Export to MP3 fails on new install

[Jack Hawk]

New install fails when trying to export to mp3. wav works fine. I get an internal error. I suspect an mp3 encoder issue. Should I install a different encoder and where does it go if I do? Any insight appreciated.

[Bristol_Jonesey]

Yes, I agree with Lord Tim. Export as a wav first, verify that it's ok, the use that to convert to MP3

[John Vere]

I'll ditto that as well. I export everything at 48/24 wave. 

Cakewalks export is too clunky to bother with top and tailing the songs so I load them into Wave Lab to clean that up. 

If I do need MP3's , which is rare, I use Gold Wave to batch convert. 

MP3 are becoming obsolete anyhow. I send my friends wave files now because everyone has unlimited bandwidth and fiber optic internet. I upload wave files to Sound Cloud too. MP'3 have gone the way of the 44.1 CD. 

Edited June 18, 2023 by JohnnyV

[Jack Hawk]

I only export to mp3 on occasion. I added the LAME encoder and made changes to the encoderconfig per AdamFH and it's working. Just saves me a step when I need to do so... Thanks for the replies!!!

 

[OeAi]

Thank you all for replies, usually i export to flac not wave, it's just about time and space on harddrive.
But for mp3, well it's there and should be working, but if there is some bug with 1 non-perfect system well it's ok, a usual case.
as for mp3 there are dithering options and 64bit rendering should be better than 32bit wave, so maybe there is something about it, not sure really.
even for flac 24bit, well it depends on actual sound card hardware possibilities - it just can't produce 64bit sound, but really using foobar-encode to mp3 doesn't differs that much, except no dithering options and  for audacity too.

Edited June 29, 2023 by OeAi