sunali

I tried it, and it didn't work for me - but probably partly because of the way I caused the error - like an idiot I erased all files on the Hi-MD once - yes it's stupid in retrospect! But anyway, when I got my error it looked like there were still no files in there, so maybe that recording never worked. I'm just wondering now, how do I reformat the disk so it works again? I've tried copying the files over from another new disk with a bogus recording, but it's not enough - still audio file error. Any ideas?

Excellent - thanks for that! Now to figure out how long the RH1 will take to hit Australia...

Hi I've been thinking of getting an MD player and trying to research it - and getting increasingly confused! Basically what I'm after is 1) Good quality sound recording for live recordings (singing lessons and classical concerts) - from some of the other posts I've been reading, it sounds like I want to avoid anything which automatically adjusts the sound and amplifies the soft and dulls the loud? How do I tell if a model does this? 2) Ability to upload 'losslessly' (so I presume digitally) to PC - this is mainly so I can make CD's to play in my car/parents house and stuff. I read somewhere that Hi MD players will do this, but that the software that needs to be used is buggy? And will not convert to other formats or something? 3) Ability to upload my old non-Hi-MD recordings to PC also digitally. I tried recording through the microphone to line in method and lost a lot of quality. I was going to get a Sony MZ-NH700 as there are some for $150 AUD, but I read somewhere that it would not let me upload my old recordings to the PC. I'm not concerned about how fast the uploads/downloads would be - speed is always nice, but not a priority - I'm mainly concerned with quality. A few other questions - people I know have talked about solid state recorders and how they would be better because there is no machinery noise - is this true? Are any available? And if so, why are mini disc recorders not obsolete? - My husband is after a digital dictaphone/voice recorder for work purposes, and we were hoping to economise by getting one item that would do both - which I've assumed would be a minidisk. Is there anything a 'voice recorder' can do that a minidisc can't, or vice versa? Does a voice recorder have lower quality than a minidisc player? And if so - why? Isn't a digital recording a digital recording - why is it that minidiscs seem to be the acknowledged device for quality recording? Is it something about the format? Sorry about the barrage of questions. It's just so hard to collate comparative information using the net - so confusing. I'd appreciate any info and suggested models that would be appropriate. Thanks! Sunali