LaszloZoltan
itunes ???? 
 
wooof !

You can't just leave me hanging. If I shouldn't be using it please let me know why. :)
I don't use it for any of my professional projects and everything gets sent in WAV or other lossless formats. But even if I'm just converting to WAV so I have a smaller file size to send a sample to someone to listen to, I'd like to know what iTunes does inefficiently so I can make a better choice. Thanks! 

If you do a Forum search (by way of Google) you'll find a step by step thread of getting the Lame encoder up and running in Sonar.

Cheers,
Jerry

I know there are options. I just think this is such a commonly requested feature that it should be part of the program without jumping through any hoops or using third party software. Cubase and Logic do it. Even Reaper's way of using/getting Lame is more elegant.

You buy it once from Cakewalk and then never have to worry about it. Ordinarily after installing a new version of Sonar, its there. There's only a difference when you move from 32 bit to 64 bit as they are different programs. Even that only takes an email to customer support to sort out.

joakes
If you do a Forum search (by way of Google) you'll find a step by step thread of getting the Lame encoder up and running in Sonar.
Cheers,
Jerry

Yes, simple to set up. Or use something like:
http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/
 

Sanderxpander
I honestly think it's about time Cakewalk included this. I understand that it will add slightly to the expense but it's a really, really common need and if they'd include it they might actually feel obliged to do some upkeep and fix issues. I bought it but never use it because it doesn't report song length correctly.

I have Cakewalk's encoder too, but I never use it for the same reasons. I got Sound forge when I purchased Sony Vegas. I use it to make my wave file an mp3. Way back when I had Sonar 5 I had encoder issues but when Sonar 8 came out these issues were resolved for some reason. I still use Sound Forge because I think it does a better job encoding.

mudgel
You buy it once from Cakewalk and then never have to worry about it. Ordinarily after installing a new version of Sonar, its there. There's only a difference when you move from 32 bit to 64 bit as they are different programs. Even that only takes an email to customer support to sort out.

It doesn't work correctly. It doesn't report file length correctly. There's a procedure to upgrade to the latest Lame code which I tried. It was pretty convoluted for such a basic function, AND it didn't work for me. This should be a non-issue in 2015.

I haven't had a chance to see if it works in Platinum but I recommend Aaron's Sonar Patch. Free and has every rate conceivable. Just google.

skitch_84

LaszloZoltan
itunes ???? 
 
wooof !

You can't just leave me hanging. If I shouldn't be using it please let me know why. :)
I don't use it for any of my professional projects and everything gets sent in WAV or other lossless formats. But even if I'm just converting to WAV so I have a smaller file size to send a sample to someone to listen to, I'd like to know what iTunes does inefficiently so I can make a better choice. Thanks! 

I am sorry about that. I really do not want to come across as a troll or derail the thread into an itunes match. But the first thing I noticed when i got my 1st ipod and used itunes to send over some music is how it destroyed my album organization. Not just playback, but the music folder I had been using was similarly destroyed. Like many music lovers, I have a huge collection of music- I can't allow a replaceable bit of software freedom to "manage" my files and folders. For an alternative I use winamp- and have found it meets my needs without destroying or altering my files.

That's actually a setting in iTunes that you can turn on or off. Personally I really like it as it's a convenient way to sort stuff on disk.

As for Aaron's patch, I believe I tried that after the original mp3 converter proved inadequate. It didn't work for me. And that is kind of my point - Cakewalk shouldn't let people jump through so many hoops for such a common feature. It's like if they wouldn't support WAV export but only FLAC. Of course you can use a bunch of tools to turn a FLAC into a WAV and of course a case can be made for FLAC, but WAV (like mp3) is a very commonly used format and clients expect to be able to get such files from you.