JonasE 0 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 13 minutes ago, kgallen said: It was @zedstarr's and @NGY's fault, they put me through the mill with it! =D Bought one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coax-Coaxial-to-Optical-2-Way-Toslink-SPDIF-Digital-Audio-Converter-Adapter/173764038542?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 Looks a bit small but the goal is to have it remove the copy protection while keeping the look. Might be hard to find a generic FPGA board that fits in there... In either case I should be able to use the PCB for easy connecting to an FPGA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 minute ago, JonasE said: =D Bought one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coax-Coaxial-to-Optical-2-Way-Toslink-SPDIF-Digital-Audio-Converter-Adapter/173764038542?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 Looks a bit small but the goal is to have it remove the copy protection while keeping the look. Might be hard to find a generic FPGA board that fits in there... In either case I should be able to use the PCB for easy connecting to an FPGA. I've got one (and just bought another as it happens!). Not sure if you'll get much inside in addition to the existing stuff. A small Xilinx Spartan on a custom board at best? Let us know what you're up to with it (on a new thread). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, kgallen said: I would like to be able to make an MD disc clone (so I can create a backup disc of a master with SFX/music on for theatre) - well at least copy all audio and title tracks. Possibly I can already do this with the SPDIF plus CTRL-S link. Seems like the E12 has CTRL-S which is input only, doh. So that means I can't link two E12's by CTRL-S. I thought this was a newer version of the Control-A1 I have on my MDS-JE530 but it seems not. That means I need to find another way to get the track names across. I was looking for another 530 but the prices have gone through the roof... So maybe I can do the name copying with your software magic and the E12's after all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonasE 0 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 2 minutes ago, kgallen said: Seems like the E12 has CTRL-S which is input only, doh. So that means I can't link two E12's by CTRL-S. I thought this was a newer version of the Control-A1 I have on my MDS-JE530 but it seems not. That means I need to find another way to get the track names across. I was looking for another 530 but the prices have gone through the roof... So maybe I can do the name copying with your software magic and the E12's after all? Ah, you mean.... Attach two E12's and make it copy the track names from E12-1 to E12-2? Yes, why not? :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonasE 0 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 5 minutes ago, kgallen said: Seems like the E12 has CTRL-S which is input only, doh. So that means I can't link two E12's by CTRL-S. I thought this was a newer version of the Control-A1 I have on my MDS-JE530 but it seems not. That means I need to find another way to get the track names across. I was looking for another 530 but the prices have gone through the roof... So maybe I can do the name copying with your software magic and the E12's after all? Or, of course, read the names from one disc and write them to another on the same machine. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 8 minutes ago, JonasE said: Or, of course, read the names from one disc and write them to another on the same machine. :-) I want to join the two E12s with coax SPDIF and a-n-other cable and do a disc clone, audio and text. I could do this with two MDS-JE530 machines if I connect coax or optical for the audio and the two A1 ports. However I only have one 530 (in amongst the maybe 20 machines I have, shhhhh :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonasE 0 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 2 minutes ago, kgallen said: I want to join the two E12s with coax SPDIF and a-n-other cable and do a disc clone, audio and text. I could do this with two MDS-JE530 machines if I connect coax or optical for the audio and the two A1 ports. However I only have one 530 (in amongst the maybe 20 machines I have, shhhhh :-) ). Ah, I see... So you would like a sw that first performs the recording (you can do this yourself manually, of course, but using SW is cool) and then transfer the disc and track names. Should be possible. The problem is I don't have two machines to test with, but with some luck we can make it work anyway without too many problems. We will see when I get that far. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M1JWR 1 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 how many decks have you got kevin !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NGY 30 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 I guess sooner or later he needs to write a little algorithm just to count them ;-) . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 7 minutes ago, M1JWR said: how many decks have you got kevin !!!! 