Transfer Hi-md To Old Format

[JBevan]

I used NH-700 to record conference speakers in Hi-MD format with great results. Only problem is that the equipment used to copy these talks onto cassette tapes can't read this format. (The organisation is a small charity and we provide tapes of talks for members who can't attend the meetings. It has used minidisc recorders for years - but in my naivety I hadn't realised there were different formats). So I transferred the talks to my PC using Sonic Stage and then recorded them onto minidisc in Net-MD format (which was the only other option it offered). Unfortunately - as I now realise - this isn't much help as the equipment can't read that either. I can now play the talks from my PC through the PC's speakers and I can play them on my NH-700. Can anyone tell me a simple way of either recording them in "old" MD format and/or how to transfer them from my PC to a cassette tape? or to a CD, playable through ordinary CD player?

[maaszy]

Not sure which version of sonicstage you have - I don't yet have a MD player but ave downloaded 2.3 from sony to have a play withe the software. This version will allow you to load wav, mp3, wma and oma files to "create audio CD". If you can play from your PC you should be able to simply create an audio CD. Alternatively you could do a real-time recording from the line-out on your PC

[1kyle]

I used NH-700 to record conference speakers in Hi-MD format with great results.  Only problem is that the equipment used to copy these talks onto cassette tapes can't read this format.  (The organisation is a small charity and we provide tapes of talks for members who can't attend the meetings.  It has used minidisc recorders for years - but in my naivety I hadn't realised there were different formats).  So I transferred the talks to my PC using Sonic Stage and then recorded them onto minidisc in Net-MD format (which was the only other option it offered).  Unfortunately - as I now realise - this isn't much help as the equipment can't read that either.  I can now play the talks from my PC through the PC's speakers and I can play them on my NH-700.  Can anyone tell me a simple way of either recording them in "old" MD format and/or how to transfer them from my PC to a cassette tape? or to a CD, playable through ordinary CD player?

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I'm not quite sure what the problem is here

If you want to record on Cassette Tape why not just connect the Headphone / Line out socket on the NH-700 to any old cassette tape recorder's Line In -- or even easier if the organisation has old Minidisc recorders (probably Pre-NET MD) you can still connect the output of your recorder to the input of their's.

Now if you really want to make CD's then you'll need something like NERO and a Recording program --which you probably got with your sound card.

If you don't have Nero I think you can download a trial version --but it's so useful anyway just get it.

1) connect your 700 to your PC and start SS transfer (But DON'T TRANSFER).

2) press the play button

3) Start your recording software on your PC to record as a WAV or WMA file.

4) Now burn a CD of this WAV file --but burn it with the "Image Recorder" in Nero -- so you don't have to burn a Physical CD.

If the conference speeches were more than 80 Mins then use the WAV editor in NERO or your Sound recording program to break up the recording into 80 min chunks.

4) Now with Nero's DRIVE IMAGE you can mount your "Virtual CD" and then you can play it etc.

5) Using the output of your sound card record this to a tape or whatever.

You can also burn to "physical CD's which will play on any standard CD player.

If these methods don't work then I haven't understood the question - so perhaps you could explain exactly what you want.

Cheers

-K

(If for some reason you can't get any sound using SS --then as it's speech --just connect the headphone socket of the minidisc recorder to the Line in on your sound card -- press play and start your recorder program. Ensure Line In is selected as your recording source and then proceed as above.

I think even Windows has a basic recording facility).

Edited January 7, 2005 by 1kyle

[vova]

I would try to transfer files to MD in "SP mode". If this works you are home free because this is the oldest mode that any MD on the planet should read

[JBevan]

I'm not quite sure what the problem is here

If you want to record on Cassette Tape why not just  connect the Headphone / Line out socket on the NH-700 to any old cassette tape recorder's Line In  -- or even easier if the organisation has old Minidisc recorders (probably Pre-NET MD) you can still connect the output of your recorder to the input of their's.

Now if you really want to make CD's then you'll need something like NERO and a Recording program --which you probably got with your sound card.

If you don't have Nero I think you can download a trial version --but it's so useful anyway just get it.

1) connect your 700 to your PC and start SS transfer (But DON'T TRANSFER).

2) press the play button

3) Start your recording software on your PC to record as a WAV or WMA file.

4) Now burn a CD of this WAV file --but burn it with the "Image Recorder" in Nero -- so you don't have to burn a Physical CD.

If the conference speeches were more than 80 Mins then use the WAV editor in NERO or your Sound recording program to break up the recording into 80 min chunks.

4) Now with Nero's DRIVE IMAGE you can mount your "Virtual CD" and then you can play it etc.

5) Using the output of your sound card record this to a tape or whatever.

You can also burn to "physical CD's which will play on any standard CD player.

If these methods don't work then I haven't understood the question - so perhaps you could explain exactly what you want.

Cheers

-K

(If for some reason you can't get any sound using SS --then as it's speech --just connect the headphone socket of the minidisc recorder to the Line in on your sound card  -- press play and start your recorder program. Ensure Line In is selected as your recording source and then  proceed as above.

I think even Windows has a basic recording facility).

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Thanks - your first suggestion worked. (I said I was a novice!)