[HANASHIR:13228] RE: converting MD to CD

[Peter Kurtz Family <kurtzpx...>]

MessageLynda,

    Use www.google.com to search for Extigy before buying.  Read the reviews.  
The reviews of this device are all over the place from one star to five stars.  
Depends upon what your level of expectation is.  Caution not to believe any 
marketing hype from Creative Labs; read specs very carefully.  Looks like it 
might do the job for you.  Tempts me to buy one too!

Peter Kurtz
30+ years computer vet, transcriber of music, and volunteer singer in Rosalie 
Boxt's choir
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Adrian Durlester 
  To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org 
  Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 9:08 PM
  Subject: [HANASHIR:13227] RE: converting MD to CD


  Lynda:

  I have been to do this successfully using an external piece of hardware from 
Creative Labs called the SoundBlaster Extigy. It is, in effect, an external 
version of Creative's Soundblaster Audigy Pro.

  The Extigy connects to your computer through a USB port. Great thing about it 
that when it's not connected your system uses its regular sound hardware.  
Software that comes with the Extigy makes it seamless to simply copy from the 
Minidisk to a CD or the Hard Drive or another piece of audio equipment (or vice 
versa.)

  I happen to use the Extigy with a laptop, but it will work easily with any 
system.

  The Extigy also has digital I/O, midi, and a full range of other audio 
connections. It's about the most useful piece of sound hardware I've ever come 
across.

  Adrian A. Durlester, MTS
  E-mail: adrian (at) durlester(dot)com  URL:www.durlester.com
  Director of Education, Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Alexandria, VA
  education(dot)driector (at) bethelhebrew(dot)org
  Past Conf Chair, CAJE 27, August 4-8, 2002, Trinity University, San Antonio, 
TX
  List Owner, hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org; Jewish Songleaders/Performers List
  Co-Owner, l-torah (at) shamash(dot)org; Liberal Torah Discussion List




    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
shamash(dot)org] On Behalf Of Lynda Casden
    Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 5:20 PM
    To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
    Subject: [HANASHIR:13226] converting MD to CD


    I am still not able to find convert the digital MD Sony player thru to the 
computer and burn a CD. HELP! 

    Someone suggested Cakewalk but that did not happen. When I run my MD player 
thru the computer

    With CD burning software it can not find the portable player. I run it thru 
the USP port but it can't find it.

    Has anyone successfully transferred the mini disc format to a regular CD 
with good quality? I have tried to 

    Use the microphone jack and save it that way but without converting the 
files it sound terrible.

    I have tried to call and email Sony but they are terribly slow and getting 
back to me.

    Thank you all for your help in advance!!

    Lynda