[slinkelist] problems with minidiscs... *sigh*

[Colby Boles]

I make minidiscs using the JB920, portable MD, 5 changers, MP3, DAT, and a
DXS without a problem. You mention that the C71 trouble mainly occurs when
consecutive playlist tracks are on different discs in the same changer. This
seems a bit strange, because in this case, the DXS should not switching
inputs at all. It should be on the same changer input for the whole time and
in such a case is not altering the digital signal at all. 2 things I can
think of which would cause the DXS to switch inputs in such a situation:

1) You have the DXS auto-revert option set to ON, and there is some other
active input in the system. In this case the DXS would jump to this other
input for the period of time no music is playing on the player you are
recording from.

2) You have the output from the MD feeding into an input on the DXS. It's
fine to do this, but you have to set it up properly. For the DXS output
which feeds into the MD input, you must set the auto-sense mask so that it
cannot select the DXS input which is connected to the MD output. The reason
for this is that when the MD is in the record mode, the MD output passes
what's coming in the MD input like a tape monitor loop. So when you start
recording something from CD1, the DXS switches to it, the MD starts
recording it and puts the CD1 signal on the MD output, the DXS then switches
to this new input, which of course immediately vanishes because you are now
connecting the MD in to MD out. If you have auto revert on, the DXS will hop
back to CD1 and probably oscillate back and forth, assuming the MD doesn't
just give up (e.g. C71). If you have auto-revert off, you'll just end up on
the dead MD output.

It's a completely solveable problem by adjusting the auto-sense mask, I
think.

Colby

> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of michael mcdermott
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 6:29 PM
> To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: [slinkelist] problems with minidiscs... *sigh*
>
>
> Ok, I know that this is probably the wrong place to ask this but since
> the problem I am having seems to be caused by the DXS... soooo
>
> here is the setup:
>
> 3 sony 200 disc changers hooked into slinke
> 1 sony md recorder (jb930) hooked into slinke
> all on separate ports on the slinke btw
>
> inputs from changers hooked to dxs
> outputs from dxs connected to amp and md recorder
> md recorder being controlled by mdmanager program
> (this program seems to work without a hitch if I just want to copy one
> disc)
>
> dxs connected to computer via serial cable.
>
>
> problems:
>
> when I make playlists of songs in cdj and the discs happen to be in the
> same changer the md recorder reports a c71 error which means it lost its
> digital feed and I have to reset the recorder, when the discs are in
> different changers this happens sometimes (very very rarely actually)
> but without fail the first 2-3 seconds of each song (not the first song
> though) are cut off
>
> the first problem seems to be related to the dxs not supplying a digital
> signal to the md recorder between tracks. the second could be anything
> from the mdmanager program to the md recorder itself.
>
> has anyone run into this problem and if so do you know how to fix it?
> even a second or two of blank space added to the beginning of a track is
> better than the first 2-3 seconds being cut off
>
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