hello-
this may have already been talked about here. or you may have your own
method that works for you. but this is how i'm copying my mp3s to minidisc
now, and i thought some of you might be interested.
what you'll need:
-a cd-writer
-Nero 5--the cd writing program. earlier version may work, but i don't
know.
-a player capable of playing cd-rw. i just use our dvd player. most recent
cd players can also play cd-rw specially the new portable phillips.
gather up your mp3s. put them in a directory. launch nero. select the
songs you want (you don't even need to convert to wave). in properties,
select the "normalize" filter. use the peak level method, and set level at
95%. this will ensure that all mp3s have around the same loudness level,
without clipping.
burn to the cd-rw. now. i have not been able to digitally record to
minidisc with cd-rw for some reason. cd-rs are no problem, but i've had to
go to analog with this, but it's no problem. i run everything through a
mixing board anyway to fatten up the sound a little. and since the
original source are mp3s, you're not dealing with cd-quality audio anyway.
set DT(S) (or it may be DS(T)) level on minidisc recorder to somewhere
between -50 and -60. turn auto-tracking on. start cd, start minidisc.
set it, and forget it.
the minidisc will automatically track. you press a button only once, and
don't have to hang around for the session. if there's more than one person
listening to minidiscs, you can make multiple copies since you've got the
cd-rw master.
and you can erase the cd-rw and record on it again. and you get to avoid
your noisy sound card as well.
you can use programs other than nero, but they may not have the normalize
function. you can normalize manually using sound forge or some such, but i
think it's too much work. normalizing is not required, but it's a nice
thing to have.
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