If you have Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 then you could use the .MP3 encoder from that. I haven't done this in such a long time that I can't remember exactly how you do this. I think you may need to use a file on your Sonar CD. Then, show it that you have the MP3 encoder that shipped with your copy of Cakewalk Pro Audio 9. If you don't have Cakewalk Pro Audio then, you will need to purchase the .MP3 plug-in directly from Cakewalk. Or, you could export to a wave file then, do the MP3 conversion in Sound Forge or, Gold Wave. The MP3 encoders that ship with the above mentioned wave editors are way better than the Cakewalk MP3 encoder anyway. I don't think they have upgraded the Cakewalk MP3 encoder for years. I could be wrong though. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Blind Luck Music To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:48 AM Subject: [ddots-l] exporting to MP3 Hey Y'all, I tried exporting a stereo mix to MP3. A dialogue came up telling me I would have to go to the Cakewalk web site to either purchase or unlock this feature. I have never used the MP3 feature. I could not find where on the web site to get a trial version of this feature. I went to downloads, but, could not find it. Can someone direct me on how to unlock the trial version? Thanks. Ross Ross Wine-Sky Blind Luck Music 1708 21st Ave., Suite453 Nashville,TN 37212 615-298-5258 www.wine-sky.com