2004: Sony sucks.
"Only audio downloads (PC->MD transfers) are possible. Presumably for reasons of digital rights management,
audio uploading (MD->PC) is not possible. (If this strikes you as oppressive..."
Check minidisc.org for more info.

Because of this "impossiblity" I have to re-record all my samples from my md to my pc.
like menschmaschine says: "this is so ridiculous. as if minidisc was the way to share copyrighted material!?!!??"

+
netmd forum for all the alternative software urls and info

SimplySamples sampling equipment
P's setup:
medium - sony mz-n1 minidisc recorder
microphone - sony ecm-ms907 microphone
mastering - Sound Forge + PSP VintageWarmer

C's mediums:
Sharp IM-DR420HS: french / english
an aiwa microphone which came with an ex-walkman (burnt)
Philips SBC ME570 microphone
SP-HMC-1 Sound Professionals Headphone Mounted Binaural microphones
no mastering

J's setup:
Sony ECM-719 Stereo Microphone
and a Very, Very old minidisc recorder.