From: Janroel Koppen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Encoding Minidisc Audio

Your question is ambiguous; you don't need a soundcard for
atrac-encoding.
If you mean 'how do I get my minidisk material into my computer', I
would advise RME (or SEKD) S/PDIF cards; very reliable
(http://www.rme-audio.com/english/digi96/digi96.htm, can be obtained
from http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/artikel-131809.html for app. $365).
Be aware of the fact that a mini-jack toslink cable costs another $35.
Don't take a Terratec Soundsystem DMX, for it seems to not be able to
bypass its volumecontrols... anyway, drivers suck.

If you mean 'how do I encode a wav-file into the atrac format', I'd say
you need a (hardware/preferably software) atrac-encoder, since I have
never heard of minidisk players that output their compressed data (as
the Philips DCC-player that I'm using can do (on a parallelport
interface)).

Greetz, Janroel

RealForum wrote:
 >
 > From: "castlebar web site [EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 > Subject: Encoding Minidisc Audio
 >
 > Can anyone advise on the best soundcard option (sub $500) for encoding
 > Sony minidisc audio. Reviews seem to suggest that some cards give better
 > quality on analogue rather than digital.
 >
 > M. McGarrigle


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