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And I would buy one, moreso if it gave access to the raw atrac data like
that modified MD Data drive.
Slap a control A1 ii device so that a whole audio system can be controlled
and sony would have a kick ass product.
I could care less about playing games etc thru it, its my experiance that as
soon as directX becomes involved in audio the quality goes down - that
happened moving from NT to 2000 - now it mixes stuff in software before
sending it to the soundcard.
Plus, with raw atrac available then discs could be defragmented, and
possibly (if sony make a USB portable) then MDs could be cloned at 4 speed..
----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Mackay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: MD: Sony new minidisc at Minidisco
>
> If the MXD-PCD3 deck is an April Fool's idea, the concept has to be
> considered as theoreticallly valid.
>
> To modify an existing MXD-D3 chassis to the proposed concept, it would
> require the ability to provide a USB-Audio circuitry in the chassis, write
a
> USB add-on to the MXD-D3 firmware, and write USB software for the PC and
> iMac.
>
> The firmware would have to support:
> 1: Transport control of the CD-Audio and MD-Audio drives
> 2: Publishing media data to the USB bus
> 3: Switching between the on-board sources, the USB-Audio subsystem and the
> external SP/DIF (optical) input and the analogue-digital interface
circuitry
> 4: Support for interworking with SCMS (SP/DIF domain) and SDMI (Internet
> domain) copy protection mechanisms
> 5: Gateway to the "set controls" on the front of the unit by enumerating
> them as USB-HID devices
> 6: Managing the MD-Audio file system under the USB bus.
>
> An option that can be considered is to make the proposed unit a complete
> computer peripheral by making the CD-Audio drive a CD-ROM drive; and the
> MD-Audio drive an MD-Data2 drive. This means that if the unit is hooked up
> to a PC, the CD player becomes a secondary CD-ROM drive and the MD
recorder
> becomes an MD-Data2 drive thus putting it in a position to become a "Zip
> Killer" as I mentioned before.
>
> Other abilities could include streaming of computer audio out of the unit
to
> an amplifier, thus rendering the sound card obsolete.
>
> The software should perform the following functions:
> 1: Transport control of the CD and MD drives
> 2: Passing waveform audio, including rendered MIDI audio to the proposed
> concept unit
> 3: Acquiring waveform audio from any source in the unit so it can be
edited
> and used as part of multimedia
> 4: "Shadowing" the control panel and display for PC-based CD and MD
playback
> 5: Computer-controlled CD-MD dubbing and the ability to record PC audio
> (Internet radio, MP3s, etc) to MD
> 6: Computer-based MD editing and titling (waveform views of MD-Audio to
> allow easy removal of "dead air", use computer keyboard to title quickly,
> etc)
>
> The CD-ROM and MD-Data2 functionaliry could be catered for with extra
> drivers for the drives. As well, DirectX support can be built into the
> drivers so the unit can do all sorts of PC audio functions such as games
> audio.
>
> Let's expose this as a concept to MD equipment makers like Sony.
>
> Also why doesn't Sony develop a VAIO PC that fits in well with their
popular
> "E-series" mainstream-priced hi-fi gear like the MXD-D3 CD-MD deck or the
> MDS-JE520 MD deck.
> There are incentives for this to happen with the Microsoft-Intel PC-99
> specification.
>
> With regards,
>
> Simon Mackay
>
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