>I use a Sony MZR70 minidisk recorder. If I connect the output of it to my
>sound card and transfer files from it into my computer, I'm going from
>digital to analog, right?
From digital to analog at the output of the Sony, and from analog to
digital at the input of the sound card. Two conversions.
>What if I record from a microphone directly into my Laptop. Is that a
>digital recording?
Yes, using the converter in the laptop.
>And has any device been created yet that will connect between my Minidisk
>and my computer so that I can transfer digital recordings directly without
>going to analog?
>My Minidisk recorder came with an optical cable. Is there any way I can u=
se
>that to transfer digital data into my computer?
Yes, with a sound card that has an optical input. No conversions. If
your sound card has an S/PDIF coaxial digital audio input, you can
use a $100 optical-to-S/PDIF converter box.
-Dan
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