Auxiliary.exe not working?

[savagcl]

WinXP, Home, SP2.
A search here turned up a couple things that i checked but did not
find a solution.

Condition: Using Auxiliary.exe to capture a WMA file (Ra/Rm gives same problem). Aux runs for about 3 seconds and closes.
Test Recording Level - volume gauge shows no movement.
Record - shows no movement and stops after a couple seconds.

System settings:
In the Control Panel, Audio, Sound Recording = Default device = SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [1100]
Volume is set to max and AnalogMix is selected.
Under Advanced, nothing is checked.

Auxiliary.exe settings:
Under Options:
Output to: E:\nm2
Auto Start = checked, VU Over 5% for 750ms
Auto End = checked, VU below 15% for 4000ms
Record using: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [1100]
Input source = Analog Mix (checked)
Quality = 44.1, 16, stereo

Under Power = nothing checked

dBpower: Config.txt
Version Information
dBpowerAMP Music Converter: Release 11.5
Power Pack & Mp3 License: [ Registered: Yes ]
dBpowerAMP Audio Player: Release 3 Beta 6
dBpowerAMP CD Writer: Release 2 [ Registered: Yes ]
Sveta Portable Audio: Not Installed 'enhance your portable player'

Contact Information
Web Site: http://www.dbpoweramp.com
Support: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/support.htm
Support Forum: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com
Codec Central: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
Add extra [en/de]coding abilities such as m4a, wma, etc.

Smart Install Codecs
Mp4 (AAC): .mp4
Flac: .flac
Monkeys Audio: .ape
OptimFROG: .ofr
Shorten: .shn
WavPack: .wv
Advanced Audio Compression: .aac

===Shell Integration===
Convert To (right click): On
Edit Tag (right click): On
Popup information Tips: On
Explorer ID Tag Property Page: On
Explorer Columns: On

===Codecs===
Installed Compression Codecs (Write)
Audio cd
Mp3 (Lame): Lame Version 3.96.1 [ .mp3 ]
Musepack mpc (CLI): Release 5 [SV7 1.15v] [ .mpc ]
Ogg Vorbis (CLI): [ .ogg ]
Ogg Vorbis: Release 12 (Ogg V1.1.0) [ .ogg ]
Real Audio: Release 3 [ .rm ]
Test Conversion (No Write)
Wave: [ .wav ]
Windows Media Audio V9: Release 2 [ .wma ]

Installed Input Codecs (Read)
Auxiliary Input Decoder: .aux
CD Input Decoder: .cda
DirectShow Decoder: Release 1 .ra; .rm
Midi Input Decoder: .mid; .midi
Mp3 Input Decoder: .mp3; .mp2; .mpga; .mpa; .mpx; .mpg; .mp1
MPC Decoder: .mpc; .mpp; .mp+
Ogg Vorbis Input Decoder: .ogg
Real Audio Input Decoder: .ra; .rm; .ram
Wave Input Decoder: .wav
Winamp Input Adaptor: .ack; .MP3; .MP2; .MP1; .RMP; .NSV; .NSA
Windows Media Audio Input Decoder: .wma; .asf; .wmv

===Options===
dBpowerAMP Reference Options
Pro. Frequency Conversion: On (slower but high quality)

Mp3 Input Decoder
CRC Errors: Ignore
Decode To: 16 bit (dithered)

Wave Compression Codec
More than 16 bit or 2 Channels: Write WaveFormatEx Header

===ID Tag Options===
Mp3
Tag Creation: ID3v2 & ID3v1
Write ID3v1 Version: v1.1
ID3v1 UTF8 Read: Yes
ID3v1 UTF8 Write: No
Write ID3v2 Unicode: No
Write ID3v2 Version: v2.3

Ogg Vorbis
Uppercase Tag Elements: No

Windows Media Audio
Write Track Number as: WM/TrackNumber

And a question: How do i tell the Aux program to output a specific
format (mp3, wav, etc)?

Thanks,
savagcl

[ChristinaS]

Re: Auxiliary.exe not working?

Uncheck auto start and auto stop. Use manual start and stop.

Is analog mix a recording control? Make sure it's not playback control.

You want to capture to wma or the audio from a wma file that is being played?

[savagcl]

Re: Auxiliary.exe not working?

Hi Christina,

Ok, I'm on manual start & stop.

Analog mix is showing in the CP>Sound and Audio Devices>Audio>
Sound Recording> Default device = SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [1100].
In the volume button there are 5 devices that can be selected (midi synth, linein2/mic2, Analog Mix, microphone and wave. Only 1 device can be selected (at a time) and i have Analog Mix checked.

Input is a wma file, output is wav.

Still no movement on the VU meter in the recording window. It did
put out a wav file (20k+ in size) but when i played it, i didnt hear
anything. I tried creative player, winamp, and dbplayer.

Thanks for replying,
savagcl

[savagcl]

Re: Auxiliary.exe not working?

Conditions have changed.

I found the "WhatUHear" device and selected it.

Settings:
1. Recording Control: nothing selected except "WhatUHear".
2. Play Control:
Wave:
MIDISynth:
Auxiliary: Muted
Line-In2/Mic2:
S/PDIF-In: Muted
CDDigital: Muted
Auxiliary: Muted
CDAudio:
Line-IN:
TAD-In: Muted
Mic: Muted

NOTE: Somehow, MSN Music Assistant has got into my system,
I see it in the Control Panel (wasnt there before).

Now, when i do a test volume level and the "Optimum" setting is
just a little over half-way, i get noise through the speakers.
Enough noise that if i have a song playing, it is completely
drowned out.

??????????????????
I'm lost.
savagcl

[savagcl]

Re: Auxiliary.exe not working?

Christina,

I got so lost with all this stuff that i did a restore of the "C" drive.
All is working now, just have to do a couple updates.

Sorry for the trouble.

TGFBU (Thank God for backups! :smile2:

savagcl