Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

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Hi all, I need WMA 64kbit Mono, and no codec works, I need help! =?

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

There does not appear to be any such option, does there? The WMA 8 cli codec offers no help either. Is there anything wrong with going to 48 kbs mono?
What are you trying to accomplish that you want a wma file at 64 kbs mono (in case another conversion might work as well)?

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

I want to get smallest filesize on best able Quality
so 64 kbit wma is the best quality for that smal size, if you take mono its the half size from that size.

A lot of peopel think that Mono is very worse, but it isn't. A lot of Tracks out there are on both speakers the same, so you can record it for one speaker (mono) even stero mp3s are often wrong encoded as joint stereo.

joint stereo is the same like mono on your mp3 player, because a mp3 player play the mono channel on both earphones. If you have joint stereo mp3 it's the same, but 100% bigger. So there for I need 64 kbit wma Mono not more or less =)

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

So you want this for tracks to be played on a portable wma/mp3 player and your previous research has indicated that you find 64 kbs mono wma files (at 16 bits, 44.1 kHz I presume) to be the most desirable.
What formats does your portable player accept? How does your portable player store your tracks?

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

normal flash memory
512 MB =)

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

I suppose that you do have some 64 kbs, mono wma files for your testing to indicate that such a setting is what you want.
As you have already found, dMC (dBpowerAMP Music Converter) does not allow you to do better than 48 kbs. mono. (There is an outside possibility that the WMA 9.1 beta codec might support your setting if you have Windows Media Player 10, if you want to go that far to confirm whether such a possibility exists).

So it appears you have a limited set of options:
1. You can go with WMA mono at 48 kbs;
2. You can find some other program that will encode wma mono at 64 kbs. (I have not found any simple way to filter such a search but if you do have 64 kbs mono wma files you might be able to track down the program that created such a file);
3. You could try a different format (depends on the formats your player supports);
4. If your player supports this you could try fooling around with lower frequency wma settings (several formats automatically convert a 44.1 kHz file to 22 kHz when converting to mono, for example), a lower frequency setting results in a smaller file size, you might be able to use a higher bitrate setting to preserve quality;
5. If you have not already done so, you can try the WMA 9.1 beta codec (requires system files be downloaded first, I believe it requires WMP 10-but I might be mistaken about that) to see whether that will offer the setting you want (I doubt that it will, but I don't know this for a fact-I'll do some more checking on this).*

Short of rewriting the codec, I think those are your options.
Perhaps someone better versed in WMA than myself might be able to help identify other software which would better meet your needs if you want to stick with WMA mono 64 kbs.
If you care to share the specs. for your portable mp3 player (formats supported and in what bitrates and frequencies) perhaps we (speaking of all the participants on the forum) could identify some suitable alternatives.

Best wishes,
Bill mikkelsen

*PS-The Windows 9.1 beta codec will not support 64 kbs mono either.

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

Hi all, I am not able to Convert with several apps wma 64 mono =(

Everytime I got an Error, don't know why it's not possible

22 Khz is a good Idea but I think it will be to bad. 22 khz is Walk-Man (Tape) Quality, you can pick 32 Khz for a File then it has the same Quality like FM Radio. And between FM and CD are no hearable differences if you take earplugs =D

So what we need is wma (16bit mono) 64kbit/s @ 32000 Hz

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

So what we need is wma (16bit mono) 64kbit/s @ 32000 Hz

But we don't see that option either, do we?

I would suggest you try a two channel setting at 22 or 32 kHz frequency (IF your player will support these frequencies). You may be able to select a somewhat higher (than 64 kbs) bitrate and still maintain the same file size and quality. I see no evidence that WMA will support mono above 48 kbs at any frequency. If you have wma mono files at 64 kbs. you might research where they came from (which might help indicate what programs were used to create them). Again, perhaps another converter might be able to do so. If an alert particpant is aware of such a program, I hope they will feel free to share their recommendations.

Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

Allright I am Satisfied now =)

I installed the WMA encoding Tool
( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...r/default.aspx )

And set up 48 Mono thats the same like 96 Joint Stereo, 32 kbit mono would be 64kbit Joint Stereo so 48 are even better Quality.

3:25 min CDDA Track => wma9 48kbit CBR mono 44khz 1,20 MB =) with pretty nice Quality =D

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Re: Cant Select Mono in WMA 2,7,9?

Allright I am Satisfied now =)

Great!!!