One for the Sony Net MD Users
Got a Net MD? Sick and tired of OpenMG Jukebox? I know I am - it sucks⌠half my tracks donât convert properly, so are just however many minutes of silence. Plus, it doesnât properly support any form of MP3 and has that annoying âCheck-In/Outâ feature.
Anyway, I was searching around for an alternative method to OpenMG and stumbled across this little gem. Youâll need Nero Burning Rom + the Imagedrive function and Sony Simple Burner (should come with your Net MD). To enjoy a simple method of transferring MP3s or other music files onto your Net MD, follow these stepsâŚ
- Open Nero, select Audio CD from the presets and drag all the MP3âs you want into it. Nero is far less picky about formats and sample rates. I found this method foolproof.
- Save or âBurnâ your CD to your hard drive (not your burner). Nero will give you a default filename of âimage.nrgâ
- Use Neroâs Imagedrive (bundled with Nero) to mount the .nrg (CD-image) you just created. Lets say Drive âFâ for this example.
- Select your âvirtual Fâ CD drive in Simple Burner and burn it to Minidisc. When you are done, trash the large .nrg file sitting on your desktop.
Advantages of this Method:
- You are using reliable software.
- Check-in/check-out is avoided.
- Unlike OpenMG, files arenât left all over your hard drive.
- You can delete and re-arrange the downloaded tracks on your MD without having to resort to connecting it back to your PC.
- It is faster and doesnât thrash your hard drive.
There you go⌠you should now be on the way to Net MD blissâŚ