Remaining time is not the real time

[GunnarW]

While recording an MD: for me it's the goal to use all the space. Remaining time 0'00" is just great!

If NetMD says:: remaining time 3'30": it's not possible to transfer a track with a length of 3'30" or 3'29". It works only if I select something of 3'25".

When I remove the track of 3'25", it's not possible to select another one of 3'25". It can work with one of 3'22".

It seems that the MD is stealing seconds???

Yesterday, I recorded normally using the COAX entry. At the end, five seconds were left and there were filled automatically with an intro of a CD-track. I removed that five-second track and had the idea to end with a short jingle. After deleting the five seconds, the remaining time was -0'00". Where are my five seconds :-)?

It's independent of the equipment. It's independent of the recording method. It's independent of the type (74'/80') and brant of the disc.

Gunnar W. - Belgium

[kino170878]

You will never get the exact full amount of time on a minidisc. The manual tells you the approximate time I believe and as mentioned before you also have to factor in fragmentation on top of that.

[philippeb]

Holes smaller than 12 seconds (SP) or 24 seconds (MONO) are not reused. The Sony double deck MDS-W1 defragments legacy MDs recorded in SP or MONO, aggregating all small holes into a big one. Several minutes of recording time can be recovered on heavily edited MDs.

[GunnarW]

Indeed, yesterday I recorded again an MD. At the end, there were 6 seconds left. I pressed "stop" and my 6 seconds became 0 seconds left.

Thanks for the clarification.