1 minute ago, NGY said: I guess sooner or later he needs to write a little algorithm just to count them ;-) . Oh darn, the boys have been keeping an eye on me this morning :-D I think most are listed on my profile (I think...!). But then you lot keep encouraging me to watch more on eBay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 So yes, as I was saying before I got my cover blown... I have two E12 joined in a rack (well only ‘cos I haven’t added the third ;-) : Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zedstarr 0 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Nice. PAT tested too :-D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M1JWR 1 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 tip of the iceberg kevin, even i dont have any pro rack mounted jobs. though i probably will be ahead of you with jb series decks apologies for thread hi jack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 27 minutes ago, M1JWR said: tip of the iceberg kevin, even i dont have any pro rack mounted jobs. though i probably will be ahead of you with jb series decks apologies for thread hi jack No hijack - nice to see a few friends on the thread, seems I'm being watched (eh, Chris... ;-) ! Eeeek! Actually my apols to the OP, it seems I'm the one heading towards a thread and project hijack! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 3 minutes ago, zedstarr said: Nice. PAT tested too :-D Yes, other equipment was done on 1/Jan. Jeez, it was cold in the shed! Such is life... how sad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Nobody yet has pointed out the clocks are different! :-D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zedstarr 0 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 minute ago, kgallen said: Nobody yet has pointed out the clocks are different! :-D Noticed, but kept shtum :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M1JWR 1 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 6 minutes ago, zedstarr said: Nice. PAT tested too :-D only have one pat tested the jb980, september 2007, if there are others i cant remember off hand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, M1JWR said: only have one pat tested the jb980, september 2007, if there are others i cant remember off hand They are Class II, nothing to test really. Inspection is key. As these machines have transformers then you could do an insulation test with the probe on the metal case, but there is little to be gained with this, you can spot the main faults with your in-built test equipment (your eyes). Of course, I take care of my equipment and ensure it is in a safe state. This is common sense. This kit is only really formally inspected and tested because (a) I'm a pedant and like to button things up (b) strictly it's needed for me to take my kit into the halls we use for our shows. No I don't "PAT test" my house equipment, I'm not that bad! (Well I might if I did a repair to something where putting it on the tester makes sense). I don't want to talk about "PAT testers". Such discussions can be better covered by others, like BigClive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonasE 0 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 31 minutes ago, kgallen said: No hijack - nice to see a few friends on the thread, seems I'm being watched (eh, Chris... ;-) ! Eeeek! Actually my apols to the OP, it seems I'm the one heading towards a thread and project hijack! Haha, no problem whatsoever. =) I hope I will get my hands on an E12 too, soon. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M1JWR 1 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 you have a lot more portables than i have, i have a mz r909, bought in the boomtime, around 2007, mint came with all its kit and 5 xsiv discs, 4 unused £20 all in, and a mz-n1 also with all its kit same price area, its at a friends house, has been for a long time, you know the score, will never see it again !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 11 minutes ago, M1JWR said: you have a lot more portables than i have 4 of these are "for" the kids - I bought a pair but had issues with them (so are now sitting in a drawer) so ended up buying another pair that thankfully work. The only portable I use is my MZ-R700 which I've had from new (maybe 2000), which I have in the office at work [not been there for some months now with the C* thing] with my stack of "legacy audio media" as my colleague call my pedestal drawer full of minidiscs... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zedstarr 0 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 37 minutes ago, kgallen said: No hijack - nice to see a few friends on the thread, seems I'm being watched (eh, Chris... ;-) ! Eeeek! Actually my apols to the OP, it seems I'm the one heading towards a thread and project hijack! I must have something set somewhere (default?) I heard a beep and saw a notification "kgallen mentioned you in a thread" ;-) And yes, this tab has survived in my browser since Feb! More importantly perhaps can I add my apologies for contributing to hijackingness ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgallen 5 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 3 minutes ago, zedstarr said: More importantly perhaps can I add my apologies for contributing to hijackingness ;-) Whatever, we're now "HOT HOT HOT" so @JonasE gets some kudos for his thread :-D (ps Sorry @zedstarr for waking you from your MD slumber! Let's ping you again :-D ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonasE 0 Posted Friday at 03:07 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:07 PM Worked a bit on this yesterday evening and I now am through the specification. Removed some bugs, optimized a bit... The code is still crappy and probably a few bugs are still lurking around, but now it works good enough to start making the real application. I will try to resolve annoying bugs along the way. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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