Help! How do I get Audacity to read input from a minidisc player

[davegos]

Hi,

I'd like to edit Minidisc tracks on my laptop. I've been told I should be able to do this in Audacity but I can't even get it to read the incoming information. My minidisc player is a Portadisk MDP 500; I connect it to my laptop via the USB ports.

Hope you can help.

Thanks

Dave

[ratbagradio]

  davegos said:

Hi,

I'd like to edit Minidisc tracks on my laptop. I've been told I should be able to do this in Audacity but I can't even get it to read the incoming information. My minidisc player is a Portadisk MDP 500; I connect it to my laptop via the USB ports.

Hope you can help.

Thanks

Dave

Convert your audio to WAV. Audacity can read that.

[The Low Volta]

hi there... have a look at this thread and ... I should have read more carefully what kind of machine you had overthere, so please ignore me and see greenmachine's post for useful info

Edited January 20, 2007 by The Low Volta

[greenmachine]

From the manual (page 25, available here):

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USB INSTALLATION

PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder

Universal Serial Bus (USB) audio transfer is provided for

easy exchange of audio with a compatible computer.

The format of the transfer is streaming audio – the

software you are using on the computer will control the

stored file format of the audio data.

The PORTADISC will automatically start any required

software installation when connected via a USB cable to

a computer.

WINDOWS 98 / WINDOWS 2000 USERS

1. Connect a USB cable between the PORTADISC and

your computer.

2. Follow the installation instructions to install USB

drivers (if required) for your computer. You may

require your Windows installation discs. There is no

software supplied with the PORTADISC.

3. Once the drivers are installed, the USB interface

can be used. Please ensure the application you are

using is selected in order to record from the USB

audio source (normally found in options menu).

4. Should you wish to play back via USB from the

computer to the PORTADISC, playback has to be

selected to be USB audio. Most PC output paths

will default to less than unity gain. To correct this,

open the output gain control panel on the PC and

select from options – playback USB Audio Device –

then with the level page open ensure that both the

Wave level control and the Output level control are

set to maximum and un-muted.

MAC USERS (OS 9)

1. Connect a USB cable between the PORTADISC and

your computer.

2. Follow the installation instructions to install USB

drivers (if required) for your computer.

3. Once the drivers are installed, the USB interface

can be used. Please ensure the application you are

using is selected in order to record from the USB

audio source (normally found in options menu).