Encoded AAC not playing in WinAmp

[wmjordan]

I converted an APE file into AAC.

The AAC file plays in Foobar 2000 0.8, but not in Winamp 5.093
(with the MP3+AAC decoder plugin that comes with Winamp).

I have tried all option combinations, none of them works.


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[xoas]

Re: Encoded AAC not playing in WinAmp

The problem may be with your Winamp AAC decoder. If you have not already done so, you might want to try the newer Winamp mp4 dodec described and available here:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/MP4_Input_Plugin_for_Winamp.htm

Please let us know how you make out.

Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen

[wmjordan]

Re: Encoded AAC not playing in WinAmp

Thanks Bill! That decoder plugin works.
But I suspect that there's a bug in that recoder.
If I use it to play an AAC file, I can't rename or tag the file unless Winamp is shut down. The AAC file is always in-use no matter Winamp is playing it or not.

[xoas]

Re: Encoded AAC not playing in WinAmp

But I suspect that there's a bug in that recoder.

Might be. This codec is listed as a beta version. I don't know if the Null-Soft site would have a better codec. On the other hand, the problem you describe might be due to Winamp trying to assign itself as the default program for AAC files. Back a few years ago this seemed to be a not uncommon problem, but I don't think we've had reports of such problems recently.

Best wishes,
Bill

[wmjordan]

Re: Encoded AAC not playing in WinAmp

Ooops, I am sorry for my typo, not "in that recorder", but "in that decoder (plugin)" :P

With the spectrum analysis (the visual plugin in Foobar 2000), I found that the AAC compression gives the best compression among lossy algorithms, which outstands MP3 VBR, and the famous MusePack.

There's a thread here I have just posted some minutes before:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?p=40836