Best Method for Music Transfer - PC to MD -

[redslert]

hi, i haven't been using my netmd for a long time and have completely forgotten how to upload music!

simple question, all i want to know is what is the fastest and the best method to upload music from my computer to my N1, i don't care about song titles because i'll be using it in the car so i won't be looking at the screen

there's a new version of sonic stage? should i try that?

Thank You

[IdiotSavant]

For uploading to the unit using the PC is by far the fastest method (vs. using real time recording.) The latest version of Sonic Stage is your best bet for transferring MP3s or any audio files to your unit and you can get it from here. However, newer versions of Sonic Stage can be a bit of a pain for transferring albums as they go on ID tags, so if your files on your computer aren't tagged correctly you might want to consider using the version of Sonic Stage that came with your N1 (as older versions group tracks by folders, I recall.) That said, there have been a lot of improvements in Sonic Stage in other areas so you might want to give the new version a whirl anyway and see how you take to it.

Alternately, if you've got the music on CD then Simple Burner is the fastest way to do things as it will convert the CD to ATRAC and transfer it all in one go (vs. in Sonic Stage when you have to import the CD into the library before you can transfer it) and you can get that from the downloads section, in the top right of the forums' pages.

Hope that helps

[The Low Volta]

Alternately, if you've got the music on CD then Simple Burner is the fastest way to do things as it will convert the CD to ATRAC and transfer it all in one go (vs. in Sonic Stage when you have to import the CD into the library before you can transfer it) and you can get that from the downloads section, in the top right of the forums' pages.

indeed, SB is very simple and easy... I use it all the time... but it needs SS to be installed to work (and perhaps even a high enough version, so upgrading to SS3.2 would be a good idea anyhow)

[IdiotSavant]

indeed, SB is very simple and easy... I use it all the time... but it needs SS to be installed to work (and perhaps even a high enough version, so upgrading to SS3.2 would be a good idea anyhow)

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Good catch

Perhaps I should have just clarified that I meant that you could install SS and SB, using SS for audio stored on the PC and SB for audio CDs... oops.

[MusicBringer]

indeed, SB is very simple and easy... I use it all the time...

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So clarify for me please The Low Volta, is it preferable to use SB as you say, or record - albeit in real time - from CD player optical out direct to minidisc (NH900 or NH1) Line In (Opt). I am about to fill up a box of HiMd 1GB's with stuff for my holiday (lounging around the pool) listening.

[The Low Volta]

So clarify for me please The Low Volta, is it preferable to use SB as you say, or record - albeit in real time - from CD player optical out direct to minidisc (NH900 or NH1) Line In (Opt).

I think that for ease of use alone you should opt for the SB-method... perhaps there might be a slight quality difference between the hardware encoder in the NH900/1 and the software encoder from SB, but I doubt you would hear it (especially by the pool) and the quality will depend more on the bitrate used... I personally try never to use anything else than HiSP... and believe me, SB sounds more than good enough for me

besides, when we're going to be as audiophile as saying hardware encoding is better than software, I should actually recommend SS3.2 (even though it is much more work) over SB2.0 as the former's HiSP encoder is more evolved and should (theoretically) be better than the latter

but as I said, for portable use, if you already opt for HiSP (or LP2@132bps at least) I doubt that soft/hardware encoding will make a noticable difference, so go for the easiest solution (which is SB IMHO)

...for my holiday (lounging around the pool) listening.

there is absolutely no need for remarks like this as there are some ppl (like me) who still have to wait for 2 weeks before they can kick back at a pool with seaview on the Cote d'Azur

[MusicBringer]

  there is absolutely no need for remarks like this   as there are some ppl (like me) who still have to wait for 2 weeks before they can kick back at a pool with seaview on the Cote d'Azur 

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...hehe, you'll have gone and come back before I get to Cyprus. I am planning my music requirements now ready for the end of September..!!

[tommypeters]

besides, when we're going to be as audiophile as saying hardware encoding is better than software, I should actually recommend SS3.2 (even though it is much more work) over SB2.0 as the former's HiSP encoder is more evolved and should (theoretically) be better than the latter

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Thanks for the info, so maybe I should go the SS3.2 route anyway. In what way is SB less work (haven't used it, but thought I should try now that I upgraded to a Hi-MD unit)? I will always encode from CD records, nothing from HD, no MP3, and want nothing or as little as possible left on the HD afterwards.

[The Low Volta]

In what way is SB less work (haven't used it, but thought I should try now that I upgraded to a Hi-MD unit)? I will always encode from CD records, nothing from HD, no MP3, and want nothing or as little as possible left on the HD afterwards.

SS will not allow direct transfers from CD-> MD, only from CD->HDD->MD (so ripping and later transferring and removing all tracks from the library again) while SB will allow CD->MD without anything remaining on your HDD, so if you're trying to get CD's onto MD and do not want to build a HDD music library (which is also my situation) just install SS and SB, and use only SB for all traffic from CD/PC->MD and SS just for MD->PC (of your own recordings)

that really is the simplest of ways... and believe me, with HiSP it will sound good

[tommypeters]

Yes, I believe you and it will be SB then. I have some programs running so I do not want to reboot my machine. When they are done I will complete the deinstall of everything SonicStage/OpenMG and try to install SS3.2 (I guess it won't be any problem (more than usual...) with a European NH600 and the downloadable SS3.2 here?

[MusicBringer]

tommypeters, let us know how you get on

[tommypeters]

I will - I think it's reboot time tomorrow...