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Source reference · needs review · MiniDisc Wiki, September 2026 snapshot

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Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.

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Adapted from “Free”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.

Software both commercial and free that allows users to encode audio to ATRAC:

Free

atracdenc Open source ATRAC1 and ATRAC3 Encoder. Not known for being the highest quality encoder.

Exact Audio Copy by Codemasters (for GTA)

Free but evil

Open MG - Used by Sonic Stage Archive.org repo

RealJukebox Basic

RealProducer Basic

Somewhat less evil

Simple Burner 2.0.05.25150 (Jan 15, 2005) — unavailable in this snapshot

Sony .acm codec - integrates with the Windows Audio Compression Manager and encodes to ATRAC3 files wrapped in the WAV container, allowing bitrates of 66, 105 and 132kbps. Keep in mind this is quite old code and probably does not reflect the best quality ATRAC3 can provide.

Commercial software

Sound Forge (Built-in since version 9, but you can add the plug-in to version 6 onwards)

SONY Cinescore 1.0

RealJukebox Plus

RealProducer 8 Plus

Sonic Studio's N-code plugin for professionals

ATRAC Codec Plugin for Sony Media Software (Windows only)

Leaked software

SCEI ATRAC3plus and ATRAC9 Codec tools