Sony flash players gapless?

[Rumz]

Not sure what the culprit is on this issue. I recieved the other day the complete recordings of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (180 minutes of score from the first movie alone, YES.)

Anyhow, after hearing kurisu and Ishi mention how great Atrac3plus @ 352kbps was, I thought this new soundtrack not a bad option for giving that bit rate a whirl. Downloaded SS 3.3 and ripped all 3 discs to WAV, then converted them to 352kbps, transferred them to my NW-E107 flash player.

There's gaps between tracks. Is the issue the flash player not being gapless? Is it the way I ripped to wav and then 352kbps?

Are the new A600 flash players gapless, anyone know?

Side note-- 352kbps does sound amazing. Reminds me of the old days listening to Atrac Type R (SP) on regular MiniDisc, only better. I wish I liked the amps in my MD units better, perhaps I should give the NH1 another try since it'll play this bit rate.

[Ascariss]

Hmm odd, the new players so far can't play gapless atrac, that is what i heard, not tested it yet though.

Hmm, isn't there an option when rippoed for it to be gapless? not done gapless atrac in a long time.lol

[Rumz]

Interesting. I usually use the pocket for stuff that's gapless, this is the first time I've tried on flash. Typically I just use lame mp3s anyways unless it's a film score or something that benefits from gapless. I suppose with only 1-2GB chances are not as high for needing gapless, huh?

[pata2001]

Anyhow, after hearing kurisu and Ishi mention how great Atrac3plus @ 352kbps was, I thought this new soundtrack not a bad option for giving that bit rate a whirl.  Downloaded SS 3.3 and ripped all 3 discs to WAV, then converted them to 352kbps, transferred them to my NW-E107 flash player. 

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Rip the CD directly to Atrac using SS (do not rip to WAV first).

[rukals]

I will be honest and admit that I am rather steamed at Sony and SS and this whole atrac thing. I bought the 107 because it looked like a good deal and said it could play mp3's. Now I find that the only thing readable by it is stuff I have to purchase from sony from the connect store. What I want are just simple podcasts. The downloads from radio shows (that I subscribe to) and podiobooks. I have tried the mp3 program but still nothing will transfer. I talked to some people at a best buy outlet and they said just about any other player would work for my wants but sony is overly concerned with file sharing and has set up the player to combat it. I am hoping beyond hope that someone on here can help me with this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

rukals

[Ishiyoshi]

Hmm odd, the new players so far can't play gapless atrac, that is what i heard, not tested it yet though.

Hmm, isn't there an option when rippoed for it to be gapless? not done gapless atrac in a long time.lol

I can confirm that the new A600 series doesn't not support gapless playback for ATRAC tunes. Hopefully, gapless playback will be implemented in future firmware updates.

[Beethovenian]

How come they're not gapless? What has Sony done? How can they screw up so badly one of their most notable advantages?

[Ishiyoshi]

How come they're not gapless? What has Sony done? How can they screw up so badly one of their most notable advantages?

I am not sure why gapless support was left out. But I am sure a firmware update will rectify this issue. Remember the VAIO Pocket does not support gapless playback during its inception and gapless playback was possible only after a firmware update. Hopefully the A600 series will receive gapless support shortly via a firmware update.