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Here's what the Mac Hi-MD Transfer manual says. I screwed up a disc/contents by not following these instructions.

It's working now. I changed the disc mode to MD, but that didn't help initially. I connected to SS, but nothing registered as connected. I ejected the disc and re-inserted, and SS registered it, and the LCD on the M200 didn't have the read error. I used SS to initialize the disc as MD, and disconnected from the computer. I then followed the instructions for recording for 10 seconds. It worked. Well, it recorded that is, and no more error messages. I wish I had this head cleaner when I was studying language in the Taklimikan Desert (2nd to the Sahara for sand moving deserts). The dust and sand was insane. By the way, I'm a Mac user and I run SS in Parallels. It works great. The only difference is there are a few more steps (mouse clicks) to properly disconnect. I have to do it from Windows and then from the Mac OS. The Mac Hi-MD Transfer software works good to, but far fewer features than SS. It's good for uploading to .wav, downloading, renaming, deleting, and organizing.

When I upgraded from the R55 to the M200, I had achieved a proficiency level in the language I was working in that I didn't need the speed control function. However, I just tried the SpeedCtrl on the M200, slowing down a sentence on my new language that I don't know how to speak yet, and wow does that help to hear the individual sounds and syllables! This is an excellent feature for this application. The tone stays the same. You're right this is another major plus for the B10 for me, assuming the digital pitch control is similar from the B10 to the M200.

If the remote can be used with the B10, then I can get the B10 and buy the remote at minidisco, who are still selling just the remote for $20. I wish I had this setup 8 years ago! The only B10 that's in stock of the ones you list is eBay. I was hoping to find one cheaper than $300. I found one on gumtree.com.uk. It's like craigslist. It's been used once, and basically new. He's asking £80 (about $150). However, I don't know yet if the guy is willing to ship to the USA.

Do you have any suggestions on where I could find a B10, other than eBay? I've searched a bit online, and only one place came up.

I'm looking for one these, preferably the B100.

Thanks! I didn't know about this unit. Since checking it out, I've learned about the B100 as well. These would be much nicer for language learning due to the physical layout of the devices compared to my M200. The differences between these seem to be: B10 has SP (though I really don't know how noticeable the quality difference between SP and LP2) B100 has a remote with TM button, and larger display on unit B10 built in mic is mono and the B100 is stereo. I haven't found any used ones in the States. New B10 goes for $250-$300 from a couple places.

Sold.

Anyone used a Sony HCD-M700? there is one in working condition for sale for in my area for $25. It's hard to find anything online about it. It's a DVD/CD/MD unit with speakers.

I guess I'm wrong. It's been two years since my R55 died. I remember pressing pause and then pressing the TM. I'm pretty sure it was on the remote because I do remember being disappointed with with my M200 remote not doing this.

Thanks for reminding me of the "rehearsal" feature. I totally forgot about that. That combined with Speed Control will help me a lot!

I don't listen to music on my MD. I use it for language learning. The interface on my M200 and the speed of the device is blown away by the iPod, IMHO. However, even with all the digital recorders out there, there is still no better device for listening to audio for language learning purposes than an MD recorder. The track mark feature is the primary feature that sets it apart. I'm able to isolate a word, phrase, or sentence with track marks, and then then listen to it over and over with the repeat function. (not to mention using the repeat bookmarked tracks feature). I've started studying my 4th language (aside from English), Arabic. I'm constantly using the T-mark. My old R55 had a remote with a Track mark button. Its a convenient feature. I usually listen to my language recordings while doing other things, and when I need to clean up a recording, or isolate a difficult part, I quickly insert track marks. I usually have the MD unit in my pocket and use the remote because I'm not always sitting while listening to it. Therefore, having the track mark button on the remote is ideal for me. I firmly believe that there is a significant demand for the MD for language learning students, if they only knew what it could do. My classmates are blown away when I show them how I use it, in addition to the sound quality. SFBP, what is the "rehearsal" system?

I've searched a lot in the forum, and read "MDCF's A Guide To Sony LCD Remotes" but I can't find any information about remotes with a track mark button that will work with the NH1. Is there such a thing? my previous unit, R55, had one, and since upgrading to the NH1, I've missed that feature.

Do you still have the RM-MC40ELK? How much?

