RE: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-25 Thread Alan Dowds
Yes. They seem to be sticky enough to not come off in normal use, but they can be peeled off easily enough. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall Sent: 19 October 2001 01:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD Label blank

MD: MD Deck Recommendations

2001-10-22 Thread Brian Blankenship
I am looking for a deck to get my booted shows into my PC for editing and transferring to CDR. Digital output is a necessity. Keyboard control, CD player track information transfer, MDLP, high speed CD transfer would all be nice but not required. I looked at the Sony MDS-PC3 since it is built

RE: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-19 Thread Jalen, Ken
I like using the Neato labels for MD. They have 4 MDs per sheet. They give the S/W for free. The S/W is pretty easy to use. Ken -Original Message- From: Alan Dowds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MD: MD Label

Re: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-19 Thread Mark E. Crane
I recall 3m made removable floppy labels at one point, using post-it glue. That might work. I don't think removing a detached label in a portable would be too brutal, but I worry about residue scraping off onto something sensitive. Here is one place selling avery removables that may work. I

Re: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-19 Thread Mark E. Crane
I recall 3m made removable floppy labels at one point, using post-it glue. That might work. I don't think removing a detached label in a portable would be too brutal, but I worry about residue scraping off onto something sensitive. Here is one place selling avery removables that may work. I

Re: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-19 Thread Mike Lastucka
your minidisc in the process. :) :ml --- Mike Lastucka, B. Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sites.netscape.net/element5/ 2048 bit DH 0x16DC15CD >From: "Matt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: MD:

Re: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-18 Thread Matt Wall
i'm curious because i hate having stacked 3+ labels on top of each other because they all stick together. - Original Message - From: "Alan Dowds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:21 PM Subject: RE: MD: MD Labe

RE: MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-18 Thread Alan Dowds
: 18 October 2001 03:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MD Label blank Hello... I'm looking for an online MD labeler. I have found one "PDF style"for DAT tape cases. Anyone know of an MD labeler. Hayes - To st

MD: MD Label blank

2001-10-17 Thread Hayes
Hello... I'm looking for an online MD labeler. I have found one "PDF style"for DAT tape cases. Anyone know of an MD labeler. Hayes - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: MD: MD-CD deck player/recorder

2001-10-17 Thread Mark Ligtenstein
At 21:06 -0400 16-10-2001, Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor wrote: >I've just been told that the EasyTitle2 is back in production. This >allows you to use a normal PS/2 keyboard on any Sony deck. See today's >minidisc.org news. Thanks Rick. Just had a look at their website. (http://www.mu

Re: MD: MD-CD deck player/recorder

2001-10-13 Thread Mark Ligtenstein
At 9:19 -0700 11-10-2001, Fabrizio Minelli wrote: >Does anyone know where I can find a good and not to costly home deck >MD and CD rec/player? > >Thanks >Fabrizio I bought a Sony CD/MD MXD-D3 last year. I'm very happy with this machine. Maybe you can get one of these, since it has been replace

MD: MD-CD deck player/recorder

2001-10-11 Thread Fabrizio Minelli
Does anyone know where I can find a good and not to costly home deck MD and CD rec/player? Thanks Fabrizio _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -

RE: MD: MD use in public Radio

2001-10-10 Thread Michael Johnson
>>Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:54:32 -0700 >>From: macdef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: RE: MD: MD Sony PC-Link w/ Mac >>Hey, KQED! ;) >>Michael, do you use MD at all at work? Just curious about MD's penetration >>at KQED. Virtually all the report

MD: MD to Old PowerBook

2001-10-08 Thread Alexandre Enkerli
>From: macdef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... >Your best bet is to hook a mini-to-mini cable from your R37 to the audio-in >jack on the 5300, and use the program "Coaster" to do the recording (you can >find Coaster on ). Experiment with the >levels in Coaster until you get

