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Some trials on reverse engeneering the NH1 have been performed in the past, but without great succes up to today. I guess the only people with the crucial information work for Sony.

Unfortunately not. USB support is not yet implemented in Wine, so installing the drivers will fail. I already tried it in the past, Realplayer with the NetMD plugin won't work either. The only solution for Linux users is real-time recording (optical or analog). Titling is possible though, I've seen some Linux software, for example FunkyMD. Never tried it, however.

Hm, maybe someone here on the forum with more experience can help you out. All I can suggest for now is to try a complete re-install of SonicStage using the instructions in this FAQ.

Hello About your first question: what is happening exactly when you try to transfer the songs over to MD? Remember that when you use LP2 (which is ATRAC3 @ 132 kbs), you can fit 160 minutes on one 80 min disc. Please be more specific on what kind of error message you get, if any (and post your system specifications). Two answer your second question: unfortunately it is not possible to perform digital uploads with an "old" NetMD device, like your MZ-N1. Only Hi-MD units can do that. Sony did that because they were kind of paranoid regarding copyright issues when they made your unit. The only solution is to record your recordings analog in real time, by using a cable from the unit's output to your computer soundcard's line-in.

You're welcome Happy listening!

Do you have ffdshow (video codecs) installed? If so, try disabling the mp3 filter by going to Start Menu > Programs > ffdshow > Audio filter configuration. Then, change the "MP3" setting from "mp3lib" to "disabled". This should solve the problem.

Ida, since you have a Hi-MD recorder, you can upload your recordings to your PC with Sonicstage. If you have Sonicstage 3.1 you can use the built-in WAV converter to convert your ATRAC files to PCM WAV. You can also use Marc´s Hi-MD renderer to convert the files. Once you have the files in WAV format you can burn them to an audio CD using your favorite burning software (Nero for example).

Another option is using a program like dvd decrypter (which is unfortunately discontinued, but I'm sure there will be some download mirrors left). With that program, you can rip the audio from the DVD to WAV, for example. From there you can use Sonicstage to transfer the audio over to your (Hi-)MD. Great for music DVD's. This story only holds if you got a DVD drive, of course.

Ok, that's clear.

I still want to see this movie. I hear good things about it. The last movie I saw was the Korean movie Oldboy. Definitely recommended for mindfuck movie lovers.

I'm sorry, I have to correct you here. Most sound devices play linear PCM (WAV is only a container for PCM). That is only if the PCM data is in exactly the same format as your sound device expects. If your soundcard drivers are running at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit and your PCM data is in 48 kHz / 24 bit, decoding is still necessary. Have to correct you again. Most PCM data is stored as signed integers, when you want to do editing with it, your software has to decode it to floating point (32 bits most of the times). That takes extra CPU power. That is so wrong... Let's say a bird is whisteling at 30 degrees from you. Do you know why you can make a good estimation of where the sound is coming from? Right, because your ears both get different information. Mono aural means, that both ears get exactly the same information (that's the technique you're advertising here). To really confuse things, a bird can be considered as a monopole, i.e. sound coming from one point. Now the mathematics part: a monopole source emits plane waves in all directions! Talking about multichannel sound!! When you sum all the waves up, you get a so-called spherical wave. When you want to reproduce that sound as good as possible, you need to synthesize such a wave as good as possible. In mono aural situations it is impossible, with a stereo setup it is slightly better. If you want to do it really good, you need a lot of speakers (than you can use a technique called Wave Field Synthesis). DJ, I really hope you understand what I'm saying. You say you're a computer scientist, so you probably know something about mathematics and maybe even physics.

Haha, that's a good one. Have to remember that.

What is your background? Are you familiar with higher level physics? If so, I'd recommend Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by Griffiths. It covers all basics and for people who aren't afraid of some math it's even kind of easy reading. link to amazon If you're not into physics yet, you could search the web. There are some websites on this subject like this one and this one.

Hehe, ok you got me

I wonder what's the benefit for chip manufacturers to incorperate DRM. What's in it for them? Is there some kind of lobby out of the entertainment industry? A lobby with money?

OMG, my terrible philosphy classes come back!! Let's see (it is very well possible I make mistakes..) A leads to B (I think therefore I am) B = C (I am what I eat) C = A (My thoughts are what I eat) So, A = C = B Hm, I guess you're right EDIT: corrected myself

The RH710 doesn't have mic in, so you need an extern pre-amp for that unit. But I don't think you can get a decent pre-amp for the price difference between the RH710 and the 910.

AFAIK, Sony and Fraunhofer are in some audio related consortiums together (MPEG4, etc), so this would be a logical choice business wise.

Kurisu, you probably understand we'd like to know more about your

I think I've read it. There was a long post in this topic that suddenly disappeared? It was interesting, though. Can't we get our own "Minidisc science nerds" subforum? EDIT: got a PM, thanks

'T lijkt erop hè. I totally agree with Volta's comments, btw.

If only Sony would offer true SP uploads in the next version of SonicStage, that would make a lot of 2nd gen owners happy (and owners of other USB units too!). I really don't understand why they don't support true SP now that people can transfer their tracks in Hi-SP and even PCM.

Of course It's also fun to read stories on head-fi from people who carry a complete hi-fi setup together with their iPod, just to get that audiophile sound.

I play in a band called Lorentz. My instruments are keyboards and guitar (acoustic / electric).

Some, yes, not all. I just find it very interesting to read about testing and the considerations when designing an encoder. And thanks to forums like HA, I found out what encoders and bitrates work best for my listening pleasure.