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SonicStage Premium Software
SonicStage™ Premium software
*
is a unique integrated software
application that supports high quality digital audio playback and
recording using the MiniDisc drive, FM tuner, or DVD-RW drive of your
VAIO® MX computer. You can easily record your favorite music from
external analog and digital audio devices, such as a CD player.
SonicStage Premium software has several jukebox features, including a
music Visualizer, audio CD-burning capability, and an equalizer for fine-
tuning your audio playback.
Overview of SonicStage Premium Software
SonicStage Premium software has unique features that integrate with your
MiniDisc drive, FM tuner and DVD-RW drive. The features expand the
compatibility of the built-in audio devices, enabling you to create your own
music database
(M drive) and share audio files using other audio media
and devices.
SonicStage Premium software enables you to play and record audio CDs and
import digital audio files while maintaining the copyright information of the
contents.
When you record an audio CD, it is encoded in ATRAC3 format onto your
computer’s hard disk drive. You can also download (import) digital audio files
from Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) services. The imported data can be
played on your computer or transferred to external portable audio devices or
media. SonicStage Premium software converts your existing MP3 and WAV
format audio files into ATRAC3 format.
* Your VAIO® MX computer has SonicStage™ Premium software preinstalled. Some manu-
als or online help files may provide information about SonicStage™ software, which is a
lighter version with fewer features. Follow the information provided in this guide or in the
SonicStage Premium online Help file, to learn how to use SonicStage Premium software.
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SonicStage™ Premium software is available only on VAIO® MX computer models."