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After my posts here (sorry mods if you think it's off-topic; if so, just move or delete them) I was emailed by a guy who sent me sort of a hack method to get a raw-pcm 1:1 copy of the aforementionned homeless and DRMed oma (Hi-SP) files into Audition 1.5. Everythink ok except 1/ >16kHz data seems to be bad (rejecting it with FFT filter then recreating >16kHz harmonics with a dx plugin); 2/ some track transition problems that have been cured easily. Currently testing to see if this hack could be used in any situation to completely bypass SS use -- ever. About Low Volta's comments on "when you bought MD hardware you never wanted digital upload" -- well, I never got into MD for pleasure or personal use, as I explained in my posts I'm staying with lossless digital audio since the late seventies; I only recently discovered MD world because a friend of mine asked me to master some of his own-group original MD recordings. Sony MDS-JB980QS (received yesterday) is doing a fairly good job of real-time optical digital output of the old LP2 masters, some jitter but within acceptable margins. Off-topic or not ? I guess this "SS 3.2 what's new" topic gets a lot of posts about what's allowed or not, what restrictions have changed and I think the main purpose of exploring SS 3.2 is about restrictions, so I wouldn't call it off-topic, even if these posts could also be at home in any "SS 3.0" or "Sony's MD restrictions history"

Thanks. About question a/ : playback isn't possible on SS (mine nor my friends' since he reformatted hard disk) and I don't understand what's this 'analogue way' you're talking about -- these oma files are on hard disk only and don't play anywhere. About b/ question I've just ordered a Sony MDS-JB980 with optical digital out and will be capturing real-time with pro equipment. I'm using computer hardware for digital audio recording since a few years; previously I've used DAT for more than 15 years, and various Denon digital recording equipment when I was young. Please note I never got in touch with lossy compression. Sure these formats were (semi-) professional market- oriented but I never had problems making perfect translations and wouldn't have tolerated it. I agree with some of your views but keep in mind that cdr writers are affordable (< USD 500) since 1997 with no copy protection for audio cds (and look at current prices... cdrw writer $35; cdr media $0.20), so I find it quite strange to still have to live with these MD and Hi-MD restrictions. MD and Hi-MD, different formats, yes but you put them in the same place in a Hi-MD walkman, codecs are closely related, so at least I guess some people are allowed to ask why compatibility isn't 100%. Honestly, does Sony think we would use MD or Hi-MD to steal copyrighted stuff, while we all have one if not several cd/dvd writers ? Doing it realtime, two units connected by optical cable, and two power transformers ? Maybe Batman & Robin's disguises too... I've discovered MD world a few days ago and I'm still fighting to believe Sony has this attitude; MD users mostly are amateur musicians, singers or music fans that would never get into piracy.

Anyone ideas/responses for post #177 ? Thanks.

Hi everyone, It's been only ten days I'm learning from the start everything minidisc-related and my questions below probably already are answered elsewhere in this forum but I just want to be sure I'm not missing something. I've installed SonicStage 3.2 yesterday (never used a previous version) and wasn't able to get things right. a/ It doesn't allow me to play/convert/(restore rights on) oma files (hi-sp atrac3+ 256kbit/sec recording of an amateur live event from mic-in on a Hi-MD walkman) created by a friend with SonicStage 3.1 on his own computer (oma files were transferred by dvdr backup from his computer to mine). As he was able to play these oma files and wasn't aware of the DRM limitations, he didn't create wav files or burn audio cds at this point because he was waiting for me to edit the record, he just kept a dvdr backup of these oma files, and reformatted the hi-md disc in order to record another live performance. He then suffered malware infection on his computer and decided to install a ghost image of his Windows created months earlier. Now he isn't able to play/convert these oma files anymore. --> Is there a way to restore rights on these oma files, or at least to play them on some hi-md unit or PC ? b/ It doesn't allow me to play/import/convert/(restore rights on) old LP2 tracks through USB that were recorded two years ago on some MDLP walkman from mic-in. We still have these minidiscs unmodified so I'm currently looking for some (new or used) MDLP fullsize deck with digital out in order to be able to edit a digital copy on PC. Such a pity there's currently no (walkman or deck) Hi-MD with digital out available. --> Is there a way to get a digital copy of these LP2 minidiscs on PC using my Sony MZ-RH910 Hi-MD walkman and not getting me into buying an old-technology unit ? Thanks