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I don't get it. So far, after having my first MD for only a few days, I already hate OpenMG!!! It really SUCKS!!!

I have the newest RealOne player (the free one), and I downloaded those Sony device plug-ins. How do I use it to transfer mp3's to my MD? Do you still have to use OpenMG to convert them to ATRAC files first, or can RealOne do that, too? Can you provide some detailed info. or references as to the step-by-step instructions? I'm already struggling with other MD and sound file downloading issues - I don't think I currently have the time/patience to dink around with it and try to figure it out for myslef. :?

Why does ctwilley refuse to use RealOne? I do hate some aspects of it. Too much commercial stuff and other crap that just pops up on my pc. Is Winamp more "commercial free"? I've never used it, I think.

Thanks! biggrin.gif

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RealOne is not that difficult to use. You simply somehow select "copy to device" or drop the mp3 files I think. Then there is a button "burn" or something like that. RealOne then transfers the songs. The advantage is, that it is not that pitty with VBR mp3 files and does not crash that often or at all.

It's really easy if everything is set up correctly.

Good luck!

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NetMD software is once again irritating me with how much it is being a pain...

I've been using Sonicstage for awhile and I wanted to give Realone a shot. I already have all my cd's on my computer in omg format and I want to send that to md. Well, I don't know why, but I can't get Realone to recognize omg files as valid music files that can be transferred even though it clearly works with openmg files. I downloaded the sony devices plugin and it can recognize my md and stuff, but why can't it transfer omg files? I have a bad feeling that you have to have a non-omg files present for the program to first conver to omg in order for it to recognize the file...

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I don't mind RealOne, since it actually works (which is more than I can say for OpenMG Jukebox laugh.gif). The only gripe I have with it (and this is more with the codec in general) is the length of time it takes to convert music to OMG format. I'm lucky to break 1x, 1.3x. Transferring is pretty quick but it just takes so long to set up a library that I mostly don't bother and stick with optical recording (which allows me to record in full SP-quality - go ATRAC1 Type-R).

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Must say I thought using Real Player to transfer to MD was some sort of holy grail - even without true SP. I don't mind the advertising etc. - it's part of Net life.

But - the tracks are still read-only on the MD. You can title 'em but not delete or split 'em. What I want to do is copy large MP3s (e.g. radio shows, LPs, tapes) to the MD, break them up into tracks and delete any garbage.

I've used the ImageDrive/Simple Burner method but the sound quality seems much poorer than using Real. As I say seems - I'll try using both methods on one MP3 and make sure.

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Hi Bazirker,

Welcome to my world of NetMD pain.

RealOne requires the source MP3 (or whatever) to be present.

Additionally, SonicStage OMG files are incompatible with RealOne OMG files. I think it has something to do with RealOne OMGs not including copyright information.

Josh,

owner of an awful yet expensive Sony TV, and now an awful yet expensive Sony MZ-N710. Got soe nice EX70 earphones, though!

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Yeah I played around with it some, and I've come to the same conclusion as you, Josh. Patience is a virtue...one day NetMD will be freed from this bull, it'll just be whenever a brilliant programmer (or team of programmers) manage to hack the encryption and create their own NetMD programs. Or at least I think it'll happen sooner or later...hope...pray...

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:?: Help

I recently inherited a SOny MD 505 from my brother but I do not know how to use it. I tried using realone it says something about a PLUG IN

ANYONE HELP :?: :?: :?: :twisted:

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I've noticed that RealOne Player V2, that's supplied with all NetMD devices, allows storing the grabbed tracks in WAV format, as well as CBR and VBR MP3 (after downloading the high bitrate plugin) and RealAudio8, which uses ATRAC3 and has bitrates up to 353 Kbit/s.

That raises two questions: first, why didn't Sony allow for storing the tracks in either WAV or ATRAC3 with higher bitrates (highly rethorical, no need to answer. "It's a Sony!" you know).

Second, if one downloads the NetMD device plugin from Real site and the music is stored as WAV in Media Library, will the file undergo the same LP2 compression upon SP mode transfer from RealOne to NetMD device, or maybe there's a chance that LP2 compression step is skipped, or the plugin uses the same OMG database format and transfer utilities? And is there a SP transfer mode after all?

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Transferring is pretty quick but it just takes so long to set up a library that I mostly don't bother and stick with optical recording (which allows me to record in full SP-quality - go ATRAC1 Type-R).

You can't transfer in SP - the SP mode is actually fakeSP, it's LP2 disguised as SP, so that non-MDLP players can read it.

sorry to burst your bubble. smile.gif

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