lweintraub

Thanks so much for all the advice! It's so great to have this resource to turn to. Unfortunately the "cold reboot" didn't work, so I guess I'll get SS 3.4 and just cross my fingers that things will go back to working.

Hey folks. This is my first post on the minidisc boards, and unfortunately I'm here with a problem! I spent a little time searching for similar posts, but wasn't able to find one that has exactly my specifications. Feel free to point it out to me if this has already been addressed. (I have a Sony mz-rh10 and am using Sonicstage 3.0.) Here's what happened: I had a live recording I had made via mic-in on a brand new Hi-MD minidisc that I wanted to upload into Sonicstage to convert and burn to CD. Everything seemed to be working fine -- the files appeared in the "transfer" window on SS and I was able to title them. I started the transfer process but after only four tracks were transferred a box popped up that said that an error had occurred while transferring. I tried starting the transfer again, but errors kept popping up. I unplugged everything, took the minidisc out and reinserted it, closed and restarted SS. After I put the disc back into the MD player, though, I got a message on the screen that says "format error disc," and it seems to be asking me whether I want to format the disc "to record or play." When I connect the MD to SS again, the titles of all the tracks appear in the "transfer" window, but there doesn't appear to be any information in them -- they won't play or transfer. I have transferred a bunch of other live recordings to my PC in the past and have never had this problem before, or anything like it. Here's what I'd like to know: 1) Is my disc completely erased? 2) Is the information on the disc lost forever? Is there any way to get it back? 3) Has this happened to anyone else? Is it my fault? 4) Could this happen again? Am I risking losing my (original) recordings every time I try to transfer them to my PC? 5) Would getting a newer version of SS help with this problem? Again, feel free to point me in the right direction if these questions are answered elsewhere... I couldn't find 'em! Thanks again for any help anyone can offer... --lmw