Minidisc to MP3 via Garage Band ?

Hi,
I need to copy some minidiscs to mp3. Can I do this (via a mini-jack to mini-jack lead) from the minidsic player to my Mac, using Garage Band?
If not, please can anyone suggest the best way of doing this?
Thank you.
stu

Hi,
This morning I tried to record from a minidisc to Garage Band. At last I found some time to experiment. It worked, but kept stopping after less than two minutes, which is not very good since I have a 2-hour interview to transfer over. Please does anyone have any ideas?
Also, what’s a good compression setting for spoken voice / interview? There’s not much background noise, but the signal out of the headphone output on the minidisk recorder is a bit low. I can boost it ok using the compression gain. But don’t want to over-do it. Are there any meters anywhere??
Thank you!

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