Converting long OMA files to WAVE with SS 3.4

[Scarbo]

I have a HIMD recorder, an MZ-RH-910. I recently installed SonicStage

3.4 (the version without the store that I got here, I uninstalled my previous version first) because I understood it would let me upload HI-SP files recorded

with a microphone and convert them automatically to WAVE format. Last

night I set my recorder on HI-SP, plugged in a microphone, deleted all

tracks on my HIMD disc, and set it to record all night. This morning

uploaded 7 hours worth of my snoring and night noise through SS 3.4,

then converted it to WAVE, and this evening I tried to work with the

file with a wave editor to see what I could do with it. Even though the file is 4.07 GB

in size, when I play it in various programs it is slightly less than 8

minutes long. What am I doing wrong? I use this unit almost

exclusively for private recordings, and I want to be able to record

long concerts without messing with changing discs, which is why I am

experimenting with HI-SP. I also made an hour long recording in PCM, and that was uploaded and converted just fine.

I still have the original OMA file that I uploaded, and I have been playing it for hours using SS 3.4. So I know the original OMA file is fine, and was recorded and can be listened to. But I can't convert it to a proper length WAVE file using either the converter in SS 3.4, or the standalone Wave Converter that Sony released a while back for OMA files.

Does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts?

Chase Kimball

[A440]

Can you open the 4.7 GB track with an audio editor (like Audacity) and see what it looks like? Audacity will give you timings and a waveform.

Also, I'm sure someone else knows more about player apps than I do, but possibly it has something to do with how much of the track goes into the memory buffer of the player--and maybe 4.7 GB just overwhelms it.

How about putting a track mark or two in the long track now and uploading the pieces, then converting each piece? You should be able to rejoin them. If you don't like where the trackmarks are, you can remove them and upload without any problems--that bug (erased track marks used to confuse SonicStage) seems to be fixed.

[imak]

I think that this is a matter of the current file size limits (windows max. usable file size is ~2Gb)

Please try to separate your large .oma file to several tracks and convert them again.

In addition, I think that, older editions of SS wave converter had a 680~ Mb limit in each conversion.

Regards,

[Scarbo]

I think that this is a matter of the current file size limits (windows max. usable file size is ~2Gb)

Please try to separate your large .oma file to several tracks and convert them again.

In addition, I think that, older editions of SS wave converter had a 680~ Mb limit in each conversion.

Regards,

I appreciate the suggestions from you and A440. I tried to open the file with a Wave Editor I got from Creative when I bought my Soundblaster audio card, but it would only show the 8 minute part that plays. I am thinking that you are right, and the problem is the file size overwhelming windows. I will play the OMA file in SS 3.4 and see if there is a way to add index marks using that program, then try to convert it again. Thanks so much for your help.