How to convert Ableton Sets to Mp3?
Hi all. Just like the title reads, how would I convert my Ableton Live sets into Mp3 formats?..
my best guess…why am i guessing?
If a mp3 option is not giving with Live you have to export your set as a .wav and use iTunes or LAME to encode to mp3.
alrite..im totally an ableton noob so can you further explain how to export my saved sets? Lol sorry for the noobness but DJTT is so much more friendlier than the ALDJ forum…
Cheers!
oh boy…
why dont you just have a look at the available ableton emnus?
you wouldnt even have to look far because its in the first one:
file → export audio/video
All depends if you have it in the arrange view or in the live view. If you did not do an arrangement, you are pretty much out of luck, then you have to RECORD your live set and then convert it to mp3.
Razorlame with Lame.exe is the best option if you never worked with Lame before 
If you need further help, then let me know
Haven’t tried RazorLAME yet, I do have to admit I am quite fond of Exact Audio Copy.
Also quite an easy shell/interface for LAME.
(For the rest, just like JesC said. 
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record your set then click file export as .wav then find a converter
Thanks for the input. I have everything in Session view so I guess thats why the export feature isnt showing up. So programs like LAME or Exact Audio Copy is what I need in this case than right? Im gonna give it a try and let you guys know the results. Thanks and Cheers
iTunes works pretty good too @ 320 kbps
Does it use the Lame Encoder? Cause the encoder is pretty much vital to the result
Here is a reference to RazorLame. It is simply just a front end for LAME. I can recommend Lame. I recommend to use: lame v3.97 final with either 320 as bitrate OR VBR.
Open up notepad and paste:
[General]
Description=VBR V2 VBRNEW
Bitrate=128
OutDir=
UseInputDir=1
[Options]
Mode=1
Optimization=0
Crc=0
Delete=0
[Flags]
Copy=0
Copyright=0
[System]
LastOpenDir=
[VBR]
Enabled=0
Quality=4
MaxBitrate=320
DisableTag=0
StrictMin=0
UseABR=0
ABRTargetBitrate=128
[Expert]
ATHControl=0
DifferentBlockTypes=0
DisableFiltering=0
NoRes=0
NoShort=0
ISO=0
CustomOptions=-V2 --vbr-new
OnlyCustomOptions=1
qLevel=-1
Resampling=0
HighpassEnabled=0
HighpassFreq=0
HighWidthEnabled=0
HighpassWidth=0
LowpassEnabled=0
LowpassFreq=0
LowWidthEnabled=0
LowpassWidth=0
then save the file as: VBR V2 VBRNEW.rlo (make sure you save the file as RLO and not .txt)
Then open up Razorlame and chose that as a preset
alrite…even after extensive probing in ableton i still havent found file → Export audio/video, but what i did find was File → Render and Render the set to .wav and from there i guess i can just convert it into mp3..
There is no single best solution for recording your Ableton Live sets, how you record will depend how you mix. Using the Render function is best suited if you have produced a set in Ableton and everything has been automated - kinda like how a song is produced.
Tell us how you mix and we will tell you the easiest way you can record.
@Nemo - Wow bro what is all that complex coding? Ill give it a shot tmrw when I get off of work and hopefully can get it for work. If not ill definately be giving you a shot =)
@ BentoSan - Ideally I want to record my sets in session view cus thats how i wanna be mixing. I tried rendering a short clip and the volume on that .wav file was just so low, very unattractive! Am i doing something wrong?
And once again thanks for all your understanding and patience for putting up with this, such a great forum d=(^_^)z…
For some reason Lame isnt letting me encode my .wav to mp3’s why?.. Its giving me this error msg "Command: C:\Documents and Settings\June Liu\Desktop\Lame\Lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new “C:\Documents and Settings\June Liu\Desktop\kk Project\Dj Rendered.wav” “C:\Documents and Settings\June Liu\Desktop\kk Project\Dj Rendered.mp3”
Unsupported data format: 0x0003
RazorLame encountered an unknown message from LAME while trying to encode “C:\Documents and Settings\June Liu\Desktop\kk Project\Dj Rendered.wav”!
Encoded 0 files in 0:00:00
There was an unexpected LAME message for one file, please check log for error messages.
"
Any Ideas?