Re: RE: HOW TO CONVERT CWP FILES TO MP3, WMA, ETC...
2018/09/10 16:00:51
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JohnRockit
Trying to convert Cakewalk (CWP) files to MP3 ... apparently the ver in Sonar 3 Pro is only valid for 30 days and it won't do it ... says I can contact Cakewalk for the activation tool (been there / done that / says it's on it's way) but never shows up - tried to email Cakewalk, but that generates a msg that it's under construction ... any recommendations for a program that will actually convert to the MP3 file format?
Export your project to a stereo wav-file, as adviced in an earlier post, and then convert to your liking. There are lots of free software that do it. As Scook mentions, the age of SONAR 3 is a culprit in this case.
A cwp-file includes so many types and separate files of data that, IMO, it's a little misleading to even talk about converting (in the usual sense of the word) it to anything. You could compare it to a folder containing video, audio, pictures, spread-sheet material and text and wanting to "convert" that to a gif. The actual cwp-file does not even include the audio, but the information where to find it.
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