recording onto md

[Mr.Sh0eWax]

I have a Sony MZ-R55 mini-disk player. I got this when they were still pretty new on the market. Somehow it seemed to have been misplaced and i was not even aware of its existence in my humble room. Now that it has been re-discovered, I would very much appreciate some input regarding how I should record onto the disks. Keep in mind that this and a link which came with it are my only pieces of md hardware (other than blank disks). The link changes usb cable into a plug that fits into the line in. Will I require more things to efficiently record onto these disks? Help will be greately appreciated...

 

[meithkiller]

Your USB to mini adapter is probably analog (most of the early ones were). I'd recommend getting an optical digital cable and recording digitally from a CD player, or somehow getting a digital signal our of your PC. Digital is the best way to go to record onto MD, although analog recordings can sound good too.

-Keith

 

[Mr.Sh0eWax]

Well iv been looking into the different sources i have, and on my ps2 there is an digital (optical) out port, now i need to purchase a cable that will connect this to my player. What kind of cable should this be, and where do you recommend buy it?

 

[meithkiller]

Your portable MD player will have an 1/8" optical jack in, probably shared with the analog 1/8" stereo input, and your ps2 will have either a standard square toslink jack (probably), or maybe another mini-optical jack. IMHO there isn't a lot of difference between optical cables as long as they make and keep a good connection, and the cable itself is fairly sturdy. Radio Shack, Best Buy, or most other electronics stores will have the optical cable you need, you can get a standard toslink cable and a mini-adapter too. Should set you back about $10-20.

-Keith

 

[Mr.Sh0eWax]

thanks