mongrel79 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi ForumApologies for the n00b questions - i've been searching through threads and think i may have found answers to my questions but just wanted to check with the pros. Espcially on what order to do things. Just got mugged and had my ipod nicked last week (that's London baby!), but one of my mates has given me her old NW-HD5 and it looks really cool. Only problem with it is it has all her music on it - she's kind but has no musical taste!So.All my music is in iTunes (mostly ripped from CD - a few downloads from iTunes so i'm jsut gonna have to forget about them i suppose). I've downloaded WinAmp cos i want to control my files from there as sonicstage is so awful by all accounts. And I've set up all my tunes in there. Just checking this is what I need to do:1 - convert all my MP3s etc to ATRAC (just started trting this through SS. how long is it gonna TAKE to convert 20 gigs of yunes? My whole life?!? any shortcuts?)2 - INstall an ATRAC and ML_Sony plugin into WinAmpAnd that should be it shouldn't it? Should have a nice WinAamp interface for my very cool new NW-HD5?Many thanks in advanceMongrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prankz Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Damn! You got mugged? What happend, if you dont mind me asking? And so sorry that it happend. Just goes to show you really need to be aware of your surroundings wherever you go.As for the player, I think thats it. I dont have a HD5 so cant confirm but someone here will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongrel79 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 got tapped on the back, turned round and smacked in the face - read all about it on my other forum if you like - i posted a blow-by-blow account...http://www.londonfgss.com/thread3734.htmlAs for the transfer have been making some progress...Wiped the whole player, and it wasn;t recognised by WinAmp.If I use SS to add a tune on it IS reconginsed by WinAmp, so i transfer songs over but these are not playable - read this is because ML_Sony isn;t compatible with SonicStage. So I wiped the player again, created a directory called OMGAUDIO and then tried to do this from the FAQ:3) Create a file named "04CNTINF.DAT" in this directoryDid this with notepad. Still doesn't work though as the NW-HD5 it isn't recognised by WinAmp...any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuge Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 mongrel79:My first query is why on earth you want to convert your files to Atrac ?Don't do that otherwise you have to keep both the files Atrac +Mp3's.Atrac is dead .Sorry guys who don't like my comments ,but I don't want new people facing problems later . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suso Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 ahm... it won't take that long to convert 20 gb of mp3 into atrac3.... my computer is old enough and it only has usb 1.1 port, so it really takes a hell long to transfer music.anyway, you can transfer directly your mp3 files to the player, with no need to convert them. of course, you will miss what is for me the strongest pro of the sony players: the fact that an atrac3 file can be compressed at about 60% the size of the mp3 (at 105 kbps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongrel79 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 i didn;t think my player could play mp3s... was told it would only handle atrac. Would i lose any sound quality compressing an mp3 still further? think i'll stick to mp3s for now, but if my music collection outgrows 20 gig then i'll think about going atrac.So really all i need to know is how to wipe my walkman but have it recognisable to ML_Sony in WinAmp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuge Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 i didn;t think my player could play mp3s... was told it would only handle atrac. Would i lose any sound quality compressing an mp3 still further? think i'll stick to mp3s for now, but if my music collection outgrows 20 gig then i'll think about going atrac.you have NW-HD5 ?right ?It can play Mp3 files .You can use Mp3 file manager with it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old skool D Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) MongrelFirstly Welcome to ATRAClife. Glad to have you aboard. Secondly I'm sorry to hear about your recent misfortune. I Live in London, so I know it ain't all good or bad in this great town ( as proved by the action on the WVM)As for your question. I would go for MP3 as opposed to Atrac. What bit rate do you plan to rip at?? Edited May 12, 2008 by Old skool D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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