If someone comes up with a work around, that would be great. =A0I have a fr=
iend in the same situation, purchased a used HI-MD for use as a drop record=
er, and then realized there was no support in his mac. =A0In the end...he p=
urchased the cheapest old used PC he could find(I think he picked one up fo=
r about $30 at a yard sale), cleared everything but the OS, loaded sonic st=
age(sony's proprietory program to manage minidiscs), and uses it only to co=
nvert upload his files, convert them to wav, then moves them via jump drive=
or some such to his mac. =A0Cumbersome, but it works.
From: davimon100 <>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5:45 PM
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Sony Hi-MD Mini disc - no longer compatible wi=
th Mac OSX
=A0
Can anyone advise how I can transfer audio files captured on a Sony MD/ Hi-=
MD to Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion). It is only now, after I bought a used Sony MD p=
layer, the mic capsules and built a battery box, that I thought to check th=
at the files could be imported/ exported OK to my MacBook. I tried the lat=
est Sony file for Mac and I get the message that the software is no longer =
working; certainly the MD is not recognised as a separate device on the Mac=
Book. Sony, it appears, have thrown in the towel on developing a new one.
I have been working on a boundary mic setup to record to a Mini-Disc, give=
n that I had read that the preamps aren't bad for such a small unit and tha=
t the files can record relatively uncompressed. I thought this would make =
a neat setup and leave rig for field recording. This certainly won't be th=
e case if there isn't a way to get the files off the discs and into a DAW.
I'd appreciate any suggestions you have on a workaround for this - hopefull=
y one that doesn't involve me buying a PC as well.
Thanks,
David
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