Recording to computer

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 12 Jan 2006 5:29 pm

I have a MD file. What would be the easiest way to transfer this to computer to burn a CD or should I just buy a CD recorder?

Thanks,
Russ

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 12 Jan 2006 5:51 pm

MD file ???? What is that? I am here to learn as well as help.

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 12 Jan 2006 6:16 pm

Is the file on a hard disk now?

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 12 Jan 2006 7:10 pm

Minidisc. Am I that low tech?

I want to put this on my computer so I can burn a CD. Is there an inexpensive USB audio conection? My friend told me to look into Mbox. The Mbox2 is a bit more than I want to spend.

Thanks

Tom Diemer · Post by **Tom Diemer** » 12 Jan 2006 7:31 pm

Here is the perfect (and inexpensive) device for this. Around $69 street value.
http://www.xitel.com/product_mdpio.htm

Problem is, it says it's only sold in Europe. Must be some copywrite law blocking it or something.

Real nice review on it here: http://www.dansdata.com/xitel.htm

Another even cheaper option is the Sundblaster USB-MP3 audio card - has analog and digital inputs, I think it would work, though it isn't a direct transfer. Somewhere in the $55.00 range.
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=84&subcategory=85&product=11183

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 13 Jan 2006 2:17 am

Russ, thanks for the info. No, you are not low tech. I just haven't gotten into the Sony systems and didn't recognize the abbreviation. The first step to knowledge is understanding that you are ignorant. Now I am less ignorant. Thanks, Russ.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 13 Jan 2006 3:40 am

It should have an anlog out (preferably a "line" type output but a headphone out will work. You can connect it just like a tape deck or a stereo and record to the hard drive as wav files. Then you can burn the Audio CD.

See this: http://the-predator.tripod.com/dell/sec7-9.html

Frank Huysveld · Post by **Frank Huysveld** » 13 Jan 2006 7:23 am

one good program for reroding to pc
vinyl,tape,mini-disc, and many more.
www.polderbits.com

greets
frank

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Jan 2006 7:48 am

I have a Sony Minidisc too and, unfortunately, one cannot send a digital file out of it to the computer. You must play it in ANALOG mode by running a wire with a miniplug from the headphone jack to your sound card. Then record it in real time again using Polderbits or another similar program, and then you can save that as a wav or mp3 file, and then can burn it to CDR. Stupid system if you ask me. What's the point of going digital if you're forced to go back to analog in the end anyway? Ticks me off...

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 13 Jan 2006 8:32 am

Sony's can be annoying- they often have an optical input but only analogue audio out.
If you have a top of the range one, just check for digital outputs.
If it's optical it will show a little red light.
If it's electrical it might say S/PDif and look like a phono connecter - I think you'd call it an RCA.
If you've got either of those, all you need is a soundcard with the relevant input.

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Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 15 Jan 2006 6:27 pm

Thanks for all the help!

Russ

John Pelz · Post by **John Pelz** » 15 Jan 2006 8:49 pm

If you haven't yet got anything, Russ, you might want to check out the Griffin iMic. Goes for around $30, and is available lots of places online. The iMic is a USB external sound card, accepts mic (has a pre-amp) & line-level signals, works on both Macs & PCs, and includes recording software. Beware, though, as the mic/line-level toggle switch is counterintuitively labelled. The mic setting is under the speaker symbol rather than the mic symbol, so it's easy to set the switch incorrectly and wonder why the input isn't working. On the whole, though, the iMic has got lots of bang for the buck!

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 25 Jan 2006 5:13 pm

I got a free download. Audacity is a nice program. I was able to send the audio outs into the computer and export as a wav file. I then was able to burn to CD. Thanks for all the help. You can find the file at:

www.audacity.sourceforge.net/

Russ[This message was edited by Russ Tkac on 25 January 2006 at 05:16 PM.]

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 25 Jan 2006 8:04 pm

Audicity is great. I use it almost exclusively !

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