Hi,
> Here's my problem: I want to record digitally on my minidisc
> portable =
> recorder. My stereo doesn't have any optical output and my computer =
> doesn't have a digital or a coax output. I'm wondering if I
> definitely =
> need my computer with another sound card or if I can do it with my =
> stereo.=20
Unless your stereo has a co-ax output, you can't record digitally with the
equipment you have. You need either a CD player, stereo, or computer with
CD drive and soundcard, any of which need to have an Optical or Co-axial
outpout, and a digital cable to connect your recording MD prtable to the CD.
> When I record from the 2xRCA connections of my stereo to the
> analogue IN =
> of my MD, is it digital or analogue recording?=20
Analogue. Co-ax and Optical connections are both digital (most people on
this list would say they both produce identical quality digital recordings,
a few will argue one is slightly better than the other but both are good).
RCA connections are analogue.
I wouldn't write analogue off for recording. It isn't bad sound quality at
all. Depending on your sense of hearing (you may have to be an audiophile
for this), it sometimes gives you a chance to "tune" the source CD sound to
your tastes a little bit (e.g. according to the equipment you use, through
CD D/A conversion, interconnects, putting the sound through an equaliser,
variable digital filter, or other equipment) - I mention this only because
I've heard some people say that an analogue bversion of some tracks sound
better/different to them than the digital copy. However that comes at the
cost of convenience, and track marks, which for me (especially with dance
music) is the key.
> If so, the only other solution for me (if I don't want to buy a new =
> stereo) is to buy a digital out soundcard and to record from my =
> computer, isn't it?
You could replace your CD player with a new one that has an optical output.
Richard Lang
Solicitor
Duncan Cotterill
Christchurch, New Zealand
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