Re: MD: MD Sony PC-Link w/ Mac

2001-10-08 Thread Eduardo H. Martinez-Hasembank
on 10/8/01 2:12 PM, Michael Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a Mac G4 and have used the Xitel PC Link unit that came with the > Sony MZR70. > As with many things Macintosh, you plug it in and it works. > I plugged in the Xitel to my Keyboard and that was it. I had my audio stream >

RE: MD: MD Sony PC-Link w/ Mac

2001-10-08 Thread macdef
Michael Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Johnson > KQED-FM > San Francisco Hey, KQED! ;) Michael, do you use MD at all at work? Just curious about MD's penetration at KQED. - To stop getting this list send a message co

RE: MD: MD Sony PC-Link w/ Mac

2001-10-08 Thread Michael Johnson
Eric & Eduardo, and other Mac folks, I have a Mac G4 and have used the Xitel PC Link unit that came with the Sony MZR70. As with many things Macintosh, you plug it in and it works. I plugged in the Xitel to my Keyboard and that was it. I had my audio stream out The Mac should sense the USB

re: MD: MD to Old PowerBook

2001-10-06 Thread macdef
Alexandre Enkerli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Anyway, as said in an earlier message, it'll be used for field >recordings. But one thing I'd like to do is to burn backup copies on >CD-Rs. The only computer I'll have then will be an old PowerBook 5300 >the audio i/o of which is pretty bad. > >I don

MD: MD to Old PowerBook

2001-10-05 Thread Alexandre Enkerli
Hello all! Just received my very first MD device! All I can say is: YES! Oh, YES!!! Anyway, as said in an earlier message, it'll be used for field recordings. But one thing I'd like to do is to burn backup copies on CD-Rs. The only computer I'll have then will be an old PowerBook 5300 the audio

Re: MD: MD v DAT

2001-10-04 Thread Kevin Brown
> I have a portable DAT and MD. I much prefer the MD due to editing capablities. You have to sit with your finger on the DAT's pause button if you want to edit out commercials while recording, you can not edit out unwanted material latter like you can with MD. < There is a way. Use "

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #111

2001-10-03 Thread Richard Lambley
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Matt wrote: > I own a CDR deck, MD deck & portable but the one thing I can't do with all this is >record a continous 2 or 3 hr FM radio broadcast (and later one day from DAB). OK, my >MD gear both have MDLP but I'm after quality rather than convenience. LP4 is ru

Re: MD: MD v DAT

2001-10-02 Thread Dan Hergott
I have a portable DAT and MD. I much prefer the MD due to editing capablities. You have to sit with your finger on the DAT's pause button if you want to edit out commercials while recording, you can not edit out unwanted material latter like you can with MD. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi,

MD: MD v DAT

2001-10-01 Thread matt . smal
Hi, I own a CDR deck, MD deck & portable but the one thing I can't do with all this is record a continous 2 or 3 hr FM radio broadcast (and later one day from DAB). OK, my MD gear both have MDLP but I'm after quality rather than convenience. LP4 is rubbish and LP2 is very listenable, but as o

MD: MD Damaged TOC file (MD disc doctor)

2001-10-01 Thread MichelRoth
- Forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Does anyone know if there is a service available anywhere to repair a damaged minidisk TOC file and make a recording playable again? I have lecture notes that have suddenly and dramatically become completely unavailable due to a disk fault.

Re: MD: NET MD (MD to PC upload)

2001-09-23 Thread Shawn Lin
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === "Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor" wrote: >

Re: MD: NET MD (MD to PC upload)

2001-09-23 Thread Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor
Shawn Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "t0ner, inc" wrote: > > > > AM I missing something here? Is NET MD going to allow me to upload my > > minidisc field recordings to my PC faster? Am I going to have to use my > > crappy Windoze machine?-- I'd rather use my Mac... > > No. Net MD works the

RE: MD: MD good enough for vinyl archiving?

