Sony MSAC-US30 - Manual (Page 93)

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About “SonicStage”
“SonicStage” is comprehensive software for enjoying music.
With “SonicStage”, you can enjoy listening to music sources such as music
CDs, etc., or you can import music into the hard disk of your PC for a
complete management of your collection.*
Furthermore, music data that has been imported into the hard disk of your
PC can also be transferred to a MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick” so
that they can be enjoyed outside the PC environment.
* With “SonicStage”, music data imported into the hard disk of your PC is
managed using a special music database program called “Music Drive”.
Using “SonicStage” to listen to various music
sources
With “SonicStage”, you can play back the following music sources using
the simple, integrated mouse operations:
• Devices/tracks recorded on a medium connected to the USB port of your
PC. (This is available using the main unit and MagicGate compatible
“Memory Stick”.)
• Music CD
• Music files on your PC
• Music files provided by Internet music distribution services (EMD
services).
Creating a music database by importing music
from various music sources (“Music Drive”)
“SonicStage” uses the music database “Music Drive” to manage music files
that are stored in your PC.
Music files can be imported into “Music Drive” from various music
sources using the following methods:
• Record tracks from a music CD into “Music Drive”.
• Import music files already existing on your PC into “Music Drive”.
• Download music files from an Internet music distribution service and
import them into “Music Drive”.