Vienna snitzel Posted Saturday at 12:11 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:11 PM Hello folks, before upgrading my Windows 10 PC to Windows 11, I thought , it's a good idea to save my recordings from around 2020 to the PC. They are own recording for private use from trips to various Pacific Islands, public shows. So no rights should be infringed, if such an issue matters. . In managed to copy a few records to the PC, but then the audio stream was not recognized anymore. From a listing, I learned, that MZ-R50 - mine is # 1036711 - has ATRAC 4.0, Chip CXD - 2652AR. Plese check, if it is correct. I am still not sure, if it produces analog or digital data. There is no USB socket, just line in optical, line out is a 3,5 mm stereo plug. How can I make the PC fit for recording. My first attempts using Audacity were successful, but the setting looked not particularly reliable. What's the way to do it properly? Is a a/d converter required? I found some discussions about the reliability of Audacity, all quite dated. Hopefully, this community is still alive... Best wishes, Vienna snitzel, Vienna, Austria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vienna snitzel Posted yesterday at 10:15 AM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:15 AM vor 22 Stunden schrieb Vienna snitzel: Error: Read recordings from around 2000, Sry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Hi @Vienna snitzel. Welcome to the forum. The MZ-R50 only had a digital input, not a digital output, so the only way to get sound from it to your PC is via an analogue connection (use the 3.5mm Line Out connection rather than the headphone output for the best quality). How are you connecting it into your PC? Audacity should work fine but some more information regarding how you are connecting the MZ-R50 to your PC would help diagnose your problem. Is the MZ-R50 your only MiniDisc device? Many of the Hi-Fi decks have digital outputs, which would give you better quality. Additionally, it is now possible to rip the actual recordings from a MiniDisc with no loss of quality using the Web MiniDisc Pro software and a NetMD compatible device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vienna snitzel Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Hello, BearBoy, thanks for your message. Yes, the MZ-R50 is my only MD device. I tried a 3.5mm cable and used line out. I'm not sure, if "Volume" had an influence. Ripping my MDs, that's what I tried to do. For some reason, it has worked for 2 or 3 MDs, later I could watch the graphic signals, but I could not copy th erecording. Perhaps you have some recipe of the workflow for a dummie in electronics ... Best wishes from Vienna Vienna snitzel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vienna snitzel Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago I found this workflow: https://www.minidisc.wiki/guides/md-to-pc It is a little dated. Maybe there is a more simple way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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