Minidisc players to PC?

[sjt269]

I assume this is the right forum for this sort of question...



I'm asking this on behalf of one of my dad's friends, who wants to know how to transfer files from a minidisc (minidisc player as well, I assume) onto his PC. I have never owned a minidisc player, so I said I had no idea, but I've been told today that this friend has managed to get the tracks onto his computer, however he can only get the first 30 seconds of a track onto it. This sounds like some sort of trial software limitation to me, but I really don't know for sure.


So, what I'm asking is, how would he go about transferring all his songs from minidisc to computer?


Thanks
tTz

 

[sjt269]

Um...



I have absolutely no idea. It was a rather vague request, tbh.



I thought minidisc players would just hook up by USB or Firewire and Windows would (hopefully) autodetect the player, but like I say, I've never used one.

 

[sjt269]

I'm in the same boat - I've got loads of old minidiscs that i'd like to convert to MP3, but the only way to do it is to run your minidisc into your 'line in' on your soundcard.

That was my original suggestion, funnily enough. Does that work at an acceptable quality?

 

[sjt269]

Okay then, thanks for the info. I'll pass that all along to the guy who needs it. Once again, it's OcuK to the rescue!