2001-09-14 Thread Kevin Brown
is a loss-ful medium. DAT is lossless. Theoretically, DAT, or even CD-R or CD-RW, makes identical copies of the original signal. This is not true for MD. MD has become a great recording technology over the years. But there are still "artifacts" present depending on the attributes of

Re: MD: MD good enough for vinyl archiving?

2001-09-14 Thread David W. Tamkin
Jim Coon joked, | Maybe we could invent a scratch crackle inserter and sell them. People | could make "oldies but goodies" out of any kind of music. There's nothing to invent; just get some crackle noises and mix them into anything you like or play them at the same time. ---

Re: MD: MD good enough for vinyl archiving?

2001-09-14 Thread J. Coon
Maybe we could invent a scratch crackle inserter and sell them. People could make "oldies but goodies" out of any kind of music. Simon Mackay wrote: > regular clients that loved the sound of the vinyl -- they would expect > the hear the familiar crackling noises that accompanied the music.

RE: MD: MD good enough for vinyl archiving?

2001-09-14 Thread Simon Mackay
Hi everyone! After reading the post about using MD for vinyl archiving, I would agree with the concept. A good idea is to use 80-minute MDs for the job because you could easily fit two standard-length LPs onto one disc. This was because, during the 70s, most people I knew used to record LPs to

MD: MD good enough for vinyl archiving?

2001-09-13 Thread Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor
Hi Josh, I'm responding to the MD mailing list as well. > I am an avid record collector and I specialize in independent >label rock releases. However, the nature of this particular genre is >that many indpendent labels release only a few thousand of each album, >making popular titles har

Re: MD: MD PC Link Interface

2001-09-10 Thread 5703171
Hello Jacquie, I beleive that's in the FAQ, but anyway... First, your PC Link doesn't add a portable device in a way you expect it (like Iomega Zip), but it adds "Sound Playback" device so you can play back music to USB instead of your soundcard. Second, you can NOT "load" audio in anyway - yo

MD: MD PC Link Interface

2001-09-06 Thread Jacquie Gales Webb
Hello. I'm new to the list. Here's the problem. When I plug my MiniDisc PC Link Interface in to my computer's USB it is not showing up as a portable device, therefore I cannot load audio. What do I do? I want to create CD's from my Sony MiniDisc Recorder with Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4. Is t

Re: MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-04 Thread yugami
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === there is not a lot of storage products availibl

Re: MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-03 Thread Danilo Godec
On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > case logic makes a book style case that i have a couple of I'd like to mount such a case/box in a car, just to hold my 'car' collection of MDs... A book style case is probably not very usefull for that. D. --

Re: MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-03 Thread Danilo Godec
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Graham Baker wrote: > > The old Ferro-Rocher (sp?) plastic chocolate-boxes are ideal for this. > GB True, I even used one of those for a while. But I'm looking for something just a little bit more sophisticated... :) My idea is: shorten the original slip cases by 10/15mm an

Re: MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-03 Thread yugami
case logic makes a book style case that i have a couple of On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 12:53:21AM +0200, Danilo Godec wrote: > > Has anyone any idea where to get a case to store 10-15 MDs without > their own slip case? - To stop gettin

Re: MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-03 Thread Graham Baker
The old Ferro-Rocher (sp?) plastic chocolate-boxes are ideal for this. GB - Original Message - > > Has anyone any idea where to get a case to store 10-15 MDs without > their own slip case? > > Such a case would be ideal to install somewhere in a car, so I don't have > to hassle with find

MD: MD cases for MDs withut their own slip case

2001-09-03 Thread Danilo Godec
Has anyone any idea where to get a case to store 10-15 MDs without their own slip case? Such a case would be ideal to install somewhere in a car, so I don't have to hassle with finding a MD, then taking the whole thing out of a case and then again taking the MD out of it's slip case and then sto

RE: MD: MD Deck

2001-09-02 Thread Nathan White
PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stuart Howlette Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 3:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD Deck Well, I have seen stuff like the Sony MDS-S39 (i think thats what its called, same innards as one of the 5x0 series of decks, discontinued so you'd need to look on eb

