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Spoon
05-01-2004, 07:48 AM
Updated to use Monkeys 3.99, tagging has also been updated to add extra 'dMC Release 11' features.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpowerAMP-codec-MonkeysAudio.exe

339KB

** If someone with Windows 98SE could try this version, 3.98 had problems (that is why the last beta was not released) ***

Spoon
05-02-2004, 03:14 AM
<old information>

Neksus
05-02-2004, 04:46 PM
** If someone with Windows 98SE could try this version, 3.98 had problems (that is why the last beta was not released) ***

Matt (Monkey's Audio developer) has just released Monkey's Audio 3.99 Update 1 that fixes the problems in 98!


Just updated the MAC 3.99 download.

It should have the new MAC.exe and also a MAC.dll and MAC.exe that work under Win9x. (keep in mind that MAC now requires Unicows.dll to be in the system directory on Win9x machines)

If other components don't work properly on Win9x, please let me know.

Thanks everyone.


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Neksus

Spoon
05-02-2004, 09:47 PM
I think it will need someone to try it, for this release dMC does not use Monkeys at all to read the APE tags (it has its own code - and with dMC R11 you can tell it if you want id3v1, ape1 or ape2 tags to be written).

Spoon
05-03-2004, 08:36 AM
Updated 3rd April 2004 - if you have an older version, redownload from link above otherwise dMC R11 will crash.

Neksus
05-11-2004, 04:07 PM
@Spoon

The Monkey's Audio SDK 3.99 has just been updated!



Monkey's Audio 3.99 Update 4

1. Fixed: Decoder could erroneously report a CRC error on the last frame of some files.

(NOTE: SDK also updated)

Monkey's Audio 3.99 Update 3

1. Changed: Worked on making data types more standard / cross-platform friendly.
2. Changed: Switched code from tab-based to space based. (may still be some out-of-whack formatting)
3. Fixed: Building ID3 tags could cause a crash.
4. Fixed: APL builder treated the last part of a CUE time as a hundreth of a second instead of as a frame. (1 / 75 of a second)
5. Fixed: File Info dialog used by Winamp plugin wouldn't accept / save Unicode tag values properly.
6. Fixed: APL files could output noise or silence at the end of the file in some cases.

Monkey's Audio 3.99 Update 2

1. Fixed: Possible buffer overflow attack weakness in APE tagging code.
2. Fixed: MACDll.dll was not doing ANSI to Unicode conversions properly.
3. Changed: Added Unicode versions of interface wrappers to MACDll.dll.
4. Changed: Updated Winamp plugin to better handle Unicode.
5. Changed: Removed peak-level normalize from file and Winamp plugin. (newer players can do normalize / replay gain during playback)
6. Changed: Updated Cool Edit filter to 3.99.

Monkey's Audio 3.99 Update 1

1. Fixed: MACDll.dll wasn't working on Win9x / ME systems.
2. Changed: MAC.exe updated to 3.99.

Monkey's Audio 3.99

1. Changed: Decoding engine better at handling corrupt streams / loss of internet connection while playing.
2. Changed: Simplified assembly code building for 3rd party developers.
3. NEW: Improved entropy coder for increased compression.
4. Changed: Removed RKAU support. (since it is no longer commonly used)


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Neksus

Spoon
05-12-2004, 07:58 AM
Ok thanks.

Unregistered
05-13-2004, 03:44 AM
In Windows ME, As with 3.98, 3.99 gives an error message of "unable to write, disk full?" I have uninstalled with add remove programs as well as dap uninstall.
Mike

Spoon
05-13-2004, 08:17 AM
Can you try the Monkeys Audio compression program (3.99 of MAC) - www.monkeysaudio.com does that work?

Unregistered
05-14-2004, 09:02 AM
In Windows ME, As with 3.98, 3.99 gives an error message of "unable to write, disk full?" I have uninstalled with add remove programs as well as dap uninstall.
Mike

I downloaded and tried the 3.99 ver. form Monkey's Audio and it converted a wav to monkey's 3.99, but it would not play in dbpowerAMP. It did play in winamp lite.

Mike

Neksus
05-14-2004, 06:41 PM
I downloaded and tried the 3.99 ver. form Monkey's Audio and it converted a wav to monkey's 3.99, but it would not play in dbpowerAMP. It did play in winamp lite.
Mike

Maybe you should compile your files using the latest Monkey's Audio SDK (It is now update 4) Spoon?

