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Fishstyc, Thanks, but I want to play them in a computer that doesn´t have SonicStage, I have a big library of Atrac files. I thought the winamp with the pluggin can play them without needing to install SS.

I use Winamp 5.24 Lite (can´tdownload others versions, don´t know why) and when I play the OMA file appears an error "Can´t Render File", but it finds the OMA file, and the plugg in appears in the preferences oprions. I associete OMA file with Winamp as A440 suggested, but doesn´t work neither. I took one file from Sonci Stage directory (Packeges, is the folder I think), one that is in 132 kbs. Could be a DRM problem? I don´t think. Thank for your help. I also confirmed that OMA are associete in Options/Preference as RAINTHEORY said, but doesn´t work.

Hello, How can I use the AtracPluggin for the Winamp? I Have Winamp 5.24 and installed the pluggin in the "Pluggin" folder, copy files (*.oma) to play but nothing happens. Winamp finds the *.oma files, but doesn´t play it.

Hello, Sorry but I don´t understand you use your PDA to hear what is playing in your PC or to play files that are in your PC? Maybe it´s a stupid question, but if you can listen the program that is running in your PC I will suggest to use Sonic Stage as a player, you can create play list, library, etc. Play your colection in Atrac, and don´t need to rip them in another format, again, as MP3, etc. Now if you need to acces the files from your PDA to play them there, I think MP3 it´s the best, but with gap. Some programs have a pluggin to play or emulate the gapless. These day´s appears a Pluggin for Winamp to play Atrac files may be (sadly I don´t think yet) theres something that can work in your PDA to play Atrac directly.

I have a question, if you transfer from an analog recording to the PC in HI-LP, does it keep it as HI-LP or transform to WAV? if the record has marks, does the tranfer keep them? The thing is if when the transfer is made and if it transform to HI-LP, when I send back to a disc it will compress again the recording, I am correct or not? When I transfer it, do I lose anything in the original disc?? Thanks

For the question "Apple Lossless or Atrac3?", Atrac3 is a compression with loss in the audio (even it´s small in 256 or 352) but can´t compete with lossless that gives CD quality back, but some friends that have IPODS told me that Apple Lossless is not gapless (same as MP3), so it´s an issue you must know.

IT WORKS!!! Create the image with Nero (an audio Image), transfer the Image to a Virtual Drive (I use Alcohol 120) and the Sonic Stage thinks is a big CD, gapless. Thanks for everybody helps. P.S. will Simple Burner asumes the same???

The problem I have with Sonic Stage is when you tranfer two WAV files to the HI-MD they have a gap. This doesn´t happend when you transfer from a CD gapless, that´s why I always record to a CD first and then to Sonic Stage. As someone said before, and it didn´t work for me then, but I investigate more about, now I am using a Nero Image (an audio image) and a Virtual CD-ROM. The Sonic Stage reconigze it as a CD, but something I must do wrong because it has gap, but the 2 seconds of silence between tracks, so I must didn´t configure it right. I will try again today, if this works this will be great. But I don´t understand why two Wav files that must be gapless have a gap when they are transfer with Sonic Stage as singles songs? Thank you all for your help

Hello, I extracted some audio from a DVD with as you told me to do it, the problem is they are longer than a CD can hold, so I have to split in two CDs, and after that I transfer they to HI-MD. I did this because it´s the only way I found to make them gapless (except when the CD was changed) There is no way to transfer the WAV files to the HI-MD and make them gapless?? Thanks!!!

Thank you all, I will try and if it works I will tell you.

Hello, Is there any way to create a virtual cd in the PC that can you store more than 700MB (more 1gb) so Sonic Stage think is a CD unit and then transfer it to HI-MD? The thing is I have music with tracks that I want to record in the HI-MD that is longer than the 80 minutes that one CD can have, but I want them to be gapless, I know I can merge them in one track, but then I lose the track marks they have. Anyone who made this before? Or is posible to write marks in the unit when is transferd from a PC? Thanks.

Car unit....may be a HI-MD USB controler (and play via USB also), but will realy convinient to have a HI-MD Car Radio?, of course you can use your HI-MD, but that limits you to use only HI-MD, when with a CD player you can play CD (ofcourse) and when it´s available MP3 and ATRAC3+, so I realy don´t think it´s a very comercial idea. I never try it ¡, because I don´nt have any unit that plays an ATRA3+ CD, but I think it´s gapless and sound like the HI-MD, with a few memory difference. I know some will say "but with the MD you can change the music of your disk" true, but how many people re-record a disk?. A radio car with USB controler for SONY units, so you can see the information on the screen, and control it , that I will try to get one.

Poll Done. I really don´t see anything on this new model that is so impresive to make me change my MZ-NH700, same recording size (1 Gb max), same input (mic, Line In, Optical). If I don´t have my NH700 I will think on buying one.

What I said about the NH-600 and NH-700 was in a ironic way. I know there is no change in gen for that minimal diference (mic or not mic), it was as a example (as joke) of what I think is this RH1, because for me is the same as all second gen, with new recordings feature, but not a change in the technology, in that is what I said you are thinking the same as I am, when you make a joke of NH-600 first gen, NH-700 second and so on. I know you were parodian my statement, but you were parodian a joke, sorry if it make a confusion. For you, instead, the RH-1 is a new gen and you give your reasons, the recording features. May be you are correct and is me the one who desire to much when I want a bigger change in the technology in HI-MD to talk of a new gen.

