Hello to everyone here,
first off i am a total newb to minidisc, i've just got myself a NH600 cos i wanted a portable recording device and was fed up with ipods!
Anyway down to business:-
i have had no problems using SonicStage ultimate on my Macbook using XP with bootcamp,
BUT!
I noticed straight away that mp3s i transferred to the NH600 were noticeably worse quality than the original mp3 on the computer.
I found that converting them to WAVs first and then converting them to ATRAC gives much, MUCH better results.
This also seems true vice versa, ie converting ATRACs uploaded from the NH600 to WAV and then using 3rd party software (dboweramp) to convert to mp3
I don't know if this is common knowledge, I just wanted to share my findings with the community, and introduce myself
It seems that Sony's mp3 conversion in SonicStage just doesn't cut it.
regards, toxaco (Cosmo)
I am very happy to be a minidisc user in 2012, I never want to hear an ipod ever again!!!
and where else can you get a PCM recorder for £30