SonicStage | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-05

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonicStage


00:01:33 1 Features
00:01:42 1.1 Copying and usage restriction
00:05:03 1.2 MP3 support
00:05:58 2 History
00:06:07 2.1 Version 1
00:06:48 2.2 Version 2
00:07:38 2.3 Version 3
00:09:17 2.4 Version 4 (SonicStage CP)
00:10:35 2.5 Version 5 (SonicStage V)
00:11:20 3 SonicStage for LISMO
00:12:36 4 Alternatives
00:12:46 4.1 MP3 File Manager
00:13:43 4.2 VAIO Music Transfer
00:14:15 4.3 MP3 Conversion Tool
00:14:56 4.4 Third-party alternatives
00:16:35 4.5 MiniDisc
00:17:57 5 See also



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SUMMARY
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SonicStage is the name for Sony software that is used for managing portable devices when they are plugged into a computer running Microsoft Windows. It comprises a music player and library manager, similar to iTunes, Windows Media Player and RealPlayer. It is used to manage the library of ATRAC OMG/OMA and MP3 recordings on a PC. It was first used in VAIO PCs put on the Japanese market in October 2001, and superseded OpenMG Jukebox. Version 2 was found on 2004 model products, and Version 3 on 2005 model products (Sony introduced native MP3 support on its music players in 2005).
The Sony Connect service was formerly used to purchase recordings online, and could be accessed from within the SonicStage program. However, Sony announced that on the 31 March 2008, its CONNECT download site would be going offline, therefore affecting SonicStage users.
However, in late 2008, Sony launched a new online music store called "bandit.fm" on a trial basis for a small number of markets. It was expected that Sony would launch bandit.fm globally, however Sony never did this and closed the store in 2016. Japan exclusively uses the mora service.