Help Needed: WAV to ATRAC3plus Conversion

[cyclonerunner]

Hey all. I just ordered a VAIO Pocket and am re-ripping my collection into 256 ATRAC3plus. My entire collection is currently in 132 ATRAC3 (MZ-N10 previously). I also have all these albums archived in WMA Lossless (non-DRM), which I thought I could convert to WAV and then to ATRAC. However, when I try to import these WAV files to SS3.2 they don't show up. It goes through the import status box and everything but then they are not in my library.

Ultimately, I just want to find a way to convert these WAV's to ATRAC3plus and get them in SS3.2 or at least on my VAIO Pocket. Any ideas?

[Christopher]

Please post your system specs according to the rules, please.

http://www.atraclife.com/index.php?act=SR&f=13

[cyclonerunner]

Sorry, kurisu, I missed that support topic link. Okay, first the basics...

Win XP SP2 / SS 3.2 (installed 8/15)

Athlon 64 3200+ / 512MB RAM / 8x DVD-RW / USB 2.0

No other programs running, just background apps (VirusScan)

And now a re-statement of the problem... I'm trying to import a large set (500) of WAV files into SS. I want to encode these into Atrac3Plus 256 for permanent storage in My Library and for transfer to a VAIO Pocket. I have tried to import these files through both the graphical interface and through the File --> Import --> Scan Folder... tools. Both ways seem to work but once the program is done importing the files (there is a progress box in the middle of the screen during this) the files are nowhere to be found in My Library. I have re-tried this process by selecting a small set of files (~20) to import and that doesn't work either, so it doesn't seem to be related to the number of files I'm trying to import at once.

These WAV files are archived albums that I no longer own or are stored away at my parent's home. I have Atrac3 132kb copies of most of the albums but I want to re-encode them at 256kb from a clean source. I have been importing from the CDs I do have with me and that is working just fine. Only the WAV importing is a problem.

I have used SS for nearly three years now and haven't ever experienced this problem. Granted I don't import music files too often, and never with 3.x but I do consider myself a power user, which makes this all the more frustrating. All advice and comments are greatly appreciated

Ryan

[cyclonerunner]

Oh boy... so, I figured it out. I couldn't find where SS was putting the imported files but I found them. All I need now is to edit the ID3 tags... Thanks for your help, haha ;-)

[Ryzir]

FYI - You can actually import WMA Lossless into SonicStage and then convert to Atrac, there is no need to convert to wav first.

[atrain]

just for those who may have this problem how 'bout an answer?

i'm assuming it's because they had no id3 tags so sonicstage put them in unfiled. you can see unfiled albums in 'album view' in sonicstage, they apear with no details at the bottom of the list.

[cyclonerunner]

rizyr.. Hey, ya I figured that out soon after. Thanks though. I'm glad to see WMA Lossless is getting accepted by Sony. I imported about 2500 songs in to SS in the format.

Its going to take a literal day to convert all of them to 256 Atrac3Plus and transfer them to my VAIO when it gets here!

[lindijones]

Oh boy... so, I figured it out.  I couldn't find where SS was putting the imported files but I found them.  All I need now is to edit the ID3 tags... Thanks for your help, haha ;-)

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Hi!!

You can select all tracks in my library and sort them by import date/time.

Then you will always have the last imported files.

Tom