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SonicStage
Simple Burner
Ver. 1.0
Operating Instructions
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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Other information Table of contents Various settings ........................................ 23 Selecting the recording mode .............. 23 Getting started Setting a CD-R/RW drive .................... 23 Viewing version information ............... 24 What you can do with the SonicStage Viewing CDDB information .................... 25 Simple Burner software ......................... 4 Confirming CD information registered What is the ATRAC3plus? .................... 6 in the CDDB .............
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Getting started What you can do with the SonicStage Simple Burner software This software allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD as well as record MP3 files on a CD-R/RW, using the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format. Create a disc image. 1 Select tracks from Audio CDs or MP3 files. Edit a disc image. 2 From Audio CDs You can attach names, change the Select the CD tab. order of tracks or groups, make a new group or delete unnecessary tracks or groups. Click The disc image From MP3 files Select t
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Getting started Enjoy your own CD on an ATRAC CD Walkman. Burn a CD-R/RW. 3 You can record audio data on a CD-R/ RW. Click Notes • Use CD-Rs/RWs of 650 MB or 700 MB only. If you use other types of CD-Rs/RWs, you may not be able to record tracks or files successfully. • You cannot record on a CD-R/RW where audio data has already been recorded using software other than the ATRAC CD burner software such as SonicStage Simple Burner. Make sure that you use a new CD-R/RW or a CD-R/RW where audio data
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What is the ATRAC3plus? “ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music contents to about 1/20 of its original size, you can still enjoy high quality sound. ATRAC3plus 64 kbps: The best recording mode for ATRAC CD Walkman because this mode satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rate. Maximum number of tracks recordable on a CD-R/RW
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Getting started Providing the required system environment The following hardware and software are required in order to use the SonicStage Simple Burner software. Computer IBM PC/AT or Compatible • CPU: Pentium II 300 MHz or higher (Pentium III 600 MHz or higher is recommended.) • Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (The amount of free space required differs according to the size of the audio files that you want to handle. 1.5GB of free space or more is recommended.) • RAM: 64 MB or higher (128
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Installing the software Install the SonicStage Simple Burner software on the hard disk drive of your computer. Before installing the software 1 Close all other Windows applications before starting the installation. Make sure to close any virus-check software, as such software application usually demands large amounts of system resources. 2 If the following operating system or software is installed on your computer, refer to the reference pages before installing the software. • To install the So
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Getting started Installing the SonicStage Simple Burner Ver. 1.0 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows. 2 Insert the installation CD-ROM for the SonicStage Simple Burner into the CD- ROM drive of your computer. The setup program starts up automatically and the SonicStage Simple Burner Ver. 1.0 installation window appears. 3 Follow the displayed instructions. After the installation* is completed, click [Restart] to restart the computer. * The installation may take 20 to 30 minutes, dependi
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Using the software for the first time Before starting up the software Check that the CD-R/RW drive is connected to your computer securely. If you connect the drive after starting the software, your computer may not recognize the CD-R/ RW drive. Note The SonicStage Simple Burner software cannot be used with certain CD-R/RW drives. To prevent damaging your data unexpectedly, you can check with the Simple Drive Checker software to see if your CD-R/RW drive is usable for recording using the SonicSta
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Getting started 1 Start up the SonicStage Simple Burner and insert an audio CD into the CD-R/ RW drive of your computer. (page 14). The CDDB registration window appears. If you start up the software with an audio CD inserted in the CD-R/RW drive, the “CD Drive Check” dialog box appears. If you follow the instructions displayed (page 13), the CDDB registration window appears when the check is completed. 2 Select [This is a new CDDB Registration] and click [Next]. 3 If you agree to the terms of u
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4 Input the information required for registration, such as a user nickname. Input a “user nickname” and a “password.” Input your “password” again for confirmation. Also input some words as a password hint in case you ever forget your password. If you input your mail address, your password will be sent to you. 5 Click [Next]. 6 Click [Next]. If you want to receive special offers or promotions (free of charge) from the CDDB, check the box. If you decide you do not want this service, you can turn i
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Getting started 7 Fill in the text boxes, and click [Next]. 8 Click [Finish]. Registration with the CDDB has been completed and the “CD Drive Check” dialog box appears. Check the CD-R/RW drive. If you have already checked your drive before starting the CDDB registration, you do not need to check it again. Checking the reading capability of the CD-R/RW drive Click [Start]. The software starts to check if the drive connected to your computer is able to read audio data properly. Make sure to check
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Starting up the SonicStage Simple Burner Do one of the following: • Double click the SonicStage Simple Burner icon on the display. • Select [Start]–[All Programs] (or [Program])–[SonicStage Simple Burner]–[SonicStage Simple Burner]. The SonicStage Simple Burner starts up and the main window appears. To quit the software Click the [X] button on the upper right side of the window. Note Do not start up the SonicStage Simple Burner and other CD-R/RW burner software/OpenMG software (SonicStage, OpenM
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Recording on CD-Rs/RWs Recording on CD-Rs/RWs 1 Selecting the tracks or files and making a disc image to be recorded Select the tracks you want to record from an Audio CD and/or from among MP3 files. Tracks from an audio CD and those from MP3 files can co-exist in one disc image. You can record them on the same CD-R/RW at the same time. Audio CD Click The disc image to be recorded MP3 file Click Notes •A disc image is made based on the recording mode set up in the “CONFIG” window. If necessary,
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Selecting tracks from an audio CD CD tab Check boxes ADD (check all) (clear all) 1 Insert an audio CD into the CD-R/RW drive of your computer. 2 Click the [CD] tab. If you are online and have registered with the CDDB, the disc information (track names, etc.) appears automatically (page 10). 3 Click the check marks of the tracks you do not want to record so that the check marks disappear from the boxes. If you click and select a track, you can play that track by clicking N on the display. 4 Cli
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Recording on CD-Rs/RWs Selecting tracks from among MP3 files [OPEN] (selecting a folder) (for moving up to the group above) [MP3] tab Check boxes ADD (check all) (clear all) Specifications of the MP3 files supported by this software • Sampling frequencies: 44.1/48/32 kHz • Channels: stereo, joint stereo, dual channel and monaural • Transfer bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps • Version of ID3 tag: 1.1/2.2/2.3 Note This software is not compatible with MP3 VBR or MP3
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3 Click the check marks of the tracks you do not want to record so that the check marks disappear from the boxes. If you click and select a file, you can play that file by clicking N on the display. 4 Click ADD. The selected groups and files appear in the ATRAC CD frame. A disc image is made but not yet recorded on the CD-R/RW. If you want to edit these groups or files (changing names, changing the order of groups/files or erasing unnecessary groups/files), perform those operations on this step.
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Recording on CD-Rs/RWs 2 Editing a disc image to be recorded Edit the image of tracks or files (the disc image) you have made in the ATRAC CD frame. Notes • Once you have recorded audio data on a CD-R/RW, you cannot change it. Edit it before recording. • You cannot play an ATRAC CD using the SonicStage Simple Burner software. * Remaining space indication The space left The amount to be recorded The amount already recorded The tracks/files already recorded are masked. (cannot be changed) * If yo
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Changing the order of tracks or groups Click and select the track or group you want to change, and drag and drop it to the destination point on the display. You can also move the track to a different group using the same procedure. Creating a new group Click [New Group]. A new group is added at the end of the current listing. Note The maximum number of characters you can input is 62. Erasing tracks or groups Click and select the track or group you want to erase, and click [Delete]. If you delete
