vnicolosi

Greetings, Opera singer here. Read a lot of these forums and actually have gotten quite far thanks to all of your help. Bought the MD recorder and microphone. Recorded live with my MD a concert performace. Downloaded Audacity, used the mike jacks to record the track onto my PC (Although I can't seem to save it for some reason) and now no matter what I do I can't seem to get the darn thing onto a CD. What am I missing? How do I save it? I have read some things on these posts about converting it to a WAV file?? What the heck does that mean? Will it take another program download? Will I ever see the finish line?? Help! They didn't teach me anything about this stuff in music school!! What do I do next to get the darn thing onto a CD?

Sorry folks I am posting a reply to my own post! :ohmy: I think I just found the answers I was looing for. V

Hi Folks! Sorry if this is a question you've answered a hundred times - if you have, you can just direct me in the direction of finding the answer. I just bought my first MD player/recorder: SONY MZ-R700 It is used but in excellent condition and came with all the right cables and everything. Here's the thing. What I need to do with it is make live recordings (via microphone) of classes and lessons and then transfer those recordings onto CD. I can't for the life of me figure out how to transfer something FROM my MD onto a CD through my computer. Any suggestions? Thanks again! V

Ha! I have to laugh 'cause this stuff must seem so simple to you guys but I had to reread your email four times before I got the general gist . . . :laugh: But your ideas sound good. Thanks for taking the time to write them down for me. These omni directional condensors - could I just plug those into a mike jack on my MD or would I have to get something else to go with them? Also, can any old MD make my minidisc recording into a CD? Or can only certain MD's do that? Finally, do I need special software to plug my MD into my Dell or will any CD burner program recognize the MD once I plug in the USB cable? Muchos thanks

<You can also use a unit without a mic jack by plugging a small preamp into the line-in and use that in conjunction with the microphones> Very clever! I hadn't thought of that! Actually right now I am looking at the MZ-R700 models. Auctions are pretty good though of course I have to settle for an older one - but if it does a good job. Any suggestions for a microphone type?

Why not maximum? Because I am SO sure I can't afford it!! Right now I am scouring the Ebay auctions - look for something under $100 dollars. Then I will hunt out the microphone! Do you still respect me?? Ignoramus.

Hello, First off this is an awesome forum! Okay I am a professional opera singer looking to invest in a portable minidisc player/recorder. Suggestions? My goal is to make recordings of opera rehearsals for later study / marketing purposes. The recordings need to be good quality but they don't have to be wow amazing quality. Portable is a must since I travel so much and will often have to leave the recorder somewhere in the hall to record while I am working. Hall sizes will range from small rooms with piano accompaniment (for lessons / coachings) to three thousand seat auditoriums with full orchestra & chorus. I know I know - that sounds nuts, but most singers I have seen leave their minidiscs on the stage itself to record those rehearsals. Also would appreciate suggestions for microphones. Thank you thank you thankyou Your friendly local minidisc ignoramus.