batfastad Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I'm in the market for a new portable as I'm increasingly using MDLP, and my old portable only supports the old long play mono recording (MZ E75). I was looking at the N10. But when it says up to 64x netmd music transfer, is that in normal stereo mode or to get 64x does it have to be in LP4? Also would it use the OpenMG jukebox that my minidisc deck (MDS JB980) uses? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I'm in the market for a new portable as I'm increasingly using MDLP, and my old portable only supports the old long play mono recording (MZ E75). I was looking at the N10. But when it says up to 64x netmd music transfer, is that in normal stereo mode or to get 64x does it have to be in LP4? Also would it use the OpenMG jukebox that my minidisc deck (MDS JB980) uses? ThanksN10 has a theoretical transfer speed of 64x but this is at LP4...i would'n suggest that you transfer tracks via NetMD interface in SP since it is not "true" SP but rather a higher bitrate LP2 encoded file...SP can only be recorded via "old skool" methods (i.e. real time through either digital or analogue inputs)...and yes OpenMG Jukebox will work with the N10 since i've gotten my N10 to work with all the NetMD programs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batfastad Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I thought that would be the case - 64x for LP4. I knew the stereo recordings through netmd were not what they seemed but i didn't know they were still LP2. How come my old portable that doesn't support LP4 or LP2, still plays these high bitrate LP2 files? I just assumed my portable didn't support ATRAC3 and only the original ATRAC format. In that case is it just sony making sure people buy new portables to support long play by placing some sort of restriction on the LP files making sure they don't play on older portables. The whole netmd thing stinks anyway. It annoys me that we're so close to a perfect format, but with stupid restrictions from Sony. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I knew the stereo recordings through netmd were not what they seemed but i didn't know they were still LP2. How come my old portable that doesn't support LP4 or LP2, still plays these high bitrate LP2 files? well these are somehow encoded on the disc as an SP track (though it really is not) and the TOC update must probably just give the unit the info that it's still playing an SP track...this is kinda confusing but basically the unit reads it as an SP track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 bah sorry that was me above...forgot to log-in...=/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batfastad Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 yeah i thought sony would have done something sneaky like that - printing that it was stereo to the TOC when it's not. Is there any TOC edit software out there for netMD? So you could get right in and mess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 not too sure on that but i would say a cautious no since i'm not 100% sure on this one...i doubt that sony would allow someone the opportunity to muck around wif how the MD's do a TOC edit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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