Non-boaty / IT puzzle / vinyl-digital music transfer

[James Marinero]

I've inherited a Steepletone record deck which records vinyl to mp3 on a USB stick, and I'm trying to transfer my vinyl collection to digital.

As the manual says it creates a folder /AUDIO on the memory stick. I follow the recording protocol and the stick plays back through the Steepletone unit ok.

However, when I plug the USB stick into my PC I see the /AUDIO folder but it is reported to be empty. I've tried all the permission/attrib setting tricks eg attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*

Still no files visible. MS Media Player says that the stick is empty.

I put the stick back in the recording unit and it plays ok, shows the number of tracks.

I've treble checked the instructions and tried various combos of operation but without any luck.

Sure I could just keep my music on the stick, but that doesn't suit my needs. Any gurus out there with ideas? (no I haven't yet tried the Steepletone helpline).

 

[Redfox226]

Probably a linux disc format which Windows can't read - have you got access to a linux machine?

 

[James Marinero]

Thanks David. No, only an android tablet and phone - that's another story. The puzzle is that the /AUDIO folder is created ok by the deck, but appears to be empty (OK could be a different/linux format, but then why is the folder visible?). Stick is FAT32. Have also tried a different stick.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Thanks David. No, only an android tablet and phone - that's another story. The puzzle is that the /AUDIO folder is created ok by the deck, but appears to be empty (OK could be a different/linux format, but then why is the folder visible?). Stick is FAT32. Have also tried a different stick.

Try exploring it with a File Explorer, and look for all files rather than music files. I suspect they're all there but not in a format that your audio player recognizes as a music format.

Once you know the format, you can install a music player that will recognize it!