dBpoweramp Help Index

dBpoweramp Music Converter { Help Index }

Hints:

Throughout Music Converter is this

help icon, click to show relevant help for that part of the program.

Newly registered? downloads are pre-registered, install over the trial.

Ensure Control Center has your new order number to enable automatic update checks, especially if purchased an update extension.

For macOS, ensure have installed both Music Converter and CD ripper as they are installed separately:

dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, Batch Converter, ID Tag Editor and on Windows audio shell enhancements.

Preloaded with essential codecs (mp3, wave, FLAC, m4a AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF).

dBpoweramp is free from spyware, malware and trojans, no other programs are bundled.

dBpoweramp Guide

Music Converter Convert audio tracks with elegant simplicity		CD Ripper Rip Audio CDs fast and bit-perfect
	mp3, FLAC, m4a, AAC, Apple Lossless, Wave, ID Tags & Artwork preserved, Multi-CPU encoding support, Convert from Windows Explorer / macOS Finder Music Converter Help		Secure Ripping from the inventors of AccurateRip, PerfectMeta blends 5 metadata providers, High resolution Album Art, DSP effects: EBU R128 ReplayGain, HDCD. CD Ripper Help
Batch Converter		dBpoweramp Control Center
	Select folders and sub-folders with a single click, Filter file types, List files for conversion, sort on bit depth etc, Batch Converter Help		Check for updates, show version numbers installed, Set advanced options, including tagging defaults, View registration status, dBpoweramp Control Center Help
Windows / macOS Integration		DSP Effects
	Concise popup information for audio files [Windows only], Convert To on Explorer / Finder right click, Edit ID Tags for all Tag details or Editing. Windows / macOS Integration Help		Process Audio & Perform Actions, Extensive list of effects: Volume Normalize, Resample, Bitdepth, Channel processing, DSP Help

Codecs Included with dBpoweramp Reference

Encodes to the main format and decodes extensions shown in brackets.

	AIFF	Uncompressed Apple Format [.aif .aiff]
	AAC	Advanced Audio Compression (LC, HE, HEv2) [.m4a]
	Apple Lossless (ALAC)	Lossless codec [.m4a]
	CDA	Audio CD Ripping [.cda]
	[CUE Sheet Image]	CUE Sheet Ripping [.cue]
DSD	DSD	Direct Stream Digital [.dsf]
	FLAC	Popular Lossless [.flac]
	m4a	Container format (AAC, Apple's own Lossless) [.m4a]
	Monkeys Audio	Lossless codec [.ape]
	Mp3 (Lame)	dBpoweramp uses the excellent mp3 Lame [.m2a .mp1 .mp2 .mp3 .mpga .mpa .mpx .mpg]
	Musepack	Lossy codec for 128Kbps+ [.mpc, .mp+, .mpp]
	Ogg Vorbis	Open source [.ogg]
	opus	Newer Ogg replacement [.opus]
	speex	Speech Only Codec [.spx]
	Wave	Uncompressed PCM [.wav]
	Wavpack	Lossless codec [.wv .wvc]
	Windows Media Audio (WMA)	Microsoft V10 Pro, standard, lossless & voice. [.wma, .asf, .wmv]

Included Utility Codecs

These Codecs do not compress or read audio, rather perform useful actions, on tags, filenames or audio.

	[Arrange Audio]	Arrange audio tracks based on ID Tags
	[Audio Info]	Extract audio details to a list, or a tab delimiter table (for Excel)
	[Calculate Audio CRC]	Compare tracks for differences in the audio component
	[Channel Split]	Extract multi-channel audio to single files
	[ID Tag Update]	Update tag version, manipulate or delete ID Tags without re-encoding, process whole library in a batch
	[Length Split]	Split tracks into smaller chunks
	[Multi-Encoder]	Encode to two or more formats simultaneously
	[Replay Gain]	Non-destructive volume normalization calculation (requires compatible player)
	[Tag From Filename]	Set ID tags from filename or folder names

Additional Decoders Included

AMR	Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR)	Voice codec [.amr, .awb]
AC3	AC-3	Dolby AC3 [.ac3]
AU	AU/SND	Vintage lossy codec [.au, .snd]
	Core Audio Format	Lossless codec [.caf]
VOC	Creative Voice	Vintage voice codec [.voc]
EAC3	E-AC-3	Dolby enhanced AC3 [.eac3]
DTS	DTS / DTS HD	Dolby Theatre Systems, also DTS HD, Lossy surround codec [.dts, .dtshd]
MKA	Matroska Audio	Container Format [.mka]
MLP	Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP)	Lossless codec [.mlp]
TS	MPEG-TS	Container Format [.ts]
	Real Audio	Vintage streaming codec [.ra, .rm]
SHN	Shorten	Lossless codec [.shn]
	The True Audio	Lossless codec [.tta]
TAK	Tom's Audio Kompressor (TAK)	Lossless codec [.tak]
VQF	TwinVQ	Vintage lossy codec [.vqf]
WEBA	Web Audio	Container Format (Opus / Ogg) [.weba]

Optionally Install Extra Codecs QAAC iTunes, BWF, CLI Encoder, Dalet, Midi, mp2, Ogg Vorbis auToV, Wave64 [Windows Only]

Uninstalling

Uninstall by choosing Start >> type: Installed Apps or on macOS open finder, browse to Applications and drag the application to the trash can.

Support

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