Wilbert Berendsen <wilbert@xxxxxxxx> writes: > 1. Minidisc recording. > > consumer minidisc recorders are very compact which is good. But they > almost never have a digital out. Some have USB, but will not function as > an USB-Audio device under Linux Is it possible to transfer recordings from such a MD to the computer through USB? Is it possible under Linux, or only with proprietary software that comes with the MD recorder? BTW: I have found quite a few people that think the Sony MZ-R909 has better recording quality than most others. You can get them cheap at the moment, probably because it does *not* have USB yet. Maybe worth considering? Robert Epprecht