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Converting Audio to Sony's ATRAC Format?

Posted by Cliff on from the playing-your-music-like-you-want-to dept.

wmspringer asks: "Having recently gotten a Sony CD player, I've become increasingly frustrated with the provided SonicStage Simple Burner software. I like being able to record over 24 hours of music on one CD and the extra options atrac3plus offers, but I can't stand using the software anymore. Do slashdot readers have any suggestions as to the best software to use for burning atrac3plus format? On a related note, what is the highest data rate worth using?"

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  1. I use SonicStage Jukebox by nemui-chan · · Score: 2, Interesting
    That being said, I've never -ever- had as many problems with software as I do with Sony's software to burn minidisks. The software that comes with it is crap, and the SonicStage is only slightly better. My suggestion is don't buy another sony digital media product. Personally, I won't get another one. Which sucks, because I love my minidisk player, but its just not worth the effort to try and get music on to it.

    nems

  2. Re:irksome... by hak1du · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The poster was looking for information you essentially called him a moron for buying a piece of hardware that wasn't fully open.

    Yes, I did. And by buying devices using proprietary formats, he not only hurt himself, he also hurt everybody else, by keeping companies using proprietary formats in business.

    I like my device, and while I would love to be able to find a *nix version of software for it, I am not complaining or stating that *nix is awful because it doesn't support it.

    The fault is not with UNIX, it is with your device vendor: the vendor of your device keeps the format closed. And the fault is with you by keeping companies like that in business.

    It was their own choice, however, they are asking for help. Throw it out and buy something open doesn't seem to be an answer to their question.

    It is, in fact, the only answer to their question: the format isn't closed and proprietary by accident, it is closed and proprietary because Sony wants it to be. The only way to circumvent Sony's restriction is by breaking the law. So, the choices come down to: (1) live with the current situation, (2) break the law, or (3) throw it out. Given that (1) seems not to be acceptable and we don't recommend (2), that only leaves (3).

  3. Re:What model do you have? by FlipmodePlaya · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you care about bulk, and can spare $100, try iRivers SlimX models. They're litteraly the size of 3 or 4 stacked CDs. They also come with an inline remote that rivals any interface I've seen on a portable music device. I hear the newest firmware supports Ogg, too.