I have one of these "fabled" devices (The Elektor kit), and it works fine,
you need to build it yourself (or find someone genorous enuff to do it for
you). Costs about $80 or something like that (i'm from the UK btw). Lights
indicate sampling rate as well, which is particularly useful
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Stuart Howlette
"There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct
because the majority believe in it?"
This is from a chat i had with someone a while ago (and this was him being
serious
"NoNaMeR 2KuK: say we dont need computers
NoNaMeR 2KuK: we could use cheese instead "
For more from this chat, visit
http://www.liquid2k.com/stuh84/personal/chat.htm
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Danilo Godec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: MD: Problems copying MD to MD
>
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Mark Davies wrote:
>
> > I'm using a digital lead to connect a Sony JE520 (via its digital
optical
> > output) to a Sony MZR90.
> > I am playing the MD on the 520, and trying to record it to the MZR90.
> > I press the record switch on the 90, and when I press play on the 520, I
do
> > hear the source when I monitor via the headphones on the MZR90, but when
I
> > then stop the recording and listen to the new copy on the R90, I hear
only
> > silence, for about as long as I was recording.
> > Is this a problem with the Atrak compression, that won't allow a
compressed
> > signal to be compressed again - resulting in silence?
>
> I guess this has more to do with SP/DIF copy protection bit...
>
> When you record your MD for the first time, the copy protection bit is
> set. Every time you play that MD, the copy protection bit is set in
> SP/DIF signal stream and the recording device simply ignores the data.
>
> I heard there are MD devices than can be tricked into ignoring the copy
> protection and there definetly are devices that you plug in between two
> MDs that 'kill' the copy protection bit (they're popullary named 'the copy
> bit killers').
>
> D.
>
>
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