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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!

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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.

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Did you notice this:

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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.

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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:

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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.

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??? Personally constructed PCs, all PCs I've ever had!

Sony DL page

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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.

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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.

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??? 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.

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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.

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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 ?

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Hi all

I'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?

thanks

Peter

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in this screenshot of SonicStage there is an option on transfer at 192kbps

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?act=A...pe=post&id=1026

am 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/etc

but in this picture its an option for transfer mode and only 192 exists, i'm confused

whats the deal?

cya

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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?

thanks

Peter

I 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.

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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

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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?

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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.

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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.

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