« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2005, 01:28:05 PM »
There is a company in Europe that developed software to extract MDs from the old Sony 5.25 MD computer drives (they sell drives & firmware/softeware packages). Other than that (which, last I heard, will cost a few thousand dollars), you can: 1. get a home unit with a digital output or 2. get the hhb portable with the digi out built in. The only other option really is an analog (line/headphone output) transfer. If you have a bunch of masters, get the standalone. If its just a couple, find someone here who is already equiped and willing. Hope this helps...LS
Thanks. I actually have a home MD deck with a digital out, which I connect to a standalone CD burner with digital inputs. The problem is that I don't have a computer at home. And this computer here at work doesn't have a fancy soundcard with optical inputs. So EAC or enlisting help are my only options at this point.
Believe it or not, I'm using a cheap Creative Soundblaster MP3+ external USB device. It has optical and analog I/O. Don't use analog, but optical *appears* to be bit accurate for me. And it is cheap!
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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