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Miss UK
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I was given a free album download from my Sony Credit card this month so I installed SonicStage as it says it need this to work..
I downloaded the album "Roisin Murphy - Overpowered"
now is there a way to copy the album onto your memory card instead of MP3 player or CD?
anyone know?
thing is I would like to do the burn onto CD but my laptop is vintage thing Sony PCG-F400 lol no CDRW Drive 
I will use my mates laptop later im hoping to login to SonicStage on it then the album will be there without me downloading the software ..
but if anyone knows how to Copy the album onto Memory card then let me know TA 
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Miss UK
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aaarrrrrgggghhhh it wont let you login w/o installing it onto this laptop 
BUMPYBUMPY all
how can I move the album so I can place it onto my phones memory card???
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max_wedge
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you probably can't (DRM). You can only synch the song to drm supported music devices that support ATRAC (minidisc, sony mp3 players etc). Sony Ericsson phones don't support atrac.
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Rookwise
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As Max has said.
I stopped using Sonicstage due to this (was pre installed on my Vaio)
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Miss UK
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GRRRRR shitters
what a stupid programme that is then
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max_wedge
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blame DRM. Sonic stage is crap, but you wouldn't need it if the "free" track didn't have Sony DRM copy protection in it.
If you can burn a CD in sonicstage, you MAY be able to rip an mp3 from the cd you burnt.
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Sammy_boy
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Sadly I think this is why Minidisc didn't take off as a format, the limitations put on it by the damn SonicStage software!
If you had a MD recorder you could burn the song to MD, then play the track on the MD whilst connected to the PC using a digital cable and record it on the PC as a Wav then convert it to MP3. Bit long winded but that's the best way I can think of.
Either that or install Limewire and get it for nowt.... can I say that or am I being naughty? 
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Miss UK
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So your saying it wont burn the album onto disc too
I haven't got a Sony MP3 player I was hoping I could copy the album onto my phones memory card lol
what a stupid program this is no wonder they gave me a free code for it lol
pity they didn't give me a free MP3 player aswell lmao
shame the albums al'rite aswell..
Connecting my laptop to the mini disc hmm hard work i'll leave it
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max_wedge
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Yep, now if it was itunes store tracks it would be a little easier - you could burn a cd, then rip the tracks off the cd. But that's a waste of a cd if you don't actually need the cd. You can use a cd image and an image mounter, (to mount a virtual cd rom) which you could then rip tracks without wasting a cd.
But it's all a pain in the butt, all thanks to DRM. To show much people hate DRM; pple have recognised this and now offer higher quality DRM FREE audio tracks for 50% higher pricing. But you can legally copy the tracks as much as you like for your own use - they have NO copy protection!
Hopefully Sony will eventually be forced to also recognise how much people are sick of DRM restricting their fair use of content they have purchased or legally own.
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Miss UK
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looks like my albums stuck lol
I haven't any money for a MP3 player from Sony
looks like i'll be using the torrents to re-download it metinx
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Dogmann
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@Miss UK
Does your laptop have a card reader if so you can put the card in the computer and transfer it to that you should also be able to change the format. As when i was still using Sonic stage all the Albums i bought through it were burnt to CD for in car use and not in ATRAC. i don't have it any longer so can't look at really can't remember what the options are but there definitely are some besides ATRAC. must be honest since getting an iPod and using iTunes what a difference in ease of use as said by others Sonic stage sucks big time IMO.
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max_wedge
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On 2007-10-26 03:27:33, Dogmann wrote:
@Miss UK
Does your laptop have a card reader if so you can put the card in the computer and transfer it to that you should also be able to change the format. As when i was still using Sonic stage all the Albums i bought through it were burnt to CD for in car use and not in ATRAC. i don't have it any longer so can't look at really can't remember what the options are but there definitely are some besides ATRAC. must be honest since getting an iPod and using iTunes what a difference in ease of use as said by others Sonic stage sucks big time IMO.
Marc
Hmm, if Sonicstage can burn a cd (I thought it might be able to), then you can rip an mp3 from the cd. However, keep in mind "free" tracks offered via promotions are often completely forward locked. For example I downloaded a free wma audio track the other day (from the Courier Mail newspaper) and the drm prevents it even being burnt onto cd. It will only play through Windows Media Player on my computer. Atleast the DRM audio tracks you pay for you can usually burn a cd. (otherwise they contravene your "free use" rights under the law).
But if you didn't pay for it, you have no rights at all. Fair enough I suppose, but forcing people to download crap like sonicstage just to promote an artist is stupid marketing imho.
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Miss UK
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ive a USB card reader I can slot into it i'll give it a shot on what you said later tonight or next week im not in a hurry for this cd..
mindyou this sw has slowed my laptop down alot
it's needs to be unistalled 
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max_wedge
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That's the conclusion I have come to whenever I've had to install sonicstage!!
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Miss UK
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Yep but my Laptop is vintage mema
btw a member here's sending me the album via Email so i'll say Bollox to that Sonic-Crap now
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