dex Otaku Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 It would be nice if they would update Simple Burner to include 352kbps as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon.giesen Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Hmm when I imported a wave file directly it didn't ask me if I wanted high quality or not. I specifically looked through the menus for the high/low quality option. Guess this only on CD rips.edit: Anyone else finding 352kbps noticeably better than 256kbps?yes, me!But after I was blamed by Sony. LOOK:I ripped my favourite CDs by using AAL, then I converted them to 352K BUT I didn't figured out that Sony was using the pre-compressed 256K file for that task. NOW I am more intelligent:Do ripp your favourite CDs to WAV and THEN convert them!!!BTW: Sound quality on my HD5 is AMAZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmanalansan Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Has anyone done any ABx test on ATRAC Lossless and 352kbps yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) No but planning to soon. I ABX'ed PCM and HiSP when I first got a HiMD unit. I could hear a difference but I didn't think it was enough of a difference for use on a portable player. For some recordings yes. 352kps I would expect to fail between the two.I'm listening to some 352kps on my HiMD at the moment. On some albums you can definately hear the difference compared HiSP. On others you can't. I've read that many CD's aren't very good quality to begin with. How CD's are orginally recorded, mixed and mastered can make all the difference. As I listen to better bitrates, and better encodings. Especially of my fav albums and tracks that I know well. You start to notice the "good" CD's. Edited November 9, 2005 by Sparky191 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhelin Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) Did you notice this:---------------------------Features: .... stuff already discussed ...- Tracks recorded on Hi-MD devices can be imported to My Library unlimitedly. - Tracks recorded from microphone or analog inputs on Hi-MD devices and Network Walkman can be uploaded to SonicStage and saved in WAV (PCM) format. ---------------------------So the Hi-MD upload is now unlimited (I think you earlier could upload just once), and also the NetMD recordings can now be uploaded from MD to PC.Am I correct?? Or what is this "Network Walkman"? Does it mean the flash / HDD players?What does this mean:--------------------------The following systems are not supported.-OS other than the indicated above. -Personally constructed PCs or operating systems. -An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system. -Multi-boot environment. -Multi-monitor environment. -Macintosh. --------------------------??? Personally constructed PCs, all PCs I've ever had!Sony DL page Edited November 9, 2005 by mhelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) NetMD/Old-MD/Old-SP-Recordings cannot be uploaded.Only HiMD-Recordings made on a HiMD-Recorder through Line/Mic/Optical-In can be uploaded.So, that hasn't been changed.Only the one-time-only limit has been removed.Network Walkman are the flash/HDD-based players. But uploads from these? Doesn't sound plausible to me as they don't record.Might be possible, when a recording Network-Walkman comes out.And about the support-limit: If you use it on any other machine, than the factory installation on a Sony VAIO-pc, their support-hotline won't help you, that's all. Edited November 9, 2005 by jadeclaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriktous Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 --------------------------The following systems are not supported.-OS other than the indicated above. -Personally constructed PCs or operating systems. -An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system. -Multi-boot environment. -Multi-monitor environment. -Macintosh. --------------------------??? Personally constructed PCs, all PCs I've ever had!That's not new. It says something like that in the manual for my MZ-NH900, which came bundled with SS2.x I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I've read that many CD's aren't very good quality to begin with. How CD's are orginally recorded, mixed and mastered can make all the difference. As I listen to better bitrates, and better encodings. Especially of my fav albums and tracks that I know well. You start to notice the "good" CD's.This is very true. In the past couple of weeks I've been identifying more and more CD's with flaws. Usually I'll listen with 352kbps and hear flaws then get worried something is going wrong with my headphones/head-amp/MD gear only to find that the original CD has the same flaw on a completely separate set of gear. It's the curse of buying better components. Yes, it sounds better, but it also makes revealing flaws much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elt Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Update: SonicStage 3.3 Japanese version is live as well --> click hereSonicStage 3.3 [all Regions] - Download Links" thread updatedThank you very much!I'm looking for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philipphoto Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Yello!I search Sonicstage 3.3 Full Installer on the download forum?When?thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Yello!I search Sonicstage 3.3 Full Installer on the download forum?When?thank youI have submitted the full version to kurisu for testing. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indeego Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 We found an englisch SonicStage 3.3 74,2 MB Installer at Vaio FTPlink.If I remember correctly there is no personal Audio Driver included, you may download it manually at Sonydigitallink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asia Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 It would be nice if they would update Simple Burner to include 352kbps as well.I seconde that, and it will be just logical that simple burner can rip into any debit that are available in SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indeego Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 We have some information on bugs with several users:- SonicStage can't open the folder specified in the options to upload (MD->PC) Recordings to- download (PC-MD) hangs when 3 or more Albums are transferred (conversion seems to fail)In both cases SonicStage 3.2 was updated and bug-free.Do any of you experience similiar problems with version 3.3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I don't experience either problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter312 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hi allI'm just getting