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I'm a registered user. I sometimes recommend dbPoweramp to others who then become registered users. But when one friend started asking me about Vista & Aux Input, I had to re-evaluate my support.
When I recommend dbPoweramp, I do so because of the suite's modularity. One set of codecs gives you wide functionality- cd ripping, line-in encoding, cd-burning, etc. Or it did until R11.5. So I was happy recommending 11.5, and that's all I use.
Now Vista's supplanted XP, and R11.5 isn't supported on Vista- most will run with some workarounds, but with no guarantee, I can't recommend it for new systems.
Seems like R13 is a decision point. Either package up R11.5 as a separate XP-only package and make it clearer on the homepage that they won't work with the current CD ripper- or update Aux Input, Sveta, and DAP (dbPoweramp Audio Player) to use the new codecs. I prefer the latter- they don't need any new functionality, they just need to work with the newer dlls. I see that dBpoweramp CD Writer for R12 is in beta, that's a good sign. If the rest will follow, wonderful. Until I see them working, I'm considering them abandoned, and looking for alternatives. Even moderator LtData recommended an alternative, in http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16004 ... there is demand ... excerpting from my friend's email "dB seem(ed) to be the go-to package, so it's hard to replace"
This isn't meant as a flame, it's a prod. I'm a long time supporter of dbPoweramp- if you have access to the old forums you can even find a post where I suggest & explain simultaneous ripping & encoding to spoon! I want this product to keep growing, or at least to stop giving false impressions of hope.
When I recommend dbPoweramp, I do so because of the suite's modularity. One set of codecs gives you wide functionality- cd ripping, line-in encoding, cd-burning, etc. Or it did until R11.5. So I was happy recommending 11.5, and that's all I use.
Now Vista's supplanted XP, and R11.5 isn't supported on Vista- most will run with some workarounds, but with no guarantee, I can't recommend it for new systems.
Seems like R13 is a decision point. Either package up R11.5 as a separate XP-only package and make it clearer on the homepage that they won't work with the current CD ripper- or update Aux Input, Sveta, and DAP (dbPoweramp Audio Player) to use the new codecs. I prefer the latter- they don't need any new functionality, they just need to work with the newer dlls. I see that dBpoweramp CD Writer for R12 is in beta, that's a good sign. If the rest will follow, wonderful. Until I see them working, I'm considering them abandoned, and looking for alternatives. Even moderator LtData recommended an alternative, in http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16004 ... there is demand ... excerpting from my friend's email "dB seem(ed) to be the go-to package, so it's hard to replace"
This isn't meant as a flame, it's a prod. I'm a long time supporter of dbPoweramp- if you have access to the old forums you can even find a post where I suggest & explain simultaneous ripping & encoding to spoon! I want this product to keep growing, or at least to stop giving false impressions of hope.
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