sonic stage transfer problem

[chdiscburner]

hi sonyinsider forums,

does anyone know why i cant transfer files from a MDS-JE780 minidsc recorder to a PC?

am using SonicStage 4.3 running on Vista 32bit, ultimate edition,

the manual says to install omg jukebox but i do not have the cd or software...probably wouldnt work on vista etc anyway...

when the desired tracks have been selected, i click the left pointing arrow,

then the inicator on the minidisc display blinks connect at least once for each track selected,

then a message box appears titled error report, saying this device/media is not available.

have tried the whole setup again on a pc running windows xp pro edition,

with the same result!

a transfer from an audio cd works fine.

any advice welcome or is there another app i can use?

my mailbox colinhilton2004@yahoo.com

thanks!!

[sfbp]

does anyone know why i cant transfer files from a MDS-JE780 minidsc recorder to a PC?

Because it is not within the design specifications for NetMD.

Until the MZ-RH1 (also MZ-M200, same thing with a mic included) there was no way. I can safely say that no one has ever uploaded a NetMD track to a PC. No one.

MDLP tracks (for example that you have recorded), yes, using the RH1 (but not your JE780 deck). Even the RH1 will not permit the upload of already-downloaded (and therefore marked as protected) NetMD tracks TO the PC.

The only way to get digital quality output from whatever you have on MD is to purchase a sound card (USB is a good choice) that has optical input (there are some for $15) and play the NetMD track through the optical output, capturing the sound at the PC end. There are generally (depends on the card and software and maybe version of Windows) no SCMS restrictions going INTO the PC.

Hope this helps.

PS please don't double post, this topic will be read by everyone, and there is no sense in duplicating it in another (I would say) irrelevant section. So it has been deleted from there.