DKgerbil Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Is there a program that can convert to ATRAC3 from MP3 or Real Audio? And also, if I just drag and drop ATRAC3 files, will they work on my HI-MD?My 2nd question is... how the hell do I burn on my Win98? Simple Burner 1 worked fine... but Simple Burner 2.0 installs fine, but then craps out whenever I try to open the actual program, but the thing in the toolbar still comes up and works (but it won't burn).So how can I burn on my crappy win 98, 266 mhz, 32 mb computer? Real Player did work to burn files... but I have to save to my computer, then transfer, I just got my Hi-MD and I really don't feel like going through all that... But on that note, there is a Hi-MD codec thing for Realplayer (not realone player, realoneplayer is slow as hell, and realplayer is basically the same thing but without a few features that I really couldn't care less about).Your help would be MUCH appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKgerbil Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I checked another site and found out that you can't drag and drop ATRAC files... which leaves the question I really want answered, how can I burn on my piece of crap computer! Is there a fanmade program that might work? I know it's possible, it's just that Sony didn't take the time to get lower specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Unfortunately, Hi-MD is only usable through SonicStage, which will not run on your machine as it is below the minimum system requirements. Anyhow, it's a damn resource pig and bogs down even on my Athlon XP 2200+, so don't expect it to work.None of this stops you from using the S/PDIF input on your Hi-MD unit though. It is real-time recording, but it's certainly better than no recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Please note that while what aeriyn says is true, the same is true of iTunes, Winamp 5, &c. These would all be unbearably slow on your computer if they ran at all. Encoding an mp3 takes about the same time as encoding an atrac/3/plus track. If you've ever ripped a CD to mp3 on your computer [i used to do it with a machine with almost identical specs, mind you - that was in 1998] it would give you some idea of how long it takes to encode/transcode things. Which is still a moot point, since SS won't run on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKgerbil Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 So there's no 3rd party software at all? No programs like simple burner that can run on crappy systems? O well, hopefully my friend will trade me my NetMD for his old old computer (it's either 500 or 700 mhz, either way, beats my crappy system).And I don't have the HI-MD that can record in real time, i have the 600D or w/e, the $200 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 You won't need to spend much to get a 1Ghz or above these days.Look out for computer fairs, you can pick up cheap used or new machines that are a pretty decent spec as well as cheap componants.By rummaging in the bargain bins I have componants to build a 266mhz 64Mb RAM machine for a grand price of £5.30! ($9.97USD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksandbergfl Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Is there a program that can convert to ATRAC3 from MP3 or Real Audio? And also, if I just drag and drop ATRAC3 files, will they work on my HI-MD?Your help would be MUCH appreciated.←To answer your first question, Sony has a MP3-to-ATRAC conversion utility here:http://esupport.sony.com/perl/news-item.pl?news_id=61You need to have SonicStage installed for it to work.Keep in mind that on a 266MHz machine, each MP3 will probably take 1-2 minutes to convert.As far as "burning" onto a HiMD - Simple Burner and SonicStage are the only two I know about.When I got my HiMD a year ago, I was still using a 400MHz computer. I got myself a 2.2GHz Dell Inspiron 1000 for $600 at Christmas, and let me tell you ---- my HiMD experience has greatly improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKgerbil Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Okay that's not my problem anymore, got my friends old comp (700 mhz).My problem now... is getting files off of regular MDs, I can only transfer them to the comp they came from? The comp they came from is a piece of **** that doesn't even run SonicStage, is there anything I can do?BTW, now that i'm actually using HI-MDs on my Hi-MD player... it's been the ****, I love it, holds so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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