Actually I have found my laptop's stock soundcard to have a bit
better performance than my consumer level MD in all departments of
sound quality.
I agree that he needs to do his transfer at line levels but I would
not go so far in condemnation of mic ins on all sound cards.
I would also not go so far as condemnation of windows users. If I
wanted a less powerful machine I could get a virus proof machine. If
I wanted to be 100% virus proof I would pull out the telex and
connect it to the internet.
Off to the BWCA catch you in a few days.
Rich Peet
--- In "evertveldhuis"
<> wrote:
> Brent,
>
> Basic rule about soundcards (inside a computer housing): NEVER use
> the mic input.
> NEVER. It sounds like crap. And right now you were giving way too
> much input to the soundcard, thus the static-like sound.
>
> You should use line out or phones out of the MD and connect them
with
> (analog) line in of the soundcard. This way the recorded wave files
> will not be as loud as you had before when connected to the mic
input.
>
> If you want to go digital, buy a MD deck with SPDIF output ;
Kenwood
> had a cheap model for 200 dollars with optical and coaxial digital
> inputs and outputs (Kenwood DMF-3020). Optical transfer is better
> IMHO.
>
> Regards, Evert
>
> --- In Brent Johner
> <> wrote:
> > Hi Walt.
> >
> > Please forgive my ignorance, but I'm not sure what you mean.
> >
> > This is what I have tried doing to get around this stupid NET MD
> system.
> >
> > I plugged one end of a chord into the microphone jack on my PC
and
> the other end in to headphone jack on my MZ-N707. That seemed to
> work; the player was playing through my PC speakers well enough --
> but the .WAV files that result are just static.
> >
> > Is there something else I should try?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Brent Johner
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