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save to file mp3 doesn't work #645005 03/04/21 04:48 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
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OP panworks Apprentice P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 118	I have noticed when I use "save to file" for a track I am given a choice of formats. for some reason when choosing MP3 nothing is saved. wave or mp4 does work

Re: save to file mp3 doesn't work panworks #645022 03/04/21 06:24 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,629 Victoria, BC Simon - PG Music PG Music Staff
Simon - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,629 Victoria, BC	What version of Windows are you using? What version of PowerTracks as well? I work here

Re: save to file mp3 doesn't work Simon - PG Music #646908 03/15/21 10:45 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
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OP panworks Apprentice P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 118	powertracks 2020 on windows 10

Re: save to file mp3 doesn't work panworks #646918 03/15/21 11:19 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
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rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,657 Mi., USA	You won't be able to get good quality MP3 without an extra Codec installed. I'm pretty sure the basic Windows codec for writing/saving is still restricted. Even using the Profession hack (lame codecp) it is limited to 128k as far as I know. Because of this I use 3rd party tools to convert to MP3 after saving to WAV. I use Lame Front End mainly because it is fast and does many files at once when needed, plus it uses the LAME codec, which is nice. Last edited by rharv; 03/15/21 11:22 AM. Make your sound your own! .. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome

Re: save to file mp3 doesn't work panworks #720066 06/10/22 08:49 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
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EEB Newbie Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 1 United States	I have the same issue. My work around is to save it as a WAV, then use Audacity to convert it to MP3...

Re: save to file mp3 doesn't work panworks #720102 06/10/22 10:41 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
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Chantelle - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 836	If you get a "Driver cannot do requested conversion", an "out of bounds" error when trying to encode an MP3 file, or are simply unable to successfully render to MP3, this suggests that your computer does not have an ACM (Audio Compression Manager) compatible MP3 codec installed. Due to licensing restrictions and patents on MP3 technology, we do not include MP3 codecs with our software. You'll need to search online for an MP3 codec that you can download and install. Or, save your file as a stereo wave file and do the conversion from .WAV to MP3 in a third party program. Best, Chantelle

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