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From:  Dré de Man <dredeman@w...>
Date:  Wed Jan 30, 2002  9:02 pm
Subject:  How to make a cd from minidisk, was: RE: [vocalist] Minidisk Recorders

Dear Lauren and co vocalisters,

There are several ways to do this

1. Use the line in from your sound card on your computer. You will
need a second (one comes with your minidisk recorder) normal mini plug
to cinch cable and two female to female cinch plugs (total: approx. $
8,-). You don’t even need to buy software, almost all operating systems
(Windows95 and up, Mac probably as well, Linux of course) have a simple
recorder program that comes with them. More comfortable is a program
like Cooledit (trial version will do, but I think it’s Windows only:
http://www.syntrillium.com/. In this way you will lose some quality and
depending on your computer you might even get a 60 Hz hum (outside US
mostly 50 Hz) or other (soft) funny noises in the recording (seldom or
never with a Mac), but the quality is still ok and this is a cheap
solution.
2. Use a stand alone cd-recorder which has (optical) digital in
(there are many non-professional people that have those things) and buy
or use a standalone minidisk recorder, which has digital out. Copying to
a cd is very simple with those machines.
3. Buy a better sound card that has digital in and buy a standalone
minidisk recorder, which has digital out, or find someone who has such a
machine.
4. There are many people (especially in the pop music-scene) who
have all kinds of machines you need and will be happy to help you,
because they hardly ever have an opportunity to use them.
5. Use Christine’s advices: ideal is of course a sound engineer, or
if it’s only every once in a while, you might ask a stereo shop: for
them it is really very simple to do it, because they have all the
machines, at least at present.

Best greetings,

Dré






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