Kosy

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I've got a MD Hifi and would like to record mp3s from my PC straight to MD. My hifi has an optical input so thats no problem.

Does my sound card need to have an optical out?
What type of cable would i need inorder for it to be cd quality?

Cheers guys,

Kos

GEJL

I didn't think it was possible to play MP3 off a minidisc? I thought it used some other compression method (ATRAC or something?). Be happy to be proved wrong, though. What are you going to use to play it?

Kosy

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I want to put mp3s on MD so that i can play em on
my portable player i just got

I should have said that i would change the mp3s to .wav so it should work. Sorry!

(Edited to say i need to record to my hifi MD though as
the portable doesnt record)

[Edited by Kosy - 11/28/2001 5:53:28 PM]

GEJL

Just found this site... http://www.t-station.net/md_record_mp3.html

Only glanced at it, though, but seems to have useful stuff. The first thing I looked at was only talking about recording analogue from your PC, so haven't yet determined if it's possible to do it digitally...

Now, does anyone know if you can backup your hard drive onto MD???

Kosy

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Cheers for the link
I don't think you would want to back up your hard disc to MD,
if im remember in right MDs can only hold about 85mb!!

ScoobyDoo555

You need a S/PDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface) to Optical converter. They aren't that cheap either coz you're converting a Semi-Professional digital format into optical (light pipe).....

Is it a SoundBlaster card?

Dan

Robertio

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Cheap and easy way:

Get a 3.5mm jack to 2 phono lead.
Plug the jack into the output from your soundcard on the pc, the phono into your minidisc / hifi.
Press record on the md, and play on the pc.

dsmith

But that is analogue. I guess we can all record analogue easier but it would be good to do it digitally and avoid any losses in the D to A then A to D process.

Cant say I've seen a sound card with a digital out on it though (either coax or optical) ?

ptholt

soundblaster series that come with the live drive bay have optical in and out on.Liek soundblaster live platinum and audigy.

have used it to make minidiscs in the past

Kosy

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Cheers guys!
(Looks like ill need to buy a new sound card too then
Praise the lord for student loans..... )

Edited to say that the site GEJL found is great for MD stuff.

[Edited by Kosy - 11/28/2001 11:12:34 PM]

pwebb

there are quite a few external converters around that connect via USB to a pc/mac and output digital signal direct to minidsic or other digital recorder - xitel are the best known - available widely in the uk.

check out reviews at: http://www.minidisco.com/miniordermp3.html

then seacrh the www for best deals over here

Paul W

Kosy

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Cheers Paul

dharbige

I think Sony actually do a mini-disc drive in 3.5" format. I'm sure that would do the trick !


Actually I'm wrong - it can only write data discs.

[Edited by dharbige - 11/29/2001 1:41:26 PM]