
pikingrin
what is this?
Alright, just to try and keep myself from sounding like an idiot before I ask such a question... I tried to search these forums for over two hours looking for an answer, so please be gentle...
I'm using a system with the Windows XP media center edition, and running Cubase SL3.0 and Wavelab Le (can't afford the 'real' version yet...). I have been searching these pages for information regarding mp3 conversion programs because I only have 20 available through Cubase. Through my searches, I came across dbPowerAmp referenced quite a bit so I checked out the website. Looking through the site, I saw it mentioned that it would make mp3 conversions 'a right click away' in the windows pop-up menus. So rather than download, I went to an WMA file (or WAV, one of the two) and there it was, "convert to"... I then proceeded to get as far as pressing the OK button before I stopped myself. Here inlies the question...
If I do the mp3 conversion through the windows menus, does it use up any of the 20 that I get through Cubase? I know it is only a download away from getting a program that will do it, but my recording PC is not hooked up to the internet due to the threat of viruses and it being a barebones system for audio only. It would be a little bit of a hassle to get it to my recording computer.
Hopefully this is not a RTFM issue, I have read through that thing too... Any help is much appreciated!

I'm using a system with the Windows XP media center edition, and running Cubase SL3.0 and Wavelab Le (can't afford the 'real' version yet...). I have been searching these pages for information regarding mp3 conversion programs because I only have 20 available through Cubase. Through my searches, I came across dbPowerAmp referenced quite a bit so I checked out the website. Looking through the site, I saw it mentioned that it would make mp3 conversions 'a right click away' in the windows pop-up menus. So rather than download, I went to an WMA file (or WAV, one of the two) and there it was, "convert to"... I then proceeded to get as far as pressing the OK button before I stopped myself. Here inlies the question...
If I do the mp3 conversion through the windows menus, does it use up any of the 20 that I get through Cubase? I know it is only a download away from getting a program that will do it, but my recording PC is not hooked up to the internet due to the threat of viruses and it being a barebones system for audio only. It would be a little bit of a hassle to get it to my recording computer.

Hopefully this is not a RTFM issue, I have read through that thing too... Any help is much appreciated!