Is it possible with any MD to download music recorded from a MD to a PC to make a back up in a CD? Sony MZM200 Professional Portable Hi MD Recorder
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"and probably the optical digital line in as well"...Has this feature been confirmed by anyone?! I am VERY interested in this Hi-MD unit, but I need to know. THX!!
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I can confirm for you. What is it exactly that you want to do? On my earlier mini-disc units I used the optical cable to copy from my portable mini-disc unit to my component style mini-disc unit. The optical digital cable has a connector like a 1/8" phone plug. It uses the same jack on the mini-disc unit as does the earphone. Ask me your question and I'll check the owner's manual of my MZ-M200, or better yet see if you can download the manual and check it yourself so you can read all the details.
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Yeah sure, the MZM200 will do that but earlier units will not. Sony really dragged their feet on that feature, to the tune of 15 years, and killed the format in the process. On the MZ-M200 you can record to mini-disc from the mic or line in, and probably the optical digital line in as well, and then upload via USB to the Sonic Stage on the computer. From there you can save the files as WAV (and you can also set it to convert to WAV automatically after the files are uploaded to SonicStage from the MZ-M200, but it's a little clumsy). Once in WAV you are free from Sony, and you could just copy directly out to the CD or use the encoder of your choice (iTunes is good) to convert to .mp3. Yeah sure, the MZM200 will do that but earlier units will not. Sony really dragged their feet on that feature, to the tune of 15 years, and killed the format in the process. On the MZ-M200 you can record to mini-disc from the mic or line in, and probably the optical digital line in as well, and then upload via USB to the Sonic Stage on the computer. From there you can save the files as WAV (and you can also set it to convert to WAV automatically after the files are uploaded to SonicStage from the MZ-M200, but it's a little clumsy). Once in WAV you are free from Sony, and you could just copy... » Read More Yeah sure, the MZM200 will do that but earlier units will not. Sony really dragged their feet on that feature, to the tune of 15 years, and killed the format in the process. On the MZ-M200 you can record to mini-disc from the mic or line in, and probably the optical digital line in as well, and then upload via USB to the Sonic Stage on the computer. From there you can save the files as WAV (and you can also set it to convert to WAV automatically after the files are uploaded to SonicStage from the MZ-M200, but it's a little clumsy). Once in WAV you are free from Sony, and you could just copy directly out to the CD or use the encoder of your choice (iTunes is good) to convert to .mp3. « Show Less
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I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY appreciated, as this new unit is looking good... I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY... » Read More I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY appreciated, as this new unit is looking good... « Show Less
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A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that they finally relented on their final unit and we finally got this capability for our old mini-discs. A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that... » Read More A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that they finally relented on their final unit and we finally got this capability for our old mini-discs. « Show Less
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AWESOME! Your clarification on the capabilities of this unit seals the deal for me. I just wanted to make CD copies of the music I already have previously recorded on mini-disc. For some reason, I could never get my Net MD recorder (and software) to go from mini-disc, to computer, to CD OR back to another mini-disc(?). Mp3's are OK, but I prefer using CDs/MDs for their sound. MD rules for me for it editing capability, and now I'm willing to go with the MZ-M200 for it's features. Thanks again for the help and the link to the manual!
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Must you always use the included remote to operate all of the functions on this unit? And, if I get this particular unit, is there any need for my two Sony Net MD units besides as paper-weights? THX!
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Sorry, I don't use the download aspect, but all I do is create wav file (lossless) from cd rip from windows media player from my cds onto the hardrive and then transfer the files to the Sony player and the sounds would just simply be "Awesome"...
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You need to make a file from your cassette to your PC, then you can make a CD from the PC.
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Hi Nat, apparently this Sony ICD-BX112 is an older model in which in doesn't have the capability of recorded files to be transferred to PC or CD. -Ely
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I believe that you can since since the source can be a cd, tape or external device. The "record to" options are USB and tape. I haven't done this but it should be doable. This unit is not a CD burner so you can't record to CD.
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Absolutely. In fact, you have to have a master version saved on a card in the machine in order to make a CD.
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Hi Philip, Yes. you can trasnfer your music. Please check this website: http://docs.esupport.sony.com/homeav/Hi-Res_Audio/HAP_Music_Transfer_help/en/index.html . Dave
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Yes, you can play a CD & record it to a USB flash drive. I have all of my CD's on flash drives, which I downloaded from my computer. I simply choose a flash drive & play it back in the Teac in the shuffle mode, which is what I used to do with my old Sony 400 CD player. This is far superior in both sound quality and convenience.
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I am sorry, but since I have no intention of downloading anything from the recorder to any PC, I honestly do not know if this is possible. I would contact Sony to be sure, good luck.
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To E. Hopkins:If you need to upload MDs to the computer, you need this unit and that's all there is to it. You're not going to find anything else than can read your MDs, not ever.The MD format may have a very few points in favor of it over modern flash recorders, but I wouldn't think that any of those points would be so compelling that the advantages offered by the more modern recorders wouldn't far outweigh them.
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You are supposed to be able to record directly to the SD card from the record player. So I've never actually tried it. I make CDs directly from the phono player going directly to a CD recorder that I have connected to the phono player.
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Sorry Wingie, you cannot download to your laptop with this recorder. Might use the idea Florian suggested.Jim
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Jane -Sorry, the Magnavox MDR515 does NOT record to CD's, only to DVD's. (It however plays audio CD's as well as DVD's.)To transfer audio cassette tapes to CD's, it is first necessary to convert the analog recordings to a digital format such as WAV or MP3. This is easily accomplished if you have a PC computer at home. For details, refer to the following links: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Trapped-on-tape-Transferring-audio-from-cassettes-to-your-computer-or-http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/tape-to-mp3.html
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Ignore "The Suestir's" answer. He/she doesn't seem to understand your question. In answer to your question, no. The software for recording music from the machine to your computer via the provided cable installs on your computer from a CD. No internet needed (except for updates).
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Yes you can. The unit comes with an easily understood user manual that explains in detail how to record music from both the USB and CD outputs to your cassette recorder.
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Simple Answer-NO Hope this helps! It is a very nice recorder. I have lots of music on my via micro-card.
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I have not tried to make a copy from the original cd that I have made.... Yet. I do not see why you could not unless your recording system has the copyright protection and automatically writes that on the "master" cd. One thought though, if you are copying CDs the original cd may have the copyright protection. If that is the case, then you probably would not be able to copy it to begin with. I used these for vinyl album recordings and vinyl albums never had copyright protection. I hope this helps