Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

[meehoo]

I learned that the problem with enconding to mpc was because of the FLACs being named using diacritics, some norse, for example, letters. when I changed the names to "english" letters the enconding went on without problems

[meehoo]

Must be something wrong those FLACs I guess, although they play fine

[meehoo]

Yesterday I did some encoding from FLAC files to MPC. It worked with some FLAC albums, but a few albums I own did not seem to be able to be encoded and generated this error message.

[Spoon-]

Likely means the data is not in a format mpc can accept, such as too many channels, try converting a 44KHz 16 bit stereo file.

[meehoo]

I have the same problem while encoding to mpc files. for mp3 it works fine, though
I have 2024-09-30 version

[Spoon-]

Which version of dBpoweramp do you have?

[Spoon-]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Using which encoder?

[ManniMannyòk]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Hi there, I do have the same error message by tryin to manipulate m4a aac files... what would be the issue ?

[Yutaka Tanaka]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Hi Spoon. I use Microsoft Security Essentials. I have tried disabling it, but that didn't complete the ripping. I then read your guide on totally clearing dBpoweramp from a computer, specifically deleting the registry settings, and that resolved my issue. I guess using the same registry settings from years ago screwed something up.

This thread was closed?
I was the same problem ripping to DSD. so I had solve the case.
In Green square (with round corner shape) select CD ripper opition, then in 'Tags & Filenames' 'When Ripping' and select "rip to temporary folder, move after ripping" So it could work.
Try it.
Sorry for my poor English.

[emayouyay]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Well, I figured it out, and the answer was very simple actually. It turns out that my antivirus program, Bitdefender Total Security, was blocking the lame.exe under "Safe Files / Application Access." All I had to do was whitelist it and it works fine now. That's what fixed it for me anyway.

[snkcube]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

As a test try replacing lame with the last version prior to 3.100 (in the dBpoweramp >> encoders >> mp3 (Lame) >> folder)

I downloaded Lame 3.99.5 64-bit from RareWares and replaced the Lame file that was inside the folder you specified. The WAV file rip converted to MP3 perfectly fine using dBpoweramp (with -V 0 settings). I also tried replacing the Lame file using 3.100 64-bit from RareWares and that worked fine, too.

[emayouyay]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

I joined this forum specifically to state that I too am encountering this error. I am using the paid version of dBpoweramp Reference 16.3 running on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, and when I try to rip a CD (in this case "A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms",) I get the exact same error as OP: "Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]". The CD will rip just fine, and they will output to FLAC without any problems whatsoever, but if I try to encode to MP3 using LAME, I get errors every time.

It's late now, but tomorrow I am going to try rolling back to my previous paid version (R15.3, I think) and I will report back with the results. The funny thing is, I didn't get this issue a year ago, even though I was using the same computer, the same optical drive, and even the same CD! This only happened after a computer crash which led to me having to reinstall my OS, along with all my programs. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread, as this is simply baffling to me.

[Spoon-]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Strange, there must be a bug in Lame depending on which compiler was used.

[snkcube]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

I did further testing last night by downloading Lame 3.100 64-bit from RareWares and tried encoding the problematic song from a WAV file rip. I used the same settings from dBpoweramp for this test (-V 0 --noreplaygain). To my amazement, the file encoded perfectly fine and played back with no problems. I forgot to mention that the error appears when trying to convert the song from a WAV or FLAC file rip in dBpoweramp.

[Spoon-]

Re: Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

As a test try replacing lame with the last version prior to 3.100 (in the dBpoweramp >> encoders >> mp3 (Lame) >> folder)