Avrin

Just try to rename the folder back. In case that doesn't help - just copy (do not move them, just copy) all your problem OMA files to a separate folder, and then simply reimport them back into SS. The structure of SS database (a showcase of a really stupid use of Microsoft Access) is prone to any kinds of filesystem and filename glitches. Plus their stupid encryption.

Well, the joke has actually brought some more information to my attention. Address 1931 is used to control the process of adjusting and calibrating the unit. AFAIK, the address is set to 00 when the unit is manufactured (so it has to go through all adjustments described in the service manual). It is also set to 00 when you are unlucky enough to run the macro at address 0111 ResAll (Reset all - quite obvious, isn't it?). The value at the address is then sequentially increased, when all adjustment and calibration macros are completed. If I am not mistaken, the value is set to DF after all electrical adjustments (battery, charging, etc.) are done, and then set to FF after all (laser, etc.) adjustments are successfully completed. All that was valid since the ancient times. But both my RH1s have EF at this address from the factory. When I set one of those to FF, nothing changes - it still works. Doesn't it look like the RH1s are not completely adjusted?

Just remember the ancient legend (I have no idea about the language it is in): "When the power supply is switched on in the state where all electrical adjustments have not finished, it is displayed on EL as "Error EE" and the usual operation can't be performed. When a power supply is accidentally turn off in the middle of electrical adjustments, it is again set as test mode and electrical adjustments is mode to complete." And then try this: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showt...st&p=100285 - at least this one is in classic Russian English. Well, ya know, some of us here Russians have already resoldered their European RH1s to make them sound even better! P.S. I haven't.

Well, after a few more beers the guys started to look much better. Just don't tell me that you both fell prey to the joke! It's as easy as 1931! The heaviest part of it was to take the photo of two RH1s with "ERROR EE" on both, since they really did not want to flash it in sync.

Well, yeah, tonight I am really drunk. Just look what I've done to my units.

Ripping into WAV using SonicStage, and then continuously encoding to ATRAC will make it sound gapless, as long as the original CDs contain whole frames. And SB won't work!!!

How's about having frame-long (1/75th of a second) gaps? You probably don't hear those, but still they are there. Continuous encoding is what makes ATRAC gapless. And I don't want to start the trackmark shifting discussion again...

MDSB won't do the trick, since for the last track of the first CD and the first track of the second CD (etc.) to be gapless, they should be encoded in one continuous encoding session.

1. Use SonicStage to rip the CDs in WAV (uncompressed) format. 2. Arrange the ripped tracks into a single album in the required order. 3. Convert the tracks to ATRAC3[plus]. 4. Delete the original WAVs. 5. Transfer the tracks to the player.

http://player.ru/talk/showthread.php?p=262021#post262021

Trouble is that second generation units do not output as much information to the RM-40ELK, as first and third generation units do. But the RM-40ELK is still the best option for any generation.

Did you remove the OpenMG Limited Patch? And did you remove the drivers? This thread http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=8071 contains a description of the driver removal procedure (just search for "Disconnect any ATRAC devices from your PC and close SonicStage"). As for cleaning the registry, I would recommend TuneUp utilities. You may download them from http://www.tune-up.com . They are somewhat more comprehensive than Registry Mechanic (although I am using both of them in tandem), and their trial version is fully functional for 30 days.

Looks like there is a problem with the recording circuitry of the unit. Do any of the tracks transferred with the MDSB actually play? Try formatting and recording with the unit itself. In any case, the unit needs ro be serviced.

Really beautiful! And small! And these are not players - they can actually DOWNLOAD!

The cover of my first RH1 was quite loose from the beginning (with about a 0.4 mm vertical movement). The cover of the second one feels much tighter (no more than 0.2 mm movement). An RH1 is definitely not an R50!

SS43 uses some some updated drivers, but these were produced for a single reason - to make it possible to install them under Vista. You have XP, so there is no reason to install SS43. SS42 is currently the best and the most stable version for pre-Vista operating systems. The real cause of your blue screens is not in the drivers, but in the bugs of SS43.

This is normal with SS43. I also had some blue screens on my Windows 2000 system after installing SS43. Moved back to SS42. No more blue screens.

The program is somewhat obsolete now, since you may use the MZ-RH1 to upload your MD recordings to a PC faster than realtime and without any quality loss. The only exception is that you cannot upload the music you downloaded to a NetMD using SonicStage. Recordings from external sources (Mic, Analog, or Optical input) upload just fine, and you can even upload from pre-recorded MDs.

The prototype RH1 could actually record in MONO (in legacy MD mode only - 160 minutes on a 80-minute disc). The capability was later disabled, and production units (RH1 and M200) no longer have it.

Looks like you have a VAIO version of SonicStage, which doesn't include drivers for portables. Download drivers for SS43 from http://dl1.aii.co.jp/contents/connect/_dat...r/pa_driver.zip and install them separately (unzip the file and run SETUP.EXE).

This may be a hugely amplified sound of the overwrite head operating. Wasn't the mic actually set on top of the unit while recording?

The M100 is just a modification of the RH10. So: (1) Where did you get those five? (2) Were the batteries (NH-14WM, if I remember right) carrying the MADE IN JAPAN inscription on a side, and a recommendation to be charged by a "charging system designated "FOR NH-10 WM""? If you answer Yes to any part of the second question, then you have counterfeit batteries. And you are really lucky, since they didn't swell inside any unit! Just buy a set of GP gumsticks and a (set of) GP charger(s) for those. These are really made to last!

If it is a mono mic, then the sound will come out of the left channel only. And don't forget to choose Hi-SP for recording, or you'll only get 28 minutes of LPCM on a standard disc. Of course you can also use Hi-LP for recording, but quality will be quite low.

DO NOT switch to MD mode. Switch to Hi-MD mode, and then format the disc. What type of disc do you have? Also, check that the SYNС RECORD mode is set to Off.

Isn't the disc write protected? Check that the little door on the disc is closed. And isn't the disc already formatted in standard MD mode by any chance? In that case simply reformat it in Hi-MD mode using the unit. The MZ-RH910 should have no trouble recording to an empty disc, except in the two aforementioned cases. Well, there may be a third case. It is if you are not pressing the REC and PLAY buttons simultaneously. Press and hold the REC button, and then press the PLAY buton to start recording. Looks like this one is the most probable, because of the NO TRACK message. Is should say CANNOT RECORD and something else in the first two cases.