dBpoweramp Music Converter R2024.04.01

dBpoweramp is a collection of fully-integrated audio software from Illustrate, written by Spoon. The main dBpoweramp product is dBpoweramp Music Converter, with many additional add-ons available. dBpoweramp CD Ripper is the corner stone of dBpoweramp Music Converter's suite of audio tools, designed to meet the needs of hobbyists, enthusiasts or audio professionals. Key features include PerfectMeta, AccurateRip, Secure Ripping, Multi-CPU Encoding.

No other audio program converts more multi-format audio files than dBpoweramp, illustrate's range of audio applications are the benchmark in their respective fields, with over 15 years of expertise perfecting CD Ripping & Audio Conversion. Audio conversion perfected, effortlessly convert between formats. dBpoweramp Music Converter has become 'the standard' tool for audio conversions. dBpoweramp CD Ripper is for those who take ripping seriously, dBpoweramp CD Ripper rips Audio CDs fast and bit-perfect. PerfectMeta uses 4 providers: AMG, GD3, MusicBrainz and freedb simultaneously, has high resolution Album Art and extended fields. AccurateRip compares the results of CD rips with a database of CD rips by other users to see if the rip is accurate. Secure Ripping utilizes AccurateRip and CD ripping algorithms to accurately and securely rip audio CDs.

Changes in R204.04.01:

FLAC encoder, limits to 655350Hz, returns an error message if source more than this
Opus updated to 1.5.1
Overwrite page:
automatically tracks which files exist and shown in red, extension shown also.
'No to All' renamed 'Skip existing' and the button will disable if no files are being overwritten (after renaming)
Overwrite (x) shows how many are being overwritten
also the headers autosize when size window, so extension always shows on edge
detects also later encoded files which would overwrite files which are being written during conversion
'Overwrite' button changes to 'Convert' if no files are being overwritten
Right click folder >> Batch Convert, Batch Edit Tags set also by Placement option (Windows 11+)
if a file 'NoRegCheck.bin' is placed in the same folder as dBpoweramp programs, it disables the update check and registration code entry.
dMC DSP Volume Normalize: redesigned page, for EBU it allows editing of the reference target level, also added a new option 'Reduce if above' which is ideal for using with floating point and reducing to a desired final dB value
ID Tag Editor - ALT + Right Arrow to move to next file, ALT + Left Arrow to previous file
CD Ripper - if already had ripped CD and try again, but cancel at overwrite page, then would show the ripping results, even though did not rip
CD Ripper - if internet access is disabled and no metadata then says so on Metadata info tip, also the Manual Search page is not shown
CD Ripper - Speed up of metadata lookup when servers are down
CD Ripper - Manual Metadata review, remembers the last position, even if dragged to other monitor, or resized for next showing, note resets to default position on CD ripper restart
Control Centre - disabling access to the internet shows a warning message about CD Ripper having no metadata
Wavpack DSD Encoding enabled