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  • ethanw

    • Jan 2010
    • 18

    did I encode uncompressed .wav?

    my log file after ripping to wave says:

    dBpoweramp Release 13.2 Digital Audio Extraction Log from Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:43 PM

    Drive & Settings
    ----------------

    Ripping with drive 'H: [Toshiba - SuperMultiPA3761]', Drive offset: 6, Overread Lead-in/out: No
    AccurateRip: Active, Using C2: No, Cache: 1024 KB, FUA Cache Invalidate: No
    Pass 1 Drive Speed: Max, Pass 2 Drive Speed: Max
    Ultra:: Vary Drive Speed: Yes, Min Passes: 1, Max Passes: 2, Finish After Clean Passes: 1
    Bad Sector Re-rip:: Drive Speed: Max, Maximum Re-reads: 45

    Encoder: Wave -compression="PCM" -wavemp3="-b 192"

    my concern is the last line. At some point I accidentally switched to wavemp3 (which I don't understand the use of, but anyway). I got rid of those files because they're compressed and I'm trying to create a fully lossless .wav library for a music server. So I made sure to switch the encoder settings to PCM, then ripped another CD. The above is a part of that log file. I checked the file sizes on this rip, and they seem correct for a .wav file, but why does it still say "-wavemp3="-b 192" at all in the log. Shouldn't it JUST say "Wave -compression="PCM" meaning NO COMPRESSION? is the fact that "Wave -compression="PCM" is first mean that it's a full wav file? I've only ever used this progem for LAME encodes before so I'm confused. I'd feel better if it didn't say wavemp3 ANYWHERE in the log. Any help is much appreciated. By the way, do my other settings look about right??
  • Spoon
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 44510

    #2
    Re: did I encode uncompressed .wav?

    Yes, PCM is not mp3 it is uncompressed
    Spoon
    www.dbpoweramp.com

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    • ethanw

      • Jan 2010
      • 18

      #3
      Re: did I encode uncompressed .wav?

      Originally posted by Spoon
      Yes, PCM is not mp3 it is uncompressed
      Thanks. I know PCM is uncomressed, I'm just confused by the fact that there are two encoding options listed right next to each other in the log. It seems like there would only be one, the one that was actually used. If it's PCM why mention a 192 bitrate as well?

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      • Spoon
        Administrator
        • Apr 2002
        • 44510

        #4
        Re: did I encode uncompressed .wav?

        It is left over from the selection of a compressed option in mp3, but is not used.
        Spoon
        www.dbpoweramp.com

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