Questions in response to Danny-K's response 5/29
About using optical-digital links to get audio into a PC, are there any
optical/TOSLINK to USB adapting boxes? Or, if you used such a device,
would you run into the same kind of problem ("changing speed
upredictably") that you'd get from inputting straight to a sound card
with an optical input? The reason I'm interested in USB is because I'm
using an iMac (no expandability with respect to sound cards.)
I know HHB makes that USB connected MD field recorder, but it's priced
for pros ($$$). Is there another solution?
I'd love to be able to pull files digitally into my Mac's hard drive for
editing/manipulation. Analog in just seems so unsatisfying and time
consuming...
> what is the best way to take live shows youve recorded on your MD and
> transfer them to a CD-R on your computer? should i invest in a killer
> soundcard or is it a waste of money?
You need a minidisc recorder with digital coax in/out (not to be
confused
with optical). Coax is best from what people tell me. And from I've
heard
optical is not desirable for digital PC transfer, and was probably
designed
to hook up to high-end receivers. As someone on the list recently
described, if the optical in board on your PC does not reclock the
optical
signal, you'll get PC recordings that change speed unpredictably. And
that's worse than analog.
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