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Neksus

Spoon
05-18-2004, 08:08 AM
Updated using latest code, if someone with Windows could try the new version (same download link as above, clear your internet cache first).

Unregistered
05-20-2004, 12:57 AM
I cleared internet cache and downloaded update. I get same results with 3.99 in ME. I uninstalled again with dbpoweramp install and tried with windows uninstall with same results, "unable to write, Disk full? This time it did prompt for reboot to remove some files - same results. First time for reboot request. Guess I will have to continue with 3.97.
Thanks,
Mike

Spoon
05-20-2004, 05:32 AM
Ok I will dig out an old laptop with Windows 98 on and investigate.

Spoon
05-20-2004, 07:45 AM
Ok I will dig out an old laptop with Windows 98 on and investigate.

Now fixed for Windows 98/me/95 - same link as above (clear your internet cache first).

Unregistered
05-20-2004, 09:21 AM
Now fixed for Windows 98/me/95 - same link as above (clear your internet cache first).

Downloaded your fix. 3.99 now works in my ME! Thanks very much. No problems with install or anything. Performs as 3.97 did.
Mike

Spoon
05-25-2004, 08:28 AM
Updated (install from first message), this update alters tagging slightly for the latest dMC R11.

Unregistered
05-31-2004, 04:52 PM
Updated (install from first message), this update alters tagging slightly for the latest dMC R11.

This version (when used with dMC 10.1) locks out ALL other user activity under WinXP Pro SP1. You can't even get Task Manager to come up with a CRL-ALT-DEL. Once it finishes, WinXP is back to normal.

Spoon
06-06-2004, 08:44 PM
Do you have the Power Pack? that allows encoding priority to be set, it could be on high.

Unregistered
06-09-2004, 01:56 PM
Do you have the Power Pack? that allows encoding priority to be set, it could be on high.

No Power Pack.

Spoon
06-10-2004, 08:04 AM
Going from CD to Monkeys? try creating a wave file and convert that to Monkey, does it do the same?

Spoon
07-11-2004, 05:58 AM
Now released.

R.A.F.
01-01-2005, 12:03 PM
Version 3.99f of Monkeyīs Audio is DEFINITELY buggy (or at least not compatible with older version 3.96 beta 6 (from frank Klemm) and 3.97 ! - Yesterday I wanted to transcode APE-files ripped by DMC Poweramp Release 11 - all worked fine. Also verifying the ape-files did not show any errors. Today I wanted to transcode them to LAME-MP3 (lame v.3.90.3) by using the MAC 3.97.exe as a inbetween-step - then I got the same error as the writer above: A total memory-overflow (always to 99 %), and even couldnīt cancel the encoding-run with the taskmanager anymore !
Spoon, can you provide the your old macdll.exe with v3.97 included and upload it to your webpage, and write down the link here? - Iīll replace then the actual "Monkeys Audio.dll" with the old one. - If all is working fine then, itīs the proof that somethingīs wrong with that new 3.99f.
P.S.: I also noticed the same error a few months ago not using dmc poweramp, but another frontend. So itīs highly likely that the bug lays in the 3.99f.

R.A.F.
01-01-2005, 12:29 PM
I just made a quick transcoding-test with foobar2000 (v0.7.7)....

Using the mac-exe v3.96 beta 6 (from Frank Klemm; 100 % compatible with original V3.97)
tried to do the following:

A)
song1 (high-compression) (encoded with 3.97) -> decompressed to wav -> song1 (normal-compression) -> everything is fine.

B)
song1 (high compression (encoded with 3.99) -> decompressed to wav ->
song1 (normal compression) -> just hearing a summing sound in the transcoded ape !!!
foobar reports "ERROR (foo_ape): undefined" already at the decompression process !

Conclusion: files generated with mac3.99f canīt be decoded with mac3.97 anymore ! - Thereīs an incompatibility.

Spoon
01-01-2005, 04:37 PM
>files generated with mac3.99f canīt be decoded with mac3.97 anymore ! - Thereīs an incompatibility

Yes, version updates in many encoders cannot be decoded with older decoders - it is best to update your decoders to latest version.

R.A.F.
01-01-2005, 10:00 PM
Okay, thanks for the info. - If I was thinking about it afterwards, it also appeared to me logical (only backward-compatibility is given, but mostly not vice versa).