mhp_man

I am intrigued to hear that the "new" version of Sonic Stage allows for CDs to be made using data from a recording made by the new Hi-MD and transferred to a PC. This is CRITICAL information to me as I want to replace my 10-year old DAT with a new Hi-MD recorder if this will work. Any further information about this as you lear will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks a million! I am glad that SOMEONE actually was able to USE the new hardware. I am VERY interested in seeing the review and any other information about it. :cool:

I was hoping that the Hi-MD would be my next machine to replace Digital Audio Tape (DAT) which I have been using for several years to master custom audio CDs. The fast upload to the PC is VERY desirable and if the bitrate is the same as the DAT it would be a newer technology and much less expensive than to replace my DAT recorder. If it is not going to be possible to transfer my live recordings to the hard drive for editing purposes followed by the creation of a master CD then the whole idea of the better quality is lost. I LOVE the MD format and use it for a backup to the DAT (I have four portable units and a deck) but if Hi-MD won't let me do what I need to do with the audio in the digital domain, I will be VERY disappointed. If anyone hears differently or comes up with advice or direction I am very interested in hearing what they have to say about this subject.

It is my understanding that because Sony makes PCs that they have incentive to write software ONLY that will work on their own hardware, whereas since the Macintosh is "competition" to their PC sales, they have a tendency to ignorre Mac users. Be that as it is, I own an iBook and I have Virtual PC on it. It isn't very fast but I am willing to install the PC software that came with my Sony MZ-N707 to see whether this is even possible. I am quite hopeful that it will actually work! My only concern is support for USB in VPC. I have version 5. If it will see the device, I am quite certain that it will work fine. Strange that I have not even tried it before, but I have a PC at home as well, which broke my heart to have to spend money on "that other" operating system and hardware. Wish me luck! I will be back in touch.