Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Actually, Karen, if you have the manual to the model I listed in txt or html 
format, then yes, that would be  very helpful.  I don't mind the pdf, but it 
would be so nice to be able to read the txt on the go with my Pac Mate 
braille display, so yes, if you could send it, I'd really really appreciate 
it.


clgillan...@gmail.com

Feel free to attach it.
---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - 
From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewel...@shellworld.net>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk



Hi Chris,
Good luck with this.  My google of our unit produced a copy of the manual 
if you  require it I can provide.  Still my minidisc recorders are digital 
units, and I always use analog to digital cables, so have never 
encountered a need to involve USB for my work at all.
it is possible someone at minidisc.org still has the Sony utility that 
provided this transfer before.

Kare


On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

Chuck, I agree with Kerin.  I'd even be willing to purchase one of them, 
if you make me a good price off list.


Kerin, as for your questions, I said multiple times, no hard feelings 
intended, as you said, you may a nimssed this factor.  Yes, it has USB. 
That's kind of the whole point of this discussion.  I cannot find 
software that will let me digitally transfer the audio from the mp3's on 
my system over to the minidisks.


Secondly, I never said that the recording would be mono.  You misread. 
What I said was, it would be an annalog signal, not digital.  If you're 
using a 3.5 to 3.5 mm patch cable, running form the line out of my mixer 
to the line in of my minidisk recorder, which is the only means as far as 
cabling goes, unless you use USB, then it's going to be analog.  OK, in 
the long run it's getting recorded digitally, but at the end of the day, 
you're upmixing an annalog signal to digital.  It has nothing to do with 
being mono vs. stereo.


As for Audasity, I can look, but it's very doubtful that there'd be a 
transfer phesility specifically for transferring to minidisks from mp3 
files on the mac.


Just to make it 100% clear on no uncertain terms, I cannot find any 
compatible software on the mac to do this.  The only softrware I heard of 
to do this isn't on the sony website anymore, but what I'm trying to do 
is, I want to take a USB cord, run one end of the cord into the USB 
connecter on my Sony MZ-N505 minidisk recorder, then, run the other end 
to the USB 3.0 port on my mac mini.


Then, I want to be able to open up whatever software, browse to an mp3 
file, click on transfer, or whatever, and then have the minidisk 
recoreder spin up, and receive the mp3 as an audio track now placed on 
the minidisk located within the recorder itself.  Basically it's a USB to 
USB transfer.


I'm totally aware of doing it the old school way with line in/line out. 
That's not what I'm trying to do.


You say you do this all the time on yoru system.  Are you doing this with 
line out from the mac to line in of the unit?  If so, then yeah, but if 
you're somehow doing it with USB, and USB only, then I'd love to know 
how!


If you're doing it the old fassion way, and you, or anyone else on here's 
familiar specifically with the menu layout of the MZ-N505 from Sony, then 
write me off list, and tell me please, step by step button by button what 
to hit to...


1.  Erase an individual track

and 2.  Erase an entire disc, regardless how many tracks.

clgillan...@gmail.com
---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - From: "Karen Lewellen" 
<klewel...@shellworld.net>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk



 Chris,
 does the mini disc unit you are using  have a USB port?
 By contrast does our mac have both line in and line out jacks, and the
 mini disc  have both ports?
 I ask because I use mini disks regularly as a reporter and move content
 back and forth for editing.  I am not sure  why your transfer would be
 mono, forgive me if I am missing a step.  Additionally, audacity might?
 have a transfer option for you.
 Again I am sorry if I am missing something critical here, but 
personally

 no technology that translates into income falls by the way side smiles.
 Chuck our media organization might just take those units off your
 hands...shame to waste perfectly functional equipment.
 Karen

 On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

>  Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list. 
> With all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time.  I have 
> certain reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders.  I can't 
> really go into much on nor of

Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Karen Lewellen

Hi Chris,
Good luck with this.  My google of our unit produced a copy of the manual 
if you  require it I can provide.  Still my minidisc recorders are digital 
units, and I always use analog to digital cables, so have never encountered 
a need to involve USB for my work at all.
it is possible someone at minidisc.org still has the Sony utility that 
provided this transfer before.

Kare


On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

Chuck, I agree with Kerin.  I'd even be willing to purchase one of them, if 
you make me a good price off list.


Kerin, as for your questions, I said multiple times, no hard feelings 
intended, as you said, you may a nimssed this factor.  Yes, it has USB. 
That's kind of the whole point of this discussion.  I cannot find software 
that will let me digitally transfer the audio from the mp3's on my system 
over to the minidisks.


