I use Sound Forge and until the latest release I was not able to
monitor through the computer while transferring from the Portadisc
either. I normally use headphones coming right out of the MD. Good luck.
--greg
--- In Dana Blackmer
<> wrote:
> Thanks Martyn and Greg. After some more tinkering, I got it. I still
> can't get the Portadisc to play through the speaks when I'm
recording from
> it to the computer, but I can still listen to it through the speaker or
> headphones of the Portadisc itself, which is fine with me. The
reason that
> I wasn't recording anything in Audition is that I had to configure
it so
> that the Portadisc was the recording device (it was under
Options>Device
> Order). Anyway, I've recorded a several tracks onto the computer
now and
> know just enough about Audition at this point to get myself into
> trouble! I'll have fun doing it anyway.
>
> Dana
>
> At 02:57 AM 8/22/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >Martyn is right, it needs to be done in real time. I'm not very
> >familiar with Audition but this should get you started.
> >
> >You have to open Audition, select the Portadisc as the souce (it
> >should show up as a sound card type device).
> >
> >Go into record mode in Audition, hit the record button in Audition,
> >then hit play on the Portadisc. You should see levels on the Audition
> >meters.
> >
> >74 minutes later you should have you recording in Audition.
> >
> >Maybe someone who is more familiar with Audition can fill in the
> >blanks.
> >
> >Good luck,
> >--greg
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In "Martyn Stewart" <>
> >wrote:
> > > Dana
> > >
> > > I don't believe you can up-load your files using the portadisk,
> >you
> >have to
> > > do it "real time"
> > > I use a Motu828 to do mine and I believe Walter Knapp uses a Roland
> >A30?
> > > Three is no facility to do this digitally.
> > >
> > > Martyn
> > >
> > > ****************************************
> > > Martyn Stewart
> > > Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> > > <http://www.naturesound.org>http://www.naturesound.org
> > > Redmond. Washington. USA
> > > N47.65543 W121.98428
> > >
> > > e-mail:
> > > Tel: 425-898-0462
> > >
> > > Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
> > > *****************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> > > On Behalf Of Dana Blackmer
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 6:41 AM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Transferring files from HHb Portadisc
> >to PC
> > >
> > > With help from several of you, I have purchased my equipment and
> > > just finished my first recordings on my vacation, which sadly is
> >now
> > > over. I now want to transfer my recordings from my Portadisc to my
> > > PC but haven't been able to do this.
> > >
> > > Here is a little info. on what's happening:
> > >
> > > I am using a PC that is running Windows XP. When I connect the
> > > Portadisc to the PC using a USB cable, nothing happens. The
> > > information in the Windows Control Panel tells me that the computer
> > > is recognizing the Portadisc, that it is enabled, and that it is
> > > working properly. What little documentation there is on this in
> >the
> > > Portadisc's User's Guide makes it sound as though once the device
> >is
> > > plugged in, some software should run and walk me through the steps
> > > to transfer the files, but it doesn't. I've checked the Microsoft
> > > web site for updated drivers on this device, but I'm told there
> > > aren't any. I also have Adobe Audition 1.5 but am not sure if this
> > > can be used in transferring audio to the computer.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me discover what I'm missing here?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dana
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Microphones are not ears,
> > > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > > A listening room is not nature."
> > > Klas Strandberg
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >
> >
> >
> >----------
> >YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
> >
> > * Visit your group
> > "<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists>naturerecordists"
on the web.
> > *
> > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > *
> >
<=Unsubscribe>
> >
> > *
> > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the
> > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service.
> >
> >
> >----------
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|