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Thread #62398   Message #1007949
Posted By: GUEST,AARK
25-Aug-03 - 05:35 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Editing mini-disc field recordings on PC
Subject: Tech: Editing mini-disc field recordings on PC
Help - I have been making mini disc field recordings recently and have started to get the best out of the machine and mic (tip for newcomers - using a low recording level is the secret - you can always boost it when copying to CD...). I have become interested in PC manipulation of the recordings as I have been told it is possible to do such things as remove unwanted background noise - people talking etc - by manipulating the waveform on the screen. This sounds too good to be true, do any catters have experience or suggestions as to which type of software to try to track down? Also, how do I get the MD signal into the PC? I dont want to put it onto cd first and my sound card seems not to have a digital input. The minidisc recorder is a Sony Net MD so I guess I can plug it into the USB port and do it that way. I've still got a lot to learn about computers so any tips would be much appreciated (even obvious ones!!).
Cheers folks.