jeffverity Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 ok ive had a mz-r500 for awhile i know its old but i dont have the money to buy a new one, i got a pclink with it but no software, i bought cakewalk pyro 2004, i have nero5 and realone, but none of them can detect it, what must i do to get mp3's onto a minidisc? I WOULD REALLY LOVE THE HELP :smile: cuz im going nutz :wacky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceeedtea Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 The R500 is a non-NetMD unit. This means you must record your MP3s in real-time. The PC-Link device which you have requires no software. Plug it in, and change your sound options in the control panel to have it as a sound card instead of your internal card. Proceed to playback the MP3s using a media player of your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffverity Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 thats all? then i can get 5hours of mp3 on a disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceeedtea Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Yes. 5 hours of recording time is achieved by setting the R500's recording mode to LP4. However. Your audio will sound like absolute and utter crap. As: a) You are converting to a lossy format (MP3) to another lossy format (ATRAC3). LP4 is very low quality, and should only be used for voice recording. The second one is the stressing point. Even if you went CD -> LP4, it would still sound bad. MP3 -> LP4 = worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffverity Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 great so it will sound bad, so its not worth it, i guess i have to look for a new md that has netmd, i need to find the cheapest one, any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceeedtea Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Well. With NetMD, you are only able to transfer in LP2/LP4 modes. LP2 is better than LP4; however, some people (myself, included) think that its quality is still inferior. LP2 can store 160 minutes worth of audio, by the way. Also....it would be a good idea to stay away from the "older" generation of NetMD units. All sorts of restrictions on NetMD "transfering" of audio from your computer to the player. Your best bet would be to hold off until this summer and to purchase a "Hi-MD" unit. You will be able to transfer higher-quality audio to the player at high speeds, including utilizing it for data storage. Do a search on the board, see what you find. Personally...if you only have MP3s (and not the original CDs), you'd be better off getting another audio device and not MiniDisc. If you have the original CDs, you can transfer CD -> MD and retain quality. But MP3 -> MD is very bad. Think, having a stuffed bear. You take out some of the stuffing (conversion of CD -> MP3). Then you take out more stuffing (MP3 -> MD). Not much is left of the bear. Etc, etc. For now, I don't know what is "cheap" and is good. Everyone's in a flurry about Hi-MD, I haven't kept track. If you're still interested in a "older-generation" NetMD player, check out one of the recommended sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffverity Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 poor bear, thank you very much for your time and knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 To insert some balance here, not everyone would agree with Mr. Teas opinion. I move lots of MP3's to LP2 and even every now and then to LP4. Sure, it is not as good as having the original source CD, but it is not too bad. You should try it first. Everyone has a different tolerance for the effects of compression and recompression. I have seen some NetMD downloader type recorders recently in the US for as little as 80 dollars on open box returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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