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Old 18-11-2006, 18:59
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HI I Am on the verge of buying a Ipod and I want record my mini disc to mp3 how do I do this and what av leads would I require

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Old 18-11-2006, 19:18
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If you're using the older MD format (ie. not Hi-MD), a 3.5mm to 3.5mm lead will do. Plug one end into the line out of the MD player and the other end into the line in on your computer's sound card. A program like Audacity will record to an MP3 file.

How to: http://www.minidisc.org/charman/mdtomp3.html

The newest MZ-RH1 will of course just upload the old recordings from MD with one click!
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Old 19-11-2006, 11:19
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cheers mate I have a mini disc hifi what about if I bought one of those net md walkmans
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Old 19-11-2006, 13:56
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If you mean to upload recordings, the only units that do it through USB are Hi-MD.
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Old 19-11-2006, 14:05
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cheers mate yeah I want to upload my old mini disc to make them mp3 thanks again sorry for all the questions mate
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Old 19-11-2006, 14:24
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No probs.

Unless you have £200 to spend on the MZ-RH1 *drool* (which will upload any MD format, even the really old ones) the only way to do it would be like I suggested first, with the cables. It'll be slow if you have a lot of recordings, but it's the only other way I'm afraid.
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Old 19-11-2006, 16:00
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found this one mate under £70 hi md do you this would do the job http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5132667.htm
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Old 19-11-2006, 16:36
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No, that'll only upload recordings made in Hi-MD.

You can't put an old disc into a Hi-MD machine and upload it, it just doesn't work.

Like I said, the ONLY machine that is capable of doing so is the RH1.

Just found this thread, it explains how to upload and what you need: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=7070

If you want to continue recording on minidisc even after you've got and iPod (or whatever) then I'd recommend going Hi-MD. It makes it all REALLY simple. And besides, you get 1GB discs too.
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Old 19-11-2006, 17:12
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Originally Posted by clh84
If you mean to upload recordings, the only units that do it through USB are Hi-MD.
My JE780 isn't Hi-MD, but has USB connectivity. It's not good though; I'd still go with the recommendation to run the line out of the deck into a 3.5mm inpuut on the PC, record and save as MP3.
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