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For lectures, I would be bound to use a variant of my own naming scheme: 2003-04-24 - Bernard Lewis-What History Teaches about Islam - 01 .. By no means am I saying this is the "right" way to do things, eitheIn the end, it's optional, but I feel that titling at the source before uploading means less possible confusion later, especially if moving between different file formats.

Thanks A440, If I upload the files to Sonic Stage, then use Hi-MDRenderer to make mp3 copies, will I be able to play the mp3's on both my RH 910 MD recorder/player as well as say, on a fellow student's mp3 player? Is Hi-ME Renderer a stand-alone s/w or a feature of SS 3.4? I am not used to getting around the Forum and fear getting overwhelmed if I did a search, as I am piecing together so many threads of info from both this topic, and the 3.4 debut conversations going on. Also, I have about 30 hours of lectures I recorded on the RZ700 that were done on 80 minute discs that say "Hi-MD" on them, and now understand from this topic's feedback that even so, the RZ 700 (I only guessed at the model #, because I borrowed it in 2004 and vaguely remembered that it might have been 700. -Thanks for your patience. I am pretty scattered with too much to do besides this project, and have perenially (since 2004 China recordings) put this project off. A month ago I finally put the SS v 3.0 and downloaded current Hi-MD files from a more recent lecture in 2006 and as a first time user encountered the DRM problem and burning audio CD's was proved impossible because one lecture wouldn't even fit on an Audio CD and when burning from SS 3.0, it skipped over some tracks that wouldn't fit and took the next smaller, fit-able tracks, which is useless for a linear voice lecture, which is the only choice seemingly doable (re: my mp3 question in the 1st paragraph above. I'd better stop here with any more questions to not confuse matters. Thanks, Elar Hi Again A440, I just opened and printed out the FAQ on uploading files that you co-authored,, sorry to have asked questions before looking at this that may be answered by the FAQ. One thing, don't know whether it has been updated for SS 3.4 but I will probably get most of my questions answered there even if not yet updated, at any rate, I will have more informed questions once I read it. Thanks, Elar

"though I'd note that titling the tracks on the recorder using SS beforehand is a good idea" I place tracks in lectures frequently (about every 5 minutes or so) without respect to content, only for purposes of convenience in transcribing the lectures. What would be the reason for titling the tracks, ie, would they get mixed up when uploading if they weren't either numbered or titled? Thanks, Elar

Hi Atrain, Thanks for your guidance on MDF etiquette, I might have not thought to update the people who helped me as to my progress. I understand some of what's written and the MDF links/archives will help further clarify, before I can execute the shorthand parts (to me) (I am illiterate in the MD and audio language, so I appreciate the descriptions, for example, of the cord that dex described, this takes away one layer of mystery. Thank you for helping myself and others who have these basic questions but are not real fascile using the utilities built into this forum, an accessible library of tribal and technical wisdom about sharing information and music

dex, WOW ! I am very grateful for the time and care you took to answer my questions. I think I understand about 70% of it and will look to the links you included to answer further questions. I never expected that one person would address all the questions I had. I don't know that I can immediately act on your suggestions, I may consult some friends who may know more, once I have tapped the links that you included. It doesnt seem easy to access the alternatives to the .wav files and I wonder if I should just use the "Save as a .wav file feature in SS and then purchase a DVD burner and load the lectures I want to share with my classmates on them. I will keep working on the best solution, but that depends on me understanding a bit more. I hope to get there from reading your links first. Gotta go now. Thanks again, very much. Elar

