paperclip Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I was pretty excited to finally try out M-Crew with a PC3 I just got. I'm learning as I go but the first problem to get me was the file names of my wav files are too long. It's odd too because by long I mean "Ace Frehley - Trouble Walking - 03 - Seperate.wav". I had a hunch when I got the error so I copied a few wavs, renamed them "03 - Seperate.wav" and it worked like a charm. The new file name is certainly not "8.3" compliant. This bug alone make the program almost useless for me. Anyone one have a later copy I could try? I'd also like to hear others experience with it. I think it's good concept: I like the PC3 and it should work with my JE470. I'm mostly recording SP mixes/albums and the titlleing feature would be pretty swift. I'm more excited about the print program. I thought it would make my life easier but really, after 5 years of Sonic Stage use I should know better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 There's a copy of 2.01(E) in downloads here. It's the version contemporaneous with XP. My only gripe is the way it handles .oma files (or fails to, unless they are renamed to <blah>.oma.mp3). If you had a relatively full disk already, adding a long file name might be just enough to go over the 1700-or-so character limit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclip Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks. I'll try that. It's actually M-Crew that has a problem with the file names, when I try to build a playlist or whatever M-Crew calls it (File Icon on toolbar). Nothing to do with a MD at all. I figured and new version would have addressed that rightway seeing how after 2000 long file names became the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclip Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks sfbp, I got 2.01 installed, works with my file names. I think it's worth learning. I'll use it to record SP discs on the PC3 after running it through some effects on the sound card. I have a virtual surround mode that my favorite music seems to respond well too. It's throwing the names onto the discs just fine. Thanks again for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Great. Did you figure out a way to get bulk filenames copied to the MD yet? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclip Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm still working with the filenames, evidently my standard does not work well with M-crew. I think I'd have to copy the files and parse their names to be much use. Cool printing program I'm looking forward to using, though. I think I'll give up on this one - it's easier to burn a CD-TEXT CD-RW and feed that through the MXD-400. Plus it's faster than real-time. Probably pretty cool for a multi-function shelf unit though, who knows... After all it is 10 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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