Download dBpowerAMP Music Converter 14.1

Illustrate has released release 14.1 of dBpowerAMP Music Converter. This audio editing program can rip audio CDs and convert music files to and from mp3, mp4, m4a, wma, Ogg Vorbis, aac, Monkey’s Audio, flac, alac, among others, while preserving mp3 tags. Furthermore, the MP3 tags can be customized and the program can be fully integrated into Windows Explorer, making it easy to invoke. The basic version, for ripping CDs and converting files, is free. In front of additional functionality must be paid. In release 14 we find AccurateRip version 2, it is easier to add album art and the program can now control up to 16 processor cores. In this first update since then, the following changes have been made:

Release 14.1

• Property Handler by default does not register certain extensions (such as .mp4), these exclusions can be set in dMC Configuration
• Property Extension now registers ‘Title’ for viewing in explorer
• Added Period to Property Handler
• Shell Extension, old popup info tip stored so when uninstalled is restored
• Explorer ID Tag writer – if cannot write the tags has Retry, Cancel not just OK

CD Ripper

• Improved Insert CD page (in relation to main form)
• New option to set a maximum file size in KB, defaults to 256KB
• Shows AccurateRip matches from other pressings in the log, upto 6 matches
• Default secure output log named as: [rippedtopath]\[IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[IFCOMP]Various Artists[][IF!COMP][artist][][] – [album].txt
• Default secure output log written as unicode
• Click art work to review shown art at maximum size
• Album art shown in display without the surrounding case
• Meta Drop Menu – option to clear metadata
• 8KB Transfers (C2 Pointers over USB / Firewire) should work now in more instances
• Multiple Sort Values ​​shown in CD Ripper and Tag Editor as Item1; Item2 (previously was Item1{CR}Item2)
• If CD Ripper is moved to another desktop then will retain the correct background
• PerfectMeta downgrades an artist if is: Various Artist Various Artists Various
• PerfectMeta downgrades when the number of tracks returned does not match the number of tracks on the disc
• AccurateRip.dll v4 (collates disc TOCs, updated message about key disc cannot be used)

Batch Converter

• Better Network browsing
• Was possible to drag headers, but should not have been possible
• Works with ‘dBpoweramp Batch Convert’ and UNC paths
• Added the ReplayGain tags to the list page
• Music Converter <> Multi-Encoder, now show true encoding speed when encoding to multiple formats
• Multi-Encoder allows use of [encoder] in dynamic naming
• Multi-Encoder works with Playlist Writer, Album ReplayGain (should be most items which previously did not work with multi-encoder)
• Internet Album Retrieval Page optimized, also has a ‘Sort Largest to Smallest’ button
• Manual Meta Review window has alternating white and light gray background rows, so is easier to compare words on the same row
• Manual Meta Review: drawing speed enhancements
• Background for Value-List fixed on White
• ID3v2: mp3 tagging option: to store YYYY MM DD in the date
• ID3v2: mp3 ArtistSort, ComposerSort – have to store multiples with ‘/’ not CR
• FLAC encoder wording changed, also includes a FLAC Uncompressed encoding option (which stores audio uncompressed, for those who want WAVE PCM but with better ID Tagging).
• FLAC: ComposerSort, soloists, split internally correctly
• m4a Tagging splits multi ComposerSort, artist sort correctly

Bug Fixes

• Com Scripting in x64 – .ReadIDTag and .WriteIDTag would previously not work
• Corrupted Album Art could freeze conversion
• dBpoweramp Configuration can save settings for limited user account