Secondly, I never said that the recording would be mono.  You misread.  What 
I said was, it would be an annalog signal, not digital.  If you're using a 
3.5 to 3.5 mm patch cable, running form the line out of my mixer to the line 
in of my minidisk recorder, which is the only means as far as cabling goes, 
unless you use USB, then it's going to be analog.  OK, in the long run it's 
getting recorded digitally, but at the end of the day, you're upmixing an 
annalog signal to digital.  It has nothing to do with being mono vs. stereo.


As for Audasity, I can look, but it's very doubtful that there'd be a 
transfer phesility specifically for transferring to minidisks from mp3 files 
on the mac.


Just to make it 100% clear on no uncertain terms, I cannot find any 
compatible software on the mac to do this.  The only softrware I heard of to 
do this isn't on the sony website anymore, but what I'm trying to do is, I 
want to take a USB cord, run one end of the cord into the USB connecter on my 
Sony MZ-N505 minidisk recorder, then, run the other end to the USB 3.0 port 
on my mac mini.


Then, I want to be able to open up whatever software, browse to an mp3 file, 
click on transfer, or whatever, and then have the minidisk recoreder spin up, 
and receive the mp3 as an audio track now placed on the minidisk located 
within the recorder itself.  Basically it's a USB to USB transfer.


I'm totally aware of doing it the old school way with line in/line out. 
That's not what I'm trying to do.


You say you do this all the time on yoru system.  Are you doing this with 
line out from the mac to line in of the unit?  If so, then yeah, but if 
you're somehow doing it with USB, and USB only, then I'd love to know how!


If you're doing it the old fassion way, and you, or anyone else on here's 
familiar specifically with the menu layout of the MZ-N505 from Sony, then 
write me off list, and tell me please, step by step button by button what to 
hit to...


1.  Erase an individual track

and 2.  Erase an entire disc, regardless how many tracks.

clgillan...@gmail.com
---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - From: "Karen Lewellen" 
<klewel...@shellworld.net>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk



 Chris,
 does the mini disc unit you are using  have a USB port?
 By contrast does our mac have both line in and line out jacks, and the
 mini disc  have both ports?
 I ask because I use mini disks regularly as a reporter and move content
 back and forth for editing.  I am not sure  why your transfer would be
 mono, forgive me if I am missing a step.  Additionally, audacity might?
 have a transfer option for you.
 Again I am sorry if I am missing something critical here, but personally
 no technology that translates into income falls by the way side smiles.
 Chuck our media organization might just take those units off your
 hands...shame to waste perfectly functional equipment.
 Karen


 On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

>  Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list. 
>  With all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time.  I have 
>  certain reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders.  I can't 
>  really go into much on nor off list due to company confidentiality, but 
>  regardless if they are worth time, I need it for a part time job which 
>  I'm now involved with.  I didn't say I necessarily agree with the 
>  client's opinion, but this is the media they want their final mix on, so 
>  if I want the money, then I find a way to get it done, end of story. 
>  Plus, if someone was nice enough to donate this unit to me at no cost at 
>  all, then don't you think it's fair that I at least give a reasonable 
>  try to get it working, rather than just putting it in a drawer and never 
>  using it?  That would be extremely rude!

>  ---
>  Christopher Gilland
>  JAWS Certi

Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Chuck, I agree with Kerin.  I'd even be willing to purchase one of them, if 
you make me a good price off list.


Kerin, as for your questions, I said multiple times, no hard feelings 
intended, as you said, you may a nimssed this factor.  Yes, it has USB. 
That's kind of the whole point of this discussion.  I cannot find software 
that will let me digitally transfer the audio from the mp3's on my system 
over to the minidisks.


Secondly, I never said that the recording would be mono.  You misread.  What 
I said was, it would be an annalog signal, not digital.  If you're using a 
3.5 to 3.5 mm patch cable, running form the line out of my mixer to the line 
in of my minidisk recorder, which is the only means as far as cabling goes, 
unless you use USB, then it's going to be analog.  OK, in the long run it's 
getting recorded digitally, but at the end of the day, you're upmixing an 
annalog signal to digital.  It has nothing to do with being mono vs. stereo.


As for Audasity, I can look, but it's very doubtful that there'd be a 
transfer phesility specifically for transferring to minidisks from mp3 files 
on the mac.


