Thread: Converting Minidisk to MP3
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Old 09-12-2003, 09:18   #14
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Re: Converting Minidisk to MP3
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Originally Posted by scastle
No, you don't if you use an Optical or Coaxial digital lead.

The Minidisc converts the ATRAC data to a SPDIF (Sony Panasonic Digital Interface Format) signal, which is then converted to WAV by the soundcard and compressed to whatever format you want by the software.
Thanks (goes hunting for the rep button) - never knew what SPDIF stood for.

Normally on a portable player they are optical out only so you will need a sound card with an optical interface.
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