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Garret Ambrosio · June 11th, 2003, 02:25 PM

Many of you have said that you would use a portable MD player to record audio. How do you guys import the files from ATRAC to Wav for NLE use?

Curtis T. Stoeber · June 11th, 2003, 03:15 PM

We record them from the MD player to the computer via analog and save them as WAV or AIFF files and import them into the project.

Garret Ambrosio · June 11th, 2003, 04:49 PM

So I would have to use a 3.5mm to 3.5mm and record the audio as Wav files from the sound card?

Casey Visco · June 11th, 2003, 06:34 PM

exactly. a stereo 3.5mm cable is all ya need...and they can usually be had for very cheap.

Alex Knappenberger · June 11th, 2003, 06:36 PM

There's no way to send it back to your computer digitally? That sucks.

Casey Visco · June 11th, 2003, 06:47 PM

digital isnt always better ;) i still use analog audio over digital any day. to each his own though.

anyway...you can do digital...depends on the mini-disc recorder. some do have digital outs...but they are harder to find and becoming more and more rare by the day.

Robert Mann Z. · June 11th, 2003, 11:37 PM

I recently used the nomad3 hooked up to a sony ms907 mic for a back up to a 3 hour shoot. Well first off let me tell you it sure beat switching out the mini discs every hour, and the quality was clear, uncompressed wav...

i will have to use a field mixer though as the nomad's fake gain is on the low side, and the newly added vu meters are just about worthless...

the real joy was pluging it into to my laptop via firewire and i was editing, it took about 5 min to upload the 3 hour file...the nomad also has the abilty to do auto splits...

as a backup i highly recomend it, besides with 15gigs i can use it for work and play....

Garret Ambrosio · June 12th, 2003, 07:43 PM

Ok. I just bought a DAT Recorder from eBay, great deal....anyway can someone please let me know if this configuration would be feasible or functional.

Wireless Mics (2) to the MIC input of a Nady 4 channel mixer and output the sound via unbalanced 1/4" Phono to RCA unbalanced to DAT Record to Digital Coaxial output to PC and then record the stream from the PC. Would this allow me to get better sound than recording the audio via MD to 3.5mm to the sound card?

Matt Stahley · June 12th, 2003, 09:21 PM

Technically yes but you probably would not be able to tell the difference.They would both sound great.

June 11th, 2003, 02:25 PM	#1
Garret Ambrosio Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vallejo, CA Posts: 263	Audio and MD players Many of you have said that you would use a portable MD player to record audio. How do you guys import the files from ATRAC to Wav for NLE use? __________________ "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population." -David Letterman

June 11th, 2003, 04:49 PM	#3
Garret Ambrosio Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vallejo, CA Posts: 263	So I would have to use a 3.5mm to 3.5mm and record the audio as Wav files from the sound card? __________________ "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population." -David Letterman

June 11th, 2003, 06:34 PM	#4
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	exactly. a stereo 3.5mm cable is all ya need...and they can usually be had for very cheap. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

June 11th, 2003, 06:47 PM	#6
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	digital isnt always better ;) i still use analog audio over digital any day. to each his own though. anyway...you can do digital...depends on the mini-disc recorder. some do have digital outs...but they are harder to find and becoming more and more rare by the day. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

June 11th, 2003, 11:37 PM	#7
Robert Mann Z. Skyonic New York Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 614	nomad 3 I recently used the nomad3 hooked up to a sony ms907 mic for a back up to a 3 hour shoot. Well first off let me tell you it sure beat switching out the mini discs every hour, and the quality was clear, uncompressed wav... i will have to use a field mixer though as the nomad's fake gain is on the low side, and the newly added vu meters are just about worthless... the real joy was pluging it into to my laptop via firewire and i was editing, it took about 5 min to upload the 3 hour file...the nomad also has the abilty to do auto splits... as a backup i highly recomend it, besides with 15gigs i can use it for work and play....

June 11th, 2003, 03:15 PM	#2
Curtis T. Stoeber Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lakewood Colorado USA Posts: 150	We record them from the MD player to the computer via analog and save them as WAV or AIFF files and import them into the project.

June 11th, 2003, 06:36 PM	#5
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	There's no way to send it back to your computer digitally? That sucks.

June 12th, 2003, 07:43 PM	#8
Garret Ambrosio Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vallejo, CA Posts: 263	Ok. I just bought a DAT Recorder from eBay, great deal....anyway can someone please let me know if this configuration would be feasible or functional. Wireless Mics (2) to the MIC input of a Nady 4 channel mixer and output the sound via unbalanced 1/4" Phono to RCA unbalanced to DAT Record to Digital Coaxial output to PC and then record the stream from the PC. Would this allow me to get better sound than recording the audio via MD to 3.5mm to the sound card? __________________ "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population." -David Letterman

June 12th, 2003, 09:21 PM	#9
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	Technically yes but you probably would not be able to tell the difference.They would both sound great.