NERO 6-THE ULTIMATE ALL-IN-ONE ( 00700 ) MP3 Conversion Question!

I'm new here and I attempted to find an answer to my question in other threads to no avail. So if this is something that's been answered previously, please accept my apologies.

Anyway, I recently purchased a copy of NERO 6-THE ULTIMATE ALL-IN-ONE ( 00700 ) from Amazon.com. The reason I purchased this older version of Nero is because I heard it had unlimited MP3 encoding included. In fact, upon opening the software it says right on the disc, "Unlimited MP3." However, when I installed I can find nothing that allows me to encode my Audio CDs to MP3. I had a previous version of Nero that came with a Sony DVD burner and it allowed it until it expired. It was also easy to find / use in the menu. Now I'm left with a piece of software I cannot use to encode MP3s. Everything else included with this software works beautifully.

Does anyone have any advice on this situation?

Thanks so much in advance.

Dale

 

open up Nero Express (startsmart.... make audio CD)..... hit MORE on the bottom ......... then SAVE TRACKS..... pick your drive where the CD is and then hit OUTCOME to MP3Pro! there ya go. is this what you are talking about?

 

This sounds like a plan! Can't wait to try it when I get home. Is it strictly MP3pro or is there just an MP3 encoder? I was under the impression that MP3pro was a "trial" thing.

Thanks!

 

this is BOTH for MP3 and the ultimate MP3Pro encoder......it will do both.

 

THANK YOU!!! This has been a TREMENDOUS help! Final question:

Do you recommend MP3pro or standard MP3?

 

I am just exploring this too..... I really can't recommend one over the other!

 

I checked the settings for MP3 and MP3Pro...... MP3 I can set it to 128kbit, 44100Hz, stereo where MP3Pro is up to 96kbit,44100Hz, stereo...... I think 128kbits are equal to CD quality ..... and it can go higher. But honestly I don't know the difference between the two other that this. If that makes a difference.

 

Cool. I really appreciate this. Happy Holidays to you!

 

I took a song and did both ways...... MP3 and MP3Pro...... couldn't tell the difference...... both came out beautiful!

 

Al versions of Nero have unlimited MP3 capacity. Just download an MP3 Lame plugin from:
http://www.bitburners.com/Nero_Audio_Plugins_by_MauSau/

 

Okay I did everything that everyone told me and I found the part that encodes MP3s. However, when I went to do it, it said I needed to register. When I attempted that I kept getting an error. So I wrote the people at sales@nero.com and they fixed the problem and told me to do it again. So I registered, it seemed to work. About 10 minutes later I received an E Mail with a new serial number. I went to Nero Express...went to the help feature and on to "Enter New Serial Number." However, when I did this it gave me an error saying I had an illegal disc or something. WTF? I paid good money for this. Any and all questions send to Nero inquiring about this have since gone unanswered. Needless to say, I've had a piece of software in my possession that I've not been able to use properly since I purchased it 2 weeks ago. Any suggestions besides getting a refund?

 

Apparently I'm screwed?

 

If you only want to encode to MP3, you can re-install the OEM version that came with the Sony. This is assuming that it was only the MP3 encoder that expired after 30 goes.

Add the MP3 Lame plugin from:
http://www.bitburners.com/Nero_Audio_Plugins_by_MauSau/.
Unzip and add the nxLame.dll file into
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\AudioPlugins.

Now there may be a problem with going back to the OEM version, because of the new install you have done, but you can try it first.

There are lots of posts on AD about using the Nero CleanTool to remove versions of Nero - so have a look at those if you need help doing a cleanup. If your re-install doesn't work you can do some further registry edits to cleanup.

If it is only MP3 encoding you want, there are other ways to go, like EAC, RazorLame etc

 

Forgive me, but I'm somewhat naive to this, but I was wondering if I install the MP3 Lame plug-in you mentioned, will it be a part of my existing nero (saving files area) or is it a different application altogether?

 

I use a free program called "Audiograbber" for encoding to MP3. It's works well for me & it's free.

http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

 

I've been using Windows Media and I like it but the problem with this is, it rips my selected songs from an album to MP3 by first creating a "band folder" then inside that folder is the "album name folder" and then inside that is the song. That system is great if I'm taking every song from the album and such, but if I'm just picking 2 songs from each album to rip and then burn to a disc, I have to go into each folder and move the individual songs all into a single folder so I don't have a disc filled with 300 folders on it. Does anyone know how to correct THAT issue?

 

@Dale0770,

Don't know about WMP, but if you use the LAME plugin for Nero, it becomes seamless - just part of Nero. You can pick and choose tracks to encode, the settings VBR,CBR etc and store them where you like.

Also, when you make a MP3 disk you can pick from anywhere. Just be aware that Nero likes to put MP3s on a disk in alphabetical order. You can prefix your files with a track number if you like. Start at 001 or 01 and then Nero will put them in the order that you have numbered.

 

Thank you! So I just download it's automatically a part of Nero?

 

After you download the MP3 encoder from:
http://neroplugins.afterdawn.com/

Unzip and add the nxLame.dll file into
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\AudioPlugins.
This is based on 3.93.1 LAME. Not the most recent, but it works for me.

Start up Nero.
When you select Convert Audio Cds to Audio Files or Enocde Audio Files, you will have a Lame MP3 option and be able to set lots of parameters. For simplicity and good quality, I suggest using Alt Preset Standard.

Don't just limit to only MP3s. The encoders are a tremendous resource. Try them

 

It worked! Thanks so much for the tip!