MZ-M100 error attempting to transfer undamaged tracks

[illustrata]

I'm getting the "Warning! Import failed. Could not read data from source" when attempting to transfer tracks from my MZ-M100 using Sony Hi-MD Transfer on a Macbook Pro.

. I have never had a problem in the past.

. I did not bump or drop the unit.

. I can play and hear all the tracks perfectly on the disk using the M100.

. I renamed the tracks from the software prior to attempting the download, something I have never done before.

. I can't rename the tracks on the unit, it cancels every edit I attempt.

. To add insult to injury, the Sony support site does not submit my e-mail when I click Send.

Is there anything I can do to get these tracks off the minidisk? I can run a PC program in Windows on Parallels if need be.

Thanks for any assistance...

(and Sony: nevermore.)

[Richard]

* Moved to Software Discussion

[illustrata]

Sorry, didn't mean to get into a political discussion.

Is there any possibility I might be able to transfer the recordings from the mini-disk and onto something I could access, using anything on any sort of computer?

Thanks again.

[bobt]

Your best bet may probably be to record it realtime into your soundcard, then use whatever Mac uses as a sound manipulation program to do your final edit, or re-edit.

Good luck,

Bob

[Strungup]

Fellow Macbook Pro user here ,

solution ....get the RH1 . And MD Transfer2.0

Only way to do it right .

For real time Use Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Edited June 23, 2007 by Guitarfxr

[illustrata]

....get the RH1 . And MD Transfer2.0

Only way to do it right .

For real time Use Audacity

Thanks to both of you, Audacity's now installed; off to get the cables for real-time recording (have MD Transfer 2.0 though, that's what may have caused the original problem, allowing me to do something I shouldn't have).

Do you think the RH1 is a better choice than the Edirol or Boss 24-bit wav/mp3 recorder, for example? Starting to get skiddish about the MD. (Don't know if this is an appropriate discussion for this forum.) Important things for me are reliability, highly intuitive user interface...and recording quality, of course.

[Strungup]

Thanks to both of you, Audacity's now installed; off to get the cables for real-time recording (have MD Transfer 2.0 though, that's what may have caused the original problem, allowing me to do something I shouldn't have).

Do you think the RH1 is a better choice than the Edirol or Boss 24-bit wav/mp3 recorder, for example? Starting to get skiddish about the MD. (Don't know if this is an appropriate discussion for this forum.) Important things for me are reliability, highly intuitive user interface...and recording quality, of course.

The Edirol has an issue with the Battery cover ( extremely Breakable) ,although it does run on AA's .I have used both , and I own the RH1

The thing about MD is it is Tangible , The audio quality is what it is , Good. The mics that are built in the Edirol are OK , but you would want a nicer mic , which then brings you right back to being in the same situation as MD

Battery life is the only thing about the RH1 that gets me ( I use the 40 elk remote and have all the control I need) But a USB power pack solves the Battery issue nicely . so I can get (If I wanted to ) 34 hours of live on 1 disc . at better qualty than mp3

Edirol wont give you that . A 2gb SD card is 13 hours at lowest quality ( which is 64kb mp3) Its USB port is INSIDE the battery cover , which means you have to open it to get to the USB .

What the Edirol does have is Reverb for Playback ,( not bad but not Great reverb , ) it does have Optical Out which is nice ,MD does not have that.

But very useful for transfering TO MD .

Edirol will look like an External Hard disc to you computer , RH1 needs MD Tranfer 2.0, but the files come in the same type ...WAV .

What looks cooler , a stack of SD cards with little tiny lables that you cant read or , A cool folder of Multi colored MD's each with Favorite albumns and custom mixes on them , oh and you can play MP3's as well. just drag and drop into MD transfer (as long as their sample rate is 44.1 and not 48 khz)

RH1 , wins by a ..... Very cool remote cable length (40 ELK )

ps , if you need any help with Audacity PM me for the tips and tricks ( I have used Audacity for a LOOOOOONG time)

Edited June 23, 2007 by Guitarfxr

[illustrata]

ps , if you need any help with Audacity PM me for the tips and tricks ( I have used Audacity for a LOOOOOONG time)

Thanks for that very thoughtful comparison. I wouldn't be thinking about switching at all if this glitch hadn't come up, first; now I have to ponder the flashcard/MD thing for a replacement unit (there are also the M-Audio Microtrack and the Roland Boss units). Ergh.

Back to Audacity and recording from the M100. Everything I read (For the supplied Windows Simple Burner software, anyway) says all I do is plug in the M100 via USB and play to make the audio available to the computer. But it seems to me I'd need to connect it via a line-in, and in fact neither the Mac or Audacity can see the unit to even tag it as an input device.

That's what I did in the end, connecting mini stereo to mini stereo line-in, monitoring with Audio Recorder while recording with Audacity, as I couldn't monitor the recording any other way.

Worked just fine in the end, crisis averted. Thanks for everyone's input.

Edited June 24, 2007 by sbrindalona

[Strungup]

Audacity will record from line in . Open Audacity , then upper left on the Toolbar at the top of the screen Klik the "Audacity " for the drop down , then klik Preferences , "Audio I/O " in that pane selct the line in as default

Now close Audacity and open it back up ( It has to register the actions you did in preferences) now with Audacity open You will see in the upper right of Audacity Window , a set of meters klik on the input meter (Right Side ) and start the MD ( Which you have connected to the line in) if you have set the MD to line level out , then the slider with the Mic symbol under the transport controls in Audacity becomes your Rec Level.

I am kind of at a loss , about the MD Transfer , once installed .. when you connect the MD , it SHOULD recocnize it and on your desktop the MD Transfer Icon should show up , if it does ... Double klik the Transfer Icon and a Window Pane will open with the Md displayed or a Blank window with "No Device detected" If you get that , I wonder if the USB port on the MD might have a problem.

Just try the Transport once again , this way

#1 Make sure it is in the Applications folder , also open "Activity Monitor" in Utilities ( Finder -> Go-> Utilities-> Acitivity Monitor)

#2 in the "Network" Tab of Acitivity monitor look for "mdimport" showing 3 threads in the threads field. then Scroll down a little and look for a Blue Icon , that says HI-MD Monitor , showing 2 threads , and 9 megs of memory usage

If those two things are there then MD Transfer is working .( we are doing some trouble shooting here)

#3 Connect the MZ-100 with a disc in it that has been recorded in Hi MD mode (HiSP , HiLP ,PCM, either is fine)

#4 look on your desktop for a Blue icon that says "MD Transfer" and double klik it .

If a window opens showing files then the MD is ok ,

#5 select which files ( By highlighting them ) that you want to import and klik "Import files" They will be on your desktop .

The need for a clean desktop becomes apparent here , other wise you scouting and looking