Just to make it 100% clear on no uncertain terms, I cannot find any 
compatible software on the mac to do this.  The only softrware I heard of to 
do this isn't on the sony website anymore, but what I'm trying to do is, I 
want to take a USB cord, run one end of the cord into the USB connecter on 
my Sony MZ-N505 minidisk recorder, then, run the other end to the USB 3.0 
port on my mac mini.


Then, I want to be able to open up whatever software, browse to an mp3 file, 
click on transfer, or whatever, and then have the minidisk recoreder spin 
up, and receive the mp3 as an audio track now placed on the minidisk located 
within the recorder itself.  Basically it's a USB to USB transfer.


I'm totally aware of doing it the old school way with line in/line out. 
That's not what I'm trying to do.


You say you do this all the time on yoru system.  Are you doing this with 
line out from the mac to line in of the unit?  If so, then yeah, but if 
you're somehow doing it with USB, and USB only, then I'd love to know how!


If you're doing it the old fassion way, and you, or anyone else on here's 
familiar specifically with the menu layout of the MZ-N505 from Sony, then 
write me off list, and tell me please, step by step button by button what to 
hit to...


1.  Erase an individual track

and 2.  Erase an entire disc, regardless how many tracks.

clgillan...@gmail.com
---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - 
From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewel...@shellworld.net>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk



Chris,
does the mini disc unit you are using  have a USB port?
By contrast does our mac have both line in and line out jacks, and the 
mini disc  have both ports?
I ask because I use mini disks regularly as a reporter and move content 
back and forth for editing.  I am not sure  why your transfer would be 
mono, forgive me if I am missing a step.  Additionally, audacity might? 
have a transfer option for you.
Again I am sorry if I am missing something critical here, but personally 
no technology that translates into income falls by the way side smiles.
Chuck our media organization might just take those units off your 
hands...shame to waste perfectly functional equipment.

Karen


On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list. 
With all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time.  I have 
certain reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders.  I can't 
really go into much on nor off list due to company confidentiality, but 
regardless if they are worth time, I need it for a part time job which 
I'm now involved with.  I didn't say I necessarily agree with the 
client's opinion, but this is the media they want their final mix on, so 
if I want the money, then I find a way to get it done, end of story. 
Plus, if someone was nice enough to donate this unit to me at no cost at 
all, then don't you think it's fair that I at least give a reasonable try 
to get it working, rather than just putting it in a drawer and never 
using it?  That would be extremely rude!

---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - From: "CHUCK REICHEL" 
<soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk


Hi
I have 3 sony mini disc sitting in my rack in the studio collecting dust! 
:)

I'll make this short.
Its not worth the time because the quality is not there!
We use to use them for live shows back in the day! but the technology 
has gone by the way sid

Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Karen Lewellen

Chris,
does the mini disc unit you are using  have a USB port?
By contrast does our mac have both line in and line out jacks, and the mini 
disc  have both ports?
I ask because I use mini disks regularly as a reporter and move content 
back and forth for editing.  I am not sure  why your transfer would be 
mono, forgive me if I am missing a step.  Additionally, audacity might? 
have a transfer option for you.
Again I am sorry if I am missing something critical here, but personally 
no technology that translates into income falls by the way side smiles.
Chuck our media organization might just take those units off your 
hands...shame to waste perfectly functional equipment.

Karen


On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list.  With 
all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time.  I have certain 
reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders.  I can't really go into 
much on nor off list due to company confidentiality, but regardless if they 
are worth time, I need it for a part time job which I'm now involved with.  I 
didn't say I necessarily agree with the client's opinion, but this is the 
media they want their final mix on, so if I want the money, then I find a way 
to get it done, end of story.  Plus, if someone was nice enough to donate 
this unit to me at no cost at all, then don't you think it's fair that I at 
least give a reasonable try to get it working, rather than just putting it in 
a drawer and never using it?  That would be extremely rude!

---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - From: "CHUCK REICHEL" 
<soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk


Hi
I have 3 sony mini disc sitting in my rack in the studio collecting dust! :)
I'll make this short.
Its not worth the time because the quality is not there!
We use to use them for live shows back in the day! but the technology  has 
gone by the way side.

Contact me off list if you want the full story.
Talk soon
Chuck

On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:


 Gene,

 Thanks for the reply, but I think you misunderstood my question.

