MP3 export

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:42 pm

Actually, it would be really cool if Live 8 had an option to include different output plugins like Winamp and Audacity. Then if you need Live to output a certain filetype, you'd just install whatever extension you needed.

It would probably be a support nightmare though. Lord knows people have enough problems with vst and au.

CHARLIE! · Post by **CHARLIE!** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:46 pm

deklin wrote:
Yes I can convert it to MP3 after I export it from Live, but this is just a hassle I don't need – especially if your MP3-converter of choice is iTunes.

Noone should have to be restricted to iTunes if they dont want to.

Audacity is free and far superior in my opinion.

deklin · Post by **deklin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:23 pm

i think you're missing the bigger picture here

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:24 pm

exporting to mp3 using an external editor is an additional step that SHOULD be inside live. Reaper's solution is the best - get the open source lame encoder and drop it in Live's install directory. Then the export options show MP3 as an option. I see NO REASON why this isn't already included in a $500+ DAW application.

headquest · Post by **headquest** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:23 pm

As FR go, I should have thought this was also quite a quick/easy one to do...

deva · Post by **deva** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:42 pm

headquest wrote:As FR go, I should have thought this was also quite a quick/easy one to do...

seems so... and +1 to the feature request... it is not just easier to do, but reduces the number of needless files that then require housekeeping.

darkenedsoul · Post by **darkenedsoul** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:16 pm

I asked about this a few versions ago. Got the same response? It doesn't need to be in there! I said it should be like most other audio programs, they have an OPTION to render to the format(s) supported by them This should have been added in, or as someone posted as an optional folder that we can drop whatever freeware/shareware utility into it and have it show up in Live to render to (select format): <-- now that would be nice.

Don't expect it. Most folks were against this request even when I was asking for it back probably in Version 5.

deklin · Post by **deklin** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:23 am

darkenedsoul wrote: Don't expect it. Most folks were against this request even when I was asking for it back probably in Version 5.

I don't know why anyone would be against it – it's not like you have to use it if it's there

pieter · Post by **pieter** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:33 am

deklin wrote:
darkenedsoul wrote: Don't expect it. Most folks were against this request even when I was asking for it back probably in Version 5.
I don't know why anyone would be against it – it's not like you have to use it if it's there

yes i don't see a problem at all if the option's there.
i miss it. who cares about sound quality if you just want to send an idea to somebody over the internet?

leonle · Post by **leonle** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:26 pm

wow Thanks for sharing,I had the same doubts about Live.
well it will be good if it adds extensions

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Jekblad · Post by **Jekblad** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:41 pm

deklin wrote: it gets added to your iTunes library – I have about 300 30-second tracks with 'Unkown Artist' attached to them, most of them duplicates (as I have to add the AIFF to convert it).

hey dude, i share your woes. In itunes preferences there is a selection you can mark under "advanced". it's called "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library"

uncheck that and you're good to go.

Now when you actually want to add files to your library, just drop them where they should go, and then add them to iTunes from that location. As in, get the files, create a folder that says, "Jekblad Beats" in your itunes folder, drop the files in there. Then open itunes and drag all those files in.

i'm also open to anyone who has a better system then that...