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sonar/lame or any free MP3 encoders


christofloffer
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right, so i had a major system error on my computer and had to do a system restore. needless to say it has played havoc with many things, but thankfully my recordings were unaffected. i did however have to reinstall sonar LE and the drivers for my Boss pedal. so i got on to recording again and now it seems that sonar doesnt remember the Lame MP3 encoder. it used to work perfectly and was my go to thing but i cant get it to configure it now. the program is definitely there and in the same folder it was before, but when i fill the box in to configure it into sonar i click save and it just deletes the name from the friendly name box and doesnt do anything. i am rather stuck now and despite following various guides on getting the two programs to speak to each other i just get the same issue. i tried asking on the cakewalk forums but i just got ignored.

if nobody knows how to get around that little monstrosity is there an easy to use and free mp3 encoder around that isnt just a demo of something which runs out almost immediately? i tried a couple before but they were complicated to use and always demo versions. i uploaded this months comp entry as wav so its all good for that, but i tried to send a few tracks to a friend in an email and it said that even one was too big. i used to send several at a time so i guess mp3 is a smaller file size (obviously not very clued up on technical ins and outs here).

help is much appreciated as always.

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I've used CDex for years, but I'm not sure if it integrates into other music software as I've only ever used it as a standalone MP3 encoder to encode previously saved WAV files.

Some email systems don't seem to like very large attachments and I've hit a 10MB limit a few times. Compression is one answer but an alternative is to use dropbox. I've used it to successfully send large music and very large video files.

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Although I don't use it, I believe Reaper has an MP3 encoder.
No limits or restrictions and has a fully fledged DAW attached to it (free to use as demo).
More than likely a smaller download than most MP3/Audio converters.
:D Just saying.

[size=5]http://www.reaper.fm/[/size]

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i couldnt get CDex to work, i either found downloads that were loaded with viruses or it just failed to install. which is a pity as it looked useful so i may keep messing and try to find what the issue is with installing.
i have seen dropbox things before, never used it though. i will have a look into that.

as for using another DAW, i had a cursory glance at reaper but i get really annoyed with demo versions. its bad enough with the sonar thing and figuring ways around what is usable or not. it takes me a long time to learn how to use them so i am reluctant to throw another one into the mix. it did however make me think about working along the same line. i used to use audacity for years and i rather liked it for its simplicity. so i found it out and just transferred a WAV file from sonar and exported it as MP3 from audacity and it works perfectly. plus i dont have to learn how to do anything as i am already comfortable with how it works. so that is the way i will do it from now on, or until i find a better thing.
its also a little bit of a last chance to tweak the tune as a whole using the effects in audacity. there seem to be more in there that i can use as the sonar ones appear in the lists but dont seem to be usable.

its a pity i cant warrant the cost of a full decent DAW but being as it doesnt earn me anything i am compelled to spend money on other more pressing matters. maybe soon enough i can get myself set up better though.


thanks for the input guys. :)

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[quote name='christofloffer' timestamp='1462966985' post='3047336']
as for using another DAW, i had a cursory glance at reaper but i get really annoyed with demo versions. its bad enough with the sonar thing and figuring ways around what is usable or not.
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Reaper offers a 'demo licence' (i.e. free for 60 days) but it is fully functional and not limited in any way as far as I know. They state on their website "[i]There is only one version of REAPER. The license price depends on how you use it.[/i]", i.e. for personal or commercial use. At £60 for personal use it seems like a bargain to me.

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