Anyone Own A Sony Net MD Player?

[HiTek21]

Me and my friend were talking about Mini Disc players then we got into some confusion about the Net MD Players recording at 32x. Can anyone tell me how it records at 32x? Does it requre special software for the computer and only records at 32x on the computer? Also how is the sound quality at MDLP4? Any comment would be appreciated.

 

[Nefrodite]

mdlp4 is sufficient for voice recording. its about fm quality or lower , not exactly quality. and 32x recording is limited to mdlp4. not to mention your recompressing mp3s to attrac if you bother recording from mp3 source, less then optimal situation. the higher the quality setting for md the slower you record. sony has limited its functionality to that of a digital cassette player bah.

 

[kyutip]

Nefrodite,
let me get this straight.
You need to convert mp3 to attrac then it will be converted to mdlp4 in the minidisc ?
To achieve fm quality or lower ?

My god, I was thinking of purchasing one but if what you said is true, then minidisc can go to hell.

 

[GermyBoy]

I owned one and didn't like it. Thank god for Circuit City's 30-day return policy. They talked these thigns up so much, when it really just sucks. I'd get one again if I didn't have to have their software to write to the MD.

 

[PliotronX]

You need to convert mp3 to attrac then it will be converted to mdlp4 in the minidisc ?

MDLP is ATRAC.

HiTek21, MDLP4 is sufficient for music when listened to with small headphones (for jogging and biking, etc.).

 

[kyutip]

so basicaly you can not just drag and drop mp3 from hd to minidisc ?
if I have to convert all my mp3 to atrac, sony would need to pay me to get minidisc.

 

[edjam]

I actually really like my NetMD. As said, MDLP4 is sufficient when you're out and about, though, LP2 is pushing it when listening on a semi - decent audio set up at home.

One strange thing I have encountered with it is that certain tracks at 256kbps will not record, there'll be a name tag but no audio. Now when you go to 224kbps, the recording was great. The strange thing is that some tracks actually work at 256kbps, weird. I thought it might be the header value, but then one track which failed to record (though the software said that it had recorded properly)had a smaller value than ones that were successful. ANyone know why this is?


EDIT: Kyutip, it converts them as you create the playlist, personally I think it's quite a good system, you really need to try it out for yourself. Did you expect an MD to play MP3 straight off? Have alook around some MD sites to see how they work.

James

 

[PliotronX]

Interesting, edjam, are the "unworkable" 256Kbps files from the same encoders as the working 256Kbps files? Any ID3v2 tags in them? I haven't heard of this issue, hopefully there's an easy fix. Try asking about it at Minidiscussion.

 

[edjam]

PliotronX, yes they are from the same encoder, Lame. I checked the ID tags and they all have ID3V2 tags, even the ones that work thought later I'll a track with no ID3v2 tag just for sciences sake

The anomaly occurs on the same tracks too...very odd. I mean, I think it's just a little glitch since you are able to record 256kbps quality tracks, there's no question of that, I have done so myself.

I'll ask at that site (thanks for that) later.

James

 

[kyutip]

edjam,
I kinda hope the new NetMD would.
I have old Sony Minidisc (RZ37PC ? silver color) and it records mp3 straight 1 : 1 time to minidisc.
I know it actually work like recording from CD to Cassete.
But I thought the new one just speed up the process.
Kinda like high speed cassette dubbing.

So, netmd would create atrac (and save it at another folder to be use later?) as it copied mp3 at high speed ?
might be tolerable then.

 

[edjam]

When you record in Stereo the recording is still pretty fast, and yes I believe that Open MG(the software used) keeps a copy of the Atrac, tho it only takes a few seconds to convert it to Atrac anyway tbh.