greenmachine

Thanks, i found a workaround.

My suggestion is to get rid of the 4 character limit in the search function. Maybe limit it to 2 or 3. It would be much more useful.

Assuming discharged batteries to begin with: Minimum charge: 1400mAh / 200mA = 7h Formula to compensate for charger's inefficiencies: 1400mAh / 200mA = 7h x 1.4 = 9.8h = 9h 48min ~ 10h Charge them for up to 10 hours, regardless if you charge one or more batteries at once. A few minutes more or less won't damage the batteries, but 20h are definitely too much.

What 2GB blanks? If you're talking about Andicillo's avatar - this is only a wet dream expressed in a manipulated photo.

When you say Hi-MD, do you mean 1GB discs or reformatted standard MDs or both? When you say regular MD, do you mean in standard or Hi-MD mode? 1GB discs can only be used in Hi-MD mode, whereas regular MDs can be used in MD or Hi-MD mode. Hi-MD formatted regular MDs hold about 1/4 - 1/3 of a 1GB disc. If you use the same codec/bitrate, there's no audible difference. Regular MDs in std. MD mode - besides being even more limited in capacity - use different (older) audio codecs and thus can't be compared objectively in sound quality. PCM - being 'lossless/uncompressed' - should in theory sound better than any of the other codecs, but consumes substantially more disc space. That makes it more a good recording than a reasonable playback mode.

The drm removal trick is rather old news. I'm still not sure whether ss3.2 has drm'ed uploaded files by default or not. I think there was an option to choose iirc. Maybe i'll downgrade.

I know it is still relatively expensive for huge backups, but - in theory - how durable/reliable is flash memory compared to MO technology? Do these technologies loose their 'stability' over time? Would a complete wipe/rewrite cycle every once in a while increase reliability or do they permanently loose their ability to store data over time?

#1 doesn't work #2 does work Has this also been the case with SS3.2 that ?

Spiders ain't smart enough for images or audio files yet. You can replace the address in the first post with this line if you want: [img=http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1323/email4tu.gif] Or simply use the private messages function of this board. Good luck.

Is there a way to play or convert these without having to install that certain piece of software yet? I guess compatibility might be an issue.

Congratulations, what you have just discovered is the standard 2 wire configuration applied to 3 wire elements. You're just lucky that these particular capsules seem to be low sensitive enough not to overload the preamp. On the other side (i have no idea how accurately you have measured the frequency response) standard (2 wire) Panasonic miniature omni caps show an almost perfectly linear response from 20-20000Hz (with a negotiable 2dB peak at ~12kHz). Looking forward for some audio samples.

A battery module is mainly needed for high Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) when the microphones' output overloads the preamp. A battery module powers the mics when there's no bias voltage ('plug in power') provided from the recorder. The line-in in combination with a battery module lets you record high SPLs with no significant distortion. If you use low sensitive microphones you won't overload the preamp too often and thus don't necessarily need a battery module. At high SPLs the higher voltage of a battery module (~9V vs. ~2-4V) can be of advantage though as it lets you use the mics' full dynamic range. In normal use (mics to mic-in) there's propably no real advantage using a battery module, although the higher voltage is said to slightly improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).

So, when will you enlighten us?

Chances are that you've simply set the levels too low during recording. As mrsoul stated, a battery box battery should last very long and doesn't need to be replaced too often. The recorder's battery doesn't affect the levels at all. It's very difficult if not impossible to improve a mediocre recording without doing more damage than good. Try to do it right right from the beginning next time.

100dB? What about different sensitivities of different headphones? One might output 94dB at 3mW, the other one 100dB and the next one 106dB. If it's measured with stock buds, how about lowering the sensitivity of these instead? What about players without stock earphones? It seems all so subjective...

I wouldn't if i didn't have to, but if i could get a copy of a certain song/album in low quality only, i'd be happy to get it at all. I don't primarily listen to music because of it's fidelity but rather due to its content. Fidelity comes second.

If you listen very hard with good equipment in a quiet environment, maybe you can tell the difference between the three [A292 (SP), A3+256 (Hi-SP), A3+352]. Most of the time i don't listen that hard though and as a portable format (in noisy environments with portable headphones) all of them seem to be (more than) adequate. It's - as usual - just a matter of where you set your threshold. The music itself is by the way still more important than the codec for me. I'd rather listen to a good song in Hi-LP than to one i dislike in PCM.

If you drag n' drop mp3s in data mode onto the disc, the player cannot read or play it. Unfortunately it has to go through SonicStage first. This will encrypt the files so that you can't copy them back off the disc. Lp2 = Atrac3 132kbps, LP4 = Atrac3 66 kbps. You can use LP2 as an intermediate step between high and low quality. Changing bitrate in winamp is a sign for vbr files.

How's the sound quality of these suction cup things? You basically attach a microphone to the housing of the telephone receiver? I remember disassembling a telephone a few years ago and connecting the speaker's positive and negative cable to the line- or mic-in (i don't remember exactly) of a cassette deck. It worked like a charm.

I'd rather say it seems that most people think they can tell the difference between the two. Can they without looking at the bitrate?

Hello Chris - fixing a bad/distorted recording can be very difficult if not impossible. The amount of low frequencies can be corrected via software (for example with the free Audacity, which can be found in the downloads section), but you can't do much to remove distortion. It's much better to get a clean recording in the first place. Please tell us more about your hardware, settings, location, etc. to help you improving your method for better future recordings.

Holy cow! I guess you could fit all this music easily onto one large harddisk as high quality mp3's (or any other lossy format of your choice).

That glue method sounds funny, but if you want to do it properly, there's propably no way around opening the unit and fix it from there.. edit: if you don't feel confident enough, try to find someone who does.

There are traditional condenser microphones, which need about 48V DC for polarization and pre-polarized electret condenser microphones, which need only 1-10V for the internal FET. Minidisc Recorder's 'plug in power' is approximately in the 2-4V range, which means you can only use electret microphones directly without external phantom power supplies. These power supplies - whether they're 9V or 48V don't preamplify - they just sulpply bias voltage.

The problem with putting mics under clothes - besides the unideal position - are rubbing noises when you move. Put them up close to your ears. - you'll gain sound quality and don't have to be afraid of such noises. Ideas for fixing the mics to this position and hiding the cable/mics can be found in various threads. I've tried the 'mics under shirt' technique myself and was rather unimpressed/disappointed with the results.