I can copy the manual for you. I have some 10 units of that kind in stock.
Please get in touch at
Klas.
At 07:19 2005-03-28, you wrote:
>I just picked up one of these on Ebay. Is there anybody out there
>that owns one of these? It's a nice unit from what I can see but as
>some may know it is from Japan. The previous owner was kind enough
>to download the English version of the manual and had it nicely
>bound. One problem though...the software supplied(BeatJam) is in
>Japanese and of course will not install on my PC.
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>I'm not planning on mainly using this unit to download music into it
>however, I would like the option to do so. I thought maybe it would
>be nice to utilize the music software that it came with (or shall I
>say WHEN I find the alternative)and take some recordings that I've
>done from my PC and transfer them back to the portable. I travel
>quite a bit for work and thought it would be great to listen to my
>recordings as I do so. Do I need the BeatJam software that I'm
>searching for OR do I simply download the drivers for USB use? I
>would imagine I would need the sofware application for transfering.
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>I read somwhere that there was an English version of the BeatJam
>software being that this unit was marketed in Europe (IM-DR580). I'm
>starting to believe that non-Japanese people whom use this unit don't
>download music into it and simply use it to record...kidding. I
>thought the majority of people out there that buy MD units use them
>to download their favorite MP3's, ATRAC music into it and use it
>strickly as a player. I've searched many MD FAQ's, newsgroups, ect
>and can find no info concerning the mystery of the BeatJam software
>or transfering music/recordings to the portable unit. Maybe the
>solution is right in front of me? Maybe the solution is so simple
>I'm overseeing it?
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>Do most of the MD recordists in this group record their recordings to
>PC via RCA cable? OR do some buy a seperate MD standalone component
>with digital OUT and upload to PC equipped with a soundcard with
>digital IN that way? I do own one of these soundcards and thought of
>doing things this way to keep the transfers all digital thoughout.
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>Anyway...I'm looking forward to using my new MD. Spring is almost
>here and we live in a nice secluded part of central Ma which is
>wonderful for recording the outdoors. I did build a nice preamp for
>the MD utilizing some layout software and a T-Tech machine for the pc
>board. I'll keep everybody posted on how it sounds. In the mean
>time...PLEASE HELP.
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>Thanks,
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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