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  1. I don't get this either. What does mean to have an adjustable bitrate for a Lossless codec? Something's funny here.
  2. Whoh there cfairfowl. The VCR thing was just an incidental comment. I said your project sounded neat, and I meant it. A lot of people aren't aware that you can record radio with a VCR or how good the sound quality of a *Hi-Fi* VCR is. (non-Hi-Fi VCR's do sound like shit, by the way). It's not quite as good as PCM or Hi-SP, but it is far better than Hi-LP. If you have a Hi-Fi VCR, compare for yourself. Typical audio specs for a Hi-Fi VCR are actually pretty decent (20Hz-20kHz, 80db or better S/N ratio). But you need to make sure to connect directly to the L and R audio inputs of the deck -- using the cable TV aerial socket will not work. The audio won't be recorded to the Hi-Fi tracks if you do this; instead, it will be recorded on the same very low quality track that a non-Hi-Fi VCR uses. Once recorded to the VCR, audio can be re-recorded to minidisc for mule-free portability. Like I said, I think what you're doing is really cool. In fact, it's posts like yours -- people experimenting, finding innovative uses for their minidisc recorders -- that keeps me coming back to this forum. But not everyone is going have the skill or the inclination to build a device like the one you've designed.
  3. Sounds like a neat project! Incidentally, a Hi-Fi VCR can work great for recording radio programs. Put it in EP mode and you can get six hours of recording time and the recording quality is quite good--much better than HI-LP.
  4. Decided I should explain rather than just refer you to the manual because all the recording modes for Hi-MD really are very confusing: If your disc is Hi-MD formatted, you cannot directly record in LP2; you can, however, still download LP2 tracks from your computer.
  5. Yes, you can record in LP2. Take a look a pages 100-102 of your manual. It explains the different recording modes. You'll also find a table that tells you the all recording times for the different modes and disc types.
  6. Wow Lycaon, where are you finding these deals?
  7. dex! This is great information. This is the kind of thing that makes this forum great.
  8. $6.99 at radioshack. Not sure if there in stores yet but you can order them (with free shipping if you order in-store).
  9. Great! I was playing with the optical, switching between AGC and Manual, and it sure did sound like 23/30 was the same as AGC. This may be a silly question but what does (IIRC) mean?
  10. There is a file in addition to the HMDHIFI folder called HI-MD.IND (IND for index?). When I copied the MD to the harddrive and then to a another (freshly formatted) disc, I copied the folder and the IND file. Another, very interesting, thing I didn't mention: As the folder was being copied from the original MD to the hardrive, the REC segment on the LCD lit up for a bit even though I was just copying the disc. So there must be some DRM-ing going on there.
  11. Played with the analog line-in with AGC. Yeah, that's definitely NOT plain zero gain. Haven't tried optical yet... I'll check it.
  12. Tried it. No go. Tried to play the new disc and it says, NO TRACK.
  13. Could you copy that folder to another MD? 1) Copy the HMDHIFI folder to hardrive. 2) Put in a second, blank mindisc 3) Copy the hardrive HMDHIFI folder to the new MD, 4) Try to transfer stuff from there... Probably can't do it. But can't hurt to try!
  14. SonicStage has a backup feature. I think you can use this to move everything your new computer. Not 100% sure though.
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