 I'm not trying to transfer minidisks to! my mac.  I'm trying to go the
 other way.  I'm trying to go from the mac to! minidisk.  Might I add, that
 I'm totally familiar with monitorring levels and patching things via line
 in and such.  I'm a professional audio producer for a living/engineer, so
 I work with very high end studio gear every day like a 64 channel board,
 ProTools, several different hardware pres, etc.  Anyway, the problem is
 more in I want to be able to locate mp3's on my system, then via USB
 quickly in offline renderization, transfer/bounce them down to minidisk
 digitally over USB. Apparently, there used to be software to do this task,
 but I couldn't find it anywhere online.

 The problem is, I could transfer with a stereo patch cable, but that would
 only be an annalog signal, not digital, whereas USB would be a direct
 transfer.  OK, if it was an mp3, then obviously some mp3 loss artifacts
 will be applied, but that's just the nature of the beast, seeing mp3's are
 already compressed, but the point is, I'd still like to be able to get my
 library transferred over to mini disk media digitally with this unit.

 You're probably asking, why not just put it on your IPhone?  I have, and
 there is absolutely no objection to me doing that.  I just like having the
 stuff on minidisk kind a for the old school novelty of it.  It's more
 just, I do it, why?  Because I can.  LOL!

 The other thing though is deleting tracks individually off of the disks
 when I'm ready to reuse them.  Seeing I can't see the menus on the device
 itself, it makes it tough.  This is why I was hoping if not to find
 something like Sonic Stage, or OpenMG Jukebox, I could find something else
 for the mac that would at least be accessible with Voiceover enough to the
 point I could erase certain tracks off the disks.  If I can't transfer via
 USB, then OK, fine, I can live with that.  I'll just use line in.  It
 won't be ideal, but it'll still work, at the end of the day.  What I
 can't! however deal with is not being able to erase things off the media.
 That's a bit of a dealbreaker.

 Anyway, hope this makes more sense, and explains more why I'm really
 seeking some software, even if 3rd party, that would be mac cimpatible and
 at least accessible enough to accomplish this.

 I  should add for the more techies on here, this unit does use NetMB so,
 that makes it a little harder.
 ---
 Christopher Gilland
 JAWS Certified, 2016.
 Training Instructor.

 i...@gillandmarketing.com
 Phone: (704) 256-8010.
 - Original Message - From: "Jean" <radiofore...@gmail.com>
 To: <macvi

Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list.  With 
all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time.  I have certain 
reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders.  I can't really go 
into much on nor off list due to company confidentiality, but regardless if 
they are worth time, I need it for a part time job which I'm now involved 
with.  I didn't say I necessarily agree with the client's opinion, but this 
is the media they want their final mix on, so if I want the money, then I 
find a way to get it done, end of story.  Plus, if someone was nice enough 
to donate this unit to me at no cost at all, then don't you think it's fair 
that I at least give a reasonable try to get it working, rather than just 
putting it in a drawer and never using it?  That would be extremely rude!

---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - 
From: "CHUCK REICHEL" <soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com>

To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: mini disk


Hi
I have 3 sony mini disc sitting in my rack in the studio collecting dust! :)
I'll make this short.
Its not worth the time because the quality is not there!
We use to use them for live shows back in the day! but the technology  has 
gone by the way side.

Contact me off list if you want the full story.
Talk soon
Chuck

On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:


Gene,

Thanks for the reply, but I think you misunderstood my question.

I'm not trying to transfer minidisks to! my mac.  I'm trying to go the 
other way.  I'm trying to go from the mac to! minidisk.  Might I add, that 
I'm totally familiar with monitorring levels and patching things via line 
in and such.  I'm a professional audio producer for a living/engineer, so 
I work with very high end studio gear every day like a 64 channel board, 
ProTools, several different hardware pres, etc.  Anyway, the problem is 
more in I want to be able to locate mp3's on my system, then via USB 
quickly in offline renderization, transfer/bounce them down to minidisk 
digitally over USB. Apparently, there used to be software to do this task, 
but I couldn't find it anywhere online.


The problem is, I could transfer with a stereo patch cable, but that would 
only be an annalog signal, not digital, whereas USB would be a direct 
transfer.  OK, if it was an mp3, then obviously some mp3 loss artifacts 
will be applied, but that's just the nature of the beast, seeing mp3's are 
already compressed, but the point is, I'd still like to be able to get my 
library transferred over to mini disk media digitally with this unit.


You're probably asking, why not just put it on your IPhone?  I have, and 
there is absolutely no objection to me doing that.  I just like having the 
stuff on minidisk kind a for the old school novelty of it.  It's more 
just, I do it, why?  Because I can.  LOL!


