Pedro good Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Hello I have a Sony MZ-N707 I record using a Sony ECM 907 mic, I use a Macbook pro and wish to download my recording from Minidisc to the Macbook , the 707 minidisc has an earpiece output and a lead with a usb output , when I connect to the Macbook the 707 is not coming up as detected . Is there an app or a way I can do this or are the technologies un-adaptable ? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Not with the 707. To get it off digitally you would need either: a. A (full size) deck with optical out or b. An MZ-RH1 (or MZ-M200, same thing). Sorry but that's just the way life is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro good Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thank you sfbp for your reply , At least a crumb of hope there as I do have a full size deck with an optical out (I think) I will get it out of storage. Would the optical lead needed have a particular input connector to plug into the Macbook pro ? Thanks in advance for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 sorry you will still need to find a sound card with optical in. I don't *think* that's the case for the Mac. You would need a sound DAW like a MOTU or something similar (half a dozen different manufacturers) to get the S/PDIF signal into the Macbook, unless I've missed something. In the PC world a $10 sound card will do the job. Maybe you need to beg, borrow or steal a PC to plug a sound card (Terratec is nice) into the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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