Re: MD: MD Deck

2001-09-02 Thread Stuart Howlette
uid2k.com/stuh84/personal/ -- - Original Message - From: "Jinx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 4:40 PM Subject: MD: MD Deck > > Anyone know of an MD deck that is small and cheap where you can just put in >

MD: MD Deck

2001-09-02 Thread Jinx
Anyone know of an MD deck that is small and cheap where you can just put in an MD and get a digital out? Doesn't need any inputs as far as I'm concerned, I just thing analog is low quality to move to a comp. Also, what is the best way to increase the volume in a computer audio file exported from

MD: MD in East Europe and carding

2001-08-31 Thread BurninSidy
As much as I know the MD is NOT dying here, in Europe. In fact I was pleased to see myself an improvement since the new MDLP series. London I heard to be the center of european MD universe, then comes Germany, then France. I live in East Europe, Romania, where one can find a lot of cheap korean m

RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin

2001-08-30 Thread Alan Dowds
OK. Sorry. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jinx Sent: 30 August 2001 03:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin calm down, i was just kidding At 11:47 PM 8/29/01

RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin

2001-08-30 Thread Jinx
our valuable time. > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Jinx >Sent: 29 August 2001 00:39 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin > > > > > >could be a problem for those of u

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #96

2001-08-29 Thread Booth, Richard
>I've had a lot of horrible problems with CD burners, the kind that make you This probably relates to user error or possibly a bad model cd-rw. I have had my Plextor cd-rw drive for a few months now, and with over 200 successful burns, I have had no problems. >Windows is a crazy platform bec

RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin

2001-08-29 Thread Alan Dowds
s in future I should prefix all non-applicable-to-American-list-members posts appropriately. Sorry to have wasted your valuable time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jinx Sent: 29 August 2001 00:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M

Re: MD: MD DiscCam, DVD-RAM Camcorders

2001-08-29 Thread rodrocks
Test. The original message had text, I am sending another to see if it was a one time problem or will be a recurring one I have to fix somehow. - Original Message - From: "rodrocks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1

MD: MD DiscCam, DVD-RAM Camcorders

2001-08-29 Thread rodrocks
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin

2001-08-28 Thread Jinx
could be a problem for those of us in the usa. At 10:57 PM 8/28/01 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi everyone, > >I bought two Virgin 52 minidisc racks at the weekend from the Virgin >Megastore in Glasgow (Argyll Street). They are a smart design, and hold 52 >discs

MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin

2001-08-28 Thread Alan Dowds
Hi everyone, I bought two Virgin 52 minidisc racks at the weekend from the Virgin Megastore in Glasgow (Argyll Street). They are a smart design, and hold 52 discs each. Best bit was the price - on sale at £6.99, down from £19.99. Well worth a look if you can get them in the sale. Al --

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-28 Thread Gerard Naude
Yeah. Let's face it, MD players/recorders look goood... - Original Message - From: "Mike Lastucka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc? >

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-28 Thread Mike Lastucka
Lastucka, B. Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sites.netscape.net/element5/ 2048 bit DH 0x16DC15CD >From: "Gerard Naude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc? >

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-27 Thread Gerard Naude
Point taken. So this basically means recorders like the sharp Mt770 recorder is as small as their going to get. Which is still actually pretty good... Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

MD: MD has finally made it!!

