Enabling MP3 export

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killthepixelnow

killthepixelnow

Do it right or dont do it
Hello, I cannot bounce my audios to MP3. In the past I could do that without problems but now an alarm goes that says:

"The MP3 option cannot be enabled because: Module initialization failed for MP3.bundle. The MP3 demo period may have expired"

So, is there any way to fix that issue? Thanks in advance!
 
killthepixelnow said:
Hello, I cannot bounce my audios to MP3. In the past I could do that without problems but now an alarm goes that says:

"The MP3 option cannot be enabled because: Module initialization failed for MP3.bundle. The MP3 demo period may have expired"

So, is there any way to fix that issue? Thanks in advance!
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Is there a file called mp3.bundle or something? It may have moved. Have you changed anything in your setup recently?
 
AMcB said:
The mp3 option, is optional. You have to pay for it. Maybe you had a demo, and it expired.
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It seems so but it's the first time I experimented that issue. I owned Pro Tools for a long time ago and never had that issue. Well, maybe I should go to the digistore to get the damn plugin.

Just an open question: Why mp3 is not free? Damn! :D
 
killthepixelnow said:
It seems so but it's the first time I experimented that issue. I owned Pro Tools for a long time ago and never had that issue. Well, maybe I should go to the digistore to get the damn plugin.

Just an open question: Why mp3 is not free? Damn! :D
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I wouldn't trust the mp3 option anyway, they don't give you any encoder options such as bit rate. I'd use a 3rd party one. The dB Poweramp one is very good, or Switch (for mac)
 
killthepixelnow said:
Just an open question: Why mp3 is not free? Damn! :D
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Because the Fraunhofer codec is patented. Digi has to pay a licensing fee to use it. If you didn't have to pay for the add on, they'd just tack it on to the price of your hardware/software.

I wouldn't trust the mp3 option anyway, they don't give you any encoder options such as bit rate.
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yes it does. You can choose anywhere from 16kbps to 320kbps.

That being said, Switch is a great program (for both Mac/PC)
 
Pretty sure that if you use MP3 encoding in iTunes, it also uses the Fraunhofer codec - the same one as used in Pro Tools.
 
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