When run for the first time, the default directory will be where Sonicart was installed. Change the drive/directory to where your existing Wave files are . If you only have one directory then click 'Save as Default Directory' as you'll go straight to it the next time you run Sonienc.

The WAV's that are found in that directory will be displayed in the middle pane.

WAV's can previewed by clicking on the filename and then using the controls below the middle pane. When the WAV is clicked, it's properties are displayed in the pane below. E.g. Frequency, Bit depth, Stereo or Mono and Duration.
Note : Only WAV's with a frequency of 32, 44.1 or 48 kHz can be encoded.

To alter the playback volume etc. click the loudspeaker button. You can also choose the soundcard to be used with Sonienc in this window.

With the WAV highlighted in the middle pane set the bitrate you require in the 'Encoder Settings' pane. By default the encoder is set to 256kbits/s Stereo Constant Bit Rate. To set a different default, change the settings to what you require and click the 'Set' button. If you wish to use Variable Bit Rate encoding then check the 'Variable Bit Rate' box. The Bitrate drop down list will change to a Quality drop down list, 0 being highest quality, 9 lowest.
Note : Variable Bit Rate can produce smaller files but audibly the quality can be slightly lower than that of an equivalent CBR file.

Next, choose the destination of the encoded MP3. Either use the recent directories stored in the drop down list or click 'Browse ..' to change Drive and/or Directory. You can also create a new Directory in the 'Browse ..' window. The final destination of the MP3 is displayed in the 'Current Directory' label. From experience, it's a good idea to set up separate directories for Station IDs, Promos and Adverts.

Next, set the ID3 tag for the MP3. Title and Type or the most important to set as they will be used by Sonicart for logging purposes. The Type can be either Station ID, Promo or Advert, simply select from the drop down list. For information, Type actually uses the ID3 Album tag.
To store the ID3 Tag for that MP3 click the 'Set ID3 Tag' button.

Finally to add the WAV to the batch list click the '+' button below the ID3 pane. The list will be updated showing the destination, source file, Bit Rate, Stereo or Mono, ID3 tag status and Encoding status, which will be 'Pending'. To change the name of the MP3, double click the pathname in the 'Destination' column, alter it and then press Enter or click somewhere else.

If the ID3 Tag has not been set when the '+' button is clicked, a warning will be shown. The file can still be added. To set the ID3 tag of a file in the list, simply click on the file, enter the ID3 information and click the 'Set ID3 Tag' button. The ID3 Status for that file will then change from No to Yes. The ID3 tag can also be modified in this way, if you've made a mistake originally.

To remove a file from the list, simply click the file in the list and click the '-' button. The entire list can be cleared by clicking the 'Clear List' button.

When you're happy with the list contents, click the 'Encode' button. If any ID3 tags have not been set then a warning will be displayed, you can still proceed though.
The Encoding status will then change to 'Encoding' when finished the status will change to done. A progress bar showing the overall encoding status of all the files in the list.

Encoding can be stopped at any time by clicking the 'Stop Encoding' button.

Extracting / Encoding from Audio CD