go to: ĬOMMENTS FOR: 'DFreqTIP - Encode Your Sonar MP3s For Free!' Win a free copy of iZotope's Ozone 2 and learn more cool music technology tips and techniques by getting a FREE subscription to DigiFreq. Garrigus - Author of Cakewalk, Sound Forge and Sound Forge 6, SONAR and SONAR 2 Power! books Publisher of DigiFreq. I haven't tried it, so I don't know how well it works, but if you'd like more information and a free download, you can check it out at: A nice musician and programmer by the name of Mikkel Elmholdt was kind enough to create a free MP3 encoder for use with Sonar. What about if you didn't upgrade and you don't own a copy of Pro Audio 9? Not to worry. When the Installation Complete dialog box appears, click Finish. Remove your Sonar 2 CD, and insert your Pro Audio 9 CD. In the MP3 Encoder Upgrader dialog box, choose the 'I own a version of Pro Audio 9' option.

If you upgraded to Sonar from Pro Audio 9 (which came with the full encoder), you can upgrade your Sonar MP3 encoder to the full version for free. But there is a way that some users can still get MP3 encoding for free. Instead of inflating the price of Sonar for all customers (not everyone needs MP3 encoding), Cakewalk decided to offer the encoder as an option. You can find more information on this subject at: These companies hold various patents related to MP3. Why? Because in order to provide MP3 encoding in their software, Cakewalk must pay a license fee to Fraunhofer IIS-A and Thomson Multimedia. The fact is that today, most companies take this same approach. Most people get upset by this, or simply don't understand the reasoning behind it. For unlimited access to the Sonar 2 MP3 encoder, users have to pay an extra $29. When Sonar 2 users decide to export a project as an MP3 file, they may be surprised by the fact that there is a 30-day limit on MP3 encoding. ** Visit DigiFreq for more great music technology tips & techniques: There are 6 viewer comments posted to this page - ReadĭFreqTIP - Encode Your Sonar MP3s for Free!Ĭopyright 2002 by Scott R. Post a question direct to our forums and get mailed when a reply is added!

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