PS: NH700 2nd gen as it can record from mic? I think that is very strange reasoning (there have always been downloaders/players and recorders within one generation) and if you are using that idea of one added major feature as a basis of separating generations you'd get NH600 = gen 1, NH700/800 = gen 2 (mic), NH900/1= gen 3 (line out), RH710D = gen 4 (MP3-support), RH910/10 = gen 5 (MP3+mic), DH10P = gen 6 (or is a camera no major feature ), M10/100 = gen 7 (mac compatability)... (and I'm obviously forgetting the Japanese player only models here) so that'd make the RH1 what? gen 8? but of course this kind of reasoning would be pretty daft That´s my point, Not for little improvements you can talk of a new Generation, you are just saying the same thing.

Why everybody is talking of a 3rd gen model, for what I see it´s a 2ndgen+ The only new of it is the new bit rates that are in hardware, but the same bit rate you can use in the others HI-MD by software. For me is a 2nd gen, for live recording with few more improvements. Is like you said the NH-600 is 1st gen and NH-700 is 2nd gen because you can use a mic. For me a unit that can be call 3rd gen is because can do important things that the other can´t, for example play MP3, that´s a big change that you can´t do in the 1st gen, not by hardware or software. Use, for example, bigger disk (that I always dream will appear and be compatible with 1st gen Units...dream a little dream), play Atrac lossles (if the older can´t) etc., when things like that happend I think it will have the honor to be call 3rd Gen Unit.

I love HI-MD, but how many people really use it for recording?, will be enough persons who will buy a new HI-MD or will they change to Hard Disk models? In my opinion I don´t really think it will give so much profit a new HI-MD for Sony, only to profesional use, when the common people only use it as a player, to download from a CD or Internet. I think HI-MD can´t compete with flash units (smaller than MD) or Hard Drivers (20gb or more). If a 3rd generation doesn´t came with a really increidible improuvement I will keep my MZ-NH700 for recording that works fantastic, MIC, LINE IN and OPTICAL recording. Do you really see any future, I know we all dream about but I don´t see it will give comercial benefits.

I read that the Memory Stick, now call Memory Stick Micro, has an extraordinary potencial, specialy in the memory that, theoricaly can storage, aprox. 32gb. Can this be the future of Minidisk, hard drivers, etc. Or this kind of memory can´t be used to play music neither to record? Does anyone knows about?

Now we have Sonic Stage 3.4, with 352 and 192 Kbps, I wish for my HI-MD 1) 5gb disk, compatible with HI-MD 1st generation 2) Home Deck 3) Car Radio that can control HI-MD via USB I know I am only dreaming, but may be we can have this for Christmast from Sony.

That´s for sure, all depends in what everyone like. As I told, i did a simple test and with no optimal condition, i will try with others songs to have a better opinion. Another question, I didn´t read the information of the size when you record in 192, but, does anyone have a better comparation of the size in 132 vs 192? how much the file increase?. Thank in advance.

New work for you, your planner is a very useful thing!!!

Hello, I made a simple test with one song to find if the new 192 for HI-MD is that good. Until now, for my ears, with no profesional equipment, just the earphone that came with my unit, I really don´t find that the 192 is much better than the old LP2. I know it should be, but it´s nos as amazing as LP4 (66kbps) vs HI-LP (64Kbps) where i find an incredible impovement in the sound. I record a Rock song with cymbals and other things so I can find if sound with less artifacts or with less compresion, you find that if you compare 132kbps vs 256 or 352Kbps. I will continue making some "tests" record the same song in different rates trying to find any differences tahat make it worthy to change from LP2 to 192Kbps.

Cheerup, I don´t think we are acting like jerks, we try to give you the answers and tips for your questions, we don´t know everything, like you. If you read all the answer were trying to help you, not insulting you, and trying to explain things. You record in HI-LP, that´s fantastic, if that´s good enough for you do it, may be in the future you feel that doesn´t sound as good as you think today and remember the things we said, or may be you always feel that HI-LP is good enough and don´t understan why the others bit rate exist. Please don´t feel like we attack, but remember the final user is you and you will know what to do, what is good for you, and final the one who have to deal with it. Have a nice trip and good luck with your HI-MD.

Have you read this?, I listed the bitrates for Atrac3 and Atrac3 Plus (Atrac3+) In the other hand, as people told you is a matter of taste, you choose wich quality is good for your ears and that´s it. I f you listen HI-LP (64 KBS) sounds as the same as LP2 (132KBS) is your opinion and use it, that is because they use different compress technology, but that doesn´t means one will have problems or your machine will not work. Here we only give you some tips of how use it, but at the end is your choice.

As I said before, HI-SP is 256. The transfer of MP3 is by Sonic Stage, you can´t with simple burner. That is a little more complicate. Choose "Import File" and then you will hace the file in "My Library" as then tranfers to the Unit Choosing the bit rate you want, but it will convert to Atrac only when you transfer to the unit, so it will have to convert and then tranfers. It to it automaticaly, but you can´t save time doing it before.