Hi guys,

I have been a fan of md for years now, generally using it to record dj sets.

I have moved arround a bit and have re installed sonic stage on different pcs however i can't upload mds form my personal md recorder to a different pc due to some in built piracy control of sonic stage. Does anyone know how to get around this as sometimes it would be handy to put some music data back on to my work pc for instance or my home pc.

Also while i'm on about it is there anyway round the piracy control on the sony je980 (or je940 can't remember it s number) full size hifi deck because you buy a cd & try to bung it onto a md so that you can play it in the car and you get a "cannot copy error"

Thanks in advance

Early versions of SonicStage for Hi-MD uploading only allowed you to upload once, and wrote something on the recordings to prevent them from being uploaded again. Evil.

Later versions got rid of that, so you can upload multiple times to multiple computers. Update to 4.2 when you can. Unfortunately, music uploaded to earlier versions is still locked on those discs.

But there is a workaround. With the music you have uploaded in your SonicStage Library, you can Convert to .wav in SonicStage, which will give you large but unlocked files--.wav files are completely portable.

You can also get the free Hi-MD Renderer--there's a subforum under Software--to convert Library files to other portable formats, like mp3.

Can't help you on the deck question, but why not just use SimpleBurner to copy the CD directly to an MD on your portable MD recorder?

* Moved to Software Discussion section

you cant get sp recordings with simple burner.

Sony never wanted it's precious SP codec to get mixed up with big bad computers. The SP codec at all times was implemented by the hardware side only.

Maybe this is also the reason Sony keeps making bad software - to teach consumers a lesson for choosing to upload and download via the PC.

I wonder if Dolby patents (and deal) may have played a role... like confining the SP codec to hardware.

I heard the same theory. I have no idea why they would continue to do that, but if they have then perhaps a simple phone call between the parties could.....ahh it's all speculation at the end of the day but interesting nonetheless.

What do you see every time you go to the movies? A reiteration of the Dolby patent. The movie lobby is the big bucks here, Sony Pictures or not - I am betting that Dolby wouldn't move an inch.