A/V guy
Well, by default, I have been placed in charge of the A/V stuff, and am our acting Tech guy for setting up the computers here, or helping people with problems. I'm used to it, so it doesn't bother me.
Guy told me about this project he wanted to do: recording messages from all the staff for the campers. It sounds like a nice idea, but we are ill prepared for it. Andy, one of the ALTs, has a recording MD player, which has been really nice. The problem now is getting the tracks off of the MD, and onto a computer!
Andy has a MZ-B10, and it works beautifully for recording, but has no USB out, only headphones. I have a MZ-N505, which doesn't really have recording capabilities, but does have USB. Logic would dictate record on one, upload from another.
Well, Sony, and copyright protection being what it is, doesn't really allow me to do that. I can upload from a computer to an MD player just fine, but it doesn't go the other way. So, to try and get around that, I am trying a work-around which involves me playing each track on the MD player, connecting the MD player to the computer via a mini-stereo to mini-stereo cable, and sound recorder.
Luckily, the audio is saved in standard stereo on the MD, and not compressed, so audio degregation should be minimal. Unfortunately, sound recorder only records 60 seconds at a time, so I have to hit the record button quickly every 60 seconds on the longer tracks.
Another problem is that I don't have a burner. Kita loaned me his burner to use for this project, but it is a Japanese burner. I downloaded drivers, but they won't install on my English version of Windows, and even screwed up my video slightly. Windows XP does have built in drivers, which is good, but now it only burns at 8x. 50 CDs at 8x is going to take a very long time.
I think this work-around is my best option, and I hope everything else goes smoothly. It's going to take long enough as is.