What new capabilities does Hi-MD equipment provide vs. the existing Minidisc?
• Hi-MD equipment can record audio to Hi-MD media in uncompressed PCM (16bits/44.1khz, i.e. CD format) as well as in Sony’s ATRAC3plus encoding at 256kbps (“Hi-SP”) and 64kbps (“Hi-LP”). • Hi-MD recorders can be used as USB connected data drives on any PC supporting USB storage devices. • Microphone and line input (i.e. analog source) recordings made on Hi-MD equipment can be uploaded at high-speed to Windows PCs via SonicStage (Sony’s copyright-protecting audio transfer software).
• Hi-MD equipment can record audio to Hi-MD media in uncompressed PCM (16bits/44.1khz, i.e. CD format) as well as in Sony’s ATRAC3plus encoding at 256kbps (“Hi-SP”) and 64kbps (“Hi-LP”). • Hi-MD recorders can be used directly as USB connected data drives on any PC supporting USB storage devices (no additional drivers needed). • Microphone and line input (i.e. analog source) recordings made on Hi-MD equipment can be uploaded at high-speed to Windows PCs via SonicStage (Sony’s copyright-protecting audio transfer software).