title
Products            Buy            Support Forum            Professional            About            Codec Central
 
Results 1 to 15 of 15

Thread: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

  1. #1

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    i've been using dbpoweramp to convert and tag since 2004. all of a sudden it won't convert. i've already uninstalled and reinstalled it. still no luck. any ideas?

  2. #2
    dBpoweramp Guru
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    London, UK
    Posts
    4,015

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Please can you provide more details, like:

    What version and platform/OS is dBpoweramp installed on?

    What format are you converting from and to?

    What errors messages do you get, if any?
    Last edited by mville; 07-30-2018 at 06:58 PM.

  3. #3

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    I am running Win7 pro. I am trying to convert mp3's from 320 bitrate to 128 bitrate. There is no error message. The file just stays at 320 bitrate. I have already allowed dbpoweramp through the windows firewall and my AV.

  4. #4
    dBpoweramp Guru
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    London, UK
    Posts
    4,015

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    When converting, what have you set in Output To in the dBpoweramp Music Converter window?

  5. #5

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Music\Source Path\Source Filename
    Last edited by PAPA1297; 07-31-2018 at 04:09 PM.

  6. #6
    dBpoweramp Guru
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    London, UK
    Posts
    4,015

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Quote Originally Posted by PAPA1297 View Post
    Music\Source Path\Source Filename
    Are the source files located in the music folder also?

  7. #7

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    The source files are in a folder on an external drive called unfinished downloads. This is the same drive where all my music is located. There is a separate folder for every artist, but I don't move them to the artist's folder until they're edited. i.e. renamed, tagged, converted and sometimes cleaned for quality.

  8. #8

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Should I give up with dbpoweramp?

  9. #9
    Administrator
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    43,854

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    You have any DSP effects? such as conditional encode?

  10. #10

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    I did have DSP effects, but I removed them in an effort to get dbpoweramp to work. No luck there either.

  11. #11
    Administrator
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    43,854

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Run dBpoweramp Control Center >> Configuration 'Advanced Settings' and scroll to the end and enable the Debug option. Convert 1 file and post the results from the log at the end (they will show in notepad after conversion).

  12. #12

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    Splitting Command Line:"C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\CoreConverter.exe" -dbcmd="C:\Users\Linda\AppData\Local\Temp\dBT3CE2.t mp"
    ->-> [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
    <-<- [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
    Decodes [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    BatchID [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
    ->-> [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
    Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\mp3 (Lame).DLL'
    <-<- [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
    BatchID [clEncoder::Set]
    ->-> [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
    <-<- [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
    SendRawUnCompressed [clEncoder::Get]
    Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
    NeedHQAudio [clEncoder::Get]
    Decode As [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Open]
    Opening file 'F:\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3' for read access: Opened
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::ReadIDTags]
    Reading Tag: APE contained 0 tags:
    Reading Tag: ID3v2 contained 3 tags:
    Artist: Tommy Sands
    Title: Only Cause I'm Lonely
    Year: 1963
    Reading Tag: ID3v1 contained 3 tags:
    Title: Only Cause I'm Lonely
    Artist: Tommy Sands
    Year: 1963
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::ReadIDTags]
    ->-> [clsmpeg123::Init]
    mpg123 output: 32-bit [clsmpeg123::Init]
    mpeg data stream begins at byte position: 1144
    <-<- [clsmpeg123::Init]
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioProps]
    Audio Quality: Very High (Lossy)
    Encoder: LAME3.82U
    Encoder Settings: Constant Bit Rate 320 kbps (Free-Format)
    Channel Mapping: Left, Right
    Channel Coupling: Stereo
    Sample Count: 5,624,028
    MPEG Version: MPEG 1 Layer III
    MPEG Technical: Header: (none) Bits: CRC, Original Free-Format
    ID Tag: ID3v2.3 & ID3v1.0
    Contains: ID Tag [ID3v2.3 & ID3v1.0]
    Gapless: No
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioProps]
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioInfo]
    Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 3 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 32 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 352800 Block Align: 8 CB Size: 0
    Audio Length: 127528 mili-seconds 5101192 bytes 320 kbps
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::FillAudioInfo]
    Creating Decode Buffer: Created
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Open]
    SendOverReplayGainTags [clEncoder::Get]
    ->-> [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
    Converting to 'C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3.tmp.mp3' encoder settings ' -b="128" -q="0" -freq="44100" -channels="stereo"'
    Lame encoder settings: -b 128 -q 0 --noreplaygain -r --little-endian --resample 44.1 --bitwidth 32 - "C:\Users\Linda\Music\UNFINI~1\TO3285~1.MP3"
    <-<- [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
    Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
    Encoding To: mp3 (Lame)
    Encoder Cmd Line: -b="128" -q="0" -freq="44100" -channels="stereo"
    ============= CONVERSION BEGIN =============
    ============= CONVERSION END =============
    Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
    ->-> [dBCoreConverter::CloseDecoder]
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Close]
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Close]
    ->-> [clEncoder::EndConversion]
    <-<- [clEncoder::EndConversion]
    File Size Check (before overwrite final): 2041311 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3.tmp.mp3
    File Size Check (before ID Tags Written): 2041311 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3
    ->-> [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
    Decodes [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    IDTags [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Set]
    ->-> [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::WriteIDTags]
    Opening file 'C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3' for write access: Opened
    <-<- [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::WriteIDTags]
    <-<- [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
    Communicate [clDecoder_MP3_MPG123::Get]
    Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
    Conversion completed in 10.4 seconds x12 realtime encoding
    File Size Check (core converter exit): 2042455 bytes Filename: C:\Users\Linda\Music\Unfinished Downloads\Tommy Sands~Only Cause I'm Lonely (Single).mp3

  13. #13
    Administrator
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    43,854

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    "Encoder Settings: Constant Bit Rate 320 kbps (Free-Format)"

    This says that the program thinks the options are set to 320kbps Free format, select the CBR option, not free format.

  14. #14

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    There lies the problem. I have it set to CBR 128 bitrate. Evidently it's not accepting my settings.

  15. #15

    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    9

    Re: dbpoweramp will not convert bitrate

    And it doesn't create a temp file like it always did.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •