Shozzer

Well, I've read the many replies and seen the sharp differences of opinion between those who dread the thought that Sony may no longer develop minidisc and others who are looking for newer methods of recording/playback. I'm sure that something will emerge in due course that provides all the features that we have come to love and appreciate with minidisc. So far however it seems to be just an emerging market and with that in view I have ordered today a new NH900 to be in addition to the one I have already got, together with an rm-mc40elk remote. I'm not saying I will never buy new technology but I will want to see that it does all that I need. Net MD was a disappointment to me (MZ N1) in that I discovered after buying that you could not upload to the computer via USB. How many others were conned into buying thinking that this was possible? Despite that, I became hooked on mini disc as I found that I could archive old material on cassette (which often sounded better after archiving), record from DAB, copy my CD's etc. I could split tracks at whatever point I wanted, delete, name, move them on a unit that could be carried about wherever I go and cause my wife to be seriously jealous of the attention I was paying it. When Hi-MD came out I bought an NH1, took it home, read the manual and then took the player back the next day to the shop as at that time it was not possible to convert uplifted tracks to WAV and you could only burn to CD if you had a Sony Vaio... Then the Wav converter was made available on the web as a stand alone program and I purchased my first NH900 and then Marc's HI-MD renderer was produced which opened up the field completely. Finally, Sony produced SS 3.2 with option to remove DRM and unlimited uploads. Finally MD had arrived. I have so many discs that the very thought of transferring these to a new format just does not appeal. I love the thought that I might lose a disc, but not my whole collection and that I don't have to backup some how onto PC just in case... I guess that what I am saying is that having invested heavily in MD so far it makes sense to continue with it until there is a compelling reason to change. The technology may not be developed further but for me I have a medium which answers all my recording and playing needs. I have backups of SS and SB together with Marc's HI MD renderer should I need to load them up again. Oh, and for the record, I have had no problems whatever with Sonic Stage either in loading it onto the PC or using it. I know from other threads that I am in the minority here but thought I would mention this to redress the balance. Anyway, I'm off now to use SB again. See you all around.

It's the NH900 for me. I looked hard at the NH1 and the NH900 before buying. I opted for the NH900 because of the extra battery life with the add on pod. I have a great distrust of rechargeables (not just with minidiscs) - they never seem reliable just when you need them to be... I have looked recently at getting an additional Hi-MD as our local Sony Shop has an NH1 on sale. I am put off by the one line display but agree that it terms of looks it is in a class of its own. I suspect I will be getting another NH900 when I can source one at a reasonable price.

Sony only intended that Line in and Mic recordings should be able to be converted to WAV files. Hats off to Marc's HI-MD Renderer!

Convert to a WAV file using HI-MD Renderer (see downloads) and burn to CD using alternative software (e.g. Nero).

Wow, Cool it old boy! Just calm down a bit, relax. We love mini disc and we care! This is the place for assistance and there are lots of experienced users who can help. I have to say that although there are a lot problems with SS reported on the forum, I personally haven't experienced them. What system are you running and how have you tried to upgrade? What version worked for you? Give as much information as you can and you might find someone has some answers... Look after your machine a bit longer!

What version of SS do you have? If you have 3.2 you could consider inserting track marks on the MD and then uplift again. You could convert them to WAV separately and then join them in in whatever editor you use. Failing that you can play the file in SS and save as a WAV to hard drive (7 hours 18 minutes recording!) By the way, how long did it take to uplift from HI MD?

MZ N1 dropped whilst changing disc. Damaged and repaired... Plays fine but whenever you try to edit, it deletes the contents of the disc. Consequently I handle my NH900 with a bit more care!

As far as I am aware SS will only import tracks not groups. The folder to which tracks are imported are effectively the "group" and I don't think that you can have a folder within a folder in My Library.

Have just discovered the topic on software installation and am off for a read...

I had the same problem the other day for the first time. I have an NH900 and currently use Sonic Stage 3.1. I could not get SS to recognise that the MD was attached. Simple Burner didn't have a problem recognising the MD however. After a lot of playing about and hair tearing I took a DVD that was in the drive out and went back into SS and after a few seconds SS recognised the MD. I would say that the DVD was one I had compiled myself and maybe that confused SS. I hope to upgrade to SS3.2 as I understand that you can upload unlimited times from HI-MD to My Library (is that really the case?). Will the installation overwrite what is already in My Library?

Excellent, thanks. The decision is now whether to try and get one off ebay, or to buy that MZ NH1 in the local store when they reduce the price again!

I was looking for an NH900 this morning. It is a great machine and I wouldn't mind having one as a backup to the one I have already got. I saw that there are two for sale on ebay at £135 - apparently boxed.

Hi. This is my first post after reading the forums for a long time. I cannot see that this has been asked before but apologies if it has. I have been considering buying an rm-mc40elk remote to go with my NH900. Having looked at one today in a store I could not see that you can skip groups in the same way that you can with the standard remote that comes with the NH900. This is a function I use a lot and wouldn't want to be without. Any comments would be appreciated.