Plus! Audio Converter Problem

[Steve]

I just recorded some music using Plus! Analog Recorder
and I wanted to convert them to MP3. I was using the
Plus! Audio Converter but I received the error that "The
file cannot be converted because it uses an unrecognized
codec."

How can that be?

[Cari (MS-MVP)]

You don't seem to have purchased an MP3 encoder pack.
http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemList.aspx?typeid=4
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[Gabe [MSFT]]

To convert to MP3 from WMA, make sure that you have Windows Media Player 10
installed. The download the update from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/plus/updates.asp.

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[Ron]

I have the same problem. I have confirmed I have Windows
Media Player version 10 as well DME installed. I still
get the error: "The file cannot be converted because it
uses an unrecognized codec."

Note: I used the DME Analog Recorder to copy a tape to
WMA, when I try to use Audio converter to go from WMA to
MP3 is when I get the error mentioned above.

Thanks to anyone for any support.

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[AJ]

This patch will sort out the problem:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/3/1/c314b2e7-
ceac-4099-8fc3-
ec5919718c71/PlusDME_AudioConverter_Update1.exe

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[dbuchthal]

Ron wrote:
> *I have the same problem. I have confirmed I have Windows

> Media Player version 10 as well DME installed. I still
> get the error: "The file cannot be converted because it
> uses an unrecognized codec."

> *

I'm running into the same problem. I've installed the Plus DME update
as well as the Audio Converter update. I have the Sonic MP3 converter
on my system, yet I find that I still get the "unrecognized codec"
error when trying to convert from WMA lossless to MP3. I tried
uninstalling/reinstalling Plus DME as well as repairing the MP3
converter install, but still no joy. Does anyone else have
suggestions?

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[dbuchthal]

dbuchthal wrote:
> *I'm running into the same problem. I've installed the Plus DME

> update as well as the Audio Converter update. I have the Sonic MP3
> converter on my system, yet I find that I still get the "unrecognized
> codec" error when trying to convert from WMA lossless to MP3. I tried
> uninstalling/reinstalling Plus DME as well as repairing the MP3
> converter install, but still no joy. Does anyone else have

> suggestions? *

Another friend found the answer for me. It turns out that Plus! DME
won't convert to MP3 until you rip at least one track to MP3 from CD in
Windows Media Player. After that first track is ripped, DME works fine.
This is confirmed on two different machines, both using Plus DME and
the Sonic MP3 plug-in.

[jos]

Man, I was completely jazzed when I read this post. I have exactly the same
software and the same result. I immediatly ripped am mp3 track (Imigrant
Song) to MP3 - played it back - bingo - great, that worked, now quick reboot
and try to convert a WMA to MP3 and NO JOY!

I'll add to all of the updates and good hygiene listed above, that I also
installed a patch that is listed by MS as required if you have Media 10 on
your system (which I do)

Has anyone really found out what the deal is here?

[rjg]

Same problem here. Very frustrating when you purchase software and it
doesn't work! Possibly someone from Microsoft can suggest the fix.