Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

[ChristinaS]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

I had a similar problem, but not on a burned CD; just on my PC. You see, the only way I can convert some files is to use the Auxillary Input program (their corresponding codec doesn't seem to work) and then play the songs on another program.

Well, the song is being converted, but it plays back at a slower tempo and lower pitch than the original (which results in about 30 extra seconds being added to the song). The strangest part of all is that I have tried different bitrates (as low as 32 kbps), and even converting to different formats (including .wav), but the result is always the same, BUT, about 1 in 20 attempts, if I do a "test run" by trying to convert just a portion of the song, the converted excerpt plays correctly. Yet, if I then immediately try to convert the entire song without changing the settings from the "test run," all of it comes out slow. My system's resource use never went above 25% during the recording process.

Also, I do not have the Power Pack installed. What can I do?

First set your recording input in Volume Control to Stereo Mix or somethign like that (not CD or microphone - use line-in or Aux input there if you are conecting to an external player like a tape deck of a turntable through the line-in or other aux jacks ).

Try to capture to wav first, Record with options: use 16-bit 44.1KHz 2-stereo . This will be regular cd audio quality.

It's normal you may add a few extra seconds of silence at the beginning or at the end due to human delay in hitting the play button after starting the recording and also when it should end. But this should not distort the sound at all.

Is the file being played properly in the first place when you record through dMC Auxiliary Input? What player are you playing the input file as well as the resulting one in?

[Unregistered]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

Yes, the sound is being played properly during the recording process; I can hear it as it plays over the speakers, and it sounds normal.

I am playing the input file in a player called "XMPlay" and the output file in Windows Media Player.

In Volume Control, I set my recording input to "Wave Out Mix", as I am not using any external equipment.

I've already tried many combinations of settings for the conversion, including 16 bit 44.1KHz 2-stereo .wav.

[ChristinaS]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

Hmmmmm .... What kind of files are you playing through XMPLay?
How is it that you cannot use XMPlay to capture to wav as it claims it an do?

I wonder if you enable hardware accelleration in playback and in recording - if this has anything to do with anything at all? :confused:

Does this happen with all files you attempt to record through dMC Auxiliary Input or only the particular type of files played through XMPlay?

[Unregistered]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

XMPlay can capture to .wav, but the problem is that I'm using MOD Tracker files, and the one in particular that's giving me problems at the moment has 2 Sub Songs. XMPlay seperates these into 2 seperate .wav files, but they should be immediately following each other in the same file.

Wait! I've got it! Here's the solution: Use Sound Recorder's Insert File... function to put them together in order. Then, Save As... into a new file, and voila!

Well, thank you for getting me thinking about it from another angle and solving it on my own.

Incidentally, in case someone else encounters the same problem I did, I'll answer your questions.

I can't remember where to find the settings for hardware acceleration anymore so I can double check, but I'm about 99% sure that it's turned on for both playback and recording.

It only seems to happen with the particular files played through XMPlay. Using the microphone to record my voice in Auxillary Input, for example, results in normal recordings.

I guess that covers it, or at least until someone else has this problem! Thank you for being so prompt and helpful! My experience with the support people for dBpowerAMP has been first rate!

And don't worry, I'll let you know if more complications arise...

[ChristinaS]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

Ok, glad to hear it's not a dead end yet.

Did some googling on MOD files and found out it's a hybrid halfway between a proper wav and midi. Or a midi file with actual sound attached. Or whatever from Amiga :D There's even a MOD plugin (or a few of them actually) for I don't know what player. Live and learn!

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Hardware accelleration is to be found by right-clicking on the volume icon in teh task abr, select Adjust Audio properies , Audio and then Advanced for each of Sound Playback (> Performance) and Sound Recording.

[Unregistered]

Re: Song on my Burned CD come out very SLOW

Ok, I just checked, and I do have hardware acceleration at maximum for playback, but the Advanced... button is grayed out for recording, so apparently I don't have hardware accel. available for recording.

Just an FYI in case it can help someone with similar problems.