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Re: [LUG] MiniDisc players...

 
Believe it or not this was the primary method of doing just about anything with an MD player, if you wanted to transfer songs onto one you had to plug it into your computer via the audio port and play the songs at it essentially, very strange and a throwback to the days of tape loaders but hay ho. Go ahead and use Audacity.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:11:04 +0000 (GMT)
Gordon Henderson wrote:

>
> I know nothing about Minidisc technology, however I've a feeling it's
> going out of fashion...
>
> ... and I had a friend who has hours and hours of
> recordings/interviews, etc. all stored on miniDisc technology.
>
> So short of connecting the headphone out to line in on a PC and
> running audacity, I presume/hope there is a way to get the digital
> data directly off the discs - but having never even touched one, I'm
> in the dark regarding their capabilities.

I think MD -> Audio Cable -> PC would be the easiest way to get the
recordings.

> Do they come with USB interfaces, or some other digital connection?

I think you can get USB MD drives, certainly I've seen a number of
older 'top end' Sony laptops with MD drives built-in.

Grant.

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