Downloading new LAME compile for dbpowerAMP

[b8375629]

Hey I found this thread about how to do it,http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=4028 but I don't see any .txt file in there that needs to be edited. Where is it?

The only thing I do have, is something called a FILE_ID text file that has "Lame Ain't MP3 Encoder [Win32]" written inside it.

Also, if I do find it (with you all's help), what do I need to change in there?

[LtData]

Never mind the text file, it doesn't matter if dMC Configuration reports the wrong version, it will still work (except regarding the new LAME -V presets which won't work).

[b8375629]

(except regarding the new LAME -V presets which won't work).But I want to convert FLAC to "alt insane" 320kbps.

Does that mean the slider on the dbpowerAMP GUI won't work anymore?

:confused:

[LtData]

The new version of LAME (3.97 IIRC) no longer has "alt insane" as a preset. Instead, 3.97 has -V presets.
And no, the slider works just fine, its just the presets that won't work any longer.

[Wayne]

but I don't see any .txt file in there that needs to be edited. Where is it?
The text file is here C:\Program files\illustrate\dbpoweramp\versions\compression\m p3 (lame).txt

It should have been installed as part of dMC. Its only use is for informational purposes within dMC Configuration to indicate the the version of lame_enc.dll installed. Whenever you install a new codec it should install a similar text file into the same folder.

There is no real need to update the text file.

Wayne

[Deano]

To use the latest LAME compiles (currently I'm using 3.97b2), you'll probably find it easier to set it up as a Generic CLI component (using the Generic CLI Plugin from Codec Central). Then it is easier to access all the new functionality without having to rely on dBpowerAMP's front-end (not that this is a bad thing), until Spoon gets R12 up and running anyway.

[b8375629]

To use the latest LAME compiles (currently I'm using 3.97b2), you'll probably find it easier to set it up as a Generic CLI component (using the Generic CLI Plugin from Codec Central).Well I went ahead and just downloaded & unzipped it to the LAME folder in dbpowerAMP program and it overwrote the 3.93(?) version that was already in there. I just use the slider and not the preset box under the advanced button anymore. (Although I would like to go back and use that when the new version comes out)

What threw me was this stuff about editing the text file, but as someone else said eariler, that was included in the 3.97b zip file, so for me not to worry about it. Then it is easier to access all the new functionality without having to rely on dBpowerAMP's front-end (not that this is a bad thing), until Spoon gets R12 up and running anyway.When's that gonna happen?

[Deano]

Well I went ahead and just downloaded & unzipped it to the LAME folder in dbpowerAMP program and it overwrote the 3.93(?) version that was already in there. I just use the slider and not the preset box under the advanced button anymore. (Although I would like to go back and use that when the new version comes out)

Well, technically (and I am using HydrogenAudio as the reference) the -V presets are the best way to use LAME, which is why I suggested the Generic CLI Encoder. If this way suits you, then great, I was just trying to give suggestions based on the ways to get the best encodes out of the latest version of LAME.

What threw me was this stuff about editing the text file, but as someone else said eariler, that was included in the 3.97b zip file, so for me not to worry about it.When's that gonna happen?

Well, how can I answer that? I can make a bet on the answer being "when it's done" though. ;)

[LtData]

dMC r12 should be out either by the end of this year or, more likely, early next year.

[gameplaya15143]

But I want to convert FLAC to "alt insane" 320kbps.
alt-presets only exist in lame3.93 and lower (preset used gpsycho, alt-presets used nspsytune {different psymodels})

preset insane = cbr 320kbps, you don't need to use the presets to set the bitrate to 320kbps (although you can if you wish).

lame3.97 still does have the regular presets (standard, extreme, etc.), they just aren't as complicated as they once were. IE: preset standard = -V 2

I agree with Deano, I too think it is easier to use lame.exe/Generic CLI.. not as pretty though.

[b8375629]

alt-presets only exist in lame3.93 and lower (preset used gpsycho, alt-presets used nspsytune {different psymodels})

preset insane = cbr 320kbps, you don't need to use the presets to set the bitrate to 320kbps (although you can if you wish).

lame3.97 still does have the regular presets (standard, extreme, etc.), they just aren't as complicated as they once were. IE: preset standard = -V 2

I agree with Deano, I too think it is easier to use lame.exe/Generic CLI.. not as pretty though.Sorry it took so long to get back...

Yeah I checked it out and downloaded Generic CLI and read the instructions.

The command line I'm already using with EAC is:

-b 320 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d

Is that what I need to enter when I set this up?

[GiacomoGo]

I agree with Deano, I too think it is easier to use lame.exe/Generic CLI.. not as pretty though.
I've tried this approach (from Audio Input & right-click on a .wav file), with this command line for Lame 3.97b (note the leading space, which seems essential):

-S -V 2 -h --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --tt "%t" --ta "%a" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" --tg "%m" [InFile] [OutFile]

But I only get a 3k file of tags from dpPowerAMP, no sound frames. I tried the de-bugging tip from Spoon in the Generic CLI help file, which shows me this command line:

"C:\lame.exe" -S -V 2 -h --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 ... C:\~dmcin.wav C:\~dmcout.mp3

I can see & save the .wav file & it's perfect, but I get no .mp3 file. I've tried this Generic CLI both from dpPA Audio Input, as well as right-clicking the .wav file created above. Neither works. However, if I paste the same command line into a command window & tidy up the filenames & tags, I get a perfectly good mp3 file without problem (???)

Anyone have any ideas? Can anyone actually get the Generic CLI to work with Lame 3.97b?

Thank you!

[Tomb]

Works fine with me. Stick [InFile] [OutFile] at the beginning of the argument not the end.

[GiacomoGo]

Works fine with me. Stick [InFile] [OutFile] at the beginning of the argument not the end.
I tried [OutFile] at the at the beginning, first, and then at the end since lame.exe asks for in the "-?" help notes. I downloaded lame from (Win32 compile):

http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Lame_Compiles

and "lame -?" reports:

usage: lame [options] <infile> [outfile]

It turns out that [I]reading the instructions is only half the trick :( .
Following the instructions is apparently even more important. This command line works perfectly for me:

-S -V 2 -h --priority 2 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --tt "[IDTrack]" --ta "[IDArtist]" --tl "[IDAlbum]" --tg "[IDGenre]" --ty "[IDYear]" --tn "[IDTrackNumber]" [InFile] [OutFile]