2001-08-27 Thread las
Well it has finally happened. It was on the bottom shelf in a corner like some kind of piece of crap, but I saw a few Sony R500PCs there. They come with the analog USB to MD adapter and sell for $180. Then I went to check on blanks, since it seemed to me that if they sold a recorder, they shou

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-27 Thread las
Gerard Naude wrote: > I was just wondering when md recorders are going to become smaller than the > actual disc. In theory only half of the disc needs to be covered by the MD > recorder(to reach the middle of the md to turn it, and to cover the disc > opening). Are current MD recorder sizes rest

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-27 Thread Mike Lastucka
ard Naude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Md-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc? >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:15:43 +0200 > > >I was just wondering when md recorders are going to bec

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-27 Thread David W. Tamkin
Gerald wrote, | I was just wondering when md recorders are going to become smaller than | the actual disc. In theory only half of the disc needs to be covered by | the MD recorder(to reach the middle of the md to turn it, and to cover the | disc opening). Are current MD recorder sizes restricted

MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-27 Thread Gerard Naude
I was just wondering when md recorders are going to become smaller than the actual disc. In theory only half of the disc needs to be covered by the MD recorder(to reach the middle of the md to turn it, and to cover the disc opening). Are current MD recorder sizes restricted because of the size of

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-22 Thread Jen Abildsoe
Are you using the DG2 in discrete or continuous mode? I got the clipped tracks when recording in discrete mode but switching to continuous seemed to eliminate the problem. Jen >Hi Richard, > >I cant tell how I'm thankful for giving us this tip. Music

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-22 Thread Rich
One solution I can suggest, which is probably something of a waste of time, is to burn all of the tracks to a CD then use a CD player with optical out to record synchronously. I've never had a problem with my Sony 5 CD changer losing parts of songs or not marking tracks. Of course, this is a

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-22 Thread yugami
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === i dunno, personally i don't think its fair to c

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-21 Thread Tugrul
Regards, Tugrul - Original Message - From: "Richard Rudie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 6:12 AM Subject: Re: MD: MD-Ports > > > (meaning you can get Windoze bings and such as well > > as the music). > > In

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-21 Thread Richard Rudie
> (meaning you can get Windoze bings and such as well > as the music). In Winamp at least, you can choose the output device it uses: open the Preferences window (Ctrl+P is the quickest way), click on Plugins-> Output, double-click on the waveOut plugin, and choose "USB Audio Device" for output

Re: MD: MD-Ports: My experience and some questions

2001-08-21 Thread Tugrul
I recently bought DG2 in hope of transfering my classical mp3 collection into MD's. As it is told the installation is very easy. The use also is quite easy. But I should say I hated Musicmatch, maybe it is because I got used to use Winamp. Track marks were my real concern. You cannot get DG2 to m

MD: MD-Ports (Part II)

2001-08-21 Thread Churchill, Guy
An additional note ... there is also reference to minidisc.org when talking about ATRAC and MDLP. Cheers GuyC -Original Message- A review on the Xitel MD-Port AN1 and DG2 with reference to MD. http://www.dansdata.com/xitel.htm -

MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-21 Thread Churchill, Guy
A review on the Xitel MD-Port AN1 and DG2 with reference to MD. http://www.dansdata.com/xitel.htm The main negative comments are the "real time" transfer issue, and not being able to select the output source. (meaning you can get Windoze bings and such as well as the music). That and how har

MD: MD sales

2001-08-20 Thread Pholp Smiff
I frequently visit wal-mart (it's just around the corner from my house) and in the electronics section they sell packs of blank MDs, they also sell one of the sony MDLP recorders- dont' remember which one- but people have actually been buying them. I talked to the clerk that works in the elec

MD: MD at Wal-Mart

2001-08-20 Thread David W. Tamkin
Rick Woudenberg quoted Bruce Yarbor, | I'm still waiting for our Wal-Marts to start carrying them, | when that happens, I'll know they have arrived! There are blank MDs (Sonys only, last I was there) at the Wal-Mart in Niles, Illinois. I didn't see any MD hardware there, though. -

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-17 Thread Mike Lastucka
EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:53:31 -0700 (PDT) > > >On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Tony Antoniou wrote: > B< snip >On my PowerBook I can make a playlist and press "burn CD" in iTunes >and

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-17 Thread Ask Bjoern Hansen
On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Tony Antoniou wrote: [...] > Furthermore, take your average Joe and see what they find easier to > record with ... MP3 or MD. In most cases, you'll find that they still > can't grasp the concept of burning a CD, particularly if they want to > play it in an ordinary audio CD p

