all of the filenames are truncated with elipses (..) at 30 characters.

Your ripping software deliberately truncates the ID3 tag fields at 30 characters because this is the standard for the ID3 V1 specification. As long as the songs have V1 tags only, they will be limited to 30 characters on your PC's hard disk.

Work arounds:

1) Use tagging software that follows the ID3 V2 tag specification, which has unlimited field length.

2) Edit the names after you have placed the songs into the Empeg, which also has unlimited field length.

Personally, I'm happy with all my tags at 30 characters since the Empeg's screen won't display much more than that anyway. I do make sure to substitute my own abbreviations in place of a hard truncation. Sometimes, with a little thought, you can come up with a better abbreviation than your ripping software would supply.

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Tony Fabris