Gracehypnosis

Ah..thank you everyone for all of your very helpful replies! I assume I will need to RFTM and it will explain clearly how to format the Minidiscs in the HiMD format? Audacity is OK, but I found another freeware that I prefer. It's called wavpad. It can be found/downloaded at www.nch.com.au. It comes with a few other goodies such as CD burning, CD ripping and a conversion tool. Susan

I should have read back through some of these postings. It seems that with the 910 and SS 3.4, I WILL be able to make voice recordings with a mic, transfer via USB cable to my PC and convert/save as WAV files. If this is true, then I will be one happy lady! BTW, I did (what I thought was) a lot of research on mics. I ended up with the Sony 907. It is fine to use when I record onto the Minidisc player but DREADFUL for recording right onto my PC via the soundcard. I have since tried a few cheap mics on the minidisc and frankly, they sound just as good as the 907. Mind you, the only thing I am recording, is my voice (for hypnotherapy sessions, not music or concerts. The 907 was very expensive (CDN $169 with taxes and shipping). I may end up selling it on E-bay! Susan

Hi Justin and thanks for your reply. I downloaded and installed SS 3.4 successfully. As I said before, I am using a borrowed Minidisc recorder, MZ-N707 until my 910 arrives. I made a voice recording with my mic, played it back through the minidisc and it sounds great. I then connected the MD to my PC with the USB cable and launched SS 3.4. The MD was recognised and I could see my voice track in the transfer screen. I clicked the arrow to transfer to my library and it seemed to be doing something, however, the track never shows up in my library. I read the help file and it says that any track that has a certain color of music note icon beside it, cannot be transferred from the device TO the library. My voice tracks have that icon beside them. It's half blue and half grey as opposed to all blue which CAN be transferred. The section of the help file that I am reading is under "transferring from a NetMD back to my library" and here is the quote: "Notes * The following tracks on a Net MD (marked with the blue/grey music icon ) may not be able to be transferred back to My Library on your computer: o Tracks transferred from another computer o Tracks recorded using a device other than a computer (for example, an MD deck) " So I assume this is what you are referring to when you say that the 707 is not as advanced as the 910...? Or are you saying that even with the 910 and SS 3.4, I will NOT be able to make a recording with my mic and transfer those files to my PC/Library? (your post suggests that this can only be done with the RH1 ) As well, will I be able to use my regular Minidiscs in the 910 and successfully transfer voice recordings to the library or must I buy the Hi-MDs? I appreciate your help. Thanks! Susan

Hi... thanks for replying. I think you misunderstood my question:) I have already ordered the 910. It's in the mail as I type. In the meantime, I am using a borrowed 707, which has the same voice recording capability as the 910. What I need to know is, how do I transfer a voice-recorded file over FROm Minidics to PC and then convert it to either WAV or MP3. I have Sonic Stage 2.0 from a previous minidisc and I can't seem to find out how to do this. Thanks, Susan

Hello, I am a new member here and could really use your help. I am a hypnotherapist and as a part of my job, I make hypnosis recordings for my clients. For the past 2 years, I've been recording into my PC, using Mixcraft software to edit the recordings then save them in either .WAV or .MP3 format. Over the past 5 years, I've purchased no less than TWO minidisc players, 2 Ipods (a mini and a 5th generation) and an RCA voice recorder. Neither of the minidiscs have a mic-in jack (ARGH!!) The Ipod mini does not have recording capabilites..and guess what, neither does the 5h generation Ipod! (double ARGH!!!!!!) The RCA voice recorder seemed like a great option for me...but! the recorded format is a .VOC, which is totally useless to me since it cannot be converted to any other format! So, I've recently borrowed a minidisc 707 from the media department of a college where I teach part-time. I've made a test recording on the 707, using a new mic (Sony 907 condenser), and the quality is excellent. However, I have no idea how to move and then convert the recorded file to MP3 or WAV on my PC. The manual doesn't go into that. I guess it's a software feature.. Anyway, I've now ordered the RH910 from Amazon. I've already browsed through the manual which is online in .PDF format, but again, although it has a chapter on transferring music FROM PC to minidisc, it omits to tell me how to transfer from MINIDISC TO PC and then convert the file to WAV or MP3. Would you kindly tell me how to do this, please? Point-form would be ideal. If you could send a copy of your reply to my email address as well as posting it, I will be eternally grateful! (gracehypnosis@gmail.com) Just out of interest, I ordered the 910 from Amazon.com and had it sent to a friend in the U.S. He will then mail it to me. Amazon does not ship this itme to Canada, where I live. All quite frustrating! Mind you, the price was right...I paid $167.00 plus $10 tax. Since the Cdn and US $ are almost at par, it was a very good deal! Thanks in advance for your help! Susangracehypnosis@gmail.com