Hi Andy I've got Goldwave and have been using it for years. I did download a more up to date version a while ago and don't remember any mention of direct x. But I did have to download something calle LAME which I think is a kind of audio Codec (Coder / Decoder) I'm not sure now but without this LAME plugin you can't encode MP3s. Maybe someone else knows what I'm talking about. I'll have to investigate further. Darren - The Brummy Woodworker Andy wrote: >Hi all. > >To use Goldwave, a digital sound editor, I was advised that I needed to >download, from Microsoft, a program called Direct x.. I did this and >re-booted and launched Goldwave. However, when I attempted to click on the >direct x Plug-in, I was advised that no compatible direct x audio plug-ins >were found. > >When I downloaded, from Microsoft, the Direct x programe, I did not see the >download process, rather , I was simply advised that the program was being >installed, subsequently, I am not aware of the location of this program. > >Now I am unable to save digital files as mp3's and although I would like >this feature, I don't know were to start to set things up. Any advise would >be very welcomed. > >Best wishes. >Andy > > >** To leave the list, send a message to:- >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >** and in the Subject line type >** unsubscribe >** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq