Mini Disc to MP3
- Thread starter Craigvarr
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You'll need a WAV recording program, of which I'm struggling to find one at the moment. It's a long time since I've done it. dbPowerAmp used to have an Aux Input program, but the latest version doesn't appear to have. See if you can find an older version? 
You can use sound recorder to record wav files, which can then be converted to mp3.
Sound recorder normally limits recordings to 60 seconds.
First check the quality in File--> Properies is at CD level 44.1khz, 16bit, stereo. If you have the codecs installed you may be able to record directly to your preferred mp3 bitrate.
To extend the 60 second limit, make a recording of say 10 seconds or so of anything, preferably silence, then copy and paste to make it as long as needed. Take the slider back to the beginning and make your proper recording.
Edit the recording using the slider, left & right cursor keys (moves 0.1 sec) and CTRL left & right (moves 0.01sec) and the edit options. You'll need an mp3 tag editor as well.
Sound recorder normally limits recordings to 60 seconds.
First check the quality in File--> Properies is at CD level 44.1khz, 16bit, stereo. If you have the codecs installed you may be able to record directly to your preferred mp3 bitrate.
To extend the 60 second limit, make a recording of say 10 seconds or so of anything, preferably silence, then copy and paste to make it as long as needed. Take the slider back to the beginning and make your proper recording.
Edit the recording using the slider, left & right cursor keys (moves 0.1 sec) and CTRL left & right (moves 0.01sec) and the edit options. You'll need an mp3 tag editor as well.
Audacity or LoopRecorder will do this as I have used them loads of times .I capture tunes from my satellite system on my Sharp Minidisk recorder then run it through the Pc with LoopRecorder . It captures anything going through the soundcard as a .wav file . I edit it and convert it to a mp3 .Audacity will capture from most inputs , mike, audio input .etc . I think you need lame encoder for it to convert though .
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You do (unless you'd rather have them saved as Ogg Vorbis). The instructions to add LAME are veritably plastered over the Audacity download page though. It's tough to miss.