The other thing though is deleting tracks individually off of the disks 
when I'm ready to reuse them.  Seeing I can't see the menus on the device 
itself, it makes it tough.  This is why I was hoping if not to find 
something like Sonic Stage, or OpenMG Jukebox, I could find something else 
for the mac that would at least be accessible with Voiceover enough to the 
point I could erase certain tracks off the disks.  If I can't transfer via 
USB, then OK, fine, I can live with that.  I'll just use line in.  It 
won't be ideal, but it'll still work, at the end of the day.  What I 
can't! however deal with is not being able to erase things off the media. 
That's a bit of a dealbreaker.


Anyway, hope this makes more sense, and explains more why I'm really 
seeking some software, even if 3rd party, that would be mac cimpatible and 
at least accessible enough to accomplish this.


I  should add for the more techies on here, this unit does use NetMB so, 
that makes it a little harder.

---
Christopher Gilland
JAWS Certified, 2016.
Training Instructor.

i...@gillandmarketing.com
Phone: (704) 256-8010.
- Original Message - From: "Jean" <radiofore...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:00 PM
Subject: mini disk


Hi Chris:

The mini-disk machines sure do have a nice clean signal compared with some 
of the inexpensive digital recorders. If you want to use it as a recorder 
and can not figure out how to either use it as an external drive or 
transfer the files via USB to your computer, I would upload in real time 
by patching from the audio output of the recorder into either an external 
sound card or directly into the audio input of your computer and do all of 
the editing on the computer with your audio editor of choice. You will 
have to monitor your levels throughout the upload process to make sure 
nothing goes to hot. I had to do this when I digitized  my mini-di

Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread CHUCK REICHEL
Hi 
I have 3 sony mini disc sitting in my rack in the studio collecting dust! :)
I'll make this short.
Its not worth the time because the quality is not there!
We use to use them for live shows back in the day! but the technology  has gone 
by the way side.
Contact me off list if you want the full story.
Talk soon
Chuck

On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

> Gene,
> 
> Thanks for the reply, but I think you misunderstood my question.
> 
> I'm not trying to transfer minidisks to! my mac.  I'm trying to go the other 
> way.  I'm trying to go from the mac to! minidisk.  Might I add, that I'm 
> totally familiar with monitorring levels and patching things via line in and 
> such.  I'm a professional audio producer for a living/engineer, so I work 
> with very high end studio gear every day like a 64 channel board, ProTools, 
> several different hardware pres, etc.  Anyway, the problem is more in I want 
> to be able to locate mp3's on my system, then via USB quickly in offline 
> renderization, transfer/bounce them down to minidisk digitally over USB. 
> Apparently, there used to be software to do this task,  but I couldn't find 
> it anywhere online.
> 
> The problem is, I could transfer with a stereo patch cable, but that would 
> only be an annalog signal, not digital, whereas USB would be a direct 
> transfer.  OK, if it was an mp3, then obviously some mp3 loss artifacts will 
> be applied, but that's just the nature of the beast, seeing mp3's are already 
> compressed, but the point is, I'd still like to be able to get my library 
> transferred over to mini disk media digitally with this unit.
> 
> You're probably asking, why not just put it on your IPhone?  I have, and 
> there is absolutely no objection to me doing that.  I just like having the 
> stuff on minidisk kind a for the old school novelty of it.  It's more just, I 
> do it, why?  Because I can.  LOL!
> 
> The other thing though is deleting tracks individually off of the disks when 
> I'm ready to reuse them.  Seeing I can't see the menus on the device itself, 
> it makes it tough.  This is why I was hoping if not to find something like 
> Sonic Stage, or OpenMG Jukebox, I could find something else for the mac that 
> would at least be accessible with Voiceover enough to the point I could erase 
> certain tracks off the disks.  If I can't transfer via USB, then OK, fine, I 
> can live with that.  I'll just use line in.  It won't be ideal, but it'll 
> still work, at the end of the day.  What I can't! however deal with is not 
> being able to erase things off the media.  That's a bit of a dealbreaker.
> 
> Anyway, hope this makes more sense, and explains more why I'm really seeking 
> some software, even if 3rd party, that would be mac cimpatible and at least 
> accessible enough to accomplish this.
> 
> I  should add for the more techies on here, this unit does use NetMB so, that 
> makes it a little harder.
> ---
> Christopher Gilland
> JAWS Certified, 2016.
> Training Instructor.
> 
> i...@gillandmarketing.com
> Phone: (704) 256-8010.
> - Original Message - From: "Jean" <radiofore...@gmail.com>
> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:00 PM
> Subject: mini disk
> 
> 
> Hi Chris:
> 
> The mini-disk machines sure do have a nice clean signal compared with some of 
> the inexpensive digital recorders. If you want to use it as a recorder and 
> can not figure out how to either use it as an external drive or transfer the 
> files via USB to your computer, I would upload in real time by patching from 
> the audio output of the recorder into either an external sound card or 
> directly into the audio input of your computer and do all of the editing on 
> the computer with your audio editor of choice. You will have to monitor your 
> levels throughout the upload process to make sure nothing goes to hot. I had 
> to do this when I digitized  my mini-disk arkives several years ago and it is 
> time-consuming.
> 
> Jean
> 
> Dr. Jean Parker, Ph.D.
> Senior Research Fellow
> Trans4m Center For Integral Development
> Geneva, Switzerland
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Re: mini disk

