I got this from an old Sony press report on the minidisc.org site. Has
anyone seen/heard/read more about it?
> PC-to-MD Interface: Internet Music Files Now on Your MD
> ``A growing number of people are compiling music on their PC,'' Boire
said. ``With the PC-to-MD interface, you can now create
> custom compilations from music stored on your PC and record onto an MD
for playback anytime, anywhere.''
> The PC-to-MD interface is a cable-and-software bundle that allows digital
music to be recorded from your PC on to an MD
> recorder. Music is recorded in real time. Two versions of the cable are
available, linking an MD recorder with either a USB or
> parallel port of a PC.
> The software included in the bundle is Secure Digital Music Initiative
(SDMI)-compliant and will allow you to manage your music
> files and create song lists to listen to on your PC or record onto an MD.
> This new PC-to-MD interface will be available in the first quarter of
2000 at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.99.
In the meantime, the Opcode Sonicport is a very easy way to get optical
digital i/o between an MD and a PC hard drive. It's not cheap, I believe
around $200. Also, the Yamaha RP-U100 "Personal Reciever" offers (amoung
other things) optical digital i/o via USB. it runs $500.
However, in both instances, unless your CD-ROM is connected to your Sound
Card via DIGITAL two pin cable, you'd have to copy a WAV file to your hard
drive to obtain a digital dub.
Does anyone have any experience with either of these products?
charles
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