LameXP - audio conversion

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#181 Post by Special »

You should really give foobar a try, and switch to it webfork, no one should use outdated software, and the year+ wait between versions on LameXP isn't worth the "well I don't want to learn a new thing/new setup/my workflow"...

Things might "seem fine" but the encoders are very outdated and who knows how many bugs get fixed in the meantime between version releases.

foobar is portable, gets updated regularly and so does the Encoder Pack (currently at 2021-01-26), you can just rename the folder to, well anything like FooConvert to not get it mixed up with your regular foobar2000 audio player install (if you are like me.).

Download foobar2000
https://www.foobar2000.org/download

At the bottom of that page you'll also need the Free Encoder Pack.
https://www.foobar2000.org/encoderpack

Throw the Encoder Pack into the foobar2000 folder and you're pretty much done, then just tweak the settings to your liking and right click your audio files. As a bonus it respects your metadata and doesn't overwrite things like the "comment fields" with "Encoded with LameXP" and other crap.

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#182 Post by Midas »

Quick note to point out that another viable alternative for encoding, for anyone willing to deal with the CLI, is FFmpeg, which also gets updated fairly often and has the additional advantage of being multi-platform -- it even works on my Android phone, no packs or codecs needed...

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#183 Post by webfork »

Special wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:47 pm Things might "seem fine" but the encoders are very outdated and who knows how many bugs get fixed in the meantime between version releases.
There are certainly classes of applications where outdated software means both fewer features and poor security (especially web browsers) but audio compression really doesn't move that fast.

Second, my experience software over time has been generally more positive and long lasting with open source, so my general preference is to lean towards those licenses. For example, I still use the very outdated KompoZer program at least once a year. Tools like LameXP or Fre:ac projects could potentially find a new maintainer or get forked if necessary, whereas closed projects end abruptly.

Either way, I'm not discounting Foobar and it's my player of choice due to it's terrific customization options, so I very likely will test it out with the suggestions you describe.

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#184 Post by deathcubek »

LameXP v4.19 has been released:
https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/releases/latest
Changes between v4.18 and v4.19 [2021-08-29]:
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
* Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v6.29 (2021-05-25), compiled with ICL 19.2 and MSVC 15.9
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.4 (2020-12-24), compiled with GCC 10.2.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v21.03 (2021-03-26), compiled with ICL 2021.2 and MSVC 15.9
* Updated cURL to v7.77.0 (2021-05-26), with libcurl v7.77.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1k
* Updated the Windows SDK version used for release builds (Visual Studio 2017) to 10.0.14393.0
* Added Bulgarian (български) translation, thanks to Симеон Илиянов Цветков <sicvetkov@uni-sofia.bg>
* Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup
* Added a workaround for missing normaliz.dll to the installer (Windows XP only)
* GnuPG has been replaced by CodeSign verification tool for checking the auto-update signatures
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#185 Post by Special »

I know I've given you some hassle in the past for the lack of updates and that annoying nag caused from so, but still, thanks for keeping this great software up to date. It really is a great tool that simplifies a lot of things and well, makes things super simple.

/thumbsup

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#186 Post by deathcubek »

LameXP v4.20 has been released:
https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/releases/latest
Changes between v4.19 and v4.20 [2023-03-07]:
* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.1 (2022-09-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v8.92 (2022-10-07), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.30.2 (2022-08-02), compiled with GCC 12.2.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v22.12 (2022-12-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
* Implemented workaround for DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow() not working on Windows 11
* Updated cURL to v7.87.0 (2022-12-21), with libcurl v7.87.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1s

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#187 Post by deathcubek »

LameXP v4.21 Beta-4
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp ... 023-12-12/
Changes between v4.20 and v4.21 [unreleased]
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
* Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#188 Post by webfork »

deathcubek wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:34 pm LameXP v4.21 Beta-4
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp ... 023-12-12/
Great news, thanks for your work on this and for updating us.

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#189 Post by deathcubek »

LameXP v4.21 Beta-6
Changes between v4.20 and v4.21 [unreleased]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
* Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v10.36 (2023-12-17), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w
* Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Added an option to disable the icon in the notification area (now disabled by default)
Download updated version of QAAC add-in here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp ... p/download

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Re: LameXP - audio conversion

#190 Post by deathcubek »

LameXP v4.21 Final
https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/releases/latest
Changes between v4.20 and v4.21 [2023-12-29]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
* Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v10.38 (2023-12-22), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w
* Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
* Added an option to disable the icon in the notification area (now disabled by default)
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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