Digital recording from analog source? (1 Viewer)

[Frank Chang]

I'm purchasing a new AVR with digital inputs. I want to record some old analog records to minidisc. Will connect minidisc to AV Receiver with optical cable but turntable connected to AVR with analog RCA cables. Can I use the optical input or do I need to use the analog inputs into my minidisc recorder?

Are the optical and coax inputs interchangeable? If I use coax or optical input (into AV Reciever) from a DVD do I need to use the same type out to a recorder? The AVR's seem to have limited Digital outputs.

 

[SamRoza]

MD is meant to have either a Digital or an analog recording source, but you can only Play back in Analog.

If you record from a coax input, you don't have to play back on the same output.

Sam

 

[Frank Chang]

My question was if I am using an analog turntable connected to say a Denon 3802 via analog RCA phono input, do I need analog cables to the minidisc inputs or will the signal be transmitted thru optical cables if they are the only ones connected to the input of the minidisc?

 

[Marvin]

It may depend upon your receiver but, at least in my case, when I use the analog connection from my turntable into my receiver, I then use the analog (tape out) connection into my MD recorder. In other words, it doesn't convert an analog signal to a digital signal (and vice versa).

As for recording from DVD, the copy protection will prevent you from recording digitally to your MD recorder. I think you'd need to have analog connectors from your DVD player to your receiver and then you can record to MD via the analog connections.