Your best bet for transferring from MD > PC is digitally. But if line-out > PC is all you can do, that'll work.
I used my firend's MiniDisc player, and I had asked him before if there was a digital way to transfer, and he said that he thought no. But I'll try to find someone who's willing to lend me their MD Player if digital tranfer is possible.
Are the skips and/or dropouts on the original recording, as played back from the MD? Did you use the automatic gain control (AGC) on the MD, or did you set your recording levels manually? Wondering if the problems are a result of the original recording, or the transfer process.
I'm positive there are skips on the original recording, I'm not too worried about them, as they aren't much of a problem. About the dropouts, I can't be sure, as I don't have an MD Player handy to check, but I'm pretty positive it was on the recording and not just part of the transfer. And as for AGC, there is a very good chance that it was being used. I only had the night before teh concert to test out the hardware, so I wasn't totally familiar with it, so if it's on by default, it was probably used. Also, I just looked through the PDF manual for the MD Player that I used (Sony MZR90 or 91, I forget which but they share the same manual), and it does mention AGC, so that makes it even more likely it was on.
Is there any program I could use to try to get rid of or lessen the dropouts?
Shareware: CD-Wave. Freeware Audacity will do it, too, and a lot more, but it's user interface is not as easy as CD-Wave.
Thanks, I'll look into that CD-Wave one, although I do have Audition and Audacity as well.
Aside from the dropouts / skips, the recording sounds nice, I think.
Thanks, and thanks in advance for the help (again).