Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

[neilthecellist]

Dear all:

I understand that dMC can use different versions of the MP3 LAME encoder, but can it also take an Alpha version of LAME for mp3 encoding? I got it from this site

http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html

it has Alpha Lame 3.97 or something like that.....

Btw, what is an Alpha? What's a stable version?

[Spoon]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Alpha is a untested version.

Search this forum for lame_enc.dll you can replace it.

[neilthecellist]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

oh ok. Thanks Spoon!



EDIT: Wait, do i just replace the lame_enc.dll file, say, for example, in the WinAmp folder? Will that cause WinAMP to make mp3s using the LAME codec?

[Wayne]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Yes replacing the lame_enc.dll file with a newer version will result in the new version being used. This is something I have done myself in the past.

It depends on what changes have been made to the codec as to whether or not you will experience any problems.

This procedure should work with any program using the lame_enc.dll codec (e.g. Audacity, dMC, EAC etc).

Wayne

[Spoon]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

dBpowerAMPs Lame_enc.dll is in a dbpoweramp folder, ie is not shared with anything else.

[neilthecellist]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

lemme ask this question a second time:

Would this work with WinAmp?

[ChristinaS]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Id' think that if you identify the mp3 codec used by Winamp (location and name), and replaced it by a copy of the one used by dBpowerAMP, saved under the same name as the one used by Winamp, and to the same folder, then you might trick Winamp into using that one. I'd not get rid of the original one just in case there's some incompatibility.

[LtData]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Couldn't he use the mp3 lame.exe codec and point it to the beta lame.exe?

[ChristinaS]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Couldn't he use the mp3 lame.exe codec and point it to the beta lame.exe?

What do you mean "point"? If the program is looking for something.exe then this is what it needs, not s hortcut or a .bat .

[LtData]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

What do you mean "point"? If the program is looking for something.exe then this is what it needs, not s hortcut or a .bat .

Right, he would have to download the alpha version of LAME and point the lame.exe codec at the lame.exe program itself.

[ChristinaS]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Right, he would have to download the alpha version of LAME and point the lame.exe codec at the lame.exe program itself.

LOL! :D Kind of going in circles, aren't we?

[LtData]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

LOL! :D Kind of going in circles, aren't we?

Okay, trying again. The mp3 lame.exe codec, don't you have to have the lame.exe downloaded to your computer? Don't you have to download this separately? Or is this not how the codec works?

[ChristinaS]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

Okay, trying again. The mp3 lame.exe codec, don't you have to have the lame.exe downloaded to your computer? Don't you have to download this separately? Or is this not how the codec works?

OK, I was replying to the question on getting Winamp to use the same mp3 codec as dBpowerAMP. :D

[LtData]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

OK, I was replying to the question on getting Winamp to use the same mp3 codec as dBpowerAMP. :D

Well I was saying another method he could use to get the alpha version of LAME into dMC. That is how the mp3 lame.exe codec works, right?

Edit: Oh, also, for clarification. Alpha is normally a very unstable test version, beta is more stable but still a test release, and then you have release candidates which are mostly final but working out the remaining bugs.

[Wayne]

Re: Is it possible to use an ALPHA version of Lame in dMC?

There are two ways to encode files using lame. Your program can either use lame_enc.dll (used by dMC and installed by default) or the external program lame.exe.

Lame_enc.dll does not need lame.exe installed to work as they work independently of each other.

If WinAMP uses lame to create mp3s I would have thought that it would installs its own copy somewhere in the WinAMP folder. By replacing the codec with a different version should result in WinAMP using the new version. However if the codec has any new options that WinAMP isn't aware of you will be unable to use them.

Merry Christmas,
Wayne