[slinkelist] problems with minidiscs... *sigh*
Colby Boles
cboles@nirvis.com
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:42:03 -0800
Will-
Since the MD detects tracks perfectly well using the embedded timecode info
in the digital stream, why do you need to pause the MD again at all? Is it
necessary for people recording via analog in?
Colby
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> Behalf Of William Hollingworth
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 2:56 AM
> To: michael mcdermott; slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: Re: [slinkelist] problems with minidiscs... *sigh*
>
>
> Are the first couple of seconds that are cut off, there but with no audio
> for that time, or actually starting with music 2 seconds into the
> source CD
> track? It could be due to problems with the CDJ Playlist interface.
>
> MiniDisc manager will put the recorder into pause if it detects the next
> track isn't on the same CD (while the player loads the CD). It then goes
> back into record mode as soon as CDJ reports it's loaded and starting to
> play the track. Depending on your system, the time between the CD track
> starting and MD entering record mode may be a second or so. This
> is one of
> the problems with the current architecture I use for the CDJ PLaylist.
> Ideally MiniDisc Manager would be the one telling CDJ when to
> play tracks,
> rather than being a "slave" device.
>
> Anyone else have this problem?
>
> Will
>
>
> At 09:28 PM 2/26/00 -0500, michael mcdermott wrote:
> >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
> >
> >--
> >Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?
> >
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