega and Windows didn't try to find new hardware, so the driver must be generic. I copied a 60 minute audio CD in 15 minutes, so it's working at 4x. -- Jim

MD: Iomega CD Drive

1999-10-09 Thread Jim Lytthans
, but it is only a 4x read, 4x write 2x rewrite drive. No, it's a 4x write, 4x re-write, and 24x read drive. -- Jim Lytthans Principal Clarinet - La Mirada SO, Pomona Concert Band Claremont Symphonic Winds http://home.pacbell.net/lytthans/index.html

Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #356

1999-09-17 Thread Jim Morgan
as AC? I saw a recently released Sony boombox runs on AC power only...really weird for a boombox I thought. Regards, Jim - Original Message - | | Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:22:35 +0300 | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tugrul Tanyol) | Subject: Re: MD: MD boombox recommendations? | | Joe, | Last

MD: Copy-Proof CDs--Again

1999-09-17 Thread Jim Resinger
On 8/23/99 I posted an article from STEREO REVIEW'S SOUND AND VISION about a new "scheme" to make CDs copy-proof. Here's another article from POPULAR SCIENCE along the same lines. -- Copy-Proof CDs By this time next year, new coding on music CDs might prevent them from being copied on

MD: analog

1999-08-30 Thread Jim Gray
Hey, I don't hate analog just because I love digital and MDs! I recently dug out an old Dolby B cassette of a gig I played with some guys in our surf band 21 years ago, and it made a nice copy on MD. It's a relief knowing that the MD will probably long outlive the original cassette, being an

MD: Copy-Proof CDs

1999-08-23 Thread Jim Resinger
I thought you might be interested in this. It bodes ill for all of us. -- COPY-PROOF CDs C-Dilla, recently acquired by Macrovision, is developing technology that is said to prevent a computer's CD-ROM drive from playing music CDs, making it impossible to copy them with a CD-R drive or

MD: decibels

1999-08-20 Thread Jim Gray
I seem to recall from a physics class that when you double the sound volume, it's an increase of 3 dBs. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MD: We Sharp fools

1999-08-14 Thread Jim Gray
Yeah, to the guy who called us "fools," I'll gladly switch when Sony gets rid of that fookin' End Search crap! You really know how to win friends and influence people! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

MD: Minidisco?

1999-08-14 Thread Jim Resinger
Has anyone had problems getting to the Minidisco web site lately? For the last two days it's been impossible to log on to either Minidisco or their sister web site, Digidisco. Jim R. 08/14/99 0846 |"I have always imagined that [EMAIL PROT

MD: 722 error

1999-07-21 Thread Jim Gray
for the first time, my Sharp 722 made an error: I was copying an MD via Toslink, and near the end of the 68 minute album, the final track began to break up into intermittent skips of silence for several seconds, then more of the song, then more silence, back and forth. The 722 hasn't been

MD: coupla things

1999-01-03 Thread Jim Gray
60 min discs always cost more, for no apparent reason other than maybe scarcity. is there any advantage to a 60 over a 74? are the tracks spread out wider for less errors, or are they just crippled 74s? why would they exist? damark (at damark.com) has a Sharp portable for sale for $199 in