dBpoweramp Music Converter R15

Audio conversion perfected, effortlessly convert between formats. dBpoweramp Music Converter has become "the standard" tool for audio conversions, over 20 million users worldwide rely on dBpoweramp:

  • Convert audio files with elegant simplicity. mp3, mp4, m4a (iTunes / iPod), Windows Media Audio (WMA), Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Monkeys Audio, FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC) to name a few!
  • Multi CPU Encoding Support,
  • Rip digitally record audio CDs (with CD Ripper),
  • Batch Convert large numbers of files with 1 click,
  • Windows Integration popup info tips, audio properties, columns, edit ID-Tags,
  • DSP Effects such as Volume Normalize, or Graphic EQ [Power Pack Option],
  • Command Line Encoding: invoke the encoder from the command line

Please note that there is an option to install an mp3 encoder with this application. This encoder is not free but has a 30-day trial period.

This download reverts to dBpoweramp Free after 21 days.

What"s new in this version:

  • 64 bit version
  • Has new configuration option to set location of temporary files (used for non-live DSP effects), new -tmpfolder="" option for CoreConverter.exe
  • m4a album art reader able to read incorrectly written art (from MAX)
  • m4a new FDK decoder is used
  • Batch Converter no longer checks drives for content on load.
  • new flac 1.3.0
  • flac has rating tagging option of 0-5 0-10 and 0-100 ranges
  • flac able to detect corrupted files without md5
  • new Wavpack 4.70.0
  • Monkeys Audio updated to 4.12
  • mp3 decoder is able to read through stream errors
  • mp3 id3 able to read and write TIPL (Involved People) and TMCL (Musician Credits)
  • mp3 id3 tagger writes COMMENT ITUNNORM for ITUNNORM
  • mp3 id3 fixed mapping of release time to release date
  • mp3 tagger will auto upgrade id3v1 tag to id3v2 if storing album art
  • Album Art (internet search) is able to search more art
  • Added a new [origdrive] naming variable, can be used instead of "To Folder" in Music Converter
  • New Naming items [FRONTFOLDER] and [BACKFOLDER]
  • New Naming option: [IF]tag,condition,match,stringmatch,stringnomatch[]
  • Music Converter is more memory efficient with large number of tracks
  • Music Converter dmc - if converting 3 files and have 16 cores, only shows 3 conversion lines
  • Compatible with CUE Image Codec / DSP
  • Multi-Encoder will enable multi-core encoding in CD Ripper
  • Popup info tip is limited to 34 lines to stop the deletion dialog for Windows being off screen (top and bottom)
  • transform codecs (mp3, etc) do not show sample depth
  • Batch converter: only hides when Music Converter is ready to take over (previously with 100K tracks nothing would show whilst loading the tracks to music converter)
  • batch converter: Refresh detects deleted folders
  • All programs which write tags, now retries for longer

CD Ripper

  • musicbrainz album art supported
  • musicbrainz multiple artist names supported
  • new option "ANSI (ISO-8859) Characters Only in Filename" on "Filename Restricted Characters Page"
  • allow review metadata page even if did not get from internet
  • sort tags are now tied to a unsort tag (in that if perfectmeta chooses an element from amg, the corresponding sort tag would be used)
  • on metadata review page new captialize button (just first char) next to smart cap
  • new option to process fingerprints for accuraterip

Bug Fixes

  • m4a possible decoding deadlock / crash
  • m4a able to read 24 bit ALAC files where the file is incorrectly indicated as both 16 bit and 24 bit
  • m4a able to tag files with multiple trak chunks
  • aiff tagger - was possible to write a blank tag to the file which had the incorrect size
  • aiff tagger - writes unicode tags
  • wave ID3 tagger would not read tags which were indicated of a less size
  • was possible for encoding to lockup at 99% encoding (especially if using [multi-encoder])
  • cd eject code would not function correctly on some systems, taking 16 seconds to complete
  • core converter - a DSP effect removed the conversion will no longer silently fail
  • CD Ripper would truncate the album tag if contained "; "
  • CD Ripper if using File Name Restricted Characters to remove . from filename, the . for extension is no longer removed
  • CD Ripper custom tags would replace saved edited custom tag from dbcache
  • CD Ripper changing encoder or profile on 2nd CD ripper would effect first CD ripper

Download: dBpoweramp Music Converter R15 | 23.0 MB (Shareware)
View: dBpowerAMP Music Converter Website | Source

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