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Hmm, still not quite there mate, its that its on MiniDisc, so it cannot be
copied again, remember, it has an ADC, so it gets converted to digital, then
cannot be copied.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: MD: SCMS and Microphone Recording
>
> John Salomone wrote,
>
> | Ok gang, what's the deal here? I've bootlegged several shows recently
using
> | my Aiwa AM-F70 and my Core Sound mics and battery box. I use the
"line-in"
> | setting since I have the powered mics. I guess this constitutes a
digital
> | input then?
>
> No, it's analog, unless you were using a digitizing microphone (which for
all
> I know doesn't exist) or had an in-line ADC between the microphone and the
> recorder.
>
> | I can only assume so since I can't make digital copies of the recordings
> | (SCMS prevent).
>
> Are you positive that SCMS is the reason? Microphone input should be laid
> down as SCMS-penultimate just like any other analog source digitized by
the
> recorder's on-board ADC. The F70 doesn't have digital output; what other
> unit are you playing the discs on to try to make a copy by digital
transfer?
> Maybe it's malfunctioning. More likely your inability to copy has nothing
to
> do with SCMS.
>
> | So if I use the "mic" settings to record will it be a different story
(i.e.
> | it will be a SCMS-free recording)?
>
> It will be SCMS-penultimate. Recordings on MD, DAT, CD, or DCC are never
> "SCMS-free"; the bits are always there and they have to be set to some
value
> or other, whether that setting is to allow one generation of further
copying
> (which I prefer to call SCMS-penultimate), unlimited generations
(SCMS-unlim-
> ited), or no further copying (SCMS-final). Computer sound files and
analog
> storage don't have SCMS information; when they are copied to a digital
audio
> format that implements SCMS, the SCMS bits have to be set somehow, usually
to
> penultimate.
>
> | I guess the next question is what are my best SCMS stripping options?
I
> | don't want to mess with building the elektor kit. Must I wait until I
get
> | my new computer and do this on CD-R using the Sony PCS-1 link? But
doesn't
> | this yield an anlog copy anyway, something I can already do with MD to
MD.
>
> If your computer has a soundcard with digital inputs, and you have an MD
unit
> with digital output, you could rip digitally to the computer. Since
computer
> sound files do not support SCMS information, you'd avoid interference from
> SCMS without needing to go analog.
>
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