dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

[IslandBoy]

I've had dBpoweramp (paid-for) since R14 in 2013. I had used it many times in the past to convert .wma to .flac.

I discovered today that I'd missed a few files so turned to dBpoweramp (now at R16.6 64-bit), did the convert-to right click and I get the following error message:

Error converting to FLAC, 'C:\Users\FYL\OneDrive\Music\Spoken Word\ISIHAC\ISIHAC Humph in Wonderland\02 Humph Down the Rabbit Hole.wma' to 'C:\Users\FYL\OneDrive\Music\Spoken Word\ISIHAC\ISIHAC Humph in Wonderland\02 Humph Down the Rabbit Hole.flac'
Error: Unable to load decoder for file type '.wma', codec not installed? visit 'Codec Central'. [dBCoreConverter::dBCoreConverter]

In Codec Central, it says that "Windows Media Audio (WMA) Microsoft V10 Pro, standard, lossless & voice. Windows Only [.wma, .asf, .wmv]" is "Included with dBpoweramp Reference"

In the Audio Codecs List / Options of dBpoweramp itself, it does NOT list WMA Decoder under Decoder Options or Installed Decoders.

How can I get dBpoweramp to install the wma codec so I can convert my wma to flac as I used to?

[Wayne]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

Which OS are you running?

[IslandBoy]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

Which OS are you running?

Windows. Specifically Windows 11 Pro. Windows 11 Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1778)

On a Dell Latitude. 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz 1.80 GHz. 32 GB RAM. 64-bit

[Spoon]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

WMA was standard in R17 or newer.

[IslandBoy]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

WMA was standard in R17 or newer.

It must have been possible before as all my CD rips were in .wma and I converted them into .flac. Was the wma codec previously available and now it isn't except in R17?

[Spoon]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

It previously would have been an install on its own, we do not have that now.

[simbun]

Re: dBpoweramp Reference won't convert .wma to.flac

It must have been possible before as all my CD rips were in .wma and I converted them into .flac. Was the wma codec previously available and now it isn't except in R17?

You should be able to get it from the internet archive here.