Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked

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2013/03/21 13:16:25 (permalink)

Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked

  I keep running into this problem. Everytime in Sonar that I go to mixdown/export directly to MP3 - I get an error msg that says MP3 encoder is locked. So then I have to mix to WAV and then convert to MP3 there. How can I unlock and use the MP3 encoder? -ryan
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    emwhy
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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/21 13:20:26 (permalink)
    SONAR only comes with a trial version of their MP3 encoder. After 30 days you have to buy it from them, unless you have previously purchased an earlier version, or won Pro Audio 9.

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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/21 13:22:03 (permalink)
    You have to buy the mp3 encoder for Sonar. Or do it externally as you're doing.

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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/21 13:31:56 (permalink)
      Is there a 3rd party encoder like LAME that Sonar would recognize?
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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/21 13:43:49 (permalink)
    Yes.  It has been covered in the Sonar forum before.  Check this out:

    http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1255631

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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/22 11:32:28 (permalink)
      I have followed the LAME MP3 encoder instructions to a T for sonar, including the encoder configuration. But now when I attempt a mix down I get two error screens: First says "Unable to launch LAME MP3" encoder" Second says "Warning: the external encoder returned an error code. The File may not have been encoded properly" help? :)
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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/22 11:39:49 (permalink)
    Did you try and export  at 32bit?  That's the error message associated with that.  It needs to be 16.

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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/22 11:56:27 (permalink)
      yeah I thought that might be the problem too, so I tried 16 bit. same problem.
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    Re:Mixdown problem - MP3 encoder locked 2013/03/22 14:32:17 (permalink)
    In Sonar go to the menu and open Utilities/External Encoder Configuration Utility.
    Here's what mine looks like, check it with yours.
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    Ok. Try this link to a Word DOC of mine.  It's my detailed notes on configuring the free Lame encoder and includes the image I was trying to show here.
     
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