Imported an MP3. Went to bar 131. Selected from bar 131 to the end. Changed the pitch down a 1/2 step. Saved it out using Save once, Save As another time, render another time, export... every way to get a file OUT of RB. RB confirmed the save every time.

When I went to play the file in an MP3 player, there was no file.

I have done this MANY times to use RB as a key changer. It worked every time. I have also loaded MP3 files and added horn section on 4 tracks, and rendered them out. Worked every time. Before anybody tells me that RB won't do key changes and such, refer to that last thought. I have done this many times before to drop a key a half step to learn it in the key in which the band will perform it. Once data is inside of RB, RB can not determine if it is an MP3 or not. A song is just 0s and 1s to RB. RB can't think and determine things.

Oh, let me mention, it worked every time on 2014. And on 2013 before that.

If my recourse is to reload 2014 and live with it, so be it, but I will also expect PG to refund my $300 I paid for this software that DOES NOT WORK and allow me to return the hard drive in 2 or more pieces, because if I can't use it, I will cut it up with an angle grinder.

PS. I rebooted, restarted RB, imported the file, found the spot where I needed to make the key change, did the 1/2 step change, replayed the song from 2 measures before that spot. It did NOT do the 1/2 step change, and when I hit the stop on the transport, it crashed again.

Good job, PG!!

I also see no option to save as a compressed file, only as WAV files. I used to be able to render out to MP3 @128. Now I can't do that, which is apparently my problem. Did they remove some codecs or something?

The end result is that I had to save was a WAV, transfer it to another computer, load it into Adobe Audition and save it as an MP3. WHY should I have to do this?

Here is the save window after selecting "Merge tracks to compressed file", where I should get an option to save as an MP3. You see my only choice is WAV.