mdurois Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 Hi all, I am just about in tears as I've just discovered the concert I recorded, where I sang solo for an hour and a half--is now locked onto the minidisk. I recorded it with the Sony MX-N707. I had no idea that it was not possible to transfer files to the PC to make a CD. Is there *any* minidisk recorder in existence that has this capability? I am a classical singer and guess I will kiss goodby the $300+ I spent for the Sony and buy a different kind if there is one that will allow me to transfer the files to my PC and thus burn a CD for my friends? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 Yep, but you'd be paying $5000US for a hacked MD Data drive. So in reality, no. The only option is to record your MD to PC and then burn to CD, in real-time. It's not that bad, I do it alot. If you can fork it, a deck would be ideal - better output, and on some models digital out. All in real-time still, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmeg Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 Yep, but you'd be paying $5000US for a hacked MD Data drive. So in reality, no. The only option is to record your MD to PC and then burn to CD, in real-time. It's not that bad, I do it alot. If you can fork it, a deck would be ideal - better output, and on some models digital out. All in real-time still, of course.Perhaps these HiFi CD Burners can record in realtime to CD, so this would be another possibility if you don't want to use the PC. But then you would as mentioned still need a player with Line-Out (N1) or Optical out (deck). But perhaps even headphone out gives good results, I never tested this. If you have a good soundcard on the PC realtime-analog is still a very good and cheap solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAXMD Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 Well, mdurois, the previous two people's reply to you question is correct. I think you were asking about making digital copy of your MD recordings to your computer. Well the NetMD units only allow USB transfers from the computer to the MD recorder, but it can't go the other way (i.e. MD recorder to PC via USB). If you made the original recording of your concert through the digital input of your Sony MX-N707 (if it has a digital input) then you cannot make another digital transfer because SCMS will block it. But take heart mdurois, you can make analog copy of your MD recordings to your PC and then burn CD's with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 You don't have to buy a deck, you can buy a little portable player with an optical (digital) out and use that to burn to your CD. I linked to a dealer yesterday from one of these minidisc sites and saw one for pretty cheap, but I'm too lazy to go back and find it now. Shouldn't be to hard though. I'd recommend using your MD for the time being and wait until the end of this year by which time hopefully Apple will have added recording features to the iPod (note: this is hypothesis), which will summarily put an end to all of the MD nonsense that Sony has created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 The only option is to record your MD to PC and then burn to CD, in real-time. It's not that bad, I do it alot.What "real-time" software do you use for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 I use CoolEdit 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 The only option is to record your MD to PC and then burn to CD, in real-time. It's not that bad, I do it alot. "quote" Which MD-unit you use? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mystyler Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Simon, I used to use my Panasonic SJ-MR200, then my Aiwa AM-HX400, and now I use my Sony MDS-PC3 deck. Guest, yes you can use your N707's headphone out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 Simon, I used to use my Panasonic SJ-MR200, then my Aiwa AM-HX400, and now I use my Sony MDS-PC3 deck. Guest, yes you can use your N707's headphone out.How is the sound quality recorded to PC via headphone out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 How is the sound quality recorded to PC via headphone out?It's pretty good. Using analog cables around a computer gives it a hiss, and the real-time recording is a big pain. If you can still return your MD, for your purposes you might prefer either a DAT (professional quality sound, and digital output, but more expensive) or buying a hard-drive MP3 player with recording ability (like an Archos or a Creative Labs) with a powered microphone - it allows easy USB digital uploading and byt the time you get it on your computer it will sound better. MDs are convenient for recording, but they require you to stick with the MD format, without the ability to make digital backups or copies. A musician would probably find that unacceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 It's pretty good. Using analog cables around a computer gives it a hiss, and the real-time recording is a big pain. If you can still return your MD, for your purposes you might prefer either a DAT (professional quality sound, and digital output, but more expensive) or buying a hard-drive MP3 player with recording ability (like an Archos or a Creative Labs) with a powered microphone - it allows easy USB digital uploading and byt the time you get it on your computer it will sound better. MDs are convenient for recording, but they require you to stick with the MD format, without the ability to make digital backups or copies. A musician would probably find that unacceptable.Can you prefer any mp3 hard-drive player with digital outs and ins? what are good these type of players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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