Sony NW-A3000 V3 and Sonicstage 4 Released

[MiG-]

A new update is now finally available, it includes a lot of new and needed features imo.

CHANGELOG:

Japan/Asia-Pacific/Europe: Download

NEW FEATURE ENABLED:

* Playing back with AAC format* is available without any format change. Therefore, AAC format files in SonicStage CP can be transferred without converting them to ATRAC format.

*Note:

i. Sampling frequency: 11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/44.1/48kHz

ii. Supported bit rates: 16 - 320 kbps, VBR (Variable Bit Rate).

iii. Copyright protected AAC files cannot be played back. In addition, it is not guaranteed that all of AAC files can be played back even if the above conditions are met.

* The Artist Link Shuffle mode is added to the Intelligent Shuffle.

* The clock display and calendar display functions are added. If CONNECT Player or SonicStage CP is used, the unit clock synchronizes to the computer when the Network Walkman is connected to the software.

* The screen saver is selectable.

* Group +/- can be operated using the compatible stick controller (RM-MC35ELK). Playback can be adjusted to the beginning of the first track in the previous or next group from the current group, regardless of the starting position or the playmode.

It is also possible to move to the first track of the group in Playlist, Bookmark, Trash Bin and Favorite 100.

IMPROVEMENTS

* The sorting order is based on the album track number rather than alphabetical order when Artist ALL is selected from the Artist tree of the List search.

* The animation design which appears while the HDD is accessed is changed.

* The resume track information reset is prohibited with the recharge operation.

Sonicstage 4:

SonicStage CP 4.0 has finally arrived! As mentioned in our previous report, the new SonicStage CP 4.0 includes full support for features exclusive to the WALKMAN A Series. Therefore, we were hoping Sony will finally make SonicStage a fully unicode software since it’s been tweaked to support the WALKMAN A Series. Unfortunately, unicode support has yet to be implemented with this update. On the bright side, it is already apparent that there is a substantial increase in the navigational speed, especially in previously laggy areas such as ‘My Library’. Accordingly, SonicStage CP 4.0 now supports the following WALKMAN devices:

* Hi-MD Walkman

* Net MD Walkman

* NW-E series

* NW-A series

* NW-HD series

* NW-M S Series

* ATRAC CD Walkman

DOWNLOAD LINKS: | Sony Europe |

NEW FEATURES/IMPROVEMENTS:

* Support for the Walkman A series.

* Recording and playback support for AAC format – encode and transfer 3GP/MP4/M4A at 80-320kbps.

* AAC tunes in SonicStage CP can be transferred directly to the NW-A3000/A1200/A1000 without converting them to ATRAC format.

Note:

a. Firmware version 3.0 is required for this feature. –> click here for more details

b. Copyright protected AAC files cannot be played back

* Artist Link function is now available on SonicStage CP 4.0.

* Full support of Intelligent features exclusive to the Walkman A series.

* Selectable background image.

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MiG

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