Author Archives: tom2tec

PowerShell Audio ~ Automate Conversions / Tagging

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An extensible, multi-format audio conversion and tagging module for Windows PowerShell™

github.com/jherby2k/PowerShellAudio/releases
Primer
List of Cmdlets
Script Examples

Hydrogen Audio Forum
Hydrogen Audio Wiki

AccurateRip ~ Accurate Digital Audio Extraction

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AccurateRip™ furthers audio CD ripping by verifying ripped tracks against an Internet database, making sure they are error free.

www.accuraterip.com

Software supported:

Resources:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AccurateRip

EAC (Exact Audio Copy) ~ Audio CD Ripper With AccurateRip Support

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EAC

A highly recommended, configurable audio ripper & CD writer with AccurateRip support and C2 error reporting. Built in support for FLAC, mp3 and almost any audio format.

www.exactaudiocopy.de
Downloads
FAQ
Forum
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_Audio_Copy
EAC & Opus ~ moisescardona.me/eac-opus-2018-09-17

wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options

dBpoweramp Music Converter ~ mp3 Converter, FLAC, WAV, AAC & Apple Lossless.

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dBpoweramp Music Converter – mp3 converter, FLAC, WAV, AAC and Apple Lossless. Free Download (21 day full trial), start converting today!

 

www.dbpoweramp.com

Foobar2000 ~ Extensible Audio Interface & Player

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An advanced and evolved freeware audio player for Android, Mac, Windows and Wine. Foobar2000 can be extensively extended, modified and themed.

This is the basic Default User Interface or DUI. You will need to configure and extend the DUI Foobar2000 interface according to your preferences and requirements.

Foobar2000 v2.16 Default User Interface
Foobar2000 Default User Interface

Features:

  • Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND… and more with additional components.
  • Gapless playback.
  • Easily customizable user interface.
  • Advanced tagging capabilities.
  • Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
  • Full ReplayGain support.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Open component architecture allows third-party developers to extend functionality.
  • Multiplatform: Android, Mac, Windows 32|64-bit and ARM (ARM64EC).

Interfaces:

Foobar2000 is not limited to the Default User Interface or DUI. There is an alternative popular interface called Columns User Interface or CUI. CUI is most often used for theming or skinning foobar2000. There is also a Classic User Interface but it is rarely used or referenced.

Links:

Packages & Store Versions:

Official Foobar2000 Forums At Hydrogenaudio:

References:

Foobar2000 ~ The First Steps

VirusTotal ~ Online Security Scanner

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Please check new websites and scan any downloaded files before you install new software. VirusTotal is a free service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware.

VirusTotal is a website, originally developed by Hispasec, that provides free checking of files for viruses. It uses 55 different antivirus products and 61 online scan engines[2][3] to check for viruses that the user’s own antivirus solution may have missed, or to verify against any false positives.[4] Files up to 128 MB can be uploaded to the website or sent via email ~ Wikipedia

WMP Tag Plus ~ Extends WMP File Formats

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WMP Tag Plus is a plug-in that integrates seamlessly into Windows Media Player to provide library and tagging support for additional music formats. These formats include FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, WavPack, Monkey’s Audio (.ape), Musepack and MPEG-4. Windows Media Player 11 or higher.

bmproductions.fixnum.org
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=80263.0

mp3 Diags ~ Diagnose & Repair mp3s

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MP3 Diags is a GUI-based application that allows end-users to identify issues with their MP3 files, fix some of the issues and make other changes, like adding track information. It also lets you “look inside” an MP3 file.

mp3diags

mp3diags.sourceforge.net

Foobar2000 1.x ~ Installing Analog VU Meters

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Adding an analog VU meter to the old Foobar2000 1.x Default User Interface

Required component: foo_vis_vumeter

Directions:

  1. Download foo_vis_vumeter
  2. Navigate to File \ Preferences \ Components
  3. Drag foo_vis_vumeter.dll to the component window
  4. Click Apply and then Ok to restart Foobar
  5. Copy any .bin skin files to the …\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_vis_vumeter folder (Shift+File>Browse configuration folder)
  6. Select View > Layout > Enable layout editing mode
  7. Right click the tab area in a panel and select Add New Tab
  8. Right click the new tab and rename it “Analog VU Meter” or whatever
  9. Right click the new display area and select Add New UI Element
  10. Select ‘Analog VU Meter’ from the list (Playback Visualization)
  11. Disable layout editing mode

Group Submenus:

Adding a new subfolder to the …\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_vis_vumeter folder creates a listing with that subfolder’s name in the Group submenu. ‘.bin‘ meter files in those subfolders are then accessible via the corresponding group submenu.

Parameters:

Right mouse click on the meter display:

  • Layout submenu / Horizontal or Vertical / Dual or Single / Mono / Lock Aspect Ratio
  • Select skin

Preferences > Advanced > Display > VU Meter:

  • VU meter sensitivity – Default left and right preamp (db): 20 and rise time(s) 0.20s

Mouse wheel (hover over meters)

  • Adjusts meter sensitivity

Resources:
Analog VU Meter Skin Gallery
Updated version for Foobar2000 2.x

My Current Foobar Interfaces ~ Default User Interface (DUI)

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Four Panels & MusicBrainz Releases
Four Panels – All Music Review
Four Panels with Dynamic Range & Waveform Seektable
Four panel - EsPlaylist - Analog VU meters
Default User Interface (DUI) – Four panels – Playlist Organizer (foo_plog)
Four panel - EsPlaylist - Analog VU meters
Four panels – EsPlaylist – Analog VU meters
Four Panels - SimPlaylist - Visualizations
Four Panels – SimPlaylist – Visualizations
Six panel with lyrics
Six panel with lyrics and 4 star or better playlist
Four Panel - Seektable Waveform
Four Panel – Seektable Waveform
Six Panel - SimPlaylist - Default analog VU meters
Six Panel – SimPlaylist – Default analog VU meters
Six panel - Spectrogram
Six panel – Spectrogram
Current 4 Panel DUI
Four Panel – Playlist Organiser Script

EAC ~ Additional Command Line Compression Options For FLAC Encoding

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My current EAC FLAC command line

EAC / Compression Options / External Compression / Additional command-line options:

-8 -V -T “ARTIST=%artist%” -T “TITLE=%title%” -T “ALBUM=%albumtitle%” -T “DATE=%year%” -T “TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%” -T “GENRE=%genre%” -T “COMMENT=%comment%” -T “Performer=%albuminterpret%” -T “ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%” -T “COMPOSER=%composer%” -T “CRC=%trackcrc%” -T “FREEDBID=%cddbid%” %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS=”%lyricsfile%”%haslyrics% -T “DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%” -T “TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%” -T “TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%” %hascover%–picture=”%coverfile%”%hascover% %source% -o %dest%

References:

EAC and FLAC ~ Hydrogen Audio Wiki

My Audio Hardware

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My current setup:

A Krell KPS-30i and a Linn Basik turntable with an Akito tonearm.
A Nakamichi BX-300 & a Nakamichi BX-150
A Pioneer Elite SACD Player
A TEAC UD-H01 USB DAC
A modified Meridian 101 preamp
A pair of 240 watt highly modified Altec 1569 monoblocks
A pair of PR-2 speakers, hand built by Bill Perkins of Pearl High Fidelity ♥
A Plextor 40/12/40A
An M-Audio Audiophile 24/96
An ASUS Xoner Audio Card

I also own a pair of Quad IIs, a 33 Preamp, a 303 Amp & a pair of semi rebuilt Quad ESL 57s ♥
Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers & Quad Today
Spin Clean Record Washer