mp3 Encoder Upgrade?

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2014/02/02 13:52:13 (permalink)

mp3 Encoder Upgrade?

Anyone get this message?  
 
"The MP3 Encoder must be unlocked before use.  Please visit cakewalk..."
 
Do we really have to pay extra for an encoder?  You would think that type of stuff would come standard with a DAW...  Am I crazy or is there something else I have to do?  I was also exporting MP3s an hour ago and it all of the sudden stopped.  Why now?  It's not the 30 days or anything...
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    robert_e_bone
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 13:55:59 (permalink)
    Cakewalk has one available, which due to licensing issues they have to charge for, and the same one (I believe it is from Lame) is I think available on the web for free.  There are also additional free ones you can configure for use with Sonar.
     
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 13:59:38 (permalink)
    Thanks Bob,
     
    I have the Lame Encoder for Audacity...  Do you know how to set it up within Sonar so I don't have to export then go into another program?
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 14:10:53 (permalink)
    To use an external encoder such as LAME in SONAR, use the standalone version of the encoder (not the Audacity version) and add it via the Cakewalk External Audio Encoder Setup utility. The setup is a follows
    • launch the utility
    • click New to create a new encoder definition
    • leave source as wave
    • add the path to the external program in the Path field
    • add the name of the external program and any command line switches in the Command line.
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 15:30:14 (permalink)
    Yup - thanks Mr Cook - saved me some typing.
     
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 21:44:49 (permalink)
    Ok, all I can see for the Lame encoder is source code...  Is that right?  Do I download from here:
     
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.99/
     
    Also, having a little bit of trouble finding the Setup Utility...  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 21:48:29 (permalink)
    Compiled LAME here
    The "External Encoder Configuration Utility" is on the SONAR Utilities menu
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 22:02:12 (permalink)
    Ok, downloaded the encoder and I though I followed instructions...  But I think I did something wrong.
     
    I made a new definition, pointed it to the folder that I extracted in the paths section, then typed lame.exe in the command line.  
     
    The friendly name shows up when I export.  It adds .*** after the title when I select it from the drop down menu.  It asked if I wanted 8pcm, 16pcm, or 24pc,.  I chose 16pcm.  Didn't seem to work...  Do you see where I went wrong?
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/02 22:16:44 (permalink)
    At a minimum the command line should be
    lame %I %O
    You might want other switches depending on your requirements. Refer to the LAME documentation for the available options.
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/03 09:01:29 (permalink)
    I think I'm missing something.  I've looked through the documentation and read in a few other forums about parameters that people set up, but I'm still a little confused.
     
    I'm only really using this to make some reference and listening tracks for myself.  I would like to export the highest quality MP3 I can (320) and be allowed to encode the file with artist name, album, and track title.  That's pretty much it... 
     
    Should I write "lame %I %O -b 320"?  I wouldn't even mind having a drop down menu or something like it comes up in Audacity.  This is basically just so that I don't have to export as a wave, then open up Audacity, then export - eliminates a step.
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/03 11:43:41 (permalink)
    Put arguments in front of the file names, e.g. "lame -b 320 %I %O".
     
    You might also want to add -q0, for the highest-quality algorithm. (That's a zero after the "q")
     
    Here's the command line reference: http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/USAGE
     


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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/03 13:01:02 (permalink)
    Far easier to simply pay the 9.95 and do it all "in the one box" imo
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/03 15:41:19 (permalink)
    Got it.  Thanks!  I still can't get a dialogue box to open that will let me enter in Artist, Title etc.  I even tried putting in the %A and %T but it sent back an error.
     
    Oh well...  Maybe I'll pay the $10 at some point.  For now, it's good.
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    Re: mp3 Encoder Upgrade? 2014/02/04 14:45:21 (permalink)
    Did you tick the little box marked encode ID3 Info ? It comes up on the second page of dialogue after the MP3 option is chosen as the export method...
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