MDWasSabotaged

Sorry If This is off topic. Couldn't add a new "thread". I wanted to know if there is some sort of alternative software to Sonic Stage to copy music to and from Hi MD minidisc players. Like many users, I am quite dissatisfied by the lack of options, and find the program just generally useless as a music player, or for managing my music library. I generally just use the MD Simple Burner to Copy CDs onto MD, and when I do want to make a compilation I end up frustrated at how slow it is. If there were a software similar to Windows Media Player, that could burn to Hi-MD (and maybe even Music and DATA CDs) I would be "a happy camper". The other (and more important) reason I would like to use a different software is because I have quite a number of albums on Hi-MD that I copied from my old PC, from CDs that weren't mine, and now I cannot copy this music onto my new Laptop. I would like to know if this is possible, either within the Sonic Stage Program (removing the write protection) or with another software program. Also it would be quite useful to be able to convert the ATRAC tracks into MP3, etc... Just Read the Sony Website about the new HI MD "Global" with Photo capatability. http://www.sony.net/Products/Hi-MD/photo.html A couple of months ago I read something about it for the first time and was under the impression that they were going to make MP3 playback possible. It seems that they will always be a step behind. Seeing as how iPod leads all other competeters in sales, wouldn't it be better to conform? "If you can't beat them, join them!"

Sorry If This is off topic. Couldn't add a new "thread". I wanted to know if there is some sort of alternative software to Sonic Stage to copy music to and from Hi MD minidisc players. Like many users, I am quite dissatisfied by the lack of options, and find the program just generally useless as a music player, or for managing my music library. I generally just use the MD Simple Burner to Copy CDs onto MD, and when I do want to make a compilation I end up frustrated at how slow it is. If there were a software similar to Windows Media Player, that could burn to Hi-MD (and maybe even Music and DATA CDs) I would be "a happy camper". The other (and more important) reason I would like to use a different software is because I have quite a number of albums on Hi-MD that I copied from my old PC, from CDs that weren't mine, and now I cannot copy this music onto my new Laptop. I would like to know if this is possible, either within the Sonic Stage Program (removing the write protection) or with another software program. Also it would be quite useful to be able to convert the ATRAC tracks into MP3, etc... Just Read the Sony Website about the new HI MD "Global" with Photo capatability. http://www.sony.net/Products/Hi-MD/photo.html A couple of months ago I read something about it for the first time and was under the impression that they were going to make MP3 playback possible. It seems that they will always be a step behind. Seeing as how iPod leads all other competeters in sales, wouldn't it be better to conform? "If you can't beat them, join them!" If you could reply to my email address I would be grateful!!!