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[HANASHIR:10879] Re: MD 2 CD



This analog method will work, but it loses a lot of quality, especially using 
the mic input of a normal sound card.  I haven't done it myself, but at a 
Cantors' Assembly meeting a year ago, one of the Cantors described how he 
recorded his voice on MD and then brought it into the computer (digitally) 
and synced it with Band in a Box and also, I think, Cakewalk.  He was able to 
save the result to MP3, so if it can get to that point, it can be put on a cd 
(again, all digital).  Again, I don't have an MD, but there must be a utility 
that can bring the MD material digitally into .wav or mp3.

Michael


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> Date: Saturday, 09-Feb-02 12:08 PM
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:10866] Re: MD 2 CD
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> Hello all;
>  Sorry it took so long to get this info posted, but you 
> know how life gets at times..., Hopefully this will make 
> sense to you. If not please feel free to e-mail me 
> privately with your questions. 
>  Mini discs can be converted to regular CDs, but since 
> they use a different format to store the information 
> than regular CDs the process is not as quick as one 
> would hope. It is however fairly simple. Incidentally, 
> the process is also the same one used to convert 
> cassette tapes, records, or live voice to CDs. 
> Basically what you need to do is hook up your device 
> (MD, tape player, etc) into the microphone input of your 
> computer and record the audio onto your hard drive as a 
> wave file using software capable of handling these 
> sizable files, an 80 min. CD can hold up to 700 
> megabytes of data.
>  What you need:
> 
>  1)A CD burner
> 
>  2)A stereo patch chord with a male mini jack on each 
> end to connect your device to the microphone input on 
> your computer. The usb chord that comes with some of the 
> newer MD recorders is specifically designed for 
> DOWNLOADING mp3 files onto the unit, it is not designed 
> to transfer files from te MD to your computer. note:to 
> make things easier on myself, I've plugged a headphone 
> extension chord into the mic. input on the back of my 
> own computer, this makes switching devices much easier 
> since you don't have to pull the unit out each time you 
> want to change from MD to microphone, etc.
> 
>  3)A software program capable of recording huge wave 
> files and converting/burning them onto cds. I use 
> cakewalk pyro, a simple basic program that will 
> accomplish this, about $40-$50 last time I checked.
> As long as one is not expecting studio quality results 
> this program should be adequate. Whatever you buy, just 
> make sure that it specifically states that you can use 
> the program to convert tapes or records to CD.
> 
>  4)Lots and lots of hard drive space. Remember a typical 
> CD fully loaded can store up to 700 megabytes of 
> information. note:once you've made your CD you can then 
> delete these files, once again freeing up the space to 
> make more!
> 
>  After you've installed the software, follow the 
> directions for recording audio. This means that you must 
> sit there and play your stuff in real time(remember I 
> said that this was not a quick process), recording it 
> onto your hard drive. After you've done this you can 
> then "split" the file into tracks, add effects, create a 
> playlist and FINALLY burn your CD. note:I've found it 
> helpful to edit my MD before I record it, this way you 
> can get rid of dead space and get some idea where you 
> want your "tracks" to be on the CD.
>  Once you get over the shock of the time involvement 
> required, the possibilities are endless. You can make 
> teaching cds for your students, bar and bat mitzah kids 
> can now listen to there haftorah portions on their 
> walkman! Since most of these programs also do mp3 
> conversion you can compress your files and e-mail them 
> as attachments! Those of you who know me know that I've 
> done this myself many times. As long as the file is less 
> than one megabyte(about 2 minutes long using the lowest 
> quality rate) it will go through with no problem, only 
> taking about 3-4 minutes to download. Just don't try to 
> post them to the list, Adrian would not be happy...,
> 
>  Anyway, I hope this is of some use to you. If I can be 
> of any further assistance, please E-mail me privately, I 
> promise to be more prompt in my reply. 
> B'shalom;
> Kathy Gohr,
> Grand Rapids, MI
> 
> 
> 
> 

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