katerman Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 i know the scope of this vague question is rather wide, but i'll ask anyway: which minidisc player on the market now is best for converting tracks on minidisc to .mp3 format? i have an iBook, and i'll admit, i'm still rather clueless on whether this can be done with what i have, and if so, what the best way to do it is. any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 i know the scope of this vague question is rather wide, but i'll ask anyway: which minidisc player on the market now is best for converting tracks on minidisc to .mp3 format? ...None (or in other words, they are equally bad). The only way is real-time upload using analog out of MD unit to analog in of computer's sound card. (some MD decks have digital outs, in this case it could be digital to digital) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 well, i have found this handy little device: "Edirol UA-1A USB Audio Interface" (available through the apple store). this seems to be exactly what i need, as it would allow me to "easily convert analog signal into digital data and send it to your Macintosh." however, since an MD's output is (naturally) digital, i'd rather find a similar device that takes digital output and transfers it to my iBook using USB or FireWire, for example. does anyone know of a device like this? many thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 well, i have found this handy little device: "Edirol UA-1A USB Audio Interface" (available through the apple store). this seems to be exactly what i need, as it would allow me to "easily convert analog signal into digital data and send it to your Macintosh." however, since an MD's output is (naturally) digital, i'd rather find a similar device that takes digital output and transfers it to my iBook using USB or FireWire, for example. does anyone know of a device like this? nevermind. i seem to have answered my own question: http://edirol.com/products/info/ua1d.html that said, however, has anyone had experience transferring files from a minidisc to a computer using this piece of equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 Yes you can use that too, it's pretty much the same thing (real-time transfer). Only if you are going to use an MD unit with analog output you need UA-1A (~$80 before taxes and shipping) not UA-1D. http://edirol.com/products/info/ua1a.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 well, my current plan is to buy a minidisc with digital output because i'm more concerned with the signal that is passed to my computer than that which is passed to, say, my stereo (which only accepts analog). and, in order to connect to the latter, i'll just get a cheap (~$7?) digital-to-analog converter. sound reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 well, my current plan is to buy a minidisc with digital output because i'm more concerned with the signal that is passed to my computer than that which is passed to, say, my stereo (which only accepts analog). and, in order to connect to the latter, i'll just get a cheap (~$7?) digital-to-analog converter. sound reasonable?There are no modern portable units with digital out only decks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 There are no modern portable units with digital out only decks.so this is bogus? or does it only refer to non-portable devices? "The UA-1D is equipped with both optical and coaxial digital connections, providing you with the ability to connect any device that conforms to the S/Pdif standard, including component CD recorders, minidisk players/recorders, digital home receivers, DAT, etc." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 so this is bogus? or does it only refer to non-portable devices? "The UA-1D is equipped with both optical and coaxial digital connections, providing you with the ability to connect any device that conforms to the S/Pdif standard, including component CD recorders, minidisk players/recorders, digital home receivers, DAT, etc."first portable MD recorders had digital out (but it was a long time ago), plus some of stationary units still do have digital outs so they are not lying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 ah, got it. thanks for your help. do you have any recommendations on which adapter to use from a standard minidisc output to an analog input that the UA-1A accepts? (i figure they're all pretty much the same.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 ah, got it. thanks for your help. do you have any recommendations on which adapter to use from a standard minidisc output to an analog input that the UA-1A accepts? (i figure they're all pretty much the same.)UA-1A is the adapter, all you need is minijack-to-RCA audio cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 that's what i meant--the cables are all the same, right? (i won't be offended if you don't reply because the answer seems clear.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 and shoot, now that you know why i want an MD and the primary way in which i'm going to use it (besides listening to and recording onto MDs), which one would you suggest? others seem to like the mz-n10... would that be too much or too little for what i plan to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 and shoot, now that you know why i want an MD and the primary way in which i'm going to use it ...honestly I have no idea. You just mentioned that you want to transfer files from MD to iBook, but what will the source of your MD recordings be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 probably my iBook, if it's possible, but i also have a CD player and tape deck hooked up to a stereo receiver that could act as the source, and i might like to record through a mic as well. the two most important would be source=computer and source=microphone (do any MDs have microphones?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 probably my iBook, if it's possible, but i also have a CD player and tape deck hooked up to a stereo receiver that could act as the source, and i might like to record through a mic as well. the two most important would be source=computer and source=microphone (do any MDs have microphones?).if iBook is your source why don't you just make MP3's without transfering it to MD first? Some of the recorders have Mic-IN so you'll have to buy a mic separetely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katerman Posted January 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 well, that's because i have some recordings on minidisc that i'd like to convert to .mp3 so i can put them on the web. sorry, i should have mentioned that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 well, that's because i have some recordings on minidisc that i'd like to convert to .mp3 so i can put them on the web. sorry, i should have mentioned that before.if you plan to do live recordings you probably need a unit with a mic-in. You also may prefer to have a recorder where you can adjust the volume while it is recording without pausing it, if so you'll have to get a Sharp, because Sony units can't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umberto Eklat Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Hi All: Just read all your previous messages and I was thinking people in this thread could be of help. I have an MD, an iMac, and I plan to buy an iMic to transfer my music to the iMac. Here's the question: what is the best and cheapest software for the Mac (of course) that I can use with the iMic? I've downloaded various kinds of Macintosh recording software including Coaster, which is free, Sound Studio, and Audacity. The last two didn't work on my iBook (have no access to the iMac as of this writing) because while Sound Studio looked for veclib on the iBook (which runs OS 9.0.4), Audacity enabled a bit erratically. More than five times, launching Audacity would crash my system. So what should I do? Or should I use Edirol instead, in terms of hardware and look for other software to record with it? Any input is appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hi All: Just read all your previous messages and I was thinking people in this thread could be of help. I have an MD, an iMac, and I plan to buy an iMic to transfer my music to the iMac. Here's the question: what is the best and cheapest software for the Mac (of course) that I can use with the iMic? I've downloaded various kinds of Macintosh recording software including Coaster, which is free, Sound Studio, and Audacity. The last two didn't work on my iBook (have no access to the iMac as of this writing) because while Sound Studio looked for veclib on the iBook (which runs OS 9.0.4), Audacity enabled a bit erratically. More than five times, launching Audacity would crash my system. So what should I do? Or should I use Edirol instead, in terms of hardware and look for other software to record with it? Any input is appreciated. Thanks.I have recorded from my Sony 505 to my iMac via an iMic. For software, I use CD Spin Doctor, which is bundled with Roxio Toast Titanium. Works like a charm. No system problems. Looks like a tape deck: Press play on your MD player, set the recording levels and you're ready to go. For editing sound files, I use Peak LE, which is bundled with Toast with Jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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