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Buzard's Asshole wrote:

> <dannytaddei@gmail.com> wrote in message
> 8f7ec0c5-dd71-49eb-8cd7-5e96008383b1@m74g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
> > On Oct 1, 10:03 pm, "Phil W" <x...@x.x> wrote:
> >> geoff:
> >> 
> >>> A cute trick of Digidesign is to make it as difficult as possible to
> >>> migrate work to/from other systems.
> >> 
> >> But the other makers do the same...
> >> 
> >>> For example AAF file transfer
> >>> requires a $495 add-on program to achieve, where it is native in most
> >>> other DAWs (which cost less than the 'translator' !).
> >> 
> >> Just ridiculous, but there are obviously enough people stupid enough to pay
> >> for such converters, rather than looking for a freeware alternative on the
> >> web, that works just as well...
> >> Anyway, Steinberg and Cakewalk also want money, if you want to encode MP3
> >> files within Cubase or Sonar. It�s much less than Digidesign wants for the
> >> AAF add-on, but the principle is the same.
> >> 
> >> Phil
> > 
> > I use iTunes for MP3's. You just drag a file onto iTunes and it will
> > do what you have set it to.
> 
> Itunes?  Quite a professional, you are.

Overlooking the source of this missive, I note that some heavy hitters
who participate in DAW-Mac also use iTunes for efficient MP3 encoding,
and it ain't like they don't have other options.

Of course, they're not jacking off in some Australian Baskin-Robbins
thinking they're making pro ice cream.

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