System-Requirements

• This app needs the .NET runtime framework V1.1 (23 MB), which can be flawlessly installed side by side with other versions of the .NET runtime,  and DirectX V9. Both are also available from Windows Update and by default already included in Windows Vista, so there is a good chance that these libraries are already installed at your PC. Important: In case you get runtime errors during recording, please check if you have installed only V2.0. In such a case make sure that you have installed V1.1 of the .NET framework as well. These Windows components are designed to work flawlessly side by side with both versions beeing installed.

• You need to have installed SonicStage and/or OpenMG besides the NetMD drivers. If you have stability problems with one of these apps an update to the latest version of SonicStage (V4.2) might help.

• Direct Audio CD burning is possible with Windows XP and Vista.

• Works also under Windows Vista, but requires to be started with Admin rights (right click to start the program). This is a requirement also for other NetMD applications.

Application Interface-Language

• This application includes an English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese interface. GUI language is chosen automatically, dependent on the language settings of Windows, default is English.

Compatibility

• If you get the error "A required .DLL file, MSCOREE.DLL, was not found", the .NET runtime is not installed on your system, please install this first
• For a correct compatibility check, download and install the app. Upon first start the compatibility with your system is checked.
• In case of "Error 6" check if you have installed SonicStage. Check if SonicStage works fine. Make sure, that you start the program with admin rights.
• Tested with Sony NetMD Recorders MZ-N1, N910, JB-980 and with the Hi-MD Player MZ-DH10P (Win NMD works with Hi-MD only when NetMD MDs are inserted).

Install/Uninstall/Update/Start

• Install: Double-Click setup-the file.
• Uninstall: The app can be uninstalled via the control panel.
   
• You can check from my app if a new version is available: click the "i-Button". Then open the "Support & Version Check" register page in the dialog. Click the "Check for Updates" button. You get a list of current issues and if available, current bug fixes.
  
  Update: Go to the control panel and uninstall the old version of "Win NMD". Then download and execute the new setup-file.
   
• Start: Click Start/Programs/Win NMD/Win NMD. Under Windows Vista, please right-click and choose start with admin privileges. The application requires as all other NetMD applications admin rights.
   

Support

• First have a look at the help page
• Write an Email: chris@winnmd.net
• Check if there are news or discussions at the forum of minidisc.org.

Unique Key-Features

• Records and saves a selected number of individual tracks from MD to the PC as separated MP3 or WAV files without additional user action (no trimming and splitting). Recorded tracks are named (and tagged) after the MD song title and optionally after additional information about the song like record mode or track length. Uses analogue, real-time (1x) recording from line-out to the PC.
  If you have a NetMD deck, optical digital recording is  possible, too.
• Directly burn the recorded music onto a Music CD. With one checkbox-click the recorded files are automatically burned to an Audio CD. This feature requires Windows XP.
• Possibility to record a number of tracks into one sound file continuously. Along with the recording a .CUE file is automatically created, which contains the exact song timings and song names. This makes it possible to easily burn this recording e.g. with Nero to CD with best possible song timings. (new in V1.3)
• "freedb"-access, get title information for albums that are already on MD. Chinese (BGK, BIG5) and Japanese (Shift-Jis) encoded database entries can be correctly used for titling. Record your CDs to MD using your HiFi CD player and a optical connection in order to get maximum sound quality. Title the album on MD using Win NMD and the internet database for CD album names, freedb.
• Unicode compatible application with proper codepage conversation for the MD player. Enabling direct input of Japanese and Chinese characters regardless of Operating System language.

Additional features

• Title the MD and the Songs with Japanse/Chinese characters in the DoubleByte area, which are shown on special remote controls. This can be done without any codepage conversations, as this app is Unicode compatible and allows direct keyboard-input.
• Title the songs with Japanese Katakana characters in the SingleByte-Area, which are correctly displayed by the MD players on the display of the unit and on the standard remote control.
• Copy a configurable list of the MD contents to the clipboard and paste the list as a table to MS Excel.
• Mass title renaming: you can prepare or copy a number of lines of text to the clipboard and then use these text line for titling the MD songs.
• Control playback of MD, reorder of tracks, disc erase command, Eject and Power-Off commands for NetMD decks.
• Check for update-feature. Easy check for the (free!) updates.

Screenshots

Screenshot 1: New mini-mode and sys-tray icon (in mini-mode or in minimized state)

Screenshot 2: Version 1.3 (English interface)

Screenshot 3: Recording options (version 1.3)

Screenshot 4: Recording progress dialog (with new sound level meter)

Screenshot 5: Version 1.2 Showing the Freedb function, which titles the songs on MD if they are a complete album copy from a known CD. This way you can copy your songs from HiFi CD player optical, and later title the MD using this free internet service, which is similar to the commercial cddb function. A Codepage-option allows the codepage conversion from Japanese (Shift-Jis) and Chinese (Big5, GBK) so the titles in the MD double byte can be written correctly in the Shift-Jis Format.

Screenshot 6: Showing MD content, titled with freedb internet database. Two hits, one with Chinese and one with English characters make it possible in this case, to automatically fully expose the titling capabilities of MD technology. In this case the MD player unit would show the English characters and a Double-Byte capable remote control would show the Chinese characters.