word_play said:
thanks, so after ive layed down the vocals and everythings fine and im ready to mixdown as a wav or mp3 how do i convert it to 16bit,
thanks again
Oh, and if you're not burning directly to CD...you can take that 32 bit file and convert it directly to an mp3 file in CEP. For the web, I use 192kbps, and I'm using CEP's converter again. Most of the mp3's on the web are 128, but I think it makes the cymbal crashes and high hat kinda' phasey sounding....160's okay...so I go one extra step, lol.
Just hit "save as" instead of "save" (assuming you've already saved the file as a 32 bit file), then in the second white box (the one below where you enter the name of the file, click on that drop down menu, and change the file extension to ".mp3" instead of ".wav"...Yet one more box pops up, and it has an "OPTIONS" box. Click on that options box, select 192 (the 2nd 192, not the first one), that'll take you back to the save menu, just hit "Okay" or "Save" or whatever it is...Presto..instant conversion.
You can burn that mp3 to disc also, but again, I think it's best to go back to your original 32 bit file, and "convert file type"...then "save as" and call it something to let you know which file is which. For example, if the 32 bit tune is called "I
ROCK.wav", then I'd hit "save as" (after the 16 bit conversion) and I'd call it "I ROCK-16BIT".wav"...if you decide to go back and jack with the file again, be sure to open the 32 bit file instead of the 16 bit file and do all your conversions with it instead of the 16 bit file for the reasons set out above.
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