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+ | ====== NetMD & USB connectivity ====== | ||
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+ | <panel title = "What is NetMD?"> | ||
+ | NetMD is the USB interface that was used for tranferring audio to a MiniDisc via a computer. | ||
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+ | <panel title = "How did it work?"> | ||
+ | Most NetMD recorders used [[equipment: | ||
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+ | A PC would then copy audio to the disc using software, usually [[guides: | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | <panel title = "Do NetMD discs work on a non-NetMD device?"> | ||
+ | Yes. | ||
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+ | NetMD does **not** need special discs. Be aware that the LP2 and LP4 formats do not work on non-MDLP equipment (only silence will play.) All NetMD equipment supports MDLP, but not all MDLP equipment supports NetMD. Discs recorded using NetMD in SP mode will play on all MiniDisc players, including [[equipment: | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | <panel title = "How do I use NetMD on a modern PC?"> | ||
+ | The best way to copy music to a NetMD device is to use either [[guides: | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | <panel title = "Do all NetMD devices work with the new software?"> | ||
+ | Hopefully! Although we have not tested every NetMD device, developers have worked with owners of several troublesome units (such as the Sony LAM series) to fix device compatibility on these programs. If your device has issues with one tool, try the other. | ||
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+ | Hi-MD support is more complicated, | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | <panel title = "Are there differences in audio quality between SonicStage and the new software?"> | ||
+ | Yes. The new software (especially WMDpro) can record in higher quality than SonicStage. | ||
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+ | SonicStage converts //all// audio to ATRAC3 (LP mode) before sent to a device. If the selected audio mode is SP, then the device converts the LP2 audio to SP mode interally. This means that audio recorded in SP mode via SonicStage will sound the same (or worse, due to another encoding to SP) as LP2, but will still be compatible in SP-only players. | ||
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+ | Web MiniDisc and Platinum-MD use the FFMPEG library to convert all incoming audio to uncompressed PCM WAV, then sends that uncompressed signal to the recorder. The recorder then converts the audio to SP mode using its interal ATRAC chip. As a result, the new tools record SP audio at a higher quality than SonicStage does. | ||
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+ | Traditionally, | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | <panel title = "Does all MiniDisc equipment with USB support NetMD?"> | ||
+ | No. Some equipment, such as the [[equipment: | ||
+ | </ | ||