JenW

With humor, I write: No, I'm not a programmer, (software testers are in my household), and gawd darn it get back to work and make SonicStage do this! The feature failed. If MD worked in reverse, as CD-ROM, then I wouldn't be here talking about how I'm disappointed & I wouldn't be using the MD like I do. I understand what you are saying, and yes, I dream big. And ... who says I'm not on other forums complaining about their technology already! Har-har. Really, I've already given it to Apple's iPod and iTunes. Gawd! Forums receive a concentration of complaints; however, this is the very first complaint I have ever had with my MD player since my first one in 1999. That makes my personal MD complaint statistic low. ~Jen My Gemini's and panasonic technics models don't have the digital outputs. Even then, the recording is still reall time ... what are you going to do? Play the vinyl at 33 x ~ ?? lol I get that Sony will not have the recording feature that I want. BUT wouldn't it be nice? ~Jen

Calm down ... (pat, pat) it's OK, no one is angry at you. If my turntable ever came with software so I could upload to my computer, and then change software compatibilities ... I'd be just as pissed off! It's a good idea to get a RH1 they way you suggested. I figured OMG wasn't made for Vista, I found it hilarious that the program was asking for a "data user"; I wasn't upset. Since OpenMG wasn't re-installing on XP, I wanted to test the software and see if it installed all together. I tested it on Vista. All CD's (and cassette tapes) are compatible with different programs. Why does Sony have to limit programs that read MD's? That's what bother's me ... the program, SonicStage, can be written to read OMG straight from the disc if Sony wanted it to. Sony has chosen to not want to help their customers. They limit their software to gain new sales. I'm not a particular fan of companies that choose to limit their "conversions". In this case it is Sony’s fault. Shame on Sony! ~Jen

The MZ-RH1 is not a purchase option for me; I don't want another MD player just to save time. I used my MD recorders for my DJ mixes and live stage recordings. There are other formats I am interested in for my data storage. I have uninstalled and deleted the lingering Sony OpenMG files (.omg) software from my computer. I even tried to access OpenMG on one of our Microsoft Vista OS laptops in the house, darn program asked for a "data user" for access to the program. I didn't think about it too long when I let that program go. I have 26 MD's that I need to be re-recorded to another format. I'm just in aw with how Sony gets away with not programming their software to allow for the .omg to be converted from the original MD source. Bad business in my opinion ... I'm upset about it. Thanks for the help & advice. I appreciate it. ~Jen

Well, I was able to talk to Sony Tech Support. Bottom line; if I'm not using the computer I started with or back-up my files, no matter what, I'm stuck with analog real time recordings of all my MiniDiscs. This sucks. ~Jen

To top my Sony Software experience off, OpenMG will NOT let me re-install! OpenMG interrupts itself and asks to restart or cancel! When I restart, nothing installs, and when I cancel, nothing installs! I am so furious. HELP, please! ~Jen

Hello, This is my first post, and this thread is why I a member of this forum. I have three MD players, one dating back to 1999. However the Sony proprietary software is killing me! SonicStage had this to tell me this weekend, "ERROR: Unable to transfer the following tracks to My Library because they are recorded by Net MD or another computer." What really happened is that I never used OpenMG or SonicStage. It wasn't necessary for me to upload my music to a computer; I liked the MiniDisc unit options just fine, thank you. Now I need to get my vinyl recordings off my MD because I recently went to a UMS device, the Meizu Mini Player M6. I am disappointed in Sony for making me record all my hundreds of 74 minute MD's in real time! One, I've learned to use the software provided by a MTP formatted device. Two, I've learned to back-up my music in the software provided so I can have the joy of converting it, rather than real time. Here's my question: I have the OpenMG software, and when I plugged in the MD player that came with it the software didn't find the MD device. Why is that? (I uninstalled SonicStage before installing OpenMG). ~Jen