[RNLD] minidisc problems

[Frank Seidel]

Hello Bill,

did you check if your deck can read the MD format you used to record those
MD's back in the day?

Best,

Frank


On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Bill Poser <billposer2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am transferring the audio from a bunch of Sony minidiscs recorded 15
> years ago. Some of them will not play in the minidisc deck I am using
> (Denon DMD-1000). The deck tries for a while to read the table of contents,
> then announces that the table of contents is unreadable.
>
> I am wondering whether anyone has experience with this and knows whether
> these discs may nonetheless be readable. In particular:
>
>
>    1. my impression is that such errors normally result from a damaged
>    minidsic, but I wonder if it is possible for them to result from a fussy
>    deck? My deck appears to be in good condition but is and bought used
>    2. if the problem is indeed due to damage to the minidisc, is it
>    possible to reconstruct the table of contents and so render the discs
>    playable?
>
> Bill
>



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