lyceemoliere Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I just bought the hi md 600D. I bought it after several discussions with sony cust service. I wanted to be able to back up my music library (culled from cds i own and legal downloads). I recently had a virus on my computer and had to wipe it clean and reconstitute everything and would like to avoid this process again. I am not sure that the device really UPLOADS to sonic stage. Thus, if I were to need to wipe computer clean again and reinstall sonic stage, I don't think that the hi-md disc would really upload the music to the reinstalled sonic stage. (because the reinstalled sonic stage would not recognize it) I have read in other forum posting that the device does NOT truly upload (and if the songs are already on sonic stage on your computer- what good is it to upload something that is already on your computer?)Can someone enlighten me on this issue- DOES THE HI MD REALLY UPLOAD any dmusic files or does it just look like it is transfering?If I had to banish another virusfrom my computer, would I be able to do this using my HI MD discs or would it fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Tracks recorded on the HiMD itself either by analogue or optical digital means can be uploaded [only once] from disc to SonicStage.The European 600 has a line/optical input, but the North American model does not. The Euro version can record, in other words, while the NA version can not.No, you can't transfer tracks that you made and downloaded with SonicStage to any other installation of SonicStage. In fact, you can't upload them to the originating installation, either. SS will simply delete the tracks from the disc same as doing a 'check-in' in previous versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuchsia Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 so let me understand this. if i make backup mini discs of data transferred through sonic stage.. and i need to reformat my computer, none of that data can be transferred back onto my computer through a new installation of sonic stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Correct. This is pretty much the express purpose of DRM - to prevent the copying or use of tracks from one -installation- of SS to another. [A more accurate way than saying one -computer- to another.]In all honesty, I don't know why you wouldn't choose to make your backups losslessly, using CDR or DVDR.They're both higher in capacity, far faster to both read and write, cheaper in terms of cost/MB, and vastly more accessible than MD or HiMD.Not to mention being limited in fidelity only by the quality of your sound card.Forgive me if I sound down on MD and HiMD. I'm not. I do, however, hold to my personal view that both formats are best used as -intermediary- storage; in the case of data, for moving it from one place to another, and in the case of personal recordings, for storing the recording only until such time as it can be transferred to a more practical long-term storage medium. i.e. Make your recording, take it home, and write it to CDR. Or, if you're an actual archivist, copy it via analogue to open-reel tape, which is still pretty much the chosen medium for archival.The other application, which I consider a fringe benefit rather than a primary focus, regardless of how Sony's marketing tries to push it - is for portable music playback. This is especially the case since pre-recorded MDs have stopped being produced, and since HiMD is not usable as a stamped, read-only media as MD was.In the end, if you want to reformat your computer, there's only one way to keep your SS library - to back it up to another medium, such as a removal hard disc, or CDR or DVDR. If you use the SS backup tool, you can restore the library as it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyceemoliere Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Tracks recorded on the HiMD itself either by analogue or optical digital means can be uploaded [only once] from disc to SonicStage.The European 600 has a line/optical input, but the North American model does not. The Euro version can record, in other words, while the NA version can not.No, you can't transfer tracks that you made and downloaded with SonicStage to any other installation of SonicStage. In fact, you can't upload them to the originating installation, either. SS will simply delete the tracks from the disc same as doing a 'check-in' in previous versions.←If I understand you correctly then- its NOT really uploading as it will only "upload" to a computer that already has the song to begin with. zI'm not sure that anything is uploaded- if it were wouldn't you get multiple copies of the song on your drive and eat uptons of disc space in the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROMBUSTERS Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 why dont u just use the HiMD as a data drive and store the MP3s that way? No DMR and you can transfer them back to the new computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyceemoliere Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 why dont u just use the HiMD as a data drive and store the MP3s that way? No DMR and you can transfer them back to the new computer←That sounds like a good idea- how do I do that?I have the songs oncd but it takes hours to reload them back to sonic stage or real player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaszy Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 That sounds like a good idea- how do I do that?I have the songs oncd but it takes hours to reload them back to sonic stage or real player.←yes, I've done this and you can transport MP3's between different computers. On my rig, if I plug in my HiMD without starting sonicstage, the PC sees the MD as a removeable drive. I just drag and drop as with any other drive. You obviously can't play the files through the MD that you have loaded this way, but interestingly you *can* play the files (using WMP or whatever) *from* the MD over the USB without actually uploading them back to a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROMBUSTERS Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 yes, I've done this and you can transport MP3's between different computers. On my rig, if I plug in my HiMD without starting sonicstage, the PC sees the MD as a removeable drive. I just drag and drop as with any other drive. You obviously can't play the files through the MD that you have loaded this way, but interestingly you *can* play the files (using WMP or whatever) *from* the MD over the USB without actually uploading them back to a PC.←yup as long as you have Windows 98SE + your computer should automatically recognize it as an external drive (which you can then access through my computer). If it doesnt work for you or cant find the drivers, sony's website has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuchsia Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 why dont u just use the HiMD as a data drive and store the MP3s that way? No DMR and you can transfer them back to the new computer←thank you rombusters, i think that may have helped clinch the deal. i did not realise that the hdmd also functioned as a data drive.. that makes all the difference since i really only want to use the hdmd player for recording lectures and backing up data. i've been sold on the player itself, it's the ss software & the negative feedback in response to that i've had strong reservations about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Note that you can write a 700MB data CD in a couple of minutes.A 1GB HiMD takes 30-120 minutes to write.You can also copy the data from the 700MB cd in a couple of minutes.The 1GB HiMD will take 20-90 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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