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You can't (simple answer). In time (complex answer) there may be a way but it depends on software that is not written yet, or if written, is not really in a useable form yet.

Wasn't the original Sonic Stage team based in England?

That would be my attitude too, IF I was only dealing with MP3. (and you do say "these days") However I would be swamped in data if I couldn't have lots of LP2, LP4, and Hi-SP (256k). There's one more reason for NOT preferring huge data rates (apart from size of stores required) - ease of transmission. It's very easy to set up network storage and stream 66,128,132, even 256 kbps from it. But the higher data rates are a disaster, expensive to transmit and often refusing to stream. Cheers Stephen

My databases are all at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sony Corporation\SonicStage\Packages But I dare say for 3.4 SS, they are somewhere slightly different. It's probably being kind, helping you to upgrade. Another thought. These are normal Microsoft Access (2003 I think, maybe the early ones are earlier version of JetDb, and that may even be the entire problem) files. You can have a look inside them. Maybe you can even upgrade them by opening with a recent version of Access and saving them in the newer (non-Xml, still) format. Suggest doing a hidden-files-included search for *.mdb and search-and-destroy.

Still crashes? Remove the pointer to the connect store. The infamous 4e2e error is something trying to reauthenticate. Quick question: did you remove ALL THE BACKUPS (most of them in hidden folders)???? Avrin shows how, it is (I think) at HKLM\Software\Sony Corporation\SonicStage\EMD And there are some things with URL's in. The KEYS (which zaps the values obviously) can be deleted!! Good luck. S

I think I can help you with that. Tools->Options->Transfer->HiMD leads to this dialog box Clicking on Advanced leads to a second dialog box. Check the bottom box and select the location for Wav files. It needs to point somewhere that exists. Hopefully that is your problem. Sorry the forum software won't let me post this at full size. I'm sure there's a way but I cannot see what it is. Just click the image(s) to see what I am referring to, please. Stephen

Straight off the top (without thinking too hard) - is Sonic Stage depending on the existence of drive letters? Assuming it isn't that basic, now you come to mention it, I did install this software to the pre-release W7 32bits. Is there some reason you can't "just" run the install?

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Yeah the N910 is basically the same (except for the jog wheel) as the N10.

It's cross platform and does on Windows everything it will do on Linux (and more since the Windows version is being enhanced and the improvements have not been tested on Linux). If you are interested in joining the testing or development effort, suggest you check out the project at https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/doku.php Something else: it appears really spotty which models have date/time stamp. From what I have here to actually hold in my hand, the only two models which do it are the MZ-N910 (ie non-HiMD) and the MZ-RH1/M200. But I bet there are others. No clue about NetMD style, since the NetMD format is missing a lot of information (there's no artist field in a TOC, for instance). Not even sure where/whether the N910 actually saves times.

Well you could buy about 5 new decks for the price of that cable I think the solution is clear, at least for now. When/if you know whether the same interference happens on another deck, then you can decide what to do. Sounds like some sort of ground loop to me. If you can record another source into the MD deck(s) on the same (or similar) input, without noise, then it's not the deck - it's the tuner's fault. "Old School" sounds like a recipe for unexpected noise, to me, what do I know?

Wait for Linux-Minidisc and all will be well.

It's possible the key to all this is your STR-DG820. I spent a lot of effort getting the various enhancements to Sony's decks culminating in Type-S playback for LP2/LP4; until I finally got a receiver with optical in (in my case an Onkyo). Now I started to realise that I didn't really need said enhancements so badly. If you look at the service manual for your deck, it will become quickly clear that the digital output comes straight from the DSP chip to the optical transmitter or coax socket (if you have one). Great D->A on your deck is not important if you are using the D->A in a modern amp like the 820. Am I right, you listen via the optical out of your MD deck? If not, you probably should Stephen

I think the #linux-minidisc application QHiMDTransfer does it correctly. However we found there are numerous models where the date returned is garbage. Sony probably decided to ignore it. What you **will** see is that tracks sometimes have a date in them if uploaded without titling, from the units that support date/time. However I don't recall whether it is the time of upload or the time of recording that finds its way into SS, not having done it for a while. (Sorry to be picky, but there exists terminal confusion over what is "up" and generally we refer to "up" being TO the PC). No idea what you want to do, but hope this was helpful. Stephen

Generally speaking Sony has done a terrific job of isolating all its MD decks from any ability pick up or create electronic noise of any sort (bit of a blanket statement). Their car stuff is amazing from this POV. I would venture a guess that, if you're certain it's the MD deck, on a 14 year old machine something is cracked, or a capacitor that is supposed to suppress something is blown and no longer suppressing it. Most unlikely to be cost effective to repair, unless you can do it yourself and are a dab hand with the scope/soldering iron/volt meter. There are literally hundreds of more modern decks. Get one with MDLP if you can. But even more likely is that you have to nail the SOURCE of the RF from your tuner. Common isolated power sources (to avoid ground loops) help. Heavy shielded RCA analog cables help (you might have to go buy one, the ones from 20 years ago don't come close to the standard you can get for $5-10 these days - with the advent of HD people are finally fussy about things like that again). Indeed I am not sure why your cable is only 1 metre, unless it is something very unusual. Stephen PS and if the tuner has any autotune circuit, it could be simply that cutting in?

