On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:15:18 -0700, Julian wrote
(in article <tqcif3hput2qvhlj2e8oqnmsvb8c38n9t3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:53:24 GMT, John in detroit <blank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> You don't drag, it's not a drag and drop program. You have to select
>> TRANSFER MUSIC on the sony program, highlight the file(s) to be
>> transfered and click on the proper arrow.
>
> John,
>
> Are you a Mac user? The transfer process works differently on a Mac.
> Sonic Stage doesn't work on a Mac. Sony provides other software for
> Mac users which I have never used since I am not a Mac user.
>
> Julian
>
>
I clearly stated in my original post that I was trying to transfer the
files
using Sony's Hi-MD Music Transfer Application on a Mac and yes, I'm aware
that Sonic Stage doesn't run on a Mac, but it does run under Virtual PC on
a
Mac. Just as an update, I spent a good part of yesterday on the phone with
Sony's Technicians. They found out that the Music Transfer Application for
Macintosh doesn't work (for some reason) with my MZ-RH910 Mini-Disc
recorder.
So I downloaded version 4.3 of Sonic Stage and installed it on Windows XP
running under Virtual PC on the Mac. Now, it works. Unfortunately, it took
about 12 hours to transfer a 34 minute linear PCM music file from the
MIni-Disc recorder to the Sonic Stage and as of today, 21 hours after I
started to upload this 34 minute file to Sonic Stage, it has finished
im****ting the file, and now it's about 1/3 of the way into translating it
to
a Wave file. I realize that running Windows in emulation is slow, but it's
not generally THAT slow.
I have decided that as small and handy as the Mini-Disc recorder is for
PCM
recording, that the transfer/translation process is too lengthy. Any
situation where it takes more time to upload a recording to the computer
than
it takes to MAKE the recording in the first place, is simply not worth the
effort. Even allowing for the slowness of the Windows emulation, > 42:1
(more
than 21 hours to process a half hour of recording) would probably still be
more than 10:1 on a proper Windows machine. This is unacceptable to me.
Therefore I have decided to pursue another avenue. I'm looking into one of
those hand-held solid state recorders from the likes of Edirol et al. They
use digital SD cards (such as those used in digital cameras) as the record
media, and store the recordings as Wave files. In the meanwhile, I'm going
to
press my Mac iBook into yeoman's service as a digital recorder until such
time as I decide which solid-state unit to purchase.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my query. I do appreciate your time
and
effort.
Sonnova
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