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread las
macdef wrote: > But that had nothing to do with the D/A converters in each unit. It had to > do with the EQ of the headphone jacks. Sony headphone jacks are EQ'd to have > a flatter response, while Sharp headphone jacks are EQ'd to be "warmer," > which includes a bit more bass/upper-bass. But th

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread macdef
las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Actually the argument about the merits of the MZ-R50 vs the Sharp >model that was current at the time, was at times quite heated. There >were thread after thread here from the two camps. Many people felt >that the Sharp had superior sound (especially with regard to

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Stuart Howlette
This topic has been banging on for long enough, and something very important needs to be said. MP3 is MP3, ATRAC is ATRAC, why are people trying to change this. ATRAC and MiniDiscs have their advantages over MP3 (more dedicated towards audio, as it is an audio based format), MP3 has advantages o

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread las
MCDEF WROTE > Well, you're wrong -- the difference is not that the CD player is superior. > While I do have some very nice CD equipment, one of my blind tests was > between a Optimus portable CD player -- one that cost $129.99 in 1994 -- and > an MZ-R50, one of the best MD portables ever made.

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Richard Lang
> -Original Message- > From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 10 August 2001 2:20 a.m. ... > WHAT ABOUT CDDB? Your MD keyboarding solution can't take advantage of it. > You have to type titles yet again for every copy of the MD you produce. I > don't even have

Re: MD: MD and MP3 technologies are merging / titling

2001-08-09 Thread Mike Lastucka
Of course, but it's still probably a high average. :) --- Mike Lastucka, B. Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sites.netscape.net/element5/ 2048 bit DH 0x16DC15CD >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: MD: MD and MP3 technol

Re: MD: MD and MP3 technologies are merging / titling

2001-08-09 Thread yugami
wouldn't this be dependant on the label that the arist used and the contract they got from that label? -- When I buy a CD (with only $0.25 going to the artist, by the way) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread yugami
this would have a lot more to do with the software playing the mp3 than the atrac compression its self. -- I have been surprised how good such MP3-then-ATRAC sounds on MiniDisc -- this says alot about how good ATRAC is, that it can re-compress good 224 Kbps MP3s and still sound very nearly like

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread macdef
"Michael Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I'll take that challenge any day ;) I think you need to specify what you >>mean by "critical headphone listening" -- what headphones? What amps? What >>playback sources? > >A laptop PC with good sound capability, $100 headphones, using a .wav >vs. mp

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread macdef
"Michael Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Your "solution" is irrelevant for the many people without a keyboard >input for their deck. My MD home deck is typical in that it has no >keyboard input. All MP3 computers inherently have keyboard input >*and* full CDDB utilization, which I mentioned

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #83

2001-08-09 Thread Booth, Richard
>WHAT ABOUT CDDB? Your MD keyboarding solution can't take advantage of it. With the music I listen to, CDDB rarely works properly. I have yet to even use the CDDB features. And as you rave about in your other posts, I have *NEVER* traded MD or MP3's with people. Almost everything you say is at

RE: MD: MD and MP3 technologies are merging / titling

2001-08-09 Thread Michael Hoffman
>| Why should I have to title my MD tracks when the titles have already been >| entered and uploaded by someone else in CDDB? > >1. The tracks on the MD may not be exactly the set and sequence of an album > listed on the CDDB. >2. The tracks may not yet be listed in the CDDB. >3. The person who

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Michael Hoffman
>> I am not >> impressed. Xitel today offers no advantage over an analog connection > >No D/A and A/D I would've thought.. This is a false pseudo-advantage. My analog-connected tests between my portable and home deck proved that lossy compression is vastly more important than A/D and D/A

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Michael Hoffman
>>My blindfold headphone tests between WAV and MP3 CBR showed no >>audible difference between 224 Kbps MP3 and the input .wav, with the >>encoder I used. I have top-percentile hearing and know how to use the >>gear. > >I don't mean this in any negative way, but maybe your equipment isn't "good" >

