Toĭo this, load the mixer application by double clicking on the speaker atįrom the "Options" menu, choose "Properties". Now need to tell your computer to accept input from the Line In socket. There are currently no DIY options that will convert optical intoĬoax, only units that operate the other way around. Using this unit, you connect a coax cableįrom the soundcard to the CO2, then connect your Toslink cable from the CO2 To use is a box that sits between your MD and the soundcard. Several solutions exist to overcome this problem. Users of some HiFi units canĬonnect directly to this connection using a coax cable, but most users are That you can connect your TosLink cable too. Then you may need something to convert the signal into an optical format You have a socket on your sound card similar to the one in the picture above, Using the coax connection the on sound card. You may now jump to the recording section. You are lucky enough to have an optical connection on your sound card, youĬan plug your optical TosLink cable directly into it, and you are ready to Using the optical connection the on sound card. Please choose either Optical or Coax depending on the connections on your sound card. Although the method of copying is the same, the way in which you connect the equipment isn't. There are two versions of digital connectors Have digital outputs, so this section will only apply to users of HiFi MD
#Magic midi to mp3 portable#
Please note thjat most portable units do not "Play", "Line Out" or "To Amp" depending on the make of your MD. If you have a HiFi MD unit, you shouldĬonnect to the output connections on the rear of the unit, labelled either Locate the Line Out socket on your MD, and insert the otherĮnd of the cable into this socket. HiFi MD users should obtain a cable as shown in the picture above on the Socket at both ends of the cable, as shown in the picture above (left). Portable users need a cable with a 3.5mm stereo jack Portable MDs usually come with a cable which has a 3.5mm jack at one end,Īnd 2xRCA connections at the other. The cable you use will depend on the unit you have. You have located the Line In socket, you will need to plug one end of theĬable into the socket. You can not use the Mic in socket, as ths will result in damage to your sound card, and possibly also to the Minidisc player. This is the same as a Line In socket and so can be used. You may find the socket is labelled Aux In instead.
#Magic midi to mp3 manual#
You may find you need to reach for the manual to find out which of the sockets This may not be labelled on the card itself, so The first thing you will need to do, is identify the Line In The only differencesīetween using a portable and a HiFi MD unit, are the cables you will use. The ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter) in your sound card. This is not necessarily much worse than digital,Īlthough the quality or the recording will be dictated by the quality of Possible to copy from your MD recorder digitally which will usually give If you have a new style sound card withĭigital input, and have an MD which has digital ouput capabilities, it is You have two main choices, which will be dictated by your sound card and Methods exist for copying music from your Minidisc recorder to MP3 files.