I've had a love of MD for a while now, but recently have some questions and was hoping someone could answer...
1. Using Foobar2k to play through the Xitel MD-Port DG1, I'm unable to get "sync'd track marks"... It's been about a year since I've used this accessory (and back then I was using winamp)... Last I recall, when Winamp would get to the next song, it would put a small gap (split second) and the minidisc recorder would interpret that as a track mark. I can't seem to get this with fb2k. Also, I don't want the "2 second gap" either, because that doesn't exactly make the recordings mostly gapless....
2. For a while, my unit has had a problem in recording -- I've recently hand-cleaned the unit, and am doing testing now, but it seems that if I use this unit to record, it works it's way through happily. When I play back the last 10-15 minutes of the MD on the same unit, it has severe trouble reading the information back (constant spin up, seeking, etc.) Should I send this unit away for service?
I know sony has had an interesting track record with optics in other devices (most notibly, ps1 and ps2) but I've never had a problem with Sony before now. I would love to pick up a new MD portable, but I don't have a lot of money to throw around; as well, to get the same functionality as I have in this unit (mic in and line in), I would have to spend some $$. I've looked on ebay etc for pricing, but I do not want to buy from there, since I want a good reputable shop that will guarantee me a unit is new.
So anyone have any thoughts? If I can manage to get my recorder fixed, then I would really love to get any ideas about #1.
Thanks!
