just lie about where I live currently

I would if I were you. No sense in paying more for the same product just because of where you live. Do what you have to do.

Thank you for taking the time to write the tutorial. I read others in the cakewalk forum and couldn't get LAME to work. My problem is that I went to sourceforge web site and downloaded the latest version of LAME. It DID NOT include the DLL or EXE file. I tried downloading older versions at sourceforge and they didn't contain the DLL or EXE files either. I couldn't find the DLL or EXE files anywhere on their site. When I went to the link that AdamFH lists, that zip file did contain the DLL and EXE files and it did work the first time I tried it. I am using Sonar HS6 on Vista with all the latest updates to HS6 and Vista.

Thanks Again -Frank

I don't care what is not perfect in this. All I know is Adam has changed and I for one am delighted that Adam is being so positive. This is outstanding work. The important thing here is that Adam did the wok and then wanted to inform us all for our benefit. Good job Adam.

I say this as one that has Pro Audio 9 and thus I don't have a need for this. Adam you have my respect.

John, I don't think you understood what I was saying in my previous post. I am grateful (hence the the phrase "Thank you for taking the time to write the tutorial."). I had read numerous posts about people having problems and I was pointing out that the DLL and EXE files did not come with the sourceforge download that many other cakewalk forum posts have listed. These essential files DO come with the download link that Adam posted and that is a critical part to making it work. I think that is precisely why some people were having trouble and I wanted to emphasize that point for someone who may be searching the forums for an answer.

I wasn't aiming my post at you at all. It was for Adam really. Sorry that you were the one it was address to. You just happen to be the last on the thread.

The in reply to is often wrong.

ORIGINAL: John


The in reply to is often wrong.

Come on John -

Just click on the Reply button at the top of someone's post, and the in reply to will automatically insert their name.

ORIGINAL: AdamFH

I hardly if at all know the difference between bit and sample rate.

Bit rate is the size of each sample of audio in binary data. It has to do with how an analogue to digital converter takes a slice of audio and converts it to a binary number for storage in computer memory.

With an a 4 bit converter the range of values goes from 0000 to 1111. This gives a maximum of 16 different values. At CD quality, 16 bit words, the maximum value is 1111111111111111 or FFFF in hexadecimal, which turns into a maximum possible 65536 different audio slices for each converted sample.

The sample rate is the number of samples that the analogue to digital converter is processing per second. At CD quality the number of samples per second is 44,100 Herz (cycles per second), usually shown as 44.1KHz

When you see that 24 bit converters are capable of resolving 16777216 different sample values you get an idea of why you are going to see some significant benefits from using the higher bit rate, even when the sampling rate remains at 44.1KHz

PS I don't want to hijack this into a discussion on the merits of one rate over the other, I merely seek to offer an insight for the OP.

Come on John -

Just click on the Reply button at the top of someone's post, and the in reply to will automatically insert their name.

Really? When did this happen? BTW I already explained that it was user error on my part due to not using that button but a quick reply using the bottom part of the screen. You knew the quick reply area.

I know I should do everything perfectly. Sometimes I don't.

ORIGINAL: John

I know I should do everything perfectly. Sometimes I don't.

LOL - you're a good sport John

Well imagine that if you please; just taking the easy way out.

I know I should do everything perfectly. Sometimes I don't.

That's not good enough John.

Please write 100 times
"I must do things perfectly every time. Sometimes is just not good enough -


now, repeat after me;

"I must do........