« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2007, 09:15:33 PM »
Hi,
I normally transfer using SS, but I've read about it 'trashing' recordings and I don't want to take that risk anymore.
I know how to record from MD to PC with audacity or Cooledit/adobe, etc...
I'm just not sure where to plug my md to... I have on the front of my PC a headphone socket and a Mic input. I have on the back what i believe is a Line-in socket.
Where to plug the MD?? Also do I need a specific soundcard or some specific settings??
1 more thing, Do I lose quality because its analog??
Cheers,
Simon.
P.S. The recording I have is PCM
You will lose quality. If you must do analog, use a good ADC, like Edirol UA5. If you're a taper, you've probably got something, right?
I would recommend using the latest SonicStage software. It is pretty reliable now. If you are really worried, use SonicStage to *play* the recording on your computer, and some capture program. I used "TotalRecorder" in the past. This grabs anything that is playing on the computer and dumps it into a WAV file. It somehow wedges itself between the OS and your soundcard and grabs the data without any loss. Good for capturing webcasts and other stuff too. Cost $12 to register, needed to save files.
Richard
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Mics: Sennheiser MKE2002 (dummy head), Studio Projects C4, AT825 (unmodded), AT822 franken mic (x2), AT853(hc,c,sc,o), Senn. MKE2, Senn MKE40, Shure MX183/5, CA Cards, homebrew Panasonic and Transsound capsules.
Pre/ADC: Presonus Firepod & Firebox, DMIC20(x2), UA5(poorly-modded, AD8620+AD8512opamps), VX440
Recorders: Edirol R4, R09, IBM X24 laptop, NJB3(x2), HiMD(x2), MD(1).
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