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Below are the instructions to download Goldwave. Goldwave is a free shareware audio editor that will convert
virtually any audio file into the proper MP3 file parameters for Sonorous CD. It will also remove any extraneous
information that can be deposited into the MP3 file (album art, id tags, headers, etc.), which occasionally prevents
the Sonorous from reading the audio file.
From
Scroll down the page to the table labeled “Goldwave Digital Audio Editor”
Select “Download”
From the “Download Links” section;
Select “Download from Goldwave Inc. primary server”
When the new window pops up, select “Save” & save the program somewhere you can easily locate it
later (for instance, on your desktop).
You will now need to select “Run” to install the program. Follow the indicated steps.
You can now open Goldwave to begin editing your audio.
From Goldwave:
You will see a folder marked “Open” in the top, left corner … this is where you will locate the audio file that you
want to convert.
Once you open the audio file:
From the top, left corner, select “File,” then “Save As.”
Using the drop down menus, your “Save As” type should be
“MPEG Audio (*.mp3)”
and “Attributes” should be
“Layer-3, 44100 Hz, 128 kbps mono.”
While these are the optimum file parameters for Sonorous, you may also
lower the bit-rate (kbps) to obtain more memory, however the remaining parameters should remain the same.
After you have saved the audio file to the correct format, you’re ready to burn your Make sure to burn the CD as a
DATA CD, not an audio CD.
NOTE:
Sonorous Model 1 is not compatible with CDs burned using Windows Vista or newer default burner.
However, you can use an external CD burning program such as FinalBurner Free
(
http://download.cnet.com/FinalBurner-Free/3000-2646_4-10598257.html
) to burn the appropriate Data CD.
If you continue to have a problem with the Sonorous after following all of the previous steps, please visit our
Knowledgebase at
http://nel-techlabs.host4kb.com/category/9/0/10/Sonorous-CD/
at (800) 344-4685.
