Sonic Stage 3.2/recognizing connected unit/transfer speed

[twoheadedboy]

I have an NHF-800 that I use for live taping, from the analog line-in jack. I had a USB 1 cable and was experiencing super-slow transfers (obviously), but I'm starting to think that maybe that wasn't the problem. I have a USB 2.0 cable now and while transfers TO the unit are speedy, transfers FROM the unit are still incredibly slow (same speed as the old cable). If anything, I would think it would be the other way around!

Also, it takes FOREVER for Sonic Stage to recognize that my unit is connected. I'm in Win XP pro, I get the chime that the computer recognizes it's connected, says PC>MD on the MD screen, but nothing in Sonic Stage. Then, approx 15 minutes later, it's up there.

Also, is there a way to transfer stuff from Hi-MD to computer without deleting it off the Hi-MD disk? I've been transferring it, converting to .wav, and transferring the file back, since I want to keep my masters intact. Seems like wasted effort though.

Any help appreciated. Thank you.

Chris

[twoheadedboy]

Anybody?

[iggunr]

i have a MZ-NH700 and sonicstage 3.2, when i purchased my nh700 the included sonicstage worked flawlessly and transfers were really fast, even from the md, but when i upgraded to 3.2, sonicstage did'nt recognized my md, and it still does'nt , and i have a lot of music i want to transfer

[dex Otaku]

I have an NHF-800 that I use for live taping, from the analog line-in jack. I had a USB 1 cable and was experiencing super-slow transfers (obviously), but I'm starting to think that maybe that wasn't the problem. I have a USB 2.0 cable now and while transfers TO the unit are speedy, transfers FROM the unit are still incredibly slow (same speed as the old cable). If anything, I would think it would be the other way around!

HiMD, being a hybrid magneto-optical medium, is not super-speedy. Read speeds for PCM tracks during uploads average [for me, and this has been consistent since v2.1, the first I used] at between 2.5 - 3x realtime [which I've found consistent both with my NH700 and RH10], which seems awfully slow, yes, but that's the reality of the medium and nothing more. HiSP and HiLP recorded tracks should be proportionally faster.

Also, it takes FOREVER for Sonic Stage to recognize that my unit is connected. I'm in Win XP pro, I get the chime that the computer recognizes it's connected, says PC>MD on the MD screen, but nothing in Sonic Stage. Then, approx 15 minutes later, it's up there.

I've seen this, inconsistently, with all versions since 2.1. Sometimes SS takes time to wake up, sometimes it sees the recorder immediately. I find that the best way to do things is to plug the unit in before starting SS or Simple Burner. Doing things that way, I've found that either one will immediately see the recorder upon startup.

Also note that if you have background processes that use any degree of CPU time, SS will generally take longer to "see" the recorder.

Also, is there a way to transfer stuff from Hi-MD to computer without deleting it off the Hi-MD disk? I've been transferring it, converting to .wav, and transferring the file back, since I want to keep my masters intact. Seems like wasted effort though.

This is happening because you told SS to do it, either during installation or when you made your first upload. Unfortunately, I can't find any option in SS that allows you to turn this off once it's turned on - quite alarming, actually! The only thing I can suggest is that if you're running a version that's pre-3.3, that you upgrade and tell the installer [which hopefully should ask even if you've had this option turned on previously] not to not to delete files from the original disc after uploading.

If you're already running 3.3, I have no suggestions. I'll check my registry to see if this option is easily found and can be altered that way, and will post again soon.

[dex Otaku]

Unfortunately, I can't find any registry keys relevant to uploading. There are several keys which are strings of flags run together, but I have no way to check what they do, if anything, related to the "delete after upload" option. Since I can find no way to change this in SS itself, I can't test the flags.

I would suggest contacting Sony Customer Support to see if they can provide a way to change this. If they happen to give you a way to do this, please do share it here.