Mador Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hi all, I recently upgraded my trusty MZ-N10, which broke on me last week, to a new shiny NW-HD1. I also installed Sonicstage 3.0.I imported a LOT of MP3 files into Sonicstage and transfered them to my HD1 in Atrac3 132 format. I had a really hard time re-naming all the files to the correct artist/genres and all. So there it is, I have this perfectly organized library which has been in part transferred to my portable device. But the shnitty SS software keeps crashing like there's no tomorrow so I decide to quickly re-format the PC to make things (especially conversion) a bit faster.So when the formatting is complete, I re-install sonicstage and re-import my converted .OMA files into it so I can finish the filling-up of this unit. Well, my reaction was something beginning with OMFG you bastard!. All the tracks now have 0 checkouts remaining and the SS software tells me I have to initialize the device (i.e. erase all) before I can transfer more stuff on it.Now I'm double-fuxored since I have 1) re-format my nearly full HD1 and 2) re-import and re-tag all the MP3 files into sonicstage to have a transferable library.I'm sure there's a way around this, either by confusing Sonicstage in thinking this PC is the old one, by unlocking the ATRAC device (HD1) or by adding checkouts to the .OMA files.Please help me on this one! 3 entire days (I have 10k+ files) went into this so i'm really pissed!Jerome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 you got boned. if you wish to format or uninstall you needed to use the backup tool in sonicstage before doing so. sorryp.s. you should upgrade SS to v3 from www.connect.com before you re-rip all the tunes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mador Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) you got boned. if you wish to format or uninstall you needed to use the backup tool in sonicstage before doing so. sorryp.s. you should upgrade SS to v3 from www.connect.com before you re-rip all the tunes again.←Thanx for the reply man,That just confirmed what I thought, I have been screwed by Sony's senseless DRM crap-a-doodle-doo. Shnatz. This really blows. I'll just re-import all the stuff over again.Stupid DRM chit, too bad Sony's got the best hardware because if it wasnt so i'd have no reason not to ditch them. Oh well ... Edited March 15, 2005 by Mador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverWithoutHeadphones Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 So when the formatting is complete, I re-install sonicstage and re-import my converted .OMA files into it so I can finish the filling-up of this unit. Well, my reaction was something beginning with OMFG you bastard!. All the tracks now have 0 checkouts remaining and the SS software tells me I have to initialize the device (i.e. erase all) before I can transfer more stuff on it.Now I'm double-fuxored since I have 1) re-format my nearly full HD1 and 2) re-import and re-tag all the MP3 files into sonicstage to have a transferable library.thats the problem i'm having. it is an inconvenience, but i still have the original MP3 files. what makes me angry is that I bought some songs from Connect and I can't use those in SSv3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mador Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) I feel your pain man ... I too have the original MP3s left but it's a definitive PITA to get it all in SonicStage and convert it again. Damn you Sony programmers, damn you! thats the problem i'm having. it is an inconvenience, but i still have the original MP3 files. what makes me angry is that I bought some songs from Connect and I can't use those in SSv3← Edited March 15, 2005 by Mador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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