> I've looked at that web page. It looks like there are only
> cheap(ish) cables for recording from MP3 to MD. The options
> for going from MD to MP3 all seem to be a lot more expensive,
> unless I go for another soundcard.
The cheap way to go from MD to PC is with a 1/8" to 1/8" miniplug cable,
line-out to line-in. But that would be analog, and your original post
said you wanted a digital connection. The only way to do that is to have
a digital input on your PC, and the only way that I know of to get a
digital input on your PC is to get a soundcard with one.
Or you could get a standalone consumer-audio CD-recording deck, and copy
digitally that way: copy your MD to a CD-RW via optical digital, then
take the CD-RW to your PC to rip and encode it to MP3s. Rinse and
repeat. Granted, it would be far more expensive than a soundcard with
optical-in, but it would also be more versatile.
> My desk PC has builtin sound, and so I'm not sure how it would
> react to having another soundcard installed.
Windows 98SE and 2000 will handle two soundcards fine, though it won't
take advantage of both, as you will have to switch between them,
changing your "Preferred Device". (BeOS is the only operating system I
know of that can use two sound cards simultaneously, though I haven't
seen any apps that use the ability.) I don't know about Windows 95, 98
original, or NT. But as has been mentioned, you can disable the built-in
sound. Using a separate sound card will give you a performace boost,
too, since the CPU won't have to tend to sound-making duties.
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