DISQUS

Decklane · 2 years ago

Wow, it takes Sony a long time to open their eyes. I bet literally millions of people picked up their players thinking "this looks pretty cool", but put them back down in favour of an ipod or WMA player because of them trying to force their format/software on them. I know I've done that many times in the past.

Rick · 1 year ago

I 've purchased a lot of albums in Sony's ATRAC. They should make the albums I purchased available to me in the new format free of charge. I'm extremely upset.

Mong · 1 year ago

Why rick? Your albums still play dont' they. Should they replace your vynl while they're at it.

Kerry · 1 year ago

I don't understand why ATRAC has been ditched as if there's something wrong with it. I've come to depend on it wholeheartedly. Almost four years ago, I set up Sonic Stage in my computer. I've loaded many of my CD's into the format and burned many ATRAC CDR's to play on my Sony boombox at work. I like having 33 hour CDR's, and even 6 hour ATRAC CDR's for my Sony car stereo. After making many ATRAC CDR's, I've sold or gave away many of my CD's.

Now I hear that ATRAC is discontinued. So what happens in the future when I no longer have my Sony ATRAC CD players? Will all my ATRAC burned CDR's become useless? Or will they still be playable in any future Sony CD players although ATRAC won't be mentioned as an option?

I need to know this. I've made a huge investment in how I've incorporated ATRAC into how I listen to music. I've sacrificed many of my own CD's and put my confidence in Sony to always have my ATRAC CDR's playable in future Sony units that I may purchase.

Anna · 1 year ago

What i really want to know is how do you actually play ATRAC CDs?? I bought a HiMD player last year and it makes really great recordings but i cant find a way to listen to the music i have recorded other than to play the minidisc?? Can anyone let me know? thanks

Kerry · 1 year ago

Hi Anna,
To play ATRAC CDR's, you'll first have to make ATRAC CDR's. When Sony was selling ATRAC CD players, the unit would come with a CD-ROM called SonicStage which is a program that you would set up in your computer. Once you set it up, you could load your mp3's and you own CD's into a file and then select one of 6 ATRAC burning formats. They are as follows: 256 kps (6 hours), 132 kps (12 hours), 105 kps (15 hours), 66 kps (24 hours), 64 kps (24 1/2 hours), and 48 kps (33 hours). If you wanted to put all your music on to one CDR, you would select a kps format that would hold all your inputted music. You can even make separate folders to categorize your music on one CDR. I've made about 100 ATRAC CDR's of various themes from blues to pop, progressive to IDM Ambient Dub, and discs of a the albums from one artist (I've made a great Elton John CDR (9 1/2 Hours) which is fun to shuffle play. Tracks the run together on the CD can be combined as one track so that they play together without abruptedly cutting away. For example: The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "With a Little help From My Friends" are two separate tracks on the original CD. With SonicStage, these two tracks can be combined as one. Well Anna, if you have any more questions, just ask.

ian baker · 11 months ago

i have my own cd atrac discs, and i want to play them. i've loaded the sonic stage programe to open them, but it doesn't want to play them. Help thnaks

Anne Ahira · 11 months ago

Got same problem like Ian here! Anyone can help? Thanks!

Antin · 9 months ago

So do I, Ahira. Is your problem solved? Thanks.

camera cell phone · 4 months ago

yes,i got some problem like anna .. anyone can help me...plizzz