Learning languages: The ability to enter/remove track marks, and the repeat function make the MD the ultimate language learning tool. In less than a minute you can hear the same word/phrase/sentence a bazillian times drilling it into your brain. I'll never forget the first phrase I did this with. I didn't understand the recording because it was spoken so fast. I input track marks to isolate the phrase that I didn't understand, selected the repeat track function, and listened to it for about 5 minutes. This was a revolutionary upgrade from using a cassette recorder with the manual numbers that turned as it played to know where you were on the tape! Now that I have a M200, the bookmark feature enables you to only review the items that are bookmarked. So you can easily add/remove items from your bookmark list, which acts as your flash card deck so to speak. Then, set the random and repeat all functions. I firmly believe, and am always recommending, that language learners should use an MD recorder. Sony or others should market as such. there are millions of people learning languages in universities all over the world. I'll soon be starting my 3rd language helped by an MD recorder.

I recently bought the JboxMini from Macally. I looked at the APC UPB10, but the JboxMini had a smaller form factor. It's smaller than my M200. I bought it to record a week long conference. http://www.macally.com/en/Product/ArticleS...sp?ArticleID=33

I'm making optical recordings from my computer to my M200. I have placed markers in a wav file, and I would like to know if it's possible for those markers to be transferred to the MD? Are there particular types of markers that will transfer via optical?

Thanks for the workaround. It's working well, though the transfer is slower. That really rips that you can't edit anything transferred with SonicStage, even my own recordings. I don't know anything about the technology behind Hi-MD, but it would be nice that since you can edit PCM recordings done on the RH1 / M200, that you could use SonicStage to organize them by uploading and downloading without effecting the format, so that they can still be edited on the MD.

I have Chinese language files (.WAV format) on my computer and I want to be able to put track marks in them after uploading them to the M200. I tried converting the .wav files to ATRAC3 and then uploading, but that didn't work. The file remains un-editable. Is this possible to make .wav files on your computer in a format/form that can be edited on the MD?

Now that I have an M200, MacBook, and Parallels, I can upload all my old LP, SP recordings via USB! My setup is: MacBook 2.0 Core2Duo, Parallels 2.5, Windows 2000, and SonicStage 4.3. After I installed everything, the MD still didn't show up in SonicStage or in Windows. I leaned that after connecting the M200 to the Mac, I needed to select the "Hi-MD" in Parallels under the "Devices->USB" menu item. Then I needed to go into the Control Panel in Windows and run the "Add New Hardware". It recognized the MD and installed the appropriate USB controller. After that, the M200 showed up in SonicStage, and I was uploading recordings from as much as 8 years ago! This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time (being a Mac MD user). Of course, I used to upload in real time via a toslink connection, but this is so much faster and convenient! By the way, on this machine, Parallels runs excellent, way better than Virtual PC ever did (even on my PowerMac G5 dual 2.0GHz). I do not notice any slowing down at all on the Mac or in Windows for what I've been using it for. Furthermore, with the "Coherence" mode, all I see is the Windows application window and not the desktop. It's sweet.

I've been using my first MD, the MZ-R55, since 1998 purely for field recording, and it still works fine as long as I use the external battery. I later bought an MZ-5RST for the sole purpose of optically uploading my R55 recordings to my computer (it has optical out ports). All this time I was also keeping tabs on the MD development, but never upgrated due to the fact that my R55 was fine and very durable. Furthermore, I'm a Mac user and until a year or so ago, MD has not been compatible. A few days ago my new MZ-M200 arrived. This has to be the sweetest upgrade I have ever made. What a jump in sound quality to PCM! I was stunned. The other great feature as a Mac user is that I can finally upload my recordings to my Mac via USB. Optically uploading them before with the MZ-5RST was fine, except that it was in real time, and I lost all the track marks, but at least the quality was the "same". I researched long and hard since the MZ-M200 was released of weather or not to get the M200 or a solid state recorder. The sound quality/$ convinced me that the M200 was the one to get. I'm so glad I did. Of course, my personal appreciation for MD biased my decision as well. Many of the reasons why the RH1 or M200 is so great has been fully discussed in this forum already, and I concure with just about all of it. However, there are a few things that I assumed would have improved over 8 years since the R55 that didn't. One was the overall speed. I was expecting my experience with the unit to be faster. The menus seem slow. Having a separate button for entering the settings (when pressing the menu button for one second), would have been nice. I don't like having to press and hold...wait for the menu (chalk this up to computers and the internet for influencing me on this one). I'm sure my familiarity with menus over time will change my opinion on this. Another suprise was the writting speed. I hate to say this because I love MD and this M200, but the writting speed after recording is painfully slow to what I was expeting. I guess that's part'n pacel of the MD technology that can't be improved. Lastly, my R55 feels like it was made mostly of metal parts and not plastic due to it's weight, while the M200 feels flimsy-cheap-plastic-light in comparison (though the M200 is much nicer looking). I hope that the going lighter is intentional for convenience in usage and not at a sacrifice in quality.