Atrac - old modes

[thomasraden]

I have an old MD player that only plays SP and possibly also the double time

mono mode. The model is a bookshelf Sony DHC-MD333.

I want to transfer some mp3-stuff with Sonicstage to an MD disc that can be

played on this player.

I figured out I have to format the disc as a NET-MD disc first. It is a 74 min disc.

Can Sonicstage transfer mp3 files to the MD disc in true SP mode or is it going

to be converted through as a fake SP (LP2) conversion to the disc?

I want the best sound possible, not fake converted with LP2 or something else.

Can I use simple burner instead? Will that program support SP mode?

Also, can I transfer talk shows to the MD disc in double play mono mode with

Sonicstage or how do I do?

[Syrius]

SS will only do fake SP. Simple burner won't even do fake SP.

[ROMBUSTERS]

if possible record SP (on the unit itself) via a digital input

[thomasraden]

I sort of suspected this limitation in Sonicstage.

My bookshelf unit does not have a digital input for the MD player in it,

so I burned the mp3's as wav-files to a CDR and then put the CDR into

my bookshelf unit CD player.

Then I recorded the CDR to the MD with the direct digital dubbing

recording function it has.

A bit akward, but it works. Still not possible to make mono double

play MD's though. Or is that mode available somehow in Sonicstage?

In SS, I guess 132kbps is the LP2 mode, 105kbps is the LP4 mode.

Could then the 66kbps mode be the SP mono mode?

Also, I just modified the bookshelf to have a toslink digital output

from the MD unit in it. That makes me able to copy all my old MD discs

over to my portable HI-MD recorder directly digitally. Except those

MD's that were originally copied digitally from CD's, they show up as

protected when tried to be copied. SCMS of course.....:-(

Are there any HI-MD players out there that has a digital output?

Edited August 8, 2005 by thomasraden

[ROMBUSTERS]

A bit akward, but it works. Still not possible to make mono double

play MD's though. Or is that mode available somehow in Sonicstage?

In SS, I guess 132kbps is the LP2 mode, 105kbps is the LP4 mode.

Could then the 66kbps mode be the SP mono mode?

292kbps SP

132kbps LP2/SP Mono

105kbps LP3 (not used in MD until the advent of HiMD)

66kbps LP4

And there is no way to make a mono SP recording in SonicStage

Are there any HI-MD players out there that has a digital output?

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No current HiMD unit has digital output

Edited August 8, 2005 by ROMBUSTERS