2016-10-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland

Gene,

Thanks for the reply, but I think you misunderstood my question.

I'm not trying to transfer minidisks to! my mac.  I'm trying to go the other 
way.  I'm trying to go from the mac to! minidisk.  Might I add, that I'm 
totally familiar with monitorring levels and patching things via line in and 
such.  I'm a professional audio producer for a living/engineer, so I work 
with very high end studio gear every day like a 64 channel board, ProTools, 
several different hardware pres, etc.  Anyway, the problem is more in I want 
to be able to locate mp3's on my system, then via USB quickly in offline 
renderization, transfer/bounce them down to minidisk digitally over USB. 
Apparently, there used to be software to do this task,  but I couldn't find 
it anywhere online.


The problem is, I could transfer with a stereo patch cable, but that would 
only be an annalog signal, not digital, whereas USB would be a direct 
transfer.  OK, if it was an mp3, then obviously some mp3 loss artifacts will 
be applied, but that's just the nature of the beast, seeing mp3's are 
already compressed, but the point is, I'd still like to be able to get my 
library transferred over to mini disk media digitally with this unit.


You're probably asking, why not just put it on your IPhone?  I have, and 
there is absolutely no objection to me doing that.  I just like having the 
stuff on minidisk kind a for the old school novelty of it.  It's more just, 
I do it, why?  Because I can.  LOL!


The other thing though is deleting tracks individually off of the disks when 
I'm ready to reuse them.  Seeing I can't see the menus on the device itself, 
it makes it tough.  This is why I was hoping if not to find something like 
Sonic Stage, or OpenMG Jukebox, I could find something else for the mac that 
would at least be accessible with Voiceover enough to the point I could 
erase certain tracks off the disks.  If I can't transfer via USB, then OK, 
fine, I can live with that.  I'll just use line in.  It won't be ideal, but 
it'll still work, at the end of the day.  What I can't! however deal with is 
not being able to erase things off the media.  That's a bit of a 
dealbreaker.


Anyway, hope this makes more sense, and explains more why I'm really seeking 
some software, even if 3rd party, that would be mac cimpatible and at least 
accessible enough to accomplish this.


I  should add for the more techies on here, this unit does use NetMB so, 
that makes it a little harder.

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Subject: mini disk


Hi Chris:

The mini-disk machines sure do have a nice clean signal compared with some 
of the inexpensive digital recorders. If you want to use it as a recorder 
and can not figure out how to either use it as an external drive or transfer 
the files via USB to your computer, I would upload in real time by patching 
from the audio output of the recorder into either an external sound card or 
directly into the audio input of your computer and do all of the editing on 
the computer with your audio editor of choice. You will have to monitor your 
levels throughout the upload process to make sure nothing goes to hot. I had 
to do this when I digitized  my mini-disk arkives several years ago and it 
is time-consuming.


Jean

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Senior Research Fellow
Trans4m Center For Integral Development
Geneva, Switzerland

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2016-10-03 Thread Jean
Hi Chris:

The mini-disk machines sure do have a nice clean signal compared with some of 
the inexpensive digital recorders. If you want to use it as a recorder and can 
not figure out how to either use it as an external drive or transfer the files 
via USB to your computer, I would upload in real time by patching from the 
audio output of the recorder into either an external sound card or directly 
into the audio input of your computer and do all of the editing on the computer 
with your audio editor of choice. You will have to monitor your levels 
throughout the upload process to make sure nothing goes to hot. I had to do 
this when I digitized  my mini-disk arkives several years ago and it is 
time-consuming.

Jean
 
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Senior Research Fellow
Trans4m Center For Integral Development
Geneva, Switzerland

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