mini disc to pc

LegacyUser

does anyone know how to get a mini disc onto a pc?

petes

Sellotape

StupidLikeAFox

hahaha, theres always one!

As far as i know ya need a certain type of minidisc player, a NetMD i believe

LegacyUser

i need to get this done, serious answers would be appriciated

demanufactured

if your trying to make wavs then you need to go into a music shop and buy a lead that has 2 headphone jacks on it....one end goes from the line out of the MD player and the other end in to youre pcs line in.

LegacyUser

i tried that, should i be able to hear it comming out of the pc's speaker?

demanufactured wrote:

if your trying to make wavs then you need to go into a music shop and buy a lead that has 2 headphone jacks on it....one end goes from the line out of the MD player and the other end in to youre pcs line in.

Wertz

NetMD is best way to go, using something like sony's SonicStage s/w.

If that's not an option then jack-to-jack and encode it in wav using the native sound recorder in windows, or there's program's available to encode it to mp3. Note that you need to have a line-in on your sound card for this to work...

petes

ColHol wrote:

hahaha, theres always one!

As far as i know ya need a certain type of minidisc player, a NetMD i believe

I know..I know I couldnt help it..I have an hour left to go on a Friday then no work until monday....going mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ciaran500

I'm 99% sure NetMD only works one way. PC>MD not MD>PC

iMax

If you get a soundblaster live card (with front bay) it has optical input on it. If you're really lucky you might be able to find a minidisk drive for a PC. Sony released them for about three months a couple of years ago then scrapped them. Shame really, had perfect potential.

LegacyUser

****e, i can now hear the md playing, i've only got that poxy microsoft sound recorder, it's not recording!

pickarooney

check the properties of the sound card, see is line-in muted

LegacyUser

i can hear the audio coming from the md, but when i try to record it, using microsoft sound recorder, i just get a scratchy sound.

is there some special software i need?

pickarooney wrote:

check the properties of the sound card, see is line-in muted

StupidLikeAFox

what do ya need off the MD, and on your PC, so badly?

LegacyUser

its a work thing, for a web project. it's not u2 tickets, i swear

ColHol wrote:

what do ya need off the MD, and on your PC, so badly?

Guy:Incognito

Ciaran500 wrote:

I'm 99% sure NetMD only works one way. PC>MD not MD>PC

the newer hi-mds works both ways, only thing is tho, it has to be recorded in hi-md format so ud have to trnansfer from the old md to hi-md. which wouldnt be a problem cos ud be buying a new machine anyway. they'rre around €189

Wertz

paperclip wrote:

i can hear the audio coming from the md, but when i try to record it, using microsoft sound recorder, i just get a scratchy sound.

is there some special software i need?

Google OPd2d; freeware program that will record the actual output from your soundcard direct to mp3 or wav.

Note also that you can use that program as a recorder for streaming audio such as internet radio. Although that would be considered illegal and is not condoned by this poster...

StupidLikeAFox

paperclip wrote:

its a work thing, for a web project. it's not u2 tickets, i swear

Couldnt ya download it off something-which-i-am-not-allowed-mention-and-dont-condone?

LegacyUser

it's nothing ilegal, ie pirate music, just voice over's that have been added to minidisc.

ColHol wrote:

Couldnt ya download it off something-which-i-am-not-allowed-mention-and-dont-condone?

LegacyUser

thanks for that, worked a treat.

Wertz wrote:

Google OPd2d; freeware program that will record the actual output from your soundcard direct to mp3 or wav.

Note also that you can use that program as a recorder for streaming audio such as internet radio. Although that would be considered illegal and is not condoned by this poster...

Wertz

Yeah, nice little app. No frills or BS.