[slinkelist] Homade CD's and CDJ

[Keith]

    Oh, btw, I did not make the plug-in, just stumbled on to it......

Jim Gast wrote:

> Keith hi,
>
> Yes, the DFX plug-in is real nice. I'll start with a 4.0 setting, play
> around a bit and see what happens. If some other setting seems more optimal,
> I'll let you know. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> JIM GAST
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Keith [mailto:keith.chandler@bigfoot.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, October 27, 1999 12:50 PM
> To:     jfgast@email.msn.com
> Cc:     slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject:        Re: [slinkelist] Homade CD's and CDJ
>
>     No I haven't, but I only burned 1 CD with it so far, and I live in an
> apartment so I cant turn up the volume very far while playing MP3's on my
> computer.  The CD I burned, I left it on the default 4.0.  I would venture a
> guess that optimal setting would very with music, and definitely the bitrate
> the
> MP3 was encoded in, i.e. Higher fidelity for lower (<160KBps) bitrates and
> 4.0
> or lower for 160KBps bitrates or higher.  Just play around with the control
> I
> guess, and decide for yourself.
>
> Keith
>
> P.S. did you like the plugin?
>
> Jim Gast wrote:
>
> > Have you found an optimal setting for FIDELITY. Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > JIM GAST
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Keith [mailto:keith.chandler@bigfoot.com]
> > Sent:   Tuesday, October 26, 1999 8:18 PM
> > To:     jfgast@email.msn.com
> > Cc:     slinkelist@nirvis.com
> > Subject:        Re: [slinkelist] Homade CD's and CDJ
> >
> >     Sorry for not specifying.  Yes, I do create the WAV files using Winamp
> > running the Nullsoft Disk Writer plug-in with the DFX DSP active.  I wish
> > there
> > was a more elegant way of doing this, but that plug-in does seem to make
> > better
> > CD's from MP3's.
> >
> > P.S. I ONLY use the fidelity enhancement, the ambiance seems to be to
> > artificial, and the dynamic boost is only useful sometimes, and the 3D
> sound
> > is
> > unavailable in the shareware/demo version.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > Jim Gast wrote:
> >
> > > Keith hi,
> > >
> > > Do you create the WAV files using Winamp running the Nullsoft Disk
> Writer
> > > plug-in with the DFX DSP active or does the DFX plug-in have its own WAV
> > > out. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > JIM GAST
> > >
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From:   slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]
> > On
> > > Behalf Of Keith
> > > Sent:   Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:54 AM
> > > To:     Richard Malcolm-Smith
> > > Cc:     slinkelist@nirvis.com
> > > Subject:        Re: [slinkelist] Homade CD's and CDJ
> > >
> > >     This isn't actually CD text.  This is info written to your hard
> drive
> > > after the CD is finished burning.  All CDJ does, is read the disc ID in
> > the
> > > changer, then read the CD info off your hard drive.
> > >
> > >     Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 now decodes MP3's on the fly as it writes
> > > also,
> > > but I found a plugin for Winamp called DFX, which restores FIDELITY to
> > those
> > > slightly muffled MP3 files, and can also save .wav files with the
> restored
> > > fidelity and then be burned.  Granted, an extra step, but you have to at
> > > least
> > > download the plugin for winamp and give it a try, it has a demo button
> on
> > > the
> > > interface which lets you activate/deactivate the processing for
> > comparison.
> > >
> > > I was impressed with the sound quality improvement, you can find the
> > plugin
> > > for winamp at www.winamp.com under the DSP plug-ins area.
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > Richard Malcolm-Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > Keith wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >     I also found out by accident that if you burn your own
> compilation
> > > > > CD's from MP3's that Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 will name the tracks
> > from
> > > > > the MP3's, allow you to enter a title and artist, and on burn
> > completion
> > > > > save the info to cdplayer.ini.  I just put the burned compilation CD
> > > > > into the changer, started CDJ and boom! the CD with all info was
> there
> > > > > in the library!  Very cool.
> > > >
> > > > Writing CDtext is cool. CDJ doesnt seem to pick it up too well off my
> > > > CDP-CX250.. I use Nero - decodes MP3's on the fly as it writes, bit
> iffy
> > > > at 8 speed write.
> > > >
> > > > >     Might be useful, might not, but I thought it was slick.
> Anything
> > > > > automatic is cool ... hehe.
> > > >
> > > > It sure is..
> > >
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