Unlocking MP3 encoder

ORIGINAL: Mychael628

I just got the SONAR 7 PRODUCER upgrade.

When I went to convert to MP3, it said I needed to "unlock" the encoder.

Is this NOT included? Do I really have to purchase another item for this program? Or am I missing how to do this?

Thank you!

Michael

ORIGINAL: kurrykid

It is pretty amazing that you can charge that much for a program (Sonar 7 PE) that is audio based and they not include an MP3 encoder and want you to pay more for it . It truely is LAME (pun intended).

ORIGINAL: Brando

ORIGINAL: kurrykid

It is pretty amazing that you can charge that much for a program (Sonar 7 PE) that is audio based and they not include an MP3 encoder and want you to pay more for it . It truely is LAME (pun intended).

It's equally amazing that you can post that without having first read the 10 zillion similar posts about the same subject. If you had, you might have learned that there are good reasons why this is so, especially since there are numerous free alternatives, and that many, if not most, SONAR users understand/repect/favour the fact that there is a choice.
Sorry to be blunt - but your post begs for it.

I don't think so...it's not my obligation to search 10 zillion threads when I have an opinion on something. It's great that "most" SONAR users respect the lame decision but I don't

ORIGINAL: Bristol_Jonesey

I don't think so...it's not my obligation to search 10 zillion threads when I have an opinion on something. It's great that "most" SONAR users respect the lame decision but I don't

You didn't have to search through 10 zillion threads though did you? One would have sufficed, instead you've created another thread on a subject which has been covered many, many times before.

You come across as a person who "wants the answer right now and no I'm not prepared to hit the search button first"
In other words you want to be told the answer rather than finding out for yourself.

Now THAT'S a stinking attitude.

ORIGINAL: mudgel

I don't understand the complaint. If you want mp3 capability you can get it free with LAME. Cake even show how to set it up BUT if you don't want mp3 capability you don't have to pay the license fee.

where's the problem?

By your example its being told I have to have catsup and pay for it even if I don't want or like it. The Cakewalk way I get the choice. Not only about catsup and whether I have it on my burger but I even get a choice to use a free one.
I'm not going to do your research for you but why don't you do some digging about how and who has to pay license fees to provide mp3 capability and why Cakewalk have been forced to use this option.

ORIGINAL: Fog

Gerry, we don't know the business side of it in the sense of , maybe the volume license wasn't so cheap for cake to include it and the breakdown costs of things, licensing other things from a few other companies. I'm sure licensing the other plug ins wasn't exactly cheap. I don't think $20 is that much, but it's nice to have the option to not have to buy it.

remember when sonar 7 was originally out cubase and logic were a LOT more until logic went down to half price. So yep I'd expect them to include it, since I paid a lot more for cubase 3 / 4. Other companies don't include it either e.g. propellerheads.

I'm not being argumentative about it, just being objective..

others companies have tried to stop LAME, if you read the articles. Thankfully they didn't succeed.

ORIGINAL: John

Good post Fog and I am not playing devils advocate just thought the original poster made a fair comment. If Cake used the LAME encoder it would most probably add an extra 2 or 3 Bucks onto the cost of Sonar to cover the licensing. Now isn't that better than unlocking a coder for $20 and the hassle that goes with it? Oh and believe me it can be hassle I had a go at buying it when I upgraded to 7 and like many others had to give up and go somewhere else for one. I can understand Reaper not including one to keep their price edge but Sonar is in a different league. Hmmm well I like to think so :-) but I will reserve my judgement until 8 comes on the scene before deciding to pay my anual tribute for bells and whistles that in most cases I don't want or use.

We don't know the details of the agreement that CW made with the copyright holder. But if they do include and encoder/decoder it would be more then just 2 or 3 bucks. It would have to be from that same copyright holder not a generic that anyone can DL. Its a sticky issue where we don't know all the details.

ORIGINAL: MNorman

Hmmm. I wish my Pontiac G6 came with an iPod connection port. I knew when I bought it that it didn't. I bought the car anyway because it had other features that were unique enough for the money, that I made an intelligent decision. After I bought it, did I feel cheated because I should have gotten the port? No, because it was a clear business arrangement - they provided me a clear definition of the product before I purchased it, I got exactly what I agreed to pay for. I was able to test drive the car before the purchase, and noticed the absense of the port right away. The saleman was honest in admitting it wasn't provided by GM. I purchased the port after-market (the after-market company also provided me exactly what I thought I was purchasing). Not sure there is an issue here. If you purchase a product that provides what it advertises, nothing more, nothing less, can you really claim that it should have provided more? Now, asking it as a future feature, is another issue...