Hi All! So - it's been a few years since I ripped an SACD; I typically do it with my old PS3; I got my Dire Straits - On Every Street SACD in today and for whatever reason, the PS3 only sees the CD layer. While troubleshooting, I landed here
. So after some reading, I purchased an old Sony BDP-S590.
Now - I know there's 200+ pages of posts here. Presumably the step-by-step directions here somewhere - would anyone mind pointing me to the pertinent 'how-to' replies posts? At a high level it sounds like I need software, a script, and a thumb drive, setting quick start on, etc. ?
Thanks!
Praz
Welcome! I just got that unit working as well. Try these posts in this thread:
Older set up instructions with some updates. This will put you on the right track for the USB drive and files
I'm guessing my Sony BDP-S360 will be too old to take advantage of this. :( Unfortunately, that is the case, the S360 is just a couple/three model years too old.:mad:
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This post explains the SACD GUI Java program that is the current best practice for ripping
Transfer rates will depend on a whole range of variables, however, I suspect the BDP-S490 Ethernet port is 100MB which would be faster than a WLAN card using the 802.11n standard which is pretty common. No built in option for WLAN on the BDP-S490 though That's how I understand it, this era...
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And see my narrative of my mistakes and successes:
Hi looking for some help here, I used to use this program without any issues however I have not needed it for many years. When I tried to use it again it would not work and would lock up my network requiring a network restart. I have since redownloaded a much newer version of the auto scrip the...
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Key things to understand and do
1. USB drive, at 32GB or smaller, FAT32 formatted + correct Autoscript folder/files (see first post above). The files are old but correct.
2. Set up Sony player to be ready to rip: Fixed IP address (or autoset at your router), fast start mode (turn off sleep mode), ensure multi channel layer is set for SACDs (vs CD or stereo layer - even for SACDs with only stereo), and disable autostart so discs inserted do not get read immediately. You can find all of these in the settings and you can also search this thread for "S590" for more posts on it.
3. SACD Extract downloaded (also see first post)
4. SACDExtractGUI downloaded and installed (and Java correctly installed and running on your machine too). with SACD_Extract linked in this program by navigating to the file in your OS. (You need the GUI to point to the correct file even if in the same folder.) See second linked post.
5. Enter IP of the Sony set in step 2 into the GUI. Test the ping.
6. Turn on the Sony with the drive empty. Insert the USB into the front port. The drive door should open on its own. You can do the 2002 port test in the GUI if you want.
7. Place a SACD in the drive door and turn off the player. The door will close and the unit will flash a bit before going dark. The unit should be in quick start mode now if you set the player up right.
8. On the GUI, decided on your options. You can rip the DSF files or an ISO or both. (If you do ISO+DSF, which is what I do, the ISO will be created from the disc, and the DSF files will be created from that ISO.) Set other options like destination location. Hit RUN. A few minutes later, you should have the SACD backed up.
5. See the last post for the steps I went through and to avoid my mistakes.
Others can provide more links too, but you probably only need this info to find the right info. Also, if you read the first 3-4 pages of posts and the last 3-4, you will also see most of this information as well.
Hope that helps.
Laird