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  1. 22-06-2005, 01:02 AM #1
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    Wma

    First off, I use WMA because it has true gapless playback (in WMP anyway) - something I've never managed with MP3.

    I'm looking for some non-WMP software that will allow me to rip to WMA in bitrates higher than 160kbps. I don't like all the album art and other associated **** that WMP downloads and stores in random hidden files with the music files. All third-party software such as CDex only seems to offer bitrates upto 160kbps...

    Can anyone help?
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    prob have more luck posting in the software/applications section of the forums
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    Windows media encoder.
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    i find dbpoweramp to be the best, you can get a codec from the website for it. Although the current version only works for 30 days or something before you have to register, if you can find an older version 9 or 10, then it works forever.
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    WMA isn't designed for gapless playback, and you're locking yourself into a false situation (the codec microsoft license for use on portable players is designed not to play back gaplessly)

    why not use a codec which is REALLY designed with that in mind, like ogg vorbis?
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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    WMA isn't designed for gapless playback, and you're locking yourself into a false situation (the codec microsoft license for use on portable players is designed not to play back gaplessly)

    why not use a codec which is REALLY designed with that in mind, like ogg vorbis?
    The only portable player that supports gapless playback is the iRiver anyway
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    Quote Originally Posted by oralpain
    Windows media encoder.
    I downloaded Windows Media Encoder but couldn't figure out how to use it as a standalone application or as a plugin. If anyone can help that'd be appreciated
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  8. 22-06-2005, 10:14 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    WMA isn't designed for gapless playback, and you're locking yourself into a false situation (the codec microsoft license for use on portable players is designed not to play back gaplessly)

    why not use a codec which is REALLY designed with that in mind, like ogg vorbis?
    And regardless of what it was "designed" for... WMA plays gaplessly in WMP, MP3 doesn't.
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