though Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 will all of the new HI-MD units coming out allow recording in stero PCM?how many minutes of PCM can 1 HIMD store?can i transfer these tracks via usb to a computer for backup purposes?can i transfer these tracks to an older style 80 min MD via MDLP2 to play in older models?thanks in advance!- troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 1. Yes. Except DH10P, here it depends on SonicStage.2. 94 minutes3. Yes. Using SonicStage.4. Yes. Using SonicStage. ( I'm not yet 100% sure for the new models, yes 100% using SonicStage 3.0 and my MZ-RH700 )Hope that yelps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 4. New models do allow this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 ok, thought of another question...currently i burn mp3's to a cd then record them manually to MD using an optical cable from the cd player in MONO mode so i can get approx 40 tracks on 1 MD (my sound system is mono).ok, now, say i have 40 songs (mp3's) i want to transfer to MD from my computer using soundforge or whatever the newer HIMD models use.... can i transfer the songs to disc in mono so i can get 40 songs on a 74 or 80 minute MD to play in my older MD decks like i do now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 ok, now, say i have 40 songs (mp3's) i want to transfer to MD from my computer using soundforge or whatever the newer HIMD models use.... can i transfer the songs to disc in mono so i can get 40 songs on a 74 or 80 minute MD to play in my older MD decks like i do now???My understanding [from info from Sony Japan] is that the 2nd-gen models do not write to MDLP-format discs at all. You can use legacy MDs in HiMD mode, but cannot write discs that are backward-compatible with netMD / MDLP / MD. Additionally, HiMD has no mono modes. Incidentally, 1st-gen HiMD units when put in netMD mode have all the exact functions of any netMD [for realtime recording].edit: keep reading the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hmm, I am sure I read somewhere that NetMD is still available with the 2nd gen. Will try to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Playback yes, recording no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 http://www.minidisct.com/forum/showthread....gacy#post298121This user says it allows creation of MDLP discs using SonicStage.Anyone else with the 2nd gen to check it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i don't use MDLP. i would like to just record in standard MD mode, mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hopefully this is correct; it would be nice to at least have some backward-compatibility. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 MDLP and SP are bracketed together by SS, so if MDLP works then should do SP (not sure about mono though). Plus the SP = LP2 quality wise in NetMD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i assume if the source is a 'stereo' mp3, when transferring from computer to MD unit, you are FORCED to keep it a 'stereo' file whether it is transferred via mp3, SP, LP2, etc... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Yes, all encoding/transcoding done by SonicStage is in stereo.It's possible that 2nd-gen units might play back mono mp3s correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) is it possible to play HI-MD discs in older players that play standard SP and MDLP? like can they be formatted to the older style, just hold more info? Edited March 17, 2005 by though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 well darnit, when are they going to release new home/pro decks that are HI-MD compatible!!!!!hurry up SONY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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