mudgel


Dont' forget that if you previously had the 32 bit version of SONAR and were using the Cakewalk mp3 encoder then you will need to get a download link for the 64 bit version. You can get it by sending a link request to customer support.

Thanks mudgel...

I've got one going out as I finsih this reply...

I've been using the one from ProAudio9 for waht feels like forever! ;-)

Keni

Is there any downside to using LAME apart from the added step of exporting to wave first? I'm finding it hard to justify paying Cakewalk $15 just so's I can export to MP3 straight from Sonar. 

Yep, it requires a bit of registry work but has been covered many mant time b4. Sorry I can't be bothered searching for it. Please do not heap scorn upon me Coffee house people.

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

sharke


Is there any downside to using LAME apart from the added step of exporting to wave first? I'm finding it hard to justify paying Cakewalk $15 just so's I can export to MP3 straight from Sonar. 

fyi, whichever app added LAME to my new Win8 install (I'll take people's word that it wasn't X2), it just shows up in the regular X2 mp3 export dialog. No extra steps needed to export. Same as working with Fraunhofer. 

PDF   Instructions for the highest quality export using Lame in Sonar
http://wp.me/a38vMA-GOi
 
OR
FIRST
DownLoad lame for 32bit & 64bit
———————
For 32bit
Create a “Lame” directory in
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Lame
UnZip a copy of the 32bit Lame.exe and Lame_enc.dll into the new directory
Load Sonar 32bit – Go Utilities/External Encoder Configuration Utility
Enter a
Friendly Name: Lame High Quality Stereo 320
Description: Lame High Quality Stereo 320 using the inbuilt “insane” preset (You can write anything in here)
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Lame
Command line: Copy this in its entirety
Lame -m s --alt-preset insane --tt "%T" --verbose --ta "%A" --ty "2015" --tc "%C" %I %O
SAVE IT!
——————–
For 64bit
Create a “Lame” directory in
C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Lame
UnZip a copy of the 64bit Lame.exe and Lame_enc.dll into the new directory
Load Sonar 64bit – Go Utilities/External Encoder Configuration Utility.
Enter a
Friendly Name: Lame High Quality Stereo 320
Description: Lame High Quality Stereo 320 using the inbuilt “insane” preset (You can write anything in here)
Path: C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Lame
Command line: Copy this in its entirety
Lame -m s --alt-preset insane --tt "%T" --verbose --ta "%A" --ty "2015" --tc "%C" %I %O
SAVE IT!
——————–
*** Exports the highest quality 320Kb/s Mp3 possible, embeds the track name, the author as ‘Contributing Artists’ and Copyright as 2015.
NB: You have to change the copyright in the Lame Command Line every year!
MORE HERE ***

That's incredibly helpful. Thanks for posting this. Maybe it's already pinned somewhere (if not it should be).