Kurisu, Thank you for your informative intro to Sonic Stage v 3.4. I am an infrequent and unknowledgeable user of my Hi-MD Walkman Portable MD Recorder MZ-RH910. I purchased this recoreder the first day it was released from Sony April 1, 2005 and immediately used it with a microphone to record many school class lectures (on Classical Chinese Medicine and therapeutic Medical Qigong forms during 2005. I installed Sonic Stage v 3.0 and spent 3 days of my time trying to: 1)load a few 2-5 hour lectures into Sonic Stage My Library, and 2)then burn to a CD, and 3)save as a .wav file for sharing with other students in my classes. I wanted to be able to share also a library of about thirty 80 minute Hi-MD discs I had recorded (on a borrowed old model Sony MD recorder RZ-700(?) in China to share with a student who was doing her thesis on the topics of those lectures. I found, to my dismay that I couldn't do that in that I could not upload more than once from my MZ RH910 to my computer. I want to be able to share with class mates, but even with the proprietary compression of Sonic Stage, I found I couldn't fit one lecture onto one audio CD. I don't understand mp3 technology, and whether I should get a DVD burner so I can fit at least one lecture and potentially many more lectures per DVD, or many without too much management difficulty of the many 3-5 minute voice tracks I lay in while recording so I can play back and transcribe easily. My current situation: I am sitting on many discs of recorded information. I ran into the above described limitations on Sonic Stage 3.0 I received with my purchase of the MZ RH910 in April, 2005, and was just now about to download Sonic Stage 3.3 that was announced by you/MD Forum in November, 2005 through email, and found out that there is now a Sonic Stage v3.4. When I went to uninstall Sonic Stage 3.0 as you suggested, there wasnt any uninstall Sonic Stage in the Sonic Stage folder of my programs folders to help with that. Immediate short term Questions to get me going on sharing my lectures: 1a) What does DRM mean ? 1) How do I uninstall Sonic Stage 3.0 if they didn't provide a utility to do that with their bundle of files that came with the software? 2) Will my Sonic Stage My Library of already uploaded lectures (about 3 lectures worth that was my trial foray into the deep woods of Mini Disc Recording) be retained even when I uninstall Sonic Stage 3.0 software? 3)Without any Sonic Stage presence on my hard drive, will I be able to download Sonic Stage v.3.4 to my computer? 4) How should I as an intelligent person, but with limited audio technical experience approach the dual project I have to both be able to: a)upload and listen to my Hi-Md recorded lectures through the convenience and accessibility of my computer media player software b)Share files through email or other alternatives with my classmates. 5)I understand .wav files are fundamental/generic, but they are so large that they are difficult to store and share- how can I compress them with a standardized technology so that I can either send them, or provide a convenient disc to my classmates that they can use with compatible standard compression and de-compression technology to have access to them. 6) What are OMA Files referred to in today's 11:09 post hkey_barker. Are there local people in my community (Portland, Oregon) that you can recommend to help me complete this project I started in August 2004 once and for all when I borrowed a classmates' Sony RZ 700 that she had never used because she couldn't figure out how to use it and took it to China and recorded over 30-40 hours of lectures using a microphone on Hi MD discs? - I'd like someone to set it up for me as well as teach me how to manage future recording projects, as well as music projects I would like to pursue. Thank you for you attention to this long post, Elar

Michael, The previous recordings were made to Hi-MD compatible discs using a older regular MD recorder. If I now purchase a Hi-MD recorder will I be able to take the previously recorded discs created by the older recorder and place them in the new Hi-MD recorder and upload to my pc.? Thank you for your help, Elar

Hi Doc, I am a student recording lectures two+ hours in length. I have recorded 45 MD (5 hour LP) discs worth of lectures over the past year onto a borrowed (and now returned) MD recorder in anticipation of uploading them to my pc (quickly) and then 1) listening to them over Windows Media Player and 2) sharing them in a digital form with other students (by emailing files). To my surprise, I found out that 1) and 2) wasn't doable except by purchasing software for a recorder I no longer had in my possession (6 mos ago Xitel MD port i/o) and slowly (actual recording time) uploading to pc. So I never pursued this, but still desire access for myself and to share with others 200 hours of these lecture recordings. I am about to start Spring term classes and would like to purchase an recorder that would allow me to tape (via microphone) and then upload (quickly, not actual time of the recording) to my pc and listen through Windows Media Player and also email the file to other students to do the same. Which will serve me better, Hi-MD or MD? This is my first post and I am not a technically savvy person in recording, however, I have some access to computer savvy friends, though they don't necessarily have experience in recording with MD or Hi-MD. Thanks, Elar