MiniDisc Community Pages News for 5 December 1999
o Yoon Dae-Hee points out the MiniDisc page for [1]Saehan, a Korean
blanks manufacturer that supplies Sony, Alpine, Aiwa, Clarion, JVC
and Yamaha.
[1] http://www.saehan.com/netver/product/lineup.asp?LineupID=0038
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 6 December 1999
o Bill Jackson notes Kenneth Lee's instructions for [1]making an
optical I/O daughter board for an SBLive Value audio card, useful
for passing digital audio between PC and MD.
[1] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~atrac
o Pyo Ilwoong ([2]Korean MD page editor) points out photos, a Japanese
[3]press release and [4]product page for the Toshiba MM-300
SmartMedia player. The SDMI compliant JPY29,800 unit plays MP3 as
well as Twin-VQ formats. Specs: 86x52x10mm, 54g, 5.5hr battery life.
[2] http://www.minidisc.co.kr
[3] http://www.jij.co.jp/product/99-12-02/toshiba991202.html
[4] http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/1999_12/pr_j0203.htm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 7 December 1999
o Jake Hamby points out [1]LAME, a open-source patch for creating a
high quality MP3 encoder from the original reference code. Linked
from there is a set of [2]EBU SQAM recordings representing
particularly difficult audio signals for perceptual coders (you can
torture-test your MD with these).
[1] http://www.sulaco.org/mp3/
[2] http://sound.media.mit.edu/mpeg4/audio/sqam
o Damian Norton kindly scans in the 90 page Alpine MDA 7755 user
manual, featuring [3]English, [4]French, and [5]Spanish sections.
[3] http://www.minidisc.org/alpine_mda7755_user_manual/06.html
[4] http://www.minidisc.org/alpine_mda7755_user_manual/07.html
[5] http://www.minidisc.org/alpine_mda7755_user_manual/08.html
o Before ordering an Opcode Sonicport, Rob cautions you to read about
[6]Opcode's financial status.
[6] http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/6454/
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 8 December 1999
o A reader points out detailed English information covering the
[1]Digicube MD Kiosk trial, set to debut today at 40 locations in
Japan.
[1] http://www.digicube.co.jp/ir/english/news/e_dctjikken.html
o A friend sends in a spy shot of a [2]Sony 5 MD changer home deck,
shown in mockup form at IFA in August.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_changer_mockup.jpg
o Richard notes that Voquette offers a [3]free Beta version download
of their Internet music player (the software component of Sharp's
Internet MiniDisc package).
[3] http://www.voquette.com
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 9 December 1999
o Christopher Vallo spots the Casio XG-3 MD player at [1]Circuit City
(search for "casio xg3").
[1] http://www.circuitcity.com
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 10 December 1999
o Christopher Vallo kindly sends along further info and a brief review
of the [1]Casio XG-3 player.
[1] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Casio_XG-3.html
o Alexey Lavrovsky shows how to connect a [2]Soundblaster Live to
MiniDisc for 250 Rubles or less.
[2] http://members.xoom.com/allinline/SBL2MD/toslink.html
o Japanese retailer [3]Mydo now carries Sony equipment.
[3] http://mydo.box.co.jp/english/index.html
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 11 December 1999
o Several readers point out Memorex blanks for $1.50 at [1]Circuit
City (search on "memtek").
[1] http://www.circuitcity.com
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Q: Isn't it true, Mr. President, that you purchase all your MiniDisc
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A: No comment.
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