Hi David,
I have a Sony MDS 940 with optical and coaxial output and input... I am in=
Vietnam and no longer use it, but if it is worth it for you to buy it from=
me, I could have my family dig it out of the closet for you. The link belo=
w gives you an idea about it.
http://www.minidisc.org/sony_mdsjb940_review_dolan.html
Regards,
Mark Ragsdale
On May 3, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Paul Willison <> wrot=
e:
> If someone comes up with a work around, that would be great. I have a fr=
iend in the same situation, purchased a used HI-MD for use as a drop record=
er, and then realized there was no support in his mac. In the end...he pur=
chased the cheapest old used PC he could find(I think he picked one up for =
about $30 at a yard sale), cleared everything but the OS, loaded sonic stag=
e(sony's proprietory program to manage minidiscs), and uses it only to conv=
ert upload his files, convert them to wav, then moves them via jump drive o=
r some such to his mac. Cumbersome, but it works.
>
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> From: davimon100 <>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5:45 PM
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Sony Hi-MD Mini disc - no longer compatible =
with Mac OSX
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> Can anyone advise how I can transfer audio files captured on a Sony MD/ H=
i-MD to Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion). It is only now, after I bought a used Sony MD =
player, the mic capsules and built a battery box, that I thought to check t=
hat the files could be imported/ exported OK to my MacBook. I tried the lat=
est Sony file for Mac and I get the message that the software is no longer =
working; certainly the MD is not recognised as a separate device on the Mac=
Book. Sony, it appears, have thrown in the towel on developing a new one.
>
> I have been working on a boundary mic setup to record to a Mini-Disc, giv=
en that I had read that the preamps aren't bad for such a small unit and th=
at the files can record relatively uncompressed. I thought this would make =
a neat setup and leave rig for field recording. This certainly won't be the=
case if there isn't a way to get the files off the discs and into a DAW.
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions you have on a workaround for this - hopefu=
lly one that doesn't involve me buying a PC as well.
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> Thanks,
>
> David
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