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Michael Hoffman
>You really need to use the same DAC and line amplifier to compare >these two sources. Is it possible to try this experiment again with >the CD signal being routed through the MD recorder while the MD unit >is in REC-PAUSE (i.e. "monitor") mode? Ideally you'd take a digital >signal from the CD. T

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-08 Thread Stuart Howlette
> The Mironics interface uses the parallel port, not the serial port, Sorry about that, got confuzzed over which port it used Stuart Howlette - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread las
"Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor" wrote: > macdef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > You really need to use the same DAC and line amplifier to compare > these two sources. Is it possible to try this experiment again with > the CD signal being routed through the MD recorder while the MD unit >

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor
macdef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > True, but that doesn't make it so. My headphone amp has two inputs. I have > CD hooked into one, and MD into the other. I've done blind tests where I > played a CD and an MD of that CD at the same time with identical output > levels, and had someone else swit

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread Richard Rudie
> This is because Win ME and 2k have no direct access to the > serial port, thus meaning the program will not work, and in > your case, screw up the system. The Mironics interface uses the parallel port, not the serial port, but WinME/2K don't have direct access to that, either. The Mironics s

RE: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation

2001-08-07 Thread Alan Dowds
Aha! That makes it easier. Thanks mate. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shawn Lin Sent: 07 August 2001 21:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation Alan Dowds wrote: > > I'm thinking about ge

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread Stuart Howlette
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > > No, portables do it in the most time consum

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread Stuart Howlette
;Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 2:52 PM Subject: Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate > > Michael Hoffman's email seems to have hit the list like a Rorschach > test, caus

Re: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation

2001-08-07 Thread Shawn Lin
Alan Dowds wrote: > > I'm thinking about getting an MD system for my new car. I need MDLP, but I'm > also stuck trying to work out which is better - an MD head unit with a CD > changer or a CD head unit with an MD changer? I'm thinking MD head unit > because the discs are smaller and more robust

RE: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation

2001-08-07 Thread Alan Dowds
I'm thinking about getting an MD system for my new car. I need MDLP, but I'm also stuck trying to work out which is better - an MD head unit with a CD changer or a CD head unit with an MD changer? I'm thinking MD head unit because the discs are smaller and more robust for bouncing around in the f

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #80

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Lambley
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> LAS wrote: > So far MP3 seems to have reached a certain amount of popularity and is > leveling > off. Without a good source, MP3 took a hit. The shutting down of > Napster > certainly didn't help. And Morpheus is only a shadow of what Napster > was. What about

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #78

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Lambley
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stilson Snow wrote: > I have the choice between > and ONLY between the Sharp MD-MT90 and the Aiwa AM-F70 > ... > My main usage will be live recording: Secondary > usage will be recording meetings and/or interviews. Tertiary usage will be > the main one most

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Rudie
> No, portables do it in the most time consuming way, but even > that is a no-brainer thanks to the mironics interface > (www.mironics.com) Unless it FUBARs your system I ordered the Mironics setup and it didn't work, and when next I rebooted, Windows 2000 was completely forqued, with an e

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-06 Thread Stuart Howlette
> Why in the hell doesn't Xitel transfer the MP3 ID3 track titling? Really want to know why? Because it uses the S/PDIF standard, which can only, i repeat ONLY transfer SCMS in the subcode data, and also, S/PDIF wasn't made for MiniDiscs, so it was not made to title MiniDiscs, which in the case

Re: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation

2001-08-05 Thread Shawn Lin
Mike Lastucka wrote: > > Getting a bit away from the whole MP3/MD debate, can anyone on the list > recommend a car stereo that plays MDs /and/ CDs? If you're in the US, the only one available is the JVC KD-MX3000, and you can't get it new as it's a 1998 model which was discontinued in 1999 or 2

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