Almost sounds like the INPUTs to the volume control are picking something up. Take a look under the Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices. Turn off as much as possible. Poke around everywhere you can in your volume control and disable everything you can for input. Let me rephrase - Windows allows you to specify a source (input) and a sink (output) for sound operations. You need, I suspect, to focus on the source (and not the sink). Dollars to doughnuts the output is working fine. Check to see what the default device is for "Sound Recording". My guess is it is still your regular sound card, and that one of the inputs on that is live.

Not to be picky but I think the 810 is made about the same. Metal lid (I agree the outside of the 700 is all plastic but it's fairly sturdy inside there), plastic body. I find the 810 also has problems with the battery door getting loose, at least mine does. The most solid unit I've had to date, the N910, doesn't accept a radio.

No question whatsoever. The NH700 (well, 800). It's HiMD and has a lot more choices "later" as well as playing back earlier formats especially LP2 brilliantly (Type-S is there for all HiMD). However you may have better luck getting an NF810, depending on where you live and who is willing to ship. The NH700 is easily available in UK, but elsewhere tends to be (rare and) expensive. The other advantage of the NF810 is that it takes an external battery (you will need the sidecar battery case) in addition to the internal NH-14WM gumstick. The NH700 takes only AA which is considered a huge benefit, but no sidecar for second battery. By the way there are RM-MC37LT on Ebay right now for $18 - see here Good hunting Stephen

Maybe you are confused. This DGPort will never get any data (or music) OUT of the RH10. If you confirm that you are trying to record music TO the RH10 from your PC USB (out to DGPort and thence from its optical to the RH10) then we'll try and diagnose it. But it sounds to me like you hooked up IN instead of OUT and wonder why it doesn't work. added: wait a second. Let's assume you did it right (your other posts seem to show you know what's what) - have you tried muting all the INPUTS to your PC Sound card?

I think I'd rather bid on these

The mp3 can be handled by conversion in Sonic Stage. If you must have the radio remote, I know only the following: MZ-NF610 (may work to add separate remote RM-MC37LT to MZ-NF510) MZ-NF810 (may work to add separate remote RM-MC37LT to MZ-NF710) MZ-G750/755 (different remote from the above, comes std I think) MZ-NH800 (WILL work to add separate remote RM-MC37LT to MZ-NH700) There are also some other NF models such as the MZ-NF520. And some Aiwa models, you can try the equipment browser. Hope this helps Stephen PS I don't think any of them are backlit, but I could be wrong. Sorry.

I probably have the driver, but I would like to see your configuration of USB drivers when loaded. There's an example in the manual for the cmt-c7nt on page 51. That manual is on the minidisc.org website at: http://minidisc.org/manuals/sony/sony_cmtc7nt_operation_manual.pdf A picture like that is probably a good start. We can do this by email? This machine may be quite important for understanding NetMD because it morphs from M-Crew to NetMD just as you describe. It's as if the PCLK-MN10(A) is part of the unit itself. Cheers

If my CMT-PX3 wasn't off being fixed I would be doing the same, although I actually have optical out on 'puter so I just use the PX3 as a really nice amp with digital input. But the M-Crew thing is most interesting. This appears to be one of the only machines that does M-Crew and NetMD at the same time. Too bad, or maybe it's a matter of driver config. I may pester you for the exact driver setup you have on that M333. That system is exactly what one should be able to do with MD. For now I have it with my HTPC instead. (but no direct access to control the MD) Yes I have done it. But only on W7/32. I have done it with Win7/32. Others have done it with W7/64 using the compatibility layer (which is just XP in actual fact, running on a virtual machine). Make sure the manufacturer doesn't sell you a pup - one that is incapable of hardware virtualization (it's a matter of the CPU) or you will be cursing, I think. And you need the Pro version of W7 to be able to stick the 32bit layer in a virtual machine. Detailed higher up this thread. You need to run the File Conversion Tool which has the unexpected option (and effect) of decrypting the files so they are no longer locked to one install of Windows on one PC.

Buffer not cleared. I have twice this week got a dollop of something I wasn't expecting. Once when doing a series of complex edits near the end of an LP4 disk using the B10. The disk was a bit (but not very) fragmented and the 10 seconds I was trying to delete fell across a fragment boundary. It only happened once, going back and playing again, no problem. Once out on a walk I got 5 seconds of stuff (HiSP) that was supposed to be completely gone from another track, injected into the audio stream. Probably a skip. Not reproduced, it went away immediately. Stephen

Nice gear you got there! In particular the CMT-M333NT, as I am currently trying to get the bottom of how M-Crew works. Maybe you can help me in due course. Question: can you make it talk to your JB980? And if so, how? I think W32 should be fine. I certainly rushed out and got new XP machines when I discovered the new shipments were all going to be W64. Hardware virtualization which is needed to run Virtual PC properly is (was) not implemented on most of the current Intel chips when I checked about 1 year ago. OTOH Win7 may actually *need* the 64-bits to run comfortably. I've only played with the release candidate (which expired back in June) and it was fine running 32 bits on the same machines I currently run other 32-bit Windows on. And all the ATRAC stuff. I eventually settled on an HTPC with lots of content on one of my networked machines here (in the house). As you have read the most important thing is to get rid of the dratted encryption so you can experience the glory of ATRAC from any client machine instead of it being locked to the one it was ripped on. But I expect you've already conquered that one. The other trick was getting the right setup on the HTPC so that there was no sampling upconversion of the signal from 44.1KHz to 48 (common and used by video sound) when you play from the HTPC. This doesn't matter for LPCM, but for compressed sound such as ATRAC I think it matters quite a bit. Good to hear from you Stephen