On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:37:52 -0500, robin wrote
(in article ):

(Mike Rivers) wrote:

There were "issues" with making file transfers from original
recordings on the standard Minidisk. Are these really non-issues with
the HiMD, or is it necessary to make a real time transfer to another
medium?

My understanding is that one can make a digital copy through USB from
the recorder to the computer using the Sony SonicStage software, but
after the second copy the file is automatically *deleted* from the MD.

So the best way to do it is make a digital copy, and if there is any
problem (eg: power goes out), make a realtime audio copy *before*
attempting a digital copy.

Problem with that method is that there is no Hi-MD recorder/player
with digital outputs. So this safety copy has to be made analogue out
of an 1/8" socket, less than ideal obviously.

All transfers must go through SonicStage.

-- robin

check out the digital recorders from Olympus. Several have USB sockets for
file transfer.

Ty Ford



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