gregbed Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I want to use Hi-MD for recording seminars by a lapel mic or line in from the sound system. We need to make CDs of the seminars that are available for immediate (1 hour) sale. How long does it take to upload a seminar recorded at Hi-SP and convert to wav?If recorded in linear PCM, can the computer just transfer the wav file using the MD unit as a "harddrive"Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVickers Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 How long does it take to upload a seminar recorded at Hi-SP and convert to wav?I record sermons for my church and then convert to .mp3 and post to the church's website. The sermons are typically 40 - 45 minutes long.I just purchased a NHF800 and used it for the first time this past weekend for recording the sermon. The recording was somewhere in the area of 45 minutes and recording in Hi-SP mode. Upload took about 4 - 5 minutes, then conversion to .wav took another 2 - 3 minutes (using Sony's software).Of course, I then had to do edits and convert to .mp3, but that doesn't look to be part of your process. I would guess that you shouldn't have a problem getting a recording to CD within an hour.My computer is a P4 2.5GHz, BTW. 512MB RAM, 5400 RPM drive.Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I want to use Hi-MD for recording seminars by a lapel mic or line in from the sound system. We need to make CDs of the seminars that are available for immediate (1 hour) sale. How long does it take to upload a seminar recorded at Hi-SP and convert to wav?If recorded in linear PCM, can the computer just transfer the wav file using the MD unit as a "harddrive"Greg←All uploads need to be done through Sonic Stage. To transfer a full Hi-MD (~90 minutes PCM) it would take about half an hour. If you recorded in Hi-SP it would be significantly faster. Then there's always the possibility of Sonic Stage trashing the upload... This might be a better option for you:http://www.edirol.com/products/info/r1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 lol, if we keep recommending the R-1 we'll never have a Hi-MD user again. Hi-MD for these purposes are fine, and the trashing upload is more of a myth than reality in my cases, as it hasn't happened to me with more than 100 uploads going w/ Sonicstage 2.3. If you are weary of such, you can always upload digitally in realtime via the USB connection.Of course, I then had to do edits and convert to .mp3, but that doesn't look to be part of your process. I would guess that you shouldn't have a problem getting a recording to CD within an hour.←Why don't you just use Marcnet's Hi-MD Renderer for mp3 conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 If you want to make immediate copies to CD-R, the most practical solution would be a notebook computer with decent audio interface and CD-R drive. Yes, it costs more, but recording straight to the computer would eliminate many otherwise superfluous steps in the process of using an outboard recorder.If you need immediate access to the recording after it's been made due to time constraints, I would say that HiMD is not the format of choice. If you have some leeway in terms of a few hours to do transferring and editing elsewhere, then it would be a suitable choice as well as [obviously more] cost-effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVickers Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Why don't you just use Marcnet's Hi-MD Renderer for mp3 conversion?←I just got my unit, so I haven't tried Hi-MD Renderer yet. I'm not sure there's any value added in my case? Every time I record I have to make edits to the wav file (trim the ends, nomalize/compress, etc) and I'm not sure Renderer is going to make any part of the process faster?Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 (edited) Not faster, but easier and pain free. Provided SS didn't trash your uplooad, you run HIMD Renderer and convert your files from OMA to Wav, MP3, Ogg or any other format supported by it. And then you can do whatever you want with it: Burn it, edit it, copy, trim, mix... or even record it back to MD. Edited January 13, 2005 by Syrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaszy Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 If you are weary of such, you can always upload digitally in realtime via the USB connectionCan you elaborate please - I haven't taken the plunge with HiMD yet -still reading. Are you saying that you can take a recording you have made on HiMD and transfer to the PC in realtime *digitally* thru the USB. Can you explain how this is done without using SSmany thanksMaaszy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Can you elaborate please - I haven't taken the plunge with HiMD yet -still reading. Are you saying that you can take a recording you have made on HiMD and transfer to the PC in realtime *digitally* thru the USB. Can you explain how this is done without using SSmany thanksMaaszy←http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=7436It's all in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Can you elaborate please - I haven't taken the plunge with HiMD yet -still reading. Are you saying that you can take a recording you have made on HiMD and transfer to the PC in realtime *digitally* thru the USB. Can you explain how this is done without using SS←There is no way to do it without SS. The link you have been pointed to includes a method that doesn't upload the recording using SS but DOES use SS to control playback while recording in realtime. This is the method I use to back up recordings before uploading with SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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