Is the MZ-RH1 REALLY able to upload my old ATRAC tracks recorded on my MZ-R37?

[ruthyruth]

I'm dying to get my hands on an MZ-RH1 (or maybe an MZ-M200 if it's the same thing...) to deal with my loads of ATRAC recorded MD discs that I created using an MZ-R37.

Until now what I've read about the MZ-RH1 has been very positive on the subject of being able to load my MD material onto my computer via USB as files rather than real time audio.

But this piece of information on the MZ-M200 page at Sony (http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/DisplayModel?m=0&p=10&sp=83&id=84320) seems to be in conflict with the idea:

"Upon transferring Hi-MD recordings to the Hi-MD Music Transfer software on a MAC, these files are stored as .WAV files. This allows easy access to the .wav files with popular audio editing and signal processing applications. Note: Only Hi-MD (PCM, Hi-SP or Hi-LP) self-recordings made on MZ-M100, MZ-M10, MZ-M200 or MZ-RH1 Hi-MD recorder models can be imported into a MAC using the Hi-MD Music Transfer software."

After reading this, I thought well, OK, I could just use the software to load my MD recordings via USB onto my Windows PC, burn 'em to DVDs or CDs and port them over to my MAC. But this additional statement on the same Sony Page noted above does not make it clear that legacy ATRAC files can in fact be loaded via USB:

"Upon transferring Hi-MD recordings to Sonic Stage® software on your WIN-PC, you have an option to store these files as .wav files. This allows easy access to the .wav files with popular audio editing and signal processing applications."

I think the key part of the above quote is "HI-MD recordings" (as opposed to "any" MD recordings). Is there anyone who might be able to confirm by personal experience that ATRAC recordings can be uploaded from legacy MD discs via USB to a MAC or a PC using an MZ-RH1 or an MZ-M200? Thank you in advance for your attention and clarifications.

Regards,

-Ruth

[Justin42]

There are some issues with the Mac support of the RH1 right at this moment. If you only want to use a Mac, you should look around at some of the RH1 impressions threads as some Mac users have posted. But it sounds like you have access to both a Mac and Windows machine.

As a Windows user, I have been able to upload, with no problems, SP and LP2 tracks recorded on a Sharp 722, JE-480, and MXD-D400 deck, using an RH1. It won't store SP tracks as SP tracks-- you have to decide if you want them to convert to HiSP or WAV. But that's the only real "gotcha" depending on what you're trying to use it for.

[The Low Volta]

RH1 -> Mac: HiMD recordings made with a mac-compatible machine only

RH1 -> PC: HiMD and legacy (= (Net)MD recordings)

[Richard]

RH1 -> Mac: HiMD recordings made with a mac-compatible machine only

RH1 -> PC: HiMD and legacy (= (Net)MD recordings)

Nicely summed up - basically the key issue is that at the moment there is no Atrac support on Mac's so "RH1 -> Mac: HiMD recordings made with a mac-compatible machine only" + obligatory conversion to WAV.