SHARP MD-SR 70 possible to convert to PC audio?

[sybre]

Hi,

I'm using a rather old MD recorder of mine, (SHARP MD-SR70 - i'm not sure how well regarded it is here!) and i have many recordings done on it from 4-5 years back. I would like to upload them to my computer to burn to a mp3 and to CD. How do i do this? I've connected it to my computer speakers, and i'm at a total loss as to what programs i can use, or whether this is possible in the first place.

Would appreciate some help! I'm not good at this at all. Thank you everyone!

[A440]

The only thing to do with that unit (and all older MD units until the introduction of Hi-MD) is to connect headphone out to line-in of your computer and record in realtime.

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=7070

If your computer (like many laptops) only has a mic-in jack, you can get Line-in via USB with the Griffin iMic. It works with all USB ports, not just Mac.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...78&Tpk=imic

Only one unit allows you to upload those old recordings as digital files: the MZ-RH1, the newest and probably last minidisc recorder. Nothing else will do it. (It's also sold as the MZ-M200, the exact same unit bundled with a Sony ECM-DS70P microphone.) It comes with free Sony software, SonicStage, that runs on a PC--not a Mac. I don't think old MD recordings can be uploaded to a Mac.

Depending on how you value your time and how many recordings you want to upload, it might be worth it. You should make the decision soon, because they are slowly disappearing and Sony seems to have stopped production.

http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopexd.asp?id=734