dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

[PAPA1297]

i've been using dbpoweramp to convert and tag since 2004. all of a sudden it won't convert. i've already uninstalled and reinstalled it. still no luck. any ideas?

[mville]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Please can you provide more details, like:

What version and platform/OS is dBpoweramp installed on?

What format are you converting from and to?

What errors messages do you get, if any?

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

I am running Win7 pro. I am trying to convert mp3's from 320 bitrate to 128 bitrate. There is no error message. The file just stays at 320 bitrate. I have already allowed dbpoweramp through the windows firewall and my AV.

[mville]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

When converting, what have you set in Output To in the dBpoweramp Music Converter window?

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Music\Source Path\Source Filename

[mville]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Music\Source Path\Source Filename

Are the source files located in the music folder also?

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

The source files are in a folder on an external drive called unfinished downloads. This is the same drive where all my music is located. There is a separate folder for every artist, but I don't move them to the artist's folder until they're edited. i.e. renamed, tagged, converted and sometimes cleaned for quality.

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Should I give up with dbpoweramp?

[Spoon]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

You have any DSP effects? such as conditional encode?

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

I did have DSP effects, but I removed them in an effort to get dbpoweramp to work. No luck there either.

[Spoon]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Run dBpoweramp Control Center >> Configuration 'Advanced Settings' and scroll to the end and enable the Debug option. Convert 1 file and post the results from the log at the end (they will show in notepad after conversion).

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

Splitting Command Line:"C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\CoreConverter.exe" -dbcmd="C:\Users\Linda\AppData\Local\Temp\dBT3CE2.t mp"
->-> [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
Decodes [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
BatchID [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\mp3 (Lame).DLL'
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
BatchID [clEncoder::Set]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
SendRawUnCompressed [clEncoder::Get]
Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
NeedHQAudio [clEncoder::Get]
Decode As [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Open]
Opening file 'F:\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3' for read access: Opened
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::ReadIDTags]
Reading Tag: APE contained 0 tags:
Reading Tag: ID3v2 contained 3 tags:
Artist: Tommy Sands
Title: Only Cause I'm Lonely
Year: 1963
Reading Tag: ID3v1 contained 3 tags:
Title: Only Cause I'm Lonely
Artist: Tommy Sands
Year: 1963
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::ReadIDTags]
->-> [clsmpeg123::Init]
mpg123 output: 32-bit [clsmpeg123::Init]
mpeg data stream begins at byte position: 1144
<-<- [clsmpeg123::Init]
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioProps]
Audio Quality: Very High (Lossy)
Encoder: LAME3.82U
Encoder Settings: Constant Bit Rate 320 kbps (Free-Format)
Channel Mapping: Left, Right
Channel Coupling: Stereo
Sample Count: 5,624,028
MPEG Version: MPEG 1 Layer III
MPEG Technical: Header: (none) Bits: CRC, Original Free-Format
ID Tag: ID3v2.3 & ID3v1.0
Contains: ID Tag [ID3v2.3 & ID3v1.0]
Gapless: No
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioProps]
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioInfo]
Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 3 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 32 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 352800 Block Align: 8 CB Size: 0
Audio Length: 127528 mili-seconds 5101192 bytes 320 kbps
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioInfo]
Creating Decode Buffer: Created
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Open]
SendOverReplayGainTags [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Converting to 'C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3.tmp.mp3' encoder settings ' -b="128" -q="0" -freq="44100" -channels="stereo"'
Lame encoder settings: -b 128 -q 0 --noreplaygain -r --little-endian --resample 44.1 --bitwidth 32 - "C:\Users\Linda\Music\UNFINI~1\TO3285~1.MP3"
<-<- [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
Encoding To: mp3 (Lame)
Encoder Cmd Line: -b="128" -q="0" -freq="44100" -channels="stereo"
============= CONVERSION BEGIN =============
============= CONVERSION END =============
Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::CloseDecoder]
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Close]
->-> [clEncoder::EndConversion]
<-<- [clEncoder::EndConversion]
File Size Check (before overwrite final): 2041311 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3.tmp.mp3
File Size Check (before ID Tags Written): 2041311 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3
->-> [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
Decodes [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
IDTags [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::WriteIDTags]
Opening file 'C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3' for write access: Opened
<-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::WriteIDTags]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
Conversion completed in 10.4 seconds x12 realtime encoding
File Size Check (core converter exit): 2042455 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3

[Spoon]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

"Encoder Settings: Constant Bit Rate 320 kbps (Free-Format)"

This says that the program thinks the options are set to 320kbps Free format, select the CBR option, not free format.

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

There lies the problem. I have it set to CBR 128 bitrate. Evidently it's not accepting my settings.

[PAPA1297]

Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

And it doesn't create a temp file like it always did.