back into minidisc - I'll be getting a HiMD recorder from my wife for my birthday. I understand from reading this thread that if I save a song as Atrac Lossless, the "lossy" part is used to transfer that song to the Hi-MD player. Would I be right in assuming that if I were to burn an Atrac CD, the same applies (ie only the "lossy" part is used)? If I were to burn an ordinary audio CD, is the "lossless" part used?thanksPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Use the original source, not the ATRAC you've created from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter312 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Use the original source, not the ATRAC you've created from it.Thanks for the reply - I would always try to use the original source. But would burning an audio cd actually use the lossless part of the file?thanksPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotshield Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 in this screenshot of SonicStage there is an option on transfer at 192kbpshttp://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?act=A...pe=post&id=1026am i seeing well? this doesnt exist in the actual program though,or am i mistaken?i know there are some bitrates intended only for playback such as 192/128/etcbut in this picture its an option for transfer mode and only 192 exists, i'm confusedwhats the deal?cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 192 is for hdd & flash players, i use it on some hip-hop on my vaio pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continuity Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Aye, Atrain is right. Used to be the highest bitrate for my Sony Clié as well way back.Just love going into SS in the settings for attached devices and seeing a SLEW of devices to set preferences for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thanks for the reply - I would always try to use the original source. But would burning an audio cd actually use the lossless part of the file?thanksPeterI have no idea. But judging by the crazy way SS works I'd assume not. Personally I don't use SS to burn disks. I don't see why you don't use the file you created the Lossless from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poe Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Someone brought up the idea of a hack for letting HiMd recorders record in the 352 format off of its digital inputs. This was shot down by as few other members, but think about it for a second, the ability to record to this format is being done inside the recorder. It's been in there the whole time HiMd has been out, who really knows, there may be some where in the service menu to enable just this. Sort of like the features we who have hacked our Net Mds have enjoyed for a long time.It may just be lurking in there somewhere for some hacker to find it.(That was a hint).POE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangstah Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 hey guys i was wondering, is the connect player that comes with the MP3 players compatible with NetMds and HI-MDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 No, unfortunately it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 No, unfortunately it is not.after all the brilliant feedback on connect I read at atraclife forums...I'd rather say: "no, fortunately it is not" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 haha, true enough. I have alot of expectations for that software though, give it a generation or two I say. Remember where we were with Sonicstage when it debuted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapor255 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Right-klick your file, chose "Convert to" -> Atrac3Plus 352 kbit, check codec after SonicStage finished the transfer Will Connect Player be available for MD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Will Connect Player be available for MD?CONNECT Player is only compatible with the new NW-A1000/1200/3000 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewpei Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 I have been away for a while & am interested in downloading SS3.3 but I have a sony vaio computer model # PCV-RX650. I read a while back that there was a problem installing SS3.3 to a viao computor & sony was supposed to come out with a version that was compatable.My question is: Did this happen & if so where can I find this version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 I have been away for a while & am interested in downloading SS3.3 but I have a sony vaio computer model # PCV-RX650. I read a while back that there was a problem installing SS3.3 to a viao computor & sony was supposed to come out with a version that was compatable.My question is: Did this happen & if so where can I find this version?SonicStage 3.3 works just fine in any type of VAIO. (some VAIO may need software patches, which has been released accordingly by Sony; I do not forsee and issue with your model) I have a VAIO subnotebook - TR5 and no problem whatsoever. The only problem you will encounter is outlined in #3 towards the end of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 A vaio's no different to any other computer. So there should be no problem. 3.2 and 3.3 both work fine on my Sony Laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejanne Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 HELPI downloaded this file today & when I try to play tracks from my library it asks me to check licenses??? & when I say?When I rip cd's to the file...I can play & export?Any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascmurray Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 hey guys, i just baught myself an md player and its gr8.... i was just wondering wat is the best software to use for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) You don't have a lot of choices. Let's see, there's: SonicStage, SonicStage or SonicStage. MD is a Sony format and only works with Sony software. Don't install the disc that came with your unit. Download 3.3 either from Sony (online installer, but best choice) or with the offline installer in Downloads.If you're just using it for a portable player and want to transfer your CDs to minidisc, then Simple Burner (also Sony, also in Downloads) is the way to go. Edited February 1, 2006 by A440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomei Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Any news about the AAL64Kbs -> 256kbs conversion NOT using the AAL but 64kbs lossy part? is it the same in SS 4.0? And if so is there a statement from Sony if this will remain forever?thanx, jomei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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