Paranoise Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Finally got my MZ-NH700 the other day and i'm having a few problems doing what i bought it for! I had a very basic md recorder before and my main use for it was recording my sets when i was out and about dj'ing. Unfortunately it didn't have a line output so to record these live sets to cd or get them on the net i had to borrow a friends md which was a bit of a pain. When i was looking for a new md with a line output i saw the Hi-MD advertised and pre-ordered one as it said it could upload in minutes rather than manually recording. Well i took the new NH700 out and recorded my set lastnight, transferred the file across using SonicStage but it's in Atrac format and i can't work out how to convert it After looking around on the net i can't find any software that does the conversion, can anyone help me out? I preferably wanna convert to wav or aiff but mp3 would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 As of now, you CANNOT convert ANY of your uploaded files to another format. Sony's idea of "Uploading" is that it you will only able to use ATRAC and worse, ONLY the sonic stage copy on your computer. There are rumors that sony will distribute a software that can convert ATRAC to WAV from recordings that were made via analog LINE-IN or MIC. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoise Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Cheers for the speedy reply mate, that sucks! Wish i would of investigated this more before i bought one, hopefully they sort it out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latexxx Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 You can convert your files to wav on your computer using Total Recorder. It should even work if you play digitally recorded music on your minidisc when it is connected to usb port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itreeye Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 You can convert your files to wav on your computer using Total Recorder. It should even work if you play digitally recorded music on your minidisc when it is connected to usb port. But isn't this conversion done in real time? If so one might as well upload the old fashion way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 It is done in real time, the difference: Everything stays in the digital domain without the soundcard affecting the sound quality. Sony promised to make a converter utility for Mic/Line-In recordings. ETA: next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itreeye Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 It is done in real time, the difference: Everything stays in the digital domain without the soundcard affecting the sound quality. Sony promised to make a converter utility for Mic/Line-In recordings. ETA: next month.They have promised to make this converter??? where have you heard this promise stated? BTW thanks for the hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Found it here: http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?p=25205#25205 After rereading, ETA : this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 For the record, Ewoudenburg is the webmaster of minidisc.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 It seems to me this issue goes away with Sonicstage 2.1. You can now make Audio CD's (PCM) directly from SS2.1 with any makers computer. This functionality used to be restricted to Sony brand computers. So if you record in PCM, upload from HiMD to SS2.1, then burn a CD-R or CD-RW, you have a rippable CD of PCM quality with no loss from recording to ripping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itreeye Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 It seems to me this issue goes away with Sonicstage 2.1. You can now make Audio CD's (PCM) directly from SS2.1 with any makers computer. This functionality used to be restricted to Sony brand computers. So if you record in PCM, upload from HiMD to SS2.1, then burn a CD-R or CD-RW, you have a rippable CD of PCM quality with no loss from recording to ripping.The issue for me is being able to edit my music in programs such as Cakewalk, Cool Edit Pro, etc. Anyway that news sure is great to hear. I had just about given up on MDR. I'm looking forward to selling this stupid IHP iRiver 120 HD recorder! I've missed MDR, but just can't go back to real time uploading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazmaan Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 But doesn't that defeat the whole security system if you can rip and burn CD's to and from ATRAC? I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 It seems to me this issue goes away with Sonicstage 2.1. You can now make Audio CD's (PCM) directly from SS2.1 with any makers computer. This functionality used to be restricted to Sony brand computers. So if you record in PCM, upload from HiMD to SS2.1, then burn a CD-R or CD-RW, you have a rippable CD of PCM quality with no loss from recording to ripping.Here we go again! When are you going to stop misleading people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 bhangraman, I have no intention of misleading anyone. If you have information I lack, simply state it, OK? I do not have a HI-MD recorder so I was speculating that with the ability to write Audio CD now enabled in SS 2.1, that perhaps the upload to WAV problem could be solved this way. It was a suggestion, not a statement of fact: sorry if I sounded too sure. So, are you saying you have uploaded PCM recordings made with Hi-MD and they are protected from making Audio CD's in Sonicstage 2.1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I was looking through your old posts to see what I missed. You state that you could make Audio CD's with SS 2.0, but that was not the case for me except on my Vaio. After I upgraded to SS 2.1, I could then make Audio CD's. What kind of computer were you using and what was the source of your SS 2.0 that burned CD's? Perhaps that was a source of confusion for me, as my assumptions were based on this being new functionality. Anyway, I look forward to hearing your clarifications of my errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?t=5614 The above thread might provide some clarification of what you can and cannot do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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